tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post1031776653836653644..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Metaphysics37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-2252726263192684942012-06-26T01:17:36.531-04:002012-06-26T01:17:36.531-04:00This post makes me cry a bit. In recognition -- no...This post makes me cry a bit. In recognition -- not of the exact circumstances, of course, but of something else. Thank you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73327659242962180902012-06-20T13:07:45.486-04:002012-06-20T13:07:45.486-04:00Thank you all for being her like this. I feel your...Thank you all for being her like this. I feel your support and empathy. And yes, Helen is a pretty darn amazing woman. Love.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73748441778513801232012-06-19T21:28:24.760-04:002012-06-19T21:28:24.760-04:00Angella, you're an empath — a blessing and a c...Angella, you're an empath — a blessing and a curse. (Speaking from experience.)<br /><br />xoT. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-64483210291674826812012-06-19T17:43:24.766-04:002012-06-19T17:43:24.766-04:00Off topic, but maybe of interest: http://www.guard...Off topic, but maybe of interest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/17/rosa-guyAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73275899948381467132012-06-19T09:53:52.300-04:002012-06-19T09:53:52.300-04:00Bursitis. And an old mattress. And a feeling that ...Bursitis. And an old mattress. And a feeling that suffering is part of the program. That's my problem in a nutshell. I have the same recurring hip problem, and have to be very careful getting in and out of cars, or it feels like I've popped out of the socket. I never know day to day what joint will ache when I wake, or fail when I move wrong. I have creaky bones to match my creaky soul. I need a new mattress and a cousin Helen. <br /><br />Glad you are healing and so glad you share your story with us. <br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-19515358134976211712012-06-19T02:27:50.291-04:002012-06-19T02:27:50.291-04:00I'm so glad you're taking care of your leg...I'm so glad you're taking care of your leg. The links between our minds and our bodies are amazing, aren't they? You're fortunate to have a healer in your family who can offer that kind of advice! That's a terrific picture of Helen, too.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-60002045717878784432012-06-19T01:08:05.606-04:002012-06-19T01:08:05.606-04:00We have two beds that we regularly sleep on. The v...We have two beds that we regularly sleep on. The v expensive one, in a Summer outdoors room, is very relaxing. The other old lumpy one is in our indoors Winter quarters, and makes me feel as if I've just been in a fight. Maybe I'll do something about it. <br /><br />None of us should live with pain.... I do hope your doc gets you fixed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-53472936829009052332012-06-18T22:22:42.802-04:002012-06-18T22:22:42.802-04:00i really love that you have helen. you deserve so...i really love that you have helen. you deserve someone so wise and loving because you're wonderful, and this is wonderfully written. thank you for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-44064298813189580062012-06-18T20:35:47.940-04:002012-06-18T20:35:47.940-04:00Wow, this post is a true piece of education. So be...Wow, this post is a true piece of education. So beautifully written. Your cousin and you are both amazingly wise.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-42001839248046919072012-06-18T16:45:08.634-04:002012-06-18T16:45:08.634-04:00Wow. And wow again! We women. We hurt because we t...Wow. And wow again! We women. We hurt because we take on the weight of the world and we think we can dilute the pain by sharing the pain of the ones we love. And we can't. We cannot. <br />We can only pass on the pain to the ones who love us the most...our children. For THEIR sake, if not our own, we need to ease our own pain. What a wise cousin you have! I am so glad you are taking care of yourself, dear woman. So glad. And I have learned here today. I truly have.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-75455535884363928762012-06-18T15:39:05.219-04:002012-06-18T15:39:05.219-04:00What a beautiful cousin!What a beautiful cousin!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307534252847118376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-3700623406101866272012-06-18T14:06:33.455-04:002012-06-18T14:06:33.455-04:00How wonderful that you have such a woman in your f...How wonderful that you have such a woman in your family, and that she could be there to guide you to the truth.<br /><br />I'm so glad you have found good doctors, it really does make all the difference. I'm wondering what your son's thoughts were, and if he had any helpful advice for you.~ellen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00315658592077559215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-30083621738374255472012-06-18T13:20:47.011-04:002012-06-18T13:20:47.011-04:00Your writing never ceases to move me emotionally. ...Your writing never ceases to move me emotionally. Thank you for this beautiful offering, Angella. xoChrissyhttp://www.silverfinofhope.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-89286156541156933262012-06-18T12:31:25.561-04:002012-06-18T12:31:25.561-04:00this makes me want to cheer. Yes. yes yes yes yes ...this makes me want to cheer. Yes. yes yes yes yes yes. I'm so glad for your new mattress and for Helen and for the physiatrist (that's a new one on me!) and for the healing that is taking place. this is good. yes. and for that bond. <br /><br />xo love ddeirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298478080497976934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-2177884578540308852012-06-18T11:36:09.913-04:002012-06-18T11:36:09.913-04:00It's amazing how much our bodies and minds are...It's amazing how much our bodies and minds are connected. I've made myself physically sick from an emotional event - anxiety has a way of ceasing an appetite. Our minds are very powerful in that way.<br />I'm so glad you are on a path to feeling better. Once we know we can't ever unknow. xoRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-52512164580863384552012-06-18T11:20:01.883-04:002012-06-18T11:20:01.883-04:00How complex the factors that cause our pain, our i...How complex the factors that cause our pain, our illness. Some very good doctors still dismiss the mind-body-spirit connections. I take heart reading your post, in the midst of identifying sources of and treatments for what has long been out of order. So glad for your wise guidance, for the easing of pain. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-53335831046938644802012-06-18T11:05:55.613-04:002012-06-18T11:05:55.613-04:00I'm so glad your cousin saw what you needed an...I'm so glad your cousin saw what you needed and that you are doing what she suggested and that you have found a good primary care physician! Not to mention the new mattress. And that it was before permanent damage was done!! Way to go!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-17652892837975926192012-06-18T11:05:50.658-04:002012-06-18T11:05:50.658-04:00angella, this is a poignant and important posting,...angella, this is a poignant and important posting, on so many levels. <br />how we feel about our bodies: the "weight thing"--how many of us avoid going to the doctor because the first thing they do is make us stand on the scale? <br />and, how little care we caretakers manage to actually direct at ourselves. <br /><br />also: look how much talent in photographing you've always had! i hope that you will step back and let yourself blossom again/fully, now that your kids need you less.<br /><br />xosusan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-31860350175439233982012-06-18T10:30:30.271-04:002012-06-18T10:30:30.271-04:00Oh, I love all this. Yes, yes, yes.
And if it&...Oh, I love all this. Yes, yes, yes. <br /><br />And if it's torn hip flexors, then you're carrying it for me and I release you! :)NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.com