tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post895286599777759609..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: If I Lived Another Life..Heidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-28235638162011685992009-02-07T12:58:00.000-05:002009-02-07T12:58:00.000-05:00Lenore - I wonder if this is how James Thurber cam...Lenore - I wonder if this is how James Thurber came up with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to look up Time of My Life. I've never heard of it, but now I am fascinated!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-5769125032491356182009-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:002009-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:00Beautifully said. This is something I often wonde...Beautifully said. This is something I often wonder too. I recently bought Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch because it explores this question (haven't read it yet though).<BR/><BR/>And I love the bum warmers in my car too :)Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-75547991088703221632009-02-06T12:14:00.000-05:002009-02-06T12:14:00.000-05:00i think id choose the same life. I lov emy family ...i think id choose the same life. I lov emy family and love writing (maybe in my other life, Id be publsihed at 20 :)Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-87641675396610753582009-02-06T08:48:00.000-05:002009-02-06T08:48:00.000-05:00Nah, don't feel bad. I think it's healthy to wond...Nah, don't feel bad. I think it's healthy to wonder. It kind of forces us to consider how great our lives really are. That's the key, I think: to realize that no matter how great the non-existent alternate life is, the one we've got is THE ONE and it's the one that counts.<BR/><BR/>Besides, imagining "what if" is so good for the imagining muscles, right?Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-10372361518973911842009-02-05T13:55:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:55:00.000-05:00I'm glad I'm not alone! I wonder what I'd be doing...I'm glad I'm not alone! <BR/><BR/>I wonder what I'd be doing now if I'd gone overseas to teach like I planned, instead of to Texas (where I met my husband). What would it be like if I could be up at dawn and out at twilight taking those shots when the sun is at it's best. <BR/><BR/>But there are kids to pick up and dinners to plan and swim lessons and piano lessons and choir... <BR/><BR/>It's all good. It's where I want to be. So then I feel badly wondering, what if...Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-8128560228185373242009-02-05T08:18:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:18:00.000-05:00Wow, this post knocks me out! I think about that ...Wow, this post knocks me out! I think about that a lot, and yes, I totally think that's part of the fun of being a writer! I get to invent other lives that I'll never live, because I'm too busy living this one and counting my blessings!<BR/><BR/>I do love my life, even though every single day I want to escape the subdivision. <BR/><BR/>I have wondered what would it be like if I'd chosen the horse business when I was 19 instead of becoming a recording engineer's wife. Many horsewomen I know, who are into full on competition and training, are either divorced or unmarried. I admit, at times I think that'd be alright. Nobody to worry about when you're at the barn til 10pm. <BR/><BR/>But I'm like you- I'm so crazy in love with my man and kids, I love having these people in my life and a home to be a homebody in. I'll just live through my imaginary friend. Which makes my life even more awesome.Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.com