Comments on: I Declare a Pretzel-Free Day! http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/ Thoughts. Spinning. Lots of 'em. Fri, 01 May 2009 18:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ronnie Ann http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2303 Ronnie Ann Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:17:58 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2303 Hi little indian! Nice to see you. FYI...I'm on modified sabbatical, meaning I blog once in a while but have cut way back on visits and comments just so I can get a breather. I do sneak into read your blog and others though, even if I don't leave footprints. Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Read it when I was in college when it first came out. Remembered it being very inspiring back then. One of the books that may have even influenced the very free flight of certain times in my life. As for pretzeling...almost everyone I know does it to some extent - especially women. Twisting our brains and actions around to please others to the point where our own voices and needs take a back seat. And of course, that all gets mixed up with the very lovely need to be giving to others. How to balance that without twisting or losing ourselves in the process is the trick. Different times in my life have been more pretzelific - some time massive twisting, other times I flew. Even if you know who you are, it's still easy to pretzel. I was using this post as a reminder for myself and maybe others who are similarly...uh...twisted. (-; Hi little indian! Nice to see you. FYI…I’m on modified sabbatical, meaning I blog once in a while but have cut way back on visits and comments just so I can get a breather. I do sneak into read your blog and others though, even if I don’t leave footprints.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Read it when I was in college when it first came out. Remembered it being very inspiring back then. One of the books that may have even influenced the very free flight of certain times in my life. As for pretzeling…almost everyone I know does it to some extent – especially women. Twisting our brains and actions around to please others to the point where our own voices and needs take a back seat.

And of course, that all gets mixed up with the very lovely need to be giving to others. How to balance that without twisting or losing ourselves in the process is the trick. Different times in my life have been more pretzelific – some time massive twisting, other times I flew. Even if you know who you are, it’s still easy to pretzel. I was using this post as a reminder for myself and maybe others who are similarly…uh…twisted. (-;

]]> By: little indian http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2302 little indian Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:08:51 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2302 Hi Ronnie Ann, Last I was here, you were taking a sabbatical. Pretzel person, never heard it described that way before. But very appropriate, I know someone like that. Try this, http://similarminds.com/ - it may tell you that that is just what you are. How you were always meant to be. Have you read Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by any chance? Hi Ronnie Ann,
Last I was here, you were taking a sabbatical.

Pretzel person, never heard it described that way before.
But very appropriate, I know someone like that.

Try this, http://similarminds.com/ –
it may tell you that that is just what you are.
How you were always meant to be.

Have you read Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by any chance?

]]> By: Ronnie Ann http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2295 Ronnie Ann Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:15:17 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2295 Nice to see you Ruby! These words were absolutely perfect. I'm sure you and I have many similar thoughts and feelings despite what on the outside might seem like very different lives and interests. I think there's a core inside us that links to others and hears the real words we might not even be able to say - nor need to say. So many times the words that come out of my mouth fall far short of what I wanted to say. Those who love us get that. Those who don't...well you know the rest. (-; Much love back at ya, grrrl! Nice to see you Ruby! These words were absolutely perfect. I’m sure you and I have many similar thoughts and feelings despite what on the outside might seem like very different lives and interests. I think there’s a core inside us that links to others and hears the real words we might not even be able to say – nor need to say. So many times the words that come out of my mouth fall far short of what I wanted to say. Those who love us get that. Those who don’t…well you know the rest. (-;

Much love back at ya, grrrl!

]]> By: RubyShooZ http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2293 RubyShooZ Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:20:31 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2293 RA, You sound alot like me from what I read here and thanks for the song. I have tried to answer over and over but got stuck on the words . There's something seriously wrong in my word department lately. (Waving hello to the folks here) Much love today. ~ RS ~ RA, You sound alot like me from what I read here and thanks for the song. I have tried to answer over and over but got stuck on the words . There’s something seriously wrong in my word department lately.

(Waving hello to the folks here)

Much love today.

~ RS ~

]]> By: SurfaceEarth http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2290 SurfaceEarth Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:03:14 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2290 :) Ah yes, the zone! Well, I for one am keeping up the mantra of the pretzel free day! Thanks! :) Ah yes, the zone! Well, I for one am keeping up the mantra of the pretzel free day! Thanks!

]]> By: Ronnie Ann http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2289 Ronnie Ann Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:27:44 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2289 Kind of feels like what athletes call being in "the zone". So free. Just going with the flow. If I could only do with my body what I do with my head! (-; Kind of feels like what athletes call being in “the zone”. So free. Just going with the flow. If I could only do with my body what I do with my head! (-;

]]> By: SurfaceEarth http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2286 SurfaceEarth Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:47:51 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2286 :) I like this: a pretzel free day. What an apt description. Ok, I'm in! No more contortions today!!! :)

I like this: a pretzel free day. What an apt description. Ok, I’m in! No more contortions today!!!

]]> By: motherwintermoon http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2277 motherwintermoon Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:45:26 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2277 OK. Mum's the word. Cat paws always welcome. OK. Mum’s the word. Cat paws always welcome.

]]> By: Ronnie Ann http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2272 Ronnie Ann Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:54:56 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2272 Hey MW! Never intended to retire completely from the blogosphere! I definitely will continue to post when I feel like it. Just had to back way off from the rest of the scene since I was spending too much time on WordPress. Sh! Don't tell anyone but I still visit on cats paws and you'll even see me again every once in a while in the comments. Wishing you a great day as well! Hey MW! Never intended to retire completely from the blogosphere! I definitely will continue to post when I feel like it. Just had to back way off from the rest of the scene since I was spending too much time on WordPress. Sh! Don’t tell anyone but I still visit on cats paws and you’ll even see me again every once in a while in the comments. Wishing you a great day as well!

]]> By: motherwintermoon http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2271 motherwintermoon Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:57:23 +0000 http://outofmyhead.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/i-declare-a-pretzel-free-day/#comment-2271 Just glad to see you here, blogging away. Happy you decided not to retire from the blogosphere. Have a beautiful day filled with :) RA! Just glad to see you here, blogging away. Happy you decided not to retire from the blogosphere. Have a beautiful day filled with :) RA!

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