tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post2055052957561002343..comments2024-02-21T14:12:55.866-06:00Comments on coming home to myself: Moving, Moving, Moving OnDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-84427042206348662162012-05-19T11:26:07.230-05:002012-05-19T11:26:07.230-05:00Dear Melissa, yes, inner peace.
Peace to you now...Dear Melissa, yes, inner peace. <br /><br />Peace to you now and always.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-69104851840453511292012-05-19T11:25:29.306-05:002012-05-19T11:25:29.306-05:00Dear Sr. Ann Marie, I do so understand! I was so i...Dear Sr. Ann Marie, I do so understand! I was so inept at pinning it on each day and not hitting the skull! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-82711726977571352152012-05-18T13:32:09.595-05:002012-05-18T13:32:09.595-05:00Dee, I had to chuckle when I read that you chose n...Dee, I had to chuckle when I read that you chose not to take a job because you'd have to wear a veil. Back in the late 70s when the announcement was made that the veil was optional for us, mine was off my head and in the trash can within minutes!Sr. Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306386663608358131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-77452983649866123912012-05-17T11:36:42.600-05:002012-05-17T11:36:42.600-05:00Dear Melissa, I stayed put in Stillwater for thirt...Dear Melissa, I stayed put in Stillwater for thirty-six years! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-40325355909097978052012-05-17T10:08:52.393-05:002012-05-17T10:08:52.393-05:00p.s. I prefer the word content to happy too. It im...p.s. I prefer the word content to happy too. It implies an inner peace.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-17691678166464656652012-05-17T10:08:19.076-05:002012-05-17T10:08:19.076-05:00I'm the opposite - I've tended to "st...I'm the opposite - I've tended to "stay put" both in terms of geography and in jobs. It's only now that I am "sprinting" on this road trip. I look forward though, to a time when I can once again settle down, though I am trying to allow myself to be presnt on this journey and open to the experiences. I've asked my angels to guide me to my new home and when I find it I will know it.<br /><br />We went to Aruba on vacation for more than 20 years and loved it. That must have been the Esso folks you interviewed with? Of course Esso's heyday is gone now, and there is much integration of the Dutch and Aruban cultures. We no longer go, but I have fond memories.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-66604654215267661762012-05-14T21:49:49.254-05:002012-05-14T21:49:49.254-05:00Dear Penny, . . . that word you use--"content...Dear Penny, . . . that word you use--"content"--is essential. For myself, it means so much more than the word "happiness." To be content is to live, I believe, in the moment. To be aware of the gift of today. And you do that all the time. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-59026776241611305772012-05-14T21:48:33.451-05:002012-05-14T21:48:33.451-05:00Dear Susan, . . . if the house sells I'll &quo...Dear Susan, . . . if the house sells I'll "roll" right up there to Minnesota! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-52201006907660554332012-05-14T21:48:05.502-05:002012-05-14T21:48:05.502-05:00Dear Perpetua, . . . The moving you do regularly e...Dear Perpetua, . . . The moving you do regularly each year would test my packing ability for sure! But as you say, you always come home Wales. Finding my home has been, for me, a life time of coming to accept myself. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-50223028528208200752012-05-14T21:46:29.465-05:002012-05-14T21:46:29.465-05:00Dear Crystal Mary, . . . I'm sorry to hear tha...Dear Crystal Mary, . . . I'm sorry to hear that life was so hard for those thirty years and then afterward when you tried to elude your ex-husband. That feeling of belonging is so important. Perhaps that's something you need to mediate on and consider. And of course that's what I've been doing with this blog--coming home to myself. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-16864490784159035792012-05-14T21:44:52.101-05:002012-05-14T21:44:52.101-05:00Dear Arkansas Patti, . . . The questions felt righ...Dear Arkansas Patti, . . . The questions felt right to me; they reflected my concerns. And yes, I so agree. The years of being a nomad had advantages, but so did those years I spent in my home in Stillwater. And the three years I've spent here in Missouri. Mom used to say, "Grow where you're planted." I know now what she meant. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-64802944075884591162012-05-14T21:42:53.115-05:002012-05-14T21:42:53.115-05:00Dear Melynda, . . . thank you. Peace.Dear Melynda, . . . thank you. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-32355888644578437842012-05-14T21:42:36.080-05:002012-05-14T21:42:36.080-05:00Dear Arleen, . . . and you know, I truly have been...Dear Arleen, . . . and you know, I truly have been blessed by the presence of all whom I've met--those who raised me, educated me, and befriended me. Blessings abound in all our lives I think. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-5297168069657789092012-05-14T21:41:46.521-05:002012-05-14T21:41:46.521-05:00Dear EC, . . . I so agree with you about teachers....Dear EC, . . . I so agree with you about teachers. They inspire the students who change the world. And they help students become the human beings--mind, body, and soul--that they long to be. This lack of respect is a sad statement about education today. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-70179086358415728482012-05-14T21:40:36.001-05:002012-05-14T21:40:36.001-05:00Dear Debra, . . . I truly believe that all of us a...Dear Debra, . . . I truly believe that all of us are right now where we are supposed to be in the great scheme of Oneness. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-44168592824470276662012-05-14T21:39:36.501-05:002012-05-14T21:39:36.501-05:00Dear DJan, . . . well, the truth is that I've ...Dear DJan, . . . well, the truth is that I've thought my life and myself were very ordinary. So I've been surprised at the comments since I started posting. Life is full of surprises! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-55307251809705934262012-05-14T21:38:33.548-05:002012-05-14T21:38:33.548-05:00Dear Janie, . . . yes, that is the wonder of trave...Dear Janie, . . . yes, that is the wonder of travel. We see places that teach us so much. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-29803584844327915742012-05-14T21:37:45.347-05:002012-05-14T21:37:45.347-05:00Dear Baur, . . . I hope you have good memories of ...Dear Baur, . . . I hope you have good memories of that friend! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-78064661390922391452012-05-14T21:37:18.765-05:002012-05-14T21:37:18.765-05:00Dear Shelly, . . . maybe you'd enjoy reading M...Dear Shelly, . . . maybe you'd enjoy reading Melissa's blog about how she and her husband are traveling in an RV--seeing the United States. Here's the site:<br />http://writeryogini.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-53808539217177769772012-05-14T21:34:36.164-05:002012-05-14T21:34:36.164-05:00Dear Fishducky, . . . speechless???!!!!???? Thank ...Dear Fishducky, . . . speechless???!!!!???? Thank you. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-63044222226743227302012-05-14T20:55:40.461-05:002012-05-14T20:55:40.461-05:00I sometimes wish we had moved more, Dee, though I ...I sometimes wish we had moved more, Dee, though I am mostly content with where I have been. You have been to such interesting places and done such good works. I admire that, as well as your perceptiveness in the questions you asked and quickly discovered the job wasn't what was right in your eyes. You are, dear Dee, a woman of character that was instilled in you at a very young age. Thank you for sharing this.lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-5033143989383586772012-05-14T15:15:16.277-05:002012-05-14T15:15:16.277-05:00Dee, you were born with wheels on your feet. Keep...Dee, you were born with wheels on your feet. Keep on rolling!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-20010189912764364042012-05-14T13:26:24.146-05:002012-05-14T13:26:24.146-05:00Dee, it seems to me you moved on because you were ...Dee, it seems to me you moved on because you were always looking for places where you could make a difference and very often you succeeded in that magnificently.<br /><br />I think many of us go through times in our life of being settled or a 'mover-on'. I've been settled for most of my life, but did move house 4 times in 8 years in the last decade, which is a lot for me. :-) Now I move between houses regularly but always come home to Wales.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-73159578082361631952012-05-14T06:29:20.924-05:002012-05-14T06:29:20.924-05:00My, your story is wonderful...so full of living. I...My, your story is wonderful...so full of living. I came out of an every kind of abusive marriage after being with him for 30yrs. I too kept changing homes. I kept on the run basically so that he wouldn't find me. <br />Now I am married again, for seven years now and yet, I get the feeling that I still don't belong? <br />Your 1870 house sounds like a real home. One where you were able to feel peace and be able to settle. <br />Glad you have your cats. Pets are so special.Sr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-56562327329095158842012-05-13T17:38:22.231-05:002012-05-13T17:38:22.231-05:00I must say you had good reasons to turn down the j...I must say you had good reasons to turn down the jobs you refused. You asked the right questions. I too have been both nomad and anchored. Both life styles have advantages.<br />Looking forward to the more to come.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.com