tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post1939796271507986863..comments2023-10-15T01:50:26.216-10:00Comments on Molokai Girl: Stumbling Towards EsctasyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-648203100003211962011-03-08T17:27:51.332-10:002011-03-08T17:27:51.332-10:00Large blocks of these sucky times surround many of...Large blocks of these sucky times surround many of us and it's only through gratitude that we manage to hang on - this is a beautiful post. I have to tell you that I have lots of Gary Larson's gifty things and do appreciate them. Went to a show of his years ago in San Francisco and remember it often.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-14704323744791460992011-03-07T15:25:24.144-10:002011-03-07T15:25:24.144-10:00Those sucky periods of time are a real trial. You ...Those sucky periods of time are a real trial. You have to get through them one day at a time. I'm glad you found comfort in your project.Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-24016531158231819402011-03-07T05:55:38.538-10:002011-03-07T05:55:38.538-10:00We are in the middle of our own mess at the moment...We are in the middle of our own mess at the moment. We too continuelly talk of gratitude that it could be so much worse, putting it all in perspective.<br /><br />Thank you for your words here.<br /><br />I can't wait to see your shrine this year...peeks are good!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163848048048193138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-43167468001270801852011-03-07T03:13:15.675-10:002011-03-07T03:13:15.675-10:00and Paula....keep on keeping on, as I know you do....and Paula....keep on keeping on, as I know you do. This too shall pass.deb did ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540239617159548759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-75932807660544523682011-03-07T03:12:44.839-10:002011-03-07T03:12:44.839-10:00Paula, this is a wonderful post. You write from de...Paula, this is a wonderful post. You write from deep within your heart. I admire that. and I love reading about your feelings creating this shrine. I too, receive great JOY from creating for others for a better cause. I really giggled out loud at the live animal hat photo...deb did ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540239617159548759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-45412158968600290032011-03-06T11:26:37.700-10:002011-03-06T11:26:37.700-10:00Dear Paula,
I am glad that even in difficult times...Dear Paula,<br />I am glad that even in difficult times and we are all facing them, we can hang together and find space enough in our lives and hearts to continue to do for others. Isn't it amazing how giving, even when one is struggling becomes the key to a more open and tender heart. It allows our perception to remain unblocked so that we can be aware that there are also possibilities for our own lives. If someone who does not live in Oaxaca, can create a work of art to help the children in poverty there, how much more will the Compassionate one help the helper if she continues to put such positive energy into the world. Things will turn around. I believe it is true.<br />xoxo,<br />NoelleNoelle Clearwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879264907115107737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-18653610431579837712011-03-06T09:35:02.070-10:002011-03-06T09:35:02.070-10:00Hi Paula. I always try to be grateful for what we ...Hi Paula. I always try to be grateful for what we have and in fact every morning I stand outside in my front porch looking at the sky saying my morning prayer of thanks. Beautiful post, thank you.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-85398259099451184192011-03-06T08:50:04.975-10:002011-03-06T08:50:04.975-10:00Thank you, Paula, for gratitude. What an upliftin...Thank you, Paula, for gratitude. What an uplifting gift. Sometimes I feel so sad, lost, but then I can count all the things I'm grateful for! Have a lovely Sunday! Margaret<br />P.S. My sister lives in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island... Ahhh, you both have paraidse on earth!Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509146.post-52671229993459009932011-03-06T08:03:32.311-10:002011-03-06T08:03:32.311-10:00dear friend,
your words have found a deep home in ...dear friend,<br />your words have found a deep home in my heart. so many of us our struggling. and sometimes the currents seem overwhelming. i too have been finding a deep comfort in creating a shrine for the children of oaxaca who are at a loss too. i love the way caring for others quickly transforms our own challenges as we are filled with hope by caring for another.<br />than you for your place in this unique opportunity to transform something so straight from our hearts and hands, so filled with love and effort and then offered so selflessly to aid another.<br /><br />i love you. your heart is a bright comfort in my life.<br /><br />it seems right now there is so much unrest, loss and fear in the world. i have thought about our sunday coming together for "stumbling towards ecstasy" and realize for many ecstasy is a giant leap in these difficult times. i wanted to keep our coming together and make it more accessible to everyone. so for a while we are "postcards from paradise" . my hope is that in offering beauty we can walk a labyrinth together...post to post, traveling from one to another sharing the art of "seeing" and walking in peace.<br /><br />so glad you are here. please send me a private email and let me know if there is anyway i can help you in this chain of unexpected events.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265802752790310923noreply@blogger.com