http://mangabookshelf.com/2009/04/17/solanin/ Discussion & Reviews by Melinda Beasi Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:40:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mangabookshelf.com/2009/04/17/solanin/comment-page-1/#comment-5753 jansong@livejournal Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:09:07 +0000 http://eyeballman.com/blog/?p=1640#comment-5753 I have a message for Michelle, too, that I didn't think I should post on Comics Should Be Good. No, Michelle, don't give up writing reviews! BUT, it warmed a mother's heart (and made me smile) to read your lovely words of praise for Melinda. I've been smiling all morning. Thanks. I have a message for Michelle, too, that I didn’t think I should post on Comics Should Be Good. No, Michelle, don’t give up writing reviews! BUT, it warmed a mother’s heart (and made me smile) to read your lovely words of praise for Melinda. I’ve been smiling all morning. Thanks.

]]> http://mangabookshelf.com/2009/04/17/solanin/comment-page-1/#comment-5750 Melinda Beasi Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:29:10 +0000 http://eyeballman.com/blog/?p=1640#comment-5750 Honestly, I would have no purpose in life without dreams. You know me. If I'm not striving for something meaningful, I'm not doing anything at all. I've never been able to accept that I should settle for less. You also know that my dreams change and shift all the time. I think I learned that part from you and dad--not to get too concerned with a specific outcome. Honestly, I would have no purpose in life without dreams. You know me. If I’m not striving for something meaningful, I’m not doing anything at all. I’ve never been able to accept that I should settle for less. You also know that my dreams change and shift all the time. I think I learned that part from you and dad–not to get too concerned with a specific outcome.

]]> http://mangabookshelf.com/2009/04/17/solanin/comment-page-1/#comment-5746 jansong@livejournal Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:51:06 +0000 http://eyeballman.com/blog/?p=1640#comment-5746 Oddly, I've been reading two books this week concerning dreams (the kind we envision and the ones we have when we are sleeping.) Randy Pausch in <i>The Last Lecture</i> talks all about pursuing your dream always. He was a child at heart throughout his short life, and he never gave up on his dreams. And, Robert Moss in <i> The Secret History of Dreaming</i> writes fascinatingly about our night dream world - and it's place throughout history - but with our day dreaming, too. I keep thinking we function best if we always have dreams to follow. Some of them won't be realized, but they can be changed and replaced throughout our lifetime. The ones that didn't turn out to be the way I expected have often led to unexpected delight as long as I don't narrow my expected outcome too much. Perhaps the people who feel they are failures often are ones who remain upset if their dreams don't turn out JUST as they had envisioned. Oddly, I’ve been reading two books this week concerning dreams (the kind we envision and the ones we have when we are sleeping.) Randy Pausch in The Last Lecture talks all about pursuing your dream always. He was a child at heart throughout his short life, and he never gave up on his dreams. And, Robert Moss in The Secret History of Dreaming writes fascinatingly about our night dream world – and it’s place throughout history – but with our day dreaming, too. I keep thinking we function best if we always have dreams to follow. Some of them won’t be realized, but they can be changed and replaced throughout our lifetime. The ones that didn’t turn out to be the way I expected have often led to unexpected delight as long as I don’t narrow my expected outcome too much. Perhaps the people who feel they are failures often are ones who remain upset if their dreams don’t turn out JUST as they had envisioned.

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