tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post116189652847256791..comments2023-10-24T06:27:46.265-05:00Comments on bells on their toes: wordsAllyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638969631863483061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1162447577298150132006-11-02T01:06:00.000-05:002006-11-02T01:06:00.000-05:00Time and again I'm reminded of how words and the s...Time and again I'm reminded of how words and the sentiments they inspire can be so filled with wonder and you captured it all so well. Thank you for such a lovely, thoughtful, and thought provoking post.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481931951864026676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1161977523119515162006-10-27T14:32:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:32:00.000-05:00Yes! I wrote a short paper this week where I touch...Yes! I wrote a short paper this week where I touched on the same vein...not half so vibrantly as you did, but the idea that being good and the ability to be an optimist does not mean your naive. That was beautiful Allysha, as always. Love ya. And like Ben Merwin reminds me of you too...not because I am reading your book, but because I am reading the one I stole from you that you stole from Dad. Smiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1161977077133487972006-10-27T14:24:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:24:00.000-05:00Thanks. As always, your thoughts are gorgeous. I...Thanks. As always, your thoughts are gorgeous. I really can't read Merwin without thinking of you. (That could be because it's your copy of his book.) I should read him more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1161967737108127562006-10-27T11:48:00.000-05:002006-10-27T11:48:00.000-05:00wow, beautifully said. loved loved loved your pos...wow, beautifully said. loved loved loved your post today, and LOTR, i just read them last year for the first time, excellent. i had tried in high school but couldnt get through them, as an adult i guess i have more patienceJodi Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380082781702727739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1161916994394286472006-10-26T21:43:00.000-05:002006-10-26T21:43:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing something so thoughtful. I lov...Thanks for writing something so thoughtful. I love what you say here. I think there's such a trend of cynicism in the world today that people are afraid to believe in goodness.Julie Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13737557893649934725noreply@blogger.com