tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post712828990264476740..comments2023-09-29T10:17:47.133+02:00Comments on Life Through Reflections...: Random Reflections.Zuzanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-30339377280023706652010-06-07T01:31:28.698+02:002010-06-07T01:31:28.698+02:00Sorry I'm late, but I'm here at last. Love...Sorry I'm late, but I'm here at last. Loved the post! And I love those old typewriters, like in the first picture. Hope things go well with your paper. I remember meeting my future husband's grandmother when I was 17 and she was 77. She told me she felt as young as I was, and then she looked in the mirror and was so surprised to see that she didn't look as young as she felt. Now I understand better what she meant, but that comment always stayed with me as I grew up. I have loved my life, even tho it has been very hard sometimes - there are so many beautiful things to balance out the ugly. And I always feel like "the best is yet to be." A new kind of beauty is always just around the corner. Culminating in the ultimate beauty of heaven with my precious Lord and Savior for an eternity! I'm just ahead of you, and it just gets better and better.Rosezilla (Tracie Walker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12265953530935691847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-5074973454356803712010-06-06T12:05:56.010+02:002010-06-06T12:05:56.010+02:00Elizabeth, Alesa, Tina, Scribe, Paul, Ramakrishnan...Elizabeth, Alesa, Tina, Scribe, Paul, Ramakrishnan (welcome), Hilary, Richard, Claudia, Johnina, The Bach, Brian, Gypsywoman, sprinkles, Tony (welcome), Julie, QMM, Stevie, Jacki, Brenda, Janine, Sandy, Mahmood, Sandi, Cheryl and Michael, thank you so much for lasting through this mammoth of a post.<br />I enjoyed reading your own sentiments when it comes to traffic, getting older and fixing things around the house. Your lovely words made me nod in recognition and made me smile. And I learned a thing or two.;)<br /><br />Your kind visits mean the world to me, thank you for always finding the time to let me know you were here.<br /><br />Xoxo,<br />ZuzanaZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-25865198124000696742010-06-06T02:28:13.959+02:002010-06-06T02:28:13.959+02:00Very nice reflections here! I like that advice &qu...Very nice reflections here! I like that advice "One day you will know"! Cool! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-71351501976105603722010-06-06T01:31:12.000+02:002010-06-06T01:31:12.000+02:00First of all, I have to tell you that I absolutely...First of all, I have to tell you that I absolutely LOVE the photo of the typewriter in the field!! It's fantastic.<br /><br />Next, I thoroughly enjoyed your random thoughts, today! It illustrates that life is much the same no matter where in the world we live.<br /><br />Traffic and lousy drivers are rampant here in the U.S. We also have the same misgivings about plumbers and electricians and other worker-types who may or may not be giving us a truthful diagnosis.<br /><br />As for getting old...I just keep telling myself that I'm only as old as I feel. I feel young until I glance in the mirror and think, "Who is that??"...oh, it's ME! I absolutely do not mind getting old. However, I never want to stop learning new things and I think if you keep learning, you'll stay young.<br /><br />Love the sunsets, Zuzana...what a nice way to end your post.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-55423602411878536852010-06-05T10:28:02.501+02:002010-06-05T10:28:02.501+02:00Ha ha, I'll comment on aging. I have a simple ...Ha ha, I'll comment on aging. I have a simple philospohy about this: Accept early that you're getting older and a lot wiser each day so that you play your age. It's fun really. I'm now just more than half a century old! But wait to me life begins at 50!They will be more opportunities for life adventures no doubt in the years ahead ( God willing )for I believe a life well lived is by far the greatest mark that I could leave for my children and great grandchildren to know.<br />Ok, take life by one stride a time because we just cannot solve the world's problems.<br />Have a lovely weekend and for once let life cruise along.Mahmud Yussophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014584046024863994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-878014862244719762010-06-05T03:10:11.670+02:002010-06-05T03:10:11.670+02:00I hope all goes well with your paper. You sure hav...I hope all goes well with your paper. You sure have been busy. Your sunset photos are really wonderful.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-70651033663492067622010-06-04T23:12:09.029+02:002010-06-04T23:12:09.029+02:00I LOVE your "random" reflections...You h...I LOVE your "random" reflections...You have such a beautiful soul that you bring a revelatory thoughtfulness to every aspect of life...I loved your thoughts about your grandmother, growing older, and the two senior women at the bus stop...and your words about the night time and end of winter? Written with all the characteristic loveliness of your poetic prose! Doesn't much matter what you write or post, you do it beautifully! And the photos are fantastic! Have a terrific weekend! Love, Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-82579882795112397992010-06-04T17:05:30.138+02:002010-06-04T17:05:30.138+02:00Actually, I found your "reflections of the de...Actually, I found your "reflections of the details of your current life" very interesting. You can make the mundane sound exciting. Isn't it funny how some people can do that? I am 53, so at a point where I view the old ladies in the grocery line and know that time for me is not all that far in the future. If I'm lucky enough to get there!<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-32770695531446649832010-06-04T16:48:36.491+02:002010-06-04T16:48:36.491+02:00I have always thought the same way you do concerni...I have always thought the same way you do concerning traffic! Especially here in the Washington DC area...it is always a bad traffic day!<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend.United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-29525267051129498332010-06-04T15:16:34.693+02:002010-06-04T15:16:34.693+02:00I'm back as well! I drove in from Texas last n...I'm back as well! I drove in from Texas last night....13 hours in the car listening to a book by Douglas Preston. <br /><br />Glad your paper is done. Like you, I always worked like crazy beforehand and then put it behind me once the work was done. I hope your reviewers are all pleased with what they read. <br /><br />I remember the first time I looked at my own hands but saw my grandmother's papery skin. Oh my! I'll be 56 soon...too soon!<br /><br />Love the pictures of your midnight sky. I have always wanted to see what sundown/sunup was like in Scandinavia.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-11419724564044687392010-06-04T15:13:27.607+02:002010-06-04T15:13:27.607+02:00That was a very profound piece of writing. It made...That was a very profound piece of writing. It made me stop and think that I should step outside the next time I can't sleep. It is very quiet in our neighborhood too and I love it. Hope the leaky shower gets repaired without paying a fortune.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-85432139715211122672010-06-04T04:25:32.801+02:002010-06-04T04:25:32.801+02:00Your mind wanders...and wonders. I love it...
I lo...Your mind wanders...and wonders. I love it...<br />I look forward to the day we have a few drinks together!! OH what conversation we will have!Julie Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051969552833633666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-2697377498386974042010-06-04T01:50:33.389+02:002010-06-04T01:50:33.389+02:00Getting older is something that has definitely giv...Getting older is something that has definitely given me pause for thought as I... well, get older. I don't want to be that old guy that most people will probably just dismiss and fly past in all their enviable youth, but sadly that's becoming a reality. If I can't prevent my ageing, then I shall have to learn how to preserve a semblance of dignity instead.<br /><br />Thanks for the insightful read, Zuzana. Much appreciated. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-2759071416205794322010-06-03T22:11:37.604+02:002010-06-03T22:11:37.604+02:00Welcome back, I've missed you!
I totally get ...Welcome back, I've missed you!<br /><br />I totally get what you mean about getting older. Recently, I went with a friend to a nursing home. She was going to be entertaining them with a dance and I was there to help her with the music. I looked around and felt quite sad, wondering how many of them would still be around a year from now. I also wondered what their lives were like. Because we were there to entertain them, they were all quite happy to see us.<br /><br />A few weeks later, I had to go back for something totally unrelated. I saw some of the same people sitting in the front room. None of them seemed to be paying much attention to the others and it brought back all that sadness, wondering once again what their lives used to be and just how different it all must be now. It also made me wonder what my life will be like when I get to be their age.sprinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081967372702276914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-6006999924103523632010-06-03T19:54:30.632+02:002010-06-03T19:54:30.632+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-75716236695402389232010-06-03T19:42:05.443+02:002010-06-03T19:42:05.443+02:00always love visiting your place, zuzana - wonderfu...always love visiting your place, zuzana - wonderful conversation and fantastic images - nothing better!!! have a glorious day!GYPSYWOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042621041213415958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-8634848291634564262010-06-03T19:41:52.501+02:002010-06-03T19:41:52.501+02:00welcome back...was good too see your comments yest...welcome back...was good too see your comments yesterday...bad drivers, we got them, and sometimes i may be guilty, st least that is what the judge says...old age, only when i allow it, smiles and then i will go gracefully, maybe....your pics are amazing! had a beast of a day today...working since 6 AM and not done until 8PM so i grabbed a few minutes...see you soon!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-23194416829894057462010-06-03T18:34:06.431+02:002010-06-03T18:34:06.431+02:00Zuzana,
Your post hits home. I am now 64 and am be...Zuzana,<br />Your post hits home. I am now 64 and am beginning to feel the autumn of my life. It makes you appreciate each day more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-79751442615914993762010-06-03T18:02:52.777+02:002010-06-03T18:02:52.777+02:00Sometimes it is nice to just go with the flow and ...Sometimes it is nice to just go with the flow and ramble along with our thoughts. This was a very thoughtful post with much in it to contemplate. Thanks so much for sharing Johnina :^Ayoung-eclectic-encountershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144722646106534362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-19288275364045308072010-06-03T17:56:30.955+02:002010-06-03T17:56:30.955+02:00Welcome back! You were missed :-)
I hope the showe...Welcome back! You were missed :-)<br />I hope the shower problem gets solved; there is no worse feeling than that one of having a problem at home, and not being able to fix it oneself, or someone you trust completely.<br />Age...time certainly has been flying by quicker from the moment I turned 16. When I turned 17, I asked myself when the entire previous year had gone, and it was then that I started noticing the pages of a yearly calendar go by faster. Just like with death, being alone inmy elder years is rather worrying, and try to avoid the subject, but I know I will have address it at some point, and that day might come sooner than I expect it. Not a fun thing to look forward to.<br />Hope your day is going well!!Claushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803540562431030465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-81855136070272339392010-06-03T17:48:10.373+02:002010-06-03T17:48:10.373+02:00I also am curious as to what your paper is about. ...I also am curious as to what your paper is about. Do tell. The change of perception about aging is a weird phenomenon. I am continually amazed at how fast time is going these days (I'm 59). One's attitude is everything. I would never trade the wisdom that I've gained, but I do check myself for the inward spiral of self pity or the morose negativism that takes away joy. Each day is a gift whether you are young or old. A wise friend of mine says, "Your problem is not what happens to you but how you respond to what happens to you."Richard Jesse Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526212532259535346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-69101704341706569312010-06-03T17:07:48.122+02:002010-06-03T17:07:48.122+02:00I used to think that 30 was old. Then 40. I still ...I used to think that 30 was old. Then 40. I still hear a news report or some tale about someone who is 50 something and I immediately think "old guy".. until I realize.. "Wait, I'm 55! And I'm still really young!" Numbers are the culprit.. not age.<br /><br />I try to alleviate my lack of knowledge about repairs by going online and looking up all the info I can find about the problem. Occasionally I've learned that I could fix a few things myself. Other times, at least I know what to expect. <br /><br />Love your sunsets and rises.. that always fascinates me.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-33988107723923267422010-06-03T15:15:23.267+02:002010-06-03T15:15:23.267+02:00Hi Zuzana
Dropped by through Fashion Panache.I was...Hi Zuzana<br />Dropped by through Fashion Panache.I was delighted to read your very interesting blog. your para on bad driving habits & drivers sounded like a scene from a typical Indian city - Mumbai, Delhi or Chennai.<br />As regards changes in perception with aging I totally agree. I am 60 now and well my perceptions have undergone a sea change ! And the shower dispenser repair - is a common occurence.<br />The pics of the sunset at mid night was so fascinating - any way you belong to the land of the mid night sunRamakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391020678534194379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-58434343288338850942010-06-03T13:51:31.702+02:002010-06-03T13:51:31.702+02:00So interesting to read about your random reflectio...So interesting to read about your random reflections. It was kind of you to help the lady in line with her groceries. Yes, encroaching age becomes more apparent to me as well. Also how interesting to see tangible evidence of your white nights documented so well. You have a beautiful vista.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-16468187462789634632010-06-03T12:40:23.475+02:002010-06-03T12:40:23.475+02:00“Bad drivers” – You are not alone in your percepti...“Bad drivers” – You are not alone in your perception. I have over 200,000 miles under my belt. I see that weather has a big impact on drivers. The beginning of warmer temperatures brings out a primal instinct of aggression. <br />-<br />“Getting older” – You say your Grandma chuckled amusingly. There’s a reason for that and you’ll see as your time comes. Hint; It’s not as bad as you think.<br />-<br />As far as the repairman, rely on your female intuition. If he sounds like a crook, get a second opinion. Gut instincts are usually correct.<br />-<br />Last but not least, the beginning of a new day is a “magical moment.” Collect as many of these as you can and one day you’ll ‘chuckle’ too.Cat in the roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750991796476172718noreply@blogger.com