tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post3521161114905121995..comments2023-10-23T10:41:22.712-04:00Comments on Tumbleword: the tender thingsmansuetudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-70129385493094529512009-01-03T07:03:00.000-05:002009-01-03T07:03:00.000-05:00Great post! I am at my most grateful when I have t...Great post! I am at my most grateful when I have time to pause, to look at my life, hear my inner thoughts and acknowledge that I have a supportive family and a home that is my own sacred space. I'm grateful that I'm able to lose myself whilst creating art and the cherry on the top, make a living from it. I'm grateful for the connections I am making through blogging...the chance to peep into many creative lives and sharing what is similar and what is different about each other. What keeps me grateful is the pockets of silence when I can connect with myself and something greater.....if it's while being in nature, even better. Nature keeps me balanced. That is my condensed version...I did waffle a bit didn't I :-)ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-32692619258709881582008-12-25T15:48:00.000-05:002008-12-25T15:48:00.000-05:00Yes, what keeps us whole? I feel NOT good myself a...Yes, what keeps us whole? <BR/>I feel NOT good myself at the moment - at all. Wish to find somethng to do about it. Guess I have to learn something from these unpleasant feelings and thoughts I am having...<BR/><BR/>Hope you are well!!Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510928347168080281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-9026510944637631582008-12-04T03:50:00.000-05:002008-12-04T03:50:00.000-05:00Hei mansuetude, i´m very happy to found your blog ...Hei mansuetude, i´m very happy to found your blog with all of those beautiful photos and thoughts. i will be back..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-49135179665714250562008-11-28T16:54:00.000-05:002008-11-28T16:54:00.000-05:00The number of posts on your page tells me I am not...The number of posts on your page tells me I am not alone in my weariness with superficial thought and a fast life that works to defeat the excavation of a soul.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I found your blog...will visit often...<BR/><BR/>What if - in a distant time and through generations of preoccupation with busyness - we lost our innate ability (and desire) to find gratitude in the moment? Where would we be then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-27418911882897941672008-11-12T12:38:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:38:00.000-05:00I feel like Marie Louise. When I visit here I alwa...I feel like Marie Louise. When I visit here I always feel sorry about not having the language, I would love to be a better writer, beeing able to express myself and to "talk" to you. But then I realise that it is just that simple that I have another language. I do not write, I draw.Camilla Engmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641421576820239793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-64779763692253609422008-11-11T04:17:00.000-05:002008-11-11T04:17:00.000-05:00Dear Mansuetude,I wish I could give you equal comm...Dear Mansuetude,<BR/>I wish I could give you equal comments on your blog as you give me… It´s so hard to find the right words in English for me. But you must know that I really like your photos and your thoughts!marie-louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322747065798618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-55569483956022867902008-11-08T21:11:00.000-05:002008-11-08T21:11:00.000-05:00One of my favorite Art Garfunkel's songs is called...One of my favorite Art Garfunkel's songs is called Grateful...<BR/><BR/>I've got a roof over my head<BR/>I've got a warm place to sleep<BR/>Some nights I lie awake counting gifts<BR/>Instead of counting sheep<BR/><BR/>I've got a heart that can hold love<BR/>I've got a mind that can think<BR/>There may be times when I lose the light<BR/>And let my spirits sink<BR/>But I can't stay depressed<BR/>When I remember how I'm blessed<BR/><BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly grateful I am<BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly blessed<BR/>And duly grateful<BR/><BR/>In a city of strangers<BR/>I got a family of friends<BR/>No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way<BR/>I know that they will stay until the end<BR/><BR/>I feel a hand holding my hand<BR/>It's not a hand you can see<BR/>But on the road to the promised land<BR/>This hand will shepherd me<BR/>Through delight and despair<BR/>Holding tight and always there<BR/><BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly grateful I am<BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly blessed<BR/>And duly grateful<BR/><BR/>It's not that I don't want a lot<BR/>Or hope for more, or dream of more<BR/>But giving thanks for what I've got<BR/>Makes me happier than keeping score<BR/><BR/>In a world that can bring pain<BR/>I will still take each chance<BR/>For I believe that whatever the terrain<BR/>Our feet can learn to dance<BR/>Whatever stone life may sling<BR/>We can moan or we can sing<BR/><BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly grateful I am<BR/>Grateful, grateful<BR/>Truly blessed<BR/>And duly grateful<BR/><BR/>Truly blessed<BR/>And duly grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-79447958462187575262008-11-07T21:17:00.000-05:002008-11-07T21:17:00.000-05:00Beautiful image in the photograph. And I too have ...Beautiful image in the photograph. And I too have been thinking about synchronicity.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-43481669489429132682008-11-07T05:46:00.000-05:002008-11-07T05:46:00.000-05:00So much to ponder upon... what does keep us gratef...So much to ponder upon... what does keep us grateful... what does keep one kind? Hmm, all I know is that some days it feels like it is the easiest thing in the word to be kind and charitable and understanding, and other days it seems hard to see the silver lining, to be patient, to be accommodating. Surrounded by your loved ones, and with animals by my side, good things seem much harder to miss.<BR/>be well, gAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-50699160736139377892008-11-07T03:11:00.000-05:002008-11-07T03:11:00.000-05:00what gorgeous images & words. i'm not sure...what gorgeous images & words. <BR/><BR/>i'm not sure what keeps me reaching for kindness, for connection, for beauty, but i think sometimes it's just the act of reaching. just the attention to try to connect, find kindness, find beauty that helps me stay tethered to the ground when i find i'm starting to drift.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890334926669879532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-29662315981866666812008-11-06T02:17:00.000-05:002008-11-06T02:17:00.000-05:00Thank you! Thank you for visiting me...again and a...Thank you! Thank you for visiting me...again and again before you finally get an answer!<BR/>Thank you for this post!<BR/>It's so true what you wrote about being hurted!<BR/>If somebody is hurting me or simply irritating me I've something to learn about myself. He/she is simply pulling the string but I'm the instrument and have to recognize if I like the sound or not.....<BR/>I'm currently working on this!<BR/>I'll be back! Tank you!Ursula Achtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978137253135755217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-1387048171950195932008-11-05T21:25:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:25:00.000-05:00i need to keep better track of the comment "flow" ...i need to keep better track of the comment "flow" on your posts. <BR/><BR/>wow. <BR/><BR/>freshly squeezed sunshine with succulent bits of pulp- nothing worse than having the best bits strained out. <BR/><BR/>aaaaaah....free therapy at a time when i have been emotionally constipated, have refrained from overt attacks. hanging onto decay...how does a garden grow? <BR/><BR/>synchronicity. :)Disahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101211973150644166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-68093404156650768752008-11-05T17:26:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:26:00.000-05:00I'm always grateful for the blessing of being love...I'm always grateful for the blessing of being loved. For being so damn lucky.Mary-Laurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014386827410465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-88115007885183258582008-11-04T12:28:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:28:00.000-05:00Hi :-) (and thanks)A beautiful post. You make me c...Hi :-) (and thanks)<BR/>A beautiful post. You make me curious to you. Woman. Art. United States.<BR/><BR/>I think you know I agree on the gratefulness and the way our life is how we receive. <BR/><BR/>All the best to you :)Christine Clemmensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762234134270271210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-17204951122902436732008-11-04T11:37:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:37:00.000-05:00I believe we can see beauty even if we are going t...I believe we can see beauty even if we are going through a hard time because of our survival sense. I'm not a philosopher but I know that beauty can save us<BR/>:)Estihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121475346034828147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-45854475974898719322008-11-04T06:54:00.000-05:002008-11-04T06:54:00.000-05:00Oh I connect to the likening to a big rough rock.....Oh I connect to the likening to a big rough rock... crevices and friction... little nooks and grand exposures.. as solid as a rock.. build your house on a rock... solidity, and maybe even a place to lean once in a while.....<BR/><BR/>maybe a Rock is like Hope... because of its strength... even the intense solidness of its mass allows the absorption of the suns rays... the solid rock warms.. and then radiates all that warmth back to us all... it gives... <BR/><BR/> I remember when I was 25 (1/4century)... my main thoughts were "Now I am really a part of this big ol rock we call earth" ... I liked that feeling..Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-13210118137032957782008-11-03T16:39:00.000-05:002008-11-03T16:39:00.000-05:00Every part of our lives make us who we are - sadne...Every part of our lives make us who we are - sadness, happiness, love and all. Great message, and I like the Paolo Nutini song.Ian Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396659369888449438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-13573975975327513742008-11-03T01:26:00.000-05:002008-11-03T01:26:00.000-05:00hello mansuetude. you have anew post up and i didn...hello mansuetude. you have anew post up and i didn't even know it!<BR/><BR/>what keeps us grateful... well, i have a knowingness that gratitude is The Way, so i go back to it over and over and over. and when i stay away from it for long life feels awful. like driving down a one way street the wrong way. there are many things that i immediately feel grateful for, like silence, the scents in nature, painting, walking, and on and on... other things i have to remember to be grateful for -- like angry people or illness. sometimes it takes me a while to remember to be grateful. <BR/><BR/>i love what you wrote about the garden; about how we're carrying it ALL. and what jo wrote about being the decider -- that nothing has power over us. we are the ones that decide everything. and it seems apparent to me that everything that happens in our lives is ourselves presenting ourselves with an opportunity to remember to be the decider.<BR/><BR/>i'm very, very grateful for you mansuetude. you are one of those things that i'm immediately grateful for, no remembering required. : )lynne hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682812765012431260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-72083683535280348752008-11-02T16:42:00.000-05:002008-11-02T16:42:00.000-05:00I have been pondering this thoughtful post for day...I have been pondering this thoughtful post for days, thank you Mansuetude.<BR/>One little thing...to add.<BR/>What keeps me grateful is right 'here and now'...this very moment :)jo horswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297114250711730382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-4251377872723748212008-11-02T12:17:00.000-05:002008-11-02T12:17:00.000-05:00mansuetude - it is a big question you ask - a shor...mansuetude - it is a big question you ask - a short version from me is, I truly believe that it is innate for us to be the loving soul and that the ugliness rears its head when we react with emotions - and even after the ugly reaction to the wrong done us?, we often feel bad for being ugly - so much of the healing could take place if we did the 'making space in our garden for the person who did us wrong' - that is a boatload of power we could learn from - these photos are gorgeous as usual and thank your your kind comments at my place.Jeane Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027843717050683473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-57237838961673535202008-11-02T10:36:00.000-05:002008-11-02T10:36:00.000-05:00Ritva-- there is so much wisdom to your words, as ...Ritva-- there is so much wisdom to your words, as well. Its wonderful to know this, to hear you share it, that you and all of us get this adventure, this slow opening towards knowledge, that we are only one part but still, stitched into the whole majestic. thanks for sharing yourself...<BR/><BR/>Jo\*--(I don't know how to make your little O)... this is beautiful, you are right, i admire it all... Its so wonderful to know people think this way and will share it, too, and that there is this knowing spread all over humanity, all over the world.<BR/><BR/>I have known that feeling of being me and observing, as if an old soul is with the little person growing into its own "old wisdoms" --who knows, the mystery unfolds i think as we step towards knowing, it opens more, like a carper rolling out before us, always and forever... its that big. We!<BR/><BR/>I in turn am so grateful for all of these words shared... thanks all.mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-12592888763873977232008-11-02T10:31:00.000-05:002008-11-02T10:31:00.000-05:00Thanks Roxanne, the idea that nature teaches us, i...Thanks Roxanne, the idea that nature teaches us, it remineded me of reading a passage by C.S. Lewis a long time ago--he says that all that we need for metaphor can be found there in the seasons of nature. As i get older, wiser, see the cycles repeat, it is a big yes, to him... and to you!<BR/><BR/>Wayfaring wanderer--thanks for wandering over... i will check out your blog... that Jo, she is so kind to me (i still owe you a Tag Jo... )<BR/><BR/>Roxana--ohhh i am slightly envious of that feeling ... and to read your Paz quote on the last post, you nailed what that photos means to me. It made me so happy to read, and i immediately took Paz off the bookshelf--I always forget about him... maybe he is too clear? Thank you.mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-54569597841279815542008-11-02T10:25:00.000-05:002008-11-02T10:25:00.000-05:00I think you're right Gwen--saying, "at heart, if t...I think you're right Gwen--saying, "at heart, if the callousness of life hasn't stolen all the love away and turned it to stone..." <BR/><BR/>the times in life you think, how is it my heart isn't a big rough rock... and then sometimes you read that a rock is also a symbol of wholeness... the world of nature will show us all the ways to talk about it, this thing called life. (you know this though). <BR/><BR/>Right now it is "fresh squeezed sunshine" all over the place..mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-41158736552936890612008-11-01T11:14:00.000-04:002008-11-01T11:14:00.000-04:00Mansuetude, and everyone here with an interest- I ...Mansuetude, and everyone here with an interest- I admire you all, your thought put to words!<BR/><BR/>In your answer to Disa, M., you speak of "realizing the other person on the outside".<BR/><BR/>Have you ever been verbally attacked and at the same time as being that person receiving the insult - been a third soul hovering by the side -watching,hearing - and not needing to re-act but stayed in your garden and invited?<BR/><BR/>It is the most peaceful and nourishing sensation--- because it leaves space for the good in the other person and allows her/him to settle back into their true being, which is kind. Just hop out of their spiral that misses us completely.<BR/>(Does this make sense?)<BR/><BR/>Synchronicity. I first learnt of it in "The Artist's way" by Julia Cameron, I believe in it strongly, it only works for me, when I open up to it though...and go with the flow. Oh and Carl Jung, of course, Gwen. I can go along with him much easier than with Sigmund Freud.<BR/><BR/>Greatfulness fills me when I dive into nature, realize that time heals, accept every minute as it comes, know that nothing can be meant to hurt me. Events, they happen, people, what power do they have over my feelings? None, I am the decider, as you say. So beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635895079074963527.post-69541802235059847752008-11-01T09:05:00.000-04:002008-11-01T09:05:00.000-04:00hi mansuetude,this question you ask,for me it´s al...hi mansuetude,<BR/>this question you ask,<BR/>for me it´s all that life offers. the older i get, i understand that this is a great adventure. life has offered so many different views for me, and i´m very grateful of all that. to realize that the whole of this, is so incomprehensible big and has so many levels - that the perspective that i have, is only a tiny, narrow piece of it all. but it´s also a part of that entirety and therefore important.<BR/>hugs!Ritvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217170479623170566noreply@blogger.com