tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post2695391720848026015..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Bloody remindersThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-32516621023350636982012-03-27T12:20:27.129-04:002012-03-27T12:20:27.129-04:00I guess i've been lucky to always have lived l...I guess i've been lucky to always have lived like this, a good book, a blood red sunset, the sound of the ocean meeting the land, birds chirping before dawn, the sound of my children's voice, i could go on and on about the little things i take notice of every day cuz i am fortunate and i know that if it's snatched away like that i won't know it, i'll be dead.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-391017674219803752012-03-27T07:40:05.388-04:002012-03-27T07:40:05.388-04:00dinah: The gnawing puppy is supposed to provide a ...dinah: The gnawing puppy is supposed to provide a moment of emotional clarity? That's funny. Generally I feel a sense of overwhelming regret! Puppy or not, that stuff better stop. Or else. <br /><br />Dolce: It's a good way to keep your feet on the ground. You don't realize how fortunate you are until it's all snatched away from you.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-89536299291554128782012-03-27T04:41:43.388-04:002012-03-27T04:41:43.388-04:00Trying to do that at the moment. To stuff as much...Trying to do that at the moment. To stuff as much life into my life in case i have less of it than i imagined. Particularly following the year of blue. <br /><br />Carpe diem and all that.Dolcehttp://livingladolcevita.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-66616493038062720542012-03-27T02:36:59.635-04:002012-03-27T02:36:59.635-04:00You have many such moments. Maybe you don't se...You have many such moments. Maybe you don't see them as such, but they are there.In the winks, smiles from strangers, tugs on the hand from a child. Yes, even a puppy trying to gnaw your foot off!<br />And one of the nicest things? That you can write about it and that we can respond.<br />Daisyfae calls them friends who live in the computer.<br />But I think more than a few have migrated to our hearts.dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-18710514532736723582012-03-26T17:32:24.737-04:002012-03-26T17:32:24.737-04:00nurse: I wish I had more moments like that. It see...nurse: I wish I had more moments like that. It seems the older I get, the more rare they become. Perhaps they'll return when the girls go to college. <br /><br />Adam: I have such a paper-thin grasp of what really matters that I need these occasional reminders to get my feet back on the ground.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-58056249489064680952012-03-26T17:20:32.460-04:002012-03-26T17:20:32.460-04:00Well said. It is something I think that we all kn...Well said. It is something I think that we all know we should do but that we all probably spend less time doing than we should. Thanks for the reminder.Adam Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876476233214402228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-81547406052904014712012-03-26T11:05:52.372-04:002012-03-26T11:05:52.372-04:00:(.. <3:(.. <3Nimpipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971502879277219728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-9794975978679032882012-03-26T07:39:29.242-04:002012-03-26T07:39:29.242-04:00Have just spent four days in a tiny hamlet by the ...Have just spent four days in a tiny hamlet by the water with my two best friends. Every few hours one of us said "Aren't we lucky?" or "I love you guys" or "We always have such a good time together don't we?".... It was so nice to do nothing much, just to sit back and appreciate how happy small things made us feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-49008938381061124692012-03-26T07:04:50.089-04:002012-03-26T07:04:50.089-04:00looby: A small nod of the head is as good as a win...looby: A small nod of the head is as good as a wink to a blind bat. Or something like that.<br /><br />Pat: Excellent observation. Not about life. About footwear.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-81234465967119192922012-03-26T04:52:44.251-04:002012-03-26T04:52:44.251-04:00By all means seize the day and don't waste it ...By all means seize the day and don't waste it by living in fear.<br /><br />Flatties reign on Fifth Avenue<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-12943842942119844142012-03-25T23:04:16.036-04:002012-03-25T23:04:16.036-04:00I'm constantly aware of my own mortality and t...I'm constantly aware of my own mortality and try to live as though I'm on borrowed time. <br /><br />Of course being English we wouldn't say I love you but give a small nod of the head :)loobyhttp://loobynet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-78059146470321419082012-03-25T18:24:26.728-04:002012-03-25T18:24:26.728-04:00Ponita: I didn't realize you had all that in y...Ponita: I didn't realize you had all that in your past. That you're able to carry on is a testament to your resolve and perseverance. <br /><br />daisy: I am obsessed with that video. I don't know why. There's something mesmerizing about the movement. I've watched it dozens of times. It was taken around the corner from your hotel on 5th Avenue.<br /><br />sav: I need to be more vigilant about this sort of thing. I turn inward far too often.<br /><br />map: Yes to more songs, please. <i>Fields Of Athenry</i> was another in a series of great, great performances.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-50125298848420470392012-03-25T17:08:12.561-04:002012-03-25T17:08:12.561-04:00Yes my friend, yes. :¬)Yes my friend, yes. :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-78098676972695500442012-03-25T16:12:57.495-04:002012-03-25T16:12:57.495-04:00say yes more often is rapidly becoming my favorite...say yes more often is rapidly becoming my favorite motto. yes to the people/things/places i love. yes without hesitation, yes without fear, and yes with love. thanks, sugar for the reminder! xoxoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-71926342804215358332012-03-25T14:45:22.530-04:002012-03-25T14:45:22.530-04:00we are always one phone call away from daytime nig...we are always one phone call away from daytime nightmares. love aggressively... <br /><br />love the video. is that outside the hotel i stayed at last week?daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-5256387157307441672012-03-25T14:06:29.835-04:002012-03-25T14:06:29.835-04:00Having experienced a loved one being killed (my si...Having experienced a loved one being killed (my sister)or dying (several cousins and a husband) in an instant long before they should have, I hear you on the reminders, UB.<br /><br />Always always <i>always</i> take the time to tell those you care about just that... that you care about them. It's good to say I love you. Even to your friends. Give lots of hugs. Make eye contact and smile at everyone. Stop sometimes, just wherever you are, and take in the sights, sounds and smells of the universe. Revel in your senses.<br /><br />And embrace life. Like the saying goes, "Don't sweat the small stuff." Because it's just that... small. In the big scheme of things, most of it really doesn't matter.<br /><br />Be happy. And if you aren't, do whatever it takes, even little things, to make sure you have at least little bits of happiness in your days.<br /><br />These reminders, however stark and horrifying that they are, need to be heeded. Thanks, UB.Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.com