tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post4165744906428812493..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Trompe l’oeil, or Painted IllusionsMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-8636290958156296942014-11-18T04:50:16.421-08:002014-11-18T04:50:16.421-08:00We'd probably give up sooner on many things in...We'd probably give up sooner on many things in life without our illusions encouraging us to press on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-75008920234506059972014-11-16T22:05:22.706-08:002014-11-16T22:05:22.706-08:00I need mine, too. A good or nice rejection is stil...I need mine, too. A good or nice rejection is still a NO. Like Kelly said, it probably hurts (or puzzles) more.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-19144204039292398822014-11-14T14:36:47.011-08:002014-11-14T14:36:47.011-08:00Mirka, I know I've said this before, but you *...Mirka, I know I've said this before, but you *always* make me think. I especially like how you said "We all have our illusions," and definitely identified with the "good rejection" illusion...I was talking about this just this afternoon. Thanks so much for sharing this!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-73907581025611270092014-11-14T12:45:37.922-08:002014-11-14T12:45:37.922-08:00My mother always hated Daylight Saving. When we sp...My mother always hated Daylight Saving. When we sprang ahead, she'd spend a few days saying, "It's 6 o'clock. Except it's really 5 o'clock." No amount of trying to explain to her that it wasn't "really" either one and they were both conventions for understanding time made any difference.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-3733624309262048702014-11-13T17:10:01.363-08:002014-11-13T17:10:01.363-08:00Spoken like the good editor you are... Smiling rig...Spoken like the good editor you are... Smiling right back :)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-34983366267049335172014-11-13T17:08:51.558-08:002014-11-13T17:08:51.558-08:00Love that you didn't pick the proverbial "...Love that you didn't pick the proverbial "29" ;)Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86713640077606451492014-11-13T16:00:13.293-08:002014-11-13T16:00:13.293-08:00I love the trompe l'oeil art. And I think we a...I love the trompe l'oeil art. And I think we all need some illusions to keep our sanity. Like the fact that I'm still 35 on every birthday.Johnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042379175433349768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-10261429053038050232014-11-13T05:05:26.823-08:002014-11-13T05:05:26.823-08:00I wish I could pretend that mortality is an illusi...I wish I could pretend that mortality is an illusion. Instead, I feel like it's always peering over my shoulder, waiting for me to make a false move. Yikes! Love the beach picture.janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-26018796910354662162014-11-12T18:23:33.586-08:002014-11-12T18:23:33.586-08:00This post gave me a smile, especially with all the...This post gave me a smile, especially with all the random seemingly unconnected examples that really do have that one thing in common of "fooling" ourselves! Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86741650181125403332014-11-12T04:06:06.723-08:002014-11-12T04:06:06.723-08:00A rejection filled with praise is almost harder to...A rejection filled with praise is almost harder to take in my opinion. It's like "I love this! You're a great writer. Oh, but I'm going to pass." Ouch.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-66228393552378041482014-11-11T17:25:57.400-08:002014-11-11T17:25:57.400-08:00As a guy - I think a painted rug would work for me...As a guy - I think a painted rug would work for me. And I'm still not adjusted to the time. :-D <br /><br />But I think it's important to take the time and see the positivity in every situation. :-)JLStovallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415006671687966435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-9601439216593272032014-11-11T08:13:36.331-08:002014-11-11T08:13:36.331-08:00Oh, dear, the good rejection ... my husband correc...Oh, dear, the good rejection ... my husband correctly pointed out the first time I got one, that it was still a no. But there are degrees, no?Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-86324487717699676022014-11-11T06:05:46.490-08:002014-11-11T06:05:46.490-08:00Sometimes I wonder if part of having a "good ...Sometimes I wonder if part of having a "good life" is tricking yourself into focusing on the positives. :-)Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.com