tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post3995270653375501384..comments2023-07-04T10:43:27.746-04:00Comments on Flowers and more: Thoughts From the VerandaGingerVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-6228671367090803472010-01-17T21:28:57.730-04:002010-01-17T21:28:57.730-04:00Oh Ginger...I do pray that Camillo recognizes that...Oh Ginger...I do pray that Camillo recognizes that he was indeed blessed, with a treasure, when you agreed to be a part of his life. You continue, in spite of your own woes and difficulties, to share the more glorious gifts of life. You enrich the everyday of so many with your beautiful pictures and stories of life in your little corner of Brazil. When you share your inner self, you are assuring others that they are indeed not alone...<br /><br />I am always delighted to visit here. Perhaps, one day, when you are in my little spot on the globe we might meet for coffee.<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />Claire / OWWOWW/Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852073279308013552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-18284235669693849372010-01-14T07:01:48.373-04:002010-01-14T07:01:48.373-04:00Claire, yes this is the definition of HOME, my pro...Claire, yes this is the definition of HOME, my problem begins with having said yes to Camillo that I would go to Brasil with him. I had NO clue of what that would mean. The loss of language, of knowledge of the systems - medical, shopping, (I learned money very fast, but cooking with these ingredients is still difficult) driving, lack of friends (we have Camillo's friends in which I have affection) MY own friends which is so important.... I am just missing the world as I have known it.....GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-20955666157824542042010-01-13T22:46:13.406-04:002010-01-13T22:46:13.406-04:00Hellooooo Ginger!
As always, I love your posting....Hellooooo Ginger!<br /><br />As always, I love your posting.<br /><br />I certainly do understand how difficult it is sometimes to understand 'home'...it's probably the most complex word when it isn't just referring to a slab of real-estate (dead give-away that I'm a city gal to the core.)<br /><br />For myself it's home when I have those that I love surrounding me...and, when they aren't within easy reach, I feel like I am a million miles from home. Right now my Jacqueline is back in Italy to visit with family and friends...so, that part of my home she has taken with her...there is a stillness in some respects about the house that is beyond explanation. My son Joseph didn't join her...and so, he keeps another part of home warm. There were times when the two would be away and the silence within my walls was deafening. At those times, I felt that 'home' was just a place I maintained because I am suppose to be the keeper of their 'home'...for when they came home...they didn't just come back to NJ...they came to me!<br /><br />Ginger...your blog is so rich in your sense of home...so go finish that load of laundry and enjoy the scent of that part of home!<br /><br />Here's wishing you and all a very wonderful trip into this new decade...snap snap snap away lady...you're making me realize I really do need to add new pics to my own blog!<br /><br />Peace,<br />Claire / OWWOWW/Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852073279308013552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-46470673044323499192010-01-11T05:46:07.267-04:002010-01-11T05:46:07.267-04:00Home.....I just found your site and this is the fi...Home.....I just found your site and this is the first entry I have read. I'm intrigued and want to read more.<br /><br />I identify on many levels...floating. Although my purpose at the moment is one: I am a 48 year old single mother with a 5 year old. That is my purpose. Without her, I'm not sure what my purpose would be?<br /><br />We live on a horse property ....east of Phoenix in Arizona....While this has been a wonderful retreat.. I wonder too if "home" is where we need to be? But then, where is home? Is it in me? Is it with family?<br /><br />Depression...aloneness can exacerbate it....I find for me I can move through it and let it be ...and then sometimes I need a change of scenery to get there quicker. Help someone else....Call someone....something...and sometimes being there is ok too. <br />Just being...allowing...letting....I wonder if we all let go of the many layers we build upon the initial block ....if it will all just be ok...move smoothly...change into something else...it's all ok....it's all ok....My weight loss journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874246132760790272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-82659255857823670362010-01-10T13:20:52.306-04:002010-01-10T13:20:52.306-04:00I found your blog from Texas Heather's. I rea...I found your blog from Texas Heather's. I read your questions to her and you seemed so interesting. I loved the way you gently pushed her to learn more about her camera. So I drifted over to your blog and I read about you. How wonderful to find someone so open and willing to say what they are feeling. You have a wonderful way of expressing yourself....capturing the small moment. I imagine that you are in a transition and it will be hard. I am not really in a position to advise you, so take this with a grain of salt. :) But I just wanted to say to relax a little. Don't try too hard to find that purpose. Let it happen naturally. At least for me, when I try to find it, it evades me. When I let the moments come and push myself out of my comfort zone just a little, I find it. Does that make any sense at all? I look forward to reading more. :) Lisa~ www.livingmybestlifeii-lisa.blogspot.comThe Pennington Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396822511615580906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-62196351774027837712010-01-06T13:12:06.145-04:002010-01-06T13:12:06.145-04:00It was realizing that part of my depression was a ...It was realizing that part of my depression was a lack of feeling in control and that what I did had purpose that led to me first choosing a word.<br /><br />Maybe you should start with one and see where it leads you. Home - what is it? I've lived too many places to feel completely at home either side of the ocean :( <br /><br />Hope you find some peace.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110080333983480503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-86335613085620714312010-01-06T13:03:43.952-04:002010-01-06T13:03:43.952-04:00I just wanted to wish you luck, and to lend whatev...I just wanted to wish you luck, and to lend whatever support I can from over here... I hope you can identify a purpose you're happy with, but I recommend caution over any statements beginning "I'll be happy when...", that's a trap I've fallen into too many times.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-5269231917807352052010-01-06T12:37:02.961-04:002010-01-06T12:37:02.961-04:00Hoping and praying, Ginger, that you find purpose ...Hoping and praying, Ginger, that you find purpose and the desire/will/ability to live purposefully. You have so much to share with us younger folk -- I hope you keep it up. <br /><br />I hope whatever purpose finds you, whatever purpose you find, it still includes sharing with your bloggy friends. <br /><br />Praying for you, and I hope the inspiration you drew from my post (which I drew from another...) turns out to be a good thing. No, a great thing. <br /><br />Um abraco, <br />HeatherThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267371981505419362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-28313037557267936312010-01-06T11:43:03.965-04:002010-01-06T11:43:03.965-04:00I, too, am a floater. We've talked about that....I, too, am a floater. We've talked about that. A lack of purpose is exactly what it feels like. I could never put words to it before to understand it, but here they are.<br /><br />Maybe that's what it takes to change it; to define it. I'm going to try working with this. I'd love to hear how this goes for you.shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-18172868751188253462010-01-06T10:35:35.133-04:002010-01-06T10:35:35.133-04:00Home is such a comforting thought, but it's ey...Home is such a comforting thought, but it's eye-opening to consider what would in fact be different there. I love visiting 'home', but each time reminds me I wouldn't want to live there! Finding purpose where you are is not easy, though. <br /><br />I wish you all the best in constructing your purpose. You can do it. You're thoughtful and smart.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.com