tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post8253086692036634603..comments2023-10-22T00:15:42.652+11:00Comments on It Just Occurred To Me ...: that I might have been the 2nd willy wagtailPaula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-16084520326071256832011-06-10T11:25:08.123+10:002011-06-10T11:25:08.123+10:00You have such great perspective - thank you for sh...You have such great perspective - thank you for sharing this analogyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-17291393416138138662011-06-09T09:31:48.522+10:002011-06-09T09:31:48.522+10:00I agree with you, Cristina. I was challenged by my...I agree with you, Cristina. I was challenged by my pastor during a message once on this subject. He said, "If God can speak through a donkey, I'm sure He can speak through me."Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-13600887008101968492011-06-09T06:27:05.268+10:002011-06-09T06:27:05.268+10:00Look at that Paula. You learned a life lesson from...Look at that Paula. You learned a life lesson from watching animals! :o)<br /><br />While I agree that it could be a case of you being the second--or thirty second--Willy Wagtail, I can't understand why they couldn't find a less rude way of letting you know why they were leaving. I also think they probably had a lot to learn from you, but it would have required actually listening. I've found I can glean learning from any situation, even when I have heard the same talk hundreds of times before. It sounds like they were not open to being students.<br /><br />I know this doesn't soften the pain of negative feedback--believe me, I know--but I hope you remember that the reason I return to your blog and other writings time and again is because I am humble enough to know I can always learn something new here!<br /><br />Peace and Laughter,<br />Cristinajugglingpayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921293051956441475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-77026026701210623412011-06-06T20:49:15.684+10:002011-06-06T20:49:15.684+10:00Amanda, I agree with you about nature's lesson...Amanda, I agree with you about nature's lessons. And Jenny, imagine if that little sneak did have one up on me.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-14417903853585660042011-06-06T20:47:34.696+10:002011-06-06T20:47:34.696+10:00Hooray, yes! It just occurred to me that using Fir...Hooray, yes! It just occurred to me that using Firefox was the only difference I had to you, Nicole. So that was it!Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-86857199641383699742011-06-06T20:42:39.216+10:002011-06-06T20:42:39.216+10:00We have a winner!We have a winner!Nicole Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598127749197100363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-67646631471649502302011-06-06T20:42:13.270+10:002011-06-06T20:42:13.270+10:00Just downloaded Firefox to see if it will let me l...Just downloaded Firefox to see if it will let me leave comments :)Nicole Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598127749197100363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-32753406560895802011-06-06T20:26:48.252+10:002011-06-06T20:26:48.252+10:00Love the photos and the insights its is a good les...Love the photos and the insights its is a good lesson. I had a funny thought which would be wrong but wondered if the first willy wagtail flew to the spot where the second one was and was infact the same bird.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-40152654441929340452011-06-06T16:06:30.741+10:002011-06-06T16:06:30.741+10:00I love how we can draw things from nature around u...I love how we can draw things from nature around us. This is a great example. I will try to remember it next time I get that swirly feeling in my stomach from something someone said! Thanks. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-64006420563660280212011-06-06T15:01:54.069+10:002011-06-06T15:01:54.069+10:00Hi Trevor,
I like your insight into both willy wag...Hi Trevor,<br />I like your insight into both willy wagtails and writers. Their tails are another great combination of beauty and utility.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131907587674600113.post-28082746825478032502011-06-06T14:31:22.765+10:002011-06-06T14:31:22.765+10:00I've never thought of Willie Wagtails in that ...I've never thought of Willie Wagtails in that light before. Great - much to think over. As writers we tend to be a sensitive, precious lot, don't we? <br /><br />As for the WWs, they generally wag their tails to stir up insects, which they then snap up for lunch. (They are primarily insectivorous.) So when we "wag our tails" by sending out our precious stories into a hostile world, we stir up all those annoying bugs. Just snap them up, gobble them down and twitter on happily.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189009332648317147noreply@blogger.com