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This Lens Is What It Is

From the lens "It Is What It Is" - Just a Cliche?.

If you feel a little dizzy, don't feel bad. So do I. Don't worry, it doesn't last long. But maybe, sometime soon, you will feel the urge to worry, or get angry, or upset, and 5 little words will pop into your mind.

It is what it is.....there don't you feel better?

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  • poddys May 21, 2012 @ 8:57 am | delete
    A well above average lens by quite a few levels :) I really enjoyed this, great layout and photos too. Blessed.
  • AlleyCatLane May 13, 2012 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    What a great lens! I am bookmarking this so I can read it again and look into some of your recommended books and web sites. This all fits with my spiritual philosophy. Now if I could just live it every moment. Blessed!
  • Steph_Tietjen May 13, 2012 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    It is what it is, which is "a beautiful lens." I agree on cliches but "it is what it is" is a good one. John Trudell, former leader of the AIM - American Indian Movement, has a song by that name that I love. I could hear it as I read this page.
  • Terrie_Schultz May 13, 2012 @ 11:21 am | delete
    I love, love, love this lens!! Thank you for putting together such an inspiring collection.
  • Frischy May 13, 2012 @ 11:10 am | delete
    My girlfriend said this phrase to me in a moment when I wanted desperately to change what was. In truth there was nothing I could do about the situation. The power lay completely with someone else. It was what it was. And still is. In that moment the phrase seemed anything but trite. Many, many times it has kept me centered about this sad situation in my life. It is what it is. I cannot change it. It has helped me to let go and move forward in my life.
  • Joan4 Apr 21, 2012 @ 8:43 am | delete
    such wisdom! sometimes these little cliches are very important to remember - It is what it is - is one of those!
  • candy47 Apr 19, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens!! And so beautifully presented.
  • Devin O'Branagan Mar 4, 2012 @ 10:24 am | delete
    What a wonderful lens! Thank you for sharing.
  • Tipi Feb 3, 2012 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    What a great sense of humor you have, Diane. I have to send this to my sister.

    Live and let live! lol :D
  • skiesgreen Dec 26, 2011 @ 10:23 pm | delete
    Thought provoking but needs a bit more study of some of the points. Loved the video. Hugs
  • charmilbrettdotcom Aug 26, 2011 @ 7:03 am | delete
    Everything happens for a reason... comments you hear, things you read, things you observe.. it is up to you to accept and move on.. let go.. [your lens is RIGHT on so many levels.. appeal, compassion, knowledge, strength] Thank you!
  • vallain Aug 12, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    I can think of many situations where I was fussing about things, but would have been better off thinking, "it is what it is." My efforts to make everything perfect, sometimes just wear me out and unsettle the people around me. Time to let go of some of that. Thanks
  • onlinemba May 17, 2011 @ 10:53 pm | delete
    A great lens.Thanks for sharing with us
  • Feb 12, 2011 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    I love this lens! Thank you so much for writing it, Diane. The pictures of the white wolf and your daughter looking at each other are amazing. I've rolled to my synchronicity lens.
  • SereneSea Jan 22, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    I guess the message is so very obvious, we cannot control and organize everything in this small universe of ours, instead of worrying let us leave it at that - "It is what it is".
  • Ener-G Nov 8, 2010 @ 8:51 am | delete
    This lens watered my soul! Blessed by an angel (and kindred metaphysical spirit).
  • prfctlycalm Nov 3, 2010 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    Your lense was so healing to me...I am going through a very painful time of separation and divorce, a major change of life which I know is healing personally but I'm also deeply mourning the passing of the good in what will now be what was..I thank you from my heart for sharing your thoughts and your inspiration.
  • Spook Oct 3, 2010 @ 3:13 am | delete
    This has all passed over the top of my head. Blessed by an Angel.
  • charlino Oct 2, 2010 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    This lens is what it is: simply wonderful.
  • GrowWear Dec 31, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Passing through to bless this worthy lens. Happy new year!
  • Ramkitten Dec 13, 2009 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    I don't actually SAY "it is what it is" often, but I think and feel it in a general sort of way and view many situations like that. Sometimes, I don't accept "it is what it is" and, if I believe a situation is changeable, I might try. But I often prefer the "it is what it is" idea and then try to make "it" the best it can be. (Did that make any sense?) ANYway, I really enjoyed this lens. Very creative and full of meaning.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Dec 6, 2009 @ 6:22 am | delete
    Love it. So pleased to have found your lenses. Will be lensrolling you to my similar lens, 'want to be happy?...' . I like what our prayer book says: "Things which are foolish in comparison to death are foolish in and of themselves."
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 2, 2009 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    I am not WIccan, but I am spiritual and I enjoy your lenses immensely. They are very well done and you seem to write well and put alot of thought into them, plus I happen to love the topics you choose as they are right up my alley.
  • AshleyBretting-M.S. Oct 30, 2009 @ 8:48 am | delete
    Hi there - love the work you've done here and helping others to understand about being in the "present". BTW, thank you for your wonderful comment on my lens Surviving Anxiety Depression!
    Big Hugs
  • kimmanleyort Oct 23, 2009 @ 10:57 am | delete
    I love the way you explored this one phrase from many different angles. You pull us into your thought process. Wonderful!
  • LindaJM Sep 28, 2009 @ 4:58 am | delete
    A very illuminating lens! I love the way you used quotations and appreciate the wisdom shared. 5*, blessed!
  • BevsPaper Sep 26, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens and outlook. Sometimes it really just "Is What It Is". I love your thoughts on "it was what it was" too.
  • mbgphoto Sep 26, 2009 @ 7:35 am | delete
    I really enjoyed reading this lens! My husband say I say "It is what it is" way too often...but sometimes it just fits and like you sometimes it just helps me not to stress over something!

    Very well done lens! 5*
  • spirituality Sep 24, 2009 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • boutiqueshops Sep 24, 2009 @ 10:38 am | delete
    I love this lens! Thank you for touching my heart & my spirit.

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My name is Diane Wallace, aka GrannySage. I consider myself to be a storyteller. I like to wrap inspirational messages inside little vignettes of my life... more »

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