tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post6054677245450551671..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Gratitude SchmatitudeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-60158523259639313872018-04-12T09:06:41.496-07:002018-04-12T09:06:41.496-07:00So pleased that it happened this way - all of it. ...So pleased that it happened this way - all of it. You know how I feel about gratitude, and I too was once a Catholic, so I will be putting my head against the cool tile in my shower today and sending you a psychic message to remind you just how brilliant you are. XOXOkariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-25436389454554569342018-04-11T11:19:45.876-07:002018-04-11T11:19:45.876-07:00Gratitude for the good stuff is easy. Gratitude wh...Gratitude for the good stuff is easy. Gratitude when everything is flowing along with our expectations - check. It's the gratitude we must find in the midst of the hard knocks and misery that elude me. You are my teacher in this. You are the masterclass of gratefulness. Brother David says this is where spiritual growth lives. Where real grateful living lives. Of course you are nestled lovingly between Angelou and Baez. Who else could do it?Michael Bartonhttps://www.instagram.com/mbartonphotos/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-10316299381382765362018-04-10T14:24:59.565-07:002018-04-10T14:24:59.565-07:00Sarah - This is me. This is our new book. Elizabet...Sarah - This is me. This is our new book. Elizabeth is our extraordinary old friend. Great to see you here in the light of shared appreciation. Be in touch. Kristi NelsonKristi Nelsonhttp://www.gratefulness.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-53617501850067323162018-04-10T07:32:20.042-07:002018-04-10T07:32:20.042-07:00How cool! Well, that seems like a pretty effective...How cool! Well, that seems like a pretty effective antidote to being down -- being sandwiched (nominally) between Maya Angelou and Joan Baez! Congratulations. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-38558387666734720382018-04-09T09:33:00.889-07:002018-04-09T09:33:00.889-07:00Well, I for one, believe there ARE accidents! We ...Well, I for one, believe there ARE accidents! We may CHOOSE to find the grace, the silver lining, in them, and this attitude is the rope that pulls us up. There is no grand plan, I believe. How could there be? But we can be our own light, and a light to others, and THAT, Elizabeth, is surely what you are.<br />Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-20816631236453665242018-04-09T09:29:59.845-07:002018-04-09T09:29:59.845-07:00'that all of us sing along the spectrum from d...'that all of us sing along the spectrum from darkness to light, spelunking and sailing.' Brilliant and perfect.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79574581818443755922018-04-09T08:21:03.409-07:002018-04-09T08:21:03.409-07:00I am in agreement with your Friend, there are no a...I am in agreement with your Friend, there are no accidents. It is perfect timing like this which give me such a Peace when I am particularly low. There is no telling how many have been uplifted by your quote and perhaps also at just the right time when the words made a personal connection. I do believe it is hard to keep a grateful heart down, if it is not a natural state of Being then perhaps it becoming a Practice for someone who doesn't naturally experience it would be a good thing. I do hope you the darkness lifts for you soon, in our humanity it does come to everyone I think, we just sometimes imagine it doesn't when we personally feel isolated by it. Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-3734502062837682472018-04-09T01:41:45.303-07:002018-04-09T01:41:45.303-07:00What an amazing, and perfectly timed upper! I hope...What an amazing, and perfectly timed upper! I hope its effects last a long time.The Sound of the Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669598042879486343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54261969302138167362018-04-08T19:16:47.286-07:002018-04-08T19:16:47.286-07:00LOVE this. LOVE this. Sarah Buttenwieserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718294755386487265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-42443431060357975712018-04-08T12:31:03.742-07:002018-04-08T12:31:03.742-07:00Amen to that.Amen to that.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-80455858555464997732018-04-08T09:54:21.750-07:002018-04-08T09:54:21.750-07:00Thanks for helping me let go of my cynicism for a ...Thanks for helping me let go of my cynicism for a moment or two.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993017111465930656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35776820864779158232018-04-08T09:22:38.651-07:002018-04-08T09:22:38.651-07:00Great stuff! You deserve this.Great stuff! You deserve this.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-45660889712007350842018-04-08T08:09:29.400-07:002018-04-08T08:09:29.400-07:00That's just wonderful, Elizabeth. Life sure is...That's just wonderful, Elizabeth. Life sure is funny, sometimes, isn't it? Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7889263623995698772018-04-08T07:11:31.025-07:002018-04-08T07:11:31.025-07:00And I'm sorry life has been shit lately. You&...And I'm sorry life has been shit lately. You're a strong woman Elizabeth, but it's just so hard when life gets dark. Sending hugs.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-57360865521113174582018-04-08T07:10:26.681-07:002018-04-08T07:10:26.681-07:00Thank you for this reminder today. I needed it. ...Thank you for this reminder today. I needed it. Misery I got, gratitude needs work right now.<br /><br />My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-77395647444330855552018-04-08T07:03:55.903-07:002018-04-08T07:03:55.903-07:00I've been trying to welcome gratitude in all t...I've been trying to welcome gratitude in all the "times" and sometimes I find, it is possible. But I think you are right, that all of us sing along the spectrum from darkness to light, spelunking and sailing. So awesome to have your own words come flying back to you just when needed. So many congrats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024781247011540855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-80478648215616059902018-04-08T06:34:51.479-07:002018-04-08T06:34:51.479-07:00What an amazing quote... and the serendipity of se...What an amazing quote... and the serendipity of seeing your own words right when you needed them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Alicia Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244714478310893367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-61287814528981399082018-04-08T05:07:36.060-07:002018-04-08T05:07:36.060-07:00I'd like to come across one of your quotes in ...I'd like to come across one of your quotes in a beautiful book. Wishing you a better day ahead.<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-16766696515147064792018-04-07T20:50:28.428-07:002018-04-07T20:50:28.428-07:00What Jo said! Thanks Jo!What Jo said! Thanks Jo!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015787506044299266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-47883260776989453502018-04-07T18:55:48.393-07:002018-04-07T18:55:48.393-07:00Elizabeth, this made my day. You deserve to be amo...Elizabeth, this made my day. You deserve to be among the greats quoted in this book. I’m glad that it came at the perfect time. <br /><br />Your thoughts, perfectly worded in your quote, is what I have been mulling over the last few days. This is the reason you are an author and I, a humbled reader. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-1070048948903066852018-04-07T18:50:59.436-07:002018-04-07T18:50:59.436-07:00For real! There's nothing compares to for rea...For real! There's nothing compares to for real.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7907076378168863032018-04-07T18:21:55.470-07:002018-04-07T18:21:55.470-07:00Oh my God I love this!!!! This is fantastic! Those...Oh my God I love this!!!! This is fantastic! Those gratitude people, they know sages when they hear and read them. Ordering the book now because, well, my friend Elizabeth is in it. And she's a spelunker, and wise. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-53585306826727026272018-04-07T18:03:11.746-07:002018-04-07T18:03:11.746-07:00Well those great people are in good company :)
W...Well those great people are in good company :) <br /><br />What a story. <br /><br />I love the colour and the text - they did a good job, of illustrating and of choosing to include your words. I'm good at both the misery and gratitude, I think, but I have no idea how to let them fly away. <br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-51462082358090413872018-04-07T17:41:02.877-07:002018-04-07T17:41:02.877-07:00If that had been me, I would probably just think, ...If that had been me, I would probably just think, "Well. Now I can die happy."<br />What an honor and how deeply deserved. <br />And if anyone in this world gets "gratitude schmatitude" it is me. <br />Love you dearly. And am grateful for you. In the real sense. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com