Comments for ...the house I live in... http://thehouseilivein.me A journal of life pursued. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Things Loved by A Journal of Life Pursued http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1944 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:02 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1944 Thanks for the note, Katie–and the kind words.

]]> Comment on Things Loved by Katie Kerr http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1941 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:29:16 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1941 Doug,
Oh my! As usual insightful and reflective of how we view and feel. It is good, as your Mom said to do so. It does confirm what we had that we cherish.

]]> Comment on Things Loved by A Journal of Life Pursued http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1938 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:25:15 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1938 Thanks for the note, Brenda…and the insight you share. It is easy to forget that with yin there is always yang.

]]> Comment on Things Loved by A Journal of Life Pursued http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1937 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:07 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1937 Thank you for sharing this story, Susan. I am glad wisdom was found when needed. It is best, when we find it–or perhaps it finds us–to keep it aflame.
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]]> Comment on Things Loved by susan109 http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1936 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:40 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1936 When your post arrived this morning, I was having breakfast with a friend who was visiting Maine from her home in the Maryland woods. She has been wringing her hands over her son’s impending graduation from college without plans for the future. She wants to convey some parental wisdom without him shutting down. Previous attempts have been ineffective, or so it seems to her. I shared your post and suggested a mantra: “(add name here), be your best self.” She thought for a few seconds and then smiled. “Yes, I think that is a good message and that is what I truly wish for him.”

Thanks for enabling me to use your Mom’s wisdom to help another Mom.

]]> Comment on Things Loved by Burns the Fire http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1935 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:58:25 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1935 Lovely. A reminder that we can feel grief and gratitude at the same time. Thanks for this!

]]> Comment on Things Loved by A Journal of Life Pursued http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1934 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:30:21 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1934 Thank you.

]]> Comment on Things Loved by Winky http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/14/things-loved/#comment-1933 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:10:43 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5135#comment-1933 BEAUTIFUL!

]]> Comment on A Morning Visit by A Journal of Life Pursued http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/03/a-morning-visit/#comment-1926 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:04:58 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5125#comment-1926 Greetha ~ Good morning and thank you for your comments. I appreciate your kind words and thoughtful comments. It was Montaigne who said that to philosophize is to learn how to die. My father has never studied philosophy–but he knows how to “philosophize,” if that makes sense. My daily visit with him has become my mantra and I am trying to learn from him as much as I can while I can.

Thanks again, you’ve warmed my heart.
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]]> Comment on A Morning Visit by Geetha http://thehouseilivein.me/2013/05/03/a-morning-visit/#comment-1925 Fri, 10 May 2013 05:20:08 +0000 http://thehouseilivein.me/?p=5125#comment-1925 This post evokes so many feelings in me; many of them ineffable and unsettling. Glad your father is okay now.

Don’t quite remember who said this (and I am sure there are many who echo this thought), but I read somewhere that the only philosophy in our lives is to die well. This post and the one about your parents talking for hours on the night before your mother died, reminded me of that nugget of wisdom. Comfort, you said in that post about your reaction of their last night together. And I thought it was the best use of the word I had come across.

Best wishes, Doug!

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