Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.
When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
I THINK the anon is advising forgiveness. This isn't any of my business, but you said people could lecture you, so I'll just say this: I think you should at least try to talk things out with Heidi. Not because she deserves it, but because it sounds like you've been friends for a good long while and I hate to see friendships wrecked by this whole thing.
From experience, the wisest course of action in your case would be to silently cut ties with Offending Pals and move on. There *are* good ways to express your rage, but getting involved in the ensuing wank and cumulative bad feeling is only encouraging more of the same.
I think you have been wounded, but I worry that you will wound yourself by getting involved in drama you don't really want to be involved it.
I don't really mind signing my name to this, but hey, the opportunity to be anonymous is fun.
I got involved in the wank to get info out and make the apologies I needed to. Then I became the wank. I was dragged back into it by others. There was no way I was going to be passive about that. That felt right to me. Might not to someone else. But hey, some people don't like chocolate. I'm not going to lecture them and tell them they should like chocolate just because I like it.
You are entitled to your opinion. Talking to people on JF gave me an outlet, some laughs, and a way to clear up my part in this. If you think that is not something you would do that is fine, but I am not you.
No anonymous here. I haven't commented before, since I don't know you and did not know if you would welcome random comments. I'm a complete outsider who was drawn in by the Charlotte Lennox tales, and I've followed the comments since.
You seem to me to be one of the few folks involved who have handled the whole upset with dignity, grace and aplomb. (one so rarely gets to use the word aplomb!) I feel for you, having to go thru this, and I'm sorry it still seem to be having repercussions. I send you good wishes. Pat
Oh, and yeah, I don't know what that comment above me meant, either.
Thank you. I don't think I should get praise for simply doing the right thing, which is saying, "I was wrong. I'm sorry." That is what people should do when they fuck up. But it is nice of you to say so. Aplomb is a fabulous word.
Small shy, oh my oh my won't even try to make something out of himself and if you look, smile he'll run a mile the poor little, silly shy smurf
Say booh you know what he'll do he'll hide in the loo and probably stay there all day and if you ask why he'll never reply the poor little, silly shy smurf
Somebody tell him he mustn't be shy tell him he's lovely and good Oooh oooh oooh oooh ooh, if somebody only would
Maybe we'll get him to see he better agree he's gotta get hold of himself he really should, must or always be just the poor, little, silly shy smurf --
I couldn't help it, the other anon was just so inspiring! :)
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Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice.
When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
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I think you have been wounded, but I worry that you will wound yourself by getting involved in drama you don't really want to be involved it.
I don't really mind signing my name to this, but hey, the opportunity to be anonymous is fun.
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You are entitled to your opinion. Talking to people on JF gave me an outlet, some laughs, and a way to clear up my part in this. If you think that is not something you would do that is fine, but I am not you.
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You seem to me to be one of the few folks involved who have handled the whole upset with dignity, grace and aplomb. (one so rarely gets to use the word aplomb!) I feel for you, having to go thru this, and I'm sorry it still seem to be having repercussions. I send you good wishes. Pat
Oh, and yeah, I don't know what that comment above me meant, either.
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won't even try
to make something out of himself
and if you look, smile
he'll run a mile
the poor little, silly shy smurf
Say booh
you know what he'll do
he'll hide in the loo
and probably stay there all day
and if you ask why
he'll never reply the poor little, silly shy smurf
Somebody tell him he mustn't be shy
tell him he's lovely and good
Oooh oooh oooh oooh ooh, if somebody only would
Maybe we'll get him to see
he better agree
he's gotta get hold of himself
he really should, must or always be just
the poor, little, silly shy smurf
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I couldn't help it, the other anon was just so inspiring! :)
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