tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post3859389610683593564..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Finding PatienceElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-46598010022250511452010-09-02T23:08:49.219-07:002010-09-02T23:08:49.219-07:00"Calm endurance of hardship" jumped out ..."Calm endurance of hardship" jumped out at me. What an unsung virtue, particularly in our culture!<br /><br />God bless you and sweet, lovely Sophie. AND those darling boys. And your Swiss chef.<br /><br />I love you and am SO FAR BEHIND in reading your writing - you are so prolific, and I don't want to miss anything! An interview that you forgot?!<br /><br />Grateful & happy that I was led to "the gift" for your birthday - one to make you smile - and am going to send it soon. Your beautiful knitted blanket was delivered to the hospital today. Just think what comfort it will bring to someone who is also "calmly enduring hardship."Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-32139153353458606422010-09-01T19:46:07.132-07:002010-09-01T19:46:07.132-07:00UGH. I hope you found the patience you were lookin...UGH. I hope you found the patience you were looking for. Or if not, a strong beverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-87858835625674772062010-09-01T18:58:23.905-07:002010-09-01T18:58:23.905-07:00I loved reading this piece. I think about patience...I loved reading this piece. I think about patience a lot -- usually my lack of it and fear that I can't develop enough. <br /><br />The description here really makes me think. Especially about how "softness of compassion" is a companion of patience. Because I often think it is lack of compassion FOR OURSELVES -- in the hard moments with our kids -- that then expresses itself in impatience (often targeted at ourselves!). I love the idea of being able to feel myself softening in compassion (instead of berating myself!).<br /><br />I will think about developing/working on 'faith in my ability to accept things as they are' -- recognizing that this is an ongoing journey. Sometimes I fear that I don't have the patience to go the distance as it were (when I think about getting older and my son still requiring so much care).<br /><br />I will check out the article (what is Tricycle Magazine!?) Very serendipitous indeed, I think, for all of us. <br /><br />I am very sad when I read about Sophie's head and your need to reassure the boys. I send you hugs and hopes for some relief from all Sophie is going through.<br /><br />I think you are a very wise, very giving woman with a limitless capacity for patience (even though there are times when it doesn't feel like it!)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this quote. xoBLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-50042839433729344912010-09-01T18:14:15.532-07:002010-09-01T18:14:15.532-07:00breat in, breath out.
yes. i need that.
xobreat in, breath out.<br /><br />yes. i need that.<br /><br />xoadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981984403481555118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9469203561145173582010-09-01T12:35:10.707-07:002010-09-01T12:35:10.707-07:00gentle forbearance, calm endurance of hardship, an...gentle forbearance, calm endurance of hardship, and acceptance of the truth.<br /><br />This buddhistic view strives to obtain these conditions as a goal within itself, correct? Without regard as to the state they are needed for. I take an opposite view: context is everything. Their are states that patience would be counter productive. Of course even in the event of violent action one's mind must be calm and clear, which is a form of patience.Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471331868560587898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-16819756849350537222010-09-01T11:48:43.407-07:002010-09-01T11:48:43.407-07:00Sorry to hear this sweet Sophie--for you and all t...Sorry to hear this sweet Sophie--for you and all those who love you. It's hard to hurt. <br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-57444866187886072162010-09-01T11:42:17.428-07:002010-09-01T11:42:17.428-07:00I am sending you and your dear daughter hugs from ...I am sending you and your dear daughter hugs from me...mothers can mother other mothers too.....that quote helped me today as well.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912709342270151365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54217844629554232792010-09-01T09:55:02.754-07:002010-09-01T09:55:02.754-07:00Poor baby. I'm sorry she fell again. And I und...Poor baby. I'm sorry she fell again. And I understand the way the brain starts going round and round sometimes when circumstances are simply too overwhelming. Mine has been spinning a bit, lately, too. Waiting is hard. Praying for you today...Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-11528784527449149062010-09-01T09:22:27.414-07:002010-09-01T09:22:27.414-07:00Sophie's poor head ... I can't even imagin...Sophie's poor head ... I can't even imagine. A lot of times I think it is a blessing that Emily doesn't walk. She would definitely do more damage to herself if she did.ANewKindOfPerfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978293330074662766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9769271591587271302010-09-01T07:13:53.448-07:002010-09-01T07:13:53.448-07:00Nothing could be more made of this quote and the t...Nothing could be more made of this quote and the timing for me. Thank you.<br /><br />Sending patience.<br /><br />love.<br /><br />(OMG, the word verification is "denthead."Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.com