tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post2192857075822322675..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: To Soothe the Inner BeastWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7854893840784034172013-12-31T23:48:24.421-03:302013-12-31T23:48:24.421-03:30SAW:
It is. It very is. Much as I breeze through m...SAW:<br />It is. It very is. Much as I breeze through much of it the big let down and the memories and the losses tend to engulf me, always waiting. I will bore them silly this time.<br />They won't hang around.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40091758350984346622013-12-31T23:47:09.434-03:302013-12-31T23:47:09.434-03:30Another soul sistah. I am overjoyed not to feel so...Another soul sistah. I am overjoyed not to feel so desperately alone with the demons playing and spitting around me.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80882821965127537812013-12-31T23:46:11.964-03:302013-12-31T23:46:11.964-03:30Irene:
You'd have to meet Ansa, the cleverest ...Irene:<br />You'd have to meet Ansa, the cleverest dog in the universe. She does everything I want. Wakes me with kisses, knows when not to disturb me and loves me unconditionally.<br />We just adore each other.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44107084357634135612013-12-31T23:45:03.406-03:302013-12-31T23:45:03.406-03:30Hattie:
What to do when we feel unloved? H'm?
...Hattie:<br />What to do when we feel unloved? H'm?<br /><br />Love myself comes into it, but sometimes I am very unlovable indeed. Ask those who reject me. Many in my blood family. I am losing count.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19025719505708215182013-12-31T19:43:36.498-03:302013-12-31T19:43:36.498-03:30I find the whole holiday season difficult, and it ...I find the whole holiday season difficult, and it doesn't help that it's a prelude to my least favoriite season. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1136141690408059092013-12-31T13:40:48.270-03:302013-12-31T13:40:48.270-03:30Ahhh.....you and I share similar demons.
JoAhhh.....you and I share similar demons.<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16410372844304386872013-12-30T22:43:03.676-03:302013-12-30T22:43:03.676-03:30Could you speak to your 'dog' in a very st...Could you speak to your 'dog' in a very stern Irish voice, www, and just make it do what you want? Perhaps you can teach it new tricks. That would keep it entertained enough to bother you :) xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10886993551404839612013-12-30T22:30:10.700-03:302013-12-30T22:30:10.700-03:30I read about a woman who took her "dog" ...I read about a woman who took her "dog" and made it her guardian. And I love that music. <br />What I know is that we are all loved. And I'm not even religious. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18575779321838230682013-12-30T21:38:03.904-03:302013-12-30T21:38:03.904-03:30Thank you Magpie, same back to you!
XO
WWWThank you Magpie, same back to you!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5802768725182939182013-12-30T20:25:32.430-03:302013-12-30T20:25:32.430-03:30It worked....It worked....Magpie 11https://www.blogger.com/profile/05069987326331833522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6767546596101262112013-12-30T20:23:32.294-03:302013-12-30T20:23:32.294-03:30Well, this is the fifth time I have tried to comme...Well, this is the fifth time I have tried to comment:<br /><br />Haydn, Handel, Bach all soothe me from time to time.<br /><br />Take Care<br /><br />I hope 2014 is good for you.Magpie 11https://www.blogger.com/profile/05069987326331833522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87452454022529572262013-12-29T19:35:05.663-03:302013-12-29T19:35:05.663-03:30OWJ:
I find also that I am subject to the whims a...OWJ:<br /><br />I find also that I am subject to the whims and disregard of others. Much as I try loving detachment.<br /><br />It's just me. Warts 'n all. Glad we sing from the same page, my dear.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5629790869478933882013-12-29T19:33:52.177-03:302013-12-29T19:33:52.177-03:30Thanks for the words Ramana, these old dragons kee...Thanks for the words Ramana, these old dragons keep bouncing around after I think they are gone forever.<br /><br />They are reminders to me of not being complacent and thinking they are pfft forever.<br /><br />Maybe my happy times are more brilliant as a result?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32243941564904630032013-12-29T19:31:54.328-03:302013-12-29T19:31:54.328-03:30Irene:
I am glad yours is fended off a little bet...Irene:<br /><br />I am glad yours is fended off a little better than mine :)<br /><br />Mine is on high alert ready to tip me over.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48601886174484325122013-12-29T19:31:04.866-03:302013-12-29T19:31:04.866-03:30Friko:
Thanks for that. I also have a black dog w...Friko:<br /><br />Thanks for that. I also have a black dog who is the light of my life.<br /><br />Yes, I do cuddle with her and we glare at the Other One. Together.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17948656299930842882013-12-29T19:30:08.880-03:302013-12-29T19:30:08.880-03:30Linda:
They are bouncing around and they have thi...Linda:<br /><br />They are bouncing around and they have this monochromatic effect on my perception which I prefer to be colour drenched.<br />I danced a bit at a party today and that helped, just forcing myself.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16686555662298622882013-12-29T16:51:22.540-03:302013-12-29T16:51:22.540-03:30WWW
we are much alike
and it seems this time of ye...WWW<br />we are much alike<br />and it seems this time of year<br />they visit<br />take care of you<br />and I need to take care of me<br />as at the moment<br />it is just Miss Callie and me :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2167052120930788142013-12-29T08:46:57.892-03:302013-12-29T08:46:57.892-03:30I can relate. I read and meditate when they crop ...I can relate. I read and meditate when they crop up. They have not for quite some time now though.<br /><br />You are cool WWW.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17619949515583703822013-12-28T23:33:25.671-03:302013-12-28T23:33:25.671-03:30My literal black dog, Tyke, is my best friend, and...My literal black dog, Tyke, is my best friend, and I think since I have him, he has helped me keep that 'other black dog' at bay. I picture him as someone who drops his turds as reminders of his existence on my daily path every once in a while :)Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-34783766778232022952013-12-28T20:20:52.292-03:302013-12-28T20:20:52.292-03:30absolutely not.
I too am a recovered former Catho...absolutely not.<br /><br />I too am a recovered former Catholic, well and truly recovered (well, are we ever?) but music soothes the restless breast. <br /><br />I am busy with ‘things that must be attended to’ but the black dog is definitely snarling in the background.<br /><br />So I get down on the floor and cuddle the furry version, black and warm and welcoming. Bother, so is the other one.<br /><br />Millie, come here, I need you. Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23693086605826991402013-12-28T20:07:57.232-03:302013-12-28T20:07:57.232-03:30I hope the dragons soon go back to sleep.
I hope the dragons soon go back to sleep.<br />Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4289234077141050882013-12-28T15:51:25.774-03:302013-12-28T15:51:25.774-03:30Ah Betty,
so lovely to hear from you and to hear t...Ah Betty,<br />so lovely to hear from you and to hear those wonderful words which I've taken to heart.<br />I'm a wee bit restless so made some jam from berries in the freezer. I do talk a lot to my dog who gives me that unconditional love thing....<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85356920127507645862013-12-28T14:16:57.796-03:302013-12-28T14:16:57.796-03:30Take good care of yourself Wise! Sometimes I talk ...Take good care of yourself Wise! Sometimes I talk to myself pretending I am my own best friend!<br /><br />Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,<br />Having to neither weigh thoughts nor measure words,<br />Pouring them all out, chafe and grain together,just as they are<br />Chaff and grain together<br />Certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,<br />keep what is worth keeping<br />and with the breath of kindness<br />Blow the rest away.<br /><br />Dinah Maria Mulock Craik<br /> <br />Thanks for the lovely bells.<br />BettyBetty Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552340264000998419noreply@blogger.com