tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post1261348886237959152..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: Musing RegretsRoberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-16447504625977249002008-11-24T19:01:00.000-07:002008-11-24T19:01:00.000-07:00I hope Pauline finds this comment and reads it, br...I hope Pauline finds this comment and reads it, brad4d. It's a lovely quote that I really like, and I think you do too.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-72973382952030314922008-11-24T09:44:00.000-07:002008-11-24T09:44:00.000-07:00Pauline? who said that quote between accurate and ...Pauline? who said that quote between accurate and right? what a great suggestion, to credit our muse . . <BR/>the source of self-actualization being accurately passed on . . individualized . . maturely . .brad4dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880980315149745012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-29240776062114332582008-11-18T18:27:00.000-07:002008-11-18T18:27:00.000-07:00hi shara. Thank you for reading and thank you for...hi shara. Thank you for reading and thank you for that kind comment.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-15618497064650967072008-11-18T10:12:00.000-07:002008-11-18T10:12:00.000-07:00I very much enjoy reading your writing, the way it...I very much enjoy reading your writing, the way it flows so much like conversation. my grey/black hair, age spots & whiskery chin hairs agree. (or they would, if they were inclined to speak.)sharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058381468146433964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-8404615707745308762008-11-17T13:03:00.000-07:002008-11-17T13:03:00.000-07:00mark (wheeldancer), I am totally honored by this s...mark (wheeldancer), I am totally honored by this supportive comment. Thank you.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-27467887777120831222008-11-17T06:26:00.000-07:002008-11-17T06:26:00.000-07:00As long as you keep putting out these pearls of wi...As long as you keep putting out these pearls of wisdom for our plucking, it's all good. In the age of the internet where any fool can blather on, your muse offers the perfect blend of seasoned thinking and wit to top off my morning coffee.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>MarkWheelDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219805760534549996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-27927233860588700122008-11-16T13:23:00.000-07:002008-11-16T13:23:00.000-07:00Hi joared. Thanks for visiting. OMG - did you ha...Hi joared. Thanks for visiting. OMG - did you have to go there? Yes, I do have a few mustache hairs.<BR/><BR/>...more time needed for plucking. :)Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-17872926157489308192008-11-16T13:20:00.000-07:002008-11-16T13:20:00.000-07:00Thank you, dick (with a humble bow/curtsy) :)Thank you, dick (with a humble bow/curtsy) :)Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-90825364532393260452008-11-16T13:19:00.000-07:002008-11-16T13:19:00.000-07:00pauline, thank you for that added comment. Much a...pauline, thank you for that added comment. Much appreciated and well worth pondering.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-43435172724938065472008-11-16T04:28:00.000-07:002008-11-16T04:28:00.000-07:00Think of the time you're saving for conferring wit...Think of the time you're saving for conferring with your muse if you dispense with all but the bare minimum of age-disguising activities such as covering those skin age spots. Devote your time only to those most important tasks such as pulling unwanted chin hairs. What, no mustache hairs? <BR/><BR/>Who needs to be right all the time when all that's necessary is just to do your best? Do you regret you didn't write this sooner?joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-7732504271010538792008-11-13T15:41:00.000-07:002008-11-13T15:41:00.000-07:00I'm beginning to find that idealism - or maybe mor...I'm beginning to find that idealism - or maybe more passion for truth - in age is the purer and more potent for being the right side of experience. This is no bad place we're in now. So sod the crow's feet and facial hair - there's an energy and focus to your writing, Roberta, that indicate that heart and soul are on full charge. Profites-en while you may!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-23185932364762126492008-11-11T05:43:00.000-07:002008-11-11T05:43:00.000-07:00I agree - three cheers for idealism. It always giv...I agree - three cheers for idealism. It always gives us something to strive for, doesn't it? And like you, there are times when what I write startles me ("I wrote that? Gosh!") <BR/><BR/>I just read an interesting bit penned by Neale Donald Walsch and want to share it with you-<BR/><BR/>"...there is a difference between being 'right'<BR/>and being 'accurate.' Accuracy can be very helpful, and therefore welcome. Righteousness rarely is either."<BR/><BR/>I find you always come down on the side of accuracy and it's refreshing.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-22098094362582033112008-11-10T10:03:00.000-07:002008-11-10T10:03:00.000-07:00pauline, thank you for the comment. You are right...pauline, thank you for the comment. You are right. In my youth when I was oh so competitive, and took life so seriously, 'regrets' were a melancholy companion . But I don't anymore. Now I chuckle about most everything.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if my muse is my conscience. I just know my muse is forever pressing me to sidestep practical considerations in favor of idealisms. And the thing about idealisms, is these are things that stir the heart. I like having my heart massaged and stirred -- gently, of course. Don't want any ripping or tearing going on.<BR/><BR/>I know you also have a muse. Shoulder-crowding is not your imagination. I read your poems (and my heart is massaged and stirred). You just can't write that kind of phenomenal stuff without a muse or two prompting you along.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-14688320007750725502008-11-10T05:48:00.000-07:002008-11-10T05:48:00.000-07:00An interesting post, Roberta. If regret serves to ...An interesting post, Roberta. If regret serves to spur one on to better behavior then it is useful, I suppose. I always try to move regret along into resolve as regret is a melancholy companion. Is your muse also you conscience? Suddenly my shoulders are feeling quite crowded!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.com