Comments on: Daydreams http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/ uncovering life's layers, exploring truth's terrain... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:04:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dead Bus Diaries http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1199 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:23:43 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1199 <strong>Mind Like Water</strong> Kristin raises a question that I have wrestled with for some time..."what are bad things doing here?" But the truth is that many bad things are not here at all. They exist in some imaginary future.... Mind Like Water

Kristin raises a question that I have wrestled with for some time…”what are bad things doing here?” But the truth is that many bad things are not here at all. They exist in some imaginary future….

]]> by: Fran http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1198 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:50:26 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1198 Dealing with the health insurance companies--and Medicare--takes extreme patience and stick-to-itiveness. I'm sure every single one of us has horror stories galore. I just keep telling myself that the poor individual person who answers the phone has only what the computer says before them--and many of the people the companies hire are none too bright. I handled insurance for my stepmom and two of my sisters as they aged and died--including spending down assets for one sis and getting on MediCal, then putting her in a nursing facility. I thought I'd go stark raving mad--and I realized how crucial it is for the elderly to have advocates to help them through the muck, mire and unecessary complication. Because I am a driving perfectionist, I expect others to be likewise. Not! So MANY things in life do require us to look at the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path. But--we are human, and it sounds to me like you got your buttons pushed--as even the most enlightened of us do. And cut yourself slack--you've got a baby and your hormones aren't quite back to normal yet. One thing that holds me in good stead is that when the bullshit and crossed-messages start to happen, I always ask if I can speak to the supervisor of the department. This goes for tech support, too. Then I tell them I've documented our conversation and ask them to fax me some kind of follow-up that they are indeed working on my problem. They won't always do it, but they do know you mean business. Dealing with the health insurance companies–and Medicare–takes extreme patience and stick-to-itiveness. I’m sure every single one of us has horror stories galore. I just keep telling myself that the poor individual person who answers the phone has only what the computer says before them–and many of the people the companies hire are none too bright. I handled insurance for my stepmom and two of my sisters as they aged and died–including spending down assets for one sis and getting on MediCal, then putting her in a nursing facility. I thought I’d go stark raving mad–and I realized how crucial it is for the elderly to have advocates to help them through the muck, mire and unecessary complication. Because I am a driving perfectionist, I expect others to be likewise. Not! So MANY things in life do require us to look at the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path. But–we are human, and it sounds to me like you got your buttons pushed–as even the most enlightened of us do. And cut yourself slack–you’ve got a baby and your hormones aren’t quite back to normal yet. One thing that holds me in good stead is that when the bullshit and crossed-messages start to happen, I always ask if I can speak to the supervisor of the department. This goes for tech support, too. Then I tell them I’ve documented our conversation and ask them to fax me some kind of follow-up that they are indeed working on my problem. They won’t always do it, but they do know you mean business.

]]> by: nate http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1197 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:53:36 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/11/30/daydreams/#comment-1197 Nice thought! Hmmmm, would this also apply to leaf blowers and people that cut you off in traffic? Nice thought!

Hmmmm, would this also apply to leaf blowers and people that cut you off in traffic?

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