tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post1390762596704718766..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-73346709269196436532012-02-21T10:03:51.814+10:002012-02-21T10:03:51.814+10:00Hi V - I wonder too; but I like that it does!Hi V - I wonder too; but I like that it does!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-10296695172923126282012-02-19T03:00:53.313+10:002012-02-19T03:00:53.313+10:00worry plagues me less now. why, i wonder?worry plagues me less now. why, i wonder?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31013830014237497692012-02-18T21:13:04.704+10:002012-02-18T21:13:04.704+10:00To be really bad Ronnie - yep the rocker rocks me ...To be really bad Ronnie - yep the rocker rocks me thinks!<br /><br />Thanks B- yes they seem to be so happy there.<br /><br />Louise - B and I were just reminding ourselves of this prayer today (in a non churchy-way) - serenity and knowing what you can change and the wisdom to know the difference etc; so simple and so true. The word serenity is so apt for what happens when you work it out.<br /><br />I agree Jennifer - sometimes rocking can create magic; the rhythm, the meditation, the drifting away...those vines are definitely up to something (and it doesn't seem to be as much pumpkin-making this year!)<br /><br />Ah Lesley- when I get overwhelmed by work-work, deadlines and deliverables I can go a bit a'worrying. But generally speaking I think I have the balance right and I agree - worry without action seems a waste of energy.<br /><br />Hi G/TT - I think that's all so true - you can't have a life without worry - but you can't let worry overwhelm you - either do something or let it go. Otherwise it owns you and paralyses you. I think worry is a call to action!<br /><br />Jo - its not possible not to worry - for me I think its about keeping it in scope, on a scale that doesn't make me not function; and freeze. I like working out what I can do to alleviate it; or working on letting it go. Can't bear having it own me.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-28251209720872109722012-02-17T03:48:40.286+10:002012-02-17T03:48:40.286+10:00If only it was so simple to stop worrying.If only it was so simple to stop worrying.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47678713973530150682012-02-17T01:46:14.776+10:002012-02-17T01:46:14.776+10:00The only good thing about worrying is that it can ...The only good thing about worrying is that it can be a great motivator - to stop wasting time and energy worrying and as you say, either do something or simply accept you can't! I wouldn't want a completely worry-free existence - if I'm not worried about anything at all, I am probably just not paying attention! But like you, I've gotten a lot better about keeping it to less overwhelming levels. The rocking chair proverb and the photo are perfect!Gisizeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842508709852026701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-51654488105023947112012-02-16T23:39:29.924+10:002012-02-16T23:39:29.924+10:00You've never struck me as a worrier Fiona. I c...You've never struck me as a worrier Fiona. I can't be done with worry. I just ask myself 'can I effect a change with this?' and if I cannot, then there is no point worrying about it. Sometimes it's down to the genes you inherit and you can't do much about it so just go with the flow!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-15420453807420728732012-02-16T21:10:40.564+10:002012-02-16T21:10:40.564+10:00Love this post! It's so true, both re: worryin...Love this post! It's so true, both re: worrying and the rocker. <br /><br />Still, a good rocking chair is priceless as it can be not just a good worrying spot, but thinking spot and a magic carpet of sorts as one sits in it and dreams.<br /><br />Wonder what those vines are dreaming of?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-60059024204184026382012-02-16T21:05:07.427+10:002012-02-16T21:05:07.427+10:00i had not finished my last post and somehow it pub...i had not finished my last post and somehow it published without me checking it. :( but i am sure you knew what i mean fiona. xLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043122487729540469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-10105196490088898422012-02-16T21:03:07.448+10:002012-02-16T21:03:07.448+10:00I love the part of this prayer, god grant me to ac...I love the part of this prayer, god grant me to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference.<br /><br />I first heard it from Sinead O'Connor, not from the Church. ;)<br /><br />Such truth in it.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043122487729540469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35798492314423185812012-02-16T20:19:09.416+10:002012-02-16T20:19:09.416+10:00F-so true on all levels; and love how the vines re...F-so true on all levels; and love how the vines realise the rocker is their resting spot - going nowhere. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-78755998074712039222012-02-16T19:27:02.176+10:002012-02-16T19:27:02.176+10:00great rocker!great rocker!ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.com