17 Comments to “The In Between”

1. August 3rd, 2007 at 6:57 am
   Juggling Frogs said

   Congratulations, Liz. This is a significant milestone for you!

   I’m sure it’s bittersweet, but also very satisfying to know for certain that that little bird can FLY!

2. August 3rd, 2007 at 7:01 am
   ME Strauss said

   Thanks JF!
   It’s a delight to know that he’s happy!

3. August 3rd, 2007 at 7:24 am
   Karin H. said

   Hi Liz

   Funny, extraordinary you should post this now!

   For this weekend we’ve planned a quadruple ‘birthday’ celebration because we’ve been working very hard for the last 7 year ‘in-between-time’.
   Partner Ton turns 50, I turn 45.5, our businesses turns 4 and our showroom 2.

   This weekend we take a big pause from the ‘in-between-time’ to celebrate the result of that same ‘in-between-time’ we’ve come to value.
   (And are bracing ourselves for the Dutch invasion that will land in our garden tomorrow

   Karin H. (keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

4. August 3rd, 2007 at 7:26 am
   Lodewijkvdb said

   Hi Liz,

   Congratulations! Nice way of saying it

   But why wish back inbetweens? Longing for the past is fruitless (it’ll never happen again), cherishing fond memories of it is a beautiful thing to do in the present. Isn’t it wonderful that we as human beings have the power to relive the past in our minds?

   Your thoughts reminded me of a post by Paulo Coelho titled “Manual for conserving paths”. I thought you might like it, it can be applied in so many ways in our lives.

5. August 3rd, 2007 at 7:26 am
   Lodewijkvdb said

   Hi Liz,

   Congratulations! Nice way of saying it

   But why wish back inbetweens? Longing for the past is fruitless (it’ll never happen again), cherishing fond memories of it is a beautiful thing to do in the present. Isn’t it wonderful that we as human beings have the power to relive the past in our minds?

   Your thoughts reminded me of a post by Paulo Coelho titled “Manual for conserving paths”. I thought you might like it, it can be applied in so many ways in our lives.

6. August 3rd, 2007 at 8:08 am
   Robert Hruzek said

   Liz, this is really poignant…

   Those in between times are the times I certainly value most. That’s always where the best ideas come from, the ones that have nothing to do with work, but with life.

   Don’t miss ‘em, whatever you do!

7. August 3rd, 2007 at 9:12 am
   Blogoplex said

   Liz -

   I’ve long said that we seem to live our lives from one event to the next (holidays, vacations, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) and forget to enjoy the part in between that got us there.

   Thanks for the reminder.

   - Gary

8. August 3rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Karin!
   I was already on my way to the airport when your comment came in. . . Happy Birthday to everyone!! How cool! Have a wonderful weekend filled with wishes coming true!

9. August 3rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
   ME Strauss said

   No worries, Lodewijkvdb,
   I so live in the moment that I often find I’m still on Tuesday when the rest of the world has gotten to Friday.

   Wishes are precious thing to me like wonders and visions of the future. I don’t get many and to wish back a memory is a wonderful thing.

10. August 3rd, 2007 at 12:34 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Robert!
    The in between is where we always meet, isn’t it?

    How cool is that?!!!

11. August 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Gary!
    How wonderful to see you!

    I agree. It’s so easy to focus on the future event that we have to plan for, the emergency, the hassle that takes our time, we forget that it’s it other stuff that life is made of.

12. August 3rd, 2007 at 1:25 pm
    zakman said

    Hi Liz

    To me, it’s like the movies; the in-betweens are but a blur:

    Rocky Balboa loses a bout, trains hard day and night, and wins in the end. We recall only his losing and the final victory. How he trained is all in fast motion - we’re expected to understand the inbetween.

    I’d love to read biographies of great men and women. Only then perhaps I’ll be able to try and understand their inbetweens and then be able to look at my own and understand.

    Not that it will turn the clock back, but that with some understanding, comes some solace.

    And thanks Lodewijkvdb for the reference to Paulo Coelho’s post. The following hit me like blue thunder:

    However enraptured you may be at certain landscapes, or scared whenever you have to make a great effort to go ahead, don’t get too used to anything.

13. August 3rd, 2007 at 4:31 pm
    Mike said

    Liz,

    Isn’t it a funny irony that when we get together at those big events we spend most of our time talking about “in between” stuff?

    Have a safe trip,

    Mike

14. August 3rd, 2007 at 5:35 pm
    GP said

    One of my fav quotes..
    Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these

    mazeltov, as well
    gp in montana

15. August 4th, 2007 at 8:17 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Zakman!
    You say so many things in your comment. If we are present in our moments, we get to experience our life. Sometimes I forget that little thing and get so focused on what I’m going to do that I lose track of now.

    Everything changes, I agree. I change to too, but I also keep looking at the stars.

16. August 4th, 2007 at 8:31 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mike,
    The in betweens are where you and I meet, aren’t they? I think they’re pretty special times. I get to meet people like you here.

17. August 4th, 2007 at 8:32 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi GP!
    not the advertised one
    You always bring such insightful thoughts. I’m going to be thinking about this one all day.