tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889278655565673751.post1103185028462998814..comments2018-08-29T06:32:23.673-07:00Comments on Balthazar Brings Gifts: PietàAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311811394269757501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889278655565673751.post-19671818926070066382015-04-17T14:26:11.102-07:002015-04-17T14:26:11.102-07:00Can we take responsibility for the work that is ou...Can we take responsibility for the work that is ours while also practicing compassion for ourselves? That's the challenge. <br /><br />Thanks for reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311811394269757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889278655565673751.post-83316334744124960702015-03-31T04:37:53.176-07:002015-03-31T04:37:53.176-07:00'I pledged to protect the unprotectable, and I...'I pledged to protect the unprotectable, and I failed. Because I am human, I failed.'<br /><br />Me too. <br /><br />Thank you for writing about your friend, about the two books and the differences between them and about Balthazar. I liked Allende's writing a lot when I was younger but now I feel I have little patience for letting anybody off the hook, myself or otherwise. Perhaps the Didion would suit me better these days? <br /><br />Thinking of you and of Balthazar this season. Catherine Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618295389400457254noreply@blogger.com