Comments for one.blue.berry http://oneblueberry.com true stories with a burst of flavor Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:42:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Nothing Else Left? by FaeNathara http://oneblueberry.com/stories/nothing-else-left/#comment-321 FaeNathara Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:42:07 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=611#comment-321 I can completely understand this. My mother was a quadrilateral amputee and even though smoking is unhealthy - and she could barely even do it on her own - we figured she'd been through enough and if it made her happy, so be it. I can completely understand this. My mother was a quadrilateral amputee and even though smoking is unhealthy – and she could barely even do it on her own – we figured she’d been through enough and if it made her happy, so be it.

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Melissa Dinwiddie http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-314 Melissa Dinwiddie Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:30:39 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-314 Elinor, YES! Desires and determination are really what it all boils down to, aren't they? Desire is the Universe's way of telling you where you need to go, and determination is what gets you there. :) Elinor, YES! Desires and determination are really what it all boils down to, aren’t they? Desire is the Universe’s way of telling you where you need to go, and determination is what gets you there. :)

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Melissa Dinwiddie http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-313 Melissa Dinwiddie Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:29:27 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-313 Christine, you and I seriously need to sit down over a cup of coffee... for like a WEEK! I came back to dance decades later too, and it was a miraculously different experience. I also discovered that there are so many other wonderful forms of dance that I was oblivious too (actually, I snubbed my noses at them!) -- ballroom, salsa, ARGENTINE TANGO!!!! It's been amazing discovering such a different relationship to my body and movement, and I'm grateful for every second of the journey (even the parts I hope never to have to live over! ;)) Christine, you and I seriously need to sit down over a cup of coffee… for like a WEEK! I came back to dance decades later too, and it was a miraculously different experience. I also discovered that there are so many other wonderful forms of dance that I was oblivious too (actually, I snubbed my noses at them!) — ballroom, salsa, ARGENTINE TANGO!!!!

It’s been amazing discovering such a different relationship to my body and movement, and I’m grateful for every second of the journey (even the parts I hope never to have to live over! ;) )

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Elinor http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-311 Elinor Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:32:48 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-311 Wow. What I take from this story is how much I need to (and have always needed to work on) my desires and my determination. Thank you so much for sharing. Wow. What I take from this story is how much I need to (and have always needed to work on) my desires and my determination. Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Christine (Girl on Fire) Reed http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-310 Christine (Girl on Fire) Reed Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:18:33 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-310 There was this brief time when I felt like my life had been stolen and there was no getting it back. Returning to dance at 40 after totally giving it over the depression monster in my early 20s? Who was I kidding? Also...how unfair that I lost dance to begin with! THEN...then I realized that I was on this particular path for a reason...that now I was able to approach dance from a completely different place. Now dance is my spiritual path, a spiritual path that I get to share with other women every single day. Now I know that a 43 year old body has stories to tell that a 23 year old body wouldn't have an inkling of. That a 43 year old body is even capable of what that 23 year old body could do but that perfection is rather...boring. NOW? Now I am grateful for the gift of the time away and I know everything happened/happens the way it does for a reason. :) There was this brief time when I felt like my life had been stolen and there was no getting it back. Returning to dance at 40 after totally giving it over the depression monster in my early 20s? Who was I kidding? Also…how unfair that I lost dance to begin with!

THEN…then I realized that I was on this particular path for a reason…that now I was able to approach dance from a completely different place. Now dance is my spiritual path, a spiritual path that I get to share with other women every single day. Now I know that a 43 year old body has stories to tell that a 23 year old body wouldn’t have an inkling of. That a 43 year old body is even capable of what that 23 year old body could do but that perfection is rather…boring.

NOW? Now I am grateful for the gift of the time away and I know everything happened/happens the way it does for a reason.

:)

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Melissa Dinwiddie http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-309 Melissa Dinwiddie Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:28:39 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-309 Wow, thanks, Jackie! Yes, a much bigger story transpired afterwards.. I'm brewing on how best to share it.. It may end up being a longer memoir... Thanks so much for your comment! Wow, thanks, Jackie! Yes, a much bigger story transpired afterwards.. I’m brewing on how best to share it.. It may end up being a longer memoir…

Thanks so much for your comment!

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Melissa Dinwiddie http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-308 Melissa Dinwiddie Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:27:26 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-308 Oh boy, there's always a gap, isn't there? I'm glad the story touched you, and yes, I am planning on sharing more details later... Oh boy, there’s always a gap, isn’t there? I’m glad the story touched you, and yes, I am planning on sharing more details later…

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Jackie Walker http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-303 Jackie Walker Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:04:39 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-303 I feel like I did when I was about 8 and one of my teeth was hanging by a thread, knowing that I've just read a remarkable story, and there is something even bigger to come! I feel like I did when I was about 8 and one of my teeth was hanging by a thread, knowing that I’ve just read a remarkable story, and there is something even bigger to come!

]]> Comment on Attack of the Killer Cucumber! by Emily Rose http://oneblueberry.com/stories/attack-killer-cucumber/#comment-296 Emily Rose Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:24:50 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=438#comment-296 Traumatic... but hilarious the things people will do! OMG! Traumatic… but hilarious the things people will do! OMG!

]]> Comment on The Land of Hope and Miracles by Sue Mitchell http://oneblueberry.com/stories/the-land-of-hope-and-miracles/#comment-295 Sue Mitchell Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:06:03 +0000 http://oneblueberry.com/?p=712#comment-295 I am intrigued by the gap between how we imagine our dreams and how they really unfold, so this story really moved me, Melissa. And I definitely want to hear more about that year in New York...after we marinate in the hope and miracles phase a while longer. Beautiful story. I am intrigued by the gap between how we imagine our dreams and how they really unfold, so this story really moved me, Melissa. And I definitely want to hear more about that year in New York…after we marinate in the hope and miracles phase a while longer. Beautiful story.

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