tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post113045583266702925..comments2023-10-10T10:09:48.794-05:00Comments on Letting me be . . . random wondering and philosophy: Walking on Water"ME" Liz Strausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1145053833265280272006-04-14T17:30:00.000-05:002006-04-14T17:30:00.000-05:00Hey Joe,You're welcomeLizHey Joe,<BR/>You're welcome<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1145053716764050012006-04-14T17:28:00.000-05:002006-04-14T17:28:00.000-05:00Hey Liz,Thanks...JoeHey Liz,<BR/><BR/>Thanks...<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1140540808786875212006-02-21T10:53:00.000-06:002006-02-21T10:53:00.000-06:00Thanks Marti,For giving me an excuse to visit this...Thanks Marti,<BR/>For giving me an excuse to visit this one. It's very close to my heart. It may be my most favorite piece of all. <BR/><BR/>I really appreciate your comments.<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1140539636643749582006-02-21T10:33:00.000-06:002006-02-21T10:33:00.000-06:00I remember reading this before. It is truly lovel...I remember reading this before. It is truly lovely. Glad I got a second reading for the chance to say so.<BR/><BR/>I am reading all of the WBA entries, and enjoying the journey very much.<BR/><BR/>Great post- thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I wanted to compliment you on responding to your comments - I try but often fail.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130723077243417442005-10-30T19:44:00.000-06:002005-10-30T19:44:00.000-06:00Hi Eric,Thank you,I'm glad you liked it.Hi Eric,<BR/>Thank you,<BR/>I'm glad you liked it."ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130722723521274282005-10-30T19:38:00.000-06:002005-10-30T19:38:00.000-06:00Poetic as always. It's your writing signature :-)Poetic as always. It's your <A HREF="http://hippopotomonstrosesquipidelian.blogspot.com/2005/10/has-eric-written-all-over-it.html" REL="nofollow">writing signature</A> :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130681974871339982005-10-30T08:19:00.000-06:002005-10-30T08:19:00.000-06:00YEA! Kelley.Then we laugh together.smiles,LizYEA! Kelley.<BR/>Then we laugh together.<BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130681855193451232005-10-30T08:17:00.000-06:002005-10-30T08:17:00.000-06:00I am laughing too.;)I am laughing too.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130680127062464942005-10-30T07:48:00.000-06:002005-10-30T07:48:00.000-06:00Hi Liz,One never knows. That was a past life, but ...Hi Liz,<BR/><BR/>One never knows. That was a past life, but this could be a past life too someday. :)<BR/><BR/>That sure would be fun--a great book title too<BR/><BR/>"Bowling in Singapore"<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130679995841636522005-10-30T07:46:00.000-06:002005-10-30T07:46:00.000-06:00>> beautiful road coming in from the airport that ...>> beautiful road coming in from the airport that one day I wanted to bring my friends their so that we could all say that we'd been to Singapore and gone bowling. <BR/><BR/>hehe...well, if you ever come this way again, let me know. And if you want to bowl, I'm game. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130676187739441872005-10-30T06:43:00.000-06:002005-10-30T06:43:00.000-06:00Oh Kelley,I am laughing.Yes it is for a reason. Wh...Oh Kelley,<BR/>I am laughing.<BR/>Yes it is for a reason. What you wrote in my "Walk on Water" Post.<BR/><BR/><I>Quantum Physics teaches that energy is not a thing, but rather, just the probability of ideas.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, Ideas Create Reality.<BR/><BR/>and if all this is true, then why is it so unthinkable that someone who BELIEVES she can walk on water<BR/><BR/>actually can.</I> <BR/><BR/>It is not that what you say is wise. Wisdom is not such a hard thing to come by, I don't think. There is much intelligence and wisdom all around us. People just don't listen for it. <BR/><BR/>It is that you have such a beautiful, musical, truly elegant sense of joyful humor about how you share things.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you, thank you.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130675505532478052005-10-30T06:31:00.000-06:002005-10-30T06:31:00.000-06:00Hi Liz,What a wonderful idea. The one time I was o...Hi Liz,<BR/>What a wonderful idea. The one time I was on Singapore was for a short one night, but I saw enough to have an idea of what that might be like. I also remember thinking when I saw the bowling allwy tucked away (like everything) on the beautiful road coming in from the airport that one day I wanted to bring my friends their so that we could all say that we'd been to Singapore and gone bowling. <BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130674771618512852005-10-30T06:19:00.000-06:002005-10-30T06:19:00.000-06:00ahha, syncronicity."I wanted to ask everyone, What...ahha, syncronicity.<BR/><BR/>"I wanted to ask everyone, What do you want from me? I can't walk on water.”<BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/><BR/>And over on my bloggy, I just posted a thing about atoms. They are not solid. Just energy and empty space.<BR/><BR/>So what is holding us all in place? What is solid?<BR/><BR/>If a chair is just atoms, which are just energy and empty space, like water, then why can one hold us while the other can not?<BR/><BR/>Quantum Physics teaches that energy is not a thing, but rather, just the probability of ideas.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, Ideas Create Reality.<BR/><BR/>and if all this is true, then why is it so unthinkable that someone who BELIEVES she can walk on water<BR/><BR/>actually can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130667855079148982005-10-30T04:24:00.000-06:002005-10-30T04:24:00.000-06:00You know, I used to take long bus rides around thi...You know, I used to take long bus rides around this island I live on whenever I feel stressed out. I think maybe I should do that again, take a long busride to nowhere, or maybe to the beach or my favorite park and just sit alone and enjoy the surroundings. I haven't done that for a long time come to think of it.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130642889404925082005-10-29T22:28:00.000-05:002005-10-29T22:28:00.000-05:00Hello Mark,Yes, being out in creation makes it eas...Hello Mark,<BR/><BR/>Yes, being out in creation makes it easier to say yes to the invitation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing with me tonight as well. I left my comments on your site.<BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130642634845349752005-10-29T22:23:00.000-05:002005-10-29T22:23:00.000-05:00Changes in routine, especially to take time in God...Changes in routine, especially to take time in God's natural world, has a way of restoring me when I feel burdened. That was true for my wife and me when we took a walk on a nature trail that runs along the Little Miami River today.<BR/><BR/>Liz, this is a wonderful piece of writing and a great reflection on the need to get away so that we can enter the demanding places of life with confidence, hope, and joy. That whole Sabbath thing makes sense, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for calling this piece to my attention.<BR/><BR/>Mark DanielsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130639551483651402005-10-29T21:32:00.000-05:002005-10-29T21:32:00.000-05:00Hello Melissa,Welcome, You're new around here. Com...Hello Melissa,<BR/>Welcome, You're new around here. <BR/>Come in and tell us about you.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your lovely compliment about my writing. It's nice that you could see what I could see.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130639370602084802005-10-29T21:29:00.000-05:002005-10-29T21:29:00.000-05:00Elegantly written. I just took the most beautiful...Elegantly written. I just took the most beautiful trip with you - in my mind's eye.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/><BR/>MellissaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130626198536197152005-10-29T17:49:00.000-05:002005-10-29T17:49:00.000-05:00Thank you Scot, for naming what it is that is chan...Thank you Scot, for naming what it is that is changing about what I'm doing. I feel a pull, but don't know where it's going. I fear that I'm disappointing some . . . I still have plenty of other stories for them.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate especially how you've taken time to explain this one to me. It is different from the rest. I've never been so draw to detail before, but here the details demanded to be part. I had to make them real. This could not be some flight of fantasy it had to be an actual experience. Maybe that is the difference.<BR/><BR/>Your comment is what got me to think that through, to verabalize that difference.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Scot. I'm proud to have you walk with me.<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130625625249777812005-10-29T17:40:00.000-05:002005-10-29T17:40:00.000-05:00Liz,Something I've started to notice about your wr...Liz,<BR/>Something I've started to notice about your writing lately is that you're taking chances to really reach out and connect by asking the ever-imposing larger question and then searching for its answer wherever it may find you. “Walking on Water,” is satisfying on many levels. The need to get away, to just go, to put the demands of the day behind you, but without knowing necessarily where you’re going, to let yourself be in the moment, and let the car take you along until you stopped at Nick’s Diner. Your careful description of what you ate, and the interaction you had with Doris really concretized that very human need to be connected in all things no matter what, yet at the same time to pull back and take a breather. From there, though, is where your essay really starts to explore that existential aspect of life that has all of us throwing our hands up in the air sometimes. That nasty sometimes-overpowering question of “Who am I?” And though we may not necessarily discover a direct answer, we do find it indirectly by the things we find ourselves attuned with by observing and describing what’s in front of us, by the peaceful environment we have allowed ourselves to become enveloped by.<BR/>It is there that you discover and realize that “the magic of a sunset can cure an aching heart, can still a restless mind.” And there you stay “until the path of light had faded into the water.” Beautiful, Liz. Just absolutely beautiful. I am walking on water with you. <BR/>ScotAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130623115591760742005-10-29T16:58:00.000-05:002005-10-29T16:58:00.000-05:00Hello Tree,Thank you for coming by to read about p...Hello Tree,<BR/>Thank you for coming by to read about peace as I told you I would write about it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you too for such lovely gifts of words you send my way.<BR/>I'm smiling with them<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130619558038937342005-10-29T15:59:00.000-05:002005-10-29T15:59:00.000-05:00Check your email for instructions to find a small ...Check your email for instructions to find a small token of my appreciation. :-)Tréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130617946677155942005-10-29T15:32:00.000-05:002005-10-29T15:32:00.000-05:00Liz, I can't find my own words to say thanks so an...Liz, I can't find my own words to say thanks so an unknown author is standing in for me today.<BR/><BR/><I>A hundred hearts would be too few<BR/>To carry all my love for you.</I><BR/><BR/>I trust you understand "love" in the context of gratitude and thoughtfulness.<BR/><BR/>I would really like to say more to express my gratitude but since I'm in a quoting mood today, I'll finish with Stephen King of all people:<BR/><BR/><I>The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.</I><BR/><BR/>My arms are heavy again, but it's a good heavy. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you Liz and may peace be with you also.Tréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130608882556228452005-10-29T13:01:00.000-05:002005-10-29T13:01:00.000-05:00David,What a beautiful comment and compliment to m...David,<BR/>What a beautiful comment and compliment to my story, to me, and to you for writing it. What words could thank you adequately this writer doesn't know. Many would say you've done the impossible by setting me speechless.<BR/><BR/>I assure you I don't walk on water. But it was nice for a second to believe that I could.<BR/><BR/>The tears in my eyes are love and gratitude for a very dear friend."ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1130608548659767012005-10-29T12:55:00.000-05:002005-10-29T12:55:00.000-05:00Liz- I am learning about you, slowly. Blogging mak...Liz- I am learning about you, slowly. Blogging makes it a little harder, and in some ways easier. (I've been thinking about this after Ned's most recent poem, "blogging poetry")<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry the world weighed on you. You are strong, but you are also incredibly sensitive, and that makes the weight heavier still.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you found a way to heal yourself. Usually we know best how to heal ourselves, though it's nice when friends can help. <BR/><BR/>Sharing this beautiful story, beautifully written, helps me remember to listen to my own healing voice. <BR/><BR/>Recently, I've stopped living much, because I'm blogging so much. This is not your concern, but your story tells me I have to stay balanced. <BR/><BR/>Walking on Water. You come as close as anyone I've ever known. <BR/><BR/>love,<BR/>DavidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com