tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post850116429497953157..comments2024-02-23T17:38:07.840-05:00Comments on Therisa's World: A Land Beyond (May 3, 2016)Therisa's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-840526114716249962016-05-04T18:07:35.384-04:002016-05-04T18:07:35.384-04:00Yes, our artificial dualities stiffle us. I spend ...Yes, our artificial dualities stiffle us. I spend a lot of time in the desert and this summer visited ND for my husbands High School reunion--very definite similarities...except for the weather, that is. :0)Victoria Ceretto-Slottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791036961620087347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-15029208056394443632016-05-04T15:46:02.129-04:002016-05-04T15:46:02.129-04:00The lands you visited are very similar. They do br...The lands you visited are very similar. They do bring out a kind of awareness. Love your poem!Carol Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366366047409134966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-12008791979657345272016-05-04T15:17:21.065-04:002016-05-04T15:17:21.065-04:00For me, it would be, the value of silence, and ref...For me, it would be, the value of silence, and reflective thinking.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-51613258043972307522016-05-04T13:04:07.982-04:002016-05-04T13:04:07.982-04:00I'm picturing that time in the desert, listeni...I'm picturing that time in the desert, listening only to nature and the wind. And then going back to "civilization"... Imagine the cacaphony! I wonder, would we learn anything?PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-32008836565879970502016-05-04T10:39:59.119-04:002016-05-04T10:39:59.119-04:00It's not just limited to Judaeo-Christian text...It's not just limited to Judaeo-Christian texts, Lynn, but to many other cultures and mythologies.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-38206127345842399002016-05-04T10:38:33.547-04:002016-05-04T10:38:33.547-04:00Thank you, Sanaa, for your kind words.Thank you, Sanaa, for your kind words.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-68283569612528044412016-05-04T10:37:00.268-04:002016-05-04T10:37:00.268-04:00Lillian, my dad used to say, "give a choice, ...Lillian, my dad used to say, "give a choice, between a box and an expensive toy, the child will pick the box, to play with". To which, have seen it happen, with Venus, Squeak and Star, as they prefer my paper balls, over the store bought toys. Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-65009470497616709312016-05-04T10:32:17.331-04:002016-05-04T10:32:17.331-04:00Thank you, Toni. One of my memories of that trip, ...Thank you, Toni. One of my memories of that trip, is seeing veins of coal that you can actually pick up, on a nearby hillside, and hold in your hands. Or finding small fossilized shells, among the gravel, on the road shoulders.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-25214286761576842632016-05-04T10:29:27.970-04:002016-05-04T10:29:27.970-04:00Your welcome, Mishunderstood. By necessity, I live...Your welcome, Mishunderstood. By necessity, I live a simple life (ie, live well below Canada's poverty line), so many of these gadgets are nice, but I can and am living without them. Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-68155577299769073022016-05-04T09:18:51.563-04:002016-05-04T09:18:51.563-04:00This reminds me of the biblical record; often a pe...This reminds me of the biblical record; often a person spent time in the wilderness before beginning a life's mission.lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-84896958068028742532016-05-04T08:28:08.228-04:002016-05-04T08:28:08.228-04:00Oh such a good question you pose at the end! We t...Oh such a good question you pose at the end! We took tent camping vacations for many years, all through our childrens' growing up years and for a good number of years beyond. It is truly amazing how little one needs to live happily. :) lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-12324135276009488032016-05-03T23:20:29.425-04:002016-05-03T23:20:29.425-04:00Reminding me
There's more to Be witnessed Aro...Reminding me<br /><br />There's more to Be witnessed Around us...very wise, very true. I would have liked to have seen the dinosaur and sea creature remains. On our coast in the city of Norfolk, is a fossil pit where you can dig the most amazing things....I liked this very much. And beauty is so very different. Well donetonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-22982333982045093632016-05-03T20:14:42.999-04:002016-05-03T20:14:42.999-04:00I keep hoping that society will circle back to thi...I keep hoping that society will circle back to this kind of simplicity, that maybe we'll run out of ideas for gadgets!... and actually re introduce ourselves to nature. Working with children, I get the chance to see their first time reactions to tiny wonders of the world. We could learn from this. Love your poem as it resonates well with my thoughts. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-30637346291087226992016-05-03T18:23:40.673-04:002016-05-03T18:23:40.673-04:00Reminding me
There's more to
Be witnessed
Arou...<br />Reminding me<br />There's more to<br />Be witnessed<br />Around us.<br /><br />Profound!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-65959336637663336942016-05-03T17:57:11.443-04:002016-05-03T17:57:11.443-04:00Thank you, De. Maybe, one day, we'll learn thi...Thank you, De. Maybe, one day, we'll learn this lesson.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-26105243019115012532016-05-03T17:43:55.855-04:002016-05-03T17:43:55.855-04:00YES. Perspective is everything. Well done. YES. Perspective is everything. Well done. De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-10287073924678945272016-05-03T17:38:17.258-04:002016-05-03T17:38:17.258-04:00Sadly, Grace, too many people would be having anxi...Sadly, Grace, too many people would be having anxiety and panic attacks, should this happen. But, it would give them, a new perspective on life, though.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-64172557245104287032016-05-03T17:31:35.824-04:002016-05-03T17:31:35.824-04:00It would be an adventure and eye-opening experienc...It would be an adventure and eye-opening experience for sure ~ I love to breathe nature and enjoy it, without our gadgets for sure ~ Perhaps we will appreciate the sheer simplicity of life ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-6557910707494693652016-05-03T16:58:15.086-04:002016-05-03T16:58:15.086-04:00Sadly, Linda, we're destroying that beauty, in...Sadly, Linda, we're destroying that beauty, in our pursuit of wealth.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-7577433241115278492016-05-03T16:53:22.833-04:002016-05-03T16:53:22.833-04:00The Southwest is a lot like the Badlands. Both are...The Southwest is a lot like the Badlands. Both are beautiful in their own austere way.AnotherFearlessYear.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189052349065089513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-58134687831384843152016-05-03T16:49:08.433-04:002016-05-03T16:49:08.433-04:00Thank you, Bjorn. There's something, about the...Thank you, Bjorn. There's something, about the land that speaks to me, of this message that I hear. Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-44969176871122308672016-05-03T16:39:52.304-04:002016-05-03T16:39:52.304-04:00True... if we ever spend time in a place of such b...True... if we ever spend time in a place of such beauty we see how much less we find our artificial reality true... love how you used the nature as a metaphor and then went back to the way it's real brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com