tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post5561049907148194767..comments2024-03-29T05:24:57.634-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: Against a Culture of NegativityDwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-1485569019462400922011-10-19T12:22:43.723-04:002011-10-19T12:22:43.723-04:00Wow. LOVE that quote, Olivia!Wow. LOVE that quote, Olivia!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53155894964100093092011-10-19T11:41:58.185-04:002011-10-19T11:41:58.185-04:00When I see someone sad, I always think, she is ref...When I see someone sad, I always think, she is refusing something to Jesus…Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please God in all she does for souls. Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice, continual union with God, fervor and generosity. A person who has this gift of cheerfulness very often reaches a great height of perfection. For God loves a cheerful giver.” ~ Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcuttaoliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371993808242884849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-69151328354584408212011-07-19T13:46:00.116-04:002011-07-19T13:46:00.116-04:00I really love this. Another draft I have started i...I really love this. Another draft I have started is similar...but about people always complaining about spouses. What's with that? My hubby is awesome and I'm proud to say so!Tricia @ Take 10 With Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563306716811758535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56664731760620433222011-07-07T18:03:36.937-04:002011-07-07T18:03:36.937-04:00Thank you for your comment, Brian. Perhaps it is ...Thank you for your comment, Brian. Perhaps it is because of my age or where I've lived, but I have not personally experienced this phenomenon as race related. The people who have expressed negative life views in my presence have all been white.<br /><br />Hopelessness and anger are not limited by racial or socio-economic boundaries. The problem in my eyes is one of faith. I believe in a small government and a big God. Hope and love are common qualities in the truly faithful people I've met, so to me the solution lies in spreading the Jesus' message. Before my conversion to Catholicism, I was a card-carrying member of the culture of negativity. His grace is what saved me. All I can hope to do is to be a mirror of that grace to others.Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-79967951075562436302011-07-07T17:52:39.965-04:002011-07-07T17:52:39.965-04:00I don't know how the rest of the commenter’s h...I don't know how the rest of the commenter’s here found your HouseUnseen blogspot, but as for me, I Googled the title "Culture of Negativity". The reason; I happen to live in a housing complex where there are many black people and negativity is quite prevalent. So, although I can certainly appreciate someone like yourself expressing a truth that is in dire need of expression, it also seems to me that your post touches on a subject that is largely avoided and not considered politically correct in our society. <br /><br />It used to be that such negativity was primarily associated with only black American culture. However, along with the growth and success of a few black dominated musical genres, came an obvious subliminal message to the general masses and youth of our county. That message has been that negativity is really okay and not something both deplorable and debilitating. <br /><br />With this kind of implied consent from American leadership, is it any wonder that so many youth in our country grow up confused and travel down a road of failure? Is it any wonder that American mores have been gradually declining and are now at a dangerous tipping point? There is no doubt that the leaders of our country (both religious and otherwise) have come woefully short of mounting an effective counter-attack to this insidious condition. <br /><br />The question is why? Has it really been just a general lack of fortitude …a lack of backbone? Or is it something else? There does seem to be a general consensus that the consequences are going to be severe for the future of our country. Could it be that our leaders are truly dumbfounded and totally perplexed by this problem? I don’t know. However, it seems to me that forming a non-profit devoted to addressing this one single issue might be a good starting point. As far as I know, this one big step hasn’t yet occurred. Or maybe I’m wrong. Does anyone know of such an entity?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722631768525024531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-64691013258610139682011-06-12T17:39:44.056-04:002011-06-12T17:39:44.056-04:00Keep on keeping it real-- which includes honestly ...Keep on keeping it real-- which includes honestly accepting our excellent good fortunes and being grateful.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524883650410009114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53469484135082120682011-05-20T20:31:13.520-04:002011-05-20T20:31:13.520-04:00Thank you so very much for this.Thank you so very much for this.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232576218111983924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56929518008716639882011-05-10T06:32:01.747-04:002011-05-10T06:32:01.747-04:00Awww,
All these comments are so amazing! Every on...Awww,<br /><br />All these comments are so amazing! Every one of you out there is awesome. So unique and yet we all have two things in common, hands down, without a shadow of a doubt:<br /><br />(1) We are each a daughter or son of a loving and--I dare say, laughing (after all, we are created in His image, are we not?)--Heavenly Father. He loves each of us as if we were His only child and He sends us VERY real and VERY happy messages EVERY second of EVERY day!!!!<br /><br />and (2) We all LOVE Dwija's incredible talent because we all* seek happiness. (*Unfortunately, I am not speaking of the rhetorical "we all," because, as is the topic of this particular post, there are those out there in the "real" (NOT!) world who seem to seek for negativity and shock value.)<br /><br />All of us HULU (no, not the TV site, I mean House Unseen, Life Unscripted =D) followers have positive energy that attracts more positive energy to us! I LOVE it!!! <br /><br />Also, a little side note to those few beautiful people who shared about their trials with the rest of us (i.e., depression, etc.) I just want to say -- I think we've all been a little bit of "been there," maybe not in the same ways but we've had our not-so-fun-in-the-sun. Which is why it's so great to see us all finding positivity!!!<br /><br />I know this is ridiculously long (sorry, I should just work on my OWN blog, haha) but I have to say one more hopefully-poignant thing:<br /><br />Dwija and her family left (my beloved home state) Sunny California and NOT ONCE has she ever mentioned looking back. I mean the kind of looking back we humans are prone to doing, the regretful kind. <br /><br />I think that is the key to being the Good Kind of Real. So here's to Not Looking Back! (except, of course, with fondness for the good times.)<br /><br />Thank you so much Dweej! Your Blog-Stalker, Sister and Friend, E =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065921843809619618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-29227307416588980602011-05-07T20:37:49.110-04:002011-05-07T20:37:49.110-04:00Oh no! Please don't worry about that. I LOVE...Oh no! Please don't worry about that. I LOVED your plug, and it was very real ;) I promise this has been brewing in my mind for *years* and it wasn't anything that happened in bloggy land. Cross my heart!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-10671692093627257022011-05-07T20:24:21.088-04:002011-05-07T20:24:21.088-04:00Oh gosh.....I hope I am wrong and I know for certa...Oh gosh.....I hope I am wrong and I know for certain when I plugged your blog on my own blog that I didn't mention anything about "keeping it real" but I can't help but feel this is in response to my post on May 2nd on my own blog. Again, I am begging, praying to the blogging gods that this post was not in response to my own. I am hoping it's not about me at all....I love, love, LOVE your blog, Dwija, and if this IS in response to my own post, please KNOW that what I wrote about your blog was meant to draw more people to you - not to offend or accuse you of being too friendly or anything else. Okay, I've said too much because if this isn't about me, I feel really silly now.<br /><br />Hugs, Dwija! I'm still reading and love hearing about the goings on of you and your family.AUTISMOMMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409553613709277901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-72646407328433943882011-05-04T23:00:59.347-04:002011-05-04T23:00:59.347-04:00Oh sweetie, depression and anxiety are very real a...Oh sweetie, depression and anxiety are very real and not to be taken lightly! Please don't feel ashamed, ever. I definitely should have been more clear. What I'm taking issue with is people who rationalize their prejudice and hate by saying that they're just "being real". Hope that helps. I definitely didn't want to admonish people for genuine emotions- all of which are very real!<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading and your honest comment :)Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-52084188217594353112011-05-04T22:47:30.583-04:002011-05-04T22:47:30.583-04:00I can't believe someone told you that you were...I can't believe someone told you that you were too friendly! Bizarre. I agreed with everything you said, but also felt ashamed (as usual) of my depression and anxiety. I wish I could just snap out of it by keeping a more positive mindset, but honestly the only thing that has helped is medication. Keep that smile on your face!! The world needs more people like you :)Ixyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196259808212582512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-88710419967440918332011-05-04T19:26:22.990-04:002011-05-04T19:26:22.990-04:00Don't. Ever. Change.Don't. Ever. Change.Daenel T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08864314251750387383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-13800926204415212011-05-04T15:38:29.123-04:002011-05-04T15:38:29.123-04:00Oh Mary Kate...I am so glad I 'met' you. ...Oh Mary Kate...I am so glad I 'met' you. After a lifetime of raising God's children and enduring such a horrendous loss, you still manage to put a smile on your face. Irish or not, that takes true strength of character!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-5371433310455750722011-05-04T15:11:54.378-04:002011-05-04T15:11:54.378-04:00It's a longstanding belief/running joke amongs...It's a longstanding belief/running joke amongst the Irish, that those of Irish blood (guilty!) can always find someonec "worse off". As in, "Faith and Begorra! Ya' jes got hit by that big bus and it look like yer wee leg is broken!", and the reply, ""Ah well, 'tis. But, I'm doing much better than that himself over there: he's dead!"! <br />Of course, it's all a choice. I learned that when our baby died. I had to make a conscience choice to look for the blessings and ask for joy, when it would have been so easy to be angry at God and point out how awful I had it. Not easy and, on some days, it was a choice I had to make every waking minute. But, it was still worth it<br />I'm blessed. My husband is blessed. Our children (here and in Heaven) are blessed. Thank you for recognizing the fact that the ultimate Truth IS Joy!<br />Now, go with your happy self!Mary Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418321424046390588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-30787983778578106102011-05-04T14:34:12.645-04:002011-05-04T14:34:12.645-04:00You are an absolute blessing to all of us who read...You are an absolute blessing to all of us who read your writing. <br /><br />"This is the day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."<br /><br />I love your rejoicing. Rejoice on about your life!Minnesota Prairie Rootshttp://mnprairieroots.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-13864810392089518532011-05-04T11:57:47.591-04:002011-05-04T11:57:47.591-04:00The happy real you or the snarky and funny you.......The happy real you or the snarky and funny you.... hmmmm....I love them both!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679028504827925907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-33485611287762262042011-05-04T07:54:04.653-04:002011-05-04T07:54:04.653-04:00So glad this is how I started my morning. I wish ...So glad this is how I started my morning. I wish all us optimists could share in a big high five! Life is good!Melissa {TheScarletCardinal}https://www.blogger.com/profile/16598719994714679895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-44550036313211575242011-05-04T07:11:27.062-04:002011-05-04T07:11:27.062-04:00Very well written!
Because I know you I will defen...Very well written!<br />Because I know you I will defend your honor.<br />Dweej is "For Real" <br />You are an inspiration to me.<br />People who have negativity in their lives cannot stand a Real positive person because they cannot see it in themselves.<br />What you see in others is what you see in yourself.<br />Anyone who cannot find a positive person inside themselves should take a deep look at their knowledge of knowing.<br />I think it is pretty sad that someone may not see a positive self.Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-88334532391742683292011-05-04T02:12:51.591-04:002011-05-04T02:12:51.591-04:00Agreed. I keep it real because I have clean, potab...Agreed. I keep it real because I have clean, potable running water and more than one pair of shoes.OKinUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555273626929715243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-48148147651478052812011-05-04T01:43:06.559-04:002011-05-04T01:43:06.559-04:00Saw Arwen tweet about this post and love it. As a ...Saw Arwen tweet about this post and love it. As a guy, it speaks to me differently, but well.<br /><br />Will be following, and intrigued about your CA - MI move. We did a similar thing but we went MI - AK.Joe @ Defend Us In Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230524215323916396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-28882106559430628022011-05-03T23:08:13.399-04:002011-05-03T23:08:13.399-04:00Oooh, check out all my mysterious anonymous commen...Oooh, check out all my mysterious anonymous comments today. So exciting!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-61654044174484581602011-05-03T23:03:24.430-04:002011-05-03T23:03:24.430-04:00Well said, Dwija! Thanks for the reality check :)Well said, Dwija! Thanks for the reality check :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-51070468585991010142011-05-03T22:39:55.451-04:002011-05-03T22:39:55.451-04:00Yes, yes, yes!!! And thank you! Recently I said ...Yes, yes, yes!!! And thank you! Recently I said to a family member, "God will provide." The response? A disbelieving look and an, "Oh honey, you're so young." Guess what? He has! Several times over since then. That's "keeping it real."Mitzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058758507978295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-31955586823561853342011-05-03T21:44:22.754-04:002011-05-03T21:44:22.754-04:00Thanks, Dweej! I've had a sucky day and needed...Thanks, Dweej! I've had a sucky day and needed this. Sometimes it seems like the world is full of negativity and petty, mean people. It's nice to be reminded that there are "good ones" still out there.Katie @ Chicken Noodle Gravyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852793993330125727noreply@blogger.com