tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post7033113144414649319..comments2024-03-29T06:37:40.071-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: What A Girl WantsMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-50120394499673398192019-04-15T12:08:27.576-04:002019-04-15T12:08:27.576-04:00SWIM! ING! POOL! SWIM! ING! POOL!SWIM! ING! POOL! SWIM! ING! POOL!That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-53691164136241275432019-04-15T11:09:30.916-04:002019-04-15T11:09:30.916-04:00Well, I read this days after you posted it, so thi...Well, I read this days after you posted it, so this comment will probably pass you by. But, reading your thoughts gave me a physical “turn”, as my grandmother would have said. I’m in a similar place, feeling physical limitations but mostly mental and emotional ones. I want to do SO MUCH. I actually do so little that truly nourishes and comforts me. I spend my days taking care of the thousands (it seems) of tasks that keep our household going. Hamster on a wheel comes to mind. And sometimes I think it would be easier to not be alive. Then I see something spectacularly beautiful on our planet and am glad to be here. Sigh. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689105159583465606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16699287836206979852019-04-13T17:40:44.878-04:002019-04-13T17:40:44.878-04:00I know exactly what you mean and I love you for be...I know exactly what you mean and I love you for being brave enough to say that sometimes you even want to be dead. Because my mother threatened suicide continuously my entire life I just can't ever bring myself to say that but sometimes I just feel...tired. <br />And it doesn't mean I really want this all to end. I just need some peace and yes, quiet. <br />I'm not sure how I look at the desiring of things. Too much is just ridiculous but this world is filled with so much that we can experience that I feel like we're meant to desire some of it. And there are so many levels of that. Desire for love and safety is different than the desire for a Porsche. Things are just things. I know that. I should have made more of a distinction in my post. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89093900995172989292019-04-13T17:37:14.483-04:002019-04-13T17:37:14.483-04:00Thank you, Sabine. I do appreciate all that sweetn...Thank you, Sabine. I do appreciate all that sweetness. <br />A pond isn't really good for swimming in this part of the world. It quickly becomes too overtaken by vegetation and animal life. Lovely to look at but not where I'd want to swim. There is that beautiful river down the road a few miles though...Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-29762356607692906242019-04-13T17:35:29.861-04:002019-04-13T17:35:29.861-04:00Am trying it. Sometimes I think it helps, sometime...Am trying it. Sometimes I think it helps, sometimes I don't. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-3786802798947854592019-04-13T17:35:07.393-04:002019-04-13T17:35:07.393-04:00Well, I agree with you on a Buddhist level but on ...Well, I agree with you on a Buddhist level but on a Florida level, I really do want a pool. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64334616174948283852019-04-13T17:34:21.062-04:002019-04-13T17:34:21.062-04:00I know- we can't go without family. Who knew w...I know- we can't go without family. Who knew what a bit of unprotected sex would lead to forty years down the line? It's rather mind-boggling, isn't it? <br />We had a pool once. I loved it. We also had a pool guy who came by once a week and performed magic and it was beautiful. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-88853421529461817722019-04-13T16:58:16.150-04:002019-04-13T16:58:16.150-04:00I'm with Steve Reed -- I think so much sufferi...I'm with Steve Reed -- I think so much suffering is born of desire -- the constant desire to be something, do something, all of it. And I don't necessarily think we need to stop desiring to stop suffering. I'm also with 37 paddington, thinking you have a book within you, if you so desire. I'm dragging my ass these days about everything -- age, loss of beauty, my incapacity to finish my book, all of it. Sometimes I even want to be dead and quiet. Your posts help me -- what you grapple with helps me. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59008395362837899552019-04-12T20:34:50.898-04:002019-04-12T20:34:50.898-04:00I call google my back-up brain. And I fucking mean...I call google my back-up brain. And I fucking mean it with all of my heart. With any luck, it will give me a few extra years of feeling as if I am at least semi-okay. <br />I wish you knew how to fix it all too. <br />But loving each other- that's better than anything. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-65301970851505031222019-04-12T20:33:07.671-04:002019-04-12T20:33:07.671-04:00I think that you're right- once a nurse, alway...I think that you're right- once a nurse, always a nurse. And even though my experience working as one was limited, I believe I've always been one, even as a small child. And yes, I do believe I am having what one might call an old-age crisis. What does one do when their lives of nurturing as mother, wife, friend, and yes, nurse, end? <br />We shall see, won't we? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-80361981695421473772019-04-12T20:06:19.820-04:002019-04-12T20:06:19.820-04:00Ha! I'm sure that Keith would be thrilled. But...Ha! I'm sure that Keith would be thrilled. But I see your point here and I will take that under advisement too. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-32930960315433952322019-04-12T20:05:38.736-04:002019-04-12T20:05:38.736-04:00You know what, dear sister-woman? I will take that...You know what, dear sister-woman? I will take that under advisement. I will ponder. Thank you. For you to say these words means a whole hell of a lot. And perhaps it is finally time. I love you.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-9799974853813527572019-04-12T20:04:26.346-04:002019-04-12T20:04:26.346-04:00Your take on spring is really interesting and I co...Your take on spring is really interesting and I completely understand it. Yeah. It would be a long commute but it would definitely be worth my doing if I could. More for me than for your kids. <br />I just love you. "...love, peace, and xanax..." Phew. Amen. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20161592738726530202019-04-12T20:02:35.539-04:002019-04-12T20:02:35.539-04:00Oh, I have spent my time volunteering in classroom...Oh, I have spent my time volunteering in classrooms. Trust me. But that is something I might consider at some point. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-87015197863842866542019-04-12T20:02:00.621-04:002019-04-12T20:02:00.621-04:00Well, in some ways I feel as if it is just my fate...Well, in some ways I feel as if it is just my fate to do what I do for love whether that is keeping house or raising children or writing. And I know how lucky I am for this to BE my fate. <br />But it is the comments like this which make me feel more than paid, more than reimbursed for what I do. And that, plus the love- well. <br />Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55024375461752974922019-04-12T19:59:37.690-04:002019-04-12T19:59:37.690-04:00Oh god. Really? That sounds like too much and yet,...Oh god. Really? That sounds like too much and yet, this is what age is and what age does to us. It's horrifying and it's humbling. That may be the exact word I've been searching for- humbling. <br />And yes, those of us who have partners who love us despite, because and through all of it are the luckiest ones. May all of us so blessed realize that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-61180914824675324602019-04-12T19:57:35.330-04:002019-04-12T19:57:35.330-04:00Jill, you have no idea how incredibly meaningful t...Jill, you have no idea how incredibly meaningful those words are to me. If I can write what others feel, then I think I have served my purpose. Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77865719720493369752019-04-12T19:56:07.811-04:002019-04-12T19:56:07.811-04:00As always, Susan, I have no answers. I only have q...As always, Susan, I have no answers. I only have questions and feelings and doubts and of course hopes. And I think that we all do. I am just so grateful that we have this community to share all of this with. Thank you for being part of that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69023138417243054472019-04-12T13:27:57.299-04:002019-04-12T13:27:57.299-04:00WONDERFUL IDEA!!!WONDERFUL IDEA!!!Catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408495829569772826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-40025808039264082732019-04-12T12:58:26.771-04:002019-04-12T12:58:26.771-04:00We know how to put ourselves down, don't we no...We know how to put ourselves down, don't we now. <br />You are a mother, a gardener, a cook, a baker, a WRITER, a carer, a grandmother, a poultry keeper, a nurse, a survivor, a nuturer . . .<br />get a pool if you need it, better still get a natural pond for swimming, get all the gadgets and extras you can buy, whatever, but don't belittle your power and your life's achievement and all your amazing skills!!!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11432151070045736112019-04-12T12:21:25.144-04:002019-04-12T12:21:25.144-04:00Life is hard. Chronic pain sucks. CBD oil might re...Life is hard. Chronic pain sucks. CBD oil might really help with the dismal feeling as well as the pain. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36092541386786203612019-04-12T11:20:30.266-04:002019-04-12T11:20:30.266-04:00I love the horns on those cows!
Desire is human n...I love the horns on those cows!<br /><br />Desire is human nature. None of us ever stop wanting. If you had a pool you'd still want. If you moved to Costa Rica you'd still want. It's just the way we are. It's not even real -- it's just a drive within us, disconnected from reality.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-29305377968298316712019-04-12T10:09:55.343-04:002019-04-12T10:09:55.343-04:00supper is always late here. and what you have, Mar...supper is always late here. and what you have, Mary, is life. all those wants and desires and urges just mean that you are living. and when you stop having all those wants and desires and urges then you will be dying and ready for it. there are many things I want to do that I know I won't, like retire in Mexico or costa Rica or Portugal because I won't go without the whole family and uprooting the whole family will be impossible. but I have, in recent years, done things I thought I would never get to do like travel to other countries. and btw, after the thrill of a pool wears off it's just something else that needs constant maintenance. like the toilets.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20091538459163824462019-04-12T09:56:18.232-04:002019-04-12T09:56:18.232-04:00I wish you felt better. I wish I felt better. I wi...I wish you felt better. I wish I felt better. I wish I knew how to fix it all. I guess I'll just go get my toenails cut. I like Gina, my chiropodist. I'm glad google knows how to spell most everything. Take care. At least we all love each other.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-76507901658281418162019-04-12T09:51:44.859-04:002019-04-12T09:51:44.859-04:00I think you're beginning to feel what most peo...I think you're beginning to feel what most people feel as they age, that their time is past, that they are no longer relevant, that they have nothing left to offer, which I imagine is exactly how I'll feel once I am no longer working. <br /><br />Even though I've been nursing for thirty-three years, it's only been in the last ten years that I've been working full-timeish. For most of my adult life I was a mother first and then a nurse. I don't think you can ever stop being a nurse though.<br /><br />Now I can't remember the point I was trying to make. LOL.<br /><br />Sending hugs and love.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.com