tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post1845869503147566036..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Play it again, SamReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-4418335338053838112011-04-14T18:41:30.261-04:002011-04-14T18:41:30.261-04:00Steven my dear, you are one of the old ones, oh my...Steven my dear, you are one of the old ones, oh my you are so wise and so old and so young.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-84848159180581911292011-04-14T17:13:58.539-04:002011-04-14T17:13:58.539-04:00reya! my take is that 'soul' is a localize...reya! my take is that 'soul' is a localized blossoming of the entirety of love that is at the essential centre of the all of everything. soul enters the existence of sentient beings and grounds their experiencing - regardless of their vocation, genetics, social circumstances, gender, etc. - in the love that connects all and everything. it's at the centre of each of us, beneath the layers of stuff that are necessary to provide context in this plane of existence. there's much more of course but that's about all i can put together in this moment. age is a measure of physical life. i'm alright with that. i'm coming up on fifty four. my personality is much younger. my soul doesn't know about time or space! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-74997053241278740352011-04-14T14:42:02.793-04:002011-04-14T14:42:02.793-04:00We helped each other yesterday so much, even thoug...We helped each other yesterday so much, even though we are 1,000 miles apart. I love that!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-40904645965182335202011-04-14T14:39:27.247-04:002011-04-14T14:39:27.247-04:00Oh my goodness, Reya. Where is my mind? Thank you ...Oh my goodness, Reya. Where is my mind? Thank you so much for linking your post to my blog! <br /><br />YES, so very lucky. ♥Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-77994182496811282882011-04-14T14:27:19.425-04:002011-04-14T14:27:19.425-04:00Thanks, Jo. We are very lucky in so many ways!Thanks, Jo. We are very lucky in so many ways!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-36955102460370171832011-04-14T14:20:20.003-04:002011-04-14T14:20:20.003-04:00Okay, Ellen's comment cracked me up.
Who of ...Okay, Ellen's comment cracked me up. <br /><br />Who of us would trade the truly alive yet more mature poeple we are today for the beautiful but hopelessly unaware people we were (or at least I was) two or three decades ago?<br /><br />I'm sometimes sentimentally wistful about the beautiful young woman I was (though, paradoxically, most of us didn't see that at the time), but I was a mere embryo of myself back then. NO WAY would I trade places with her!<br /><br />You are fabulous, Reya, AS IS...right at this moment in time. WOW.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-29227004149083611382011-04-14T13:03:46.999-04:002011-04-14T13:03:46.999-04:00I don't think of myself as 'old' thoug...I don't think of myself as 'old' though I will be 61 soon. Not that I mind being older. My g'kids tell me all the time I am an old lady. I think people in this society think of old people as incompetent but since our life spans have increased and we are so much healthier longer 50s and 60s is very nearly the prime of life. <br /><br />when did this worship of youth in this country begin? yeah, we all look really good when we are young but we are all really dumb too.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-67873308725366125802011-04-14T10:57:51.912-04:002011-04-14T10:57:51.912-04:00Ancient is way better than old. I revere oldness. ...Ancient is way better than old. I revere oldness. Age has a beautiful patina that never fades and cannot be recreated. It's like those rosy tulips at the beginning of your blog today, Reya. Their color is so heart warming. <br />Today dear lady, you are in the "pink". Enjoy your walk. <br />Sending love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-73603536875156145712011-04-14T10:35:08.812-04:002011-04-14T10:35:08.812-04:00I've always thought I was born old, and nothin...I've always thought I was born old, and nothing I've experienced has changed that feeling - rather underlined it! I'm quite happy with my ancient being in the here and now.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-52700808063924924192011-04-14T10:21:37.388-04:002011-04-14T10:21:37.388-04:00Shalom! SAlaam aleikum!
Peace.
Yes, the sun is shi...Shalom! SAlaam aleikum!<br />Peace.<br />Yes, the sun is shining and I'm cleaning.....well, sort of.<br />This was all super, thoughtful stuff, Reya.<br />Yes, being ancient is wonderful.....Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75199043553746248592011-04-14T10:19:10.911-04:002011-04-14T10:19:10.911-04:00When there are very few old people, they are rever...When there are very few old people, they are revered, but when there are lots of old people, they are reviled.<br /><br />Thanks, Barbara!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-80404699440448465502011-04-14T10:16:17.673-04:002011-04-14T10:16:17.673-04:00It's funny that OLD has such a negative connot...It's funny that OLD has such a negative connotation in our society, whereas in many societies the OLD were revered. I think of it as an adjective I can choose to embrace or not. I sneakily practice old, like clinging to the grocery cart. But then I refuse to openly practice it by choosing not to use a walker. There will be a time when I feel old enough to fully accept my age and the state of my body, but not yet. Life is so good!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724807799695867204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-50185641826202384132011-04-14T10:04:13.563-04:002011-04-14T10:04:13.563-04:00I think young is "bad" while old is &quo...I think young is "bad" while old is "good."<br /><br />It's a very different value than the prevailing cultural norm. <br /><br />Yeah.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-27432520152833989812011-04-14T09:40:33.167-04:002011-04-14T09:40:33.167-04:00I've always maintained you can be as young as ...I've always maintained you can be as young as you think. Keep thinking those good thoughts.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com