tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post6432975467938361683..comments2023-05-21T06:26:04.527-04:00Comments on Threading the Dog: A Week of Two ClothsJulie Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-52919760918266778642013-12-15T09:52:05.386-05:002013-12-15T09:52:05.386-05:00dear Julie, I am not sure I understand everything ...dear Julie, I am not sure I understand everything you mention here (I am half blind, half deaf when it comes to what people actually mean when they speak in metaphors) what I do feel is that you are and have been sad, sorrowful and writing about that here is, well it's just very brave and vulnerable and I thank you for sharing it...<br />as you well know I have been sad myself lately with Tungsten's death and what I noticed in self was the pain and sorrow were at times so overwhelming I literally stood gasping for air, and also I just had to let it be; a bit later I could and can manage the feelings and I am sure they find an expression in everything I make, I am a slightly different person because of it all Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-29223899985520833812013-12-14T14:36:11.929-05:002013-12-14T14:36:11.929-05:00Thank you so. I also found the transcript of this ...Thank you so. I also found the transcript of this interview in case anyone else wants to peek http://www.onbeing.org/program/thich-nhat-hanh-on-mindfulness-suffering-and-engaged-buddhism/transcript/5991Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-27343503153983391312013-12-13T13:38:36.394-05:002013-12-13T13:38:36.394-05:00there are a lot of things out there to try to help...there are a lot of things out there to try to help make sense of some kind. some<br />times i just can listen to them. i just need to remain kind of Empty. but there<br />was one that Patricia Following Thread had on her blog...<br />it's a Christa Tippet interview with Thich Nhat Hanh on her program On Being<br />if you were to go to OnBeing, and click shows at the top, it's September 26th.<br />a lot of it remains floating in my consciousness. i need to go listen again.grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-53484334522488917152013-12-13T08:20:04.210-05:002013-12-13T08:20:04.210-05:00That means a lot to me, Grace. Good..maybe what ma...That means a lot to me, Grace. Good..maybe what makes it so is being able to exist with both sides, maybe not always comfortable but certainly whole. Whole Cloth.Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-67096807532022604102013-12-12T20:00:20.714-05:002013-12-12T20:00:20.714-05:00i love that you have these two Ways right next to/...i love that you have these two Ways right next to/with one another. i see the two month<br />old girl child of my son and i see the World. i look. i look at both. how to be?<br />this is an immediate response. i want to go back and look and think.<br />you are a Good Woman, Juliegrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-77209547298919803542013-12-10T12:39:56.007-05:002013-12-10T12:39:56.007-05:00don't worry 'bout the tears Julie, Old Man...don't worry 'bout the tears Julie, Old Man Crow & I both had tears running down our cheeks watching the cartoon movie "Shrek"! we're old softies or perhaps SLOPies (Silly Looking Older People)Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-19639097829437922972013-12-10T08:58:25.073-05:002013-12-10T08:58:25.073-05:00Thank you, Debbie...you're right, I have enoug...Thank you, Debbie...you're right, I have enough real dogs taking over and no room for the imaginary ones. And I am so so honored that you stopped by, your work is breathtaking (check her out folks)Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-18167591049372431702013-12-10T07:53:07.911-05:002013-12-10T07:53:07.911-05:00Beautiful post, good that you can put it out there...Beautiful post, good that you can put it out there and try to deal it through cloth. Its all too easy to curl up and let the Black Dog take over.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-30798001936133581942013-12-09T16:53:40.761-05:002013-12-09T16:53:40.761-05:00yikes, I always grapple with how much self disclos...yikes, I always grapple with how much self disclosure, but then decided I didn't care. Not to cry, we all have our sorrows, if we can curl up with them like big ole dogs, they don't do as much damage. That's what I am thinking....Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891893665236545238.post-78867127334793732812013-12-09T15:43:20.600-05:002013-12-09T15:43:20.600-05:00oh Julie you made me cry with this post !oh Julie you made me cry with this post !Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.com