tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post746864815441804856..comments2024-03-24T12:29:05.492-07:00Comments on Older but better...?: Reflections on the past...Rianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-39582158205602625972013-09-24T17:17:58.522-07:002013-09-24T17:17:58.522-07:00I have always wanted to try a retreat like the on...I have always wanted to try a retreat like the one you did...not sure I could not talk or sing...LOL i have lost a lot of friends and know that if the Lord lets me live i know i will lose more. In some strange way I feel prepared for it.I have been blessed to have some of the same friends from child hood. We had periods of time we were busy with life but it always felt like we had never been apart when we did get back together...women do need women. Bloggers need bloggers. :)Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615619898193867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-12112541520782283492013-09-23T22:40:33.331-07:002013-09-23T22:40:33.331-07:00I loved this post, Rian, and can so identify with ...I loved this post, Rian, and can so identify with it. I too used to go on retreat regularly and really needed the silence and solitude in the midst of my busy life. Nowadays, DH and I live very quietly, so I no longer feel the need for retreats as I once did. I'm with you too on the importance of women in my life. i love DH dearly, but my women friends are very important to me too. There's much wisdom in your post.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-45219763132751606152013-09-23T15:19:53.645-07:002013-09-23T15:19:53.645-07:00That's pretty much true for me now also, Friko...That's pretty much true for me now also, Friko... but back a few years when the kids were in school, mom was living with us, and both DH and I held full time jobs, 3 days of silence was a blessing.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-67751477109744296122013-09-21T10:16:19.404-07:002013-09-21T10:16:19.404-07:00I don’t have to go away to go to a ‘retreat’. I am...I don’t have to go away to go to a ‘retreat’. I am a mostly silent person, with few real friends and chatter is not my thing at all. I have blogging for that.<br /><br />However, I fully agree with your conclusion: find pleasure in everything you do, your friends, your family and be thankful.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-85539104593022247752013-09-21T08:36:22.384-07:002013-09-21T08:36:22.384-07:00"... a treasure hunt" I like that, Olga..."... a treasure hunt" I like that, Olga. Instead of expecting *joy* to pop up unexpectedly (which it does do sometimes), we should be actively looking for it. Good thought! ;)Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-9092822466269210762013-09-21T05:57:54.431-07:002013-09-21T05:57:54.431-07:00FINDJOY--that was on a license plate that drove pa...FINDJOY--that was on a license plate that drove past as i was taking a walk soon after Mike's death. I made it out through heavy tears and I knew it was a message directed straight to me. It is easy to get caught up in the minutiae of every day and not stop and appreciate how one of those tiny little things can be a source of joy. So life turns out to be a treasure hunt. Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-13242973441933266912013-09-20T16:48:54.849-07:002013-09-20T16:48:54.849-07:00You are right, DJan. At this stage in our life par...You are right, DJan. At this stage in our life particularly we should concentrate on the 'here and now'.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-22447407990028569272013-09-20T16:45:05.725-07:002013-09-20T16:45:05.725-07:00Thanks, Kim. I too wish you *joy*...Thanks, Kim. I too wish you *joy*...Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-81143175366663811422013-09-20T15:24:37.630-07:002013-09-20T15:24:37.630-07:00That's just perfect, Rian. Oh, and one more th...That's just perfect, Rian. Oh, and one more thing: carpe diem! Seize the day! It is here, now, and the time is right. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-68808796425422555832013-09-20T14:36:24.884-07:002013-09-20T14:36:24.884-07:00I find I think more of impending losses now, and f...I find I think more of impending losses now, and find I'm often far more anxious (in general) than when I was younger. You realize how short and how precarious life is, as you get older, I guess.<br /><br />But it IS hard to consciously choose joy on a daily basis. I wish you many joy-full moments each day, though. :-)Fuzzy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505853082591216696noreply@blogger.com