tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post3404720939401565368..comments2018-07-19T09:46:10.386-07:00Comments on Blackwater Shoal: Wishful ThinkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-12232194585495815652011-04-05T16:02:00.083-07:002011-04-05T16:02:00.083-07:00I'm so glad that we can all comfort and learn ...I'm so glad that we can all comfort and learn from one another. I love you, Victoria!<br /><br />I do allow myself fantasies, but I also want to make sure that I don't pretend that they are all that I have that is good...Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-65575459995383988982011-04-05T13:45:29.382-07:002011-04-05T13:45:29.382-07:00Dear Colleen, what a beautifully written and wise ...Dear Colleen, what a beautifully written and wise post. Once again, you teach me by sharing your journey. I have carried pain and guilt in my life over several past circumstances that I have wished had been different, and sometimes I let the battle between what I wish had been and the part of what actually was, play out in my head to the point of mental torture. Now I see, (for the first time) how I have only been focused on isolated parts of reality. Zeroing in on just the ones that caused pain and weren't what I would have wanted, and by doing so I have passed right by all that was good and right. Wow. I get it. Thank you. You continue to illuminate through your marvelous light of being. Bless you. xoVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-63541597392535811162011-03-29T06:06:00.244-07:002011-03-29T06:06:00.244-07:00You are allowed to think and feel whatever you thi...You are allowed to think and feel whatever you think and feel. You clearly know the difference between fantasy and ..... I hesitate to use the world reality because it is our perceptions that colour our reality ........ your memories. Sometimes we have to scratch the itch until it bleeds, to reconnect again and again with the pain, to worsen the pain occasionally, in order to assimilate the dreadful, awful, tragic things that have happened, in order make some sense of what is absurd and wrong in the extreme.<br />Allow yourself your fantasies please. It doesn't mean that you will ever lose sight of your truth, or that you will be lost in dreams. It doesn't mean you will lose Bronwyn, or that you dis-serve her in any way. Your love for her is clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-43749349047440310902011-03-24T22:02:32.144-07:002011-03-24T22:02:32.144-07:00Love you, Mom.Love you, Mom.Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-12370487041860188142011-03-24T21:14:11.571-07:002011-03-24T21:14:11.571-07:00Where did you come from? I am so amazed by you! ...Where did you come from? I am so amazed by you! You have taught me more than I can ever say, and I am so blessed to have you as my daughter. Keep writing...it is helping me to heal my soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-59095324053322733002011-03-23T13:54:44.329-07:002011-03-23T13:54:44.329-07:00Colleen you are so brave in articulating your feel...Colleen you are so brave in articulating your feelings and you are an amazingly strong person, what wise words you share with us. xpicciolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008484787050565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-69490433717852219392011-03-23T09:22:02.901-07:002011-03-23T09:22:02.901-07:00Love you, Susan.Love you, Susan.Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-73548357149381476072011-03-23T09:19:56.826-07:002011-03-23T09:19:56.826-07:00Thank-You, Julia.Thank-You, Julia.Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-22310322890370916352011-03-23T07:44:04.286-07:002011-03-23T07:44:04.286-07:00Abandon simplicity:
it's not what you think.
...Abandon simplicity:<br />it's not what you think.<br /><br />Better. Best. Most.<br /><br />The shining, sparkle of almost<br />perfect. Until the light<br /><br />fades. And you can't see like a cat-<br />in the dark.<br />So you're lost again,<br />in the space between could be and should be<br />searching for some day.<br /><br />Colleen -- you have an amazing voice. i'm glad you share it. JuliAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519648649706114818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-49565805948730121582011-03-22T21:00:19.455-07:002011-03-22T21:00:19.455-07:00Beautifully written, Colleen - thank you for shari...Beautifully written, Colleen - thank you for sharing your incredible insight and wisdom. There's so much I'd like to say but there are no words in my heart. Love you! SueUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434378534713684111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-55180568288744610902011-03-22T14:48:41.188-07:002011-03-22T14:48:41.188-07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. ...Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. I cry each time I read about your sorrow, and I am in awe of your wisdom and strength. Love and hugs!dustystringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432403476604234606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-27710260557127971342011-03-22T09:32:46.186-07:002011-03-22T09:32:46.186-07:00Thank-You, Quinn. The writing of these things hel...Thank-You, Quinn. The writing of these things helps me to understand them more fully. The fact that others might find comfort too just makes my joy more profound.Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-12952038258690246072011-03-22T09:24:42.564-07:002011-03-22T09:24:42.564-07:00You are a powerful source of grace for me. That co...You are a powerful source of grace for me. That counselor was wise, indeed, giving you tools that help you continue on your journey, build the road that will take you to tomorrow. Thank you so much for the courage to write this blog. Your sparks are helping to light up the dark in many other worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-89854935917355465242011-03-21T15:52:13.452-07:002011-03-21T15:52:13.452-07:00I love it that we can all learn from one another!I love it that we can all learn from one another!Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-41802602457566927892011-03-21T15:50:36.614-07:002011-03-21T15:50:36.614-07:00Your words and your pictures are inspiring to me, ...Your words and your pictures are inspiring to me, and help me, also, in accepting my own reality in comparison to my own fantasies. You are right - no matter how good, it always seems like it could be better and I have wished for more than I already have had.<br />I am your elder, but you are always teaching me.<br />I love you so much - keep on learning and teaching, please! With love from your Auntie B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-82679429693666990482011-03-21T12:57:17.409-07:002011-03-21T12:57:17.409-07:00Thank-You, my friends.Thank-You, my friends.Colleen MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771502401844055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-62735631067942788532011-03-21T10:57:56.978-07:002011-03-21T10:57:56.978-07:00Colleen you did a masterful job of explaining/desc...Colleen you did a masterful job of explaining/describing this complex, profound, and intimate notion. Loving you, jrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-49356453028100762442011-03-21T10:29:45.646-07:002011-03-21T10:29:45.646-07:00Nobody can choose the destination. It happens. And...Nobody can choose the destination. It happens. And most important is that you have fond memories with Bronwyn (is what I see in the pictures).<br />Many parents are only able to grieve and mourn. And I do not blame them for it. Each one reacts. And you do not. His strength and courage came by his infinite love for Bronwyn. You gave her a life of love and happiness. Led her to feel the snow, to put the touch on the land, the beach ... Do you have them participate in the life of Bronwyn. I thank you very much. I cry at their absence as if he knew personally Bronwyn. <br />"I'm sure she had you as a mother, not by chance but because you were the best mother in the world to her".flavia da rochahttp://www.ternurinhas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578303554738712361.post-18631273842740200072011-03-21T10:02:44.209-07:002011-03-21T10:02:44.209-07:00Thank you for this - it really resonants with me. ...Thank you for this - it really resonants with me. Also, love the heron, 'tis my favorite birdjuglanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282758835416550073noreply@blogger.com