tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post5674017259304162742..comments2023-12-31T03:16:49.841-05:00Comments on Splendor In A Plastic World: Beyond Chantelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-54082489364683880292013-04-27T10:21:01.999-04:002013-04-27T10:21:01.999-04:00Mel--I think we must, in order for beauty and laug...Mel--I think we must, in order for beauty and laughter to live on.<br /><br />Marie--oooh, "fly paper" is a brilliant phrase to describe life...and I know exactly what you mean. Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-40610846825025382122013-04-26T17:02:51.274-04:002013-04-26T17:02:51.274-04:00I want to move beyond. But sometimes I get trappe...I want to move beyond. But sometimes I get trapped on the fly paper that is life. Marie Loerzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122641412197329551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-72255733822279707472013-04-24T17:53:28.545-04:002013-04-24T17:53:28.545-04:00Shea stole my line. :) I was going to say exactly ...Shea stole my line. :) I was going to say exactly that - Amen, sister. I want to believe in the goodness as well. And I want to believe it will always win in the end. Melissa Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216312159880277204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-24197025173737198492013-04-24T10:34:43.477-04:002013-04-24T10:34:43.477-04:00Sorry, my friends, a frantic week left little time...Sorry, my friends, a frantic week left little time for blogland--I've missed you!<br /><br />Shea--thank you love.<br /><br />BamaTrav--unfortunately, the damning usually rocks me a bit.<br /><br />Robbie--lol, your mind is a fabulous pretzel, did you know? I like the idea about ideas....if that isn't too redundant. :) But I think there are some things that stand the winds of time...foundations. <br /><br />Geo--exactly, without them--we crumble.<br /><br />Prairie--wow, sounds interesting.<br /><br />Jane--isn't that the truth? I love the word unraveling... xo<br /><br />The best--thank you!<br /><br />Stephanie--the secret of life, that is: one foot in front of the other. Cold linoleum beneath bare feet, make the coffee, pack the lunches, wash the socks...little arms and sweet kisses. Sunset. Breathe deep and wait for dawn. Here's to living...may the touch of loved ones never pale.<br /><br />Terlee--I know. But together we stand, yes? I'll hold your hand, if you'll hold mine...<br /><br />Mary--"...what I'm thinking about what happened, not actually happened." wow. I will carry that with me, I think. Thank you.<br /><br />Mary K--true, but I hope my foundational beliefs are stronger than this world.<br /><br />Bliss--thank you, and I love that quote!<br /><br />David--amen.<br /><br />Timoteo--me too. :) And thanks!<br /><br />Lyndsay--I'm so glad, thank you beautiful!<br /><br />Brian--it's that promise of change that weaves the hope we have, isn't it? <br /><br /> Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-20896971928855598782013-04-23T16:53:10.337-04:002013-04-23T16:53:10.337-04:00our beliefs are the stone of us...through the hurr...our beliefs are the stone of us...through the hurricane...so true...the scent of renewal in spring...smiles...i like that much...the seasons remind us of it...change is always right around the corner...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-72753730890122991612013-04-22T13:02:20.341-04:002013-04-22T13:02:20.341-04:00I love everything you write Chantal, but this one ...I love everything you write Chantal, but this one meant a lot to me.Lyndsay Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06382324380724354831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-50843449305656720602013-04-21T22:32:03.421-04:002013-04-21T22:32:03.421-04:00This is goose bump material. Glad I found you. This is goose bump material. Glad I found you. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-21353849806383384272013-04-21T04:31:54.466-04:002013-04-21T04:31:54.466-04:00I feel this. It's a reminder to keep walking o...I feel this. It's a reminder to keep walking on no matter what our emotions tell us.ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-57971917512730100722013-04-20T14:11:34.112-04:002013-04-20T14:11:34.112-04:00A friend's email signature says something like...A friend's email signature says something like "we are our thoughts." Some days I have to remind myself to steer my thoughts to the strong and positive. You have written a lovely and eloquent reminder. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-73712489167932738282013-04-20T14:06:00.586-04:002013-04-20T14:06:00.586-04:00Our beliefs are made up of what we have experience...Our beliefs are made up of what we have experiences, lived, seen and done. They may change with upcoming experiences that we are not expecting. <br /><br /><a href="http://scarymarythehamsterlady.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Dark Thoughts Blog</a>Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-25178222313799107242013-04-20T13:28:24.446-04:002013-04-20T13:28:24.446-04:00Seems like we spend times when a dizzying array of...Seems like we spend times when a dizzying array of emotions dominate all thoughts, then times with them almost totally shutdown-submerged. But not enough time in between. I do try to remind myself(with varying degrees of success) that my emotional responses are largely a product of what I'm thinking about what happened, not actually what happened. I often wish I was much less compelled to contemplate. <br /><br />I wish you much hope & healing, & some downy silence. Gloom fading, good prevailing. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-58219248811849616652013-04-20T12:29:00.759-04:002013-04-20T12:29:00.759-04:00Some beliefs, however, are so horrifically destruc...Some beliefs, however, are so horrifically destructive, they shake the very foundations of goodness and hope. I struggle against the despair...terleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953328625206810683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-65799750248140170342013-04-20T09:20:36.184-04:002013-04-20T09:20:36.184-04:00Thank you for writing this, Chantel. I know what y...Thank you for writing this, Chantel. I know what you mean with the pain. But it's so hard to get beyond it. I've been working on it for years, going through the ups and downs. Sometimes I think I have lost my hope in ever getting beyond it. I want to run away once again, but I have run before and the pain has always found me. I am tired of running and starting over just to be torn in the ditch again. I cannot teach the girls that running away is a solution. So I stay and work on it, and despair, wait, and start working through it again...Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787379336749043051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-85614471717131704192013-04-20T07:37:36.894-04:002013-04-20T07:37:36.894-04:00This is so beautiful....and reassuring.This is so beautiful....and reassuring.the best part of my day...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09720094620235300875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-50055328735755312242013-04-20T02:27:44.643-04:002013-04-20T02:27:44.643-04:00I've been needing a nice tall drink of Unexpec...I've been needing a nice tall drink of Unexpected! As always, your words are beautiful and moving on a primal level. I doubt anyone could read your blog and NOT respond.<br /><br />Hold on to that goodness and hope. Some days it's what keeps us from unraveling.OxOxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-6523350179816849642013-04-20T00:28:11.976-04:002013-04-20T00:28:11.976-04:00Lovely to hear from you, a good set of prose and a...Lovely to hear from you, a good set of prose and almost famous quotes, or perhaps they are.I work with a friend who prefers the red and black, and sees life jubilant.He did an entire wedding in it.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-25077543186501519552013-04-19T23:55:53.812-04:002013-04-19T23:55:53.812-04:00Belief in goodness, forgiveness, beginnings, stren...Belief in goodness, forgiveness, beginnings, strength, hope, healing. Yes, these repair the future. Enchanté.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-33145637403265928842013-04-19T17:14:32.362-04:002013-04-19T17:14:32.362-04:00Sometimes, emotion and belief are so intertwined i...Sometimes, emotion and belief are so intertwined it becomes difficult to see where one ends and another begins. I once heard it was better to have an idea than belief; the auspice being that an idea can grow, change, and evolve, whereas a belief is set in the cold stone of dogma.<br /><br />Still, paradoxically, even if you claim to believe in nothing, you have just made a statement of belief...Robbie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708885869170287258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-30497671773482714422013-04-19T16:27:18.821-04:002013-04-19T16:27:18.821-04:00Staring across a sea of what could have been, the ...Staring across a sea of what could have been, the wrong and the right, their damning of me has no affect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-50350217292328421582013-04-19T16:00:24.897-04:002013-04-19T16:00:24.897-04:00Amen, sister.Amen, sister.Shea Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17552862215508671456noreply@blogger.com