tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post367325352505252560..comments2024-03-14T03:16:23.482-05:00Comments on Everyone Needs Therapy: Blowing Kissestherapydochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-58684379976764383352008-09-07T10:26:00.000-05:002008-09-07T10:26:00.000-05:00Thanks, rabbi.Thanks, rabbi.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-9415500527233940272008-09-07T09:47:00.000-05:002008-09-07T09:47:00.000-05:00I liked this post and it brought up a lot for me -...I liked this post and it brought up a lot for me - the reality that day to day intereactions can evoke strong emotional responses such as appreciation and empathy.<BR/><BR/>In regard to the the last comment and your resonse it reminds me of a dvar torah and story at a meal yesteday. after the story someone asked me what a detail had to do with the story - it somehow rubbed him the wrong way. and i said it was simply a true piece/detail of the story.rabbi neil fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733555336540451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-70534048710057405112008-09-04T21:08:00.000-05:002008-09-04T21:08:00.000-05:00Anon.Stories aren't all about action, verbs. I li...Anon.<BR/><BR/>Stories aren't all about action, verbs. I like adjectives, too. That's what African American is to me.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-9232506864711614522008-09-04T20:28:00.000-05:002008-09-04T20:28:00.000-05:00What does the policewoman being African American h...What does the policewoman being African American have to do with the story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-6722266581012599012008-09-04T13:45:00.000-05:002008-09-04T13:45:00.000-05:00Yeah, sorry about giving you the song. I did it o...Yeah, sorry about giving you the song. I did it on purpose.<BR/><BR/>The only way to get it out of your head is to give it to someone else, and you just gave it to me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-25141410531294153532008-09-04T13:29:00.000-05:002008-09-04T13:29:00.000-05:00now you got the song in my head now..my friend deb...now you got the song in my head now..my friend debbie is always singing should i say or go now.....you got to leave me now should I stay or go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-90984967821020631312008-09-04T12:07:00.000-05:002008-09-04T12:07:00.000-05:00My Sephardic women friends give me huggy-kissies a...My Sephardic women friends give me huggy-kissies and expect me to respond warmly. I'm one of those "can't express much emotion physically" types, like ALN mentioned. I only blow kisses at my kids. With my daughter it works fine; with my boys, I get an embarrassed "go away mom" kinda look.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-18315016891105761272008-09-04T07:06:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:06:00.000-05:00Great post!I'm a big believer in the wave-and-smil...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I'm a big believer in the wave-and-smile when someone lets me in or is otherwise considerate.<BR/><BR/>But I hadn't thought of blowing a kiss! In some situations, when someone has been REALLY nice (and does not seem either overly uptight or sleazy), I think it might be just the perfect gesture. I'll have to give it a try!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-14550616897512154622008-09-04T05:44:00.000-05:002008-09-04T05:44:00.000-05:00Go for it!Having grown up in the U.S., where a war...Go for it!<BR/><BR/>Having grown up in the U.S., where a warm two-handed handshake is borderline wild for some, it took me <I>forever</I> to get used to the classic Middle-Eastern greeting of a kiss on each check (only woman-to-woman / man-to-man among religious populations), but now it comes so naturally I can't help myself. I also feel completely normal greeting patients' mothers, Christian, Muslim or Jewish, with kisses on the cheek, considered unheard behavior and a total breech of etiquette in the U.S.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-5733123899168945682008-09-03T19:50:00.000-05:002008-09-03T19:50:00.000-05:00Do I go or do I stay? I ask that a lot. Pleased ...Do I go or do I stay? I ask that a lot. Pleased to have found this blog and looking forward to reading more.Mollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977660817227506338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-28301436098076602912008-09-03T17:19:00.000-05:002008-09-03T17:19:00.000-05:00But April, you're an optimist. You can't help it....But April, you're an optimist. You can't help it.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-19632778858892201112008-09-03T17:10:00.000-05:002008-09-03T17:10:00.000-05:00I'm always fascinated by the power (impact?) of sm...I'm always fascinated by the power (impact?) of smiling at strangers, telling someone she looks fantastic in what she's wearing, letting someone go ahead in line, or yes, blowing kisses. Not just the impact on the other person but on me as well. It's a rather nice way to go through life....April_optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264149241673287909noreply@blogger.com