tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post436332576888957211..comments2024-03-27T01:38:35.812-04:00Comments on Taller Than Average Tales: Full SetClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-57720855066601074482012-06-17T20:44:12.276-04:002012-06-17T20:44:12.276-04:00I love Augusten Burroughs, Elizabeth! Great minds,...I love Augusten Burroughs, Elizabeth! Great minds, eh? Haven't read that one though, I'll have to put it in my queue.<br /><br />And yes, he says it well. I had a friend who found it infuriating that I wouldn't just spit out what I was thinking. "Just say it," she'd say. "I can see you thinking and editing in your head." Though I got better at it for a while, I fell out of it when I moved away. It's really not my nature, and now the times I do speak without thinking (usually because I'm frustrated), I tend to regret it more often than not. It's a tough nut to crack.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-46598167979879173762012-06-17T14:01:45.656-04:002012-06-17T14:01:45.656-04:00Yay!!!!
Also, ditto to what Casey said. My new mo...Yay!!!!<br /><br />Also, ditto to what Casey said. My new motto is from Augusten Burroughs' book This is How:<br /><br />"Saying just the right thing after a considerable, awkward pause is far less effective than saying the wrong thing with perfect timing. I'm telling you.<br /><br />Worrying about what you'll say means you're out of the moment.<br /><br />Struggling to find the words to express yourself means you've fallen out of the moment.<br /><br />You must hang onto the straps of the bucking moment as if your sanity and your life depended on it - because actually they do."<br /><br />:)Elizabeth Halthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595395276757245598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-76864297378717948092012-06-16T21:14:11.660-04:002012-06-16T21:14:11.660-04:00Easier said than done, right? Thanks for stopping ...Easier said than done, right? Thanks for stopping by & leaving a comment, Casey!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-21265098595275754172012-06-16T15:45:49.146-04:002012-06-16T15:45:49.146-04:00I should probably try to approach more of my life ...<i>I should probably try to approach more of my life without over-thinking it.</i><br /><br />Me Too!<br /><br />-case<br /><br />(Popped over here from http://www.elizabethhalt.com)Casey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583602452548800789noreply@blogger.com