tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post1669821539758295346..comments2024-03-09T02:05:54.509-07:00Comments on An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel: Fireblossom Friday features W.T. BendaKay L. Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-30462665245564085412014-03-02T19:35:20.945-07:002014-03-02T19:35:20.945-07:00I feel the pain. Grief always reminds me of Hande...I feel the pain. Grief always reminds me of Handel Messiah, A man of sorrow and acquainted with...Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-11347033740253855352014-03-02T07:29:52.035-07:002014-03-02T07:29:52.035-07:00Beautiful take, even if it is for tragic reasons. ...Beautiful take, even if it is for tragic reasons. Sending best.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-34704019573159893262014-03-02T01:16:35.339-07:002014-03-02T01:16:35.339-07:00I thought you would be on the way to Iceland now K...I thought you would be on the way to Iceland now Kay? Maybe another week or two and it will be warmer though.<br /><br />Enjoy and I hope you see lots of pinkies but you may not unless yougo into the mountains. Good luck.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-60750173326941991642014-03-01T10:42:41.803-07:002014-03-01T10:42:41.803-07:00This is lovely and real, Kay.This is lovely and real, Kay.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-57964942219155890462014-03-01T08:50:51.734-07:002014-03-01T08:50:51.734-07:00Masks have gotten a bad rap. Sometimes, a mask is ...Masks have gotten a bad rap. Sometimes, a mask is just the thing to allow us to function in the world at times when we are wounded and hurting.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-38997770482992913522014-03-01T07:16:27.659-07:002014-03-01T07:16:27.659-07:00You express here very well that sense of being fro...You express here very well that sense of being frozen in time, of the world going on without us, that grief brings--I hadn't thought of the act of trying to behave normally as a mask, but it certainly is--and the words go right along with the Benda illustration. All my sympathies for the loss, Kay.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-58768319668521504552014-02-28T22:54:05.570-07:002014-02-28T22:54:05.570-07:00I think this is a most accurate portrayal of grief...I think this is a most accurate portrayal of grief and the coping mechanisms we put in place to get us through the next year and a day. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-92003622134581227932014-02-28T22:28:06.044-07:002014-02-28T22:28:06.044-07:00I know you're going through a very difficult t...I know you're going through a very difficult time right now, Kay. I'm so very sorry. Sending you warm aloha from Hawaii.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-33216299846975141792014-02-28T21:51:31.517-07:002014-02-28T21:51:31.517-07:00I agree, Kay, that at the time it feels like the e...I agree, Kay, that at the time it feels like the emotional pain will never end. But it gradually eases and one day you find you're laughing again at something silly. One never forgets, but eventually can move on.<br /><br />Leslie<br />abcw teamLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-45550467176583654862014-02-28T21:25:05.558-07:002014-02-28T21:25:05.558-07:00Yes, we carry grief and the "masks we wear&qu...Yes, we carry grief and the "masks we wear" do let us carry on. I SO know this feeling, Kay. These must be very sad days for your family. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-6126012585046511202014-02-28T20:15:24.709-07:002014-02-28T20:15:24.709-07:00Masks sometimes help us to carry on with our life,...Masks sometimes help us to carry on with our life, to cpoe with reality...great lines...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-61992046317178436082014-02-28T19:53:54.720-07:002014-02-28T19:53:54.720-07:00You write of grief as a woman who knows it ... thi...You write of grief as a woman who knows it ... this is lovely Kay.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.com