tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post5132044691864481474..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: GraceElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-31311738523539045042016-07-18T12:36:20.174-07:002016-07-18T12:36:20.174-07:00Just getting around to reading this - so glad I di...Just getting around to reading this - so glad I did. I get the hard-to-accept-help thing, and also a bit of mistrust in what is actually helpful. Love that this soul wanted to help you, as it helps us all to learn of such goodness. Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-25039256714216663042016-07-15T12:52:37.115-07:002016-07-15T12:52:37.115-07:00I am so glad to hear of this gift, Elizabeth, and ...I am so glad to hear of this gift, Elizabeth, and glad you found a way to accept it. Blessings on you and your family. x0 N2<br />N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-12420257960330132332016-07-15T10:08:00.725-07:002016-07-15T10:08:00.725-07:00So wonderful for your family! So wonderful for your family! Lisa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555434600770366988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-69526882748700881542016-07-15T03:34:13.356-07:002016-07-15T03:34:13.356-07:00Sometimes people can be astounding in their kindne...Sometimes people can be astounding in their kindness. It's nice to be reminded of that, as cynical as I sometimes get about the human race!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-13661309397900422492016-07-14T22:02:13.112-07:002016-07-14T22:02:13.112-07:00Wow. Beautiful. Happy to hear. Wow. Beautiful. Happy to hear. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071740989565033354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-44591329242427326272016-07-14T14:17:24.696-07:002016-07-14T14:17:24.696-07:00I just love you Elizabeth!I just love you Elizabeth!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015787506044299266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-3059959075573866492016-07-14T12:43:00.356-07:002016-07-14T12:43:00.356-07:00Wow. What an amazing thing.Wow. What an amazing thing.kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-52659332696218417242016-07-14T11:31:46.032-07:002016-07-14T11:31:46.032-07:00Fuck "deserving." It's not a contest...Fuck "deserving." It's not a contest, it's community. It's relationship. People want to help, they want to be part of something bigger than them and when we don't let them, we are cutting ourselves off from that community. Accepting help is so incredibly hard, but I know that each time I do it, I open myself up to more grace and I free myself up to help others. That ultimately makes us all stronger. I admire your vulnerability and willingness to make that leap. I think so many people have it wrong; asking for (and accepting) support is a sign of strength, not weakness. Love you.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79593262688417796482016-07-14T07:13:24.263-07:002016-07-14T07:13:24.263-07:00Please let the resistance go. A beautiful gift, an...Please let the resistance go. A beautiful gift, and you are as deserving of it as anyone, even if others are in greater need. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-46248517056043729472016-07-14T07:05:46.371-07:002016-07-14T07:05:46.371-07:00Oh, Elizabeth. This is a wonderful thing. Oh, Elizabeth. This is a wonderful thing. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-40832815821119209632016-07-14T05:26:45.218-07:002016-07-14T05:26:45.218-07:00I suck at asking for or accepting help. It's ...I suck at asking for or accepting help. It's a lovely gift for someone to give.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-45342531901261617092016-07-14T04:28:31.276-07:002016-07-14T04:28:31.276-07:00Very good news for you, Sophie and the "gifte...Very good news for you, Sophie and the "gifter".<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54011688504071552172016-07-14T00:40:30.782-07:002016-07-14T00:40:30.782-07:00"All of us are mothered children. Someone mus..."All of us are mothered children. Someone must satisfy our needs unilaterally in order for us to grow up. As time passes we become receivers of ever more complex gifts, and we must creatively receive and use what we are given."<br />This is a quote by Genevieve Vaughan, who has inspired me on so many occasions.<br />(http://www.gift-economy.com/theory.html)Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-46280490060012509462016-07-14T00:16:04.064-07:002016-07-14T00:16:04.064-07:00I'm so glad you will no longer need to pay for...I'm so glad you will no longer need to pay for your medical cannabis. Having shared so generously your knowledge and counsel with so many of us around the world, you've earned it. <br />But that insistence on doing everything yourself in an attempt to assert control over the uncontrollable, well, I'm afflicted with it also. Big time. I thought it was my personal foible and didn't realize it comes with the territory we inhabit. The Sound of the Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669598042879486343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-13690746944938364972016-07-13T21:52:42.209-07:002016-07-13T21:52:42.209-07:00Oh you, Both of you. Grace indeed. Oh you, Both of you. Grace indeed. Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-33737546659187665312016-07-13T21:45:12.000-07:002016-07-13T21:45:12.000-07:00There are so many angels among us. I'm glad th...There are so many angels among us. I'm glad this one found you, and may there be many more. Love to you.Tanya Savkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296300747016479200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-59892749947677258942016-07-13T21:37:49.278-07:002016-07-13T21:37:49.278-07:00God bless giving, God bless receiving, both are sa...God bless giving, God bless receiving, both are sacred.<br />livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64006582104886945752016-07-13T21:31:27.467-07:002016-07-13T21:31:27.467-07:00Love love love this. Not only the story itself but...Love love love this. Not only the story itself but how the kindness and gratitude and love gets handed down and spread through act of sharing the story. I was grateful to be touched by such grace today! <br /><br />I hear you, oh how I hear you, about the challenges of accepting help. I guess we're all here to learn something during this life, eh?<br /><br />Thank you and thank you to the mystery donor as well!HBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338445335742876196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28381977145644072052016-07-13T21:12:24.829-07:002016-07-13T21:12:24.829-07:00why, oh why, is it so challenging to accept the ge...why, oh why, is it so challenging to accept the generosity and kindness that others offer? I can't say, but I know it to be true. When I have given (generously) to those who truly need it, my peace and contentment is at an all-time high. So everybody wins. Absolutely everybody.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-87252131946767015932016-07-13T20:38:37.393-07:002016-07-13T20:38:37.393-07:00That is a lovely story, and the best part is that ...That is a lovely story, and the best part is that it's true. I'm grateful that you have this grace - to give, and to receive!Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-44650355700801839002016-07-13T20:34:13.186-07:002016-07-13T20:34:13.186-07:00Ah! This made me spontaneously laugh/sob. Thank yo...Ah! This made me spontaneously laugh/sob. Thank you, whoever you are. Ramona Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308882206677929003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-4561991658572338872016-07-13T20:23:38.800-07:002016-07-13T20:23:38.800-07:00I thank them too. Lovely. I thank them too. Lovely. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54972388718769738642016-07-13T19:28:14.108-07:002016-07-13T19:28:14.108-07:00LOVE.
Brave you, allowing support. You give so m...LOVE. <br /><br />Brave you, allowing support. You give so much. <br /><br />This helps me have hope, in the world. In goodness. fullsoulahead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053261523883986863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23140642957525501462016-07-13T19:25:10.683-07:002016-07-13T19:25:10.683-07:00This makes me breathe a big sigh of gratitude. It ...This makes me breathe a big sigh of gratitude. It makes my head hurt a little less with all that is going on it the world. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19139085838061561712016-07-13T19:09:48.240-07:002016-07-13T19:09:48.240-07:00Incredible! Just wonderfully incredible!Incredible! Just wonderfully incredible!Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695982965264794769noreply@blogger.com