tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post4797108186487716423..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Are You A Prisoner of Hope?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-64177701467612656712015-11-23T15:55:19.105-08:002015-11-23T15:55:19.105-08:00Mitch, the mind is what limits us the most. Walls...Mitch, the mind is what limits us the most. Walls might contain our bodies, but our minds can take us as far as we are willing to go.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-7073342249277280302015-11-22T11:53:49.298-08:002015-11-22T11:53:49.298-08:00First, I don't know the band or music you ment...First, I don't know the band or music you mentioned so I'm going to skip that part. lol<br /><br />Second, this is an interesting thing you've written. I hadn't ever thought about prison as a metaphor, yet as you wrote it I was thinking that yes, I'm a victim of it, based on how you described it. I'm a prisoner of my own mental limitations, that's for sure. I know what I'm good at but I also know what I'm bad at, and many times the bad part overrules the good part to the extent that I stop trying to be... well, whatever good I happen to want to do at that time.<br /><br />It's a hard prison to escape, that of the mind.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125633934727204568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-64533415374456603962015-11-14T17:05:38.279-08:002015-11-14T17:05:38.279-08:00Rory, I think you're correct. The insistence ...Rory, I think you're correct. The insistence of our thinking becomes the nature of our world outlook. It's the be careful what you wish for concept.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-23861953116464882882015-11-14T12:40:40.128-08:002015-11-14T12:40:40.128-08:00I would definitely like to think I am a prisoner o...I would definitely like to think I am a prisoner of Hope. For to me, Hope is not merely a wish for a certain favourable outcome; it's rather a certainty of that outcome. That's the difference that prompts you to persevere though odds may be against you.<br />As for prisoners - I always say the worst kind of captive, is one that is unaware. To that, one must consider carefully what occupies their thoughts and actions most often. For what your mind ponders most; there is your heart. So, think carefully. I like what my pastor always says: what you feed, will grow.<br />So yes, I choose to feed Hope. LA Botcharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045857399816360885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-82311583766889984662015-11-11T21:24:46.912-08:002015-11-11T21:24:46.912-08:00Carrie-Anne, I think confinement can bring on that...Carrie-Anne, I think confinement can bring on that transition to the person with that mindset. One certainly has time for introspection and thinking beyond one's cell walls.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63233709131935383752015-11-11T21:19:41.829-08:002015-11-11T21:19:41.829-08:00As my favorite writer, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhen...As my favorite writer, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, once wrote, "When the body is confined, what broad horizons are open to the mind and soul!" He felt his eight years in Siberia really caused his spiritual rebirth, and forced him to focus on the most important things in life. Something must've worked, since he went from a Soviet atheist to a devout Russian Orthodox Christian over the course of his life.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27554955238712327972015-11-11T16:32:44.859-08:002015-11-11T16:32:44.859-08:00Thank you, Mary. We should all have hope. You'...Thank you, Mary. We should all have hope. You're right about the world being better if hope was within all of us.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54989456428168208352015-11-11T14:21:05.899-08:002015-11-11T14:21:05.899-08:00What a lovely post. Yes, I've been a prisoner ...What a lovely post. Yes, I've been a prisoner of Hope, still am. I hope always for the best. I look forward to things. I have great expectations for my children, and I believe the world can be a more peaceful place. Amen.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59070748902697976462015-11-10T13:41:27.854-08:002015-11-10T13:41:27.854-08:00Larry, "huge hit" might be off the chart...Larry, "huge hit" might be off the charts that you're looking at and on a completely different chart. I am being literal about the "huge hit" description but maybe I should have said it in a different language.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-19372868415423411922015-11-10T13:39:14.575-08:002015-11-10T13:39:14.575-08:00Cherdo, indeed hope does and should give us a sens...Cherdo, indeed hope does and should give us a sense of more freedom, but sometimes when we can only cling to hope and our objectives seem such a long time coming it can require not only hope, but a lot of faith.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58673430373422087122015-11-10T13:38:10.886-08:002015-11-10T13:38:10.886-08:00Steve Harley had a song with prisoner in the title...Steve Harley had a song with prisoner in the title, but I am pretty sure that was earlier...<br /><br />I looked at the Hot 100 singles for 1981 and nothing popped out, but I may be taking your description of "huge hit" too literally...DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-1018290995775964652015-11-10T13:29:46.810-08:002015-11-10T13:29:46.810-08:00I am not sure a Stallone movie is the place to go ...I am not sure a Stallone movie is the place to go for wisdom...DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49784856674937670212015-11-10T13:07:58.393-08:002015-11-10T13:07:58.393-08:00For me, hope is the thing that doesn't make me...For me, hope is the thing that doesn't make me feel imprisoned. Hope is that light just out of my reach that let's me push myself forward when my mind says there's nothing else to gain from a situation.<br /><br />But there's plenty of other prisons...Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18138624732349925292015-11-10T11:59:14.608-08:002015-11-10T11:59:14.608-08:00It's been not only a pleasure, but an inspirat...It's been not only a pleasure, but an inspiration that has expanded my own thinking. I've gotten some good blog post material from your guest spot.<br /><br />And to think there are businesses that you can pay to set up a blog tour for you. So much cooler and friendlier to be hosted by blog friends. The best things in life are free.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48913017863355833702015-11-10T11:55:07.631-08:002015-11-10T11:55:07.631-08:00Guilie, prison is not necessarily simply be loss o...Guilie, prison is not necessarily simply be loss of freedom, but also restraint, constraint, or restriction. Being tied down to a family might seem confining at times but ultimately--in the ideal sense--it's a good thing worth making sacrifices for. There are a lot of things like that I think. It's a matter of where our heads are--our perspective--and our goals or the outcome we desire.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-6661128674908315182015-11-10T11:45:34.162-08:002015-11-10T11:45:34.162-08:00Thank you, both... It already has paid off—who car...Thank you, both... It already has paid off—who cares about book sales when there are great people to meet and to get to know better and to build friendships with? Really, the publishing adventure has been a lesson in generosity, and this blog tour, and the wonderful bloggers who are participating in it, are the best proof of it. Mwah!!! (That was a kiss :) )Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27820819207065480382015-11-10T11:42:14.947-08:002015-11-10T11:42:14.947-08:00LOL! Nope, never saw Lock Up (not a big Stallone f...LOL! Nope, never saw Lock Up (not a big Stallone fan here), but maybe I need to give it a chance... Sounds like high wisdom gets a nice back-and-forth there ;)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-52019609531498082052015-11-10T11:41:11.885-08:002015-11-10T11:41:11.885-08:00You are so right, Lee. And the reverse is, of cour...You are so right, Lee. And the reverse is, of course, true as well: a person can be free as a bird, physically, but if their thoughts are imprisoned, then... Well. <br /><br />Interesting about hope being a prison. I suppose we can also be prisoners to good things... Hope would definitely rank #1 on my list :) But... I don't know. Wouldn't that be more a freedom than a prison? I equate prisons with a loss of freedom, whether it be physical or mental, and hope seems to me something so inherently linked to freedom (options, choices, dreams... all that is hope, right?) that I have a hard time matching it to a prison of any kind. Still, if we must be prisoners to something, then I vote for hope. Oh, and love ;)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-47874504676499797232015-11-10T11:20:21.138-08:002015-11-10T11:20:21.138-08:00Susan S, I think we could use the metaphor of pris...Susan S, I think we could use the metaphor of prison in some aspect of all of our lives. Guilie will name my song on her Wed. guest post here. We are having a collaborative week in a way.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-47112196140975457022015-11-10T11:12:42.732-08:002015-11-10T11:12:42.732-08:00O my goodness Arlee, great post thank you. Many of...O my goodness Arlee, great post thank you. Many of us are prisoners, sometimes of our own making .. eg addictions of whatever kind. Or just plain and simple and not so wonderful complacency, fearful of breaking free of the boundaries that keep us trapped.<br /><br />I can't begin to imagine what the BOTB will be ... await with anticipation!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-31753120557534465462015-11-10T09:22:44.128-08:002015-11-10T09:22:44.128-08:00Carol, I hope we are all prisoners of hope.
LeeCarol, I hope we are all prisoners of hope.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59610770713732290932015-11-10T08:13:45.585-08:002015-11-10T08:13:45.585-08:00I think I'm a prisoner of hope. Probably other...I think I'm a prisoner of hope. Probably other things, too, but certainly hope.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58560521254151135642015-11-10T07:24:47.280-08:002015-11-10T07:24:47.280-08:00Elsie, wow, you made my day with this compliment. ...Elsie, wow, you made my day with this compliment. Your kind of story embodies much of what I was thinking when I wrote this. <br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63157635205160703182015-11-10T07:23:12.624-08:002015-11-10T07:23:12.624-08:00Birgit, many are the stories throughout history of...Birgit, many are the stories throughout history of those who suffered and struggled against great odds while fueled with little more than hope. I think hope goes hand in hand with freedom.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9886437240234537482015-11-10T03:35:08.443-08:002015-11-10T03:35:08.443-08:00This is one of my favorite posts from you. You tou...This is one of my favorite posts from you. You touched on many things I can relate to, especially addiction. Both my husband and I are recovering addicts. It's a journey that never ends and although I've been sober over 20 years, there are times I can still feel like a prisoner to my disease. Turning that imprisonment to hope is a much better alternative. Great post, Arlee. Love it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com