tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post6537181980314465099..comments2024-03-26T20:24:14.950-04:00Comments on Crazy as a Loom: Light Bulb moment.Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-72229108680587980232012-11-26T12:20:54.287-05:002012-11-26T12:20:54.287-05:00amenamenDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-89016099779341544262012-11-24T23:26:37.006-05:002012-11-24T23:26:37.006-05:00smiles....i like your turn to balance...it is easy...smiles....i like your turn to balance...it is easy at times to fall into that work trap..i was taught the same growing up....and find the pace i run now to be much more enjoyable a life...smiles. love all the color you wound out, just because...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-81823425931520294782012-11-24T22:51:17.558-05:002012-11-24T22:51:17.558-05:00Hmmm, sure you learned that from your Dad & di...Hmmm, sure you learned that from your Dad & didn't just want to do the opposite of what your Mom did? A friend of mine posted on FB to her deceased mother on mother's day....thank you for teaching me what not to do as a mother . Not related to your mom but that actually related to me. Because of my childhood I became totally driven to be the opposite.Donna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04459371630874302060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-32761335956235397472012-11-24T17:25:33.236-05:002012-11-24T17:25:33.236-05:00Oh Hilary, what a wonderful post! I can't say...Oh Hilary, what a wonderful post! I can't say how happy I am for the big shift that is taking place within you . . . because it equates to peace and contentment for you. It certainly came at a price, but I think these kinds of shifts often do. It takes something big, and I'm sorry to say, painful. Loved the story about your past! Love the new freedom you are finding. I laugh because what you do in your new non-workaholic life is still more than I do most days. I'm not sick, I don't have a headache, I've just never had a lot of energy. So I've learned that a reflective life can be rich. <br /><br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-84176548857846217762012-11-24T11:28:50.720-05:002012-11-24T11:28:50.720-05:00I am so glad you are getting it. Sometimes, coming...I am so glad you are getting it. Sometimes, coming here, I would feel a little daunted by the amount of work you did and wonder if there was something wrong with me because I liked to sit outside and take pictures of birds. So Hilary, I am glad you are getting it. You don't have to work your ass off.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-68728940798976900962012-11-24T08:46:33.329-05:002012-11-24T08:46:33.329-05:00I was thinking when I read this that you must be t...I was thinking when I read this that you must be the first born - the overly responsible child. Right??<br /><br />Then it dawned on me that maybe you were sole money earner in family for a while...right?<br /><br />All good reasons to work like a demon and earn money - so at a time determined by YOU - you can RELAX and enjoy the fruits of your labor.<br /><br />I found it hard after working like a demon for 35 years to relax when I retired - it took about 18 months - now I do as I please after feeding cats and emptying litter box is done. That is the only chore that is absolutely necessary every single day.<br /><br />It gets easier. Really.MrsBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598178529833967916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-4566681188349884332012-11-24T08:04:39.393-05:002012-11-24T08:04:39.393-05:00Life is full of learning. And everything that you ...Life is full of learning. And everything that you have experienced in your life has transformed you into who you are right at this moment. <br /><br />moosecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309739222008330155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-30522786008330876052012-11-24T06:56:52.488-05:002012-11-24T06:56:52.488-05:00I think you are getting a lot of this thinking fro...I think you are getting a lot of this thinking from reading Echart Tolle..he changed my life. Our ego is a pesky thing indeed..ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-80811418989184678622012-11-24T06:46:03.658-05:002012-11-24T06:46:03.658-05:00Such an interesting post, thinking about how you b...Such an interesting post, thinking about how you became who you were until now. You can change your philosophy any darn time you want to; your mother taught you how, it seems. I love her from your description.<br /><br />You are an inspiration to many, me included, Hilary. Keep on keepin' on! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-73447495645158199582012-11-23T21:35:05.908-05:002012-11-23T21:35:05.908-05:00Maybe this inner shift will help you to understand...Maybe this inner shift will help you to understand your mother more? <br />It is enough to just be. That was a hard concept for me to wrap my head around when I became disabled. But there is much freedom and joy in just being...even in pain. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-82681301289875499392012-11-23T19:16:06.605-05:002012-11-23T19:16:06.605-05:00I think all the dads back then had the same idea. ...I think all the dads back then had the same idea. They worked hard for the almighty dollar and if I recall, my dad had no hobbies and never volunteered his time for anything. It had to pay. So, your mom is how old? I am getting from this that popcorn is a health food and we all should be eating a lot more of it. "Hi Roy..love ya." Hugs, DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-6490878839036635692012-11-23T18:28:12.431-05:002012-11-23T18:28:12.431-05:00Amen soul sista!Amen soul sista!Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-33612867342148711192012-11-23T16:54:17.647-05:002012-11-23T16:54:17.647-05:00It takes time to sit back and relax and just take ...It takes time to sit back and relax and just take each day as it comes when you are so used to being on the go all the time . I have been retired for 3 years now due to health and it has taken me the entire 3 years to realize that . I still feel as though everything should be done by a certain time but it doesn't . I have found that taking my time at doing things helps me enjoy it all that much more and I am actually able to walk away from it if I feel like it ! As for money it is what it is and as long as your happy and healthy what does it matter. Have a great day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-67496053525355345492012-11-23T16:06:34.868-05:002012-11-23T16:06:34.868-05:00I love your new philosophy and would like to know....I love your new philosophy and would like to know...where do I sign up? Not so much have I been money oriented, but I am definitely into working hard to please others. For family and friends, that's not necessarily bad, but when I do it so companies can make a lot of money off my products, then it is. I'm hitching my wagon to your "train of thought!" XOXOSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263263554924074661noreply@blogger.com