Comment on ON BEING KIND by Pauline
Ah but Joss, you could have remembered only the beatings and the sadness and the poverty. That you chose to focus on the kindnesses, big and small, that befell you speaks of an inner strength that...
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Comment on ON BEING KIND by Pauline
“So much the worse for reality.” I’ve felt that way myself, sometimes. My Mama used to tell us kids to be a little kinder than necessary and, as well, we were to ask of ourselves before we spoke to or...
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Well, P, your wisdom had to come from somewhere — and I guess your mother was one of the beginnings of it all. Her three questions are a very useful guide and monitor. (Not to mention Kind!)
View ArticleComment on ON BEING KIND by Crowing Crone Joss
Thank you! This affirmation means a lot to me. My journey continues to be about focusing on the good, the true, the beautiful and finding it wherever I am.
View ArticleComment on ON BEING KIND by Patti Kuche
These touching words of yours bring to mind equal measures of sadness and joy. My mother, ever fearful of others and their intentions, was always so surprised to discover the simple, generous and...
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“Equal measures of sadness and joy” – I hear echoing the mother in Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Some of the saddest words ever spoken on...
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Comment on The Strength of a Gingko Tree — by 2e0mca
The leaves give rise to the popular name ‘Maidenhair Tree’ in the UK – fascinating about the nuts…
View ArticleComment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by atreegrowsinbklyn
You’re great; only the bravest of sailors is willing to completely unfurl the sails and let the wind set the course. Anchor’s aweigh and bon voyage!
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Touch2Touch
Hey, I have really good role models in some of the intrepid bloggers I follow! Yours are some of those brave sails billowing out yonder — (you even work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Ah, Judy, With one stroke you have ennobled the oral hygiene profession. Who would have thought the the act of brushing one’s teeth would elicit a train of thought- pardon me, I mean a ship of thought....
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Touch2Touch
Praise from El Exigente is praise indeed!
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by reb
We’re like ships that meet in the night …or was it fog? Either way, I go through the same, lengthy procedure twice a day, sometimes an extra, quicker one. But my thoughts just tend to wander off to...
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Madhu
Did you figure out why the pearls were his eyes? Now i can’t rest till I find out
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Touch2Touch
Nicely riffed, Rebekah. Would you believe, F and I are the only two people in the US who have never seen Seinfeld! Now that I know about this attraction to oral hygiene I’m bummed. (A little.) The...
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Touch2Touch
I’m not sure there IS an answer, Madhu. Shakespeare invented lots of things, but didn’t answer questions! You wander all over the outer globe, so maybe together we can wander also in some inner...
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When it was on in Sweden, I never watched it — everyone at work was talking about Seinfeld, but I thought it was a talk show, like Larry King. It was on too late at night for me then. Started to watch...
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Comment on Sailing on a Ship of Thought by Touch2Touch
After he looked hard enough, he “saw” a little sparkle — look harder, R!!!!!!
View ArticleComment on Color Me Blue — No More by Touch2Touch
And to think I never saw R. Attenborough’s series! I can just imagine how uplifting they are — But the video will do for now. Thanks so much for visiting.
View ArticleComment on Color Me Blue — No More by Touch2Touch
Ca, c’est merveilleux! Tu est la tout le temps et je ne savais rien, ni de toi, ni de ta situation — Et voila! Nous sommes des soeurs! Bienvenue, mille remerciements, Karin. Et courage! En avant! “One...
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