Comments on: Break the Grip of the Rip! http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/ expats in the Yucatan Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:45 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: dupre http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6408 dupre Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:07:31 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6408 Such wise words, I always loved that story too! "Zen Master" Mom :-) Love, Dupre Such wise words, I always loved that story too! “Zen Master” Mom :-) Love, Dupre

]]> By: Theresa in Mérida http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6395 Theresa in Mérida Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6395 I have been offline, avoiding the computer the last few days, I thought that you were long gone! I am glad you are still here! One thing that I have learned is to not second guess myself, my first instinct is probably the correct one. Your instinct is to not go. So you are probably right! Theresa I have been offline, avoiding the computer the last few days, I thought that you were long gone! I am glad you are still here!
One thing that I have learned is to not second guess myself, my first instinct is probably the correct one. Your instinct is to not go. So you are probably right!
Theresa

]]> By: beachbum http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6394 beachbum Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:54:56 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6394 Smart to listen to that inner voice. I am convinced that mine never leads me astray. With the Internet and people to help, any business is possible from afar. Enjoy. Smart to listen to that inner voice. I am convinced that mine never leads me astray. With the Internet and people to help, any business is possible from afar. Enjoy.

]]> By: Pete http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6393 Pete Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:22:07 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6393 Thanks for the practical lesson. It is very true. We just decided to rethink something recently and the process was a major stress reliever. Thanks for the practical lesson. It is very true. We just decided to rethink something recently and the process was a major stress reliever.

]]> By: Sue on Isla http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6392 Sue on Isla Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:27:37 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6392 You and your readers are so wise - great words to remember and live by. "Float and Rethink", "Don't fight the current", "Like pushing a rope". Any time you can relieve stress by just stopping what you are doing seems like an obvious solution, but I know it wasn't easy to make the decision to change your plans, especially after you had already made so many preparations. It takes guts to recognize the right thing to do, and then do it. Thanks for sharing. You and your readers are so wise – great words to remember and live by. “Float and Rethink”, “Don’t fight the current”, “Like pushing a rope”. Any time you can relieve stress by just stopping what you are doing seems like an obvious solution, but I know it wasn’t easy to make the decision to change your plans, especially after you had already made so many preparations. It takes guts to recognize the right thing to do, and then do it. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: hammockmanpaul http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6391 hammockmanpaul Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:22:05 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6391 Are you sure you are not a zen master? Thanks for the pearls. Traveling back to the states would stress anyone out. Are you sure you are not a zen master? Thanks for the pearls. Traveling back to the states would stress anyone out.

]]> By: kathy http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6390 kathy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:35:46 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6390 YEs! This is such smart advice! We have both fought and succumbed to the rip and learned much each time. And the relief after making the decision is so telling! Jamie is headed back (flap flap) in early July. Give me your wish list and he'll bring it back. YEs! This is such smart advice! We have both fought and succumbed to the rip and learned much each time. And the relief after making the decision is so telling!

Jamie is headed back (flap flap) in early July. Give me your wish list and he’ll bring it back.

]]> By: Sherry http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6389 Sherry Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:38:42 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6389 Agree with Kathe, great metaphor. Quit fighting the rip currents. It will all work out. My Mother use to tell me, when you get that feeling in your belly that something isn't right...wait wait until the coast is clear. Agree with Kathe, great metaphor. Quit fighting the rip currents. It will all work out. My Mother use to tell me, when you get that feeling in your belly that something isn’t right…wait wait until the coast is clear.

]]> By: Sky http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6387 Sky Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:18:32 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6387 And since I am here in the place you were planning to arrive, I am sure that there is something I can do to assist with whatever needs to be accomplished!! Just let me know...... And since I am here in the place you were planning to arrive, I am sure that there is something I can do to assist with whatever needs to be accomplished!! Just let me know……

]]> By: Kathe http://baddog.com/2009/06/17/break-the-grip-of-the-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-6386 Kathe Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:30:07 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1449#comment-6386 Jonna, I loved the metaphor...sometimes doing what we think needs to happen is like trying to push a rope. Jonna, I loved the metaphor…sometimes doing what we think needs to happen is like trying to push a rope.

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