Comments on: Moving Day http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/ "A blog is to a writer what a canvas is to an artist." ~ Colleen Redman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colleen http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-22039 colleen Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:19:47 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-22039 Yes, I wish we could travel back in life so easily. After I wrote that I poem, I learned about Emily Dickinson's poem with a blessing that goes "in the name of the Bee, and the Butterfly, and the Breeze." Yes, I wish we could travel back in life so easily.

After I wrote that I poem, I learned about Emily Dickinson’s poem with a blessing that goes “in the name of the Bee, and the Butterfly, and the Breeze.”

]]> By: Bonnie Jacobs http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-22037 Bonnie Jacobs Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:28:13 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-22037 Isn't it wonderful that we can continue this conversation over the years -- yes, YEARS? This time I am most intrigued by this part: "In the name of the Mother the Sun and the Holy Wells" I may have to end my prayers this way from now on. Also, THIS image is perfect for Ireland. "Ireland is a green kite let go by the fairies Landed in the ocean and anchored by rock" Beautiful! Isn’t it wonderful that we can continue this conversation over the years — yes, YEARS? This time I am most intrigued by this part:

“In the name of the Mother
the Sun and the Holy Wells”

I may have to end my prayers this way from now on. Also, THIS image is perfect for Ireland.

“Ireland is a green kite
let go by the fairies
Landed in the ocean
and anchored by rock”

Beautiful!

]]> By: colleen http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10852 colleen Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:50:29 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10852 Bonnie, I do beleive our names are our assignments but I don't know if the chicken or egg came first here. See this: <a href="http://www.looseleafnotes.com/notes/2005/06/word_play.html" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.looseleafnotes.com/notes/2005/06/word_play.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.looseleafnotes.com/notes/2005/06/word_play.html</a></a> Bonnie, I do beleive our names are our assignments but I don’t know if the chicken or egg came first here. See this: http://www.looseleafnotes.com/notes/2005/06/word_play.html

]]> By: Bonnie Jacobs http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10851 Bonnie Jacobs Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:07:33 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10851 You wrote: "Is it also a coincidence that the rebirth of my blog is making its debut on St. Patrick’s Day? Was it a coincidence that my parents named me, the only one of their 9 children who has taken an interest and our Irish heritage, Colleen, which means 'girl' in Gaelic?" Maybe the question needs to be turned around, into something like this: Is it possible your interest in your Irish heritage started with your Gaelic name? Since I first learned that names have meaning ("Bonnie" means "good or beautiful"), I have wondered if we are influenced by the names we wear. "Bonnie" (the word) causes people to sing "My Bonnie lies over the ocean" upon meeting me. Did I grow up aware of some need to be "good"? I couldn't improve on "beauty" (which is in the eye of the beholder, after all), but I was quite aware of one of my mother's favorite sayings: "Pretty is as pretty does." Yeah, I think you could say I grew up trying to be a "good girl." (Hey, our names go together so nicely ... a bonnie colleen.) My heritage, by the way, is Scottish-Irish-English-French. You wrote: “Is it also a coincidence that the rebirth of my blog is making its debut on St. Patrick’s Day? Was it a coincidence that my parents named me, the only one of their 9 children who has taken an interest and our Irish heritage, Colleen, which means ‘girl’ in Gaelic?”
Maybe the question needs to be turned around, into something like this: Is it possible your interest in your Irish heritage started with your Gaelic name? Since I first learned that names have meaning (“Bonnie” means “good or beautiful”), I have wondered if we are influenced by the names we wear.
“Bonnie” (the word) causes people to sing “My Bonnie lies over the ocean” upon meeting me. Did I grow up aware of some need to be “good”? I couldn’t improve on “beauty” (which is in the eye of the beholder, after all), but I was quite aware of one of my mother’s favorite sayings: “Pretty is as pretty does.” Yeah, I think you could say I grew up trying to be a “good girl.” (Hey, our names go together so nicely … a bonnie colleen.)
My heritage, by the way, is Scottish-Irish-English-French.

]]> By: Pearl http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10850 Pearl Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:20:33 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10850 Like the poem. :-) Sweet-wind-feel. Like the poem. :-) Sweet-wind-feel.

]]> By: Sherry http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10849 Sherry Thu, 17 Mar 2005 19:18:58 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10849 WOW!!! I really liked Ben-Gals comment....I think you have progressed as a writer and the reason I am commenting at loose leaf....is absolutely loved the poem for ST PATTY's DAY!! It is perfect....STAR WOW!!! I really liked Ben-Gals comment….I think you have progressed as a writer and the reason I am commenting at loose leaf….is absolutely loved the poem for ST PATTY’s DAY!! It is perfect….STAR

]]> By: fred1st http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10848 fred1st Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:40:22 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10848 I thought it was "Muses Love Midnight". Wink. I thought it was “Muses Love Midnight”. Wink.

]]> By: colleen http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10847 colleen Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:55:05 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10847 Cool! Great quote, Ben-gal. I guess hyperlinks don't work in comments, but I'm going to put her name in a search engine and see what else she has to say that way. Cool! Great quote, Ben-gal. I guess hyperlinks don’t work in comments, but I’m going to put her name in a search engine and see what else she has to say that way.

]]> By: Ben GAL http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10846 Ben GAL Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:54:07 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10846 Oh, I see the links did not show up in my previous comments. They are: <a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm" rel="nofollow">http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm</a></a></a></a> and: <a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm" rel="nofollow">http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm</a></a></a></a> Oh, I see the links did not show up in my previous comments. They are:
http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw010605.htm
and:
http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/fwis/fw031705.htm

]]> By: Ben Gal http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2005/03/moving-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10845 Ben Gal Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:46:21 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=837#comment-10845 I loved the John Steinbeck quote you used today Colleen, especially since we share the same roots. Thinking of your entry today, I must admit, although I am sure you know, that we share the same struggle to get over our awkwardness of this tool, the computer, that we both love and hate so that we might feel our spirit, the spirit of who we are in the deepest sense; i.e. woman striving to get past our limitations in order that we might have the power to shout to the world that we are here and we care!...Speaking of which, I'd like to introduce you to another quote: "The spirit we have, not the work we do, is what makes us important to the people around us" written by an Irish woman, Joan Chittister, a nun, who uses the power of the written word as a platform to inform. I think you'll enjoy this one where Chittister has written: "As far as I'm concerned, Internet technology is a Pandora's box of possibilities and problems. I also consider it one of humankind's most potent nonviolent weapons against the weapons of governments, hate groups and self-righteous bigots who set out, not to believe differently, but to excoriate everyone else who believes differently than they do." She has a great column today as well. It's here. I think you and your readers might enjoy it on this, St. Patty's day. Happy March 17th. I loved the John Steinbeck quote you used today Colleen, especially since we share the same roots.
Thinking of your entry today, I must admit, although I am sure you know, that we share the same struggle to get over our awkwardness of this tool, the computer, that we both love and hate so that we might feel our spirit, the spirit of who we are in the deepest sense; i.e. woman striving to get past our limitations in order that we might have the power to shout to the world that we are here and we care!…Speaking of which, I’d like to introduce you to another quote:
“The spirit we have, not the work we do, is what makes us important to the people around us”
written by an Irish woman, Joan Chittister, a nun, who uses the power of the written word as a platform to inform. I think you’ll enjoy this one where Chittister has written:
“As far as I’m concerned, Internet technology is a Pandora’s box of possibilities and problems. I also consider it one of humankind’s most potent nonviolent weapons against the weapons of governments, hate groups and self-righteous bigots who set out, not to believe differently, but to excoriate everyone else who believes differently than they do.”
She has a great column today as well. It’s here. I think you and your readers might enjoy it on this, St. Patty’s day. Happy March 17th.

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