tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post8721931006404551188..comments2023-07-15T06:28:21.988-06:00Comments on Dragon on a Mission: The present is a gift. Can we take it?Al Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-84244695405930843392014-09-07T22:21:05.747-05:002014-09-07T22:21:05.747-05:00Thanks Al for the Dragon Hug! It's warm and fu...Thanks Al for the Dragon Hug! It's warm and fuzzy. Definitely warm. Probably because it comes from a dragon. <br /><br />Yeah, let's not be hesitant to embrace life now. Translation: love people where they're at and forgive their trespasses. Life is far too short to live any other way. Let's make a difference and help the world be a little better place to live in.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-57303045731339153112014-09-05T15:01:17.084-05:002014-09-05T15:01:17.084-05:00I think it'd be very awkward for me to pee on ...I think it'd be very awkward for me to pee on the present. So sorry to hear you're surrounded by death, but you've got a great positive attitude about embracing today. Now is the time to live!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-79656331584687593492014-09-05T12:33:16.661-05:002014-09-05T12:33:16.661-05:00I've been thinking the very same things thousa...I've been thinking the very same things thousands of times, but unfortunately I keep doing the same mistake. I live in the past more often than not and I'm scared of the future in a way! I know I shouldn't do that and I promise I'd start to think differently from the following day, but somehow the following day never arrives! Bear hugs for you! Franny Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428942126501817824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-85823611379977100362014-09-05T11:29:58.128-05:002014-09-05T11:29:58.128-05:00Big Hugs Back! The present is definitely a gift of...Big Hugs Back! The present is definitely a gift of life!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-16892643410702159692014-09-04T15:49:17.011-05:002014-09-04T15:49:17.011-05:00"And he who lives in the past, waste his pres..."And he who lives in the past, waste his present and has no future." That's a great quote Al.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-65235791761722267952014-09-04T14:33:39.060-05:002014-09-04T14:33:39.060-05:00None of us know what tomorrow holds, let's all...None of us know what tomorrow holds, let's all do our best to live in the present rather than 'pee in it.' I'm sure I will remember that saying. Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-50304481533714976632014-09-04T08:08:20.973-05:002014-09-04T08:08:20.973-05:00Hi Al - I too have heard other stories .. death an...Hi Al - I too have heard other stories .. death and serious illness .. we seem to move in these circles and I guess life has never in fact changed - we just have the luxury today of getting our lazy brains to realise such things and comply ... we need to share our lives, to care and be compassionate ... and we are in desperate times .. <br /><br />I feel for you friends and families ... with thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-83196344380847148482014-09-03T23:39:05.911-05:002014-09-03T23:39:05.911-05:00Thank you for such a precious post. Poor health, a...Thank you for such a precious post. Poor health, a hectic life, and being a totally disorganized dumb blonde has kept me away for so long, but for some reason today I felt the urge to come by here and I am so glad. I have tried to live my life with 'no regrets' and of course, there have been a few, but I work hard to keep it at a few and small ones at that. Life is too short to spend it looking into the past.<br /><br />It is hard to lose those that are close to us, but for them, their passing is just the next adventure. I try my best to rejoice in their good fortune to be onto another great experience.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-35050143605370956352014-09-03T21:52:49.872-05:002014-09-03T21:52:49.872-05:00Sorry for your losses--that's a lot to bear al...Sorry for your losses--that's a lot to bear all at once.<br /><br />(((hugs)))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-45356149893628569952014-09-03T15:55:01.887-05:002014-09-03T15:55:01.887-05:00As always, a moving post that speaks to the heart....As always, a moving post that speaks to the heart. I think the day to day also inhibits us sometimes because we become used to the slow movement of time and it's hard to retain joy and bubbles when each day is more or less the same. But I agree with you. The present is a gift. I want to honor that sentiment and love my life as I live it. It's a goal and a journey.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-81201602114220382782014-09-03T13:45:04.171-05:002014-09-03T13:45:04.171-05:00I'm sorry to hear of your losses, especially b...I'm sorry to hear of your losses, especially being all at once. But I am glad for this post, that they inspired. It's too easy to forget to live in the here and now. The reminder does good to the soul.Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-26421013950550274072014-09-03T13:38:17.583-05:002014-09-03T13:38:17.583-05:00Draconic wisdom. As ever. Thank you.Draconic wisdom. As ever. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-73080951756192572122014-09-03T11:00:48.486-05:002014-09-03T11:00:48.486-05:00Living in the present is a struggle. I battle it d...Living in the present is a struggle. I battle it daily. This whole thing is a sobering topic, but I did laugh at 'pee on the present.' I'll have to keep that in mind. ;)<br /><br />IWSG #179 until Alex culls the list again.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-32110763091823527922014-09-03T10:22:40.032-05:002014-09-03T10:22:40.032-05:00Dwelling on the past only robs us of tomorrow. And...Dwelling on the past only robs us of tomorrow. And today.<br /><br />Just don't eat the yellow snow if you do pee on today.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-85270128775894522622014-09-03T10:02:26.488-05:002014-09-03T10:02:26.488-05:00Yep. While alive. Human hugs all around!Yep. While alive. Human hugs all around!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-41635242076645566522014-09-03T10:00:20.244-05:002014-09-03T10:00:20.244-05:00Amen. It's hard to lose people. It's even ...Amen. It's hard to lose people. It's even harder when it seems so wrong. In the town next to mine, a young man stopped to help a lady change her flat tire and was killed by a hit and run driver. That doesn't fit the paradigm. That's not fair. But as moms all over the globe say, life isn't fair. It's not meant to be fair. we asked for choice and we got it. And that means we have to make the choice of how we approach life. I sometimes get caught up in the ghosts of the past and the worries for the future, but I am lucky enough to be surrounded by the very best of friends who have wreak of wisdom and help keep me focused. You're a very wise dragon. Thanks for the reminder not to pee on the now. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-7856936642526097012014-09-03T09:55:39.839-05:002014-09-03T09:55:39.839-05:00I agree that life is a gift, and we should be grat...I agree that life is a gift, and we should be grateful for every minute we get to spend with friends and family. I'm sorry for your losses. Why does it always seem like death always hits in one giant wave? This week- for me- was very similar to yours, a friend's mother passed, another's niece and nephew both perished in a terrible car accident leaving behind an orphaned infant and then I found out about Tina's passing. Although I did not know her, I felt the deep impact of hearing about yet another death in such a short period of time. It definitely brought me to a place of reflection and revelation about my own life and how I choose to live it, in the future. jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-65896233955134214512014-09-03T09:46:13.575-05:002014-09-03T09:46:13.575-05:00As death is a part of life, so too is one's pa...As death is a part of life, so too is one's passing a chance of reflection for those left behind. Sorry for your loss, Sir Dragon. Living in the now is like getting a new present each day,<br /><br />While alive, sir, while alive. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020099647940696614.post-5458720737880147092014-09-03T09:18:01.691-05:002014-09-03T09:18:01.691-05:00I don't want to pee on today!
Sorry you were h...I don't want to pee on today!<br />Sorry you were hit with so much loss at once. It does remind us that life is precious and we need to live - now.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com