tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post1812520192862692643..comments2023-11-05T04:23:05.050-08:00Comments on Finding My Way Home: Sacred Life Sunday: Remembering Who We Are...thailandchanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-35153950876211091572007-12-28T11:21:00.000-08:002007-12-28T11:21:00.000-08:00What a lovely photo and timely post. Differences a...What a lovely photo and timely post. Differences are a good thing, not bad. Life would be boring if we were all the same! With recent violence in Middle East resulting in the senseless assassination of Benazir Bhutto, it's a sad day in Pakistan ... and for the world. I'm reminded of the simple wisdom expressed in a children's video about "loners" shared by MP J at A Room of Mama's Own ... where the characters agreed they could be "independent together" ... Today, remembering your Blog Blast for Peace a while back, my prayers for peace continue in these troubled times and I believe there have to be ways for people of differing beliefs to remain independent yet live together without killing one another. May 2008 bring us peace, wonder, joy, and gratitude.<BR/>Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101550406171982090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-44791167099323474112007-12-18T12:37:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:37:00.000-08:00This was a beautiful post about the making of choi...This was a beautiful post about the making of choices. I listed you in my post today on diversity in religion and positive bloggers and wondered if you wanted to comment on the post. I am hoping to develop the topic in future posts and would love your input. Thanks, Chani.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866348942612559536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-66927558143992896402007-12-18T07:05:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:05:00.000-08:00The part of your journey that I have seen, from la...The part of your journey that I have seen, from last Christmas to this, has been enlightening. You have found your way to the truth, many don't.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040757371778588395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-29128405423081912382007-12-17T21:46:00.000-08:002007-12-17T21:46:00.000-08:00oh chani. fantastic. thank you. you always expa...oh chani. fantastic. thank you. you always expand my world.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-28719133394888913152007-12-17T19:57:00.000-08:002007-12-17T19:57:00.000-08:00Your post really resonated with me, too. On many l...Your post really resonated with me, too. On many levels. Thank you for bringing peace and serenity into my thoughts as I've had a ridiculously self-imposed stressful day. Nothing to do with the holidays, but it all relates, doesn't it.<BR/><BR/> "I wish for everyone that choices will become clear, that the knowledge necessary to make a choice that fits will appear effortlessly and that your life will be enriched by your choice."<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your lovely words. It sounds like you've been on a journey. And thank you for making the journey over to my blog. Much appreciated! :)JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-35099625527413402042007-12-17T18:49:00.000-08:002007-12-17T18:49:00.000-08:00For those who have consciously chosen a way of lif...<EM>For those who have consciously chosen a way of life that is not working out and is leaving you feeling diminished, I wish you peace.</EM><BR/><BR/>Whoa.<BR/>Yes.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>There is much resonance in this post for me. <BR/>Beautiful.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>(exhalation)<BR/><BR/>--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-21372666235267320552007-12-17T18:06:00.000-08:002007-12-17T18:06:00.000-08:00Dear Chani,First I want to thank you for the beaut...Dear Chani,<BR/><BR/>First I want to thank you for the beautiful carol by Celine. I had never heard it and it made me fill up. Just lovely.<BR/><BR/>My Mom was a recovering alcoholic for the last 20 years of her life and I remember the days she fought to enjoy life inside her four walls. A non-conformist at will. A vibrant woman, she was, as you are. She chose to free herself and to BE and to LIVE her own way... Her life was finally full with only a few regrets.<BR/><BR/>You bring so much humanistic views to those who need affirmation. My Mom would have loved to know you as I do.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Chani.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-75027380005957431302007-12-17T14:34:00.000-08:002007-12-17T14:34:00.000-08:00Such beautiful, generous and inspirational thought...Such beautiful, generous and inspirational thoughts you share; thankyou Chani!<BR/><BR/>I love the choices I make/am making, the feeling is incredible, the fun, the beauty...it can be anything you want it to be.<BR/><BR/>I had no idea (from years ago) how powerful we were in our own universe.<BR/><BR/>PamSiennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387267690900119245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-40269860445365367202007-12-17T13:50:00.000-08:002007-12-17T13:50:00.000-08:00Love the discussion and sharing that goes on here....Love the discussion and sharing that goes on here. What makes you so awesome and what make all of us so awesome is that we choose. This is a freewill zone and the One Who Created it trusts us with the process. Now, that is a real vote of confidence! To see that you have done that gives all who encounter you cause to celebrate and be inspired!Kathryn Knollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283255235968110903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-19859691619489474222007-12-17T12:15:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:15:00.000-08:00De, stepping away from the things we've known is n...De, stepping away from the things we've known is never easy.. and I don't mean to make it sound that way. <BR/><BR/>I came to a point in my life where I decided that languishing was no longer an option. I was physically and emotionally dying and had to do something. <BR/><BR/>Even though the fallow times were hard, it was well worth the wait to find the thing that feeds me like nothing else ever has. <BR/><BR/>And if I have the capacity, so does everyone. I am not a strong person. :)thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-5901384117737500182007-12-17T12:12:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:12:00.000-08:00Beautiful, just beautiful....Beautiful, just beautiful....mitzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271173732942518068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-63965655550740225152007-12-17T12:02:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:02:00.000-08:00It is interesting what we discover in the silence ...It is interesting what we discover in the silence of our "lonely room", isn't it?<BR/><BR/>I wish more people would take the time to stop and question why they feel the way they do about certain things... I know it is not an overnight process, but even the longest journey begins with one step, right?QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-85043997078891872522007-12-17T11:43:00.000-08:002007-12-17T11:43:00.000-08:00Niobe, you remain open to finding the thing that w...Niobe, you remain open to finding the thing that will fulfill you. <BR/><BR/>That middle space is a bear, I know. When I made the choice to eliminate negative people and situations from my life, I was also left with nothing for a while. <BR/><BR/>I searched.. but never quite found it either. Heck, I found my chosen way of life because I <I>went on vacation</I> of all silly things. <BR/><BR/>I came to the conclusion finally that we can't *search*. All we can do is remain open and the things or people that fill our souls will appear. We have to be open to recogize it though. <BR/><BR/>There's never anything good to come from staying with or around toxic people, circumstances or cultures. <BR/><BR/>Believe me on this, please. I know. By the time I found what I needed, I was nearly dead.. not just in the soul sense but physically as well. <BR/><BR/>Ride out the fallow time. It's worth it. <BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-3904443974431035122007-12-17T11:09:00.000-08:002007-12-17T11:09:00.000-08:00Here's a question. What happens when you choose t...Here's a question. What happens when you choose to let go of the things in your life that don't work: the friends who don't care about you, the family that doesn't love you, the traditions and celebrations that never meant much to you, the religion that failed you -- when you choose to let go of all those things, only to find that, without them, your chosen life is an empty one, with nothing to take the place of the things you have chosen to do without?niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-27541378231702085422007-12-17T10:29:00.000-08:002007-12-17T10:29:00.000-08:00This is my first visit to your site, Chani, and I ...This is my first visit to your site, Chani, and I LOVE what you have written in this most recent post. I agree with you whole heartedly. Choices. Yes, I do believe, for the most part, we create our own lives, (as adults) and we can make them as we want them to be...most of the time.<BR/><BR/>As a Jewess I will enjoy the trappings of christmas with my best childhood friend on Friday! I will get to smell her fresh christmas tree, see her over the years collections of ornaments, enjoy and add to her collection of Christian crosses on her wall. She in the meantime has sent me and my family a box of Chanukah cookies and given me over the years probably every sort of Chanukah judaica that has ever been produced! Viva La Differences!<BR/><BR/>Hugs for Happy Holiday celebrations which ever you choose to partake in, when ever they occur for you in your society/community.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-43275555450516769482007-12-17T09:43:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:43:00.000-08:00Great post. So true in every respect.I am also wit...Great post. So true in every respect.<BR/><BR/>I am also with you on playing with holdiays. We often celebrate holidays from different cultures and religions. I think it's a great way to learn about the big ol' world I live in and the people I share it with. What the heck, life it too short - celebrate whatever you can!annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306851407588054538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-31712188715830926612007-12-17T09:39:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:39:00.000-08:00I thought I responded when i read this yesterday. ...I thought I responded when i read this yesterday. I thought of it again when I read Julie's post today.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, but... you make it sound easy.<BR/><BR/>I think that the ability to recognize one's options, or to make them reality can be difficult for many, so I second those wishes that you made in your conclusion. Too many people are not living consciously or they don't have the inner strength to do much but languish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-49497543967930839632007-12-17T09:06:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:06:00.000-08:00I can only add to what others have said--what a tr...I can only add to what others have said--what a truly inspirational post this is. And yes, I'm reduced to tears.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-24388576657205768132007-12-17T07:42:00.000-08:002007-12-17T07:42:00.000-08:00and peace to you too, dear friend.Running on empty...and peace to you too, dear friend.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://runningonempty-christine.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Running on empty</A>Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-61776201033866688012007-12-17T06:42:00.000-08:002007-12-17T06:42:00.000-08:00What a beautiful post. I am teary.What a beautiful post. I am teary.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-89833227564270464732007-12-16T18:38:00.000-08:002007-12-16T18:38:00.000-08:00Wonderful. Inspiring. And what a lovely, lovely wi...Wonderful. Inspiring. And what a lovely, lovely wish to extend to people.<BR/><BR/>I think that it will land somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Julie<BR/><A HREF="http://theartfulflower.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Using My Words</A>Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-75384092311116889682007-12-16T18:22:00.000-08:002007-12-16T18:22:00.000-08:00Thank you for this reminder, Chani. It's so easy ...Thank you for this reminder, Chani. It's so easy to forget about choices living in the culture that we do. Ironically, sometimes it seems as though all this freedom is a little paralyzing to me, and I end up following the herd because of it. <BR/><BR/>As always, you've made me think (and I have some bling for you over at my place right along these lines.)Rimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883046753707687727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-60401231734349120542007-12-16T17:10:00.000-08:002007-12-16T17:10:00.000-08:00You are really inspiring...since I started reading...You are really inspiring...since I started reading your blog, youhave been such both an inspiration and reinforcement for me...<BR/><BR/>This post said it so nicely...on Friday, I will be attending a christmas party and was asked to deliver an inspirational message and I will based my talked on this post... :)Sai Hijara - Ferrarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520502217532479038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-71791165808428890702007-12-16T13:22:00.000-08:002007-12-16T13:22:00.000-08:00Such a beautiful post, Chani! I learned early that...Such a beautiful post, Chani! <BR/><BR/>I learned early that the path proscribed for me didn't work. Since then, I have taken from the immense smorgasbord of life what resonated with me in all the many ways that add up to a lifestyle. It is my own invention, and I am also my own invention, so most of the credit AND blame belongs to me.<BR/><BR/>I am okay with that because I prefer to do it my way. Ultimately, that is the only way to true happiness and peace.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-75891408243551774662007-12-16T13:20:00.000-08:002007-12-16T13:20:00.000-08:00I have always wanted to fall on my knees in awe of...I have always wanted to fall on my knees in awe of the voices of angels. encompassed, enveloped, overwhelmed with something larger than me.<BR/><BR/>That is what serves me. Not what is on sale at Wal-Mart. Yes?flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.com