tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post35084535898870247..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: One worldLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-66609190178760132602008-03-18T08:35:00.000-05:002008-03-18T08:35:00.000-05:00Hi Laura, I linked you through Journey Through Gra...Hi Laura, I linked you through Journey Through Grace and came across your owl. WOW, I am envious of you!! It is beautiful. I watch constantly for them and live in the woods and just have no luck, any clues?? Great site, I hope you don't mind if I add your link to my blog.Aunt "B's" Backyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175164076224219577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-72848930830735257062008-03-18T00:00:00.000-05:002008-03-18T00:00:00.000-05:00Cathy: (laugh) A dream location? Across from a ...Cathy: (laugh) A dream location? Across from a cemetary, really?<BR/><BR/>Mostly I get jokes from friends that have relatives buried there, asking how Mom is doing or Uncle Jack. You know.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>And you're right, I can't be otherwise. Sometimes though, I have to try really hard not to fall into a sobbing mess at my utter lack of being able to really do anything for people.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-44543966324145463002008-03-17T20:29:00.000-05:002008-03-17T20:29:00.000-05:00You are beautiful.What a poignant, extraordinary a...You are beautiful.<BR/><BR/>What a poignant, extraordinary alignment of that Mary Oliver narrative with your experience of the tenuousness of the lives of the people you try to help.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, Laura. At 61 - I do know how lucky - that's the only word 'lucky' I've been. I'm mindful of that terrifying, beautiful owl.<BR/><BR/>And no, dear, you're not thinking too much. Anyway - you know you can't be otherwise.<BR/><BR/>(Do you really live across the street from a cemetery? You, know - that's a poet's dream location :0)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-51070161099900471932008-03-16T21:28:00.000-05:002008-03-16T21:28:00.000-05:00Liza: Yeah... some days I really need the reminder...Liza: Yeah... some days I really need the reminder. What do others do, you think?<BR/><BR/>Mojoman: Exactly. I wonder how I've ended up so lucky sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Mary: Yes.. some days are awful. Awful just to hear about - can't imagine living their lives.<BR/><BR/>Jayne: Yep, but how to do that every day?<BR/><BR/>Delia: That's just a snippet of a much longer essay. I love Mary Oliver sometimes... especially on the moodier of days.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-49947334499730669102008-03-14T08:37:00.000-05:002008-03-14T08:37:00.000-05:00That quote from Mary Oliver was beautiful yet chil...That quote from Mary Oliver was beautiful yet chilling. What a haunting post.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-68856167394655163832008-03-13T15:44:00.000-05:002008-03-13T15:44:00.000-05:00Wow. I know what you mean Laura. All of us are su...Wow. I know what you mean Laura. All of us are subject to the Screech Owls in the night. I see lives turned on their axis in a moment's time as well. We should all really choose to live in each golden moment. Beautifully heartfelt post.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-73845109269233213662008-03-13T13:19:00.000-05:002008-03-13T13:19:00.000-05:00Laura, your job must be saddening some days. Don'...Laura, your job must be saddening some days. Don't you wish your clients owls and birds and labradore pups? Sometimes we take the simplicity of our lives for granted, I know...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-35688044160824025742008-03-13T12:09:00.000-05:002008-03-13T12:09:00.000-05:00The poor souls in this world that have misfortune ...The poor souls in this world that have misfortune heaped upon them are at least lucky enough to have kind souls like you who do what they can to make life better for all of us. <BR/><BR/>I often think of the old sayings: "There but for the grace of God go I." and "Man plans, God laughs." The owl could swoop on silent wings down on anyone .MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-26438796781854146072008-03-13T01:59:00.000-05:002008-03-13T01:59:00.000-05:00One of the biggest risks of service jobs is that e...One of the biggest risks of service jobs is that exposure to such misery can erode away our joy in life. Thankfully, we have owls and bluebirds and the like to remind us that there are still moments of joy as well. Thinking of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com