Comments on: Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 17 May 2026 22:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10692 CherryPie Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:02:23 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10692 I am glad you like it :-) I am glad you like it :-)

]]> By: liz http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10690 liz Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:06:54 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10690 That's a great photo and quote, cherrypie. That’s a great photo and quote, cherrypie.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10686 CherryPie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:59:18 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10686 Me too ;-) LOL Me too ;-) LOL

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10685 CherryPie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:58:45 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10685 Let me know what you see ;-) Let me know what you see ;-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10684 CherryPie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:57:46 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10684 What a delightful way of looking at it :-) What a delightful way of looking at it :-)

]]> By: jane http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10683 jane Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:14:20 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10683 I resemble that quote some days. (ha, ha) I resemble that quote some days. (ha, ha)

]]> By: jameshigham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10681 jameshigham Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10681 Now I'm trying to fit the pic to the quote. Now I’m trying to fit the pic to the quote.

]]> By: Ginnie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10680 Ginnie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:09:44 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10680 It's called the "tyranny of the urgent!" This is a delightful scene, Cherie. It’s called the “tyranny of the urgent!” This is a delightful scene, Cherie.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10679 CherryPie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:13:45 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10679 <i>Some people are driven mad and sad by the drive to “get on”</i> That is something I would always something I would advise people to avoid! As you said I think enjoying what comes along is far the better option. After all, life is for learning ;-) Some people are driven mad and sad by the drive to “get on”

That is something I would always something I would advise people to avoid!

As you said I think enjoying what comes along is far the better option. After all, life is for learning ;-)

]]> By: H. insciens http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/01/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-92/comment-page-1/#comment-10678 H. insciens Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5209#comment-10678 However... we can also become enslaved by the demand and expectation that we should have goals, neglecting to consider that stopping chasing goals and just trying to enjoy what comes along may be a better option. I suppose "enjoy what comes along" is itself a goal, but not of the type that Heinlein was meaning, I think. Some people are driven mad and sad by the drive to "get on" and the inevitable disappointments and failures that brings for many. However… we can also become enslaved by the demand and expectation that we should have goals, neglecting to consider that stopping chasing goals and just trying to enjoy what comes along may be a better option. I suppose “enjoy what comes along” is itself a goal, but not of the type that Heinlein was meaning, I think. Some people are driven mad and sad by the drive to “get on” and the inevitable disappointments and failures that brings for many.

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