tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post7343399258265952110..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Burden of Carrying---Sunday Scribblingsgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-26985067042983239542007-11-20T04:30:00.000+05:302007-11-20T04:30:00.000+05:30Beautiful... something so small with so much meani...Beautiful... something so small with so much meaning and so easy to pass forward if we will but let it go...Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101643429585271655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-52585131801442754672007-11-19T23:09:00.000+05:302007-11-19T23:09:00.000+05:30Amen. Love the new look. Miss the old photo. But I...Amen. Love the new look. Miss the old photo. But I'm not one to talk about photos.Writing on Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586187888418224291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-43142835611508975222007-11-19T03:05:00.000+05:302007-11-19T03:05:00.000+05:30Hi,thanks for stopping by my place.We carry things...Hi,<BR/>thanks for stopping by my place.<BR/>We carry things as much as we carry people. Come think about it...Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860313079227199741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-68941844886310543702007-11-19T02:25:00.001+05:302007-11-19T02:25:00.001+05:30Beautiful poem. And we should all learn from the p...Beautiful poem. And we should all learn from the past and not dwell on it.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-42605403573877664272007-11-19T02:25:00.000+05:302007-11-19T02:25:00.000+05:30ah yes, the baggage we carry with us... emotional ...ah yes, the baggage we carry with us... emotional as much as material.<BR/>perfectly rendered, gautami.polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-19000484101636742042007-11-19T00:23:00.000+05:302007-11-19T00:23:00.000+05:30Amen! Very inspiring...Amen! Very inspiring...Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-35132749337450640502007-11-18T23:29:00.000+05:302007-11-18T23:29:00.000+05:30For better or for worse, probably worse, I hoard. ...For better or for worse, probably worse, I hoard. <BR/>Nice post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-76280144472519693962007-11-18T23:25:00.000+05:302007-11-18T23:25:00.000+05:30this is so true. and i love the poem. i try not to...this is so true. and i love the poem. <BR/>i try not to hoard. i try to let go. fortunately, i have a small home so it is easy and neccesary to purge.tricia stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462109680971905741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-6461425357981773352007-11-18T22:08:00.000+05:302007-11-18T22:08:00.000+05:30True, very true, but as you say - not as easy as i...True, very true, but as you say - not as easy as it sounds.DJParehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029267667550203879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-91625805467894983282007-11-18T21:34:00.000+05:302007-11-18T21:34:00.000+05:30I like the poem and your comments. Some of my rel...I like the poem and your comments. Some of my relatives are "keepers" and others are "shedders," some of each to extremes. I strive to find a healthy place somewhere in between.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-44648106904508226402007-11-18T11:20:00.000+05:302007-11-18T11:20:00.000+05:30Let us hope this is not a mooncalf in full swing!B...Let us hope this is not a mooncalf in full swing!<BR/><BR/>Brilliantly written as always.Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-13404710656891065032007-11-18T04:24:00.000+05:302007-11-18T04:24:00.000+05:30I am the worst at this... I'm a pack rat who has d...I am the worst at this... I'm a pack rat who has difficulty letting go of grudges!bonggamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025772923020014597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-71870598585798015402007-11-18T04:16:00.000+05:302007-11-18T04:16:00.000+05:30Very touching. The two items I saved that represen...Very touching. The two items I saved that represent my dad are really strange. A dried up orange that I watched waste away and a piece of Velcro from the photo boards we made for his wake. People and Love are funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-22641242525470861832007-11-18T04:08:00.000+05:302007-11-18T04:08:00.000+05:30Nice to have a talisman from such a close source! ...Nice to have a talisman from such a close source! Yes, carrying too much can be far worse than nothing at all! Good post!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47146127711634783602007-11-18T02:25:00.000+05:302007-11-18T02:25:00.000+05:30That's a great little poem about keeping your dad'...That's a great little poem about keeping your dad's favourite coin with you, so you have a part of him with you always.<BR/><BR/>I think some things we definitely need to let go of, but we can't just ditch it all in the garbage.<BR/><BR/>Even feelings of sadness, to some extent, need to be kept around as reminders of what went before.<BR/><BR/>...Without focusing too much on them but, as you said, to learn from.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-50883398150511428772007-11-18T02:22:00.000+05:302007-11-18T02:22:00.000+05:30good poem,, great advice... some days it is easier...good poem,, great advice... some days it is easier than others... but i know what you say to be true.paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-708992214314449122007-11-18T02:14:00.000+05:302007-11-18T02:14:00.000+05:30great point.. it should not take over life... but ...great point.. it should not take over life... but sometimes letting go is sooo difficult. :)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442070518518821892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-62461346640273459612007-11-18T00:09:00.000+05:302007-11-18T00:09:00.000+05:30maybe for some there is no letting go, and for som...maybe for some there is no letting go, and for some they cant learn to let go, and for many there is nothing more important to let go to. Made me think. :)gPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439371766182405053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20389741804090385742007-11-17T22:27:00.000+05:302007-11-17T22:27:00.000+05:30Very nice post!!Thank you for coming to my blog!!Very nice post!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for coming to my blog!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-47033252400435960092007-11-17T21:39:00.000+05:302007-11-17T21:39:00.000+05:30Literally when my mom died--well she had a lot of ...Literally when my mom died--well she had a lot of clothes and things. My sister was afraid to throw out the stained stuff--as my mom had been blind at the end....it was so liberating<BR/><BR/>I cleaned out my storage cage yesterday and gave away most things. As I'm going to give away most things from my apartment<BR/><BR/>It feels liberating and thrilling especially coming from a family that --well my sister bought my parents house so she could go through each one of my dad's papers. 12 years later is still sorting<BR/><BR/>I feel the same way about life. It's too short to be burdened with unnecessary baggage<BR/><BR/>Somehow giving things away helps that one come trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25726858723499357332007-11-17T13:30:00.000+05:302007-11-17T13:30:00.000+05:30Very nice poem.....this prompt brought up my Dad f...Very nice poem.....this prompt brought up my Dad for me too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-10140172062833164302007-11-17T11:15:00.000+05:302007-11-17T11:15:00.000+05:30I loved your poem, it gave a real sense of this sm...I loved your poem, it gave a real sense of this small object with it's very big importance to you. <BR/><BR/>Lovely :)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-45439020133538818692007-11-17T11:09:00.000+05:302007-11-17T11:09:00.000+05:30I loved the intro poem.I loved the intro poem.Forgetfulonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-8926662340400239362007-11-17T09:09:00.000+05:302007-11-17T09:09:00.000+05:30I couldn't agree more. Remembering the past is ne...I couldn't agree more. Remembering the past is necessary, but to dwell in it too long so that it impedes us from moving forward, is unhealthy. The best way to honor the memory of those no longer with us is to live our lives to the fullest, knowing to do so would have made them proud.Beau Brackishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472788833737826733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-40665236479491510452007-11-17T08:11:00.000+05:302007-11-17T08:11:00.000+05:30Your blog is always one of my favorite visits. It...Your blog is always one of my favorite visits. It is so hard to let go.myrtle beached whalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338457419555984753noreply@blogger.com