It's The Little Things
A Walk Down Memory Lane56 total reviews
Comment from frogbook
This was really wonderful and your mother should have worked with depressed people because her therapy was fantastic. Sometimes we do just dwell on something when we could try a little harder. I hope some people who seem so sad in all their poems and stories and write only about what happened to them will read this. I feel sorry sometimes that they are so unable to leave the past. Writing is a good way but your Mom's remedy is better. Well written and very thought provoking. Looking like it should be tops in the contest for me.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2015
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This was really wonderful and your mother should have worked with depressed people because her therapy was fantastic. Sometimes we do just dwell on something when we could try a little harder. I hope some people who seem so sad in all their poems and stories and write only about what happened to them will read this. I feel sorry sometimes that they are so unable to leave the past. Writing is a good way but your Mom's remedy is better. Well written and very thought provoking. Looking like it should be tops in the contest for me.
Comment Written 27-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2015
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Thanks for reading and commenting. I need and appreciate those good luck wishes for the contest.
Comment from Ric Myworld
I'm sure this might be a great way for all of us to sit down and rid ourselves of the doldrums every once in a while. Even we think things are at their worst, surly there must be something we could be happy about. Great job. :-)
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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I'm sure this might be a great way for all of us to sit down and rid ourselves of the doldrums every once in a while. Even we think things are at their worst, surly there must be something we could be happy about. Great job. :-)
Comment Written 25-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
Comment from Jeanie Mercer
This is a helpful philosophy about how to realize the things that already make one happy. It is well written. The mother was wise to sit down with the child and help her get to a more positive feeling. I like that Big Chief tablet. Good luck to you, Jeanie Mercer
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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This is a helpful philosophy about how to realize the things that already make one happy. It is well written. The mother was wise to sit down with the child and help her get to a more positive feeling. I like that Big Chief tablet. Good luck to you, Jeanie Mercer
Comment Written 25-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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Thank you for your kind comments and good luck wishes.
Comment from Cass Carlton
This is beautiful. what a clever Mother you had! How gifted and wise she was, to show you an amazing tool to combat the dark spectre of Depression. I have had a brief experience of Depression which quite literally scared the living daylights out of me. It was as if I teetered on the edge of a yawning chasm . It fell away at my feet , a black gulf of hopelessness and misery. I was prescribed "little Pills" which I soon decided weren't the answer, and tore up the last three repeats, got off them and sorted myself out. If this exercise was used as therapy for those who needed it, the drug companies would all be a lot less profitable, and the patients would be a lot happier and whole minded a lot sooner. Thanks for sharing this Well done cheers Cass
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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This is beautiful. what a clever Mother you had! How gifted and wise she was, to show you an amazing tool to combat the dark spectre of Depression. I have had a brief experience of Depression which quite literally scared the living daylights out of me. It was as if I teetered on the edge of a yawning chasm . It fell away at my feet , a black gulf of hopelessness and misery. I was prescribed "little Pills" which I soon decided weren't the answer, and tore up the last three repeats, got off them and sorted myself out. If this exercise was used as therapy for those who needed it, the drug companies would all be a lot less profitable, and the patients would be a lot happier and whole minded a lot sooner. Thanks for sharing this Well done cheers Cass
Comment Written 24-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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Thanks for the shiny 6 stars! I am so happy you shared with me your own story of recovery and proof of your own strength. Congratulations. And again, thanks for reading and commenting.
Comment from patcelaw
This would be an excellent exercise for a child who is bored during the summer months. As a matter of fact this would be as good exercise for an adult to make a list of all the good things in their life and not list any of the bad. Patricia
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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This would be an excellent exercise for a child who is bored during the summer months. As a matter of fact this would be as good exercise for an adult to make a list of all the good things in their life and not list any of the bad. Patricia
Comment Written 24-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2015
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
Comment from papa55mike
Boy, Those Mama's are a pain sometimes. So manipulating. The special way mothers work out their problems. This is a very well written found memory. It's amazing the little things we remember. Have a great day and God bless.
mike
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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Boy, Those Mama's are a pain sometimes. So manipulating. The special way mothers work out their problems. This is a very well written found memory. It's amazing the little things we remember. Have a great day and God bless.
mike
Comment Written 24-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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6 Shiny Stars- just one more thing I am thankful for!!! Thanks so much. I am honored and so pleased. ann
Comment from K. Lorraine
I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like this entry. It seemed to be another one of those depressive downers and I just didn't think I wanted to lapse into a blue funk. I forced myself to continue reading and I found myself thinking too of all the things that made me happy. I am grateful for each listing that I wrote down and much like you, I came to the conclusion that my list was too as endless as life itself. Great job and I loved the way that you took a Mother's love and interest in her child to help her see how the little things in life are truly what makes you happy.
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like this entry. It seemed to be another one of those depressive downers and I just didn't think I wanted to lapse into a blue funk. I forced myself to continue reading and I found myself thinking too of all the things that made me happy. I am grateful for each listing that I wrote down and much like you, I came to the conclusion that my list was too as endless as life itself. Great job and I loved the way that you took a Mother's love and interest in her child to help her see how the little things in life are truly what makes you happy.
Comment Written 23-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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Thank you very much for your time in reading and commenting. I am pleased the story resonated with you and more pleased that you chose to share that with me.
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you are welcome... Happy Thanksgiving
Comment from Unspoken94
This birth of behavior modification when you were a child became very effective by those of us who made a living in psychotherapy. You gave an accurate understanding of focusing on the positive and ignoring the negative. A very good short story. I would recommend capitalizing "Job." -bill
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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This birth of behavior modification when you were a child became very effective by those of us who made a living in psychotherapy. You gave an accurate understanding of focusing on the positive and ignoring the negative. A very good short story. I would recommend capitalizing "Job." -bill
Comment Written 22-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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Of course, Job should be capitalized!!!! Thanks so much for pointing it out to me. I appreciate your time in reading and commenting.
Comment from mermaids
I enjoyed reading your essay. Your mother was a wise woman, many can learn from her. A list of positive things does help us to feel happy and it is always the little things in life, not the big stuff. Your mother was also wise to have you write down the happy things, she started you on the road to writing.
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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I enjoyed reading your essay. Your mother was a wise woman, many can learn from her. A list of positive things does help us to feel happy and it is always the little things in life, not the big stuff. Your mother was also wise to have you write down the happy things, she started you on the road to writing.
Comment Written 22-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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You know, I never thought about my mom as starting me on the road to writing! But you are correct and I appreciate you mentioning it to me -- just one more thing to be thankful for in the 'thankful' season. Mom also started me on the road to reading by walking with me the mile to the county library twice a week when I was 5 years old. She taught me to read well before I started school; she had gotten a discontinued reader -Bob and Nancy -from the school and I fell in love with the escape provided by all the stories. What a blessed person I truly am! Thanks for the reminder.
Comment from alvina224224
Well done, author. That was an extremely good method your mother employed, to release your depression. I could feel it affecting me in a positive way, too. In this day and age, I feel that the challenge to remain positive is greater than ever, and the future is going to be so heavy for young people to carry. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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Well done, author. That was an extremely good method your mother employed, to release your depression. I could feel it affecting me in a positive way, too. In this day and age, I feel that the challenge to remain positive is greater than ever, and the future is going to be so heavy for young people to carry. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 22-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2015
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting. I agree that it has become more difficult for the young to remain positive in today's world; but it is even more important now than ever. Only by concentrating and emphasizing the good in this world will the world ever survive to be a habitable place.
