Comments on: Permission to be Dour

By: Monday News & Views | It's All a Matter of Perspective

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:44:55 +0000

[...] my perspective on splogs in “Tempted to Turn Your Blog into an Ugly Wasteland?” Jan Geronimo cleverly demonstrated the power, the fun, and the rewards of social networking by luring us all over to Brad Shorr’s [...]

By: jangeronimo

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:14:25 +0000

Rey, it's all right. I'm a control freak, too. But I know how to let go. In fact, I'm an expert at letting go. That's how I keep my sanity. lols.

Brad's blog will be there for a long time. And it's just a request from me anyway.

Lovely quote, Rey. I'd remember that. Talk about it with a friend? Well, there's that, too. And there's the matter of letting it be. Just because it's important to me doesn't necessarily mean friends are waiting to exhale - to hear it. lols

By: reyjr

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:58:55 +0000

Sorry have not been back in a few days. Ive been having formatting problems with my blog. gah. So i guess it's my turn to be dour - or frustrated is more like it. What good is being a control freak when you can't control your own blog? LoL!

That's also the reason why I wasn't able to join the conversation over at Brad's. I would have loved to.

I read a quote a while ago which struck me - "Just because you're in pain doesn't mean you have to be one." Making small personal sacrifices for family and friends is nothing to me.

I agree though that sadness is a part of life. We should feel sad when we are sad. Talk about it with a friend.

By: jangeronimo

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:12:32 +0000

Do you really have to? Just replace the "d" with "s" and you'd have a pretty good idea what I meant. Ahehehe. Thanks for dropping by, Ax.

By: jangeronimo

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:11:15 +0000

Good morning, Charles. Yes, nature has a way of doing that - helps a lot in making you figure what's important from trifling matters.

Hey, thanks a lot for dropping by Brad's blog and leaving a comment. I've read it. lols

By: Jena Isle

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:43:55 +0000

That's because Jan is a genuine writer...he he he..wala lang , napadaan ang can't help but read the comments.

By: aksoriyalmo

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:56:05 +0000

I have to search what 'dour' means.

Now I am intrigued with that "Against Happiness."

By: Charles Ravndal

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:20 +0000

Hello Jan! I am going to check the link out. When I am feeling down or something like that I usually direct that negative energy into doing something positive. Or taking a long walk in the forest alone and let my mind wander as I savour the beauty of nature around me.

By: Roy

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:52:27 +0000

"only writers haver writer's block"

you know what follows with that Jan...

"not every one who have athlete's foot are athlete"

tasteles I know, I just can't resist it hehe...

By: yatot

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:32:47 +0000

"I've learned from Roy that to defeat writer's block you just talk about writer's block and you're good to go. See? Ahahaha."

... and let the fingers do the talking! hahhahha... for me it's easier to write when you let your fingers do the talk or in this case do the writing... in many case scenarios, when you let your fingers just type anything without thinking simultaneously, it all ends up with a long post after all... and later on you will find out and ask yourself... "am i really having a writer's block dilemma?" hahahha...

come to think of it, even if your blog post is quite short than the usual... your comments are all lengthy... hahhaha :D