tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post6540970235312927533..comments2023-04-26T09:02:11.428-07:00Comments on Carlamuses: Partici-blog 3 - because your comments matter!Carla Zilbersmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170926133449647900noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-45368167249704138202008-05-29T22:17:00.000-07:002008-05-29T22:17:00.000-07:00I've struggled to survive and simply to breathe mo...I've struggled to survive and simply to breathe most of my life...so I take little for granted, and I am deeply grateful for: <BR/>the feel of breath moving unhindered through my lungs and body; <BR/>light; <BR/>the ability to move my body where I want without great effort; <BR/>those moments when I can articulate my thoughts and heart and intuitive knowing;<BR/>inspiring and feeling inspired;<BR/>the extraordinary resilience of body and spirit even while coupled with absolute vulnerability; smiles, kindness, encouragement, caring;<BR/>feeling seen and appreciated;<BR/>seeing and appreciating;<BR/>genuine comradery; <BR/>clean running water in my home;<BR/>fresh organic food;<BR/>love in all its forms;<BR/>creative expression in all forms;<BR/>the courage of authenticity;<BR/>how so many rise above circumstance and choose to love rather than perpetuate suffering, and wanting more to do so so that there is less suffering;<BR/>the love that keeps me here and grateful to be here; <BR/>the ocean and other sources of soundful water;<BR/>how no matter how long or hard I look that I can never see the end of the sky;<BR/>that the stars we see shone their firey brilliance billions, even trillions, of light-years ago;<BR/>that things seem solid even though they're not;<BR/>music, touch, color, texture, warmth, flavor;<BR/>and now, finally, the ability to commit again after years of being unable to say yes to anything beyond today due to physical uncertainty.<BR/>Gratitude, grace, love, peace...all of these to you, dear Carla, and to those you love and who love you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974124446138115146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-35150853829962077082008-05-22T16:19:00.000-07:002008-05-22T16:19:00.000-07:00Things I've never taken for granted:-My freedom to...Things I've never taken for granted:<BR/><BR/>-My freedom to utimately go wherever I please. I could hike from my apartment to Stinson Beach right now, if I so desired (which may happen in the near future).<BR/><BR/>-Being young enough to leap into unfortunate situations while maintaining a foolhardy sense of invincibility, although the welts on my knees after the show ended did sober me a little.<BR/><BR/>-My writing abilities. I used to not understand why people insisted I was a good writer, and in all honesty I still don't. but people generally speak well of it, so I do appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>-My ability to freewheel myself out of bad situations. I'm even keeled, and I think well on my feet. I'm not hard to surprise, but I am hard to... fatally surprise, I suppose?<BR/><BR/>-It sounds cliche, but the sound of the rain on my roof at night. I have open beam ceilings. It's very pleasant.<BR/><BR/>-Attractive women always smell nice. I've never met a foul smelling cutie in my life.<BR/><BR/>Things I've taken for granted that I'd like not to in the future:<BR/><BR/>-Having a good relationship with my parents.<BR/><BR/>-I have a pretty good ear for music. I should take advantage of it more frequently.<BR/><BR/>-I'm very comfortable discussing personal matters, so i'm always surprised when I meet more reserved people (I've been told my openness seems contrary to my general demeanor, but I hope that isn't true).<BR/><BR/>-I seem to have a pretty easy time charming women, despite my gloominess about it sometimes. I don't have much success getting furthur than that, but I figure it's a good start.<BR/><BR/>-I should really appreciate my surrounding more. I live in an incomprehensibly beautiful place, and I'd like to spend more time just sitting in nature and taking it in.CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977749383949376130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-88413269225243142602008-05-20T21:07:00.000-07:002008-05-20T21:07:00.000-07:00Things I never took for granted:- that I would con...Things I never took for granted:<BR/>- that I would continue to live past adolescence...still suprised I made it!<BR/>- success<BR/>- my kids<BR/>- the view of the sun rising over the east bay hills<BR/><BR/>Things I took for granted:<BR/>- always being able to get back in shape quickly with a little effort<BR/>- my parents & 6 siblings<BR/>- living pain-free<BR/>- that as long as I took care of myself I'd be 'healthy'<BR/>- pulling up and moving to on to a new town, school or job every few years...being untethered<BR/>- I'll admit it...my husband<BR/>- always having a new crop of friends<BR/>- swimming and being one of the fastest in the pool<BR/>-walking without a limp<BR/>- and more recently...fogLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382068164863375431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-30241028222210279392008-05-20T15:09:00.000-07:002008-05-20T15:09:00.000-07:00I have never taken for granted-the amazement that ...I have never taken for granted<BR/>-the amazement that horses let me sit on their backs and students let me teach them stuff<BR/>-the way a rose smell enters nose and heart<BR/>-the feeling of buzz cuts on my palms, like new mown grass on my ass<BR/>-A's love<BR/>--cumulus clouds, those picassos of the sky<BR/>-moonlight on water<BR/>-lucid dreams<BR/>-snappy answers,the guts to say them in the moment, delicious belly laughs<BR/>-music-an acoustic guitar, a piano, drums<BR/>-deep, refreshing, knitting up the raveled sleeve of care<BR/>-cascades of applause after performing<BR/>-ideas and visions becoming tangible<BR/>-dance<BR/>-flight, of birds, fish, imagination<BR/>-melting<BR/>-the elasticity of time depending on who, what, where<BR/>-the gift of a poem<BR/>-colors, irridescent colors, like see-through fish and hummingbirds, and colors juxtaposed, like bouganvallia on spanish tile, colors that astonish the senses <BR/>-mountains<BR/>-connections leaping between disparate stuff<BR/>-the ability to say 'good enough' and feel perfection in the same moment!<BR/>so many more...but, good enough, this is perfect<BR/><BR/>Take for granted before, less and less<BR/>-life<BR/>-spiderwebs<BR/>-goodness<BR/>-nastiness<BR/>-the capacity for transformation<BR/>-the possibility of magic<BR/>-my strong muscles dancing, working out, hiking, doing yoga<BR/>and so much more<BR/>Love, <BR/>meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-5365525047501548332008-05-20T09:03:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:03:00.000-07:00I took for granted sitting cross-legged on the car...I took for granted sitting cross-legged on the carpet<BR/>with my father<BR/>smoking a joint <BR/>and feigning interest <BR/>in his analysis <BR/>of computers or hover-crafts <BR/>or comedy.<BR/><BR/>I took for granted stroking the prickly fur <BR/>on Bandit’s back,<BR/>the brown dot, like a thumb print on the top of her head,<BR/>her corkscrew tail, her wet nose, her devotion.<BR/><BR/>I took for granted the wide open plains where I grew up, <BR/>Wichita Falls.<BR/>The freedom I had to explore the terrain unsupervised,<BR/>the hours squandered in solitude, stripping trees of their bark <BR/>in the slanting sun.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I took for granted Carla, but not anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36459071.post-10368831014245593972008-05-20T07:31:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:31:00.000-07:00"granted" or not, things i've enjoyed/taken in/exp..."granted" or not, things i've enjoyed/taken in/experienced:<BR/>> the gardens in my beautiful backyard<BR/>> my partner's really real love<BR/>> summer vacations <BR/>> caring for my patients<BR/>> splits in high school - open wide & flexible<BR/>> my meter<BR/>> pools <BR/>> water tricking over rocks<BR/>> moonshine<BR/>> poetry<BR/>> monday garbage pick-up in rockridge with an array of cans gone awry after the event<BR/>> the ability to say: "more later"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com