tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post4213547999628327801..comments2024-03-24T14:31:58.662+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: Reflection 1: ChoicesJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-78693844101222788932012-11-17T22:27:12.373+11:002012-11-17T22:27:12.373+11:00Clever write of the dilemma of decision making...a...Clever write of the dilemma of decision making...and you are correct, decision making is based on the best option presenting - might not be really what you want to do though...<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-15305523091922025212012-11-16T08:34:03.052+11:002012-11-16T08:34:03.052+11:00such an interesting piece. it might explain why I...such an interesting piece. it might explain why I don't like making decisions...whose to say what is right at this moment will not produce ill effects in the future. lovely write.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-48813869374881447962012-11-16T07:34:09.748+11:002012-11-16T07:34:09.748+11:00So true, we can't resist looking back sometime...So true, we can't resist looking back sometime to see what we might have missed...but very rarely do I ever regret.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-14577620259667155232012-11-15T06:54:44.792+11:002012-11-15T06:54:44.792+11:00I'm a big fan of mixing other schools of thoug...I'm a big fan of mixing other schools of thoughts into my own poetry. Psychological and philosophical being some of my favorite avenues to explore. You did a masterful job here, love the philosophical discussion here. Great piece. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-79240114597730193192012-11-15T06:25:46.879+11:002012-11-15T06:25:46.879+11:00New Age fluff? Maybe. But give me one occasion w...New Age fluff? Maybe. But give me one occasion where you or anyone for taht matter would make the wrong decision. At the time. Later you may regret it. But you will always choose the best option that you thing is available at the time. It is not always your favourite option. That is a different thing altogether.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-20720534529758322482012-11-15T04:09:13.627+11:002012-11-15T04:09:13.627+11:00Oh, the agony of choices. And then that bug that l...Oh, the agony of choices. And then that bug that lives in the back of your head, making you look back and wonder....Inger-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312912766394408963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-88219064792245646012012-11-14T23:46:33.611+11:002012-11-14T23:46:33.611+11:00Who the heck said "every decision we make is...Who the heck said "every decision we make is the right one." ??? I never heard that. You are absolutely right to pick that one apart. Geeez -- sounds like New Age fluff.<br /><br />Liked the Shakespeare (there is the rub) and the Bible (Lot's wife) -- nothing like cashing in on tradition! :-)<br /><br />Just as when we make wrong decisions and fool ourselves that all are right, when we look back we fool ourselves again. Human ignorance and arrogance can never be overstated.<br /><br />Nicely put in a poem.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-23894533553264333442012-11-14T22:30:27.512+11:002012-11-14T22:30:27.512+11:00nice ref to lots wife, true we seem to look back o...nice ref to lots wife, true we seem to look back often...and you are right that it is a balance between risk and reward...and we have to live with the decisions we make because they determine where we have gotten...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59751608168438338932012-11-14T18:58:51.112+11:002012-11-14T18:58:51.112+11:00Oh yes, decisions! And there are consequences to ...Oh yes, decisions! And there are consequences to them all. Wisdom in your words J.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-682024798241363262012-11-13T18:28:30.591+11:002012-11-13T18:28:30.591+11:00Excellent decision with compromise or a backward g...Excellent decision with compromise or a backward glance!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-39414212476257199652012-11-11T21:04:17.476+11:002012-11-11T21:04:17.476+11:00Life is a puzzle with its twists and turns,full of...Life is a puzzle with its twists and turns,full of surprises. Who would have thought that a depressingly normal person could be so inspirational!Good poem with a ring of familiarity about it:)rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-5900673428864318042012-11-11T20:23:32.235+11:002012-11-11T20:23:32.235+11:00It is sad, how much better vision we get using hin...It is sad, how much better vision we get using hindsight. Even those of us who are trying to cut down on salt.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-44340331392205330822012-11-11T18:26:35.357+11:002012-11-11T18:26:35.357+11:00Ah yes, the agony of decisions!Ah yes, the agony of decisions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36625404615464417622012-11-11T17:41:48.910+11:002012-11-11T17:41:48.910+11:00I loved the way you spoke of decisions...there hav...I loved the way you spoke of decisions...there have been times when I have taken a decision thinking it to be right, only to regret in future. But then, that's how life is. We learn from our mistakes.<br /><br />By the way, I loved your comparison with Lot's wife. That was funny :-)Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.com