tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post8669670708475410299..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Story - A Little Distance HelpsAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-24331062530193421492013-01-26T08:32:22.141+11:002013-01-26T08:32:22.141+11:00I love these sentences:
My home and my heart re...I love these sentences: <br /><br />My home and my heart remain anchored in the place I call home. It is the distances I travel that add to my appreciation of my special place on the planet. Going away, makes coming home an extra reward for taking the journey. <br /><br />And then I love how you compared it to our writing journey. <br /><br />I wonder how long it takes to feel like a new place is really home. My daughter has relocated to Ecuador and she is continually missing...home. xo nanc Nanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135130889558068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-15543045551377741532013-01-24T10:22:16.821+11:002013-01-24T10:22:16.821+11:00As always Linda, your feedback is greatly apprecia...As always Linda, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Your reference to the song, 'I Can See clearly Now' is an apt reminder. As you say distancing is something we can apply to a range of life events. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-86192977100402852602013-01-24T10:18:15.087+11:002013-01-24T10:18:15.087+11:00Thank you Jaana. Hope you can make use of this not...Thank you Jaana. Hope you can make use of this notion to give clarity to your own work as a writer.<br />Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-63948116745382846212013-01-24T10:16:31.075+11:002013-01-24T10:16:31.075+11:00Ramona, the challenge for every writer is to take ...Ramona, the challenge for every writer is to take the reader along with them. If you were able to visualize that special scene , I am well pleased.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-65867459616360890332013-01-24T10:14:46.913+11:002013-01-24T10:14:46.913+11:00Bonnie, I'm pleased my thoughts on distance st...Bonnie, I'm pleased my thoughts on distance struck a chord with your thinking.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-90792974996406722032013-01-24T10:13:33.390+11:002013-01-24T10:13:33.390+11:00
Thanks as always for the feedback Amy. May you fi...<br />Thanks as always for the feedback Amy. May you find clarity in the distance.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-75510022672947993952013-01-23T15:42:12.907+11:002013-01-23T15:42:12.907+11:00I've had several 'stargazing' experien...I've had several 'stargazing' experiences, one memorable one at Lake Powell with my students, Alan. I hope they remember too, as you have. I enjoyed your connections throughout the piece. "Stepping back" can be advice for others things in life although I agree about the writing. It seems sometimes the brain just needs a rest, a new alignment if you will. As for the 'other things', stepping back makes me remember the lines from "I can see clearly now" which reads: I can see clearly now the rain is gone/I can see all the obstacles in my way" and so on. Obviously, your post touched me, Alan. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-75125835728862484882013-01-23T11:44:04.762+11:002013-01-23T11:44:04.762+11:00Great reminder, and much appreciated today! Thank ...Great reminder, and much appreciated today! Thank you!Jaanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027755562339582129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-37812539862253921322013-01-23T11:37:57.132+11:002013-01-23T11:37:57.132+11:00I love your description of that splendid evening o...I love your description of that splendid evening of stargazing. Perhaps I did need to be there, but your words made it come alive for me. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-72253794019136342762013-01-23T10:16:40.174+11:002013-01-23T10:16:40.174+11:00We are on the same wave length once again, Alan. ...We are on the same wave length once again, Alan. I love your posts,<br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-80767407090139804112013-01-22T18:23:48.568+11:002013-01-22T18:23:48.568+11:00ThAnks for the tip on putting distance between to ...ThAnks for the tip on putting distance between to bring clearer vision...<br />"Going away makes coming home an extra reward for taking the journey." <br />- Love this notion of your thinking! So well stated!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.com