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By: dear universe » cribchronicles.com

dear universe » cribchronicles.com — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:55:59 +0000

[...] what i said awhile back about mudita? about not being a callow, vindictive snark embittered by the poison of schadenfreude? that i [...]

By: Redneck Mommy

Redneck Mommy — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:26:43 +0000

So well said….

You’ve summed up neatly how I feel….especially when I see the tabloids.

Well done. And thank you.

By: slug weekend » cribchronicles.com

slug weekend » cribchronicles.com — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:25:25 +0000

[...] i’m not jealous. and not just because i am practicing mudita so hard it hurts. nope. the reason i am not eaten up with envy is that i have apparently reverted [...]

By: FENICLE

FENICLE — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:30:28 +0000

I relate and live in a similar fashion. I hate that I get so involved in the drama of those in the spotlight. Hate it. And then I feel guilt for feeling that some “get what they deserve.”

Great post and thanks for the link to Alpha DogMa’s….I went over & enjoyed.

By: Riley

Riley — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:20:55 +0000

I enjoyed that post of Alpha DogMa’s also. Yours is a nice follow up to it.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:43:13 +0000

“misogynist pop culture”

Wow.

Can you give that award to yourself? I’d give it back to you if I had it to give.

Most Relevant and Honest Post.

thanks.

By: Fairly Odd Mother

Fairly Odd Mother — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:38:33 +0000

Just “found” you via Alpha Dogma—this post is amazing and so very true. I sometimes try to imagine what it is like to be a celebrity but, really, I have no idea.

By: Chaos Control

Chaos Control — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:36:20 +0000

I absolutely love the way your write. and how honest you are. and thought-provoking.

thank you!

By: wordgirl

wordgirl — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:17:47 +0000

What a concept! I confess that I’ve participated in the snark over celebrities receiving their comeuppance more than once. Face it, they’re easy targets. But people who have it easy in life often have no real concept of what it takes to make good choices and survive in this world. Isn’t it true that babies who have to struggle even a little bit through the birth canal have fewer lung issues/fluid than do babies who are born quickly or through Cesearean? (Not dissing a c-section) It’s because during that struggle the fluid retained in a baby’s lungs gets squeezed out and breathing–once they’ve screamed their heads off and exited–is easier? Maybe that metaphor can be used for celebrities. They have no fear of life without money. Many make scads of it without having to educate themselves the way the rest of us do. So when they fall they fall hard. We see them as having begun life with a head start but maybe it’s also a handicap in the long run. Long live mudita!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:00:06 +0000

I see myself in this post, and not just with celebrities, but with the seemingly untouchable people in my real life, who from the outside seemed to me at some points charmed…and I feel grateful for the time and space I have from the pain that took me there and for aging and wisdom to see that I had turned those people into caricatures, that sometimes I still do that and have to take the time and do the work to allow them to be fully human. It’s not easy, but it proves itself to be worth the effort. Go mudita!