tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280511778336787717.post2523677143995921733..comments2023-05-06T10:29:11.028-04:00Comments on Tales from the Sandwich Chronicles: No ReasonMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247373755249542138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280511778336787717.post-29707919680219041672014-01-31T00:47:23.031-05:002014-01-31T00:47:23.031-05:00You're all safe. I'm so glad those smoke d...You're all safe. I'm so glad those smoke detectors were working. I hate the "everything happens for a reason" mindset too.Sometimes awful things just happen. jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967156307632862683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280511778336787717.post-16891729427005251652014-01-21T01:04:39.737-05:002014-01-21T01:04:39.737-05:00I'm so imagining that moment of waking up and ...I'm so imagining that moment of waking up and thinking, "Are those the smoke alarms? Did their batteries die or something? Is this for real? Wait, IS THIS FOR REAL?"<br /><br />And I imagine that feeling has hung around since then.<br /><br />Criminey, but you're managing to face this thing with grace.Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280511778336787717.post-5807650589950565602014-01-15T12:02:15.796-05:002014-01-15T12:02:15.796-05:00Very well written Meg :) And, were you referring ...Very well written Meg :) And, were you referring to my wheelchair when you said "stick is thrust into the spokes of one's wheel"? :)<br /><br />You post above has made me begin thinking about my own rational that "everything happens for a reason." While I too do not believe there's a puppetier or someone up there controlling us with strings, I believe it's randomness and what is more important is what we do with these events in our lives. My traumatic accident 25 years ago and my brain aneurysm/surgery 5 weeks ago was certainly not my choice or an action of someone else...I believe it was randomness.Madcyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704344104638097812noreply@blogger.com