tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post6217038302058661946..comments2023-05-16T04:18:29.455-06:00Comments on ♪♫•*¨*Letter Out*¨*•♫♪: My Mom and Virginia WoolfBlondi Blathershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-4426016038113130632015-04-05T05:22:48.336-06:002015-04-05T05:22:48.336-06:00I suspect that at least the first 5 in your list w...I suspect that at least the first 5 in your list would have occurred to your mother as they do to all of us.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-46367769932360892992015-03-31T19:50:55.386-06:002015-03-31T19:50:55.386-06:00I often think about Mom and Ben, too. Do you remem...I often think about Mom and Ben, too. Do you remember the dream she had before she died, about a little grandson? She knew (unconsciously) that there would be one. Pretty cool. <br /><br />You must miss her terribly, Joan. I know you do. Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-48729151121496278262015-03-31T17:10:39.452-06:002015-03-31T17:10:39.452-06:00I often wonder about what life would be like if Mo...I often wonder about what life would be like if Mom was still here - how much she would have loved Ben if she had met him and how much he would have loved her singing to him.... and I can't imagine Jordan ever being that teenager who doesn't want to spend time with her Grandma when I think about the two of them. And man, I would have loved to have her around to help me deal with all of the things that have come along since her passing - mostly I just shut up about it, but if I had Mom around to whine to.... well, that would just be nice:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505498142247410546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-45517627535511559982015-03-31T10:49:05.942-06:002015-03-31T10:49:05.942-06:00I join the choir on this. the what-ifs can be cons...I join the choir on this. the what-ifs can be consuming at times. But revelatory to ourselves who take up the gauntlet for these departed loved ones.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-62098245207267071002015-03-29T11:36:23.625-06:002015-03-29T11:36:23.625-06:00I'm very much with you in this imagining what ...I'm very much with you in this imagining what would be going in if..... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371934652072358264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-19507980076828528982015-03-29T10:50:15.149-06:002015-03-29T10:50:15.149-06:00Thanks for mentioning me. Lately I have been suff...Thanks for mentioning me. Lately I have been suffering quite a bit of emotional distress due to the real-life real-time struggles of people that I love. I have been listening to Buddhist nun Pema Chodron's CD lecture called "Don't Bite the Hook." She is so humble and amazing as she shows us how not to get sucked into the terrible destructive vortex of our own negative emotions. It's about forgiving ourselves and each other too, which is always a good thing. <br /><br />After listening to her for a few days, I found myself having this attitude towards my frustrated, angry family members: There is enough room in my heart to contain your anger. Not being braggy,except about this wonderful teacher, Pema shows me how to have a vast open heart that deals with the potentially life-destroying emotions. And yes, they can change very quickly.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767477397568235117noreply@blogger.com