tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post8437177649085929759..comments2024-02-21T05:25:15.214-05:00Comments on Views from Raven's Nest: Seven Deadly Sins: EnvyRavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-87289961585367625872009-03-31T11:34:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:34:00.000-04:00Hi Raven. I am wondering how you get so many peop...Hi Raven. I am wondering how you get so many people to come visit and comment on your blogs? I have just recently started blogging and I am hoping it will bring a lot of traffic to our website by adding in links to our energy efficient window insulator site. Can you share some tips with me? Please email me personally @ carlylashbrook@yahoo.com. <BR/><BR/>thanks so much and I love the pictures of your cats. I have two too. Strawberry and Bailey. <BR/><BR/>Carlyblueskysupplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297907780024740125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-55777494011850028402009-03-29T13:38:00.000-04:002009-03-29T13:38:00.000-04:00Hi, RavenI'm with you on gratitude. It's been tran...Hi, Raven<BR/><BR/>I'm with you on gratitude. It's been transformational for me. <BR/><BR/>But about envy. My post is on Dante's version - you can imagine! I don't subscribe to it but I'm finding The Divine Comedy and Dante's version of Hell, really fascinating. What a profound influence that work has had on religious thinking and art. <BR/><BR/>Have a good week,<BR/>Gina<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm glad you bought that camera. You use it so well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-14841972241245129002009-03-28T12:12:00.000-04:002009-03-28T12:12:00.000-04:00Oh, Katherine, that was the BEST essay (Kay's was ...Oh, Katherine, that was the BEST essay (Kay's was really good too) I've read on ENVY. You are so generous. Your banal envy description is certain right on target! Excellent! :)maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-41099371164913959002009-03-28T00:45:00.000-04:002009-03-28T00:45:00.000-04:00I am glad you wrote this entry! And believe me, I...I am glad you wrote this entry! And believe me, I have had serious camera envy! My husband has some computer envy too, with his dinosaur of a computer. <BR/><BR/>But toxic envy is an interesting topic and something that I have tried in my wiser years to expunge. Sometimes it is a conscious effort to remain joyful, but it's been such a lifted burden to just be happy with what I have. <BR/>Great post-you got me thinking!Linda Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801313102525232162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-49265744001339263612009-03-28T00:10:00.000-04:002009-03-28T00:10:00.000-04:00I had time tonight to read this Raven. Well done.I...I had time tonight to read this Raven. Well done.<BR/>I so agree about the level of envy.<BR/>I've envied another's home or car but I don't wish they didn't have it. Often times envy such as that makes you try harder to attain what makes you happiest.<BR/>If I wished otherwise - I think I'd be packing my bags for hell as you say.<BR/>I've wanted to pursue some kind of photography for years. Through blogging I see lots of images that are gorgeous. I may never be as good as those photographers who have way more talent than I have; but they make me try harder and that enriches my life.<BR/>Many people will only see envy as envy and consider it a sin regardless. I like that you chose to see two sides.Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-77819719177705140152009-03-27T18:05:00.000-04:002009-03-27T18:05:00.000-04:00So much to think about here ... thank you : )So much to think about here ... thank you : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955854427063032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-87582649219205457402009-03-27T16:54:00.001-04:002009-03-27T16:54:00.001-04:00I don't envy things as much as talents. Not the t...I don't envy things as much as talents. Not the toxic envy, another can have talent I just want some. I would like to play piano well and to be able to sing and to write.<BR/>The scripture says give thanks in all things.bettygramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039975744716330002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-57101323312205296272009-03-27T16:54:00.000-04:002009-03-27T16:54:00.000-04:00This is my worstest one.This is my worstest one.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-28197024067641199122009-03-27T13:53:00.000-04:002009-03-27T13:53:00.000-04:00I just had to comment..I am an avid amateur photog...I just had to comment..I am an avid amateur photographer, and could totally relate to your coveting of pixels and zoom. I did the same thing for over a year- I was sure I couldn't survive successfully without upgrading from my Kodak EZshare (which did a really nice job but looked as amateur as I was)to an Olympus Oh-So-Pro :) I wasn't sure where I was going to get the money though..<BR/><BR/> One providential day after stopping at Wawa for my daily dose of M&M's, I backed into a work truck which was carrying a piece of pipe that neatly and quickly punctured my bumper. The insurance settlement check? It was in the exact amount I'd been looking for. My new grand Olympus digital SLR was purchased as quick as my fingers could press "submit" on my online order. I've been happy photographer ever since.<BR/><BR/> My friend later looked at the gash in my bumper and said, "So, that's your camera, huh?" Amen!Beth Coultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725084047646351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-16624516238762555782009-03-27T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-27T13:43:00.000-04:00I like your distinction, and I think that you make...I like your distinction, and I think that you make a good point between motivating envy and "toxic" envy.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-84234021730377677002009-03-27T13:40:00.000-04:002009-03-27T13:40:00.000-04:00Wow Raven...good thinking material for todayWow Raven...good thinking material for todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-42855208549893122732009-03-27T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-27T13:37:00.000-04:00Earth hour again? I wrote about that last year I t...Earth hour again? I wrote about that last year I think....<BR/><BR/>Good essay on envy. One of the things I like about this meme is getting to see how different people get different things from the same concept.<BR/><BR/>You have given me much to think about.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting... I think envy is the only deadly sin that makes it into the 10 commandments with "thou shall not covet". <BR/><BR/>Anyway, happy Friday!Kaylia Metcalfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527164450365029203noreply@blogger.com