tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post4332630546167566240..comments2024-02-14T15:13:21.422-05:00Comments on Aging Gratefully: Little June, Old JuneJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-24406949560367805642009-03-30T23:30:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:30:00.000-04:00That was beautiful. I think I may give that a go,...That was beautiful. I think I may give that a go, too. I think it has the potential to be a very cathartic experience.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-36729420824501670692009-03-15T17:08:00.000-04:002009-03-15T17:08:00.000-04:00Re learning the crawl: And to think that even in m...Re learning the crawl: And to think that even in my old age I lie awake at night trying to get the kinetic image in my mind of how to do a cartwheel! I never managed it even though I could do handsprings and backbends - feats that would, at my age, put me in the hospital!<BR/><BR/>I like you "courage isn't not being afraid." So true!Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-2106641463551361922009-03-15T16:26:00.000-04:002009-03-15T16:26:00.000-04:00Beautifully expressed, June...........you surely h...Beautifully expressed, June...........you surely have come a long long way from that scared little girl <3Tigerbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577393618651919269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-70694400593267582972009-03-15T12:53:00.000-04:002009-03-15T12:53:00.000-04:00Wonderful! Wonderful! The self-love and acceptance...Wonderful! Wonderful! The self-love and acceptance are so clearly shown! I loved the way you learned to swim 'in bed'. That's a gift that few have...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-4818123822982352122009-03-15T12:07:00.000-04:002009-03-15T12:07:00.000-04:00this feels so personal. "Courage is putting one fo...this feels so personal. "Courage is putting one foot in front of the other despite being so afraid that you tremble and cry." So true!floretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220834824793299258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-71804660480072844092009-03-15T11:32:00.000-04:002009-03-15T11:32:00.000-04:00Thank you so much, all of you!This was a self-help...Thank you so much, all of you!<BR/>This was a self-helpful thing for me to write. God knows poor Little June needed all the love she could get, and it is so good to look back and see how far I have come. <BR/>It's good, too, to look forward to being Old June and envisioning how to grow into her.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-7818527313038195512009-03-15T08:49:00.000-04:002009-03-15T08:49:00.000-04:00Give yourself a hug! That was wonderful...TJGive yourself a hug! That was wonderful...TJTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510301975315691761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-75530254933682883522009-03-15T06:15:00.000-04:002009-03-15T06:15:00.000-04:00Beautiful. And I really would like to meet my old ...Beautiful. And I really would like to meet my old me. So many complaining about ageing but I find it far more attractive than the alternative. Thank you.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-86008140983164092062009-03-15T04:54:00.000-04:002009-03-15T04:54:00.000-04:00That was really beautiful! I love the poem, too. ...That was really beautiful! I love the poem, too. <BR/><BR/>Your way of describing courage is perfect, and it's something I've struggled to get across to my boys. One, now in his twenties, still doesn't quite believe it. He still thinks that courage is absence of fear. Hopefully he will learn, twenty-something isn't so old after all, is it?<BR/><BR/>I want to be a wry and funny, wise old lady too. With a purple dress and red hat. And a stick to drag along the railiings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179072149199219335.post-61409890933095473452009-03-15T04:29:00.000-04:002009-03-15T04:29:00.000-04:00I can assure you (and I'm REALLY old) that self-ac...I can assure you (and I'm REALLY old) that self-acceptance gets easier with the years.Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.com