tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post5729003645820044719..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Finding the Quiet Center by Vicki DouderaLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31642624683114290712012-02-07T01:03:49.516-05:002012-02-07T01:03:49.516-05:00We have a farm. We are never closed. We have to m...We have a farm. We are never closed. We have to make quiet tiem and it takes effort but it gets easier as I am aging. Who else will do it for me? So now I make soap when I need to be at peace. All the smells of those essential oils, the art of mixing and pouring, better than Xanax.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27895655052745640772012-02-06T19:23:33.544-05:002012-02-06T19:23:33.544-05:00Robin, I look forward to hearing more about your r...Robin, I look forward to hearing more about your rearrangement at some point...I definitely need pointers! I'm a knitter, too, but it doesn't always calm me down.<br /><br />Shannon... we twins have to stay frenetic together!<br /><br />Keith, a return to the Sabbath wouldn't be such a bad thing, and as our world gets increasingly speedier, I think we'll see more folks tuning out and tuning in.<br /><br />Kathleen -- what is ai chi? I wish I could meditate. Going to give it another go.<br /><br />Thanks, all!Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1038011919760436052012-02-06T16:29:58.345-05:002012-02-06T16:29:58.345-05:00Great post, Vicki. It's difficult to do in ou...Great post, Vicki. It's difficult to do in our hectic lives. I sometimes meditate, although I need to do it on a regular basis. My hour-long ai chi class (which I get to about once a month) is great for that too...Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-13554020701404111442012-02-06T15:11:28.757-05:002012-02-06T15:11:28.757-05:00Vicki, I know what you mean. A day off each week i...Vicki, I know what you mean. A day off each week is not a bad thing. Here's what Abraham Joshua Heschel said: "Six days a week we wrestle with the world, wringing profit from the earth.... Six days a week we seek to dominate the world, on the seventh day we try to dominate the self."Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67065273208660168972012-02-06T09:54:51.951-05:002012-02-06T09:54:51.951-05:00I love this message. I tend to pack "doing&qu...I love this message. I tend to pack "doing" into my days and forget to just be. Thanks for the reminder... from one Gemini to another!Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-85672897962971514742012-02-06T09:27:06.143-05:002012-02-06T09:27:06.143-05:00A long time ago, I rearranged my life to be able t...A long time ago, I rearranged my life to be able to do what I want to do, so a quiet center is the rule for me, not the exception. Plus, I'm an introvert, so there's little danger of over-extending myself with time-hogging appointments. But sometimes I do feel out-of-sorts, which is when I knit. (Well, I knit all the time, but I specifically pick up my needles in difficult times.) I also pray. Constantly.Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.com