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From: USA
Registered: Nov 2001

posted April 13, 2003 02:56 PM         

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In your opinions, how would you define "trying too hard" to get through to someone?
At what point should a person stop being an empathetic caring human being towards someone who, when asked, says "You're not annoying me", but still responds to all thecaring person's communication briefly?
Cause, I seem to be in that confusing predicament right now....and I am having trouble following my head, which tells me to let this all go, when my heart and soul keep reminding me that I am just spreading positive energy by saying nice things to the "someone" in question.

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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From: Springfield MO
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posted April 13, 2003 03:04 PM         

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My opinion, for what it is worth is that when you give love or caring to another you should do it without any expectation of return. Give it as you would a gift, hope that it helps them, but once given release it and any expectations of a response, other than maybe a thank you.

It is the other person's responsibility to do with your gift what they will. They may use it, through it away, or keep it for a rainy day.

In any case, you have done what you wanted to do by giving the gift.

Just my 2cents

Lanny

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posted April 13, 2003 11:29 PM         

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What Lanny said.

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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark

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posted April 14, 2003 01:14 AM         

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Lanny,

You are such a deep soul. I agree.

M

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posted April 15, 2003 09:53 PM         

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Thanks for the input you guys....
Anyone elses' take on it?

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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