tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post2218735000100662522..comments2023-10-30T06:38:39.170-07:00Comments on Snow Branches: Homely as a Mud FenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-16915377575855988322012-02-27T23:51:38.001-08:002012-02-27T23:51:38.001-08:00That's for sure. I can't imagine how much ...That's for sure. I can't imagine how much I've overlooked just because my mind was running in habitual thought patterns.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-51056202893114083982012-02-27T18:17:12.956-08:002012-02-27T18:17:12.956-08:00Yes indeed what a trap "lookism" is... F...Yes indeed what a trap "lookism" is... For girls it's the pretty ones that are smart and good. And only the handsome boys are honest and brave. And well... If you're old - You can't be any of that! How terribly sad - We miss the best parts of each other simply because the shape doesn't fit the mold of what products try to convince us of.<br /><br />It's all a lie. How liberating to know that! Thanks for the reminder that beauty resides in the soul not the body.Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-24577243461466733532012-02-27T17:04:12.134-08:002012-02-27T17:04:12.134-08:00Hi, Jomon - thanks and bows back!Hi, Jomon - thanks and bows back!David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-84040126982489832012012-02-27T12:57:34.163-08:002012-02-27T12:57:34.163-08:00Finally catching up with you again. Many bows to ...Finally catching up with you again. Many bows to you and your demon-practice!Jomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818154506923405253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-66193327510676202542012-02-26T23:52:21.719-08:002012-02-26T23:52:21.719-08:00Thanks very much, Kara - me too!Thanks very much, Kara - me too!David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-12695536930666240332012-02-25T19:46:33.055-08:002012-02-25T19:46:33.055-08:00If only I could have read this as a teenager. Bea...If only I could have read this as a teenager. Beautifully stated -- well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-52170473964921074752012-02-04T23:34:29.972-08:002012-02-04T23:34:29.972-08:00So right. It's hard to describe the feeling wh...So right. It's hard to describe the feeling when you look into the eyes of a withdrawn elderly person and get a huge smile back.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-38179363826320041552012-02-04T00:49:53.696-08:002012-02-04T00:49:53.696-08:00some of the lyrics to one of my favorite John Prin...some of the lyrics to one of my favorite John Prine songs:<br /><br />Chorus:<br />Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger,<br />And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day.<br />Old people just grow lonesome<br />Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."<br /><br /><br />So if you're walking down the street sometime<br />And spot some hollow ancient eyes,<br />Please don't just pass 'em by and stare<br />As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-24148399627182473342012-02-03T03:18:29.083-08:002012-02-03T03:18:29.083-08:00Thank you, Karina. It seems so easy to forget how ...Thank you, Karina. It seems so easy to forget how much we are mirrored in each other. _/\_David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-28674018792019288762012-02-03T02:56:26.571-08:002012-02-03T02:56:26.571-08:00"Why do I know this person?" Then we go ..."Why do I know this person?" Then we go home and look in the mirror.'<br /><br /> I'm sorry to admit that when I was younger I was holding my breath too, when walking by what I didn't like to see.<br /><br />I love this post.Thank you _/\_Senshin_dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447853211190227295noreply@blogger.com