tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post797377148456178323..comments2023-03-21T05:36:39.510-04:00Comments on FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM MY (our)LIFE WITH MS(formerly titled "Know Your Its)..: Zero to Thirty -Thirty to Sixty - Sixty to NinetyGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-28829036118570423152011-10-01T10:49:06.921-04:002011-10-01T10:49:06.921-04:00HI ROSEMARIE - so nice to see you here. And yes, ...HI ROSEMARIE - so nice to see you here. And yes, permission indeed! I too am me with little defense for any of what that means :-)<br /><br />Love to you always my friend<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-5349926436957946562011-09-30T20:41:48.989-04:002011-09-30T20:41:48.989-04:00YES, my dear Gail, who we are is ever in the proce...YES, my dear Gail, who we are is ever in the process of change and refinement. Wisdom indeed becomes the hallmark of time, if we allow ourselves to be ever open to exploration and discovery. At 50 years of age, I gave myself full permission to be ME and have enjoyed her company ever since. ;-)<br /><br />Love and laughter dear friend for all you days,<br />Rose MarieRose Marie Raccioppihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327247225256540829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-71945361051059936932011-09-29T10:54:16.674-04:002011-09-29T10:54:16.674-04:00HI BIRDIE - I am so glad you came by - and that we...HI BIRDIE - I am so glad you came by - and that we have found one another - I so look forward to our getting to know one another over time :-) I am so glad the GOJ arrived safely - I will go over to your blog and give you my email.<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-24998102352403649322011-09-29T08:00:02.596-04:002011-09-29T08:00:02.596-04:00Dear Gail, so very nice to meet you!! I believe th...Dear Gail, so very nice to meet you!! I believe that if You do believe in your 'hopes' and dreams than they will come true! :-)It's a beautifully written post, in deed, so much wisdom in here. Thank you!<br />Gail, please, may I have your email contact I would like to thank you for the GOJ personally and to introduce myself more as well, thank you! :-) You made my heart sing today! Love!!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891761282823761830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-23089467963803559482011-09-24T11:27:10.145-04:002011-09-24T11:27:10.145-04:00((((((((JBR)))))))))))))))((((((((JBR)))))))))))))))Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-82362618667524406582011-09-24T07:14:30.711-04:002011-09-24T07:14:30.711-04:00Hugs to you Gail.....Hugs to you Gail.....Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-11305916008316094542011-09-23T11:08:24.928-04:002011-09-23T11:08:24.928-04:00HI SHEN - So happyto see you. :-) And I agree 10...HI SHEN - So happyto see you. :-) And I agree 100% w/every word you wrote - you are quite wise and well stated and I love that you "get it".<br />Love Gail<br />'peace....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-71978794882204984822011-09-22T23:51:52.278-04:002011-09-22T23:51:52.278-04:00Beautiful - and I think you will be remembered for...Beautiful - and I think you will be remembered for that kind of beauty.<br /><br />My oldest daughter, who is twenty-three, told me she assumed people my age (I'm in my fifties) became more religious or spiritual because they feared death.<br /><br />I said, no. I fear death much less now than I did when I was your age. The thing is (much like you wrote here) in the first decades of life we are very much caught up in creating ourselves - working on education, finding relationships, choosing careers, having children and raising them...<br /><br />Then, one day, we realize we've already established all of those things. It doesn't mean there are no more mountains to climb, it just means the pressure is off. We don't have to prove anything anymore, so we can look honestly at who we are inside. Finally, there is time and energy to focus on that inner life, and for me a big piece of that is my spiritual connection. It is where I find peace.<br /><br />When I was twenty or thirty, I feared losing my life because I had important life work to do. <br /><br />Now, I enjoy my life more than ever, but I don't feel so threatened by death. It will come when it comes and I will accept what I have in the meantime. <br /><br />Of course I still have those moments of fear, but they are just not as bad as they used to be. It's good to know oneself. It's good to be here and be watching from this side of the fence as others make their way.Shenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-1206998317127416872011-09-22T10:24:30.317-04:002011-09-22T10:24:30.317-04:00HI JACKIE - so glad you came by. And I am so appr...HI JACKIE - so glad you came by. And I am so appreciate your kind words.<br />Love Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-17133982057347121812011-09-21T16:32:30.753-04:002011-09-21T16:32:30.753-04:00You are a wise woman, Gail.
I wish for your sixty ...You are a wise woman, Gail.<br />I wish for your sixty to ninety to be the best ever. I do.<br />Love,<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-23623207104585471412011-09-21T12:00:45.584-04:002011-09-21T12:00:45.584-04:00HI GRIZZ - oh my, I know you would so get the post...HI GRIZZ - oh my, I know you would so get the post I wrote and see it for what it is and from they years of 'living' and surrendering it took to 'know', or think I know!! :-)<br />Your faith in me is most humbling and inspiring too. I am honored that you hold me in such regard. I am so overwhelmed by you in the best of ways.<br />Love Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-91054689521968405212011-09-21T11:45:12.760-04:002011-09-21T11:45:12.760-04:00HI LOLA - so nice t have you visit me here. So gla...HI LOLA - so nice t have you visit me here. So glad you enjoyed the post.<br />Love Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-2426022084002430442011-09-21T11:44:24.410-04:002011-09-21T11:44:24.410-04:00HI LISA - so glad to have you visit and share. Th...HI LISA - so glad to have you visit and share. Three teenagers and a five year old? Wow. :-)<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-63221141663338852312011-09-21T11:43:09.210-04:002011-09-21T11:43:09.210-04:00HI TRACEY _ I am so happy you came by, happy too ...HI TRACEY _ I am so happy you came by, happy too that we found one another thru the GOJ and 'Selah' :-) <br /><br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-20868142001115195642011-09-21T11:15:40.965-04:002011-09-21T11:15:40.965-04:00Life's path is a bittersweet journey. We'v...Life's path is a bittersweet journey. We've made mistakes, lost the trail, caused pain to ourselves and others. And said goodbye to too many dear friends. Wasted precious time and energy.<br /><br />By the time we reach the "sixty-to-ninety" mark, I think most of us have learned how to live and love and be happy, learned the joy of simplicity and paring down, realized that it doesn't take much to fulfill our needs—but understand how those few things are, indeed, vitally important.<br /><br />God and faith, family, love, health, peace, mobility, home. Food on the table. Shared meals. A good night's sleep. Birdsong and wildflowers and sunsets for beauty. Books. Music. Sun on your face and a hearthfire on a cold winter's evening. An old dog you thinks you hung the moon…<br /><br />Not much…so why did it take so long to realize? <br /><br />I hope and believe that your coming years will be many and filled with joy. There will be pain and hardships, of course…we can't ask or expect to avoid our measure; a mountain top is meaningless, just flat ground, without valleys. But I believe you'll face nothing you can't overcome—and in that overcoming, find new truth and meaning and strength in the process. <br /><br />A fine and thoughtful post, filled with truth and wisdom and no small measure of love.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-76837008537842275042011-09-21T09:10:06.569-04:002011-09-21T09:10:06.569-04:00great post, Gail.
Thank you for this.
I love your ...great post, Gail.<br />Thank you for this.<br />I love your attitute towards life, you're so positive.<br />I will pray for you.<br />loveLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930830489920771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-25997874930696523582011-09-20T13:39:42.300-04:002011-09-20T13:39:42.300-04:00Hey Gail! So happy to hear from you.
Great post!...Hey Gail! So happy to hear from you. <br /><br />Great post! as a mother of three teen children and a five year old I wonder how is it I thought I knew so much when I was their age but now that I'm a little , just a little :) ))older I know nothing. I'm so glad to know there is hope for me yet.<br /><br />May all your hopes and dreams come true Gail <br />xoxoLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395804927366343180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-72538890034437961942011-09-20T12:16:14.507-04:002011-09-20T12:16:14.507-04:00Wow, Gail - this was an amazing post! I LOVED it. ...Wow, Gail - this was an amazing post! I LOVED it. Sorry I'm so late to reading it. Good food for thought -let me go read again & figure out exactly where I am in these span of years (lol!) I hope & pray that ALL of your dreams & wishes manifest, & that you & your guy, Skip last an eternity! :-)Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323319590464560620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-87825261305710690372011-09-18T11:39:16.933-04:002011-09-18T11:39:16.933-04:00HI JOEY - Always so good to have you come by for a...HI JOEY - Always so good to have you come by for a visit :-) And I so appreciate your words of personal understanding.<br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-3581616320322751472011-09-17T09:55:57.746-04:002011-09-17T09:55:57.746-04:000 to 30? I was not done early learning, it took ...0 to 30? I was not done early learning, it took untill maybe 50 or so to say that portion was set. Then of course a reset - the operation. The operation - maybe not yet in 30 to 60 yet again....One day I will get there...ha!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-15370369987967690082011-09-17T09:26:42.328-04:002011-09-17T09:26:42.328-04:00HI JBR - so glad you came by. And ya, those early...HI JBR - so glad you came by. And ya, those early years, the first thirty, - flew by!<br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-85958557276143423042011-09-17T06:36:37.088-04:002011-09-17T06:36:37.088-04:00I am right there with you Gail. Great post and an...I am right there with you Gail. Great post and analogy. Brings a lot of thought. Especially, where did all those early years go? Blessings and hugs.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-75187374479408231602011-09-16T17:20:26.602-04:002011-09-16T17:20:26.602-04:00HI DI - So good to see you :-) And I knew you wo...HI DI - So good to see you :-) And I knew you would 'get' the concept as you are one who truly appreciates life, family, time....<br />Love Gail<br />peace.......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-80193130521006238132011-09-16T10:38:09.032-04:002011-09-16T10:38:09.032-04:00Beautifully said Gail! And I think you are right o...Beautifully said Gail! And I think you are right on. I'm still in the second thirty and am much more comfortable with myself and life in general than I was in the first thirty. Here's to the next thirty!! Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-13237878751981831212011-09-15T17:54:26.915-04:002011-09-15T17:54:26.915-04:00HELLO ANNE - I am so happy to see you and I SO app...HELLO ANNE - I am so happy to see you and I SO appreciate your words of wisdom and hope.<br /><br />HI EILEEN - I know you get it for so many similar reasons of our lives. It is so wonderful to have you on this journey with me, albeit in blog land it is life giving all the same.<br /><br />GI WANDA - I so appreciate your life and wisdoms and how you live and give and understand. love your nature land and all that it represrnts in family and goodness and love.<br /><br />AND BONNIE - "thank you" for all you share and create to make this world a better place. I am forever inspired for knowing you.<br /><br />Love to you all<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.com