Comments on: Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth

By: Marvelous Monday!

Marvelous Monday! — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:27:31 +0000

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By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:52:34 +0000

Charlie – you brought me back a great memory of my grandmother with this post. She had a response to anyone who said, “yeah, but…” to her and it was:

“Yeah-buts eat carrots, and what does that have to do with anything?” (yeah-buts…rabbits…)

Her point was to take away the power of the “yeah, but” and put the focus on something else…like you’re suggesting here.

She also didn’t like us looking in the mouths of gift horses…
.-= Suzanne´s last blog ..In Others’ Words: November 23, 2009 =-.

By: Adam King

Adam King — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:49:07 +0000

Boy, did you look over my shoulder yesterday? This is almost the same mental argument I had with myself about what wasn’t accomplished yesterday. I was given many small gifts and I was too focused on the intentions that weren’t being fulfilled as opposed to recognizing the incredible lessons I was being handed throughout the day!

Thanks for taking the time writing this.
.-= Adam King´s last blog ..Are You Designing a Legacy? =-.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:55:56 +0000

I had one of these days today. Although I didn’t do any of the things I’ve been really working on lately and pushing to get finished I managed to accomplish a few tasks that have been nagging at me but haven’t been necessarily important.

Just so happened one of them involved patching my only pair of jeans – the rip has been agitating me for a week now.

It’s great to have that sorted.
.-= Carl´s last blog ..Blogging Isn’t A Business Model =-.

By: Twitted by thetinysoprano

Twitted by thetinysoprano — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:27:22 +0000

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Tweets that mention Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth -- Topsy.com — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:42 +0000

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By: Natalie Christie

Natalie Christie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:18:07 +0000

Isn’t it funny how we can so easily sabotage our own sense of achievement with a tiny “yeah, but”? All of the tiny lapses and distractions and diversions that we brand as being unproductive so often turn out to be the sneaky short cut we really needed – we just didn’t take it consciously. This is a great post Charlie – I love to be reminded that it’s more important to trust and be grateful for the whole process and not just what I deem to be important in one little snapshot of time.
.-= Natalie Christie´s last blog ..Do You Secretly Do This In The Shower? =-.