tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post4969559871305600713..comments2023-05-26T10:59:55.287-04:00Comments on "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver: living loveliness- give the mundane it's beautiful dueJessica Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-18887431113616834412011-06-13T02:04:53.334-04:002011-06-13T02:04:53.334-04:00Mmmmm...love that quote! It makes me feel so much ...Mmmmm...love that quote! It makes me feel so much better about how I spend my days!charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-17471884254492898092011-05-20T13:51:06.122-04:002011-05-20T13:51:06.122-04:00I read it last week. Beautiful as ever...I love yo...I read it last week. Beautiful as ever...I love your outlook on life.Fijufichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626543577510367007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-41454831887556478042011-05-11T21:08:38.907-04:002011-05-11T21:08:38.907-04:00"To value people- every person- to treat peop..."To value people- every person- to treat people with great tenderness and compassion. I think it's about bringing redemption to whatever you are doing; the slow, honest, quietly unfolding kind of redemption.<br /><br />As the children grow and my world opens up just a little I am content to stay right here. I want to live carefully and quietly, reverently; whatever that means. I am learning to give the mundane it's beautiful due."<br /><br />Forgive me for practically quoting your entire post in the comments, but I just had to highlight this and say: you have articulated (beautifully!) exactly what I want to do/be too. I am surprised at how content I feel and how much meaning I find in this quiet, unnoticed and yes--even mundane--existence.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488509129367354455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-5225411700822244682011-05-11T17:32:21.701-04:002011-05-11T17:32:21.701-04:00My mother told me she worried too much about the h...My mother told me she worried too much about the house and things that didn't really matter. I had already decided I was going to spend my time with my children but I still had a clean house it just wasn't my big focus.<br /><br />As you can imagine when i found out I was having twins and Amanda would be 22 or 23 months when they were born I was scared. How was I going to handle all this? My husband traveled and I did not have family close who could come and help me. This was not what I had planned.<br /><br />It turned out to be a gift in so many ways. I found I could handle all that mattered. I could feed them and keep them in clean clothes and most important I could love them and show them I loved them.<br /><br />I learned much from my children. I learned unconditional love from my children because that is what I got even if I didn't always deserve it. I loved watching them play and interact. Those years when my children were little and at home with ME will always be some of the happiest times of my life.<br /><br />Life does not stand still. I have regrets about the way I handled somethings but I do not dwell on those. Now, as I watch my children with their children I know I did alot right. They are all three loving parents. Two of them call sometimes to discuss the best way to deal with things. I think they know I am not telling them what to do just give suggestions and encourage them. The other lets me give suggestions without getting insulted.<br /><br />Life gets so busy as they grow so I say YES enjoy the mundane of life today. Soak in as much as you can because it will not come again.nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789831333096414906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-43724726205524485702011-05-11T17:15:16.375-04:002011-05-11T17:15:16.375-04:00Makes me think of this quote... one of my favorite...Makes me think of this quote... one of my favorites.<br /><br />“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just like people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey … delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” _Gordon B. HinckelyJenny P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16632739365854048008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-66177299054918973612011-05-11T17:15:16.376-04:002011-05-11T17:15:16.376-04:00this is so lovely...this is so lovely...Misha https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195857544897293479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235467623093506583.post-85589809726974666072011-05-11T15:24:25.941-04:002011-05-11T15:24:25.941-04:0095% of success is simply showing up. In the case o...95% of success is simply showing up. In the case of your children you always have time. <br /><br />There will come a day where your time together will be even more precious and scarce. <br /><br />You have a beautiful soul. My Indian friends would tell me that you possess an old soul. This is a great compliment. <br /><br />Love,<br />BobbyFijufichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626543577510367007noreply@blogger.com