tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post6684136039618199822..comments2024-02-03T06:46:13.585-07:00Comments on manhandled threads: peaceful new year to youJoe Madlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-48371977620913558142011-01-02T19:59:00.165-07:002011-01-02T19:59:00.165-07:00cristina, monday can take care of itself. all we h...cristina, monday can take care of itself. all we have is this moment. stitch away!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-53765675621863121642011-01-02T19:56:32.555-07:002011-01-02T19:56:32.555-07:00nandas, it is a chant popular with pagans and wicc...nandas, it is a chant popular with pagans and wiccans by starhawk. another wonderful verse from the chant goes, <br /><br />"everything lost is found again<br />in a new form, in a new way<br />everything hurt is healed again<br />in a new time, in a new day."<br /><br />for me, it is an echo from whispers long ago. in a different place. but the roots go deep into the bedrock of my being.<br /><br />we are all whisperers...weaving the thoughts of our lives with those that touch our edges. jude is the fog that illuminates the mystery of what we are doing...clarifies and enshrouds simultaneously...luminous and arcane at the same time. we are blessed to be enfolded in her embrace...<br /><br />yet...we are all a part of this fog. this panoply. and therefore, blessed to be enfolded in your embrace. in the embrace of each of us. <br /><br />gratitude and joy for being here with you all!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-408775218214287132011-01-02T19:41:45.811-07:002011-01-02T19:41:45.811-07:00thank you, debi. jude hill has coined a number of ...thank you, debi. jude hill has coined a number of wondrous terms and they have touched so many with their whisperings... this one seems to have caressed many more than the seemingly offhanded utterance would have guessed.Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-59528174394596246752011-01-02T19:33:21.687-07:002011-01-02T19:33:21.687-07:00blessings and gratitude, sandra. cat has already ...blessings and gratitude, sandra. cat has already forgiven, for he is wise and compassionate. may your own needlechanted dreams become realities this year...and even more so in this moment.<br /><br />namaste'Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-90347027188131829742011-01-02T17:54:49.805-07:002011-01-02T17:54:49.805-07:00your words certainly are food for thought,
inspiri...your words certainly are food for thought,<br />inspiring, i say, "let's stitch our lives<br />away!" <br />but then Monday morning is only hours<br />away......... :+)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-47786972981801911062011-01-01T19:14:17.578-07:002011-01-01T19:14:17.578-07:00joe and peggy... "she changes everything she ...joe and peggy... "she changes everything she touches and everything she touches changes" what song is that from...??? i hear it in the distance not loud enough to grab it but enough to make its presence known.. starting this year with a little mystery... that is a good thing. what i love too is connecting this song phrase with your thoughts on trees, joe. trees have been a strong image in my meditations since forever ago... for exactly that reason... they are always present in each moment... each year more than the year before i long to be ever more present. needle chanting is such a good way to effectuate that. it amazes me that jude has gathered all these people far and wide that add to my spirituality... it comes through the hands... which reminds me of another line ... if we move mountains we will do it with our hands.<br />thank you for being here joe..namaste.nandashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679913146205462190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-2589995791092526812011-01-01T15:11:42.961-07:002011-01-01T15:11:42.961-07:00Happy New Year's Joe! Needlechanting is my wo...Happy New Year's Joe! Needlechanting is my word for the new year also. I love the sound of it... almost like the sound of a needle dipping in and out of cloth!<br /><br />;~) Debi<br /><br />PS: I'm really loving the new woven "Tree" cloth you have going. I sketched an idea in my sketchbook... one of these days I'll get to it. Right now I'm working on "Lady Winter".Heartwideopenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960012544570566313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-4395173695372347962011-01-01T11:59:32.538-07:002011-01-01T11:59:32.538-07:00Yipppppppeeeee - it worked !!!!!
Blessings, Sandra...Yipppppppeeeee - it worked !!!!!<br />Blessings, Sandra in AZ : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-12380626067085539552011-01-01T11:57:37.334-07:002011-01-01T11:57:37.334-07:00Happpy New Year Joe : ) hope this one comes thru ...Happpy New Year Joe : ) hope this one comes thru : ) enchanted with all your writing, lost/found silk to use in "needlechanting" - love it !! glad you and The Saint are home safe and sound, hope Cat has/will forgive you. Here's to the best needlechanting year EVER : )<br />Blessings, Sandra in AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-27093914801988290122011-01-01T11:06:50.275-07:002011-01-01T11:06:50.275-07:00woman with wings, "needlechanting" is bo...woman with wings, "needlechanting" is borrowed from the illustrious Jude hill, but i liked it do much, it has become a part of my vocabulary as well! <br /><br />it's funny you should mention that round, too, as i had that cd on last night ad well... it's an old one, from my distant past, but still one that i enjoy....<br /><br />namaste'Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-32239423666210191972011-01-01T11:01:55.846-07:002011-01-01T11:01:55.846-07:00thank you, Helen! it's a joy having you here!thank you, Helen! it's a joy having you here!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-51350377700105807222011-01-01T10:57:51.160-07:002011-01-01T10:57:51.160-07:00needlechanting, yes. like that a lot. last night i...needlechanting, yes. like that a lot. last night i had the chant "she changes everything she touches and everything she touches changes" playing in my head as i was stitching. but i didn't get it! thanks, joe. namaste.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-27867006283246244872011-01-01T09:50:21.383-07:002011-01-01T09:50:21.383-07:00I totally enjoy your daily "food for thought&...I totally enjoy your daily "food for thought" glad I found your blog, you definately have a wonderful way with words. (Plus an excellent artist, so wonderful eye candy")helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281502711087571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-58512919494821194302011-01-01T06:48:32.579-07:002011-01-01T06:48:32.579-07:00there always seems to be a pattern forming, ha! ha...there always seems to be a pattern forming, ha! happy new year.judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514075228644109700noreply@blogger.com