tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post4352584337381620778..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: What's given and what's handledElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23935581702368743522012-04-27T11:23:30.539-07:002012-04-27T11:23:30.539-07:00Thanks! You put into words so beautifully what I h...Thanks! You put into words so beautifully what I have felt for the last 18 years of caring for my child. I would not relinquish teh intimacy, ever.Renihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414349039208727146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-87023175589052070922012-02-28T08:12:07.686-08:002012-02-28T08:12:07.686-08:00Love this post.... make sure you add it to the &q...Love this post.... make sure you add it to the "how we do it" book when it's completed and published... thx for taking the "triteness " out of that quote and adding a rather large dose of beautiful, appreciated reality.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329067973795030839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-8283980184807289542012-02-27T17:15:19.953-08:002012-02-27T17:15:19.953-08:00Love this comment. It's funny because just th...Love this comment. It's funny because just the other day I was saying that it is peace I am looking for. A good reminder that it's not outside of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28002742841454601132012-02-27T16:22:36.296-08:002012-02-27T16:22:36.296-08:00so, so beautifully said, elizabeth.so, so beautifully said, elizabeth.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19900422652758153152012-02-27T12:16:33.412-08:002012-02-27T12:16:33.412-08:00It is those who rail at the 'giver' or the...It is those who rail at the 'giver' or the circumstances who are blind to the path they are on. I heard a fable today about two men lost in the woods at night with hungry beasts all around them. There was a flash of lightning and the man who looked up at the heavens and railed and wondered "why" missed the sudden illumination of the path home. The man who knew that he would be able to see the way if he just kept focused on the path/journey looked ahead and used the light to help him. <br /><br />You are such a light for others on this journey, Elizabeth. Thank you.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28974300195334836442012-02-27T09:59:22.560-08:002012-02-27T09:59:22.560-08:00beautifully said. The last line says it all and i...beautifully said. The last line says it all and i wish i could wear it on a freakin' tshirt. :)Alicia Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244714478310893367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-18361845112630006182012-02-27T08:31:08.227-08:002012-02-27T08:31:08.227-08:00I agree with you. It is part of the work of hardsh...I agree with you. It is part of the work of hardship and/or sorrow in our lives, and it is part of what makes us touch deeply into our individual and collective humanness. The ones who are fighting for control are the ones who haven't learned surrender yet. Life gives us so many chances to do this all along, but most of us will resist it until we have NO choice. And then, the deepest work of transformation begins.<br />When I saw who wrote that opening quote, you can imagine what I thought...Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-48488725693616714682012-02-27T07:24:51.580-08:002012-02-27T07:24:51.580-08:00Liking this take. Lots.Liking this take. Lots.blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-73066291373615378892012-02-27T07:16:48.401-08:002012-02-27T07:16:48.401-08:00Unconditional openness -- it is so much harder tha...Unconditional openness -- it is so much harder than it sounds, isn't it?<br /><br />But I know it is the only way to understand/make peace with our experiences with children with disabilities. Thanks Elizabeth.BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-37755185023798046322012-02-27T05:13:10.607-08:002012-02-27T05:13:10.607-08:00True - but I never thought of it in these terms. ...True - but I never thought of it in these terms. Love your words, always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-4630702816803815452012-02-27T05:12:44.683-08:002012-02-27T05:12:44.683-08:00As always, Elizabeth, I am humbled by your depth o...As always, Elizabeth, I am humbled by your depth of insight and beautiful writing. What a truth to remember. And thanks for the Pema Chodron quote, I think it's time I revisited her.Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-82840184989645470082012-02-26T21:08:35.019-08:002012-02-26T21:08:35.019-08:00That was so clear. Hard won graceful wisdom.That was so clear. Hard won graceful wisdom.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-92026254229991838922012-02-26T19:17:22.151-08:002012-02-26T19:17:22.151-08:00I agree.I agree.Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628086750403852099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-39226882448658812322012-02-26T19:07:36.974-08:002012-02-26T19:07:36.974-08:00Sigh. (Hand held to heart.)Sigh. (Hand held to heart.)T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-37856160304932651152012-02-26T18:53:07.976-08:002012-02-26T18:53:07.976-08:00I love the way your love flows through your words....I love the way your love flows through your words. Each word seems like dew drops flowing into a vast ocean of understanding and empathy. How lucky is your daughter to have you! You are so gentle and so thoughtful. Your words open my heart. Thank you.Bea, OThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301207485195668332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-52384510100467970942012-02-26T17:18:49.763-08:002012-02-26T17:18:49.763-08:00amen.amen.tearful dishwasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436954924992728636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74943028342753958802012-02-26T17:18:29.340-08:002012-02-26T17:18:29.340-08:00I have this visualization I use when a new challen...I have this visualization I use when a new challenge appears with my daughter. I close my eyes and relax; I just breathe and imagine my heart opening wider and wider and wider.Noanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300868872496481473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-86450142355067135092012-02-26T15:11:14.159-08:002012-02-26T15:11:14.159-08:00Your words so wise Elizabeth. It is ironic the th...Your words so wise Elizabeth. It is ironic the thoughts others might give you or think, however since they do not share your life they can never know the day in day out life of your family.<br /><br />Your words plucked my mother heart with the softness of how gentle you are. So many times when I needed to bath, change diapers, cloth my children, did I have such a closeness of intimacy as you so put it. To gaze at their eyes and marvel at how they could be my child. It does not make any difference that your Sophie is a teen or an infant...your love is all around, your gentle touch and comfort.<br /><br />The words we say during those times together never change. We may be tired, in a hurry or resting in our thoughts while caring for our children. We are, we do..we care.<br /><br />As you said....we're not given what we can handle. We're opening to handle what we're given.<br /><br />Eloquent.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912709342270151365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-38609132986154514162012-02-26T14:18:40.338-08:002012-02-26T14:18:40.338-08:00Such an important piece of the story.
Thank you fo...Such an important piece of the story.<br />Thank you for sharing it.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58902471918971248262012-02-26T14:14:09.654-08:002012-02-26T14:14:09.654-08:00i think that's the definition of love, in any ...i think that's the definition of love, in any real context. (background music, just as i typed this: etta james, Come Rain or Come Shine.)<br />true love opens us to all experience.susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-67447926119135713022012-02-26T13:46:47.388-08:002012-02-26T13:46:47.388-08:00Your words are so perfect my friend. What we spoke...Your words are so perfect my friend. What we spoke of last night and here it is, said so eloquently and so beautifully. You have written what is in my heart.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209967185741239050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56115348908974235202012-02-26T13:39:03.986-08:002012-02-26T13:39:03.986-08:00Amen on that one, baby. Amen.Amen on that one, baby. Amen.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com