tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post5231725891478506460..comments2024-03-02T03:16:49.548-05:00Comments on Every little thing: Gratitude. And pain.Alison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-8251548606654763992023-02-28T04:42:55.118-05:002023-02-28T04:42:55.118-05:00In addition to her academic and writing pursuits, ...In addition to her academic and writing pursuits, Alison Piepmeier is actively involved in several advocacy organizations. <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/ipvanish-coupons/" rel="nofollow">ipvanish coupons</a> She is the founder of the Women’s and Gender Studies Community Service Committee, which provides volunteer and leadership opportunities to students. She is also a board member of the National Women’speter parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149449093728639175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-67066825385034466532014-08-13T09:36:43.134-04:002014-08-13T09:36:43.134-04:00Also: I just want to note here that you are offici...Also: I just want to note here that you are officially the fourth most famous Alison on the Google search bar, after Krauss, Brie, and Bechdel. You rock!!<br /><br />--Nicky--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-60925515169978075302014-08-13T09:30:28.601-04:002014-08-13T09:30:28.601-04:00I don't (yet) know Andrea, but how would I sig...I don't (yet) know Andrea, but how would I sign up for this food calendar? I make a mean (nice) veggie lasagna. In regards to gratitude, I just want to say that I'm SO grateful to you--you've written me not one but two letters of recommendation, one of which got me my job. You expanded my mind in the classroom and exposed me to authors and thinkers that continue to shape and change my view of the world. Through your city paper column and your tireless, brave and intelligent activism in Charleston, you challenge me and many other folks to engage in dialogue about oppression on local and national levels. Your contributions to the Charleston community are immeasurable. I see the gifts and support you're receiving not just as an expression of gratitude, love (so much love!!) and support (!!!) for you and Maybelle, but also as an investment in a champion of Charleston--someone who's making our community a safer and more just place to live--a REAL-LIFE SUPER HEROINE! Thank YOU for all that you've done, are doing, and will do. And in response to your comment on Rally--because I couldn't figure out how to reply--I am SO looking forward to getting to know each other better. One day we'll go out for coffee/tea and it will be wonderful. In the meantime, I am thinking of you and sending you all of the wellest wishes. <br /><br />--Nicky Jones, class of '12--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-88758971357628074012014-08-12T21:42:54.603-04:002014-08-12T21:42:54.603-04:00Alright, I'll dip my toe there. And I definit...Alright, I'll dip my toe there. And I definitely agree with you about one day at a time.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-6214216096762304282014-08-12T21:41:55.663-04:002014-08-12T21:41:55.663-04:00Thank you, Rachel. I definitely want Maybelle and...Thank you, Rachel. I definitely want Maybelle and Henry to be friends! Won't that be cool?Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-30026361241615078492014-08-12T21:41:17.705-04:002014-08-12T21:41:17.705-04:00I love the new non-obituary!I love the new non-obituary!Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-6326487698786150702014-08-12T21:40:53.302-04:002014-08-12T21:40:53.302-04:00Gratitude is a kind of powerless emotion: beautif...Gratitude is a kind of powerless emotion: beautifully put. Yes, that's really true. I appreciate you saying that I've been part of creating this network--that was something I hadn't really noticed, but I guess that's accurate!Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-56586575622791247522014-08-12T17:35:34.017-04:002014-08-12T17:35:34.017-04:00If there is one thing that I know for sure after b...If there is one thing that I know for sure after banging my head against the proverbial wall of life for all these decades it's this: One day at a time....it's all we have anyway- the playing field is level there- So none of us need to make the whole movie- we just need to keep it in the now~ ps: your feelings are not fucked up......-as long as you dont dive in head first, I see it as a healthy thing to dip your big toe in the fucked up feelings pond~it creates an emotional balance- love to you, you very deserving and beautiful woman!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319769903056957639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-715899180315318012014-08-12T16:43:45.634-04:002014-08-12T16:43:45.634-04:00Dear dear Alison,
The money is an investment! Hen...Dear dear Alison,<br />The money is an investment! Henry needs friends and I want Maybelle to be thriving so that they can meet one day. And I expect her mom to be there too because you are one of the smartest, strongest, most kick-ass women I know. Our whole family is rooting for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365387398766842620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-12316533561436072592014-08-12T13:55:29.022-04:002014-08-12T13:55:29.022-04:00How about: let's raise money for Maybelle, bec...How about: let's raise money for Maybelle, because Alison is going to be with her a long long time!<br /><br />As for gratitude and feeling guilty-- what Robin Barrow said.Michael Bérubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875868040631597999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-24896042795504566742014-08-12T13:22:31.972-04:002014-08-12T13:22:31.972-04:00Your feelings are completely valid. It's a pai...Your feelings are completely valid. It's a painful time, worrying, you can't control what's going to happen. All you can do is hope, try to stay strong, and pick yourself back up when you fall. Gratitude is also a kind of powerless emotion: people are doing things for you and not allowing you to do something in return, so all you can do is take it and thank them. So, the locus of control has shifted outside of you temporarily. But this network, this is something that you have painstakingly built over the course of your life. You could've been an ass, unkind, but you chose not to be. So that's a type of control. You set up the machine and now watch it go into play. <br /><br />I feel that you are completely deserving of help. I believe you are kind, hard-working, loving. Helping you in whatever small way I can makes me feel less powerless myself. There's always a selfish angle, but I'm not going to go too far down that Nietzchean path.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743314801886209001noreply@blogger.com