Comments on: Who’s Minding Your Potential? http://www.judithrich.com/whos-minding-your-potential/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lillie Gander http://www.judithrich.com/whos-minding-your-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Lillie Gander Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:27:17 +0000 http://www.judithrich.com/?p=657#comment-221 Wow! There is so much here, I believe I could spend six months thinking deeply about so many aspects. I think what jumps at me first is the aspect of being seen - truly seen by someone. I knew it for the first time in my life in my late 30's when I met my husband. There were many obstacles and so many people didn't believe in US but through it all, through the impossibility of it, it was been seen, been known by this person and knowing him that was the essence of what gave me the faith over many years of no contact that this love was real - that this was intimacy that few were capable of. Settling for less is simply disastrous after you know that kind of intimacy. I also think our potential changes in life, that we need to explore "second acts' when we have reached our potential in one field, we need to find our potential in another and that takes humility and courage to start at the bottom when you have reached the top during your 'first act'. It is a huge risk that your 'potential' is not the apex that you reached the first time out, but sitting still at the top of a mountain longer than you should is still selling yourself and the world short. For today, that's what comes to mind. Wow! There is so much here, I believe I could spend six months thinking deeply about so many aspects. I think what jumps at me first is the aspect of being seen — truly seen by someone. I knew it for the first time in my life in my late 30’s when I met my husband. There were many obstacles and so many people didn’t believe in US but through it all, through the impossibility of it, it was been seen, been known by this person and knowing him that was the essence of what gave me the faith over many years of no contact that this love was real — that this was intimacy that few were capable of. Settling for less is simply disastrous after you know that kind of intimacy.
I also think our potential changes in life, that we need to explore “second acts’ when we have reached our potential in one field, we need to find our potential in another and that takes humility and courage to start at the bottom when you have reached the top during your ‘first act’. It is a huge risk that your ‘potential’ is not the apex that you reached the first time out, but sitting still at the top of a mountain longer than you should is still selling yourself and the world short.
For today, that’s what comes to mind.

]]> By: Judith Rich http://www.judithrich.com/whos-minding-your-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Judith Rich Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:31:41 +0000 http://www.judithrich.com/?p=657#comment-220 Diogenes, Yes, in fact far too long! I think I've figured out my right foot from my left. Shall we try again? What else have you been up to, dear Diog? Come see me on the Huff Po tomorrow...... Best, Judith Diogenes,

Yes, in fact far too long! I think I’ve figured out my right foot from my left. Shall we try again?
What else have you been up to, dear Diog? Come see me on the Huff Po tomorrow.…..
Best,
Judith

]]> By: DiogenesOfAlaska http://www.judithrich.com/whos-minding-your-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-219 DiogenesOfAlaska Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:16:19 +0000 http://www.judithrich.com/?p=657#comment-219 Are you trying to teach me how to dance? Again? :-) It's been a while since the last time we tried, hasn't it? Are you trying to teach me how to dance? Again?

:-)

It’s been a while since the last time we tried, hasn’t it?

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