tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post2619619706693225375..comments2024-02-03T06:46:13.585-07:00Comments on manhandled threads: practice love. be generous. be rewarded.Joe Madlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-38977623581868637872011-02-24T09:01:02.398-07:002011-02-24T09:01:02.398-07:00The perfect winner...happy birthday Debi.
ShishiThe perfect winner...happy birthday Debi.<br /><br />ShishiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-42249444979208715202011-02-22T08:15:20.395-07:002011-02-22T08:15:20.395-07:00Congrats Debi! That is a beautiful story, and Happ...Congrats Debi! That is a beautiful story, and Happy Birthday!<br />Joe, this is a lovely heart and a lovely post.<br />I watched a movie last night about this very subject. 'A Single Man" I thought the story was about a gay man who loses his partner, but it really was about a man who learns to really see the things in front of him and to live in the moment. I have been thinking about it since last night and now this post has reminded me. Thank you.<br />xoxoAnnie Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980814479525038344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-36202514871847199992011-02-22T07:16:52.535-07:002011-02-22T07:16:52.535-07:00Great story from Debi- congratulations on winning ...Great story from Debi- congratulations on winning the heart! <br /><br /> It reminded me of a great reflection my mother gave me when I was a child. I think because I am and always have been curious about people, and their stories, I have always naturally made eye contact and smiled when passing someone. I did so one day in the parking lot of a grocery store. An elderly woman was walking by and I, no more than 10 probably, smiled and said hello to her. Nothing special happened. As my mother and I walked a bit beyond the old woman, my mother said to me that I had made that woman's day. I looked at her inquisitively and she said that, truly, something as gentle and humble as a smile and a hello could gift someone immensely. From then on, I had renewed enthusiasm for something I was already practicing, (and maybe not even being aware of it) and have been ever since. It really can be very powerful to reach out in large and small ways. <br /><br />And, as Debi says, I also see many struggling students on campus. Sometimes I just want to grab them and bring them into my room for a cup of tea and a hug... don't do it, though, I hope that I do that in another way in my classes....<br /><br />Love it- my word verification word is "senses"... seems right.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-19704354731456812332011-02-22T03:39:38.383-07:002011-02-22T03:39:38.383-07:00Oh, yes, what a wonderful way Debi found to celebr...Oh, yes, what a wonderful way Debi found to celebrate Valentine's day. A very worthy winner.Penny Berenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-724632401436901032011-02-22T03:31:14.169-07:002011-02-22T03:31:14.169-07:00I am so happy for Deb. She has a kind spirit. I lo...I am so happy for Deb. She has a kind spirit. I love the circle of artist<br />I have met through blogging. I can truly say they are a generous and<br />warm spirited group of people filled with "heart". <3Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759831735033471810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-52911626365285840512011-02-22T00:57:58.908-07:002011-02-22T00:57:58.908-07:00Congratulations Debi! and Happy Birthday! Thank yo...Congratulations Debi! and Happy Birthday! Thank you, Joe for making us pause and think about bringing joy to others. I hope we all continue this throughout the year. Now, get some rest!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367949314724875797noreply@blogger.com