tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post4072983085814765622..comments2023-11-05T04:23:05.050-08:00Comments on Finding My Way Home: Queen of the New Beginningthailandchanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-1717073928028692352007-11-18T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-18T19:23:00.000-08:00You walked right into it. Bitter laugh and all. An...You walked right into it. Bitter laugh and all. <BR/><BR/>And you walked right out of everyting that did not feel right.<BR/><BR/>Simon and Garfunkel?crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-15425644197077759462007-11-17T00:35:00.000-08:002007-11-17T00:35:00.000-08:00"Sometimes we really do have to find that one plac..."Sometimes we really do have to find that one place where we truly belong and where we are part of the fabric of life."<BR/><BR/>--what a beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>And such a wonderful song. <BR/><BR/>I won't lie--I listen to this song on a more-than-often basis (is that possible?) and just singing the words gives me a different perspective on life, even if just for the moment it takes to sing them (hence the need to sing it so often...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-76768755652177096382007-11-16T20:34:00.000-08:002007-11-16T20:34:00.000-08:00This is remarkable - thank you so much for sharing...This is remarkable - thank you so much for sharing it. I'm always trying to piece together your story...<BR/><BR/>And I'll say again - do we get to see the picture? :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316677018586769316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-72122561540350138462007-11-15T11:49:00.000-08:002007-11-15T11:49:00.000-08:00Chani - this post is so perfect, and so you. Thank...Chani - this post is so perfect, and so you. Thanks for not skipping it.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-16983986806782758772007-11-15T07:14:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:14:00.000-08:00So nice. And fitting for me today reading this. ...So nice. And fitting for me today reading this. I agree with you one hundred percent about geography. Sometimes we flourish better in a new place. Some places are poison to our spirit.<BR/>I'm happy that you found a family. Isn't it sad that the people who hurt us the most are almost always the ones we are related to? That just goes to show that the saying, "You don't get to choose your family," is sooo false. You do get to choose your family if the one you were born into kills your spirit.LittlePeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890731735785145148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-37994432357813703442007-11-15T06:46:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:46:00.000-08:00This is one of your best post, Chani. I love it!This is one of your best post, Chani. I love it!mitzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271173732942518068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-27406308337401941422007-11-15T06:31:00.000-08:002007-11-15T06:31:00.000-08:00Great post, thank you.Great post, thank you.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-29791169233474050352007-11-15T05:44:00.000-08:002007-11-15T05:44:00.000-08:00Ahhh, the path of the mystic is not an easy one, i...Ahhh, the path of the mystic is not an easy one, is it?<BR/><BR/>Blessed be! Life is good<BR/>RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878519284932058717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-86927760802089998152007-11-15T04:49:00.000-08:002007-11-15T04:49:00.000-08:00Trust ... difficult in the best of times and seemi...Trust ... difficult in the best of times and seemingly impossible in the worst, and yet ... to refrain from trust too often locks us in prisons of our own making. Betrayal of trust caused me to withdraw for a time ... reeling while trying desperately to regain a sense of equilibrium. For me, two Don Henley songs pointed the way:<BR/>--one with the chorus "It's about forgiveness ... even if you don't love me any more.:<BR/>--the other with a lyric about "the end of the innocence"<BR/><BR/>Amazing how music heals the wounded soul.<BR/>Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101550406171982090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-32826539059092593102007-11-14T21:13:00.000-08:002007-11-14T21:13:00.000-08:00Wow. I, too, made a geographic that has had an in...Wow. I, too, made a geographic that has had an incredible positive impact on my life. But then it was the only one I have ever made. I wish I knew more of your story - guess I'll have to dig around in the archives. Beautiful post. Thank you.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153878171712341666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-82763477834135586852007-11-14T19:22:00.000-08:002007-11-14T19:22:00.000-08:00You may be one of the few who was able to find her...You may be one of the few who was able to find her center by physically moving to another place. When I left to live in Europe for a year during college, I was shocked to find myself the same old person I had been in the States, a person I didn't like too much. Your Thailand family must be amazing people!Rimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883046753707687727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-75620755706101243042007-11-14T18:36:00.000-08:002007-11-14T18:36:00.000-08:00i agree with jen.and this?I am standing among them...i agree with jen.<BR/><BR/>and this?<BR/><BR/><I>I am standing among them, holding one of the children. He is nuzzling my neck and I look at peace. We are all at peace. We are one.</I><BR/><BR/>magical.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-16431447119353089282007-11-14T18:19:00.000-08:002007-11-14T18:19:00.000-08:00what an extraordinary post, Chani. one of your be...what an extraordinary post, Chani. one of your best I think.<BR/><BR/>It's a book in the making, this journey to now and when you head east. i wish i could see that picture you spoke of.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-67806243415957670402007-11-14T18:00:00.000-08:002007-11-14T18:00:00.000-08:00Chani, this is so beautiful. I totally understand ...Chani, this is so beautiful. I totally understand how difficult it was (and is) to learn to trust people. That explains much of my journey, too. My spiritual director (who moved away a few months ago) told me many times that my broken feather is trust. I'm glad you were brought to this family.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-45252245922950003902007-11-14T17:59:00.000-08:002007-11-14T17:59:00.000-08:00Nice post. I don't think it matters what people th...Nice post. I don't think it matters what people think or whether your heart is misunderstood. You understand yourself, and that is huge.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-28408651089390410702007-11-14T15:26:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:26:00.000-08:00i'm glad you have people that love you and that yo...i'm glad you have people that love you and that you love back.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-18225963134786543362007-11-14T15:15:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:15:00.000-08:00I love reading this entry, and I have read it like...I love reading this entry, and I have read it like 3 times already. How I love you and your journey! You inspire me. Today, is not a good day and I had no one to talk to but just a friend who is miles away, whom I just met a month ago...then, I started visiting blogs and yours is always on my top list...<BR/><BR/>Tow things strike me most...<BR/><BR/>"I didn't care much because I didn't feel any connection. Nothing got in and nothing got out. I was confined in a small bubble of my own creation. The bubble protected me from a world I could neither understand nor love."<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>"I was miserable in my own skin and couldn't believe that a 20-year-old, a 30-year-old and then a 40-year-old could just be waiting to die. I lived for dying. I drank a lot. My spiritual beliefs didn't allow for suicide... so I waited. My karma was to wait. That's what I decided. One day, I'd be released from the mortal coil and go home."<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much! Today, I decide not to make waiting to die as my karma...and not to be confine in my own comfort zone...it will be tough and I know it can't be done overnight, but I will start with the WILL.<BR/><BR/>Wish me luck...or I might need more than that?!Sai Hijara - Ferrarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520502217532479038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-57326443425721626222007-11-14T15:09:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:09:00.000-08:00The admonition against geographic cures in recover...The admonition against geographic cures in recovery circles is only based on the belief that if you haven't changed within yourself, then just merely pulling up stakes is not going to do it.<BR/>As the saying goes: "If nothing changes, then nothing changes."<BR/>But, I agree with you that when you are coming to peace with yourself then locating yourself in a geographic space of spiritual growth can work wonders.<BR/>Really good post, dear friend.Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-57610068918588725762007-11-14T14:05:00.000-08:002007-11-14T14:05:00.000-08:00what a gorgeous post about finding what you've nev...what a gorgeous post about finding what you've never had before.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-86079627699467068362007-11-14T13:57:00.000-08:002007-11-14T13:57:00.000-08:00Geography can be important. I think those who may ...Geography can be important. I think those who may seem to state otherwise realize that you also take yourself with you, so it's not necessarily a cure for many. But you are not just "getting away from" but also "going to," and that's probably pretty important.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-57645595128589774392007-11-14T13:41:00.000-08:002007-11-14T13:41:00.000-08:00isn't it wonderful to be wrong? :)isn't it wonderful to be wrong? :)flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-79663715707613403302007-11-14T12:52:00.000-08:002007-11-14T12:52:00.000-08:00Maybe we're more alike than I thought. Though minu...Maybe we're more alike than I thought. Though minus the drinking and the Thai family, in my case.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-5281675952437417322007-11-14T12:32:00.001-08:002007-11-14T12:32:00.001-08:00Well, look at the two of us quoting S & G on the s...Well, look at the two of us quoting S & G on the same day...<BR/><BR/>The honesty here is stunning. One of the things that inspires me is that you have taken a huge step, a huge change, in order to build a new life for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Girl, you've got guts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-16947074598090906412007-11-14T12:32:00.000-08:002007-11-14T12:32:00.000-08:00Well, look at the two of us quoting S & G on the s...Well, look at the two of us quoting S & G on the same day...<BR/><BR/>The honesty here is stunning. One of the things that inspires me is that you have taken a huge step, a huge change, in order to build a new life for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Girl, you've got guts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-3005243336524997592007-11-14T11:57:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:57:00.000-08:00It's amazing the places that life's journey can ta...It's amazing the places that life's journey can take you, isn't it? I'm glad you found your family and I hope you can be with them again very soon.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.com