teri's comments
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teri's comments from the Chicks On Lit group.
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Well-said Brenda.
Rosemary, I'm like you. I'm not terribly political. Or, more to the point, I'm equally cynical about all politicians. Now, kindly pass those goofballs!
I love your attitude, Laura. You are superior.
Tera I completely agree with you. I would have to say that most people have been very polite and thoughtful here in sharing their thoughts on the award. Rosemary - LOL - you are so funny. I totally agree about Mother Theresa, and I wonder why they don't go more often to spiritual leaders when they think about this award. I wonder if they will pick an unknown next year after all this frenzy.
Cindy wrote: "I agree Rosemary! I enjoyed Love Walked In! "Me three. I loved the way it was written.
No need to get defensive Sandy! I'm just wondering if you have any input on who deserves the award? I know how to google, thanks -- but since you want to state your opinion, I'd love to hear yours on this.
I don't know. I think happiness and pleasure get lumped together there, but I honestly don't have that answer. Maybe there is a reason we often hear the word "pure" used together with "joy" though. Like, maybe being happy isn't as deep a thing, and feeling joy is more than that? I'm just exploring an idea here, by the way. Not saying I know anything, LOL. Anyway, my thinking is, does she get beyond the superficial (whatever we call it) on her journey and onto the truly meaningful.
So glad this discussion moved off focusing on that negativity. Whew! Don't feed the dragon, and it will go away...In Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis says the concept of joy is different from happiness or pleasure. He said that once a person has experienced joy they will not exchange it for all the pleasures in the world. But, he said, joy is never "in our power" and pleasure often is.
So by that thinking I guess we can go in search of pleasure. We can purchase a back rub or a facial or take a hot bath or listen to a favorite CD. (These, by the way, are my favorites!) But unless we do the harder work of investing ourselves in something meaningful, we don't get the bigger prize of feeling joy.
So I'm going to focus on seeing if she gets to "joy" throughout the book. I can't remember from my first go-through -- and I don't want anyone to spoil it now for me, so don't tell me!
Monika, I invite you to do the same.
Chatboard "discussions" that devolve into political arguments are just too common on the internet these days. So Sandy, instead of negativity, let's keep it positive. Name three specific people (or even one) that you nominate.
Jo wrote: "Where was I when I first read EPL? October 2007. My life had grown in leaps and bounds and was so much better than anything that had come before (starting as of May of 2004). I was (and still am..."Jo my experience with this book was similar to yours in some ways. I saw Liz on Oprah and that got me interested enough to want to read the book. But to be honest, I started reading it with a chip on my shoulder -- anything this popular had to be silly and trite, I reasoned. So I read a few pages and put it down and didn't pick it up again for a while - I think until a friend whose opinion I valued told me she'd enjoyed it. When I finally did go back to it, I first enjoyed the introspectiveness and then the spiritual quality of it. Oh, I liked the food, of course, but a lot more. I think the charm of the book is that it has something for almost everyone -- if you don't find it in one chapter, you'll likely find it in another.
Well you know, some people like to see the negative in things. They live for that. I prefer to see the positives. In a classroom, I found if paid attention to the kids who were doing the good things, those kids kept doing more good things. And if I IGNORED the troublemakers, they stopped causing trouble. Know what I mean? I was REMOVING their reinforcement. So...following that logic, giving a prize to peacemakers is a great idea. And, you know, let's NOT give any prizes to the troublemakers. :-)
Sheila wrote: "I agree that Teri's question is a good question. The problem though is it is very hard to answer. I looked up the definition of peace to try to come up with the "one living person" I would pick...."
Sheila, that's a great way to analyze it. I was thinking of George Clooney and Darfur. I usually don't like celebrities when they use their fame to get involved with a "cause," but he has made a sincere effort to do something valuable there.
I used to have a friend who would say, "My house, my game, my rules." That quote comes to mind so often--even on this chatboard. In this case, it's their award and they decide who gets it, not us. When we each come up with our own Peace Prize, we get to award it to whomever we wish.
So do you have an opinion? Who would get your vote, if you ruled the world, for your first ever 2009 World Peace Prize? One living person only, please.
What happened to the rest of this thread?
Where has Kris T been, by the way? I've missed her. Nancy, I liked the Eat and Pray sections best too, but not because I thought she was selfish -- just because I found them most interesting. In fact, I hadn't read any criticisms of the last part. I'd love to see those - maybe when the discussion gets around to that again.
I completely agree with you about looking forward to revisiting this book and about needing to be grateful each and every day.
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Tera wrote: "I'm reading The White Queen A Novel by Phillipa Gregory. So far I am happy with it. I loved and hated her Tudor series. I felt the last few novels in that series dragged on endle..."My DH bought me this book and I've been wanting to start it but have so many other books in "queue" I haven't gotten to it. I do want to read it!
