tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post6855232143606070169..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: 2020Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-57989447918474328962020-01-01T14:40:32.751+00:002020-01-01T14:40:32.751+00:00Hi Rookie — waving! Yes, we have good conversation...Hi Rookie — waving! Yes, we have good conversations here on this blog — and I think your being born into Japanese heritage is a great gift and blessing; I have learned so much from what I've read and seen online of Japanese culture.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-67594129612984820532020-01-01T14:11:05.578+00:002020-01-01T14:11:05.578+00:00Thank you Suzan for your response. Interesting tha...Thank you Suzan for your response. Interesting that your mom's fridge gives pride of place to condiments. My grandmother's fridge was constantly filled with "one more bite" of leftover meals, her way of not wasting food, but not having space for fresh things to eat. I wish you a New Year filled with happy moments babysitting.<br /><br />Pen - wow, an author who responds to comments on her blog! Fortuitious that you quote a Japanese concept; I am Japanese on my mother's side. Prayers for a fruitful 2020 without writing fiction; may the Holy Spirit guide you to new ways of sharing your faith. xxRookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407398722811277370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-56523092248624352892020-01-01T08:09:04.296+00:002020-01-01T08:09:04.296+00:00Hi Suzan — Yes, walking more lightly on Earth has ...Hi Suzan — Yes, walking more lightly on Earth has to be our top priority, I think. It is humanitarian too, because taking care of the Earth will take care of the humans who live on Earth. People can usually make their own way in life, but not if we have reduced their home to a fiery desert. May God bless 2020 to you with peace and steadfast love. xx<br /><br />Hi Hildegard — How nice to meet you. Slowness is, I think, vital; otherwise we make ill-considered decisions, and become reactive rather than responsive to one another. Slowness gives to moments what the Japanese call "Ma" — the space around things that allows us to appreciate them. May you be blessed in 2020, blessed in silence, blessed in simplicity of life, blessed in slow beauty. xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-34539589025216758852020-01-01T07:09:35.839+00:002020-01-01T07:09:35.839+00:00Dear Pen, I have just finished reading The Hawk an...Dear Pen, I have just finished reading The Hawk and the Dove which was heartily recommended to me by Benedictine nuns on a recent visit to their monastery. Started Googling to discover whether you were perhaps a former Benedictine, or the biological sister of a monk, or had spent a year as a fly on the wall of a monastery. And now I have discovered your blog, to find quotations from my beloved TNH, whose teachings and practices led me to the Gospel of Jesus and the Catholic Church. My intention for 2020 is to live in slow motion, to stop and take in the person before me, to write letters with fountain pen on real paper and mail them in envelopes with stamps on. God bless you for writing books that bring the light and truth of the Gospels to readers everywhere! HildegardRookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407398722811277370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-55369609898089236342020-01-01T04:55:27.932+00:002020-01-01T04:55:27.932+00:00I wish you a wonderful year and decade ahead. May...I wish you a wonderful year and decade ahead. May you meet your aims and ideals. Soul searching means some uncomfortable moments and reimagining life's path.<br /><br />Long ago I gave up on making resolutions. But for this year I will be looking to lower my imprint upon the earth. My daughter is moving closer to my home so in cooler weather I will be able to walk to babysit and not drive for thirty minutes. I am going to work diligently at being far more resourceful about our food purchases. There always seems to be so much in the fridge. At present my mother's love of condiments means there is little room for the stuff that should be in there.Suzannoreply@blogger.com