tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post8912496515620503566..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Picking my way 37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-68185937281720064682014-02-09T11:55:18.686-05:002014-02-09T11:55:18.686-05:00Hi Deborah! Well, the weekend was better. As I sai...Hi Deborah! Well, the weekend was better. As I said to someone above, often the very act of writing down what I am feeling, helps to dissipate the intensity. I am grateful for those who read here, who bring even more light. Love to you and your wonderful man. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-91786303663682204952014-02-09T11:53:44.677-05:002014-02-09T11:53:44.677-05:00LindaRe, we can count on it, right? Nice to see yo...LindaRe, we can count on it, right? Nice to see you here. And thank you. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-76416995644500060252014-02-09T11:53:09.037-05:002014-02-09T11:53:09.037-05:00A, how are you? I think of you often. I hope thing...A, how are you? I think of you often. I hope things are going well for you. Hugs. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-51020756143168863542014-02-09T11:52:27.565-05:002014-02-09T11:52:27.565-05:00Thank you, sweet friend.Thank you, sweet friend.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-88468822758987221462014-02-09T11:51:49.453-05:002014-02-09T11:51:49.453-05:00Dear SJ, I appreciate the good wish, and you. xoDear SJ, I appreciate the good wish, and you. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-86120325560256228242014-02-09T11:51:10.360-05:002014-02-09T11:51:10.360-05:00Brittany, I am the same way! For one with such an ...Brittany, I am the same way! For one with such an overactive imagination, I somehow fail to remember that whatever obtains in the moment will not be true always. Everything morphs and changes, and often for the better. Truth is, part of finding the sun again is to write this darkness out of me. The moment I write it down it is a little less true. I am so grateful for you, for your art and whimsy and depth, for your friendship. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-40864059580548077522014-02-09T11:48:49.842-05:002014-02-09T11:48:49.842-05:00Kristin, it is, isn't it. There's really n...Kristin, it is, isn't it. There's really no other option. I supposed I'm just releasing all the excess emotion so that I can get on with it! xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48083934475121997012014-02-09T11:46:21.447-05:002014-02-09T11:46:21.447-05:00Dear Mel, "worry littler." I love that! ...Dear Mel, "worry littler." I love that! Thank you, dear one.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-24857120476003641002014-02-09T11:45:24.186-05:002014-02-09T11:45:24.186-05:00Ah, Mary, let's just sit here and rock on your...Ah, Mary, let's just sit here and rock on your porch and look at your cathedral trees, okay? i love you. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-89172536572926154362014-02-09T11:44:39.626-05:002014-02-09T11:44:39.626-05:00Thank you, NOLA darling.Thank you, NOLA darling.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48603448538289853932014-02-09T11:44:24.238-05:002014-02-09T11:44:24.238-05:00Yolie, it does help, the reminder that we are, non...Yolie, it does help, the reminder that we are, none of us, in this alone. And that I am accompanied by shining souls like you, is a great gift. Thank you. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-8707200518041990012014-02-07T21:53:33.053-05:002014-02-07T21:53:33.053-05:00hugs... wishing you a better weekend. xoxohugs... wishing you a better weekend. xoxoDeborah Younglao, Silk Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061468237401282943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-877925447155707762014-02-07T20:23:28.193-05:002014-02-07T20:23:28.193-05:00Time brings about change, this too shall pass.Time brings about change, this too shall pass.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-22947776758231080282014-02-07T20:14:57.194-05:002014-02-07T20:14:57.194-05:00Adding to the listening and wishes...Adding to the listening and wishes...Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318174928862120631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-28720968277581137822014-02-07T19:53:46.531-05:002014-02-07T19:53:46.531-05:00*puts a virtual arm over your shoulder**puts a virtual arm over your shoulder*Candice Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195801629178470295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-37390326102511677372014-02-07T19:33:01.801-05:002014-02-07T19:33:01.801-05:00I have been in that despair. Times when we had no ...I have been in that despair. Times when we had no money--literally none, writing checks to Wal-Mart that we knew would bounce but the baby needed formula--and I thought it would never end. My brain kept telling me that it would be this way forever.<br /><br />But it wasn't that way forever.<br /><br />I hope with all my heart that this resolves and the sun comes out for you soon. All my love. Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-49924033193324533682014-02-07T13:41:18.644-05:002014-02-07T13:41:18.644-05:00It's all going to be ok. Really.It's all going to be ok. Really.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-67186881083032361602014-02-07T13:37:44.883-05:002014-02-07T13:37:44.883-05:00Oh oh oh no. What Mary said. I'm hoping for yo...Oh oh oh no. What Mary said. I'm hoping for you, wishing for you, thinking good things for you. This is the narrows, you'll come through, I know it. Worry littler, narrower, so you don't overwhelm. You're just looking for new employment, that's all, don't think about the big picture and forever and easing your mom's worries, and everything at once, try not to anyway. That's what I'd tell you if I were sitting next to you. It's ok to let it overwhelm you, but then, break it down into manageable bits and fight just one battle at a time so you don't get worn down. It's hard not to be scared in the winter, even on a good day, I know that, and I've been where you are, financially, and will likely be again, there is just too much uncertainty in our lives. But I keep ending up places I couldn't have imagined, better than I expected, and you will too. You might even take a crappy job you don't want that makes you seethe inside until something better comes along, like I did. Hopefully you can skip that chapter. You will find your way. I'm sure of it. I believe in you, I do.<br /><br />Sending you a big hug and a sympathetic shoulder. Cry when you need to, but don't let the bastards keep you down.<br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-55910826553526083992014-02-07T12:55:03.550-05:002014-02-07T12:55:03.550-05:00I wish you could magically be here RIGHT THIS SECO...I wish you could magically be here RIGHT THIS SECOND where the sky is as blue as anything ever seen and the azaleas are starting to open and the birds flock at the feeder and the sun warms it all and I am feeling fully okay today- for me- fully. I would sit you down and we could talk or not-talk, just bask. Tea? Coffee? Martini? Whatever you wanted. I would slice you some of the bread I made yesterday with my grandsons and heat up some of that soup and we could spend the afternoon just here, being okay.<br />It will all be okay. You know it as well as anyone on this earth which does not dispel the fear. I know. I do know.<br />Love always...MMs. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-6244560755805880072014-02-07T11:30:37.781-05:002014-02-07T11:30:37.781-05:00Hugs. I am with you. Hugs. I am with you. NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-82476491135778986342014-02-07T11:11:58.157-05:002014-02-07T11:11:58.157-05:00Angella, you may be crying but you are NOT alone. ...Angella, you may be crying but you are NOT alone. I know it does no good at all to say all will be well, you will get through this...so I'll just send my love and hugs and good thoughts and brightest wishes.<br />yoplantingalongtheverge.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899341805908954700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-45498931055285436282014-02-07T10:29:46.576-05:002014-02-07T10:29:46.576-05:00That is so, so scary. I have often thought of how ...That is so, so scary. I have often thought of how envious I am of folks that at least can be secure on their partner if things go south. But, as a fellow city dweller, I understand that to really make a living (not just surviving) does take two incomes when there is more than 1 person involved.<br /><br />So hoping for you that something pans out. We are all here listening and wishing.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.com