tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post6599224318457207694..comments2024-01-25T09:02:39.663-05:00Comments on annie oddflower: Lemons, Kumquats and Cracks Under my Feetanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-88621229393136175382012-11-21T12:59:11.978-06:002012-11-21T12:59:11.978-06:00Thanks, Captainwow! "BE" just might be m...Thanks, Captainwow! "BE" just might be my word for the coming new year!<br />anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-5419761128717267772012-11-19T19:59:25.223-06:002012-11-19T19:59:25.223-06:00Way to BE in it. Good for you for moving forward....Way to BE in it. Good for you for moving forward. Captainwowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293907026712866689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-27587095672037662282012-11-10T08:08:26.317-06:002012-11-10T08:08:26.317-06:00I agree, Jim. Thank you for being "with"...I agree, Jim. Thank you for being "with" me in these things.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-37178346690299720552012-11-10T08:07:45.449-06:002012-11-10T08:07:45.449-06:00Thank you, Lori! I'm glad it speaks to you. Yo...Thank you, Lori! I'm glad it speaks to you. You have been an encouragement and an example to me.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-7011685382372928372012-11-10T08:07:07.933-06:002012-11-10T08:07:07.933-06:00Thank you! The cracks in the heart are indeed a ne...Thank you! The cracks in the heart are indeed a necessary part of living, I think.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-15205497175614911482012-11-10T08:05:51.246-06:002012-11-10T08:05:51.246-06:00I know you are right, Hope! But it is so hard, bei...I know you are right, Hope! But it is so hard, being open to vulnerability.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-18337078366107087072012-11-10T08:04:50.535-06:002012-11-10T08:04:50.535-06:00Thanks, Leovi!Thanks, Leovi!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-67818714209053752282012-11-10T07:10:03.833-06:002012-11-10T07:10:03.833-06:00There's an old quote, Annie, penned in one of ...There's an old quote, Annie, penned in one of my Bibles, served up by a few notables along the way and one you may have already heard:<br /><br />"Pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in ou despair and against our own will, there comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."<br /><br />Voicing such things is often medicine unto our soul and bonds us together, one with the other. We are "with" you, maam, at least in that connection you have shared with us. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302132941940784968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-37099065911384872012012-11-09T22:09:49.041-06:002012-11-09T22:09:49.041-06:00I agree, it is like watching a movie... me sometim...I agree, it is like watching a movie... me sometimes I hit rewind to make sure I saw what I think I just saw... because sometimes it's too unreal. Yet, we know things are-indeed very real.<br />Diane you are so brave and I am so touched by your writing. I really speaks to me and those days you write, sometimes it's as though you are writing to me or for me. Speaking the words that I cannot form.<br />It's a gift to me and I love you for that,<br />I thank you.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658952413441149677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-80365674089138550732012-11-09T16:27:26.713-06:002012-11-09T16:27:26.713-06:00I like the juxtaposition of a bowl of fresh fruit ...I like the juxtaposition of a bowl of fresh fruit over an old cracked sidewalk. It's as if some part of your creative subconscious, or perhaps consciousness, is saying, "Look, living triumphs, it goes on." A heart without cracks hasn't really lived, hasn't loved, hasn't felt. You've done all those things. And you really are okay ... most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-25661890562045148062012-11-09T09:31:53.199-06:002012-11-09T09:31:53.199-06:00This post has that bittersweet beauty to it that o...This post has that bittersweet beauty to it that only comes through suffering. Hugs to you. Thank you for your vulnerability. I truly do believe, as Brene Brown writes, that when we are vulnerable, we are beautiful.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-2808017449221258932012-11-09T01:17:20.296-06:002012-11-09T01:17:20.296-06:00Exquisite composition, magical colors. The kingdom...Exquisite composition, magical colors. The kingdom of oranges.<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-5377481187661882692012-11-08T21:40:42.616-06:002012-11-08T21:40:42.616-06:00Aww, thank you, Denise! Your presence around here ...Aww, thank you, Denise! Your presence around here has helped me so much. anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-65033958644067878232012-11-08T21:38:49.058-06:002012-11-08T21:38:49.058-06:00Thanks, Rach. How I hate being so directly open ab...Thanks, Rach. How I hate being so directly open about feelings. It's not my normal nature. I'm usually more subtle... anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900362807680333144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-3427992247144027812012-11-08T21:00:22.059-06:002012-11-08T21:00:22.059-06:00Yeah. What Rach said. And you have made it through...Yeah. What Rach said. And you have made it through with strength and grace and your kindness intact. <br /><br /><3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794755345136666673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9351429.post-16346401289264962632012-11-08T20:20:51.407-06:002012-11-08T20:20:51.407-06:00Definitely understand "watching a movie"...Definitely understand "watching a movie". Yep. And even though you know what happens, you can't look away. <br /><br />I'm so glad you surviving. And learning. And teaching the rest of us. spookyrachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.com