tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post6806083948642596822..comments2023-03-22T04:53:17.055-04:00Comments on Isonomist: I can hardly bear to look at himIsonomisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453935939171338581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post-59060015117607900932010-01-13T10:10:45.892-05:002010-01-13T10:10:45.892-05:00El oh el, Schmutzie.El oh el, Schmutzie.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post-27625860589627420602010-01-10T13:46:20.743-05:002010-01-10T13:46:20.743-05:00It takes extra effort to enjoy any city other than...It takes extra effort to enjoy any city other than NYC?<br /><br />Sometimes I don't even know who you are.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post-70318264949511399792010-01-06T10:45:41.215-05:002010-01-06T10:45:41.215-05:00Indeed. The visceral reaction is one thing. When...Indeed. The visceral reaction is one thing. When I can engage the part of my brain that works, I too can recognize it and deal with it. That's a strategy that works in a lot of things - and for me the naming of the terror is part of it. I can't pretend it's not there.<br /><br />Its not so much death I'm afraid of. It's more the anguish or terror. I guess that's why they call waterboarding torture.<br /><br />We'll be in Dublin for about five days. Not really going to be traveling much. Sadly (for Dublin and other cities) I love NYC the best, so it takes some extra effort on my part to imagine enjoying a city other than yours. :)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post-21360922095322914352010-01-05T23:49:57.762-05:002010-01-05T23:49:57.762-05:00I've never been afraid of flying, but if I ima...I've never been afraid of flying, but if I imagine it like claustrophobia, I can empathize. It took some struggle to conquer that. Deep breathing techniques, imaging, talking myself down. Now I can recognize the panic before it even starts and back it down. It's been a while now since anything terrified me. Guess I got that knocked out of my system.<br /><br />Enjoy Ireland.Isonomisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453935939171338581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308651597853939605.post-46152693454864852952010-01-05T21:42:02.788-05:002010-01-05T21:42:02.788-05:00Its our only hope. To see his face. To not look ...Its our only hope. To see his face. To not look away. And to recognize that We-with-a-capital-W do not have to react as if he-with-a-small-h can sate our need for revenge.<br /><br />Somehow We have to get off that cycle. We have to break it.<br /><br />Flying now, officially, terrifies me. I leave for Ireland in two weeks. I'm not sure if it is him (and his ilk) that scares me so much, or if it is US and our ilk.<br /><br />Same result in this addled brain.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.com