tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post483239748154981998..comments2023-10-22T03:16:31.189-06:00Comments on Recover Your Joy: Living no regretsLouise Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-51187714388107092852011-07-10T18:24:44.094-06:002011-07-10T18:24:44.094-06:00Good Evening:
How divine when you come to poetry...Good Evening:<br /><br />How divine when you come to poetry potluck,<br /><br />Week 43 is free verse week, submit 1 to 3 random poems, enjoy the fun!<br /><br />Hope to see you tonight.<br /> <br />xoxox<br /><br />we are to open within an hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-41909256802859044592011-07-10T18:24:12.893-06:002011-07-10T18:24:12.893-06:00what an inspiring post, something good always come...what an inspiring post, something good always comes out of loses/sadness.<br />blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-8932329101332594422011-07-09T15:06:24.562-06:002011-07-09T15:06:24.562-06:00Yes Susan -- much forgiveness. It is the path to h...Yes Susan -- much forgiveness. It is the path to healing.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-10290119656967322372011-07-09T15:05:56.388-06:002011-07-09T15:05:56.388-06:00Thank you Claudia. You bring such a beautiful ligh...Thank you Claudia. You bring such a beautiful light into the world!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-6535619940203307582011-07-09T15:05:06.130-06:002011-07-09T15:05:06.130-06:00Hello Renee, I applaud you for the work you do at ...Hello Renee, I applaud you for the work you do at your site, http://www.successfullysurvivingsexualabuse.com/ it is very important and you do it with such grace.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-64035837565464018832011-07-09T15:01:59.470-06:002011-07-09T15:01:59.470-06:00Jennifer -- so nice to meet you here. I dropped ov...Jennifer -- so nice to meet you here. I dropped over to your blog, http://ripplespeak.blogspot.com and was enchanted! Thanks.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-47631051899843900652011-07-09T15:01:19.546-06:002011-07-09T15:01:19.546-06:00Unfortunately, it is Josie. It is human nature to ...Unfortunately, it is Josie. It is human nature to paint ourselves in positive light -- despite our shortcomings. It takes a deep, deep commitment to truth and integrity and the belief that the shame is not in what we did, it is in not facing it and loving ourselves anyway and every way we can.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-37600997507842732722011-07-09T15:00:18.136-06:002011-07-09T15:00:18.136-06:00Thanks Mark! I am honoured.Thanks Mark! I am honoured.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-1327313241612438302011-07-09T15:00:00.994-06:002011-07-09T15:00:00.994-06:00So true, Maureen -- the past is gone but is ever p...So true, Maureen -- the past is gone but is ever present in the present through its ability to colour our outlook -- positive or negative -- it's ours to turn into a gift, or not.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-71261839781730497902011-07-09T13:55:14.911-06:002011-07-09T13:55:14.911-06:00There is much freedom in what you have shared ... ...There is much freedom in what you have shared ... and in some situations ... forgiveness.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-35325485343870153262011-07-09T13:43:51.984-06:002011-07-09T13:43:51.984-06:00...I told her that it wasn't about believing i......I told her that it wasn't about believing in his stories. It was about believing in the man...this is so typically you Louise and there should be much more people who believe in the people around them...no matter if they have a tough background or are just average everyday people we meet on the wayClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-33189909211102910822011-07-09T12:45:44.352-06:002011-07-09T12:45:44.352-06:00"The past isn't a door to be closed. It i..."The past isn't a door to be closed. It is an opening to be explored."<br /><br />There is such liberation in that statement.Reneehttp://www.successfullysurvivingsexualabuse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-56031124553830823182011-07-09T11:46:27.245-06:002011-07-09T11:46:27.245-06:00(oh WOW....to the brilliantly
helpful spirit that...(oh WOW....to the brilliantly <br />helpful spirit that led me here today, massive thanks!)<br />And a HUGE THANKS to YOU, Louise,<br />for these life-giving words<br />...for sharing the aliveness<br />in your beautiful heart!<br />I SO needed this just this very <br />moment in time. And here it is!<br />I thank you for doing the work<br />to deliver the package:)<br />Bravo to your brave heart.<br />Summergrace to you,<br />JenniferJennifer Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305032927925322733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-29535711828517553422011-07-09T10:29:33.637-06:002011-07-09T10:29:33.637-06:00This post spoke strongly to me on so many levels. ...This post spoke strongly to me on so many levels. I loved the concept of "closure" sometimes being to close the mouth. I found myself wondering if the past isn't always so much about the actual events that took place... or didn't, depending on a point of view, but rather the effect that situation had on the person. What may have felt devastating to me, might have seemed very trivial to other observers. I try to remember that when someone is telling me a story and inward I'm thinking "that's not so bad"... but maybe to them it really was. Ideally, we would all come to your place of living in the today, and loving ourselves and others as they are today. The past is what made us who we are, and I couldn't feel more blessed than I am with my life now, so it was worth it in the end. As for parents who try to vindicate themselves from any responsibility for what happened to their children, I can only shake my head in puzzlement and wonder if it is possible to deceive onself to feel more comfortable. I think it is.Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-24389193043985997182011-07-09T10:12:19.738-06:002011-07-09T10:12:19.738-06:00LG
great piece .... look for it tomorrow on 360bo...LG<br /><br />great piece .... look for it tomorrow on 360boom.com <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-54577051332347073012011-07-09T10:09:50.822-06:002011-07-09T10:09:50.822-06:00When my brother died, I heard that word "clos...When my brother died, I heard that word "closure" over and over and finally closed my ears to it. Writing about a loved one while he is dying or after he's died is never about "closure"; it's about holding on, about keeping him present. Patrick's no longer physically here but he still is my brother and he is still part of my life. I would never want my memory to be closed to him.<br /><br />What you speak of when you speak of the past is a message more people need to hear. What's happened is done but what you can do it presents infinite possibilities and opportunities.<br /><br />Have a marvelous weekend.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-49652173951624524832011-07-09T08:52:36.351-06:002011-07-09T08:52:36.351-06:00Thank you Fi!
May your moments today be filled wi...Thank you Fi!<br /><br />May your moments today be filled with Love -- and the joy of your new grandson! :)Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273998760028140856.post-12465373931991778012011-07-09T08:45:09.324-06:002011-07-09T08:45:09.324-06:00Bravo - what a wonderfully written post. I've ...Bravo - what a wonderfully written post. I've never thought about it this way before but I can see the truth in what you write.<br /><br />It's about living in the moment now - it's about who we are right now. We all make mistakes, we also live with and love others who make mistakes but it's about the here and now and who we are today and what we become tomorrow.<br />You stretch my thinking and I love that about your posts.<br />Cheers to youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151064836369618082noreply@blogger.com