tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6398628309541887317..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Suspension BridgeWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19309522668613735452011-01-16T17:21:10.690-03:302011-01-16T17:21:10.690-03:30The older I get the more I like my own company. T...The older I get the more I like my own company. The dark monochrome days are what get to me. Hopefully I will notice a big difference in ten days time.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70779658236900069432011-01-13T18:51:05.993-03:302011-01-13T18:51:05.993-03:30Would it hold if all of us gregarious loners colle...Would it hold if all of us gregarious loners collected on that bridge? We're always weighing the balance, aren't we? I woke this morning thinking, "Yippee!! I don't have anyplace to go today and I don't even have to shower!"<br /><br />Take good care of yourself, dear friend. You are surrounded by friends in your solitude.<br /><br />love,<br />vVerna Wilderhttp://www.vernawilder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29460928561266145432011-01-11T11:43:22.204-03:302011-01-11T11:43:22.204-03:30It is a grand metaphor. Very well written. I can...It is a grand metaphor. Very well written. I can relate.rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80029194821347697622011-01-11T04:35:10.428-03:302011-01-11T04:35:10.428-03:30Solitude, particularly when one has the luxury of ...Solitude, particularly when one has the luxury of the internet to create a kind of interaction with society, is particularly tempting.<br /><br />The feeling that life is simpler when it doesn't involve other people is very strong. No-one can hurt me if there is no-one about. But, I also find that I am my own worst enemy. Left alone for too long, the insidious voice which likes to point out every situation where I screwed up or made a fool of myself (going back to childhood) just gets louder and louder, and, on my own, there are no healthy remedies to block it out.<br /><br />It is incredibly scary to break that solitude (I lost count of the numbers of times at boarding school and uni that I stood with my hand on the door knob to the common room, and ended up turning round and going back up to my room, feeling a worse person because of it), but somehow seems to be necessary for the sake of sanity.<br /><br />As you cross that bridge, particularly when it is swaying and the floor below is a long way down, please do remember that there are lots of us on the other side ready to welcome you with a hug and a cup of tea :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20683026242355826552011-01-10T20:52:20.829-03:302011-01-10T20:52:20.829-03:30I does seem that as we age the might have beens an...I does seem that as we age the might have beens and the lost loved ones haunt us more and more. I find I have to stop myself from looking back and imagining doing it over, doing it better, living some other more virtuous life. But I know that's a waste of the precious time left.<br /><br />Spring is coming.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23327107076640393442011-01-10T18:27:15.744-03:302011-01-10T18:27:15.744-03:30It seems your missing daughter is a little like yo...It seems your missing daughter is a little like you and was tempted to the solitary side of the bridge. Perhaps like her mother she will cross the bridge again.DuchessOmniumhttp://www.duchessomnium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27803296567991632922011-01-10T17:51:54.531-03:302011-01-10T17:51:54.531-03:30Oh that lovely siren song of solitude! I listen to...Oh that lovely siren song of solitude! I listen to it all the time. It isn't depression that leads me into the deep woods though, but what i've come to suspect is a true misanthropic personality... <br /><br />I hope your darker forces can be kept at bay. I'm glad you know about the bridge.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30546414578101205722011-01-10T16:45:03.854-03:302011-01-10T16:45:03.854-03:30Aloneless is stimulating up to a certain point but...Aloneless is stimulating up to a certain point but then it turns sour. We all need regular spells of company to keep us sane and grounded.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32304495920802079262011-01-10T15:36:06.104-03:302011-01-10T15:36:06.104-03:30Have been feeling kindof down myself lately and it...Have been feeling kindof down myself lately and it is just like being scared to cross that bridge to healing. I keep making excuses for myself. Hope you get your balance back soon.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87214163696379801772011-01-10T01:16:22.891-03:302011-01-10T01:16:22.891-03:30I too long for my own company, but I know that it&...I too long for my own company, but I know that it's not always my best friend, because I should not always be alone with my own thoughts without the input of that of other people. As I get older, I appreciate my solitude more an more.All the more reason to cross the suspension bridge. I do fear heights, so it's a chore, but I must not lose contact with society.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54113700972012011782011-01-09T16:19:07.855-03:302011-01-09T16:19:07.855-03:30Love the poetry of this post and share a deep conn...Love the poetry of this post and share a deep connection to the yin and yang of solitude. Like you I crave my own company and like you I am not always my own best friend. <br /><br />Full spectrum light and forced interaction with others seems the best antidote for me.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852119592451618703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39650942200898352902011-01-09T16:10:00.483-03:302011-01-09T16:10:00.483-03:30Wow, great metaphor.Wow, great metaphor.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39170005283256558422011-01-09T15:53:25.572-03:302011-01-09T15:53:25.572-03:30I too fear my great need to be alone. I fear that...I too fear my great need to be alone. I fear that I will turn into one of those people they find dead when the stench becomes unbearable.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50621360631627506172011-01-09T14:42:37.326-03:302011-01-09T14:42:37.326-03:30Strange isn’t it, how we can fear that which we cr...Strange isn’t it, how we can fear that which we crave? I suppose it’s like a crack addict in some ways – she knows the bliss she will experience but is afraid of the valley that follows. I’ve talked before about my own increasing need for solitude. I’m craving it more and more and fortunately, except for the inconvenience of work, am able to get a fair bit of it. I sometimes wish I could cut the ropes that hold the bridge in place. The only problem of course, is that the grocery store and the gas station are on the other side. And, I haven't had a chance to try the Red Pepper yet! :-)ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7725219615822036162011-01-09T14:03:38.577-03:302011-01-09T14:03:38.577-03:30It's a dark time for many right now WWW - perh...It's a dark time for many right now WWW - perhaps you are picking up on it psychologically somehow?<br /><br />A mentally disturbed young man killed 6 people yesterday in Arizona, critically injured a politician and around 15 others were injured too. One of the dead is a 9 year-old child, born on 9 September 2001 - that dreadful date!<br /><br />Hugs. Keep the strength, WWW. Your voice is needed above the insanity.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.com