tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post5437767012259442625..comments2024-03-18T09:53:12.654-04:00Comments on MotherReader: Poetry Friday: Don’t Give UpMotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-52364849536148459892009-04-20T01:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T01:07:00.000-04:00What a great poem. Thanks for sharing that. BTW, I...What a great poem. Thanks for sharing that. BTW, I have an award for you at my blog...Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-62293614161302651902009-04-19T23:03:00.000-04:002009-04-19T23:03:00.000-04:00These things seem to come in clumps so often. I ho...These things seem to come in clumps so often. I hope that you get a bit of good news soon that helps you find balance again. Just so you know, posts like these help me a lot, because so often I think, "Wow, MotherReader has it all figured out" even though I should know better than to judge my insides by other people's outsides. <br /><br />Big hugs from the other side of the country.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-70982999579078701222009-04-18T15:51:00.000-04:002009-04-18T15:51:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for sharing this. Don't give up.
"...Thanks so much for sharing this. Don't give up.<br /><br />"If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come." -- Chinese proverbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-35995404669205708292009-04-18T13:25:00.000-04:002009-04-18T13:25:00.000-04:00Thank you for your heartfelt post. I, too, have h...Thank you for your heartfelt post. I, too, have had a string of hard days that have lead to sleepless nights and soul searching. I love the poem you included, and the comments it inspired. You're right - hold on, don't give up. Persevere.<br /><br />Good luck figuring your way out, and keep writing. There are many of us who appreciate your wisdom.Mary Ann Scheuerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592162867997740561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-29968832755201895392009-04-18T11:50:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:50:00.000-04:00Sometimes I think it's the smaller things that wea...Sometimes I think it's the smaller things that wear a person down more. I mean, if a true, big injustice is going on, I can find some energy in indignation. Procedure and taxes and receipts are the sort of things that just make me want to take a nap so I don't have to think about them anymore. <br /><br />I hope things turn a little brighter for you soon. Maybe today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-37539995088312147182009-04-18T07:46:00.000-04:002009-04-18T07:46:00.000-04:00Two quotes from the many above my desk:
"The grea...Two quotes from the many above my desk:<br /><br />"The greater the obstacle,<br />the more glory in overcoming it." --Moliere<br /><br />"All you can do is<br />all you can do.<br />And all you can do<br />is enough." -- Art WilliamsMary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-20361251185557531532009-04-18T05:15:00.000-04:002009-04-18T05:15:00.000-04:00Do hang in there. Great choice.Do hang in there. Great choice.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-40063271120936229942009-04-17T19:19:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:19:00.000-04:00Hang in there, Pam. There's light up there ahead s...Hang in there, Pam. There's light up there ahead somewhere. Here's a snippit of Zorgamazoo to embolden you:<br /><br />“Now, sometimes you lose and sometimes you win,<br />but my Pop always told me: You never give in!<br />And if he were here now, I know what he’d say:<br />Morty, my son, when you’re caught in a fray,<br /><br />or your travels are tough and the going is rough,<br />or you’re up to your neck in the slippery stuff,<br />or say some old robots are on the attack,<br />then I tell you, my son: You start fighting back!”<br /><br />Keep on keeping on.<br /><br />I'll be thinking of you,<br />AndreaAndrea -- Just One More Book!! Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401392779982131257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-83231286038342237162009-04-17T14:31:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:31:00.000-04:00Oh, I'd hoped that statement didn't come across to...Oh, I'd hoped that statement didn't come across to you as flippant -- sometimes those things do, no matter how true they might be. <br /><br />Your poem inspires me, so here's inspiration in return from Washington state poet laureate Sam Green, from his 2001-2002 collection called <I>Daily Practice.</I> He writes tiny poems in almost a diary form, and this one says it all.<br />==========<br />Oct. 12 Anacortes<br /><br />Downtown, main street<br />a hawk hangs on a wire,<br />leaning against the wind,<br />feathers fanning. Sometimes<br />there is nothing to do<br />but hold on.<br />============<br />One more step. Don't give up. Hold on.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-59586845829561056972009-04-17T14:19:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:19:00.000-04:00My sympathies for your string of yucky days. Maybe...My sympathies for your string of yucky days. Maybe the universe should sync its watch to MR time!! <br /><br />One more step, though. That's all we ever need do. Hugs to you as you work through all this.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-51149178880600279172009-04-17T14:14:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:14:00.000-04:00Don't give up
Just hold on
joy is coming...Don't give up<br />Just hold on<br />joy is coming...Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-23625107200433274442009-04-17T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:09:00.000-04:00I often have a hard time keeping my life in perspe...I often have a hard time keeping my life in perspective with all the real suffering going on in the world. Thank you for this lovely reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com