Comments for Worth Writing

Comment on going on by Sue

Sue — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:25:28 +0000

Go for it Steph! Soak it all up and keep us with you on your pilgrimage. I will love to hear of your adventures and the people you meet.

Comment on going on by cydlee61

cydlee61 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:54 +0000

I think this is so wonderful that you are embarking on this and not settling for sale priced pies! I hope one day to be able to follow in your footsteps! Hang in there for the vaccine…they say lines are easing up all over. My wait was 10 minutes in London and last night I accompanied a friend to get their shot and there was no lineup whatsoever in Simcoe. Mind you, they also say we are on the verge of running out of vaccine…sigh.

Comment on going on by Jill

Jill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:55 +0000

Bravo my friend – i have so much admiration for you embarking on this journey – you will indeed come back enriched and I know you will share the experiences – can’t wait!
My spirit greets your spirit

Comment on going on by woodnymph

woodnymph — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:36:59 +0000

Remember, planning the trip is half the fun, but do go when you are ready and when you are young enough and healthy enough to enjoy it. No matter that you have been there before. One place I have been visited…must be a dozen times, is Yellowstone National Park and, you know, I’ve always come home richer for the experience.

Comment on going on by Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:59:22 +0000

Don’t eat that sale priced pie. Get out there. I know exactly what you mean about going on a journey to places you have been before. I did a very similar trip in my mid 40s. It was brilliant – it was definitely not sensible and my credit card maxed out but boy was it worth it.

Your words: what I really wanted was not a specific set of experiences in any particular places but simply the one freeing experience of going on an extended journey and the even more freeing experience of knowing what is the most sensible choice and purposely not choosing it – are a mantra to personal growth.

Go for it – you may have less money when you return but you will be richer by far than those who stay home and count the bank balance.

Comment on let the music carry you by kvwordsmith

kvwordsmith — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:50:26 +0000

give wee little Steph a hug for me next time you see you, sneaking out to listen to the music…she’s a sweet kid with a hard row to hoe…

Comment on hydrangea days by kvwordsmith

kvwordsmith — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:23:36 +0000

Wonderful writing, good memories, despite everything else – hydrangea days saved your life, gave you hope, let you dream of better days – of course your good concrete descriptions put me right there with you – but this is more than a memory – how I can relate to the thought, if you are DOING something, there is shame in just being – still trying to find that balance today many years (decades) later -

Comment on hydrangea days by Sue

Sue — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:11:43 +0000

Wonderful piece. Very descriptive.

Comment on hydrangea days by woodnymph

woodnymph — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:15:46 +0000

From one fantasy-er to another, I love reading your memories of what was not an easy childhood. I commend you though, Steph, because even at that tender age, you were able to find and recognize those healing niches in which to crawl and refuel.

Comment on hydrangea days by cydlee61

cydlee61 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:08:04 +0000

I love the way you describe things..you draw me in! Hydrangea days…I think I shall remember and treasure that term forever. What a touching story.