tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786963816895631219.post7860586973676564354..comments2023-09-25T05:51:39.963-07:00Comments on The Gifts of MS: Robert Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00861491569742630629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786963816895631219.post-83233825598466030982013-03-13T09:51:17.436-07:002013-03-13T09:51:17.436-07:00Robert Heinlein's characters (in "Strange...Robert Heinlein's characters (in "Stranger in a Strange Land," I <i>think</i>) sometimes used the expression "cooperated with the inevitable."<br /><br />But that was very, <i>VERY</i> different. "Acceptance with benefits," as it were.Robert Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861491569742630629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786963816895631219.post-66886090692842334782013-03-11T13:36:55.894-07:002013-03-11T13:36:55.894-07:00I often see that voyage from denial to acceptance ...I often see that voyage from denial to acceptance as happening again and again. It isn't just one trip. As for the actual 'acceptance,' I think sometimes we just steel ourselves and become resigned to the inevitable. 'Acceptance' carries a nice, positive tone, and when I feel resigned, I'm just not all that positive.<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786963816895631219.post-75036958715719980942013-03-11T12:55:00.592-07:002013-03-11T12:55:00.592-07:00"Oh" could simply be a muted expression ..."Oh" could simply be a muted expression of shock.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141627284221873201noreply@blogger.com