tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448355842093887606.post4139676198820298672..comments2023-05-13T03:15:08.400-07:00Comments on Maggie World: Hope goes lastMaggie Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12578683202372124444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448355842093887606.post-18514016849462503072016-06-14T23:16:52.549-07:002016-06-14T23:16:52.549-07:00I found this post both unbearable and incredibly i...I found this post both unbearable and incredibly illuminating, Sally. I think it should have wide coverage and hope you have considered submitting it. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448355842093887606.post-73966343002624563372016-06-12T10:21:47.460-07:002016-06-12T10:21:47.460-07:00Thank you for sharing this, Sally!! You write so w...Thank you for sharing this, Sally!! You write so well and always draw me into your stories. "I was afraid he would say aloud what we both intellectually knew to be true. It was crucial to me that it remain unsaid." You made me tear up. I have experienced this, what feels like, too many times. I have not lost a child or a friend to suicide, but my heart and mind automatically try to feel and understand what these experiences are for you. Although I cannot empathize, I do sympathize. I am so sorry for the loss of your close friend, Chris, and I continue to think of Maggie and talk about her amazingness to friends and family very frequently. <br />May we continue to hold onto hope and may it hold onto us. <br />Thank you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575621820654063154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448355842093887606.post-18168043601443323652016-06-11T08:01:17.300-07:002016-06-11T08:01:17.300-07:00Your comments cause me to reflect upon the heavy i...Your comments cause me to reflect upon the heavy impact of the mental and emotional aspects of life, as opposed to the merely actual events. Sure, we grieve for bad outcomes, like divorce, loss of loved ones, or missed opportunities (for example, like not getting into the college of ones choice). But so much of our emotional lives are taken up with worry over what COULD go wrong. Some examples that come to my mind are: what if he drives off the road? What if they don't like me? What if I get a terrible disease? Likewise, our mental state is elevated by hope. Ooh, what if I win the prize? Maybe he'll ask me out? Maybe my child will get into UCLA! It's what makes us human. (Though I guess it could be argued that a dog anticipates a walk and grieves when it is left behind.)The mental and emotional aspects give our lives meaning, but sometimes become overwhelming. Then, to take it a step further, in hindsight, we experience regret, or sadness; or pride, or satisfaction.Julie Frickehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433703087692628318noreply@blogger.com