<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post7215093963405426074..comments</id><updated>2009-09-05T11:40:58.007-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on LoveSpeakes: Love-The Ultimate Oxymoron</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/feeds/7215093963405426074/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html'/><author><name>Lumina</name><email>lumina@lovespeakes.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-2479307274574423251</id><published>2009-09-05T11:40:58.007-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T11:40:58.007-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lena,

Being one who writes with such feeling, I a...</title><content type='html'>Lena,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being one who writes with such feeling, I also read from that same place.  I could &amp;quot;feel you&amp;quot; in your words and thank you for sharing your heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When blogging, there is the hope that someOne might find what they need/are looking for...and when that &amp;quot;one&amp;quot; finds their way to my heart/word/experience?  As &amp;quot;they&amp;quot; say...it&amp;#39;s worth taking the risk of opening up so honestly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your &amp;quot;painful night&amp;quot; has a &amp;quot;hidden treasure&amp;quot; in there somewhere, even if it&amp;#39;s just the strength you&amp;#39;ve gained having &amp;quot;lived through&amp;quot; it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for taking the time to write.  Hugs to you...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2479307274574423251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2479307274574423251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1252176058007#c2479307274574423251' title=''/><author><name>Lumina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03755726415594987599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14331533712710612246'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-2069936979253501687</id><published>2009-09-05T10:23:44.854-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T10:23:44.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, it's been a painful night for me today and I g...</title><content type='html'>Hi, it&amp;#39;s been a painful night for me today and I got on the internet hoping to find some solace and guidance. Found it in your blog... thanks for the breathe/heal video, and this post... you were exactly what i needed to find tonight.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2069936979253501687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2069936979253501687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1252171424854#c2069936979253501687' title=''/><author><name>Lena</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16702283650692165309</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-5944902399983607767</id><published>2009-08-12T09:11:19.591-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-12T09:11:19.591-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Diane,
That's funny. Me? Knew from the start. I wa...</title><content type='html'>Diane,&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;#39;s funny. Me? Knew from the start. I was 14 when the movie was in the theatre and I saw it with some buds.  Funny thing? The &amp;quot;buzz&amp;quot; was that Michael sang the theme...THAT is what drew us.  The movie was cute/sad, but not spectacular...even for 14 year olds.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5944902399983607767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5944902399983607767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1250093479591#c5944902399983607767' title=''/><author><name>Lumina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03755726415594987599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14331533712710612246'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-5833197898085640309</id><published>2009-08-12T07:40:15.191-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-12T07:40:15.191-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I didn't know Ben was a rat until I was in my 30s....</title><content type='html'>I didn&amp;#39;t know Ben was a rat until I was in my 30s. :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5833197898085640309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5833197898085640309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1250088015191#c5833197898085640309' title=''/><author><name>Diane J Standiford</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-1544610500796527352</id><published>2009-07-23T11:14:51.625-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T11:14:51.625-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahhhhhhhhhhh..."Air Supply..."  The group everyone...</title><content type='html'>Ahhhhhhhhhhh...&amp;quot;Air Supply...&amp;quot;  The group everyone kinda sorta likes and scan sing every word to...but rarely will admit it. *hee*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*hugging the Ben in Mai* :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/1544610500796527352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/1544610500796527352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1248372891625#c1544610500796527352' title=''/><author><name>Lumina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03755726415594987599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14331533712710612246'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-5461954115016842553</id><published>2009-07-21T21:52:02.706-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T21:52:02.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, and I just HAD to add?  That (a) I could total...</title><content type='html'>Oh, and I just HAD to add?  That (a) I could totally see YOU as that little girl singing to the album cover (not to hear her voice so much as to hear the words echoed back to her) and (b) I&amp;#39;ve had more than my share of those moments.... laying on the floor, singing along to Air Supply or Pat Benatar (when the Air Supply thing didn&amp;#39;t quite seem &amp;quot;kick-ass&amp;quot; enough)...  *blush* &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lessons learned... lessons learned.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5461954115016842553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/5461954115016842553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1248238322706#c5461954115016842553' title=''/><author><name>Maiori</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13206936819872874467</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-322075773526734355</id><published>2009-07-21T21:45:58.970-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T21:45:58.970-07:00</updated><title type='text'>=')  Thanks.... just what I needed today (and a fe...</title><content type='html'>=&amp;#39;)  Thanks.... just what I needed today (and a few days ago when I stumbled on it the first time)  =)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/322075773526734355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/322075773526734355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1248237958970#c322075773526734355' title=''/><author><name>Maiori</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13206936819872874467</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-6555795962092606638</id><published>2009-07-20T09:22:03.576-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T09:22:03.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Diane,
I think I know what you mean, about people ...</title><content type='html'>Diane,&lt;br /&gt;I think I know what you mean, about people not understanding.  It&amp;#39;s sometimes hard to seperate the song from...a rat. (?) I mean even when I sat there singing many years ago, I still felt &amp;quot;he&amp;quot; was singing to a rat, and I wished I had someone to love and love me that much.  Now, this many years later of course, rat out of the way completely...it&amp;#39;s such a beautiful song...so many long to give and receive such love...And with MJ&amp;#39;s passing?  Omg...who doesn&amp;#39;t &amp;quot;feel&amp;quot; him in those words... :-(</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/6555795962092606638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/6555795962092606638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1248106923576#c6555795962092606638' title=''/><author><name>Lumina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03755726415594987599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14331533712710612246'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-2022968381766704801</id><published>2009-07-20T07:55:16.811-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T07:55:16.811-07:00</updated><title type='text'>People think me crazy when I say this was one of h...</title><content type='html'>People think me crazy when I say this was one of his songs that was my favorite. Gets me every time. Been singing it at least once a month since I heard it. &amp;quot;I used to say I and me; now it&amp;#39;s us...now it&amp;#39;s we. That was my dream and now for 30 years I live it. Feels as good as I&amp;#39;d hoped. Keep seeking.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2022968381766704801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/7215093963405426074/comments/default/2022968381766704801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html?showComment=1248101716811#c2022968381766704801' title=''/><author><name>Diane J Standiford</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lovespeakes.com/2009/07/love-ultimate-oxymoron.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934665927485125900.post-7215093963405426074' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7934665927485125900/posts/default/7215093963405426074' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>