tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14255235.post6805334594890158083..comments2023-09-25T05:17:52.455-06:00Comments on good times, noodle salad: when through the deep waters....mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281399488401861671noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14255235.post-51223956109915490472009-07-13T17:44:45.195-06:002009-07-13T17:44:45.195-06:00That's interesting, Kent. And I think it is li...That's interesting, Kent. And I think it is likely true. If you can take a step back from the reality of now, it is a lot easier to see the big picture. <br /><br />And, as a sidenote, Facebook used to require that all status updates be constructed in the third person. I think that likely spurred a number of people into looking at their lives as dramas unfolding. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281399488401861671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14255235.post-46286484324818387472009-07-13T17:15:27.512-06:002009-07-13T17:15:27.512-06:00My comment link didn't work (different link re...My comment link didn't work (different link requirements for blogger I guess). Here is Jana Riess' blog link: http://janariess.typepad.com/reviews/2009/07/i-once-read-an-article-in-some-womens-magazine-or-other-about-the-characteristics-of-people-who-successfully-overcome-hard.htmlKent Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312094675274042958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14255235.post-59451643689849734782009-07-13T17:13:48.187-06:002009-07-13T17:13:48.187-06:00I read in Jana Reiss' blog today that part of ...I read in Jana Reiss' blog today that part of keeping a good mental health is to be able to see yourself in the third person. <a rel="nofollow">She said</a>: "In other words, happy people have the enviable ability to stand a little bit outside of their own stories and imagine themselves as characters in an unfolding drama. Like all characters, they experience conflict, but since they are the heroes of the story and not the victims, they have confidence that they can take it all on the chin."<br /><br />Here's to rising above self pity!Kent Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312094675274042958noreply@blogger.com