tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post4465561239552114076..comments2023-10-08T08:48:18.513-04:00Comments on The Dalai Grandma: How to do GoodJeanne Desyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800258273705288582noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-74938052205896405012011-11-20T21:12:31.371-05:002011-11-20T21:12:31.371-05:00The one thing that always amazes me is that whenev...The one thing that always amazes me is that whenever I see you in real life - your smile that brightens up the whole room, and I wonder...who is that person??? So you see, I read your blog to get to know you - a part of you that you probably don't readily share with me and others in the quick moments of our lives. And guess what? I like both parts of you! Thanks for another great post, and for letting me listen.ecodarishttp://www.ecodaris.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-26241921985953949702011-11-20T01:19:28.273-05:002011-11-20T01:19:28.273-05:00I second Pixie -- I'm kind of old now myself t...I second Pixie -- I'm kind of old now myself though not too ill yet -- I'm on chemo for hep c and my Dr. expects me to be healed by June -- I read your journal because I count on you telling it like it is ... love, JamesJames Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353510162082881645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-70176438977317576782011-11-19T16:50:30.167-05:002011-11-19T16:50:30.167-05:00I'm sorry things suck again. Depression's...I'm sorry things suck again. Depression's been my friend, on and off since I was 15 so I can relate to that loneliness and feeling of weightiness. However, you've got some very real things to keep you down these days (which is not to say that the other things are NOT real). <br /><br />I don't know but the lost coat really resonated with me. I had a grey hoodie before my Mom died. It was very warm, and had sleeves that could be folded down so I could even cover my hands. I loved it, and it had a little fabric yellow cancer daffodil pinned on it, that I'd donated some money for to a very old woman in the grocery store. After my Mom died, the coat disappeared. I'd never lost a coat before. It was such a saddening thing trying to replace it. <br /><br />Silly, but sometimes it's the smallest things that give us joy. <br /><br />(do you drink lots of cranberry juice?)karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-50712390006110823502011-11-19T00:29:52.278-05:002011-11-19T00:29:52.278-05:00Oh, yeah..everybody else is fine and you are not. ...Oh, yeah..everybody else is fine and you are not. Don't you think you are setting yourself up for failure? Have compassion for yourself, and know that really no one can live your pain.<br />Anyway, check out the interviews on Batgap.com<br />Good luck.Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787588883235992471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-42706328917191284292011-11-18T21:49:23.158-05:002011-11-18T21:49:23.158-05:00great post. this is life, the good and the bad. ...great post. this is life, the good and the bad. I am not attracted to the happy, happy blogs so much. that is not real life.<br /><br />and it enlarges my heart I think to read your words, they are so real, the exhibit our human vulnerability. I have been sick, I have had cancer and felt afraid and discouraged. And I think you are so right that people try to move away from the discomfort by offering the encouraging word sometimes. <br /><br />I have a friend who is anorexic and quite ill now. I call just because that's all I can do. I know how long the days can be and how just to hear a voice (she lives alone) is good.<br /><br />much metta to you. just read the other day that the dukkha we encounter is not our fault. somehow I find this helpful to remember when things go awry .<br /><br />I also love listening to dharma talks when I feel down. I like Gil Fronsdal or Ajahn Brahm.<br /><br />metta to you, JeanneZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-27775411056052176182011-11-18T16:36:44.590-05:002011-11-18T16:36:44.590-05:00Sharing the truth, sharing what is useful, what is...Sharing the truth, sharing what is useful, what is *really* helpful. Thank you, DG.Jomonhttp://nothingtoattain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-68884687030312317052011-11-18T14:38:38.184-05:002011-11-18T14:38:38.184-05:00Forget the positive spin. If we love you and your ...Forget the positive spin. If we love you and your writing, we love it because of your honesty. We love it because it is you - whatever the colour of your mood. You are human, alive, awake. That's why we read. That's why we love who you are.<br /><br />Letting go of that spin is hard. I still find myself tangled at times. More often than not nobody objects - in fact, they seem to beautifully come together. <br /><br />Wishing you peace and relief from your pain very very soon. You know where I am. xx PNic https://www.blogger.com/profile/16155143861854659940noreply@blogger.com