From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=22">angieubaldo</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

just to let anybody know, the piece i submitted, are you a reason, season or a lifetime, i did not write it.  i must have messed up when i submitted it.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=268">Misti</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

little_blue_man~<BR>
The hellish aspect of Fort Jackson was that I had been an introverted, indoorsy type all my life and was suddenly living in very close quarters with complete strangers, pushing my body to its absolute physical limit on a daily basis. It was also hellish having to deal with the derision and scare tactics doled out by the drill sergeants. I comforted myself with my journals and Henry Miller books.<BR>
...Scenery wise, it was pretty spectacular. I loved the pines. And I grew to love marching to chow at 4:30 in the morning with the stars still in the sky. I experienced a lot of sublime moments I'll never forget. I'm glad I kept a journal.<BR>
   Did you ever live at Fort Sill in Oklahoma or Fort Hood in Texas? Or Fort Huachuca in Arizona? Or Fort Bening in Georgia? I really do wish sometimes that I could have made a career out of being in the Army. I was just too "ate up." Ha!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">TJ Holland</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

WOW! Gala!!!!!! Good thinking with the warning label for <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2001.09.30.01.28.13830">Linkage</a>! Very thought provoking, to say the least. And to say the most, makes me wish I wasn't currently single! Such images/feelings! Whew! Loved it!<BR>
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-Teej
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">TJ Holland</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

Dudeonguitar ~ <BR>
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Your comment/query did not go unnoticed...welcome back. And no, you're not wrong, the Blender IS for all things loveborne, sweet or bitter.<BR>
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Sounds like you're living with tons of regret over what you lost. I am not you, nor am I privy to what goes on in your heart and mind in the dark hours of the morning...but I think I can venture to reassure you that, if you ALLOW it, that intense feeling of love you think you may never have again CAN be yours again.<BR>
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You asked how you will "get free of this"...A few things to keep in mind...and ALL just my opinion, hardly gospel of love! Try very hard to drop the expectations. Usually they lead to disappointment. Instead, open your perceptions and see things fresh. Pretend that you have NEVER known love. That you don't know what it feels like. Then, when you meet a person, you just experience THEM, in all their own glory. If you click, great...let go and let BE. ( I always say, "Let go the form (of your desires) in order to see the shape (of reality) before you.") If you don't click, just keep a place in your heart/mind/life where they'll fit (or not at all). <BR>
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Also, create a good place inside you for your memories of your past love. Wrap them in gauze (transparent for easy veiwing) and tuck them away. Be glad that you'll always have those memories and lessons. Take them out once in a while and see how they feel (they DO change over time), but remember to put them away again. They're valuable, but they are treasures for storing up, not daily use. Treat them this way (or some similar way) to honor them, but don't ruin them (and the new ones) with the abuse of obsession. And keep a space up front for new memories to live. <BR>
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There's tons more I could say, but I've taken too much space already. I hope you find peace. Actually, I hope you CREATE peace, as it is up to us how we deal with these things. And, Dudeonguitar...play on.<BR>
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-Teej<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=50">MichaelT()</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

Deeva ~ "Blah blah blah" is soo true. :-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=10">Galadrial</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

Hello Tair...and welcome...<BR>
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               Liked the poem a lot...it was written for a Lisa! but aside from that...very nice.........<BR>
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                                         Gala
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

Hey Gala --<BR>
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Happy New Zealand Birthday day!!<BR>
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I'll sing in private if you don't mind!<BR>
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And Michael, thanks.<BR>
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Take care of your hearts,<BR>
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dee
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=396">Tangerine</a><BR>
Date: 30 September 2001<P>

To Little Blue Man :<BR>
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<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2001.09.29.23.33.29412">The Guy in the Glass</a> has always been one of my favorite poems !!!<BR>
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T.
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