tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post3331150268243496583..comments2024-03-26T02:43:09.109+00:00Comments on notes on paper: Quote: When You Shut the Doors Yourself ... Julie Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606220227331834682noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-88848290033215433302014-04-28T02:18:25.713+01:002014-04-28T02:18:25.713+01:00What a powerful quote. I wish I was in the positio...What a powerful quote. I wish I was in the position to be closing doors right now, instead of slamming them.<br />RindaMaria Ontiveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-37707285805042841062014-04-24T07:57:49.571+01:002014-04-24T07:57:49.571+01:00That is a good one, Julie. I have to admit that m...That is a good one, Julie. I have to admit that my husband does this with much more grace than I do. Thanks for the reminder to do better.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769556455551856486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-18021900508746505372014-04-22T09:21:48.355+01:002014-04-22T09:21:48.355+01:00Nicely thought-provoking, Julie. And d'you kno...Nicely thought-provoking, Julie. And d'you know, when my eyes first lit on it, I read it as "When you shut the doors ON yourself, there is no need to slam". That Freudian slip-of-a-read has provoked even more thoughts this morning :).alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789464804911391774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-21343428573224787862014-04-22T00:41:01.149+01:002014-04-22T00:41:01.149+01:00Yes, a great quote, well worth thinking about. I h...Yes, a great quote, well worth thinking about. I hope I've never slammed a door (I echo the perspective of other commenters about not wanting to burn bridges) except in my imagination. Do you ever have those dreams where you DO 'slam a door' in some outrageous way and when you wake up you are so totally relieved to find it wasn't reality? An object lesson from the sub-conscious that reinforces the quote!Margot/NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594123452182158117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-83472962337418303782014-04-21T17:20:45.693+01:002014-04-21T17:20:45.693+01:00What an interesting quote. For me, I think I find ...What an interesting quote. For me, I think I find that when I am in a 'door closing' situation, it is best done calmly, once you are on the other side you can have a private rant or self satisfied smile!debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-91460509974618657102014-04-21T15:24:15.385+01:002014-04-21T15:24:15.385+01:00To me it speaks about not burning your bridges - y...To me it speaks about not burning your bridges - you never know when your paths might cross again so if you leave nicely in a dignified way it is always easier when you have encounters with these people/organisations again. My DH recently with 8 other people started working in a new location - some of the people he is working with have used the opportunity of moving on to tell people in the old work location exactly what they think of them. Last week the new location has been closed temporarily for up to maybe a year so everyone has had to go back to their old locations - quite a problem for a couple of them who didn't leave with dignity!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing such a great quote!!KraftyKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12414480551327007813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789689551731499139.post-14325280530412346052014-04-21T08:37:47.977+01:002014-04-21T08:37:47.977+01:00great quote - for me one of the things it highligh...great quote - for me one of the things it highlights is that we do not always have the ability to close the door - sometimes it is closed for us and sometimes we don't realise the door has closed. I totally agree that on those occasions when we can close the door ourselves then it is best to do it nicely - perhaps with a flourish and a cheery wave goodbye but not with an angry or sulky slam. Sometimes a quiet smile to ourselves once the door is shut is just fine. helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.com