tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post1631737437011841793..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Rising earlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-90329575759167530422016-01-21T18:02:24.653+00:002016-01-21T18:02:24.653+00:00A friend sent me in his direction at the end of th...A friend sent me in his direction at the end of the 1980s. I stayed with him a few times. He has a special place in my heart. A man with an absolute commitment to simplicity.<br />If you go to the look-inside function on Amazon for my book The Hardest Thing To Do, scroll past the opening commendations and copyright pages until you come to the dedication, you'll see what I wrote in dedicating the book to him.<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardest-Thing-Do-Hawk-Dove-ebook/dp/B012415BYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453399140&sr=8-1&keywords=The+hardest+thing+to+do+wilcock<br /><br />I sent him a copy and got back a typically self-deprecating response; he said he'd have to cut out the dedication page in all the copies he bought for his friends! :0D<br /><br />A dear and beloved man. Unique.<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-26164990834196538072016-01-21T12:06:42.653+00:002016-01-21T12:06:42.653+00:00OK. I'm curious about Father Tom. Did you ge...OK. I'm curious about Father Tom. Did you get to hear him in person? Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-91338173250228575362016-01-20T21:11:40.966+00:002016-01-20T21:11:40.966+00:00:0) xx:0) xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-91449750069879982632016-01-20T20:42:45.630+00:002016-01-20T20:42:45.630+00:00Mostly I DO want what no one else wants, I think.....Mostly I DO want what no one else wants, I think....Living between the raindrops DOES appeal to me and in many ways I do. Not exactly like anyone ELSE does, but the way I can & choose. <br /><br />I really like the "blame game" you play, by the way. Sounds like such a stress reliever :)rebeccahttp://lifeandgodliness-rebecca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-47758039671899524602016-01-18T09:55:23.517+00:002016-01-18T09:55:23.517+00:00That sounds like an excellent idea. Yes, the limit...That sounds like an excellent idea. Yes, the limiting of those utilities makes the money stretch; and there's something spiritually nourishing about immediacy. What comes from "away" (we have no idea how) or is thrown "away" (we have no idea where) is ultimately disempowering. Blessings on your plan! xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-48995414377935307662016-01-17T20:45:13.247+00:002016-01-17T20:45:13.247+00:00Hi Pen! What you said about not using any of your ...Hi Pen! What you said about not using any of your hook-ups makes me think of an idea I had and am still considering.<br />I'm on disability and need Medicaid, but have thought about becoming a hermit--not the misanthropic kind, but the religious kind who withdraws from a social life to pray, meditate, and study God's Word. Hermits are supposed to be self supporting though.<br />Here's my idea--work for online content mills and sites like Mturk that pay $6-10 an hour--about minimum wage and earn perhaps $600-700 a month. That's enough for me to live on and I could do it between hours of prayer. With what would be left of my government benefits I could give it away to the church and the homeless.<br />Although it would be difficult to do without any electricity here, I am allowed to burn candles! And limiting electricity, gas, and water would help living frugally also!Rachel Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584679952330135035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-73593906066859413082016-01-17T13:55:09.688+00:002016-01-17T13:55:09.688+00:00Hello, friends. Waving! xxHello, friends. Waving! xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-3180674136886135552016-01-17T13:27:35.340+00:002016-01-17T13:27:35.340+00:00Yes, in silence and hidden-ness, not in a furtive ...Yes, in silence and hidden-ness, not in a furtive way but a self assured, focused and humble way. It is all too easy to blame others but in looking inward and examining our real heartfelt desires, we can usually find a way forward. It might require us thinking outside of the box but with God all things are possible :-). Your book Gospel Simplicity is on my bed side table again, it is like having a conversation with a like minded friend :-). Thank you for sharing x Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-18187256927118357602016-01-17T11:25:35.269+00:002016-01-17T11:25:35.269+00:00Wonderful advice. And I envy you your snow; we hav...Wonderful advice. And I envy you your snow; we have only light drizzle here :-)Elizabeth @ The Garden Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274788007550318693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-42353470248708501042016-01-17T09:11:28.294+00:002016-01-17T09:11:28.294+00:00:0) xx:0) xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-41435252642701418292016-01-17T09:05:14.963+00:002016-01-17T09:05:14.963+00:00How peaceful and true. I am going to take this ad...How peaceful and true. I am going to take this advice to heart. Quietly go on my journey and ignore those who nay say.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.com