tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post3931912985188366171..comments2023-10-24T11:53:12.980-04:00Comments on Meadowsweet & Myrrh: Elements of Peace: What Any of Us Can DoAlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-11580818997845689332009-12-05T00:44:55.149-05:002009-12-05T00:44:55.149-05:00The shooting was very sad. I felt pretty upset whe...The shooting was very sad. I felt pretty upset when I heard about it. It makes me feel like there's hate in the world that can't be fixed. But to give up won't help either. Keep on writing anyway, maybe your words will catch somebody's ear who has power. And also, I promise to work towards peace in the world. We'll get there someday! =)Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627223717162692794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-28901893762978673442009-11-19T14:59:55.935-05:002009-11-19T14:59:55.935-05:00isbella, Yes, I always try to pay attention when s...isbella, Yes, I always try to pay attention when similar practices show up in many different traditions--the use of prayer beads, meditation, song... all these things have something to them, some meaning perhaps deeper than we know. And cultures from all over the world and throughout history come up with them, time and again. :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-80728402659082573262009-11-19T14:58:01.103-05:002009-11-19T14:58:01.103-05:00Karen, I'm glad these words spoke to you... An...Karen, I'm glad these words spoke to you... And yes! Keep on plugging, as they say. :) The world needs people like you, and my friend--indeed, the world needs all of us, in all our complexity, with all our dreams and inadequacies and amazing talents churning away to make us who we are. :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-59602309361681547472009-11-19T14:11:25.046-05:002009-11-19T14:11:25.046-05:00A blessed synchronicity made me find my way to thi...A blessed synchronicity made me find my way to this blog and read your touching words. Thank you so much for the inspiration! Being a musician myself, I totally sympathise with your musician friend's emotions. I know them, too: over the last months I have repeatedly suffered from a nagging feeling of ineffectivity and powerlessness. But your words encourage me to reconsider. To go on. To do my part, small as it may be...Karanhttp://www.troubadoura.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-30054158255249115672009-11-11T16:56:00.778-05:002009-11-11T16:56:00.778-05:00a thoughtful, mourning post, and not only timely a...a thoughtful, mourning post, and not only timely after what happened in texas but also timely for remembrance/veterans day.<br /><br />i did not grow up catholic (i was raised in a progressive lutheran family) but the rosary has always made a lot of sense to me. and of course it exists in other cultures/religions, for example, in the middle east and in buddhism and hinduism, so it's really something universal.<br /><br />thank you for this post. blessed be.isabella morihttp://moritherapy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-8548218448633547042009-11-11T16:28:20.198-05:002009-11-11T16:28:20.198-05:00Senior Debutante, Thanks for visiting, and I'm...Senior Debutante, Thanks for visiting, and I'm glad I've sparked your interest. :)<br /><br />I was raised Catholic (as I like to describe it, "poor Irish Roman Catholic, to be precise"), and growing up I had a lot of experience with praying the Rosary and contemplating the Mysteries. While in college, I even had a chapbook of poetry published that was inspired by this practice. (It's available online, <a href="http://www.2river.org/chapbooks/shaffer/default.html" rel="nofollow">The Rosary Poems</a>, at 2river.org, in case you're interested in checking it out.)<br /><br />Now, the more I settle down into my practice of Druidry, the more I find that this essential element of prayer and meditation is incredibly important to me. You might say that this practice of meditating on peace was inspired by the Catholic Rosary in many ways, and I would hope that people of all different religious faiths might find some value in it. :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-35551730195875347282009-11-11T16:22:11.744-05:002009-11-11T16:22:11.744-05:00Spiritualmother, Thank you for visiting and taking...Spiritualmother, Thank <i>you</i> for visiting and taking a moment from your day to leave a reply. :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-89848476793847438022009-11-11T16:19:01.368-05:002009-11-11T16:19:01.368-05:00Hi there! Your prayer beads and prayer meditation ...Hi there! Your prayer beads and prayer meditation guide exacts curiosity in me. I'm a Roman Catholic who prays the Holy Rosary everyday. Peace, my friend, can be achieved through prayers. Go on launch!Senior Debutantehttp://seniordebutante.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883567827950405204.post-15053368494164853732009-11-11T16:00:00.881-05:002009-11-11T16:00:00.881-05:00Thank you! What wonderful thoughts to contemplate ...Thank you! What wonderful thoughts to contemplate today.spiritualmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723710157901639232noreply@blogger.com