tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post7366193683870860089..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 598 : Donning the FamiliarJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-56176097459416746312013-08-21T03:05:03.048+10:002013-08-21T03:05:03.048+10:00So true...the realism of life is ignorance. Love ...So true...the realism of life is ignorance. Love the photo...peeking with sad eyes.Mademoiselle Modellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451207941086886046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63633956048325490322013-08-20T22:57:34.999+10:002013-08-20T22:57:34.999+10:00
game of pitch and toss is only for the adventurou...<br />game of pitch and toss is only for the adventurous ...nice lines.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-61658302994769129782013-08-20T04:52:56.363+10:002013-08-20T04:52:56.363+10:00this, especially, JCN:
"The harsh and rough ...this, especially, JCN:<br /><br />"The harsh and rough vestments <br />Of doubt and learning."grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43488417120821853172013-08-20T01:07:09.006+10:002013-08-20T01:07:09.006+10:00Your tone in the poem is so serious, and your appr...Your tone in the poem is so serious, and your approach very intellectual - I love the peek we have at your humour in the choice of picture.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-1746892094204631152013-08-19T17:23:24.368+10:002013-08-19T17:23:24.368+10:00i agree.. we wrap ourselves in the familiar, and e...i agree.. we wrap ourselves in the familiar, and everything else is just wrong :)NataĊĦekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-37332187731618097392013-08-19T14:15:17.875+10:002013-08-19T14:15:17.875+10:00Ha, love the "paddling pool of life". I ...Ha, love the "paddling pool of life". I hear you!!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-68430127874191061642013-08-19T10:01:46.544+10:002013-08-19T10:01:46.544+10:00I think you are right...we are all used to the ...I think you are right...we are all used to the 'familiar.'Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-17676553316420347452013-08-19T09:56:13.043+10:002013-08-19T09:56:13.043+10:00"They" say control is an illusion...so m..."They" say control is an illusion...so much is out of our hands, but you are right. We try. Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-66861213735002302122013-08-19T09:36:50.690+10:002013-08-19T09:36:50.690+10:00"the coarse
Fabric of the unfamiliar
And the..."the coarse <br />Fabric of the unfamiliar<br />And the uncomfortable" against<br />the "soft Terri towel" of certainty<br /><br />- oh definitely the former, please - life isn't really meant to be comfortable, is it? but what a comfy nook of life that cat has found for herself... awesome picAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26550990216708913982013-08-17T14:50:33.482+10:002013-08-17T14:50:33.482+10:00Doesn't the familiar give you the launching pl...Doesn't the familiar give you the launching platform for stretching outside the comfort zone you can return to and cozy up in? Treading water keeps you stuck too. Swim with purpose or float and land up God knows where!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53517471272186513202013-08-17T09:23:36.420+10:002013-08-17T09:23:36.420+10:00Thank you. Some days I am frantically treading wa...Thank you. Some days I am frantically treading water, and others I am floating. The difference? My attitude. Which I need to remember.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-23004569266628440732013-08-17T06:57:31.412+10:002013-08-17T06:57:31.412+10:00Sometimes I feel I'm treading water...'tis...Sometimes I feel I'm treading water...'tis those moments the warmth of an embrace given without words or explanation would be most welcome.<br /><br />Wonderfully expressed..Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-30111236133289133282013-08-17T03:19:25.759+10:002013-08-17T03:19:25.759+10:00So true this happens often. There is comfort in th...So true this happens often. There is comfort in the familiar... but taking a leap of faith can be so rewarding.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-90794828240465303842013-08-17T01:20:43.589+10:002013-08-17T01:20:43.589+10:00I agree..an unexamined life is not worth living sa...I agree..an unexamined life is not worth living says Socrates.Also anyone who is so spiritually bereft and imaginatively limited who believes that all truth must be scientifically proven needs to have a conversation with a cat, preferably one not stuffed into a toilet roll, read CS Lewis and study philosophy for starters.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.com