tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post8202166996250197359..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Coming to Terms (and Honey Lavender Ice Cream)Justine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-83530828215419904502012-08-29T20:27:33.159-04:002012-08-29T20:27:33.159-04:00Beautiful post! I am really starting to embrace th...Beautiful post! I am really starting to embrace the stillness now.Emily @ablanket2keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398858102692984237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-30998533392800303692012-08-27T16:29:32.352-04:002012-08-27T16:29:32.352-04:00So, so beautiful. It is so hard to stop and be st...So, so beautiful. It is so hard to stop and be still after striving for everything. But the calm center is underrated: think of the sun and how it gives life to and influences everything else while the planets spin madly around it.<br /><br />I have a new coworker who is just so awesomely competent and driven. And I used to be that way. I feel aimless and spent but envy the accolades he has received in a short time.KeAnnehttp://babywithatwist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-40918190089039795792012-08-27T09:03:14.049-04:002012-08-27T09:03:14.049-04:00So much of this I understand and can relate to. I...So much of this I understand and can relate to. I think our specific circumstances are different, but there are still so many similarities. You put it out there so thoughtfully, much better than I could.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614232173945249682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-68130345014501355342012-08-25T11:31:48.092-04:002012-08-25T11:31:48.092-04:00Everything, everything about this post is wonderfu...Everything, everything about this post is wonderful and delicious, I'm so glad you shared this- all of this- with us.Keiko Zollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626943324988347787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-82769670088063606152012-08-24T22:11:45.022-04:002012-08-24T22:11:45.022-04:00Gorgeous, gorgeous.Gorgeous, gorgeous.Stupid Storkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161877442649107282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-5880353091850190132012-08-24T17:21:57.817-04:002012-08-24T17:21:57.817-04:00Beautiful post! I can identify with much of what ...Beautiful post! I can identify with much of what you wrote. <br /><br />ICLW #7Mrs. Gamgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351339333625358960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-64678729565971107072012-08-23T23:20:18.462-04:002012-08-23T23:20:18.462-04:00I'm sorry you're feeling this way :( It do...I'm sorry you're feeling this way :( It doesn't surprise me that you were the valedictorian of your class, at all. <br /><br />You are a crazy talented writer. One day, I will be in the audience as you read your very own VOTY essay. Cheering madly!Jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-4893948713416537132012-08-23T19:53:39.137-04:002012-08-23T19:53:39.137-04:00Well. I obviously love lavender and will clearly b...Well. I obviously love lavender and will clearly be trying this recipe.<br /><br />Your thoughts on being the center, the stationary one, possibly left behind, has stayed with me since I first read your post.<br /><br />I sense that you are talking about the interplay between the masculine and feminine energies, and that you are in a time of flux. BE-ing fully in the feminine (center, still) yet longing for the masculine (DO-ing, accomplishing). You will find balance at some point(and then lose it) because that's how it works. But you already know this.<br /><br />To everything -- turn, turn, turn -- there is a season.<br /><br />I am certain you will be a very gifted yoga teacher, should you decide to do that. Best in show, I would wager.<br /><br />And you are a very talented writer and blogger. This post is phenomenal.<br />Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-60705533115948808182012-08-23T18:22:05.866-04:002012-08-23T18:22:05.866-04:00Hi from ICLW...I love your blog...the food is beyo...Hi from ICLW...I love your blog...the food is beyond amazing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-46722076197317805252012-08-23T14:44:37.101-04:002012-08-23T14:44:37.101-04:00Been thinking about this all day. So gorgeously wr...Been thinking about this all day. So gorgeously written and what a unique & apt analogy. While my circumstances are very different than yours, the feelings you describe are so so familiar. I often feel like my LIFE is moving ahead without me...like changes are occurring and I haven't quite caught up. anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-19515266893920644542012-08-23T11:35:20.191-04:002012-08-23T11:35:20.191-04:00May I just come and give you a hug? A hug for tak...May I just come and give you a hug? A hug for taking the more challenging route of working at home to be with the kids, a hug for your honesty, and a hug to thank you for your beautiful writing. <br /><br />Sometimes the way to stillness is embracing the chaos of the mind and world, greeting it like an old friend, and in all of the swirl, knowing that the very essence of you never changes.<br /><br />All the best, <br />LorraineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-31170968627242139502012-08-23T11:16:13.481-04:002012-08-23T11:16:13.481-04:00I don't know what to say...such a moving post....I don't know what to say...such a moving post. Why does it not surprise me that you were valedictorian? Smarty-pants. :)<br /><br />Our alternate universe where we're amazingly bendy and peaceful yoga instructors is one and the same. I think we all struggle with jealousy, but you're much more self-aware and recognize these feelings more. I have been struggling a lot lately with feeling like I'm an underachiever. The whole point of not having a hugely demanding career was so I could attend to children, and I'm obviously not on the fast-track to that goal.<br /><br />Love the ice cream maker analogy.Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477507213781894921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-63366202198194400802012-08-23T10:59:33.770-04:002012-08-23T10:59:33.770-04:00I'm sorry you are in this mind space at the mo...I'm sorry you are in this mind space at the moment but I love the way you wrote about it. This is a gorgeous post. I read it earlier and it has been on my mind all day, as have you. As others have said, very brave and very beautiful.Mud Hut Mamahttp://www.mudhutmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-7536187652568745542012-08-23T10:25:46.269-04:002012-08-23T10:25:46.269-04:00Gorgeous post.
Sometimes stillness is incredibly ...Gorgeous post.<br /><br />Sometimes stillness is incredibly hard.<br /><br />xoxoSerenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765237663006604157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-60250096949558684972012-08-23T00:31:27.222-04:002012-08-23T00:31:27.222-04:00Gorgeous post J. Abiding with you and sending peac...Gorgeous post J. Abiding with you and sending peace, love and light your way. xoxoKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175833982955486083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-6585233320492323652012-08-22T22:08:16.550-04:002012-08-22T22:08:16.550-04:00What a beautifully written post! I have those same...What a beautifully written post! I have those same sentiments sometimes - loving where I am but also lamenting the things I can't have with this life I've chosen. (Like that fantasy where I just up and move to Italy for a summer.) I can totally relate to so much of what you've written here! Thank you for sharing your experience so courageously. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026714758785637031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-29003145052900682472012-08-22T21:23:16.531-04:002012-08-22T21:23:16.531-04:00I want to say something, but I can't imagine w...I want to say something, but I can't imagine what there is to say. Just that it was beautifully, bravely, put, and that the icecream looks delicious.Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597977344296682203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-1440721244702232932012-08-22T21:13:45.224-04:002012-08-22T21:13:45.224-04:00Beautifully written, as always. I was always the ...Beautifully written, as always. I was always the high achiever, always so much younger than everyone else on my position. Now the reverse is true, 1st time mum at 41, work colleagues 10 years younger than me, etc. And my husband looks at me to centre the family why I am still spinning off, unsure whether I am mum or career woman. But I'm feeling a shift and readjusting my priorities. Moving forward so I can stand still. But I haven't been on a proper bushwalk in ages...TasIVFerhttp://tasivfer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-19009088970980920122012-08-22T21:11:04.865-04:002012-08-22T21:11:04.865-04:00Oh my. This is an incredible post. Your writing re...Oh my. This is an incredible post. Your writing really moved me. So much to say. Will save for in person. <br />You amaze and inspire me.<br />CCristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979335536682976259noreply@blogger.com