tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post7097995797954261897..comments2021-02-23T06:36:18.521-05:00Comments on Flawlessly Ordinary: When Do You Get Out Of Yourself?GowitheFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-2417765884111618572016-11-16T12:46:26.277-05:002016-11-16T12:46:26.277-05:00We ladies warrant all the snuggles coming to us. ...We ladies warrant all the snuggles coming to us. May you be up to your ears in snuggles when you return to Portland!<br /><br />I'm thinking of taking those wonderful comments about me a few posts back and creating an online dating profile of them. I'd run any profile by you ladies first ;-)GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-55371436027621593662016-11-15T14:41:23.484-05:002016-11-15T14:41:23.484-05:00Jean's words are my thoughts exactly ... I do ...Jean's words are my thoughts exactly ... I do not want to end up being a nurse ... and do not want someone new(er) in my life being MY nurse. The fact that I had so many years of love and caring with the younger Mr. Ralph made my caring for him in sickness an honor, not a chore. I could not do it again. But that's just me!<br /><br />There are ways to protect your own assets so that they stay in YOUR family, so don't let that hold you back. It would be nice to have a snuggle or two every day ...The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-78885385131088668182016-10-31T15:34:46.050-04:002016-10-31T15:34:46.050-04:00Amen to your thoughts about getting married or liv...Amen to your thoughts about getting married or living together. And thank you for the compliment!GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-1478021797340701152016-10-31T15:32:20.785-04:002016-10-31T15:32:20.785-04:00Hello, Big Sister!! I have found my new baby self...Hello, Big Sister!! I have found my new baby self and I am having such fun playing with her. I looked through family photographs for baby pics. This one on my Grandma's lap I love. Nana visited us once a year from Wisconsin, and sat us in her lap, reading us stories. I wasn't aware at the time how important she was. <br /><br />If I was to put words in my little baby mind, I'd be looking at momma, thinking "Hmmmph! There sure is a lot of manure packed in this room....so there's got to be a pony in here somewhere!"<br /><br />You are spot on, that I now have the strength to tell the truth to my 'guru'. She listened with interest and love. GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-16095677738249294012016-10-31T12:02:16.597-04:002016-10-31T12:02:16.597-04:00Well, Little Sister, you certainly have had quite ...Well, Little Sister, you certainly have had quite a year!!! When we are born and raised into physical and/or emotional abuse, that is ingrown into our young lives and carries over to our adult lives. Low self-esteem or non-existent self esteem has to be the result of that implant. Now, here you are, still young enough to recover, find your new "baby" self and run with it. The photo you posted shows a much more comfortable, relaxed and happy person than photos taken a mere 6 months ago. You now, even have the strength to tell the person you perceived as your Guru, the truth!!! I am truly so very proud of you!!! Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-41643199234603532872016-10-31T10:34:03.337-04:002016-10-31T10:34:03.337-04:00The being "physically available for how long&...The being "physically available for how long" would stop me from getting married or living together with anyone again. After caregiving my dad and husband I won't put myself in a position where that could happen again. And I feel an obligation not to put myself in a position where what Don and I worked so hard for would end up in the bank account of someone I've only known for a few years, should I get sick first. That's not to say two people can't have a great relationship in our age brackets. I've seen it with my own dad and know it can work. <br /><br />You are such a physically attractive and healthy woman, you've got the world open to you.<br /><br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-85067205029618006832016-10-30T21:42:16.342-04:002016-10-30T21:42:16.342-04:00Emotionally and legally available guys. LOL! At o...Emotionally and legally available guys. LOL! At our age we have to add physically available for how long... I don't know that I have the stamina for exploring this anymore. I may stick to exploring land masses and inner worlds.<br /><br />I do agree crises test us, and reveal our weaknesses. I would add they develop our strengths far beyond what we were originally capable of. <br /><br />:-) I always thought I had no where to go but up, given how low my self-esteem was. True, true, true.GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511512682838809760.post-46825401347513813822016-10-30T21:20:18.008-04:002016-10-30T21:20:18.008-04:00I wouldn't call them "wonders in my life&...I wouldn't call them "wonders in my life" but I do think our crises test us and reveal our strengths and weaknesses. Don's stroke was by far my Waterloo. <br /><br />Your crisis are more baseline and revealing answers to long standing questions in your life---at least that's my impression---so I can see why you'd call yours "wonders of life." The revelations changed your life for the better. That is after all your hard internal work.<br /><br />Are you ready to date again? Only you can know the answer to that question but if it's 'yes' just make sure the guy is emotionally and legally available first! You deserve that. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com