tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988299562536912229.post3732165184398542336..comments2023-09-28T05:30:19.279-07:00Comments on Lee's Daily Adventure: Posting My Thoughts?Lee Spanglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793240733282525356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988299562536912229.post-72607989712568348692012-03-31T20:26:02.713-07:002012-03-31T20:26:02.713-07:00This is what I want to know: Out of 30,000 stamps...This is what I want to know: Out of 30,000 stamps, how in the world did you manage to narrow it down to three? If it were my stamp collection and my blog, this post would never have been written. There's a very good reason for that. After maybe six hours (or more) I would have managed to narrow it down to maybe 100 or so of my absolute favorite stamps. Then I'd spend the next week getting it down to 25, and at that point I'd get totally frustrated and give up on the whole idea. <br /><br />Not deliberately, you understand. I'd still have every intention of writing a blog post about my stamp collection, but that's the point where I'd start getting distracted and procrastinating. And if there's one thing I'm good at, it's getting distracted and procrastinating! I've always had a natural aptitude that way.<br /><br />Re <i>When working on them I was safe and hidden in my own private world and able to tune out the almost constant tension which permeated my family's dynamics.</i><br /><br />I can so relate to that. I also learned to tune out the unpleasant realities of my life when I was very young, usually through needlework of various kinds and making clothes for my dolls. I think most sensitive children understand almost instinctively how to create their own private worlds. This is sometimes called "escapism," but that isn't always such a terrible thing. As Tolkien pointed out in one of his essays, there is a difference between the flight of the deserter and the escape of the prisoner.Rakshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280365011937595321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988299562536912229.post-39401740203897515752012-03-30T16:28:41.801-07:002012-03-30T16:28:41.801-07:00A very interesting post -- always like it when I l...A very interesting post -- always like it when I learn something new. I find the stamps you've shared to be quite fascinating. I also think it's great that it has provided you with so much pleasure for so long. I hope your kids appreciate what they will inherit! Ah, but who knows about our kids????Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.com