tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post4831445515693595799..comments2024-02-14T15:13:21.422-05:00Comments on Aging Gratefully: Cheerful: An addendum to "August 16, 1980"Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-6766538358773452992011-08-30T11:41:27.562-04:002011-08-30T11:41:27.562-04:00Nothing wrong with cheerful. I think you should r...Nothing wrong with cheerful. I think you should remove Underachiever too. It's all relative and who made the rules that define one thing as better than another. I happen to believe that seeing to a pet's needs is a pretty lofty pursuit.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-23005263742135134332011-08-22T17:13:53.241-04:002011-08-22T17:13:53.241-04:00I am so very thankful that not all people around m...I am so very thankful that not all people around me are "overachievers". I already feel like I "should be" doing more all the time, and feel guilty for not wanting to. You, wise one, seem to have found the secret to being content, and that's what we're all looking for (I am). We are who we are...and our uniqueness is what makes us each special in our own right. I am so thankful to read your words - many days they are a blessing to me. Your commenters sound wise too.C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-87085310542713493502011-08-22T13:17:43.276-04:002011-08-22T13:17:43.276-04:00You're definitely not an underachiever . Your ...You're definitely not an underachiever . Your life sounds wonderful and you LIVE it , instead of running about like a headless chicken . <br />Congratulations to you and your husband for all that you've built together !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-85378032137377280842011-08-22T13:07:04.798-04:002011-08-22T13:07:04.798-04:00You are my kind of girl, June! :)You are my kind of girl, June! :)Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-49452063891631141082011-08-22T10:53:17.355-04:002011-08-22T10:53:17.355-04:00Lovely. I love how you say so much with so few wo...Lovely. I love how you say so much with so few words. It is a skill I wish I had. You are not an underachiever when it comes to living well and writing well.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-63103439626725578052011-08-22T10:17:41.467-04:002011-08-22T10:17:41.467-04:00That is a welcome addition to someone just hearing...That is a welcome addition to someone just hearing (or reading) the story of your life. Nicely said.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-1504862199297748672011-08-22T10:16:55.093-04:002011-08-22T10:16:55.093-04:00I know plenty of people who walk three miles a day...I know plenty of people who walk three miles a day, or have responsible positions in big organizations, and are miserable. It sounds like you have it made in the shade. Good for you!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-68521576043142809792011-08-22T10:12:16.520-04:002011-08-22T10:12:16.520-04:00You are blessed to be able to enjoy, respect and l...You are blessed to be able to enjoy, respect and learn from what surrounds you. That's a true gift.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-70825086298045914742011-08-22T09:56:49.023-04:002011-08-22T09:56:49.023-04:00You're sharing wisdom hard earned: "being...You're sharing wisdom hard earned: "being and appreciating is enough" and "we are each other's cheerleaders". One is the recipe for personal happiness and the other for interpersonal happiness of the spousal kind. Thanks.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-575255284267160202011-08-22T09:41:21.152-04:002011-08-22T09:41:21.152-04:00You and me both, dear June, you and me both.
I st...You and me both, dear June, you and me both.<br /><br />I stand and stare, I tend the dog, the elderly husband, I cook dinners, I read and write and blog. And I garden.<br /><br />I resent feeling the need to achieve, i resent being asked to do more than i can or want to do. I am lazy and happy to sit back.<br /><br />The dark thoughts are part ad parcel of me, I'll never get rid of them now.<br /><br />Underachiever? Survivor, more like. As you are. Over the time we've 'known' each other I have learned that about you. Of that I'm certain.<br /><br />Cheerful? Me? I'm not sure. Sometimes, maybe.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-24230107850230445392011-08-22T07:26:15.918-04:002011-08-22T07:26:15.918-04:00I have a husband who moves through life at a compl...I have a husband who moves through life at a completely different speed to me. He takes a lot of painkillers and now probably has gall stones. As the poet says, 'What is this life, if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?' I guess some of us just aren't afraid of silence and don't have to be constantly on the go in order to prove ourselves.Autumn Misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13970884029498352422noreply@blogger.com