tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post9211351004725683776..comments2024-02-21T08:09:35.889-08:00Comments on ZenDotStudio: Personal Earthquakes and TsunamisZenDotStudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-74956901552685491022012-04-19T09:03:44.962-07:002012-04-19T09:03:44.962-07:00Bernard, thanks for the poetic and uplifting words...Bernard, thanks for the poetic and uplifting wordsZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-4151175193584639842012-04-19T09:02:25.236-07:002012-04-19T09:02:25.236-07:00and thanks, Suzanne. So nice to spend time with yo...and thanks, Suzanne. So nice to spend time with you yesterday after the amazing celebration for Thelma.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-31708040424495890932012-04-19T03:32:11.082-07:002012-04-19T03:32:11.082-07:00AH ! This great life / this great matter / live we...AH ! This great life / this great matter / live well / die well / while living / love as much as you can / while dying / know that others / will continue in this way / for all time....bernard hemensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610843552326869416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-32162058454703542992012-04-18T22:36:27.376-07:002012-04-18T22:36:27.376-07:00Thank you, Carole. Beautifully said.
And thank you...Thank you, Carole. Beautifully said.<br />And thank you, Thelma....Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-53125330001498090522012-04-18T22:09:01.943-07:002012-04-18T22:09:01.943-07:00thank-you anca. today we were blessed with a lovel...thank-you anca. today we were blessed with a lovely celebration of Thelma's life. This life definitely can seem pretty crazy sometimes, you are so right! Beautiful, sad and mysterious all rolled into one.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-3341240834428543202012-04-18T22:03:59.829-07:002012-04-18T22:03:59.829-07:00this is beautiful and doesn't it just take Mar...this is beautiful and doesn't it just take Mary Oliver to express what we hold in our hearts. The last two stanzas say it all. bows, to you Stonecutter!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-29361051766891032892012-04-18T19:11:22.854-07:002012-04-18T19:11:22.854-07:00Beautiful appreciation and reminder to us all. Tha...Beautiful appreciation and reminder to us all. Thank you. The below is the poem I work with whenever death visits near:<br /><br />In Blackwater Woods<br /> <br />Look, the trees<br />are turning<br />their own bodies<br />into pillars<br /> <br />of light,<br />are giving off the rich<br />fragrance of cinnamon<br />and fulfillment,<br /> <br />the long tapers<br />of cattails<br />are burstingStoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-48208605249806418212012-04-18T12:21:23.710-07:002012-04-18T12:21:23.710-07:00may you be blessed
in the midst of
sorrow and joy,...may you be blessed<br />in the midst of<br />sorrow and joy,<br />both guaranteed<br />and necessary<br />parts of this crazy life!<br />thank you for <br />the vulnerability,<br />the generous <br />sharing!anca grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-51674869127089826772012-04-17T17:41:51.400-07:002012-04-17T17:41:51.400-07:00I seem to have tripped over Joy this week... More...I seem to have tripped over Joy this week... More to come :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-84616144913753464342012-04-17T12:02:40.996-07:002012-04-17T12:02:40.996-07:00well who could have said it better than that! than...well who could have said it better than that! thanks, Lynette for taking the time to pass this on!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-36267141370598974772012-04-17T10:06:24.240-07:002012-04-17T10:06:24.240-07:00Ah my friend! I am so sorry for your loss and so ...Ah my friend! I am so sorry for your loss and so joyful for the treasures you've gained.<br /><br /><br />Joy and woe are woven fine<br />A clothing for the soul divine<br />Under every grief and pine<br />Runs a joy with silken twine<br /> <br />It is right, it should be so<br />We were made for joy and woe<br />And when this we rightly know<br />Through the world we safely go.<br /><br />Genjuhttp://www.108zenbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-67898876959383765132012-04-17T09:35:15.610-07:002012-04-17T09:35:15.610-07:00what a lovely thought! thank-you!what a lovely thought! thank-you!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-42126293998209055222012-04-17T08:54:17.287-07:002012-04-17T08:54:17.287-07:00Thanks, Christine for your heartfelt wishes. And y...Thanks, Christine for your heartfelt wishes. And yes, the complexity of humans is astounding, what we can hold and balance in a single breath.<br /><br />You always share what comes to you so eloquently , especially the joy in those wonderful photos. May your scale tip in the favour of joy as Spring turns to summer.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-53043595239780235432012-04-17T08:53:10.049-07:002012-04-17T08:53:10.049-07:00Carole, by sharing this with us you have passed on...Carole, by sharing this with us you have passed on the gifts of Thelma. Take care.Carole Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761259557061105360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-41842911835146518012012-04-17T08:49:48.637-07:002012-04-17T08:49:48.637-07:00thanks, Lynne for the sweetness of your words! you...thanks, Lynne for the sweetness of your words! you are one of the beings that bring smiles and joy to my virtual world!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-8796651192368755572012-04-17T08:48:21.339-07:002012-04-17T08:48:21.339-07:00Thanks, Jeane and it is a priceless gift. I certai...Thanks, Jeane and it is a priceless gift. I certainly need reminding of the fleeting nature of this life!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-65896157966543459772012-04-17T08:45:52.691-07:002012-04-17T08:45:52.691-07:00this is the human condition isn't it and you a...this is the human condition isn't it and you are so right, how would we know one without the other. Welcome!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-34297272346521917032012-04-17T08:38:39.935-07:002012-04-17T08:38:39.935-07:00Dear Carole, Of course am so sorry to hear of your...Dear Carole, Of course am so sorry to hear of your friends sudden passing. And am always amazed at how we can hold such paradoxes of life - embracing and allowing it all in a gentle sway of love.<br /><br />Thank you for your well wishes for us all. May they return to you 100 fold: gentle beings that fill your heart with joy and love everyday, and following the longings of your Heart to their Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-45378848641138830192012-04-17T00:09:23.475-07:002012-04-17T00:09:23.475-07:00carole, may you constantly savour the preciousness...carole, may <i>you</i> constantly savour the preciousness of your life and attend to what your heart longs for. i wish that for you, for all of us...<br /><br />thank you for your words, your energy...<br /><br />xoxolynne hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682812765012431260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-75405024755095443822012-04-16T22:09:22.807-07:002012-04-16T22:09:22.807-07:00her parting gift to you is priceless - we have so ...her parting gift to you is priceless - we have so little time on the planet - how many times do we have to be reminded to use the gifts that we were given - your words are so well put down - thank you for sharing this moment in your life, xoJeane Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027843717050683473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-33991667510890824612012-04-16T20:44:44.753-07:002012-04-16T20:44:44.753-07:00Thank you for sharing Thelma's story with us. ...Thank you for sharing Thelma's story with us. <br /><br />How true that joy and sorrow are almost always constant companions - indeed without great sorrow we would not know joy.Art Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278950159370807683noreply@blogger.com