tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post2035708040028944279..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: Rainy AdventSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-76079014057002494552008-12-14T00:26:00.000+11:002008-12-14T00:26:00.000+11:00i know all about the shards, that's me lately....i know all about the shards, that's me lately. so much to say and no words to say it. i guess the miracle is that this girl who always judged christmas by the number of presents she got, now is happy enough to have her family around her.Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-24602968613919265102008-12-14T01:23:00.000+11:002008-12-14T01:23:00.000+11:00I'm so happy that you are coming! Unlike many ...I'm so happy that you are coming! Unlike many years ago when we sang carols in the gutter at club Franklyn ;) We can now sing them with a hope we didnt quite have then..Happy Birthday Jeshua (even if it's not really your birthday) ;)Andinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-64241669369204447322008-12-14T14:28:00.000+11:002008-12-14T14:28:00.000+11:00Fiona - it's a comfort to know that other peop...Fiona - it's a comfort to know that other people are feeling the same way? It just is. Thanks for sharing. I hate having so much to say and no words to say it. That feels like some kind of death!! :)<br><br>Hey, that is some sort of miracle, huh? I guess we have all eaten so much consumerism that now we're vomiting it up and losing the taste :) I went to the shopping centre yesterday and it was just like, "What is all this bloody CRAP!??" :D<br><br>Andi - well, yeah, but still, carols in the gutter at Club Franklyn has some sort of charm, looking back on it. Although from memory, I think charm school was something we may have failed back then, hah! :) I am looking forward to Christmas Eve :) Happy birthday, Jeshua (I place bets that he was born in September - spring in the Northern Hemisphere)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-50216496978131316672008-12-15T02:17:00.000+11:002008-12-15T02:17:00.000+11:00as always, there is much in this post, but i think...as always, there is much in this post, but i think this one simple line sums it all up:<br><br>"we are all thirsty." the thirst can change and sometimes we are not as parched as others...sometimes our cups do run over, and still it is a lingering thirst...there i go again with the both/and...thirsty and full...dry and saturated...<br><br>i hope you will soak up the time with family and viewing the lights!lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18164862787135419574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-41814310875414548992008-12-16T23:05:00.000+11:002008-12-16T23:05:00.000+11:00Lucy - yes, posting less seems to mean that when I...Lucy - yes, posting less seems to mean that when I do post, its all congealed and there are, like, 3 posts in one. Might think about that next time and write them as 3 :)<br><br>Ahh, yes, the old both/and. It's just a neverending paradox to plumb, isn't it :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-35380894004746594812008-12-19T02:21:00.000+11:002008-12-19T02:21:00.000+11:00What some people interpret as brooding melancholy ...What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.<br>~David Guterson<br><br>I also saw a quote somewhere that said something to the effect of melancholy is being comfortable with sadness - as long as I don't stay there it's OK, but I know there is a point when I need to shake it off, wake up and throw off the covers. :)<br><br>The older I get the more I like little traditions and the sameness of the celebrations. When I was younger I rebelled against holidays and frivolity, but now it seems to bring a cohesiveness to each year. I also like the idea of marking the seasons with their little celebrations. It gives some shape to the passing of time - for me.<br><br>I hope you thoroughly enjoy the lights and the time with your family.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314188298401214441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-27506102003480763132008-12-21T13:21:00.000+11:002008-12-21T13:21:00.000+11:00Jennifer - I love that quote, it is beautiful :) ...Jennifer - I love that quote, it is beautiful :) I am beginning to see the good in traditions again. I think it's coming back to the centre a bit more after swinging wildly away from ALL traditions :) It feels like it is an inherent human trait to return to where we were the year before. Even the small traditions of acknowledging the first wearing of socks to bed for the year, things like that :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.com