tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post3453443682826635063..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: The Gift Of LifeJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-708529690825305112009-05-27T17:02:11.815-07:002009-05-27T17:02:11.815-07:00Your post was so thoughtful Jo, thank you! Every ...Your post was so thoughtful Jo, thank you! Every so often it is good to be reminded of all the miracles around. I'm sorry about your friend - I hope she is wrong. Now,a "Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate Orange Intense chocolate bar" - I can't stand it!!! I'm going on a chocolate hunt right now!Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-17832174561906800542009-05-27T10:18:32.589-07:002009-05-27T10:18:32.589-07:00Yesterday is a cancelled cheque, tomorrow a promis...Yesterday is a cancelled cheque, tomorrow a promisory note. All we really have is "today" or my favourite: "Today is my savious, cricified between two thieves, Yesterday and Tomorrow."A human kind of humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944399986334367708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-19096007359463671932009-05-27T06:58:33.555-07:002009-05-27T06:58:33.555-07:00Dear M o T
I came across your blog by accident an...Dear M o T<br /><br />I came across your blog by accident and have loved reading it for its wity tone and reflective comment. Relishing the gift of life is a timely reminder about something which is easier to do at some times than others. However your relishing of life is evident in every page of your blog. I so enjoyed reading it and the comments of your readers with whom you are obviously so in tune.<br />I will be back to read more to cheer me up!<br /><br />WendyWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-86798320658087264662009-05-27T04:26:01.381-07:002009-05-27T04:26:01.381-07:00One who has 'why' to live, bears nearly every 'how...One who has 'why' to live, bears nearly every 'how'.<br />Thanks again for telling me to be happy because alive.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457724318596670810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-62301999223243065872009-05-26T18:35:20.743-07:002009-05-26T18:35:20.743-07:00Wonderful post Jo. I was thinking today how I shou...Wonderful post Jo. I was thinking today how I should be more thankful for everything.Essiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076813063073036018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-29010430342893212012009-05-26T16:15:03.015-07:002009-05-26T16:15:03.015-07:00Mary Ellen, I read your post about your young frie...Mary Ellen, I read your post about your young friend, and I was heartsick. Please accept my condolonces. And yes, once you're gone -- you're gone...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-66206170304332820292009-05-26T15:44:53.785-07:002009-05-26T15:44:53.785-07:00After recently losing a friend to suicide, the tho...After recently losing a friend to suicide, the thought of life and how precious it is has been on my mind a lot. To throw it away, especially at a young age, is so sad. Everyday is a new experience, a fresh start. It shouldn't be ignored, taken for granted, or ended by our own hands.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-69561816015412193812009-05-26T15:02:11.699-07:002009-05-26T15:02:11.699-07:00Mark, *heh, heh* Well said!
Firefly, yes, I beli...Mark, *heh, heh* Well said!<br /><br />Firefly, yes, I believe there is other life out there too. Definitely!<br /><br />Rebecca, Pender Island is one of my favorite places! Yes, I know it well. I will visit your blog!<br /><br />AJ, well, I guess even atheists can appreciate the gift of life. :-)<br /><br />DUTA, I wish I had your faith, but unfortunately my beliefs are a bit different.<br /><br />Owen, what a beautiful poem! <EM>"Cups shattered will not hold champagne."</EM> I love Robert Service too.<br /><br />Alissa, yes, sometimes we need a wakeup call, don't we?<br /><br />White Crow, LOL, when you are 19, the whole world is roses. :-)<br /><br />Ivan, yes, Hank Williams was great, wasn't he?!<br /><br />Chi Leong, I LOVED the Dr. Seuss quote as well...!<br /><br />Pranksygang, yes, life can be beautiful at all stages...! :-)<br /><br />Kathy, my goodness, yes! We have choices about how we feel, and how we approach life. Great point!<br /><br />Starlene, oh, yes -- the gift of life. It's ours to do with as we wish, isn't it?!<br /><br />The Bug, *heh, heh* One of my things that I do for myself is a manicure. It makes me happy. You have the right attitude. :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-75709003477679235642009-05-26T12:48:23.893-07:002009-05-26T12:48:23.893-07:00So I was reading all the comments, getting ready t...So I was reading all the comments, getting ready to add my thoughts to this GREAT post, when I got to The Walking Man. I had to laugh - I've been filing my nails while reading. They WERE too long!<br /><br />I'm an in-betweener too - & always say that those who believe in creationism have a God who is too small. Every week in church I'm reminded of creation & my place in it. It's just an amazing world, & here I am living, breathing, filing my nails...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-6431361620968813102009-05-26T11:09:43.613-07:002009-05-26T11:09:43.613-07:00Wow. I really just had to stop and smile after re...Wow. I really just had to stop and smile after reading that. Although it's only loosely related, I was just blogging on my personal family experiences that lack a deep appreciation and enjoyment of the gift of life. <br /><br />I'm really grateful for this post...and grateful for the smile it brought. It's soothing to hear at least one person take the time to accept the gift of life and all it implies with conscious awareness. It is easy to forget.Laura Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407229726272149440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-87251486590652769932009-05-26T09:38:27.969-07:002009-05-26T09:38:27.969-07:00Yes! Life is a wondrous miracle and we are only g...Yes! Life is a wondrous miracle and we are only given one life on this earth! It does seem a waste to use it up being miserable. After all, we had no choice in being born, but do have a choice when it comes to our attitude and actions and how we live our life!KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-40615236465679249502009-05-26T09:17:09.455-07:002009-05-26T09:17:09.455-07:00wow!.. thats a gr8 post.. i'm moved to see how mat...wow!.. thats a gr8 post.. i'm moved to see how mature you guys are and how you can think in different angles.... <br /><br />i cant give definition about life.. but all i know about life is .. <br />ITS BEAUTIFUL TILL I'M SINGLE!Swethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399105855566223566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-62856849813874076332009-05-26T09:15:27.110-07:002009-05-26T09:15:27.110-07:00Perhaps it says something about me but I liked the...Perhaps it says something about me but I liked the Dr. Suess quote the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-75568595194798466072009-05-26T07:32:05.501-07:002009-05-26T07:32:05.501-07:00Owen,
Yes. Robert W. Service, all throgh high sch...Owen,<br /><br />Yes. Robert W. Service, all throgh high school english.<br />But then I like the cowboy too.<br /><br />Hank Williams:<br /><br />Faded love <br />And winter roses.ivan@creativewriting.cahttp://www.creativewriting.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-71525300333295669382009-05-26T05:43:26.801-07:002009-05-26T05:43:26.801-07:00HEY!!!
i m always happy these days, even tho thing...HEY!!!<br />i m always happy these days, even tho things aren't the way i wanted them to be. Does this kinda thing happen when u turn 19? due to some hormonal things???<br /><br />hahahaha.... black hole...XDDDDD.white crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869386916252021837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-24612685876533033942009-05-26T05:40:05.123-07:002009-05-26T05:40:05.123-07:00Thank you, Jo, for this thought provoking post, an...Thank you, Jo, for this thought provoking post, and thanks too for all the comments everyone has made. Somehow it was exactly what I needed this morning.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-10254822211448371112009-05-26T05:29:26.838-07:002009-05-26T05:29:26.838-07:00Hi Jo, your piece here made me think right away of...Hi Jo, your piece here made me think right away of a poem that came to the surface recently in anther context, but seems pertinent here....<br /><br />Reptiles And Roses <br />(by Robert William Service)<br /><br />So crystal clear it is to me<br />That when I die I cease to be,<br />All else seems sheer stupidity.<br /><br />All promises of Paradise<br />Are wishful thinking, preacher's lies,<br />Dogmatic dust flung in our eyes.<br /><br />Yea, life's immortal, swift it flows<br />Alike in reptile and in rose,<br />But as it comes, so too it goes.<br /><br />Dead roses will not bloom again;<br />The lifeless lizard writhes in vain;<br />Cups shattered will not hold champagne.<br /><br />Our breath is brief, and being so<br />Let's make our heaven here below,<br />And lavish kindness as we go.<br /><br />For when dour Death shall close the door<br />There will be darkness evermore;<br />So let us kneel in prayer before<br /><br />Each day and let our duty be<br />To fight that mankind may be free <br />There is our Immortality.<br /><br />============================<br /><br />I always loved Robert Service's work. Another line that comes to mind is from the excellent film about the Boer War called "Breaker Morant", wherein it is said : "You should live each day as though it were your last, because one day, you are bound to be right !"<br /><br />Cheers !Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-49519076116442538482009-05-26T04:59:37.870-07:002009-05-26T04:59:37.870-07:00Life and Death are in the hands of God (High Power...Life and Death are in the hands of God (High Power), and therefore great mysteries.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-16609811944178523992009-05-26T03:14:41.425-07:002009-05-26T03:14:41.425-07:00This was a very interesting post :) Even for me, a...This was a very interesting post :) Even for me, a devout and passionate atheist.Aidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200966490025162237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-56253080854296994052009-05-26T00:48:44.291-07:002009-05-26T00:48:44.291-07:00Mmm, Lindt. I'm a little late responding, but your...Mmm, Lindt. I'm a little late responding, but your post made me think of something a friend of mine said once: "I don't buy lottery tickets because I know I've already won" - she was referring more specifically to being born in Canada (as opposed to other countries where life might not be so comfortable), but I think it applies to what you were saying as well. We are the lucky ones, Jo. Thanks for the reminder. <br /><br />On a side note, I just blogged about a beautiful spot on Pender - Roesland park - do you know it? Somehow I think you would like it.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762426708431462114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-15882067446901140552009-05-25T23:31:10.615-07:002009-05-25T23:31:10.615-07:00I don't know when last I got to sit in an informal...I don't know when last I got to sit in an informal conversation or discussion about things this deep. I see myself as a religous person, but like you I believe that there is a middle way between the two main believes of where life and the universe comes from. And I do believe that there is more life out there somewhere.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-46907548016874642162009-05-25T22:18:31.371-07:002009-05-25T22:18:31.371-07:00I find that in spending time thinking about how mu...I find that in spending time thinking about how much or how little time we may or may not have is a waste of the commodity being spent. <br /><br />There are better things to consider such as are my fingernails too long?the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-33800937690961193322009-05-25T20:40:49.734-07:002009-05-25T20:40:49.734-07:00Marcella, only two squares? My goodness you have ...Marcella, only two squares? My goodness you have more will power than I have. Or as my mother used to call it "won't power". :-) And yes, "live each day as if it were you last."Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-45002305897006397442009-05-25T20:30:29.556-07:002009-05-25T20:30:29.556-07:00"Plan as if you will live forever and live each da..."Plan as if you will live forever and live each day as if it were your last." <br />Lindt Oragne Supreme - my favourite - had two squares last nigh. Most nights actually.Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452700583387232923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-65581772360038229452009-05-25T20:12:09.583-07:002009-05-25T20:12:09.583-07:00Russell, do you remember the fellow who walked a t...Russell, do you remember the fellow who walked a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center? He said that that was the most alive he had ever felt in his life. That's funny, hey?<br /><br />Ivan, LOL. I have been to T'under Bay. I agree with him. *heh*<br /><br />Hilary, I have eaten the <EM>whole chocolate bar1</EM>. Yah, Ivan is a hoot. :-)<br /><br />Cedar, thank you! I try to mix things up a little bit. :-)<br /><br />Tinkerbell, yes! Every moment resides in now. What a beautiful way to say it. You're a poet!<br /><br />Scarlethue, all gone! *heh* I really did enjoy it, though. Now I can smile as I remember it. :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.com