tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post320399400706257075..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: Well-Worn ComfortsRoberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-20294278251948810582007-05-19T09:55:00.000-06:002007-05-19T09:55:00.000-06:00Hi pauline. That is such a profound thought. And...Hi <B>pauline</B>. That is such a profound thought. <BR/><BR/>And I see that down the road I'm going to get more practice than I need. And as you suggest, something as simple as a new floor, will come back to mind, because of the comment you made, and in the context of that I'm certain 'letting go' will be easier than it might have been otherwise.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-85993956833583000522007-05-19T09:43:00.000-06:002007-05-19T09:43:00.000-06:00matty, I'm sympathetic, I really am, but I still l...<B>matty</B>, I'm sympathetic, I really am, but I still laugh when you say you cried about the old couch. I remember when Hub traded in one of his first cars. He didn't cry but after trading it in and when we were leaving the lot he suddenly backed up and said, "Wait, I forgot something." Then he ran to his old car and kissed the steering wheel and murmured final words of endearment to his 'dear old girl'. At the time I shook my head in disbelief.<BR/><BR/>And yes, we are a throw-away society. And sometimes I can't help but think that with our smugness about recycling and the blue boxes at the curb, we buy even more junk and throw away even more junk than we might otherwise. Doctors are frantic about the people who buy sunblock and then stay in the sun way past the recommended time mistakenly thinking they are totally safe from harmful rays. The environmentalists are not frantic yet about how the recycle preach is making us more wasteful, but maybe someday soon they will be.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-56991007760042733392007-05-19T09:30:00.000-06:002007-05-19T09:30:00.000-06:00Joy, glad you enjoyed the rant. It verifies to me...<B>Joy</B>, glad you enjoyed the rant. It verifies to me that for some of us those 'twinges' of regret are not purely imaginary. In our current throw-away world, I'm quite certain you'd have a hard time finding a rug that would give the kind of service that you're old (beloved) rug gave you.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-39739050796908522422007-05-18T04:43:00.000-06:002007-05-18T04:43:00.000-06:00We invest so much of ourselves in our possessions ...We invest so much of ourselves in our possessions - there's nothing wrong with loving things. They figure in and reinforce our emotional memories. Beisdes, letting them go gives us much needed practice in letting other things go...Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-49099799705378250982007-05-17T06:34:00.000-06:002007-05-17T06:34:00.000-06:00Roberta,I cried when my old couch went out the doo...Roberta,<BR/>I cried when my old couch went out the door. Everyone laughed...but the memories of sitting up nights waiting for my sons to come home..the nights spent curled up with a sick grandchild...or reading to them. That couch was well-worn and filled with memories..it was difficult letting it go. Men just don't get it!<BR/>I feel the same way about my slippers. Ihave 3 new pairs in the closet....but I like my old one's best, although there is a hole in one toe,,the sole's are so thin you can see through them..yet they bring me comfort.<BR/>We live in a throw-away society. It's broke, throw it out, shabby...get a new one! That's the way we treat some of our seniors too.<BR/>Very good post...thought-provoking!Spicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092460015575995500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-11064072848329696262007-05-15T17:52:00.000-06:002007-05-15T17:52:00.000-06:00That is so funny Roberta. Six years ago we FINALL...That is so funny Roberta. Six years ago we FINALLY decided to get new carpeting. After 24 years of wear and tear from kids and such, we decided to get rid of our old green carpeting...prompted by the fact that my daughter was getting married and we really did need to upgrade. The wedding was the perfect excuse. We replace it with this lovely camel-colored beige that made the whole house look different. We also replaced our kitchen and foyer floors. But...I remember feeling those same twinges watching that green carpeting being pulled up and out the door. I have a tendency to feel the same way you do about old and established possessions...there's a little bit of us in all of them. Loved this post Roberta....Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.com