Comments on One Crafty Mother: A Warrior's Sense of Peace

Hi Ellie, I think about you so often. I thought m...

2012-01-07T15:43:27.074-05:00

Hi Ellie, I think about you so often. I thought maybe you'd like to meet another warrior: http://www.lilblueboo.com/

Stay strong!

This post reminds me of something I heard recently...

2012-01-07T09:57:21.565-05:00

This post reminds me of something I heard recently, a rabbi speaking on an NPR program about Jacob wrestling with the angel and refusing to let the angel go until he blessed him.

You are dealing with all this in noble fashion, Ellie. Thanks so much for continuing to share.

Oh Ellie. Look at you. Look at how quickly you a...

2012-01-07T04:54:24.561-05:00

Oh Ellie. Look at you. Look at how quickly you are grasping the lessons, the gifts in all of this. The shadow and the light, you are seeing it all and bringing it to all of us so incredibly clearly, so beautifully.

I found Pema on a similar stretch of my path - there is no better companion, in my opinion. I'm glad she has her arms around you, as do many of us. I'm so grateful to you for reminding me of these learnings. It's so easy to forget, to get back to Doing More before Something Happens and I have to Slow Down again.

Hello Saturday. Hello Ellie. I see you.

Love and massive amounts of Xs and Os to you.

Thank you.

Human being to human being: I love you, Ellie. Th...

2012-01-07T00:25:49.576-05:00

Human being to human being: I love you, Ellie. Thinking about you.

This is my first time to your blog and I had only ...

2012-01-06T23:30:26.345-05:00

This is my first time to your blog and I had only read a few lines before I was immediately captivated by your spirit.
"If I just opened my arms the sun would come back"
Brilliant.
Sending you much love and strength on this journey.
Xoxo

"... Anything to save me from Tuesday, from t...

2012-01-06T19:55:57.967-05:00

"... Anything to save me from Tuesday, from the dull, repetitive thump of my days."
Such a treasure you have inside of you Ellie. The way you describe those feelings, I just step back and say, "Wow, that's exactly what that's like!"

Do you see the wondrous things that are happening in you? do you know how inspiring it is for the rest of us to see you go from that mind-numbing perception of the mundane, to "I am finding the extraordinary in small places - .... I know they were here all along, these moments, and sometimes I would see them, if I stopped long enough on my mad rush to the Next Big Thing.
But now they feel like little gifts, these moments, not something to get over with quickly."

Thank you for just being. You are a miracle.

"but now they feel like little gifts, these m...

2012-01-06T16:28:39.482-05:00

"but now they feel like little gifts, these moments..."

thank you... this post is a little gift!

That scoundrel Ann Imig turned me onto Pema and I ...

2012-01-06T12:19:14.333-05:00

That scoundrel Ann Imig turned me onto Pema and I now love her. And Ann. My wish for myself this year was to LET GO and BE THERE NOW because I too am NEXT, BIGGER, MORE.

After Kirk Douglas had a massive stroke that nearly killed him he came out of it saying, "This was the best thing that ever happened to me." At the time I thought he was crazy but he said he finally SAW his kids, his life, in the proper perspective.

I think you are there now.

p.s. You're a doll.

Ellie, what a wonderful post. Thank you so much. I...

2012-01-06T12:00:07.569-05:00

Ellie, what a wonderful post. Thank you so much.
I agree with zeghsy above, you and your words give me courage.

Prayers to you.

After being in the sun that shone so bright I coul...

2012-01-06T11:31:24.215-05:00

After being in the sun that shone so bright I couldn't see, I'm in such darkness. It's blinding but a frightening blindness. This isn't the safe place I was just in. Even though I'm standing in the exact same spot. If I just open my arms, the sun will come back. I need the courage to open my arms.

You give me that courage.

This is a beginning. A terribly painful beginning,...

2012-01-06T11:07:48.900-05:00

This is a beginning. A terribly painful beginning, but so huge in its potential. And you are shining so brightly.

Oh Ellie. This is a good one. This is a really goo...

2012-01-06T10:50:22.418-05:00

Oh Ellie. This is a good one. This is a really good one. I am also in tears over here because this is a lesson for all of us. So cliche to say and so true. You really hit me with this "Next, Bigger, More" statement. I know EXACTLY what you are talking about with that and when I read this post, it makes me feel kinda guilty for feeling that 'cause after getting older and maybe wiser, I feel like I should KNOW that life is not about next, bigger, more but I still get caught in that trap. This post is a gift Ellie. Your writing is truly inspired I have to say. Thank you for being willing to continue to share your story because it moves me and helps me and gives me a fresh perspective on my messy pile of laundry. My heart aches for what you are enduring but wow - these posts you have been writing are gifts.
Miss you and plan to party with you sometime in 2012.
xoxo
Lee

Beautifully expressed. Thank you.

2012-01-06T10:34:17.737-05:00

Beautifully expressed. Thank you.

Oh, Ellie, this is just stunning. Thank you for t...

2012-01-06T10:24:20.363-05:00

Oh, Ellie, this is just stunning. Thank you for the reminder to notice what is here. Thank you. xo

Oh, you have brought me to tears. A warrior's...

2012-01-06T10:23:28.547-05:00

Oh, you have brought me to tears.

A warrior's sense of peace.

That is exactly what it is.

When you have struggled, and seen it through, and every ounce of you is just spent.

There is this peace.

I can barely see the keys here, but I have to tell you: I AM OVERCOME with what you've written.