tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post1910405762031251320..comments2024-03-29T19:22:11.409+10:00Comments on down to earth: A journey with no endUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90542885893339745722010-03-08T08:54:24.620+10:002010-03-08T08:54:24.620+10:00Thanks for the feedback Rhonda. I must have forgot...Thanks for the feedback Rhonda. I must have forgotten to press submit, or closed the page down - thinking I'd sent it.<br /><br />Ms Forgetful, LOL. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9264902579821354502010-03-08T00:05:34.957+10:002010-03-08T00:05:34.957+10:00Thank you Rhonda for this post. I live a very simp...Thank you Rhonda for this post. I live a very simple life, but recently I have been feeling kind of blue with little motivation to sew, knit, bake or cook. Your words inspire me to take life into my own hands again. Today I will get out my quilting, make a rhubarb pie and enjoy the beauty of my life again.Jingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357961722537445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11830033166035539672010-03-07T12:36:37.696+10:002010-03-07T12:36:37.696+10:00chris, I published all the comments received.chris, I published all the comments received.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10047707478793149392010-03-07T11:33:05.228+10:002010-03-07T11:33:05.228+10:00Just wondering if my comment was missed for public...Just wondering if my comment was missed for publication yesterday? I know it happens sometimes, I've done it accidently on my own blog.<br /><br />This comment doesn't have to be published - I just didn't know how to ask any other way. :)<br /><br />I was very grateful when one of my readers reported their missing comments, via making another comment; as I wasn't realising where things were slipping through. It had to do with my email security software.<br /><br />You can email me on cdriley at bigpond dot com dot au, if you need to.<br /><br />I hope you're having a good (if somewhat wet) day. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43301370011383226122010-03-07T08:16:58.564+10:002010-03-07T08:16:58.564+10:00Hugs to you too Manola, and well done to Mr Chong....Hugs to you too Manola, and well done to Mr Chong. Working as a team will make your life so much more rewarding.<br /><br />BTW, we have a couple of faint connections, Manola. I met Hanno on my 28th birthday when the girlfriend I was visiting in Mt Isa took me to Boyd's hotel. And Shane and Kerry went to boarding school in Townsville - the Catherdral School on Ross River Road.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-33856044056391974562010-03-07T07:36:34.463+10:002010-03-07T07:36:34.463+10:00I am loving my journey and learning something new ...I am loving my journey and learning something new everyday. I am in awe of what you and Hanno you have achieved. I was talking to my husband last night about your '2007 posts' (yes I read through them all) and he is so on board I was dumbfounded. I didn't tell him either when I started saving and it wasn't until we needed some spare cash that I told him what I had been doing. He is finally a 'believer'. LOL!!!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this inspiring post and look forward to continuing my journey with you.<br /><br />hugs,<br />Manola :)<br />Townsville (Mount Isa born and bred)Manola Chongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61850647087591485792010-03-07T02:38:14.748+10:002010-03-07T02:38:14.748+10:00A great post. I was thinking along these lines las...A great post. I was thinking along these lines last night when I was winding yarn from a skein into a ball. The winding process made me slow down and think about the yarn and how I was going to use it etc, rather than jumping straight in to my new knitting project. It was a very reflective time and one I'll be repeating.Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665464372841227874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79986539567620470232010-03-06T18:54:02.244+10:002010-03-06T18:54:02.244+10:00I think I needed this reminder right now - thank y...I think I needed this reminder right now - thank you.Christyhttp://www.islandgardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29953528365073001482010-03-06T09:56:48.758+10:002010-03-06T09:56:48.758+10:00Thankyou Rhonda.
This is something I so need to l...Thankyou Rhonda.<br /><br />This is something I so need to learn, I always over plan my days, rush through them, feel guilty for what I haven't got done and fall into bed to start it all over again the next day.<br /><br />Not a good way to live and time for change I think. Today, right now I'm slowing down, I'm throwing out my plan for this day and focusing on only what I am doing at this minute.<br /><br />cheers Katesimplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67008834616068377932010-03-06T08:50:54.795+10:002010-03-06T08:50:54.795+10:00This is a wonderful post! So many people need to s...This is a wonderful post! So many people need to shrink their lives down to the necessary things and drop the rest. Everyone is different. Only you can decide for yourself what parts of your life need to be dropped and which ones should become priority. <br /><br />If someone is feeling overwhelmed, they need to take a good look at the difference between want and need. So many people fill their life with things they really could live without. <br /><br />Perhaps its as big as moving to a less expensive house and dropping other expensive hobbies so that you can spend less time working and more time enjoying life and "being still". <br /><br />Are the material things you want to own and the goals you have set for yourself really worth what it takes to achieve them? Only you can decide.Sheryl at Providence Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127223943390691667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85964569597949861032010-03-06T06:27:36.259+10:002010-03-06T06:27:36.259+10:00So funny -- in a hurry to slow down! Part of *lear...So funny -- in a hurry to slow down! Part of *learning* to slow down is ... being slow and mindful. You can't get there in a hurry. It's so hard to get rid of that "fast" mindset in our culture, isn't it?<br /><br />As always, I enjoyed this post. Your blog has been very influential for me, and encouraged me to embrace being a homemaker. Thanks! kristinThe Cherry Tree Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561834372312713466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4277570086599286532010-03-06T03:55:35.640+10:002010-03-06T03:55:35.640+10:00I think part of slowing down also comes with the d...I think part of slowing down also comes with the different stages of life. I've lived a busy, hectic life as a Mom to three children and all their activities while growing up...as well as being a Registered Nurse in high acuity, critical arenas. <br /><br />Now, my children are grown and I have grandchildren. I'm retired from nursing and no longer have to make the life or death decisions (Thank God!). Now, I can focus on enjoying life one day at the time and creating that home in retirement that will be a peaceful, calm life for my husband and me. It's easier now. I still have to concentrate on being frugal, saving, etc. I now have time to enjoy baking, sewing and taking care of our home. I remember those days when I didn't have that luxury, and my heart goes out to the young people who still face that. You're time will come, but, in the meantime, do slow down. Enjoy the things you can along the way...<br /><br />Blessings,<br />DianneDiannehttp://www.patacakebabies.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80150992582204877572010-03-06T03:51:02.926+10:002010-03-06T03:51:02.926+10:00I am a first time reader...linked in via a dear fr...I am a first time reader...linked in via a dear friend....I'll be back tonight to read all of your posts...I love how you view life..I love your words and I am thankful you share this with the world..if we all could just slow down a tad..what a wonderful life we would have...<br /><br />Thank You...xoxoBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446195548494506494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-499768483007672552010-03-06T03:25:54.965+10:002010-03-06T03:25:54.965+10:00What a lovely post Rhonda, thank you for pointing ...What a lovely post Rhonda, thank you for pointing out all the beauty in slowing down and embracing each task we face as mothers, friends, daughters, wives etc. <br /><br />Blessings<br />ShirleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35362538035302160032010-03-06T01:23:27.817+10:002010-03-06T01:23:27.817+10:00I love your new look Rhonda Jean! And a great post...I love your new look Rhonda Jean! And a great post for March..renewal by taking slower steps in life so we can see(and feel) what is going on around us!<br />ronelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25288886970231488732010-03-06T01:04:05.321+10:002010-03-06T01:04:05.321+10:00What a wonderful way to start my day! The post thi...What a wonderful way to start my day! The post this morning has made me really think about your points: a person who wanted to "hurry up and enjoy life" made me snicker. But I know it is hard sometimes not to rush from here to there; we all lead such frantic lives at times. We don't have to. But we have you to help us remember that. <br /><br />I used to have a friend who lived like you advise. Anything he did was performed almost deliberately with great care; he enjoyed life and I learned a lot from him. He cooked and gardened and was a machinist; and he enjoyed his life to the full. It was the act of living and performing the task at hand, not the hurried end to it that mattered. He, and you, are so right!hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28087635427287433782010-03-06T00:57:20.917+10:002010-03-06T00:57:20.917+10:00Beautifully written.
VictoriaBeautifully written.<br />VictoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65077161986042065862010-03-05T23:28:15.945+10:002010-03-05T23:28:15.945+10:00I got a chuckle out of this post. What an oxymoro...I got a chuckle out of this post. What an oxymoron to ask for a condensed version!<br /><br />I love your blog Rhonda and you are my cyber friend that inspires me to keep doing what I've always done even when ridiculed for it.<br /><br />Throw it away and buy new! Why do you preserve food when you can buy it cheaper? etc etc etc......<br /><br />I'll send you a private email from Kentucky you can read at your leisure telling you a bit about me and my life here!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032479084775154076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30933689007886391852010-03-05T23:23:53.434+10:002010-03-05T23:23:53.434+10:00I love this philosophy. It is really resonating w...I love this philosophy. It is really resonating with where my family and I are heading. I recently read a quote in "French Women Don't Get Fat" that is precisely what you talked about today. I so related with it that I wrote it down and think of it daily; "The journey is the destination." I am learning that every day holds beauty that I will miss if I don't take time to slow down and enjoy the process.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659490868053210396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48397271939462373762010-03-05T23:00:02.579+10:002010-03-05T23:00:02.579+10:00Several of us were chatting at work the other day,...Several of us were chatting at work the other day, and I said I was looking forward to my day off. Someone asked what I was going to do, and I said, oh, get up early, take the dogs for a walk, start a loaf of bread, and maybe some yogurt, then I have some seeds to sort through and a few other projects, then I'll start a pot of vegetable soup and settle in to read for a few hours...this person looked at me in horror and said, oh my god, you're one of THOSE people! I was taken aback, then I realized that yes, I am! One step at a time, over a period of years, changing the way I live in small increments, I have become one of THOSE people....it was very validating (and quite funny, the look on her face was priceless as I described my "perfect" day!)the threadbare gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099775051621122099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80483298277745373372010-03-05T22:35:21.344+10:002010-03-05T22:35:21.344+10:00Oh Rhonda, your writing is such a gift.
I am only ...Oh Rhonda, your writing is such a gift.<br />I am only just starting my slowing down journey and I can see how long it is going to take. As Mrs Mac says - I feel so much more connected.<br /><br />I have made a few links to your blog today - I hope you don't mind.<br />Blessings<br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24836942664607505712010-03-05T19:18:03.547+10:002010-03-05T19:18:03.547+10:00I have always known that the simple pleasures in l...I have always known that the simple pleasures in life are the best and the journey to them is the most rewarding but it is easy to lose perspective some days, thanks for the clarity!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816131662205228197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75716718195296753332010-03-05T17:54:24.009+10:002010-03-05T17:54:24.009+10:00Thank you, I learned a lot from this post.Thank you, I learned a lot from this post.Chris_from_Francenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20333615411629963952010-03-05T14:57:29.876+10:002010-03-05T14:57:29.876+10:00Hello everyone! Thank you all for taking the time...Hello everyone! Thank you all for taking the time to talk back to me. I really love it.<br /><br />Puccetta, how special, a baby girl! Congratulations to you and your husband.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79708878076058349142010-03-05T14:53:56.522+10:002010-03-05T14:53:56.522+10:00Thankyou Rhonda!! I have returned to your blog aft...Thankyou Rhonda!! I have returned to your blog after a month away from it. What a glorious post to return to indeed. As the new mother of our 11 day old babygirl, I too believe that time is the greatest gift we can give our children! It just doesn't seem fair to set a pace that rushes them through this life as they may miss out on all the joy that exists. Thanks for your post! As always, your calm, confident words of wisdom are perfect. <br />Puccetta (Sydney, Aus)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com