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I should . . .

LaWalker — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:26:00 -0600

Yup, I Should could easily have been THE replacement for I Wish.

And, equally interesting, is that when I personally think about what I wish, I know what I should do/have done that I don't/won't need to wish. In doing what I should, there is not a sense of loss, of regret or of . . .

At least, this is what I wish the result will be.

On 'After the Show' Oprah recently said, basically: people who throw themselves on the casket do it because of un resolved issues; not saying what should have been or could have been said when the person was alive.

I disagreed with her. I thought, What about pure grief? What about the fact that we show emotion in different ways - from lack of to hysteria.

Now, maybe I agree with Oprah. I just wish I didn't approach life like it was a pour-out-life blog, because maybe it wouldn't matter so much. I should work on that.

(See - I'm truly confused. Thanks for the good read.)
Bless
La

I wish I may......

debrown71354 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:39:16 -0600

Every young girl has made wishes upon the first star of the night. The birthday candle and even as she sits at her desk and works. I made that same wish many times over the years. Then on June 8th, 2006, I got my wish and at the moment when my wish was granted, I realized that I couldn't take it back. My wish had been granted and I no longer wanted it. I lost my job of 25 1/2 years at 4:05 PM on June 8th, 2006. Yes, I remember it to the minute and even the second. I remember the words that my boss let escape from his lips. "Your services are no longer needed". I had been downsized. As I sit here and type this blog I try and remember what it was that I had wished for. Was it a new job? No, I don't think so. Was it to be unemployed? No, now I'm sure that wasn't my wish. I think my wish was to not have to get up so early in the morning. Check, I didn't have to get up so early every day for the past seven months. However, soon, I'll be getting up earlier than before. I've found a new job and I'll be starting on Tuesday, January 23rd. Can you believe that my previous anniversary was January 21, 1981 and now my new anniversary will be January 23, 2007. Just be careful what you wish for.....you just may get your wish.....I did!

Wishful Thinking: From the kitchen to the horizon

Alanna Kellogg — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:36:11 -0600

Do you find yourself repeating, every day, a sentence that begins, "I wish ..." So writes the inimitable Farmgirl:

"I wish I hadn't overcooked the broccoli will not improve the state of what is sitting on your plate. I wish it wasn't so hot and humid here will not change the weather. I wish I had a million dollars will never make it magically appear. I wish you weren't so far away will not bring them any closer. I wish he hadn't died is never ever going to bring him back."

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And yet, continues Farmgirl, "There is, however, one thing I cannot help still wishing for ... what is it?

The words "I wish ..." are frequent in pour-out-my-soul blogs.

omg!!!! there is so much to tell you! ... When a friend asks,

"have u ever felt the pain of losing someone? do u know how it is, when one fine day, u wake up and u realise that,that person is no longer?" ... "i wish i could forget everything in my life..i wish i could be happy and laugh around, like how u do!!"

Shammu from Qatar responds, "No dear..i have never felt that pain...may be that is y , i seem like a happy girl to you". And then, and then (a slow, thoughtful read is recommended)

Strung Out ... for anyone who's thought "I wish I could learn to knit", this post's for you.

Meg Fowler, an award-winning Canadian blog ... begins I wish I had a penquin

Wish I Would Have Known ... a blog for law students.

Search your journal, your archives. How often do you write, "I wish ..."? What are you wishing for? Will it change things, or is it, indeed, merely wishful thinking?