tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post6988790912980135691..comments2023-09-29T04:55:41.715-06:00Comments on A Deliberate Life: Home is where the heart is...Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-48589452676606430662010-06-23T20:13:47.991-06:002010-06-23T20:13:47.991-06:00omg Chris..I came on over here just now to let you...omg Chris..I came on over here just now to let you know I gave you a blog award. Now I'm crying..CRYING! Thank you so much for sharing your experience ..and for answering my question in this post. <br /><br />I have decided. I'm doing it. No turning back.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your powerful writing!<br /><br />Come on over to collect your blog award!<br /><br />Hugs, JulieJulie Lost and Foundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802639896769099527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-26719849362163935192010-06-23T17:18:26.724-06:002010-06-23T17:18:26.724-06:00Thanks for this post Chris. It really has me think...Thanks for this post Chris. It really has me thinking.Katie J ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/15076043147542620428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-80275207202925746632010-06-23T15:19:53.042-06:002010-06-23T15:19:53.042-06:00you made it to the very last line of your post bef...you made it to the very last line of your post before you mentioned fat or weight, and yet you preached to me>>>i would have yelled at someone>>>. i spent time with my son{tea partier and made sure i dint mention our new health care package, or now our general in afhfganistan getting fired>>>and like you haed a good time>>>so many be we are twins< we had a very similar experiene and handle it in the very same exact wy>>.i love you me the putzPutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-21601188124844509832010-06-23T12:43:58.399-06:002010-06-23T12:43:58.399-06:00You've clearly come full circle in your life. ...You've clearly come full circle in your life. It's amazing to me how we hold ourselves back when we do have the power to change.karen@fitnessjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161983893717225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-18698355281218660362010-06-23T10:55:37.137-06:002010-06-23T10:55:37.137-06:00nostalgia can be bitter sweet. i have good memori...nostalgia can be bitter sweet. i have good memories of camp too :-) glad it went good for you!!outdoor.momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710198593921360121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-89079137692104520642010-06-23T09:54:44.938-06:002010-06-23T09:54:44.938-06:00What an awesome post. I nearly cried. I'm so p...What an awesome post. I nearly cried. I'm so proud of you. You are challenging me to look inside. <br /><br />You have an indominable personality. Geez, the barn and the horses reminded me of my childhood. Something I try not too look to closely at... hmmm, maybe its time.<br /><br />Really admire your attitude, and how you dealt with the people back home. Home is definitely where the heart is...paulawannacrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401434790948821665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-67718220897108095522010-06-23T09:31:47.681-06:002010-06-23T09:31:47.681-06:00Great post Chris! I love the memories of you with ...Great post Chris! I love the memories of you with that horse. So special! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009516137159510425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-1894663537870752382010-06-23T06:35:11.461-06:002010-06-23T06:35:11.461-06:00I just love the fact that you are taking responsib...I just love the fact that you are taking responsibility for yourself and not making excuses about your past to "excuse" your future. Love it. Lots of good lessons here. Rock on lady!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-57783441953684500462010-06-23T06:03:11.951-06:002010-06-23T06:03:11.951-06:00What a trip. What emotions it invoked. Again, wh...What a trip. What emotions it invoked. Again, what a trip. It is truly all about the decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-40559243583433933362010-06-23T05:11:50.360-06:002010-06-23T05:11:50.360-06:00One of your very best posts. I don't usually ...One of your very best posts. I don't usually comment, but I read everyday. Yep, one of your best.<br /><br />I know all about that pit of fear in the stomach. It really is all about decisions. Thanks for the reminder.F. McButter Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898410127481046597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-85234798348667341832010-06-23T03:31:49.434-06:002010-06-23T03:31:49.434-06:00Oh, I just adore you! Thank you for this very rea...Oh, I just adore you! Thank you for this very real slice of your life and your thought processes. You are so right!<br /><br />I really admire your tenacity and resolve. Don't ever stop blogging!<br /><br />I decided years and years ago that "home" was where I lived, not my parents. I think it helped that we always moved around a lot and they have moved a lot since I left home. I had a friend in her thirties who still referred to her parents' house as "home" and it always bothered me... Maybe I'm just very independent!Hanliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476650601531649816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-59635942667080372372010-06-23T03:06:40.156-06:002010-06-23T03:06:40.156-06:00amazing woman and powerful writer.
xo xoamazing woman and powerful writer.<br /><br />xo xocarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218359443068688873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-47543131057349771672010-06-23T01:24:08.798-06:002010-06-23T01:24:08.798-06:00Very powerful post, Chris. I think it will give ho...Very powerful post, Chris. I think it will give hope to a lot of people, and maybe... maybe... they will Decide to act, too.<br /><br />It's an amazing thing, this power we have to choose.<br /><br />What great insights you gained from this trip.<br />Loretta<br />=^..^=Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-13260131810280639852010-06-23T00:44:33.170-06:002010-06-23T00:44:33.170-06:00Chris, what a lovely post.
It's really somet...Chris, what a lovely post. <br /><br />It's really something, the ability to travel somewhere and almost be able to look at our past, like we left it there. It always provokes a lot of writing in me. I'm hankering for a trip to Chicago to have this happen again. <br /><br />I guess what really happened is that you're not that same person anymore. The work you did, both inside and out, has changed you and changed your reaction to the world.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-38763601155620313762010-06-23T00:15:45.948-06:002010-06-23T00:15:45.948-06:00I wrote down your traits. I am keeping my track, ...I wrote down your traits. I am keeping my track, but didn't post your comment. From this point on, I will remember to post my email address on each post. Send your trait to that address. Yeah, I know it's more work unless you don't care if don't publish your comment. Then go ahead and post it. All very intuitive answers, btw.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-33799107400438270512010-06-22T22:59:49.131-06:002010-06-22T22:59:49.131-06:00You knew you were free before. I mean you felt fr...You knew you were free before. I mean you felt free. This trip confirmed all of those feelings. Yes, I have put all of that stuff to bed. Yes, I can do all sorts of things that I couldn't before. Yes, I can have conversations with others allowing them to be themselves because, in the end, I understand that I won't change them. The only person I know I can change is me. I can influence my children. Of course, the bulk pf that is done when they are young. Now it is just reinforcement. And you can influence your husband. In other words, you pick your battles. Those are likely few and far betweem because you know one another so well. It is freeing to be yourself and to allow someone else to be themselves ~ even if you think their opinion reflects that of a jackass. It feels so good to just shed things. Our load gets so much lighter. Of course, that is true in terms of weight, bust also in terms of our mental health. It gets heavy carrying that emotional baggage around. Every rock we can take out of our sock lightens our burden. Thanks for the inspiring post. Well done<3.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-50320851101237412162010-06-22T22:58:39.517-06:002010-06-22T22:58:39.517-06:00This post made me cry, you are an amazing young wo...This post made me cry, you are an amazing young woman.Sheilaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774960303127922257noreply@blogger.com