tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post3484822672901039603..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: What Might Have Been, or What If?Glynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-82653210648376269662010-04-28T06:48:00.600-05:002010-04-28T06:48:00.600-05:00i think, is probably like quick sand.
not a good p...i think, is probably like quick sand.<br />not a good place to wander in..or wonder in.<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> data entry work from home </a>prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583385332262124749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-63861369790534816772010-04-24T22:45:24.724-05:002010-04-24T22:45:24.724-05:00Thank you! I have been trying to learn and unders...Thank you! I have been trying to learn and understand my heart and soul.... I have done both what if and what might have been...You expressed my feelings better than I ever could with this. <br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442693137979146239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-68888944973710039862010-04-24T14:12:40.166-05:002010-04-24T14:12:40.166-05:00Thank you for your kind comments and tweet regardi...Thank you for your kind comments and tweet regarding my 'what if' on legacy and our story! I am so honored!<br /><br />I love what you said about the stories you used to hear as a child. We learn so much after the fact don't we? But the blessing of a story is, that we still really have it after all these years!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />StaceyStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005042634977331861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70745960003626377252010-04-23T16:22:56.103-05:002010-04-23T16:22:56.103-05:00love this and love your story!love this and love your story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-21540567063721742942010-04-23T08:38:53.150-05:002010-04-23T08:38:53.150-05:00If that's flunking, sign me up for failure! Th...If that's flunking, sign me up for failure! This was great, Glynn. Thanks for posting.Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/05049268645214229527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-69395564774070470672010-04-22T21:56:34.493-05:002010-04-22T21:56:34.493-05:00I wouldn't say you've flunked at all but o...I wouldn't say you've flunked at all but offered an excellent perspective because what might have been's do tend to lead a person toward guilt or regret. Good post :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174940277873300125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-36732186463314568752010-04-22T09:57:04.758-05:002010-04-22T09:57:04.758-05:00Another person who saw "what if" as bein...Another person who saw "what if" as being about regret...<br />I must have missed the boat because I saw it as all about challenge for the future. This is a great take on the challenge Glynn & it inspired me to look forward and not regret the past. I don't think you failed!Melissa_Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378109828025866012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-60112088583363954012010-04-22T09:33:09.129-05:002010-04-22T09:33:09.129-05:00The essence of hope... what if. For in looking at ...The essence of hope... what if. For in looking at the what could have been... what if will always pass by until we see it in a rearview mirror as a what could have been. Crucial.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344642360920988614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-27259470346461390522010-04-22T09:31:40.380-05:002010-04-22T09:31:40.380-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344642360920988614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-60602844315925287332010-04-22T08:09:53.430-05:002010-04-22T08:09:53.430-05:00You indeed have passed.. with flying colours of en...You indeed have passed.. with flying colours of encouragement!HisFireFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846956916583286916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-45940101353652149892010-04-22T07:55:52.995-05:002010-04-22T07:55:52.995-05:00Popping in from FaithBarista blog. You didn't...Popping in from FaithBarista blog. You didn't fail the challenge. I think you explained What Ifs in a very meaningful way. What Ifs are scary, their dangerous, but they are also lessons learned.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing :O)FiftyCentLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458565297123996785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-80751055741981206412010-04-21T19:24:56.855-05:002010-04-21T19:24:56.855-05:00If there is one guy in this world I would like to ...If there is one guy in this world I would like to have coffee with, it would be you, Glynn.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-54905380870278412052010-04-21T19:02:46.560-05:002010-04-21T19:02:46.560-05:00You are indeed an encourager ... and a "non-f...You are indeed an encourager ... and a "non-flunker!" Excellent post ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-91457101335108763922010-04-21T13:07:58.860-05:002010-04-21T13:07:58.860-05:00Glynn, I've been heads down, cranking out toda...Glynn, I've been heads down, cranking out today's Faith Barista post & short film entry today -- and I just read this post.<br /><br />I am speechless. <br /><br />This poem/prose here is AWARD WINNING. I am going to print this out and frame it, where I write. <br /><br />** What If .. An Act of Courage**<br /><br />"It is an act of courage<br />to ask what if;<br />It is an act of self-deception<br />to ask what might have been.<br />One looks forward, one<br />looks backward; both<br />are ways to view the world.<br />Both are ways to understand one’s soul.<br /><br />What if creates possibility;<br />what might have been celebrates<br />regret.<br />What if grasps the thought of<br />what could be,<br />what might be;<br />what might have been is gripped<br />by the memory of what never was."<br /><br />You did NOT flunk the "What If" Challenge... Glynn. You soared in this challenge.<br /><br />Don't forget to submit the link tomorrow -- I don't want Faith Barista readers to miss this inspiring JEWEL.Bonnie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331275947237285245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-57154092409131796672010-04-21T12:55:30.894-05:002010-04-21T12:55:30.894-05:00The land of regret is a bad place to live. My bigg...The land of regret is a bad place to live. My biggest "What if"...what if I really believe what God says about me? That is a healthy "what if".<br /><br />Thanks again for your thoughts and insight.<br /><br />Peace,<br />JayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866639097998917122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-78296955105158996342010-04-21T12:51:51.813-05:002010-04-21T12:51:51.813-05:00Congratulations on flunking the What If test. I am...Congratulations on flunking the What If test. I am not so sure I would flunk as well as you. You may be more introverted than me, but I have been more hesitant and afraid to take bold action if it may have led to disapproval. I was always the good boy. That all changed for me some time in my early thirties, but I left a bunch of what if's on the table that are now "what might have been"'s. Oh Well. All part of the plan, I guess. In some bizarre holy twist. Today, the what if's are all screened through a prioritization of "what must be." (I'm backing myself into a corner, aren't I?)<br />How about this? No regrets. That, I can live with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-66018060926589920632010-04-21T12:51:24.393-05:002010-04-21T12:51:24.393-05:00Congratulations on flunking the What If test. I am...Congratulations on flunking the What If test. I am not so sure I would flunk as well as you. You may be more introverted than me, but I have been more hesitant and afraid to take bold action if it may have led to disapproval. I was always the good boy. That all changed for me some time in my early thirties, but I left a bunch of what if's on the table that are now "what might have been"'s. Oh Well. All part of the plan, I guess. In some bizarre holy twist. Today, the what if's are all screened through a prioritization of "what must be." (I'm backing myself into a corner, aren't I?)<br />How about this? No regrets. That, I can live with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-17870416048748388092010-04-21T10:49:15.624-05:002010-04-21T10:49:15.624-05:00Excellent post, Glynn.
I think it's possible ...Excellent post, Glynn.<br /><br />I think it's possible to ask "what if" in the context of doing something in the present tense or that looks forward, because that opens into the possibility of seeing things in different ways. It's when the question is asked as a look-back, in the past tense or as a conditional, that it seems to me to become so problematical, because what's past can't be changed, it can only be examined for its lessons.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-4744227192557751572010-04-21T10:44:44.058-05:002010-04-21T10:44:44.058-05:00I once read the book "Loving God with All You...I once read the book "Loving God with All Your Mind," and she points out that when we think about the might-have-beens, we're really disobeying the command to think on "whatsoever things are true." It was fascinating. I have been challenging myself lately with the what if's. What if I did this instead of that? But the might-have-beens? They're gone and done for and that's okay. I have a whole rich life to live right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-29121326190621254492010-04-21T08:04:36.692-05:002010-04-21T08:04:36.692-05:00Can't change one iota of the past anyway -- so...Can't change one iota of the past anyway -- so what if becomes an exercise in futility.<br /><br />Now, what if... in story-telling.<br /><br />you've got the art and the voice to make it rich.<br /><br />Great story-telling Glynn.<br /><br />I so love reading your musings on life and living.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-55121226924027418152010-04-21T06:29:42.614-05:002010-04-21T06:29:42.614-05:00I seriously need to take on a bit more of your per...I seriously need to take on a bit more of your perspective. wow. Great post.Kelly Sauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138861838948184728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-81369887282716612662010-04-21T06:22:11.701-05:002010-04-21T06:22:11.701-05:00No what ifs... that is great.. no regrets. Besides...No what ifs... that is great.. no regrets. Besides, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677969310697947838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-4363195727575886312010-04-21T03:40:59.518-05:002010-04-21T03:40:59.518-05:00I agree about going back and recreating unless we ...I agree about going back and recreating unless we see god's hand in a more profound way in His choice.<br /><br />Now I am reminded to write my if...moondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-35138304578069849122010-04-20T23:52:53.121-05:002010-04-20T23:52:53.121-05:00the what might have beens, i think, is probably li...the what might have beens, i think, is probably like quick sand.<br />not a good place to wander in..or wonder in.<br /><br />and...<br />thanks for using the door photo :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-90846165969297533802010-04-20T23:15:55.179-05:002010-04-20T23:15:55.179-05:00You do have the gift of encouragement. For that yo...You do have the gift of encouragement. For that you get A+Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.com