My wife says one needs to have compassion for one's own feelings.
That is an interesting proposition.

8 comments:

Handy said...

very buddhist. As Wesley Ham says: "You can only feel what you feel."

BigDan said...

on Sunday i knocked Wesley over playing soccer, apologized, and he said "you've gotta do what you need to do, Dan." I wasn't sure what that meant. does that mean I can knock him over any time, or was that a passive way of saying tht I just did something douchy. It seems to me that Buddhist or Buddha-like sayings purposefully exclude causality and direction. "that sucked" or "don't do that again" would have been more fruitful for me.

BigDan said...

although I try the direct approach with Terry all the time and it never works (e.g. from last night "don't step on my foot anymore please!") He'll step on my foot again soon.

Anonymous said...

Big Dan, last night, perhaps thirty minutes after I put a craftily placed defensive body between the ball and yourself, you tried to do the same thing to me going the other way. After the play, in which you fouled me horrendously, callously and cynically, I simply acquiesced to something "I can't complain" about.
It is not eschewing causality, simply being a great guy. I am your Jesus, Dan. Tithe.

BigDan said...

I have no memory of that at all, but I'd like you to kick me back next time all the same.
Jesus you're a great guy.

Anonymous said...

that's: Jesus, you're a great guy.

We saviors need to score a goal too.

BigDan said...

I left the comma out on purpose Todd. Give me a little credit.

Toddy said...

It's more fun to antagonize you.
You're such a sweet lout that way.