tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post7756649936734636168..comments2024-01-31T09:36:11.225-05:00Comments on Two Spirits - One Halle: EnvyHallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-22325362671227883092010-10-18T21:56:38.476-04:002010-10-18T21:56:38.476-04:00Leave it to me to be even later to the party.
Env...Leave it to me to be even later to the party.<br /><br />Envy goes with the territory, Halle. I have found that, with my good friends who I have met face to face (including Anne), that I transfer that envy into admiration. I absolutely love to see my former trans friends happy and living their life in a body that matches their brain. Sounds corny but it is a very real emotion with me. In factCaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-28280934445325723212010-10-13T12:13:38.279-04:002010-10-13T12:13:38.279-04:00I am late to the party, but that's because you...I am late to the party, but that's because you posted yet another thought-provoking blog entry, and I didn't want to comment in too much of a hurry.<br /><br />When I first met people who were transitioning, I went through the same sequence -- admiration, and then envy. I thought it was amazing that they were going for it, and I wanted what they had. In my case I eventually realized I VĂ©ro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-2723275791524585262010-10-13T06:10:30.320-04:002010-10-13T06:10:30.320-04:00Wow! I am overwhelmed as usual with the way you al...Wow! I am overwhelmed as usual with the way you all add so much to my thoughts here. <br /><br />Because of you, I understand where these ideas of mine fit and do help and for that you have my humble and heartfelt thanks; all of you!<br /><br />I feel as though there is a crowd where before I was lonely. <br /><br />Thank you all so much.<br /><br />Gang Hug!Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-77639177283940560922010-10-13T04:20:16.295-04:002010-10-13T04:20:16.295-04:00I'm well-acquainted with envy, but I have neve...I'm well-acquainted with envy, but I have never connected it to control. Brilliant! That makes so much sense.<br /><br />I, too, feel unqualified to offer opinions sometimes. What perspective could I offer on transition? Yet, there are commonalities in all things that we do, and we need to just plug in our humanity and let 'er rip.<br /><br />And I envy the incredible commenting Leslie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373261212549008939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-57223282267549407592010-10-13T02:31:26.825-04:002010-10-13T02:31:26.825-04:00Halle. You must absolutely RIGHT NOW! STOP! Selli...Halle. You must absolutely RIGHT NOW! STOP! Selling yourself short.<br /><br />You are absolutely and without a doubt "Walking the Walk" and not only have you every right to "talk the talk", but in my opinion, the RESPONSIBILITY to speak out as you have, and hopefully, will continue to do.<br /><br />Clearly the "path" that you walk is different from mine, just as Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696670919817140802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-45920320802472027052010-10-12T19:52:44.167-04:002010-10-12T19:52:44.167-04:00Halle what you said here is patently painful. It ...Halle what you said here is patently painful. It is what I experience. The struggle to maintain control. You have everything to say to all of us. You are especially qualified to speak to all of us about those topics. Walking the walk is what you do whether you think so or not. It is the way that counts not the result. We all need your insight as you need ours.Kathryn Dumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054997856180869508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-30675623899799436892010-10-12T18:57:01.229-04:002010-10-12T18:57:01.229-04:00Yeah, that's me too, felt the stab to my heart...Yeah, that's me too, felt the stab to my heart too many times. Sorry if anything I've written has stabbed you.<br /><br />What's to be done? Keep fighting, one day at a time. Far better than the alternative.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-63616584935422295832010-10-12T18:28:55.530-04:002010-10-12T18:28:55.530-04:00I think you are insightful, inspiring, and support...I think you are insightful, inspiring, and supportive just the way you are, hon. If walking was a prerequisite to talking, then I dare say NONE of use would be here today.<br /><br />We all have our own circumstances, and those circumstances often dictate how, when, and if we are free to walk the walk. I completely sympathise with the envy your feeling, and I think that's natural . . . it Sally Bibraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380766673885084474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-76090757604352594752010-10-12T16:33:42.492-04:002010-10-12T16:33:42.492-04:00Dear Halle
I do not believe that walking the walk...Dear Halle<br /><br />I do not believe that walking the walk is a precondition for forming opinions and sharing them. Caring about the walk is.<br /><br />You do. Carry on.<br /><br />Thanks - nice, and as always, thoughtful post.<br /><br />Cheers - PetraPetra Bellejambeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325233285694315036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-47847901166559715352010-10-12T16:26:16.837-04:002010-10-12T16:26:16.837-04:00To envy, is to be human. Who has never envied some...To envy, is to be human. Who has never envied someone for something?<br /><br />As for you qualifications to talk, well.....you know where I stand. Your contributions to the discussion, are as valued as anyone's. <br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-68772173187331540732010-10-12T14:14:09.230-04:002010-10-12T14:14:09.230-04:00Halle, I know all to well the green eyed monster o...Halle, I know all to well the green eyed monster of envy, having felt it's breath on my neck many, many times. I feel envious of GG's who were born as I should've been and I feel envious of trans women who are further along than I. I think that it's normal to be envious when others have what we deeply desire for ourselves. I also think that envy harnessed properly can achieve Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975813317460009585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-14867551816185754812010-10-12T13:11:56.444-04:002010-10-12T13:11:56.444-04:00Halle your're not sitting on your hands, you a...Halle your're not sitting on your hands, you are an active part of this Blogistan community and very much appreciated. And no, you are qualified to add your voice because you speak with reason.<br /><br />A virtual hug, EllyEllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035201077581960526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-59953480542138276542010-10-12T12:21:36.896-04:002010-10-12T12:21:36.896-04:00Halle is out talking to the world. How many souls ...Halle is out talking to the world. How many souls are there out there who have so far not summoned up the nerve to show themselves in a comment let alone open their heart and soul for dissection?<br /><br />We all sat in the dark fearing that first step, to open up to the world and share our experiences and concerns. There are many places to stop on the journey from darkness to light, without Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-58340937531517835712010-10-12T11:20:05.857-04:002010-10-12T11:20:05.857-04:00I think at some point we all look at someone else ...I think at some point we all look at someone else and feel envy. It's natural to want what you don't have and others seem to. <br /><br />But Halle, just because you have not or may not transition in a way you would like to, does not make you any less valuable or any less trans. We all have different things we want to do and need to do and different roadblocks. There are probably far more-https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678823555927806259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-23473796311371268602010-10-12T11:07:27.549-04:002010-10-12T11:07:27.549-04:00Envy lives here too. ; )
Great blog. Control is...Envy lives here too. ; )<br /><br />Great blog. Control is what I guess this is about. My wife mentioned to me about our being in "limbo" right now. I think it is like purgatory, but limbo works. Being Trans, We don't have control of our lives in many ways. We are always in a "what if" state where we don't know how/when/why we will proceed or not, what the Karin July1992https://www.blogger.com/profile/03976147729081731449noreply@blogger.com