tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post7392342247900749726..comments2023-12-01T01:12:57.912-08:00Comments on MindSieve POSTS: Two WeeksDianna Woolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-61043453040542450122009-09-14T17:21:26.803-07:002009-09-14T17:21:26.803-07:00Nancy, Thank you for your comments. Yes, we must ...Nancy, Thank you for your comments. Yes, we must pay our respects to our grieving friends and it's hard not to start with "how are you?" A friend recently counselled me about opening a conversation with a very shy introvert acquaintance (not a griever) and my friend said, "whatever you do, don't start the conversation with how are?" Wow, that advice served me well Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-76260538164155347662009-09-13T22:19:53.666-07:002009-09-13T22:19:53.666-07:00hard to have people asking how she is doing i supp...hard to have people asking how she is doing i suppose, but harder if no one called at all, maybe.<br /><br />good words well written.<br /><br />i notice that you are in walla walla...our daughter just graduated from whitman this spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-61279373086657210022009-09-08T18:05:04.369-07:002009-09-08T18:05:04.369-07:00you bless us with your words. thank you for even ...you bless us with your words. thank you for even attempting to articulate what is impossible. <br /><br />"She answers her friends -<br />I’m fine, I’m doing better each day"... all of the things we leave out when we say "i'm fine." in your poem, you have also spoken on her behalf perhaps adding AND my heart is breaking, life is hard, i'm angry at God...Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-18364374952390222802009-09-08T12:51:24.998-07:002009-09-08T12:51:24.998-07:00Tess, We can't keep ourselves from asking &quo...Tess, We can't keep ourselves from asking "how are you" but striving for different words is important, like I've kept you in my prayers, are you sleeping yet, can I get something for you from the store.....I don't know, I guess anything but "how are you" might work. Thanks for your nice words about this post. I felt it was a memorial but was not sure of how it Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-52916425690948454712009-09-08T11:53:35.146-07:002009-09-08T11:53:35.146-07:00I will continue to pray for your friend.I will continue to pray for your friend.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-85306198875746677932009-09-08T09:56:37.190-07:002009-09-08T09:56:37.190-07:00I somehow missed your earlier post about your frie...I somehow missed your earlier post about your friend's death. I'm sorry to hear of it.<br /><br />What you write captures perfectly both the human need to speak ("How are you") and the human depth of pain ("How do you think I am, you imbeciles"). Beautifully done, a fine and tender memorial.Tesshttp://www.anchormast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-76988161933629405482009-09-07T19:59:37.328-07:002009-09-07T19:59:37.328-07:00Dear Anon - thank you, have loved catching up via ...Dear Anon - thank you, have loved catching up via email today.<br /><br />Wren - your words are dear to me. Yes, death comes very close and no matter our faith, it is wretched to contemplate it for our loved ones...stunned and slightly raw is such an apt set of descriptors!<br /><br />LL - "if only we could" - there's never enough time to tell people we love them but we must make Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-71048554714746654692009-09-07T18:20:26.719-07:002009-09-07T18:20:26.719-07:00This...
"If only she could roll back the tim...This...<br /><br />"If only she could roll back the time..."<br /><br />yes.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-59676614078530035882009-09-07T18:12:51.943-07:002009-09-07T18:12:51.943-07:00I don't want to imagine how she's feeling ...I don't want to imagine how she's feeling now, but it's crept into my soul as well and matches your description. Death has come too close this summer. It leaves me stunned and slightly raw. Thank you for writing this. I need to do some writing too.Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315136703233797428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-37920493135193588802009-09-07T14:55:40.807-07:002009-09-07T14:55:40.807-07:00Hi dear Dianna. My heart breaks for your friend a...Hi dear Dianna. My heart breaks for your friend and these words of yours say it all so well. Truly we are clueless to how empty all will be if we survive our own spouses. Thank you for writing this. Your words always bless me though I don't look as often as I'd like. JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com