Comments on: A blog is for sharing

By: Vicky

Vicky — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:48:49 +0000

I enjoy sharing too, and having the blog lets me share good things, which in turn means finding good things, even in a slow dull day.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:20:37 +0000

Lois, what a very special comment you made. I feel the same….it is mutual. Life is a rich tapestry, and we never know exactly what way our path will turn each day. Recently jude posted on the subject of growth and how we think we can control this, but so often we cannot contain all that we have to deal with in terms of change and unpredictability. I guess I would rather be challenged than bored, and I think this might be true of everyone that responds or comments here. You always leave words of wisdom and quality.

By: Lois

Lois — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:04:21 +0000

What a beautiful dog, I am so glad he found the life he deserved after such a horrendous start, you can see the contentment in his eyes! I am glad to be able to share your ruminations, always so honest and heartfelt, even when you are going through a hard time. As you so wisely say, ups and downs, sorrow and joy, despair and contentment are all a part of living – lifes rich tapestry – we all face them, and try to deal with each new circumstance as it arises as best we can. I for one am enriched and feel emormously supported by you through our blogs. Thank you! xx

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:57:30 +0000

I imagine Chester is doing his own manner of grieving. Dogs have such an uncanny sensitivity and seem to know when we are feeling sad or upset. I think losing a pet is as upsetting and sad as losing a friend or family member. Your comment that we find need extraordinary in humans but not so in pets is completely apt. I am sure it is all of matter of time, and sometimes it takes longer than we would like. Just know I am here as I know others are as well.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:52:45 +0000

I like your thoughts here. I guess blogging is similar to having a pen-pal, and it definitely has added some value and richness to my life as well. Some days I will wonder why I am doing this, and then when I consider giving it up, I calculate the meaning and sharing and importance it has added, the layer you described, and how I would greatly miss it.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:48:37 +0000

I do think there is sharing, but it is one that might be slightly inhibited. On a blog one does not want too much exposure, and that is why I think a focus is important. Your focus on story-telling via your cloth is key. When I sit down with a journal in hand, which is more rare these days, I find that I am absolutely free with my thoughts and sharing, but on a blog there is a natural and important screening that is inherent. The distance is the part I find a little difficult sometimes. My thoughts here are convoluted, but they are free-form as I write this. More to come through the blogs!

By: Pat Sieler

Pat Sieler — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:28:14 +0000

Thank you for your post. I am finding that each day is different and not necessarily better. But, I am still trying. I have found that Chester is trying to fill in the void. He follows me and when I sit, he is there. That sensitivity to need is extraordinary when you find it in a human being but it seems normal in a pet.
Max looks very special, I am glad that he found a loving home.

By: Deb G

Deb G — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:57:57 +0000

I think of blogging as a form of having a pen-pal, as well as a journal with feedback. I think too that as technology has made our world larger, blogging brings it back down to a community. Certainly it is a different kind of friendship than the ones that we form in our physical communities, but no less important or valuable. I know it’s added a layer to my life that has made it richer…and yes, it is about sharing.

By: jude

jude — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:25:18 +0000

phyllis this is so true. it is about sharing and finding out if that is really possible which is my goal. and so i keep on, recording my days and sharing the days of others. and i can say i have learned a lot but doing it and even though there is a distance…there is less than there was before. it is about some honest witnessing of story. thank you. max says it all.