tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post9212691702309807091..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.595-07:00Comments on sixtyfivewhatnow: As the journey continues.Rosaria Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-1988405111151159862013-12-03T09:40:35.794-08:002013-12-03T09:40:35.794-08:00Thanks for the thoughtful comments, everyone.Thanks for the thoughtful comments, everyone.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-43084526318514217032013-12-01T06:28:45.839-08:002013-12-01T06:28:45.839-08:00Hi Rosaria ... reaching out is difficult isn't...Hi Rosaria ... reaching out is difficult isn't it ... and I certainly don't ring to chat ... but I'm an independent soul. <br /><br />Interesting thoughts here as I move along the path towards the last couple or three decades ... <br /><br />I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-4569955476054557342013-11-28T12:52:38.513-08:002013-11-28T12:52:38.513-08:00I wish I could say something pithy and sage, but I...I wish I could say something pithy and sage, but I will rely on one of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite authors, Karen Maezen Miller. "The search for greater meaning robs our life of meaning." Thanks for stopping by my place and leaving me a note.The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-33522893645486144382013-11-27T07:33:25.104-08:002013-11-27T07:33:25.104-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!
And as Vagabonde says, "a...Happy Thanksgiving!<br />And as Vagabonde says, "any morning that we see daylight is a day to give thanks, no?"Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-46805604018869093862013-11-26T13:07:00.048-08:002013-11-26T13:07:00.048-08:00Your posts are always so powerful. It is true tha...Your posts are always so powerful. It is true that at this stage of life we see things differently than when we started out. I know that if I had the same thoughts then that I have now I certainly would have returned to Paris and not stayed in this country, but that was then and here we are now. All in all life has been good though when one forgets the bad parts, and we might as well. Have a happy Thanksgiving – any morning that we see daylight is a day to give thanks, no?Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-41454989320260334102013-11-26T08:55:21.848-08:002013-11-26T08:55:21.848-08:00Oh dear Rosaria, this post has left me feeling con...Oh dear Rosaria, this post has left me feeling concerned about you. You certainly make us think with your posts. Take Care. xLindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-46677063429373740192013-11-26T04:22:43.260-08:002013-11-26T04:22:43.260-08:00Though shy as well about making too many commitmen...Though shy as well about making too many commitments I prefer to nurture hope....:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-70281350929597651012013-11-25T10:32:01.755-08:002013-11-25T10:32:01.755-08:00My mom spoke this way even before she knew she was...My mom spoke this way even before she knew she was ill. She stopped having time for the things she didn't want to or couldn't commit to. I think it's a reality that we could all embrace sooner if we chose to, and be more authentic for doing so.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969389246865883205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-11812818980226854242013-11-24T19:11:38.124-08:002013-11-24T19:11:38.124-08:00I needed to talk this morning. I picked up a frien...I needed to talk this morning. I picked up a friend for church.<br /><br />My friend is blind. Somehow, it was easier to talk to her. Isn't that odd?Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-90849275439965148552013-11-24T16:35:42.375-08:002013-11-24T16:35:42.375-08:00he and I are already boring each other with storie...he and I are already boring each other with stories we have already heard too many times.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-90685525863004284762013-11-24T10:27:53.067-08:002013-11-24T10:27:53.067-08:00You've done it again! Shaped a post into words...You've done it again! Shaped a post into words that resonate with universal life experience...facing up to mortality and making new rules for handling it. Bravo!rjerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453912819445395042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-14449784764431126342013-11-24T09:24:33.032-08:002013-11-24T09:24:33.032-08:00Such a thoughtful post. I don't quite know how...Such a thoughtful post. I don't quite know how to respond. Makes me think of my parents - how I could have been so much better near their end had I more knowledge of how it was. Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-24340754066730582862013-11-24T06:01:37.653-08:002013-11-24T06:01:37.653-08:00So true that you shouldn't have to share any m...So true that you shouldn't have to share any more than you want to, when you want to. But ... how nice that you have someone who cares enough to want to know.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-50120971856583809432013-11-24T03:48:53.058-08:002013-11-24T03:48:53.058-08:007 siblings and a mother and only my wife, I, and 1...7 siblings and a mother and only my wife, I, and 1 other brother knew he had end stage cancer. The rest after 57 years of not really being a family he didn't tell anyone, but we spent time and just could see it growing. I had to argue with Detroit Police Department for 3 hours to get a car out to help us recover his body. At least 2 brothers got there before the cops did. <br /><br />My family pfft. They know nothing of medical maladies or everyday realities.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-36460384545552602652013-11-24T01:21:24.337-08:002013-11-24T01:21:24.337-08:00This post was filled with much that I can identify...This post was filled with much that I can identify with. It was a beautifully written one that provoked much thought and many questions.<br />I think that it is better to share than to bottle things up. However, I sometimes find myself thinking....."oh no, don't let the phone ring now." Other times I am longing for some one to ring me up and the phone remains silent.<br />I think sometimes a single phone call can alter your whole life. One minute you are happily getting on with life and the next filled with anxiety over some news that you've heard. I suppose sometimes I do that to someone else because I've worried them inadvertantly. But its better to know whats happening, even if we can't change things and we never know what a difference we might make to another's life...... just by listening.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-17619294739067690282013-11-23T23:57:04.274-08:002013-11-23T23:57:04.274-08:00What a powerful post, Rosaria, and so true. We'...What a powerful post, Rosaria, and so true. We're past the point of making promises we can't keep or talking about things before we're ready and at a stage where we're facing our own mortality with so much more immediacy. Your posts are so thought-provoking and so spot-on with so many of our experiences! Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-56806770969192331042013-11-23T18:22:54.799-08:002013-11-23T18:22:54.799-08:00Strange. I don't feel anxious about the future...Strange. I don't feel anxious about the future. It will unfold as it does. I am content to live day by day, reconciling myself to my imperfections, understanding my limits. Today, I was splitting fire wood. Yesterday, I walked with our grandchildren. The day before, I shovelled snow. These are important things now, and keep me from doing nothing. Voltaire was right: Il faut cultiver notre jardin. And when we have cared for ourselves, we can reach out, even in our weakness, and care for others, particularly the hurting, the sorrowful. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-19953598085120012982013-11-23T17:11:55.464-08:002013-11-23T17:11:55.464-08:00heart felt write...all the way down to that last l...heart felt write...all the way down to that last line on wanting to still matter...and there are def things it is harder to talk about..i find that in finally sharing and letting go it is easier...but i have to be ready...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-13559305908057435032013-11-23T17:06:58.176-08:002013-11-23T17:06:58.176-08:00Happy Thanksgiving.Happy Thanksgiving.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-89150031528423884872013-11-23T15:57:36.642-08:002013-11-23T15:57:36.642-08:00Wow...Rosaria...as usual...you really struck a cho...Wow...Rosaria...as usual...you really struck a chord with me and aligned so perfectly with what I am experiencing now in life also. <br /><br />We all have things that, until we are ready, if ever, to talk to someone about. There are so many times that I don't want to talk about what is going on in my life...it's sometimes better left unsaid. I don't want to be confined to never ending phone conversations either...sometimes it really does feel like such a waste of time because at our age...things don't change that much and everything is repeated so much that you just don't want to hear it again. Sometimes I just don't want the phone to ring unless it's my kids calling. I always want to talk to them. Anyway I just wanted to thank you for always sharing such poignant blog posts...I really do relate so very well. Hugs and Happy Thanksgiving. We will be having another very quiet holiday...just the two of us.My Maine Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303311684243020778noreply@blogger.com