Comments on: If Goldilocks Ran Her Own Business

By: Mary Anne Nagy

Mary Anne Nagy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:35:29 +0000

Hi. I “met” you tonight on Bev’s show – great by the way. I haven’t jumped out the window yet and run away forever and I hope I never do!

Mary Anne

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By: Cathy Goodwin

Cathy Goodwin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:32:04 +0000

Love the idea that she was brave enough to ask for what she wanted. But after all, she did walk into someone else’s house and make herself at home! Just make sure our Goldilocks ideas are OUR own ideas – not helping ourselves to someone else’s.

By: Laurie Foley

Laurie Foley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:32:01 +0000

@Marie – Subliminal inspiration! I loved your Goldi-post.

By: Marie Delahaye

Marie Delahaye — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:58:47 +0000

Hi Laurie!
Interesting focus on the bears – I had not paid them that much attention. Goldilocks – sure knew what she wanted and kept going for it – she inspired a post of mine also – she lives on and on!!!
Marie

By: Laurie Foley

Laurie Foley — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:44:18 +0000

@Cath – Are you sure your hair isn’t golden?!? You’re remarkably good at having successful adventures yourself.

By: Cath

Cath — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:30:31 +0000

I love that Goldilocks was so present and in the world of experience, where she could enjoy all the multi-sensory distinctions, rather than being in the world of “what-ifs” where we worry about stuff that’s just in our heads. And in the version I had as a child, they were pretty friendly bears and she never got eaten by them or anything nasty like that… it was quite a successful adventure for her!

By: Laurie Foley

Laurie Foley — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:41:42 +0000

@Chris – This is fascinating. The first question that pops in my head is what if you are hurting someone by NOT doing your work? Like you . Or people who need your work?

@Maura – You are magical. Curious Goldilocks and the Sensitive Bears – love it. Would that we could all find the language of reciprocity when we need it!

@Sue – What a wonderful fear to release! You’ve got your own 3 bears, eh? Thank you for your comment.

By: Sue in Florida

Sue in Florida — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:45:39 +0000

My Goldilocks fear is “who is going to take care of Goldilock’s (extended) family financially while she runs off to make less money by starting her own buiness”. Of course all 3 of them are adults capable of taking care of themselves! I’ve released this fear after reading this blog today.

By: Maura

Maura — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:58:34 +0000

I agree with you, Laurie, that maybe Goldie and the bears were meant to meet up —-
She was curious/brave enough to try out their stuff (porridge, beds) and they were sensitive enough to realize their stuff had been touched. Maybe they all hungered for one another but did not have the language of reciprocity yet. The basic fires of survival (food, shelter) and the wild fires of curiousity await meeting up in all of us. Maybe each fuels the other more than we ever believed. Maybe they’re part of one grand recipe!
I’ll chew (and sleep) on this one. Roooaaaar!

By: Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Hi Laurie — I can definitely relate. It makes no sense, but when I’m about to embark on a new project I often find myself worrying about whether I’m going to hurt someone in the process (like Goldilocks breaking into the bears’ home). Now that I have more awareness that this will be the first place my mind will tend to jump, I feel calmer when I’m confronted with that fear of “hurting somebody with my work.”