Comments on: Tragedy http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » Writing about Tragedy http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-231 A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye » Blog Archive » Writing about Tragedy Sun, 11 May 2008 06:56:38 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=141#comment-231 [...] Tragedy [...] [...] Tragedy [...]

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Lillie Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:30:05 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=141#comment-228 Thank you for the kind words. Thank you for the kind words.

]]> By: Jyn Smith http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Jyn Smith Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:02:21 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=141#comment-229 Your optisism is very inspirational! Becoming a writer after your stroke was probably one of the greatest things you could have done. I myself have taken to writing, though I'm sure I'm not yet as accomplished as you. Thank you for your strength and courage! Your optisism is very inspirational! Becoming a writer after your stroke was probably one of the greatest things you could have done. I myself have taken to writing, though I’m sure I’m not yet as accomplished as you. Thank you for your strength and courage!

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Lillie Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:03:40 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=141#comment-230 Thank you, Jyn. It did take me awhile to get over this. I gave up the retail store because I couldn't face being there in the shop by myself. But as usual, something good came out of that trauma. After a few weeks of hibernating, I decided to start the interior landscape business I'd talked about starting for a long time. I was able to work from home and see clients by appointment in their offices, where there were other people around. I did very well in that business for sixteen years. And then a stroke caused me to sell that business so I could start writing, and I've been a happy writer for more than ten years. Just another example of something good coming from something bad. Thank you, Jyn.

It did take me awhile to get over this. I gave up the retail store because I couldn’t face being there in the shop by myself.

But as usual, something good came out of that trauma. After a few weeks of hibernating, I decided to start the interior landscape business I’d talked about starting for a long time. I was able to work from home and see clients by appointment in their offices, where there were other people around. I did very well in that business for sixteen years.

And then a stroke caused me to sell that business so I could start writing, and I’ve been a happy writer for more than ten years. Just another example of something good coming from something bad.

]]> By: Jyn Smith http://lillieammann.com/2007/04/17/tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Jyn Smith Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:03:22 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=141#comment-227 What happened to you might have been minor compared to the other attacks mentioned, but I find it still extremely frightening. The fact that you are unable to pick out robbers from customers is very shocking and very traumatic. I don't know if I would have survived such an event and still have the courage to face others for a long time. I also understand that you can't go around for the rest of your life being afraid of every man that you see (however tempting the thought may seem) Life will not move on until you do. I lend my sympathy and encouragement though this message to you. What happened to you might have been minor compared to the other attacks mentioned, but I find it still extremely frightening. The fact that you are unable to pick out robbers from customers is very shocking and very traumatic. I don’t know if I would have survived such an event and still have the courage to face others for a long time. I also understand that you can’t go around for the rest of your life being afraid of every man that you see (however tempting the thought may seem) Life will not move on until you do. I lend my sympathy and encouragement though this message to you.

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