tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post2527964323332028547..comments2024-01-01T05:40:24.500-07:00Comments on GOOD NEWS!: The Lavender FenceSherrie Mills Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03185992418772448459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-12250070117090208292009-09-22T20:59:30.757-06:002009-09-22T20:59:30.757-06:00Cathie, You are so right. We only cheat ourselves ...Cathie, You are so right. We only cheat ourselves when we live in the Pit of Illusion.Sherrie Mills Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507742569261113528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-12591921780587828802009-09-22T20:57:58.323-06:002009-09-22T20:57:58.323-06:00Wendi, It was pretty to look at.Wendi, It was pretty to look at.Sherrie Mills Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507742569261113528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-88302323774733950132009-09-22T20:56:59.001-06:002009-09-22T20:56:59.001-06:00Becky, Most things we stress ourselves out over ar...Becky, Most things we stress ourselves out over are bigger than lavender fences. But whether it is big or small, why stress? It only causes pain. Live with the truth of what is and move on--leaving the pain behind!Sherrie Mills Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507742569261113528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-81056278275710691432009-09-22T20:38:47.368-06:002009-09-22T20:38:47.368-06:00I love this post! My brother-in-law lives in a nic...I love this post! My brother-in-law lives in a nice part of Los Angeles and has a very wonderful wife who is from Japan. She loves lavender, she is truly a sweetheart and so he painted their whole house lavender to make her happy. Such sweetness until the neighbors saw it. They all completely flipped out, complained to the city (who said they had done nothing wrong and could keep it) and generally were not very nice about it. He kept it that way for several years until his wife was ready for something a little more traditional. My siste-in-law loves her flowers and pretty, colorful things and I think my brother-in-law was good to do something he knew would make her really happy and ignore the attitudes of the neighbors. He says the only problem was lavender, probably anything else no one would have cared. The irony is the people who have taken the time to get to know them, love them, especially my sister-in-law. Intolerance would have cost them a wonderful friendship, but instead they looked past the colorful house and learned to appreciate the family for all the good things they are. <br />CathieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-72146232772567590372009-09-22T20:21:20.432-06:002009-09-22T20:21:20.432-06:00I like how you labeled each thought as what it rea...I like how you labeled each thought as what it really was--pride, intolerance, and selfishness. That was very helpful to me. Periwinkle is one of my favorite colors and that's kind of close to lavendar. I'd probably enjoy that fence. :)Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182455822784592676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037843510946990879.post-44878679068319140332009-09-22T19:37:40.739-06:002009-09-22T19:37:40.739-06:00ok. so I work for a family that has neglected all ...ok. so I work for a family that has neglected all the things my family taught me- like how to pick up after myself and have done all the things I did not get- FUN, Talent, skills and self-esteem. I'm dealing with that today. That's big. Bigger than lavender fences.Becky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733518903943141370noreply@blogger.com