I have been given the One Lovely Blog award, by Sugar-Coated Angel. She is 17, and shares valuable wisdom, self-knowledge, and jokes, well-written. I am fair pleased. I am supposed to praise my nominator then to write seven things about myself, but given that most of this blog is about me, it is all here. Let me tell you of some lovely blogs found recently. In no particular order:
Large Self– thoughts on energy and healing in the 21st century by Cathy Ulrich. I came across Cathy with her post on “Bumper-sticker philosophy, saying “Disrespect reality! It is just the outpicturing of your beliefs up to now.” Practically, I function like a naive realist, and these are the reminders I need, in a clear and humorous style. The photograph is hers.
I have just found Julie Hansen Intuitive, who writes on psychic phenomena, reading and perception of people and situations. Her word “Clairvoyant” disturbed me a little, but it simply means clear-seeing. These are skills I wish to develop. Part of the current spiritual revolution is the increasing verrecognition and valuing of such skills.
I found Mindy through a comment, and have posted on that. I find her blog beautifully expressed, wise, varied, and on interesting subjects.
Letting go takes a lot of work!
Or, maybe, it’s the holding on I’ve done till now that has taken so much energy.
Small Letters is full of good stuff like that.
Her comment was on Fairy Bear Confessions, which teaches me and stimulates my thought about God, from a Christian perspective.
Beth Zwecher is 57, and writes very movingly about caring for her mother at the end of life, in Middlescapes, “A blog about caregiving a frail elder, life in the middle years, the search for one’s inner athlete, and baking as a path to enlightenment”.
Novia Olam is Kenyan, still living with her parents. Her web address, Sapphiqueer, is bold, Out there, when gay lovemaking is illegal, so that gay people have little protection against violent bigots. Her coming out story is moving.
Also beautifully bold is Evelyn Ortiz. “Evelyn Ortiz has spoken”- I love that. If I say I love reading teenagers expressing how to get on in the world, that could seem frightfully condescending or sardonic, but I mean it literally and genuinely.
I value Tsena’s poetry, but it is this line that I love- “I used to shake my head at the people who would claim that major tragedy turned out to be a gift in their lives; I thought they were nuts. Now I join the ranks of those whom I called Nuts.” Such an about-face is a powerful move towards wisdom.
Fear no Weebles! Madame Weebles is a middle-aged Reiki master doing wisdom-stuff- all my kind of thing- with a lot more humour than I manage to cram in here.
All so far are women! Robert Moores writes on Basic Humanity from a rationalist perspective. He is currently reading and commenting on the Bible.
Duncan Aldridge, whom I met at the Field of Love, a 5Rhythms camp in East Anglia, is exploring masculinity. He says, “I only hope that the vulnerability is a channel through which we can come closer together relationally and emotionally as men and women.” Personally, I find my “vulnerability” my only source of strength.
That is eleven. Perhaps I can keep back four nominations for later.
Thank you, Clare! I guess I never think of myself as “middle aged” but I suppose that’s what I am, technically. I will have to check out the other blogs you’ve recommended here too.
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You know yourself far better than to need such a classification. But now, “middle-aged” is less snide than “mature”, it is simply descriptive, and I like to think of myself as “mature”- without the “classic clothes for the fuller figure” implications.
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Hey Clare, thank you. Never thought of myself as bold though. 😀
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Accept the compliment, and my regard. Breathe it in.
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Will do. 🙂 And, congratulations on your award.
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I have passed it on to you 🙂 . You may, if you wish, display the picture on your blog, say seven things about yourself, and nominate fifteen more blogs. My comments recently have been dumped in spam, so I could not tell you.
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Yay! Congratulations, Clare! A well-deserved award — you have such strength with words, and I find your thoughts, your honest vulnerability, and the beautiful images in your blog all quite lovely. Thank you for the shout-out on small-letters. I’m honored, and am so glad to be followed/following. And like Madame Weebles, I look forward to checking out the other blogs you’ve found!
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Well. it is something we pass on. I pass it to you by naming you, and you can carry on the game- I think my comment on your blog saying that may have been spammed.
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Clare, Thank you so much for the kind words and the nomination and for including my photo here! Wish I could nominate you back as you would definitely be on my list. You so deserve it. (BTW – the link you list above for my blog goes to a Wikipedia site right now…:) Just thought you’d like to know). I’m planning to start a blogroll page and will include you there as well as thank you in my acceptance for the award. Cathy
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I have corrected the link. I am pleased to follow you, and the picture is beautiful. I think a page is better than a side-bar widget for a blogroll.
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Clare, I am honored that you included me and my blog in your nomination. And congratulations on you for your nomination! I find wisdom and inspiration in your words and all that you share. Those “about-faces” in my life have kept me spinning, though not too dizzy, just sort of “pleasantly dizzied in awe”. Thank you for the ways you see me and all of us….
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You are welcome. My own about-faces have amazed and enriched me. It is good to hear of similar experiences.
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Clare,
Posted Up-Lift yesterday in your honor. Thank you again for all you do to make the world more whole/holy. much love,Beth
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That you like it delights me. What a strange Community, people from different continents typing at keyboards. How Wonderful.
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very special.
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I’m so touched to be included Clare, thank you! I learn from you as well- you have a really beautiful and resilient spirit. I look forward to reading more 🙂
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You are welcome. We enrich each other.
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