tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post6663805982070218694..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: #SOL16: Four WordsMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-86083469103328111572016-09-07T07:26:31.074-04:002016-09-07T07:26:31.074-04:00Thank you JulianneThank you JulianneMary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-8852559709048799782016-09-07T00:54:57.175-04:002016-09-07T00:54:57.175-04:00"To begin the days with hope" and stayin..."To begin the days with hope" and staying curious are brave acts. Your posts and art are express both.Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-50018387966697851242016-09-06T20:27:16.503-04:002016-09-06T20:27:16.503-04:00Magnificent. Leaves me breathless. Magnificent. Leaves me breathless. Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-62564733881724683622016-09-06T20:26:34.896-04:002016-09-06T20:26:34.896-04:00Oh, so glad you liked the painting. Oh, so glad you liked the painting. Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-84758309523317646812016-09-06T20:26:13.274-04:002016-09-06T20:26:13.274-04:00I love the idea of the soul building a muscle memo...I love the idea of the soul building a muscle memory. I must remember that. Thank you Adrienne for your kind and insightful words.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-9986265437457848752016-09-06T20:25:26.757-04:002016-09-06T20:25:26.757-04:00Thank you Lisa. Wholeness is awfully hard. Painti...Thank you Lisa. Wholeness is awfully hard. Painting brings me peace.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-76886981682965952752016-09-06T20:24:46.754-04:002016-09-06T20:24:46.754-04:00I don't feel brave most days. I just do what m...I don't feel brave most days. I just do what must be done. As a teacher and writer and artist making meaning is in my bones. Grateful for that and your words.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-82416905176280166792016-09-06T20:23:26.039-04:002016-09-06T20:23:26.039-04:00Thank you Bonnie. The day now --with the start of ...Thank you Bonnie. The day now --with the start of school echo his loss all the more. I am so close.<br />Would love to see your films.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-60189163770988789582016-09-06T20:21:40.199-04:002016-09-06T20:21:40.199-04:00Thank you Lisa so much for taking time to read and...Thank you Lisa so much for taking time to read and comment. I appreciate what you wrote.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-52613031367626668352016-09-06T18:02:59.737-04:002016-09-06T18:02:59.737-04:00I read this poem, and thought of you, Mary Ann:
&q...I read this poem, and thought of you, Mary Ann:<br />"Grief" by Richard Brostoff<br /><br />Somewhere in the Sargasso Sea<br />the water disappears into itself,<br />hauling an ocean in.<br /><br />Vortex, how you repeat<br />a single gesture,<br />come round to find only<br /><br />yourself, a cup full of questions,<br />perhaps some curl of wisdom,<br />a bit of flung salt.<br /><br Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-84082655205249938702016-09-06T17:30:51.830-04:002016-09-06T17:30:51.830-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-90086518993431414592016-09-06T17:30:47.592-04:002016-09-06T17:30:47.592-04:00I don't know that even age, and the wisdom it ...I don't know that even age, and the wisdom it brings, can help us know how to navigate the chasm of grief. But your art, and the way you seek understanding through reading inspire me. You are so fiercely brave. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-74413472225674642122016-09-06T17:21:11.797-04:002016-09-06T17:21:11.797-04:00To stay curious... On my best days that's what...To stay curious... On my best days that's what I'm doing... You create with words and paint... Me, I need to move to my videos waiting for me... I don't get there enough... I love that mantra... to stay curious... You are so close to Rob's death still.. I'm with you, friend. <br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-26934187645507245922016-09-06T16:30:57.332-04:002016-09-06T16:30:57.332-04:00What a heartfelt post. I am sorry about your loss....What a heartfelt post. I am sorry about your loss. Whole, present, brave - those aren't always easy to accomplish, but something to strive for every day. Your painting is lovely and I hope your art continues to bring you some peace and healing.Lisa Maucionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391834262945101696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-17799424909249024312016-09-06T08:46:08.969-04:002016-09-06T08:46:08.969-04:00Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal...Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal. My favorite line is "Most days I begin with the hope the day will teach me what I most need to learn--what I will surely forget." I think the universe teaches us lessons every day and over time our souls build a sort of "muscle memory". We don't realize we've learned the lesson until we can suddenly apply it. Wishing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460132450798894455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-83198497319426931042016-09-06T08:07:56.015-04:002016-09-06T08:07:56.015-04:00"...words are sometimes acted upon without co..."...words are sometimes acted upon without conscious thought." So, so true. The blackbird painting is magnificent! NancyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875884916058328777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-70228166581629388632016-09-06T07:42:29.494-04:002016-09-06T07:42:29.494-04:00Wow. What heartfelt post. I am so sorry for your l...Wow. What heartfelt post. I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing your feelings and thoughts with all of us.Lisa Orchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362910320460079639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-53697049532304811402016-09-06T07:40:50.832-04:002016-09-06T07:40:50.832-04:00Wow. What heartfelt post. I am so sorry for your l...Wow. What heartfelt post. I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing your feelings and thoughts with all of us.Lisa Orchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362910320460079639noreply@blogger.com