tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post2366304925049896622..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Personal Best, Personal WorstDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-77799473206366452052017-04-08T13:52:38.202-04:002017-04-08T13:52:38.202-04:00Yes Dave, we must keep pushing through the hate an...Yes Dave, we must keep pushing through the hate and fear and continue to find the strength to get round. And practice makes perfect :)Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-25984003390421441582017-04-08T12:36:25.683-04:002017-04-08T12:36:25.683-04:00I am so sorry that such hatred was being so casual...I am so sorry that such hatred was being so casually flung around in a public place....sounds like America, but I know you are in Toronto. Maybe next time wear your brightest yellow shirt and put your headphones in your ears and tune them all out! Might be easier than having to hear it all and push through it. <br />clairesmumUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-7325301451605644332017-04-08T10:06:37.341-04:002017-04-08T10:06:37.341-04:00Dave, I give you credit for so many reasons, more ...Dave, I give you credit for so many reasons, more than I probably can put into words. <br />Congratulations on your physical accomplishment of being strong enough to do a 4K (I wholeheartedly believe you are), for all of the work & training that's gone into that, and for having the motivation and determination to reach such goals!<br />But moreover congratulations for seeing the nasty evil-spirited remarks as the problem, for identifying that the speakers of those remarks are the ones who are wrong, that the air is unduly heavy because of them. It's at least as hard as building physical stamina to build the inner reserve of self-worth that it takes to traverse paths littered with hate. I would have been "done" when the first father/son made their commentary. YOU give me HOPE. <br /><br />So terribly sorry for the cruelty you faced... Thank you for sharing the experience with us.<br />~PurplettaPurplettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534359464745707836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-71399079070309185282017-04-08T07:34:13.574-04:002017-04-08T07:34:13.574-04:00Wow - people can be such jerks! I hope you can sti...Wow - people can be such jerks! I hope you can still revel in your accomplishment and keep building on it. It seems like we're living in an era where being mean is rewarded at the highest levels unfortunately although I guess that's always been true.painting with firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578014572547587329noreply@blogger.com