Comments on: derailed… in the ditch http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch interactive poetry, pop-culture philosophizing, and loving self-mockery Mon, 21 May 2012 02:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jyanti http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch/comment-page-1#comment-293 jyanti Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:46:03 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=498#comment-293 It's hard to get out of 2010 when you're in it! I thought this might be a bad millenium but I hoped it was just a bad decade Except I believe in free will, not bad decades, around here, for me anyway. Though it's comforting to blame the millenium, lower my expectations, feel heroic or surprised for everything good. Comforting to make the problem so big that we're all stuck in it together, and I can stop blaming or being angry. Part of my problem is, every new year still starts out looking so clean and perfect to me. I'm sucked in to the arbitrary mystique. This year I didn't make resolutions until mid-January. Even so, the month's rough weeks were on the rougher side. Val, I've been reading and thinking of you, glad that you've been posting through this. John, I'm always curious about life changes and how folks start zooming. Dagmar, your connection between walking & interest is encouraging. xoxo It’s hard to get out of 2010 when you’re in it!

I thought this might be a bad millenium but I hoped
it was just a bad decade

Except I believe in free will, not bad decades, around here, for me anyway. Though it’s comforting to blame the millenium, lower my expectations, feel heroic or surprised for everything good. Comforting to make the problem so big that we’re all stuck in it together, and I can stop blaming or being angry. Part of my problem is, every new year still starts out looking so clean and perfect to me. I’m sucked in to the arbitrary mystique. This year I didn’t make resolutions until mid-January. Even so, the month’s rough weeks were on the rougher side.

Val, I’ve been reading and thinking of you, glad that you’ve been posting through this. John, I’m always curious about life changes and how folks start zooming. Dagmar, your connection between walking & interest is encouraging. xoxo

]]> By: dagmar http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch/comment-page-1#comment-209 dagmar Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:32:05 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=498#comment-209 well, this may be sad. or maybe not. i got out and started walking years ago, and that was when life really started getting interesting... even though i didn;t recognize that at the time. i think Thich Nhat Hanh said 'peace is every step'. i find there's a lot more peace when the sole (soul?) is on the road. sometimes people still want to give you a lift though, and sometimes it's kinda lonely. well, this may be sad. or maybe not. i got out and started walking years ago, and that was when life really started getting interesting… even though i didn;t recognize that at the time. i think Thich Nhat Hanh said ‘peace is every step’. i find there’s a lot more peace when the sole (soul?) is on the road. sometimes people still want to give you a lift though, and sometimes it’s kinda lonely.

]]> By: Valerie http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch/comment-page-1#comment-204 Valerie Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:47 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=498#comment-204 Thanks for the hearty words of encouragement John (very well timed!). And I LOVE your view of the ditch -- see mama, all the COOL people are in the ditch! Thanks for the hearty words of encouragement John (very well timed!). And I LOVE your view of the ditch — see mama, all the COOL people are in the ditch!

]]> By: John Louttit http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch/comment-page-1#comment-203 John Louttit Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:39:39 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=498#comment-203 I finally fixed my computer and have looked you up Valerie. What I found just amazes me! Great writing I am very proud of you. Hope that in the future we can share some stories( we got lots ) . As for driving in the ditch: from the guy who spent most of his life doing just that I can offer this advice..Life begins when you can hurl yourself at breakneck speed tackling the challenging terrain. Soaring when you hit a good sized bump and get a view of how boring life is when you follow the smooth path(aka the road).In short : The ditch is much more fun if you crank the throttle wide open... I finally fixed my computer and have looked you up Valerie. What I found just amazes me! Great writing I am very proud of you. Hope that in the future we can share some stories( we got lots ) . As for driving in the ditch: from the guy who spent most of his life doing just that I can offer this advice..Life begins when you can hurl yourself at breakneck speed tackling the challenging terrain. Soaring when you hit a good sized bump and get a view of how boring life is when you follow the smooth path(aka the road).In short : The ditch is much more fun if you crank the throttle wide open…

]]> By: Valerie http://valerieroney.ca/derailed-in-the-ditch/comment-page-1#comment-198 Valerie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:08:14 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=498#comment-198 Come to think of it... you DID help me clean the weeds out of my undercarriage once. Now THAT was a roadtrip! Come to think of it… you DID help me clean the weeds out of my undercarriage once. Now THAT was a roadtrip!

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