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I can't reach it. - 12/3/2005 8:41:34 PM   
snowgirlsub


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For many years, I have been looking for a ‘pink balloon.’
I have watched many, many balloons pass by. Some of them I even liked and was sad to see them go, but they were never the desired pink balloon.

Finally the beloved pink balloon passes over and I reach for it. But it’s too high and I can’t get it. And it passes by too.
And my chance at happiness shrinks.

Forgive the theatrics, but what do you do when something you profoundly want passes you by?
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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/3/2005 9:20:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		hunt it down, persue it... and tie the string around your wrist this time. :)

All joking and dramatic embellishment aside... If you want something, you have to make it happen. So this opportunity passed you by, create a new opportunity or be patient and wait for one.

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/3/2005 9:57:56 PM   
Focus50


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Status: offline 		You accept the loss and the mistake in it becoming a loss.

But mostly, you remember the lesson in case there's a "next time"! And one of my favourite quotes might help there....

"Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, and the neglected opportunity."
~Omar Idn Al-Halif~

Focus.

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/3/2005 10:20:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		On the one hand you work your ass off and get yourself as prepared as you can to have it.

On the other hand- you let it go completely. The moment you let it go, the moment you get more than you can handle. Life has taught me that lesson a zillion times and probably will many more.

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/3/2005 10:40:23 PM   
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quote:

...but what do you do when something you profoundly want passes you by?


Cry. Pray. Fuss. Wait. Plan better. Let it go. Have faith. Holler. Scratch my head in wonder. Shake my head in disbelief. Yell foul. Refuse to play. Get back in the game. Roll over and play dead. Sit up and wag my tail. Flip `em the bird. Apologetically acquiesce. Go back to bed. Take a walk in the park. Eat sushi. Drink wine. Read. Redo my profile. Sing. Get my hair done. Go out. Stay in. Dance. Give thanks. Life is. What can I tell you? You do the best you can with what you've got and know that all your needs are being met all the time. It's those damned wants that trip us up.

Peace,

gina

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 12:31:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		So a chance was lost. Ok that happens to all of us. take a moment and spend a day is wallowing in self pity.. Go on have a realy good wallow and do the ashes and sackcloth bit, then take a shower have something you like as a treat then have a good solid sleep. having goit the misery and negatives out of your system you are now ready to analise why you missed the pink baloon and what you need to catch it next time, and yes there will be a next time. Now you have two alternatives:

1. You can wait watchying ther surrounds and the skies and be ready for the pink baloon when it bobbs by.

2. You can make all the positive preparations so you become the bait for the pink baloon to come closer and take a look.. When it does you grab it and test it so see if it was you are looking for and if so you latch on and dont let go.

Lass you are still young yet in relationship with someone of my age and even then I have made all the preparations for when the purple baloon which matches my wants comes near I can race out and hit it on the head with my tree branch (Us grizzlies have progressed from roaring at baloons), and capture her.

In all seriousness lass if you take a look and my bloggs (see my profile on the "other side" of collarme) and you may find some verses there which I wrote that may be of some support. I may be bloody ancient but I'm not out of the ball game yet.

I wish you the best of luck, sucess and happiness in your baloon hunting



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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 2:20:42 AM   
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quote:

Forgive the theatrics, but what do you do when something you profoundly want passes you by?


Is your glass half full or half empty?

Work harder the next time around. Never give up.......and certainly never give up something that has such an affect on your life.


Happy Sunday...

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 5:20:28 AM   
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...but what do you do when something you profoundly want passes you by?


You need to find a way to move on. Grieve for it. But don't allow it to disable you. Time.

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 5:52:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just a couple of thoughts:

1) Stop looking for the pink balloon to provide you happiness and start looking within yourself.

2) Open your mind to other opportunities. You might eventually find that the best balloon for you is not the pink one, but the purple one.

Be well,
Julie

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 5:59:49 AM   
fyreredsub


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Status: offline 		get it over it and move on b/c i dont know what life has in store fror me, and that pinkypurple balloon might be at the next parade.

and always be careful what you ask for...b/c you just might get it.........and find out...oh uh....not good..................then again you might be tickled pink...

life's funny like that

whatever you do, dont kick yourself in the butt.

if you have a goal, set the steps and time frame for achieving it...is it attainable?

not sure what EXACTLY your pink balloon is.............. so its hard to give definate help/course of action

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 6:56:33 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: snowgirlsub
For many years, I have been looking for a ‘pink balloon.’
I have watched many, many balloons pass by. Some of them I even liked and was sad to see them go, but they were never the desired pink balloon.

Finally the beloved pink balloon passes over and I reach for it. But it’s too high and I can’t get it. And it passes by too.
And my chance at happiness shrinks.

Forgive the theatrics, but what do you do when something you profoundly want passes you by?


Maybe I'd reassess if I truly wanted that "pink balloon." Maybe the pink balloon isn't the answer to happiness. Happiness comes from within, and not from that balloon.

Okay ...I know...easier said than done.

I'd just think of reaching for something else, or making myself happy, without that balloon.

Welcome to the Message Forum, snowgirl. I've found, many times, when I really ran after something, and the "want" exceeded realistic expectations, that when I caught it....I didn't get what I wanted out of it, in the long run. The old, "be careful what you ask for" syndrome. Maybe you didn't really want it, after all.

K

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 6:57:00 AM   
fastlane


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Status: offline 		I'd get a BB gun and shoot everyone else's pink balloons. Misery loves company.

Hang in there and hope some good karma comes your way.........It will, just be patient!

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 9:44:45 AM   
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Life is. What can I tell you? You do the best you can with what you've got and know that all your needs are being met all the time. It's those damned wants that trip us up.


::nods:: well said girl

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 9:48:55 AM   
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I may be bloody ancient but I'm not out of the ball game yet.


Tal old Man ::smiles as he's not too far behind::
Our balloon may well be one day, the chance to consume a few racks of guiness stout and recall with fondness, days gone by, thay I'm NOT quite so sure I'm glad to have survived.

I wish you well.

"to us, and those like us.. damned few of them".


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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 9:52:10 AM   
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For many years, I have been looking for a ‘pink balloon.’


A thought... One should kick one's self for not seizing an opportunity when presented.

MY red balloon WILL pass by...

It looks much like a slut.. not a beauty mind you, but pleasing to the eye.. With but two words in her vocabulary.. "Yes Master".

When she does, I'll sieze her by the neck, consume her soul, and chain her to my belt.

There she shall forever remain.

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 10:28:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		geez Michael.... I sincerely hope she's smarter than that....

but I guess a limited vocabulary works for you. lol


as usual...you crack me up!

hugs!
Anissa

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 10:32:21 AM   
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but I guess a limited vocabulary works for you. lol

as usual...you crack me up!


::swat::

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 12:41:17 PM   
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sometimes you just accept that, even though you did your best, some things just don't happen the way we thought we wanted. Then sometimes we realize that a blue balloon was what we really needed.

chymes

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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 12:49:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		but when one has your soul, flying away isnt as easy as it looks...
maybe the balloon will pop?


quote:

ORIGINAL: lookin4plezur

geez Michael.... I sincerely hope she's smarter than that....

but I guess a limited vocabulary works for you. lol


as usual...you crack me up!

hugs!
Anissa




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RE: I can't reach it. - 12/4/2005 1:05:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Then maybe the pink balloon that passed was not your balloon.The next time one passes,if it is ment to be in your hand...you will be able to reach it if u just get on a chair.What is ment to be will be...i've had many balloons but until Master ...i then relized i have a whole bunch when i am with him because he makes me a bundle of balloons and even when i loose one...he replaces it with a bigger,prettier,brighter balloon :P Blessed be all...and remember what is ment to be...will be in the end!

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