tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post5353353385053488425..comments2023-10-17T09:47:59.837-06:00Comments on Essays by Sean: Rain Falling On HemlockSean Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post-78348393479041633762014-12-05T17:20:29.679-07:002014-12-05T17:20:29.679-07:00Thank you for your compliment. Although I work har...Thank you for your compliment. Although I work hard at learning my craft, I don't ever want to take my work or my readers for granted, so compliments are always humbling and nice to hear.<br /><br />So often in life when someone wishes us well, such as a nice weekend or merry Christmas, we feel good and sputter out, "Same to you." That sounds lame. Maybe I could boom back a hearty, "God bless you."<br /><br />So in case you come by this after the weekend—or even during it, when I don't want to answer lamely, consider me saying, "God bless you Lee!"<br /><br />I amuse myself by no longer saying, "Thank God." No, because I have noticed that my head droops slightly when I say it. Now my head lifts when I say, "Praise the Lord." It's normal to grin when I pull that off. Sean Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post-28696767406446691432014-12-05T11:54:31.130-07:002014-12-05T11:54:31.130-07:00I liked this post (okay....I like 99.9% of the pos...I liked this post (okay....I like 99.9% of the posts that you make), but this one told a story and it triggered a moment in my past.<br /><br />A while back, when I was attending a teachers college in the U. S of A, we had a guest speaker that touched upon the topic of "Teaching and PTSD". I remember thinking "Really?".<br /><br />Every semester, we're informed on who is on a stress-leave. Day-to-day teaching life, you wouldn't suspect that anything was going on with that person. But, something got them to the point of "That's it!", whether a personal circumstance, work etc.<br /><br />The speaker that day was an interesting man and your post made me think back to that day.<br />Have a good week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026885298609355132noreply@blogger.com