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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/7/2008 1:35:44 AM   
Marie M.

 

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Status: offline 		Joe, I am sorry about the incident you had with the choir director. It could quite possibly be, that the director had something go WRONG in his day/life, and the agitation of this WRONG thing got laid on your shoulders.

Have the, "hurtin run right off your shoulders", (in a Neil Diamond song.)

The director had a WRONG day, not you.

Sing on Maestro!

I will pray the director will choose his words more carefully, they can stick to one and be painful, by thoughtless speaking.

Sincerely,
Marie

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/7/2008 2:35:56 PM   
Celeste

 

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Status: offline 		Hey Joe, a great salve for that wound is to sing your version of Greensleeves at a local coffee house or gathering ... get some well-deserved appreciation for your arrangement. Congrats on being so creative. Best, CB
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/7/2008 6:30:17 PM   
joeharmony

 

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Status: offline 		Thanks everyone for your positive thoughts

I realised that the reason I got so hurt and angry is that it's what my dad did all the time - give me the message that no matter what I did it was never good enough - and I slipped into the 'little boy'.  It's hard not to let old, unhelpful patterns of responding to people affect your life.  But I know what it is, and I can do some more work to change how I react to the world.

On the flip side of this, I had an email last night from someone who sings in one of the choirs I used to sing with before I moved cities (it's a gospel choir), and they're doing a performance this weekend that includes an original song I wrote.

I know the value of what I do as a composer, and of myself as a person.  It's his loss that now I won't be doing any more arrangements for him.

With Love
Joe
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/8/2008 7:40:35 AM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		Joe, HOORAY! I just knew this would have a positive side to it!!!
 
I think I must have been extra lucky in that no pressure whatever was put on me as a child. If I didn't do well....I'd done my best, and if I did virtually anything it was always "wonderful" according to my Mother.
 
Mind you, I tried to do the same for my children and my Son says I didn't push him enough So, as a parent it's impossible to get everything right.
 
I'm pleased to hear your news though.
 
Love Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/8/2008 3:42:26 PM   
joeharmony

 

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Status: offline 		Hey Jude,

Better by far that your children learnt about gentleness and openness and respect.  There is a strength in that that allows for achieving greatness.  Softness is not weakness, and hardness is brittle. A negative childhood can drive one to achievement, but it's always about proving you're not worthless. 

I've had further thoughts about the song.  I've recently finished writing eleven pieces of classical music with up to eight instruments.  I'm now writing a trio for flute, cello and piano which will be at least thirty minutes long.  How silly to allow the opinion of someone I don't really respect, about one small song, to matter to me?

With Love
Joe
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/8/2008 6:38:36 PM   
buttington

 

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How silly to allow the opinion of someone I don't really respect, about one small song, to matter to me?


Joe, how right you are..............but human. We all need to be appreciated.

It's great that your creative juices are flowing. You obviously have much talent.

Love Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/8/2008 8:15:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Joe, I agree with Jude. I once had a retreat director tallk about a retreat had given for a group of 45 individuals. Mid-retreat, one of the individuals came to him, told him how horrible the retreat was and left. From then on during the retreat, no matter how much others told him what a real gift one or the other talk was, he would slide back to thinking about the one who left. After the retreat ended, every evaluation he received was positive, but in driving home he kept thinking about the one person who left mid-way through. It's just who we are as humans. I am really glad you were able to again see yourself for who you are with all your talents.

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 6:51:54 PM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		I'm feeling somewhat gratitude challenged tonight because, as I live near a river, I have just received a call from the newly set-up severe weather warning system. It frightened the living daylights out of me
You answer the phone and there is this automated voice telling you to "take yourself, your pets and valuables to a place of safety."
I've been out to look at the river and the tide is going out, so I don't need to worry until the morning. Apparently a big storm is expected in the night and tomorrow.

I'm not sure what I feel about the new warning system. I suppose it's a good thing, but I've been living here for years and we've had high tides and severe weather before, with some flooding, but I can't remember being scared before. The urgency of the message was certainly frightening.

Oh well, here's hoping the forecast is wrong. Will let you know. (I'll try to sleep. )

Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 7:04:04 PM   
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 8:02:43 PM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		Solomon, thanks for your blog. Re: " being grateful for toilet paper"...........had to laugh as we have a blocked toilet AGAIN.

Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 9:28:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dear Jude, I hope your warning forecast turns out to be wrong. We don't get phone warnings but the warnings keep flashing on the TV screen. Forecasters are sometimes overly cautious. If they are right, well, their forecast was right, if they are wrong we are glad! The last two snows missed us!

I hope you are sleeping well! We have already daylight saving time, so the time difference is probably only five hours right now.

Much love,
Edda

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 9:46:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Jude, I hope you will be safe, and have a good night's sleep.  That warning system does sound alarming.  

Please let us know you're OK.

Lori

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 9:47:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Solomon,
THANK YOU so much for the video on your blog. That's the biggest tearjerker video I've ever seen. What an inspiration! WOW.

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/9/2008 11:37:03 PM   
joeharmony

 

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Status: offline 		Dear Solomon

Thank you for the video link.  I've known about the story for a while, but it's good to be reminded.

I have a video of the original group (Mercy Me) singing the song, so here's the link:

http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/joeharmony/?action=view&current=ICanOnlyImagine.flv


With Love
Joe
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/10/2008 8:09:23 AM   
Thankful one

 

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Status: offline 		Today, I feel like sending everyone a giant hug. Feel yourself hugged.



I Believe I Can Fly  I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

2-If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

1-I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
(Oh) I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes the silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
(repeat 2, 1)

Could I believe in it?
(rpt 2, 1...)  
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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/10/2008 2:44:07 PM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		Dear all,
Well, the expected storm didn't affect us here very much, but other parts of Britain were battered and flooded along the south and west coasts. The highest tide has now passed so the rest of the storms should have less effect.

I didn't sleep very well and have mixed feelings about the warning. Every time I woke up I put music on to distract me

Thankful one, thanks for the hug  Have one in return.

Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/10/2008 6:54:10 PM   
Hildegard

 

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Status: offline 		Dear Jude, I am glad you were spared any major effects from the storm. I hope you are having a better night and are catching up on you sleep!

Much love,
Edda

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/10/2008 7:23:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hello Jude
I am so happy you were spared any and all flooding . I had to wait to post response to you well because I was not sure I could do it without weeping myself What is with all this water I think God is trying to cleanse and renew and he is trying to be quick about it. Now for the ways we are warned in our community Edda I also like you get the television warnings, radio alerts, they are now offering email warnings. However , let me share a warning system I have experienced it was the first Tuesday I lived  in my apartment I was happily unpacking when all of a sudden I heard this whine at about a dull roar my windows began to vibrate as the whine became louder and louder my fake eardrum began to throb I started to panic I did not know why this loud noise was continuing for a second minute insistently winding up the volume after about 5 minutes as my ears were ringing it stopped and I continued to try to hear in any fashion without ringing ears the sky was bright blue no sign of trouble no telvision or radio warnings later that evenig my new landlady explained the apartment building is located across the street from the town warning horn and they test every Tuesday . Im so happy you did not get flooded Jude and like yourself I see the town warning system as a mixed blessing
Namaste
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Barbara T.

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 3/11/2008 5:27:37 PM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		Dear all,
I'm still seeing that telephone warning system as a mixed blessing, as I mentioned it to my Son. He works as a scientist for the Environment Agency and worries about the effect of climate change, and it's given him another reason to suggest we move house.
I should have kept it to myself.

All is quiet here now & I hope the storms are gone.

Jude

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RE: Today I Feel "Gratitude Challenged...." - 4/8/2008 3:24:30 PM   
buttington

 

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Status: offline 		Today I am feeling gratitude challenged because I am being asked to go back into the very dark days of my unhappiness with my Son.
The therapist is challenging me into compromise, which just brings all the past hurts and compromises back into sharp focus. Stuff I want so much to leave behind.
Being asked to do things I don't want to do is obviously a very big issue for me.
So, I'm feeling vulnerable tonight.

Jude

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