Comments on: There's a reason I gave my blog its name, but damn if I know it

By: sage

sage — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:50:42 +0000

As for dentist, I fear them too. But now I also fear school buses as my last trip to the dentist ended with me being rear-ended by a school bus.

I like your name, there’s something “flirty” about it, but then I also liked the “flirting with life.” THe Bush names were fine, but I sometimes don’t want to be reminded that he’s in the white house.

By: ken grandlund

ken grandlund — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:47:50 +0000

What is fear really? Is it the unknown? Or the known but awful? Or maybe a little of both? Probably a little of both I guess.

But to submit to fear without examining it is to give up what power you have over your own emotions. To submit to someone else’s fear because they infect you with it through rhetoric is even worse.

We live in a country that is permeated with fear- some real, others not real at all. In the 1930′s, this country succumbed to a fear that is now known as the great depression. From it came all the things people fear from afar- poverty, hunger, homelessness. These fears came home to roost but were eventually defeated too. We had a president then who told us that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself. I agree, and when he showed the people a way out, they found the wisdom of his words.

Hope your dental adventures go well. Still planning to leave NY?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:03:11 +0000

Hey Pia,

Wow! I would never have guessed how your blogging days began. You go, girl. This read gets more and more fascinating every time I swing by…there’s really nothing like it.

Lol…Just read the previous commenter and realized that I totally forgot, months ago, to let you know I added you to my links as well. Doesn’t mean much, I guess, but…

Yes, definitely best wishes with the dentist!

By: KristynMarie

KristynMarie — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:37:57 +0000

First things first, I too fear the dentist! I had braces for 9 years as a child, that’s approx. 550 dental appointments (once or twice a month for 9 years!). Now I avoid the dentist with everything I have, so good luck Pia, I hope it goes well.

For blog title, I chose “ya don’t say…” because it sort of reflects my personality, slightly sarcastic. That’s the long and short of it. I think ‘Courting Destiny’ is an awesome name, and well chosen. I love your blog, it’s very well written and learning about life in NY is fascinating, especially from your unique perspective.

KristynMarie

PS. Since your sidebar indicates that you’d want to know, I’ve linked you!

By: kyahgirl

kyahgirl — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:00:05 +0000

Good luck with the dentist Pia. Fear is a healthy response, learning to manage fear is the tricky part. Here is something that works for me:

Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle.
write down all the things that could possibly go wrong or things that bother you about the upcoming procedure, on one side
On the other side of the line, write down all the things you can do to prepare for each aspect that you fear.
it can be a very effective yet simple way to face your fears, enumerate them, and chase them away with contingency plans.

By: jacob

jacob — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:22:27 +0000

I haven’t been reading this as long as some people but I see an evolving genius of the written word.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:46:52 +0000

It’s amazing the evolution that takes place in yourself when you blog. I simply just chose the name “Steve’s Blog” only because when I hang with my friends and stuff playing poker or at a barbeque people will be having a discussion and will walk up. They know on each and every subject I will have a different opinion or will suprise them with agreeing with them especially on social issues, sports or music stuff. My blog is a way for me to just vent or chat out loud even when no one could be listening. My evolution as a blogger is still premature even though I have been doing this over a year and a half. I used to obsess over gaining traffic but now I just don’t care. If you stop in and participate, if not oh well. I have really tried to show my personality lately or even some aspects of my personal life because that is what I want to read in a blog. That’s probably why I come here pia. I may not comment often but you are a top ten blogger on my list and i enjoy coming here a few times a week. (Even though we’re such opposites and I am a stinking Republican, LOL!! )

By: cooper

cooper — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:46:47 +0000

ok i quit my comment is gone.

By: cooper

cooper — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:30:57 +0000

Hummm. I always think of you as destiny……..i never really though to ask.

I just went and looked at your old blog for the first time.

Love the name.

You speak truth.