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27 Comments to “Gosh, Aren’t We Supposed to Be . . .”

1. June 13th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
   GP said

   I’d rather die while I’m living than live while I’m dead…

   GP in Montana

2. June 13th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
   ME Strauss said

   Ah GP!
   Thank you for a wonderful sentiment. I needed that at this very second.

3. June 13th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
   Sheila at Family Travel said

   Just don’t make me stay inside the lines!

4. June 13th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
   ME Strauss said

   What lines! No way! No lines!

5. June 14th, 2007 at 1:17 am
   irishlass said

   You can’t have too much fun.

6. June 14th, 2007 at 4:15 am
   Ramkarthik said

   Yes Life is supposed to be fun.We have to do things which we like and not which we hate just because it pays off well.If we do what we like,then we are indeed having fun.

7. June 14th, 2007 at 5:35 am
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Irishlass,
   Yeah, too much fun is almost an oxymoron.

8. June 14th, 2007 at 5:37 am
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Ramkarthik!
   I like what Steve Farber says, “Do what you love in service to those who love what you do.” When we do what we love serving others our lives are more meaningful too.

9. June 14th, 2007 at 5:51 am
   Lara said

   It’s not easy to pull yourself away - only recently have I been able to start ending my “work day” and enjoying the summer…

   Practically no one gets my cellphone number - I think maybe one or two clients at best. Or my home number, same thing. That’s something I started with when I started my business… I knew I was easily the “workaholic” type and I needed to make rules for myself…

   Crayons rock, Liz!

10. June 14th, 2007 at 6:06 am
    April Groves said

    I LOVE to color…wow, it’s been so long…

11. June 14th, 2007 at 6:31 am
    Brad Shorr said

    Lately I’ve been enjoying my work so much, I can work and play at the same time. When I’m fortunate enough to work with great people, it really is like sitting around the kitchen table on a rainy day with your friends, sharing a big box of crayons!

12. June 14th, 2007 at 6:39 am
    Diogenes said

    Crayons are far better than cell phones and computers. And we’re supposed to be living while working for a living. True.

    But what happens is this: We don’t seem to have time to play with crayons and we forget to live while working. We only start existing, well most of us.

    Thanks for reminding this. I need to resent my peiorities.

13. June 14th, 2007 at 6:55 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Lara!
    That’s a great strategy for a giver like you to take on. I know you’ll find summer more colorful.

14. June 14th, 2007 at 7:00 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi April!
    I’d like to introduce you to my alterego — The 65th Crayon.

    

15. June 14th, 2007 at 7:04 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Brad!
    Looks like you’ve found your calling AND found a great test for how to choose clients.

16. June 14th, 2007 at 7:05 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Diogenes!
    How wonderful to see you here!
    I wonder whether you suspect how often I write things like that to remind myself too.

17. June 14th, 2007 at 7:07 am
    Diogenes said

    That is why I bank here. I take as if you write only for me; a bit selfish in this.

18. June 14th, 2007 at 7:20 am
    ME Strauss said

    No worries, Dio!
    We are both busy bloggers. Friendship transcends that.

19. June 14th, 2007 at 8:13 am
    Kirsten Harrell, Psy.D. said

    Hi Liz,
    Thanks for the reminder. I haven’t been playing enough. Time to fix that! Today is a beautiful and sunny day… I think I need to play.

20. June 14th, 2007 at 8:40 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Kirsten!
    I’m delighted that I provided an incentive for a fun day!

21. June 14th, 2007 at 8:47 am
    Vernon Lun said

    Your post reminded me of a Lego inspired initiative concept called “Serious Play” (That two word thing again! )

    I talked about it a while ago

    Have fun while we are working unlocks creativity and possibilities.

22. June 14th, 2007 at 9:17 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Vernon!
    You are one of the most well-read people I know. And I’m starting to think the whole world can be defined with two words.

23. June 14th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
    Joanna Young said

    Hi Liz, thanks for the reminder! Funny isn’t it how the simplest words and images can sometimes have the biggest effect? Like (for me) the picture of a set of crayons, and the word “living” written in purple…

    Joanna

24. June 14th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Joanna!
    I am so smiling at your comment. That little post took me an hour to get that way. Thank you for saying what you did.

25. June 15th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
    Katie Baird said

    Hi Liz, that cup of crayons made me laugh. I realized I should get my lovely box of PrismaColor pencils and put them back on my desk so I can grab them for doodling, rather than storing them in my art supplies closet.

    I have a vintage teapot with a pink flamingo on it that doesn’t hold liquids any more, but it’s the perfect spot for those pencils. They look like a wacky bouquet.

    To having that weekend feeling, every day of the year.

    Katie

26. June 15th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Katie!
    PrismaColor pencils! Will you bring them over? That would be so cool!

    I once bought crayons and took them to a florist to send with flowers to a friend in November on a gray day.

27. May 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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