tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post5742030089281689686..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Reminders of the pastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-82244143902977770522010-01-25T09:46:34.396-05:002010-01-25T09:46:34.396-05:00Your place sounds great, Syd. I, too, love to be s...Your place sounds great, Syd. I, too, love to be surrounded by old things from my family and past. They make me feel safe and loved.<br /><br />Love, SB.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-31683862544550478022010-01-24T12:45:20.127-05:002010-01-24T12:45:20.127-05:00Oh Syd, this is beautiful. I can see a lot your f...Oh Syd, this is beautiful. I can see a lot your father and mother in you. Keepsakes and reminders are to be treasured, its goo you have so many to bring back good memories.Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-46627619515455696652010-01-24T12:12:21.385-05:002010-01-24T12:12:21.385-05:00What a beautiful post, Syd. You are the perfect pe...What a beautiful post, Syd. You are the perfect person to have received these passed-down mementoes, because you cherish them. I have my grandfather's gardening hat, and his old scale, and my great-grandmother's library table, and the list goes on. We are the right people to be keepers of the past.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37661583510111073272010-01-24T08:48:59.827-05:002010-01-24T08:48:59.827-05:00That is a beautifully written perspective on a hom...That is a beautifully written perspective on a home.Jess Mistress of Mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766848582303523764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-10300928727858833612010-01-24T05:37:00.848-05:002010-01-24T05:37:00.848-05:00Syd: I so appreciate the way you see things around...Syd: I so appreciate the way you see things around you when the whole world is trying to revamp their house every six months.<br /><br />I liked the lines: "These are the things that remind me not only of the love that shaped me but of the love that shaped my forebears. They may be just old things to many people, but to me they speak in whispers of my connectedness, my self, my past, and now my present."<br /><br />Thanks for this lovely post.<br /><br />Joy always,<br />SusanS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-5408555904080102072010-01-23T08:13:54.204-05:002010-01-23T08:13:54.204-05:00'Touchstones' is a lovely word -- I share ...'Touchstones' is a lovely word -- I share your feeling for the old books and mirrors and porcelain around me, loved objects and symbolic of relatedness.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37277024115163965132010-01-23T03:43:58.355-05:002010-01-23T03:43:58.355-05:00oh if things could talk, what a tale they'd te...oh if things could talk, what a tale they'd tell... you have some lovely memories there though, and that in itself make them priceless.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-71108805363398109362010-01-22T22:36:20.194-05:002010-01-22T22:36:20.194-05:00Syd, you've done it again. Put into words in t...Syd, you've done it again. Put into words in the perfect way what I feel. You did this when you wrote, old things - "to me they speak in whispers of my connectedness, my self, my past, and now my present."<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />PGOne Prayer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455437909918314217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54870453272081686962010-01-22T22:03:48.213-05:002010-01-22T22:03:48.213-05:00Great posting.thank toy for showing us a glimpse i...Great posting.thank toy for showing us a glimpse into you formitive years and what every thing means to you.I haope that you and yours have a fantanstic weekend.Mike G.said that.Mike Golchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472496241893921107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-73489872788213850882010-01-22T21:00:22.196-05:002010-01-22T21:00:22.196-05:00You are sentimental Syd, I think that is sweet. I ...You are sentimental Syd, I think that is sweet. I have moved so many times, I'm a minimalist out of necessity.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-76925905770686769522010-01-22T17:19:06.881-05:002010-01-22T17:19:06.881-05:00I call mine "touchstones". I treasure t...I call mine "touchstones". I treasure them. I hope to pass them on one day, along with the stories that belong to them. Nice memories..<br /><br />namasteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128247878961221421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24684306847555991572010-01-22T14:50:26.472-05:002010-01-22T14:50:26.472-05:00Thnks for the post.
Yes, I think having little pi...Thnks for the post. <br />Yes, I think having little pieces here and there to remember good times, and good people is a wonderful way to be well rounded.mikehttp://www.patmoorefoundation.com/drug-treatment/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37566554783498531432010-01-22T14:25:28.540-05:002010-01-22T14:25:28.540-05:00The old things just help bring the memories back, ...The old things just help bring the memories back, but they are there in your head regardless of the things. <br /><br />I know that the tactile sensation when remembering is something powerful though. <br /><br />Have a good weekend.Wait. What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16914656489970904052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-51564313216849406192010-01-22T12:24:10.493-05:002010-01-22T12:24:10.493-05:00You are fortunate to have the "old things&quo...You are fortunate to have the "old things" to generate such fond memories and you are wise to appreciate that.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58574920543205460592010-01-22T12:05:04.409-05:002010-01-22T12:05:04.409-05:00Having just lost my father, these words are so per...Having just lost my father, these words are so pertinent to me today. I was given 3 boxes marked "mom and grandmothers keepsakes." They remain in my garage unopened until the time that my sisters are all gathered and we can explore the contents together. I just love the perspective of love and these precious things being a part of who we are today. Thanks for that Syd.Tall Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278195551060786353noreply@blogger.com