tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post3708508348366691594..comments2024-02-21T14:12:55.866-06:00Comments on coming home to myself: Walking the WalkDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-1658400221495282002012-05-12T12:20:48.370-05:002012-05-12T12:20:48.370-05:00Dear Amy, . . . What do you think the two differen...Dear Amy, . . . What do you think the two different directions are? I'd be interested in learning your views. I do think that compassion is right up there at the top of the list of the qualities that are essential to being a fulfilled human being.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-28204533421933497142012-05-12T11:57:09.128-05:002012-05-12T11:57:09.128-05:00That was an interesting memory for you to share, a...That was an interesting memory for you to share, and very honest. I think the world right now is pulling in two different directions; much of the good you started back then is in the air. The main thing is to have compassion, and you have plenty. So you're doing well, in my opinion.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-64024938240979994932012-05-12T11:40:40.311-05:002012-05-12T11:40:40.311-05:00Dear Perpetua, . . . When those other teachers at ...Dear Perpetua, . . . When those other teachers at the dropout center said that--about being able to reject something only if we'd known it--Denny and I could immediately see the truth of their statement. I do so hope that the teaching we did helped those students. My posting for today will show that I didn't stay around to find out. I was always on the move.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-20054875152605420792012-05-12T11:31:38.640-05:002012-05-12T11:31:38.640-05:00Dee, what you are doing in this blog, revisiting y...Dee, what you are doing in this blog, revisiting your younger self and looking at the times she lived through and the issues which mattered to her then, is a work of both idealism and action. As we mature and age, so does our outlook, but there is no way you have lost your fierce passion for justice and love for people, especially the underprivileged. <br /><br />But those teachers were right - you can only reject what you know and I believe you and Denny did your best to give those students the tools to make their own judgement on the world in which they lived.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-43807050809143759012012-05-12T08:02:20.900-05:002012-05-12T08:02:20.900-05:00Dear Melissa, . . . thank you for the encourageme...Dear Melissa, . . . thank you for the encouragement to write a memoir that could be published. I do plan on doing that although the crux of the matter is that I'm not sure exactly what would be in the memoir. There's enough matter for stories about "these turbulent times." But also there's not enough just about the convent. So I'm not sure how much of my life would be included. We'll see. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-34780666796356841602012-05-12T07:15:04.133-05:002012-05-12T07:15:04.133-05:00Hi Dee - so glad to have a morning with wifi befor...Hi Dee - so glad to have a morning with wifi before we hit the road so I could come over and read you and talk with you. This post is so moving. The last lines struck at my heart. I think, my friend, that you regain your bounce by telling these amazing stories, this personal glimpse into a person's history within the context of a turbulent time. I'm fascinated by your stories and your willingness to share not just the events but your hindsight feelings about them is priceless. Please weave these into a book. We're off on our way to Charleston, God willing we'll be there on Sunday. xoxoMelissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-16150735818468857532012-05-11T22:56:23.423-05:002012-05-11T22:56:23.423-05:00Dear Pam, . . . I'm going to remember these wi...Dear Pam, . . . I'm going to remember these wise words: "Less bounce and more ponder." I can do that. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-67664394541490437972012-05-11T18:06:12.278-05:002012-05-11T18:06:12.278-05:00From where I sit you seem pretty active to me Dee....From where I sit you seem pretty active to me Dee. Slowing down is simply part of the greater plan.<br />Less bounce and more ponder.<br />be well and happy :)pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696361625481123431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-19438768548115740862012-05-11T15:02:37.703-05:002012-05-11T15:02:37.703-05:00Dear Manzanita, . . . Yes, I guess it is enough bo...Dear Manzanita, . . . Yes, I guess it is enough bounce! Like you, I do believe in reincarnation and that I've lived before--and well may live again. And so I shall try to trust that this life is the one I chose and honor it. Such words of wisdom from you. <br /><br />I love your last line, Manzanita! It is so filled with the exuberance you bring to life.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-10980576043939674302012-05-11T15:00:27.256-05:002012-05-11T15:00:27.256-05:00Dear Teresa, . . . your wise advice means a lot to...Dear Teresa, . . . your wise advice means a lot to me. I know that often peace seems to slip away from my consciousness, and I feel jangled, unsure. But I know also that trying to live in the moment, to be present to the moment is the important thing. And that if I stand in that moment and trust, all shall be well. And I agree with you that doing so will be my contribution today to peace and justice.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-89024165503329548082012-05-11T14:57:20.135-05:002012-05-11T14:57:20.135-05:00Thank you for saying I have "great insight,&q...Thank you for saying I have "great insight," but often I both think and feel as if much eludes me. Life is such a mystery. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-25461138768173393502012-05-11T06:22:40.540-05:002012-05-11T06:22:40.540-05:00Dear Dee,
What is bounce? Bounce is OK for a ba...Dear Dee,<br /> What is bounce? Bounce is OK for a ball or if you're made of rubber but for a human, it's flaky. You're up and down and all over the place and can never settle down into accomplishing anything. <br /><br />Your soul has been around a long, long time and you've been many colors and lived in many situations. Isn't that enough bounce? While we are in this incarnation, let's accept the life we have chosen and bring honor to it through the grace of God. Or to put it another way, on the next big bounce, we may not be as fortunate. <br /><br />Just because we haven't lit our hair on fire, doesn't mean we haven't created a glow in this lifetime. :)Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-18604021131345176142012-05-10T19:03:57.207-05:002012-05-10T19:03:57.207-05:00I'm asking similar questions of myself. What I...I'm asking similar questions of myself. What I keep "hearing" is that I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, which is just staying present to the beauty of the world, be aware, but don't engage in the anger that seems to prevail in much of what is passing for protest. Quiet peacefulness in one's own life is often the greatest contribution to peace and justice. Be For those things that matter and bring joy.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-59894727187232438222012-05-10T17:03:34.959-05:002012-05-10T17:03:34.959-05:00You have great insight - a very valuable asset and...You have great insight - a very valuable asset and from what I read in the press, a rare commodity in the US. Your colleagues and students are very lucky.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-56019212346772964572012-05-09T22:34:38.792-05:002012-05-09T22:34:38.792-05:00Dear Baur, . . . the truth is that I am busy and h...Dear Baur, . . . the truth is that I am busy and happy. I just wonder if I need to be doing more for what I believe in. Life brings changes and I'm still adjusting to being older than I used to be. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-58252682424797239272012-05-09T22:33:28.095-05:002012-05-09T22:33:28.095-05:00Dear Susan, . . . yes! and that's what I want ...Dear Susan, . . . yes! and that's what I want to do--"think and write" just as you do. So now I am a woman of "perspective"--just what I've always wanted to be. Thank you.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-81847149186865758972012-05-09T22:29:47.058-05:002012-05-09T22:29:47.058-05:00Telling me I'm a real Janie is the nicest comp...Telling me I'm a real Janie is the nicest compliment I've gotten in forever.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-88076004534083492262012-05-09T20:11:10.272-05:002012-05-09T20:11:10.272-05:00For me I always just try to keep doing something a...For me I always just try to keep doing something a hobby or something keeps me busy and happy.Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633670144338021501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-56242999963227834312012-05-09T15:00:54.325-05:002012-05-09T15:00:54.325-05:00I don't think you have "lost your bounce&...I don't think you have "lost your bounce". I think you have more perspective about the bounce, and can express it so well in your writing. I don't bounce at all well, but I sure can think and write about it.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-82814405484500502822012-05-09T13:02:27.591-05:002012-05-09T13:02:27.591-05:00Dear Kathy, . . . I so like the phrase you used-- ...Dear Kathy, . . . I so like the phrase you used-- "seasoning of time and the wisdom of maturity." Thank you. And thanks, too, for sharing the story of your friend and the book project. Some of the writing I've done is twenty years old and I find myself pulling it out of the desk and also viewing it on the computer and realizing that I now write better than I did then. And that I need to polish with my new skills. All of that takes time, but producing the best words we can is important. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-7210735227979711062012-05-09T12:59:56.988-05:002012-05-09T12:59:56.988-05:00Dear Arkansas Patti, . . . In DJan's comment s...Dear Arkansas Patti, . . . In DJan's comment she also mentioned flexibility. I have been blessed with an open mind--that's true. Thank you for reminding me of that. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-59720131930323275022012-05-09T12:58:07.829-05:002012-05-09T12:58:07.829-05:00Dear Broad, . . . oh, your words are so heartening...Dear Broad, . . . oh, your words are so heartening. They make me so grateful for my life and its opportunities and my mother who taught me so much and so well and all my friends. I am blessed by those who raised me and educated me and befriended me. And I count you as one of my friends. I'm sending you a "bouncy" belief that you will get your British citizenship soon!<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-51460829240455108482012-05-09T12:56:15.061-05:002012-05-09T12:56:15.061-05:00Dear EC, . . . please don't worry. All is well...Dear EC, . . . please don't worry. All is well. The comments that you and others have sent have put this whole thing in perspective. Debra, in the comment before yours, talked about stages of life. She said that I'm in the "support and enlighten" stage. What wonderfully helpful words.<br /><br />And yes, role playing what I'd say to a friend is so helpful. Thank you for cutting through all the haze and mist I was feeling.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-19502766821840605522012-05-09T12:53:40.393-05:002012-05-09T12:53:40.393-05:00Dear Debra, . . . I so appreciate your distinction...Dear Debra, . . . I so appreciate your distinction between the 'fight against" stage of life and the "support and enlighten" stage. That makes such sense to me. Thank you for helping put all this--my life really--in perspective.<br /><br />I'm glad, also, to learn that your dad is better. When those we love are ill, we realize very forcefully I think that we are One. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-51495982937508853962012-05-09T12:51:28.981-05:002012-05-09T12:51:28.981-05:00Dear Deanna, . . . Thank you for your words of und...Dear Deanna, . . . Thank you for your words of understanding. I so applaud you in what you are doing today to bring peace and justice to our world. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.com