tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post1456696806007386756..comments2023-04-13T03:07:47.881-06:00Comments on Spicy Sister: Grieving and Anticipating...Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610560692331066766noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-10247287719880300722008-03-30T18:22:00.000-06:002008-03-30T18:22:00.000-06:00What a fun post! I am so glad you had a good visit...What a fun post! <BR/><BR/>I am so glad you had a good visit with your family and I love that you heard all about your grandmother's wild past! <BR/><BR/>3 dozen roses! All for you.....I am so impressed and jealous of your treat to yourself. I went and spend a measly $5 on tulips. <BR/><BR/>Your calendar reminds me so much of my high school days. I love it. It brings me back. Although I do not think you will get the same messages from a seventeen magazine. But you get the idea. I love it, it is really hopeful and inspiring for you this month.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515461272152076902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-70545956783828627642008-03-28T09:48:00.000-06:002008-03-28T09:48:00.000-06:00Spicy Sister, what a beautiful post! I love that y...Spicy Sister, what a beautiful post! I love that you bought yourself 3 dozen roses. I did this a while ago with lilies - not quite so many, but my whole house smelled like lilies for about 2 weeks. It made me feel very close to my heart to do something so loving for myself. <BR/><BR/>You describe so beautifully here the sacredness of paying attention - to everything, the good and bad, the anticipation and grief. I'm off to start up attending my meditation group again after a long absence, and the wisdom in this post is going to stay with me all day as I reconnect with myself and try to pay attention. Your description of grief as carving out a space in you to create something new - perfect and beautiful and true. It reminds me of a poem by Rumi that I had up on my fridge for a long time but have now misplaced:<BR/><BR/>This being human is a guest house<BR/>Every morning a new arrival.<BR/>A joy, a depression, a meanness,<BR/>some momentary awareness comes<BR/>as an unexpected visitor.<BR/>Welcome and entertain them all!<BR/>Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,<BR/>who violently sweep your house<BR/>empty of its furniture,<BR/>still treat each guest honorably.<BR/>He may be clearing you out for some new delight.<BR/>The dark thought, the shame, the malice,<BR/>meet them at the door laughing,<BR/>and invite them in.<BR/>Be grateful for whoever comes,<BR/>because each has been sent<BR/>as a guide from beyond.<BR/><BR/>Glad you took some time to grieve, but I'm glad you're back. I missed you.annacyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461037288546901657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-62519782892326527072008-03-28T08:35:00.000-06:002008-03-28T08:35:00.000-06:00The calendar is a good idea! I myself keep checki...The calendar is a good idea! I myself keep checking the calendar in my purse a several times a day. Not that I forget which medication to take, but just to stare at it for sometimes. I used to knit a lot, and it was like a kind of meditation. Keep knitting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-63869672493453804782008-03-27T20:04:00.000-06:002008-03-27T20:04:00.000-06:00It was very hard for us to get used to being witho...It was very hard for us to get used to being without both of the dogs we've lost. The hardest things for me were getting used to sleeping without that little body in the bed cuddled up next to me and not having the dogs there to talk to. I talked to them constantly and I do the same thing with the dogs we have now.<BR/><BR/>Keep listening to that small little voice. She's one smart lady.<BR/><BR/>Our schedules really are very close. When is your retrieval scheduled?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238040997371351013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-82858988828955170692008-03-27T10:23:00.000-06:002008-03-27T10:23:00.000-06:00Wishing you all the best on your cycle start! And ...Wishing you all the best on your cycle start! <BR/><BR/>And take Tylenol or whatever before the laminaria! <BR/><BR/>But I love that a boy taught you to knit!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961938730572984348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-15198147801224277972008-03-27T08:57:00.000-06:002008-03-27T08:57:00.000-06:00Yay! A new knitter!Seriously, the knitting, it has...Yay! A new knitter!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, the knitting, it has saved my sanity during all of this IVF stuff. I tend toward nervous jitters, and knitting gives me something to focus on. I once said something on my blog about knitting to stave off panic, and a friend said "oh, so that is how you manage to knit so much" and I was all "yes, that's my secret."<BR/><BR/>I hope it provides the same soothing comfort for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-36277033342240031272008-03-27T08:53:00.000-06:002008-03-27T08:53:00.000-06:00Such a great post. I love your lesson from Mr Jon...Such a great post. I love your lesson from Mr Jones -- pay attention. And that you listen to the voice saying "buy myself roses." And that you've learned to knit. And that you're allowing the carving, eventhough it's not always pleasant.<BR/><BR/>Missed you.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-9303944409543604792008-03-27T07:56:00.000-06:002008-03-27T07:56:00.000-06:00Dear Spicy Niece... I love your blog. It was suc...Dear Spicy Niece... I love your blog. It was such a treat to see you and spend time with you last week. I am extremely jealous of your knitting skills...<BR/>Love,<BR/>AJAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790645191710902138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289798428949870303.post-54372141388332500632008-03-27T06:45:00.000-06:002008-03-27T06:45:00.000-06:00Duffy, that was a wonderful post. I was totally cr...Duffy, that was a wonderful post. I was totally cracking up over the paper at the office supply store. I hope you and mr. spicy get all that you deserve...and you get it soon!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907079572063056609noreply@blogger.com