I don't know, Susan. The 'aha' sounds much more comforting, and I've found that when you have it, you have it for a reason. It's all the pro/con lists, all the meditation, all the angst compressed into one easy to swallow moment!
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 24: I'm Very Seldom Naughty.
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Lilty Cash - Jun 22, 2005 7:09:50 am PDT #6165 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Steph L. - Jun 22, 2005 7:11:13 am PDT #6166 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
it feels like Major Life Choices shouldn't be "ahas!" They should involve pro/con lists, deep thought, prayer and meditation if one is so inclined, and generally take days or weeks to accomplish.
I disagree. Lots of Major Life Choices are "ahas!" Sometimes you just KNOW.
Susan W. - Jun 22, 2005 7:11:19 am PDT #6167 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
(And Anne, if you want another set of eyes on your resume, feel free to send it to me.)
ChiKat - Jun 22, 2005 7:11:26 am PDT #6168 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
You make it sound like you haven't been meditating/praying and making pro-con lists for the past year. If I read you correctly, this "aha" moment is just the culmination of a lot of soul searching since Annabel was born.
§ ita § - Jun 22, 2005 7:12:16 am PDT #6169 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Susan, that's what epiphanies are for.
-t - Jun 22, 2005 7:13:02 am PDT #6170 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They should involve pro/con lists, deep thought, prayer and meditation if one is so inclined, and generally take days or weeks to accomplish.
You probably did all that, just below thw surface. IT's hard to follow a concious decision-making protocol when you don't actually know what the problem is, after all. When the solution clicks into place at the same time you figure out the problem, you must have been working on it somehow.
Lilty Cash - Jun 22, 2005 7:17:44 am PDT #6171 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Bah. Work now.
And Sparky! I just emailed you at your office, completely not thinking! If you get this, drop me an email or something and let me know what time you'd like to meet on Friday! Happy vacation!!
CaBil - Jun 22, 2005 7:21:47 am PDT #6172 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Bypass surgery for my FiL, Ms. Havisham's dad, was a success! He has gotten his knitting back and already working on his next project in the hospital. Ms H and I will probably fly back and forth on and off for the next month to Maine to help with his transition, but thanks for all the 'ma and I release most of back into the wild...
Nora Deirdre - Jun 22, 2005 7:23:19 am PDT #6173 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Well, except that it feels like Major Life Choices shouldn't be "ahas!" They should involve pro/con lists, deep thought, prayer and meditation if one is so inclined, and generally take days or weeks to accomplish.
Heh. Oops. All my major life choices have been aha!'s.
The only reason we made pro and con lists for the house buying is because that's Tom's thing.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 22, 2005 7:23:41 am PDT #6174 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
and yay CaBil family!