Comments on: joyful heart http://strongattheheart.com/blog/2006/06/10/joyful-heart/ A Book for Teens & Adults Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Carolyn Lehman http://strongattheheart.com/blog/2006/06/10/joyful-heart/#comment-41 Carolyn Lehman Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:46:05 +0000 http://strongattheheart.com/blog/?p=34#comment-41 Wow, Molly, I never thought of this angle. Swimming with dolphins has always appealed to my romantic and nature loving self but every time I've had the opportunity the set up has seemed so commercial that I've made other choices. For me it is the thought of the dolphins having to pose with tourists to have their pictures taken--every day, day in and day out--that seems kind of sad. Under the right circumstances I imagine it would be an ecstatic experience. I haven't heard of anyone being traumatized by a sexually agressive fish! I did pet white Amazonian Dolphins at the old Steinhardt Aquarium when my uncle was the vet there. The dolphins seemed starved for attention or stimulation of any kind. They came up to the surface of the tank and wanted to be touched and also liked to have classical music on. They were kept in a small, dark painted tank. It was heartbreaking, actually. Wow, Molly, I never thought of this angle.

Swimming with dolphins has always appealed to my romantic and nature loving self but every time I’ve had the opportunity the set up has seemed so commercial that I’ve made other choices. For me it is the thought of the dolphins having to pose with tourists to have their pictures taken–every day, day in and day out–that seems kind of sad. Under the right circumstances I imagine it would be an ecstatic experience.

I haven’t heard of anyone being traumatized by a sexually agressive fish!

I did pet white Amazonian Dolphins at the old Steinhardt Aquarium when my uncle was the vet there. The dolphins seemed starved for attention or stimulation of any kind. They came up to the surface of the tank and wanted to be touched and also liked to have classical music on. They were kept in a small, dark painted tank. It was heartbreaking, actually.

]]> By: Molly http://strongattheheart.com/blog/2006/06/10/joyful-heart/#comment-40 Molly Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:38:35 +0000 http://strongattheheart.com/blog/?p=34#comment-40 I'm a little worried about those survivors going off to Hawaii to swim with dolphins: dolphins have been known to be sexually aggressive toward humans. It would be too bad to go on a healing adventure like that and get triggered all over again by a large fish. I'm sure someone has told Marisca Hargitay this by now, but if you're thinking of doing something like this for your own healing - and it sounds wonderful to me - make sure to ask the handlers about the phenomenon. Maybe the females aren't as aggressive. Hey, Carolyn - great weblog! xox Molly I’m a little worried about those survivors going off to Hawaii to swim with dolphins: dolphins have been known to be sexually aggressive toward humans. It would be too bad to go on a healing adventure like that and get triggered all over again by a large fish. I’m sure someone has told Marisca Hargitay this by now, but if you’re thinking of doing something like this for your own healing - and it sounds wonderful to me - make sure to ask the handlers about the phenomenon. Maybe the females aren’t as aggressive.

Hey, Carolyn - great weblog!

xox Molly

]]> By: Marj (aka Thriver) http://strongattheheart.com/blog/2006/06/10/joyful-heart/#comment-37 Marj (aka Thriver) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:37:32 +0000 http://strongattheheart.com/blog/?p=34#comment-37 Hello, Carolyn! Just a friendly reminder--don't forget, the deadline to submit your blog for the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is Thursday, June 15 (for the Monday, June 19 debut). Submission instructions are at my blog, http://survivorscanthrive.blogspot.com or www.blogcarnival.com (use keywords "child abuse" to search for our carnival). Thanks! Hello, Carolyn! Just a friendly reminder–don’t forget, the deadline to submit your blog for the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is Thursday, June 15 (for the Monday, June 19 debut). Submission instructions are at my blog, http://survivorscanthrive.blogspot.com or http://www.blogcarnival.com (use keywords “child abuse” to search for our carnival). Thanks!

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