Comments for Deliberate Living http://deliberateliving.net Living deliberately or deliberating life. It's up to you. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Denuding the tree. by Colette http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/03/denuding-the-tree/#comment-2267 Colette Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:41:58 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/03/denuding-the-tree/#comment-2267 I have had a problem with "The Holidays" for as long as I can remember. I would start getting depressed around Thanksgiving (I knew what was coming) and the feeling just continued to get worse the closer it got to Christmas.I wanted to be cheerful. Go to parties, shop for presents, bake like there was no tomorrow. But something about it always seemed wrong. I always knew what felt right in my heart but couldn't explain it. Learning about "The Old Ways" explained what i couldn't. Winter in the time when things turn inward. Animals hibernate. Trees, plants, flowers all rest. This is the time to sit quietly by the fire and read.This is a time of rest and contemplation. The time will come to venture out. To celebrate and enjoy being social again. The time is just not now. I have had a problem with “The Holidays” for as long as I can remember. I would start getting depressed around Thanksgiving (I knew what was coming) and the feeling just continued to get worse the closer it got to Christmas.I wanted to be cheerful. Go to parties, shop for presents, bake like there was no tomorrow. But something about it always seemed wrong.
I always knew what felt right in my heart but couldn’t explain it. Learning about “The Old Ways” explained what i couldn’t. Winter in the time when things turn inward. Animals hibernate. Trees, plants, flowers all rest. This is the time to sit quietly by the fire and read.This is a time of rest and contemplation. The time will come to venture out. To celebrate and enjoy being social again. The time is just not now.

]]> Comment on I am resolved by Gennyfer http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/01/i-am-resolved/#comment-2261 Gennyfer Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:40:39 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/01/i-am-resolved/#comment-2261 Lol Lanna, there are some years when showering regularly is a good resolution. Lol Lanna, there are some years when showering regularly is a good resolution.

]]> Comment on I am resolved by Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinn http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/01/i-am-resolved/#comment-2259 Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinn Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:12:49 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2012/01/01/i-am-resolved/#comment-2259 OMG. Love it. My first resolution will be to write my resolutions. =) With you on the stress one. But first, I shower. OMG. Love it. My first resolution will be to write my resolutions. =)

With you on the stress one.

But first, I shower.

]]> Comment on Diss ease and diagnoses by Bonnie http://deliberateliving.net/2011/12/20/diss-ease-and-diagnoses/#comment-2197 Bonnie Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:39:31 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2011/12/20/diss-ease-and-diagnoses/#comment-2197 Ah, Gen, I have been there and can appreciate both the managing pain and the reticence to talk about the physical self. I struggle with both on a daily basis. Much love to you. Ah, Gen, I have been there and can appreciate both the managing pain and the reticence to talk about the physical self. I struggle with both on a daily basis. Much love to you.

]]> Comment on Blood Orange Cranberry sauce with Pomegranate by Gennyfer http://deliberateliving.net/2009/11/28/blood-orange-cranberry-sauce-with-pomegranate/#comment-125 Gennyfer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/11/28/blood-orange-cranberry-sauce-with-pomegranate/#comment-125 My brother & I have debated this for years. I eat the whole seed he spits out the hard part. I think it is just a matter of taste but I suspect the seed has good nutritional value. Probably adds fiber & such. If you are eating it in a relish there is no delicate way to spit out the seeds in front of company. My brother & I have debated this for years. I eat the whole seed he spits out the hard part. I think it is just a matter of taste but I suspect the seed has good nutritional value. Probably adds fiber & such. If you are eating it in a relish there is no delicate way to spit out the seeds in front of company.

]]> Comment on Blood Orange Cranberry sauce with Pomegranate by Heather Denkmire http://deliberateliving.net/2009/11/28/blood-orange-cranberry-sauce-with-pomegranate/#comment-124 Heather Denkmire Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:16:51 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/11/28/blood-orange-cranberry-sauce-with-pomegranate/#comment-124 Wow! Cool. We've got a lot of cranberries and will probably get more with our farm share this week. Here's a silly question... do you just eat the pomegranate seeds? I thought it was just the juicy part that's yummy? Wow! Cool. We’ve got a lot of cranberries and will probably get more with our farm share this week.

Here’s a silly question… do you just eat the pomegranate seeds? I thought it was just the juicy part that’s yummy?

]]> Comment on Who am I? by Gennyfer http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-57 Gennyfer Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:22:04 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-57 It's wonderful that you understand how the parts of your personality interact. I have a few true Introvert friends who ended up with a highly Extroverted child. That is an interesting combination. My oldest boys would probably be I's too if they took the test. It is sometimes difficult for my oldest to live in our large household. He told me when he was about 7 that he is never comfortable in a room with more that 10 people. The I/E parts of me seem to take turns where the other traits are much more merged. I remember trying to explain to people that I was actually very shy when I was younger, mostly I seemed to have people explain to me that I didn't know what I was talking about. Maybe that is a trend? And no, I'm not asking anyone's opinions. I suppose the way I think... I process things by holding things up and looking at each side... takes longer than most. I think people, even those who should know me best, often think they should step in and figure things out for me, misinterpreting my pace as dysfunction. The world just moves faster than I'd like. It’s wonderful that you understand how the parts of your personality interact. I have a few true Introvert friends who ended up with a highly Extroverted child. That is an interesting combination. My oldest boys would probably be I’s too if they took the test. It is sometimes difficult for my oldest to live in our large household. He told me when he was about 7 that he is never comfortable in a room with more that 10 people.

The I/E parts of me seem to take turns where the other traits are much more merged.
I remember trying to explain to people that I was actually very shy when I was younger, mostly I seemed to have people explain to me that I didn’t know what I was talking about. Maybe that is a trend? And no, I’m not asking anyone’s opinions. I suppose the way I think… I process things by holding things up and looking at each side… takes longer than most. I think people, even those who should know me best, often think they should step in and figure things out for me, misinterpreting my pace as dysfunction. The world just moves faster than I’d like.

]]> Comment on Who am I? by Heather Denkmire http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-55 Heather Denkmire Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:36:25 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-55 Oh, I forgot to mention why it freed me. The "I" being so off the charts gave me permission to be the hermit I want to be. I was so confused in life because I am SO outgoing, not at ALL shy. The opposite of shy. But people wipe me out. Learning the Myers Briggs stuff (whether it's valid or not) helped me be okay with that part of me. Outgoing but introverted. Where do I get my energy? Not *with* people! :-) Oh, I forgot to mention why it freed me. The “I” being so off the charts gave me permission to be the hermit I want to be. I was so confused in life because I am SO outgoing, not at ALL shy. The opposite of shy. But people wipe me out. Learning the Myers Briggs stuff (whether it’s valid or not) helped me be okay with that part of me. Outgoing but introverted. Where do I get my energy? Not *with* people! :-)

]]> Comment on Who am I? by Heather Denkmire http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-54 Heather Denkmire Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:34:59 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/08/07/who-am-i/#comment-54 I love knowing my type because it freed me to be me. I'm an INFJ/P (50/50 on the J/P typically). My I is off the charts. My NF is strong, too, but because I am who I am I have NO idea what the NFJ/P parts mean. :-) I really enjoyed this post. I also find it curious that you have so many people telling you what to do, how to be. Are you asking their opinions? I think I'd go batty if people were telling me what I needed. (Unless I asked, I suppose.) In my opinion, the only person who knows what you need is you. :-) Lots of smilies here. Thanks for the great post. I love knowing my type because it freed me to be me. I’m an INFJ/P (50/50 on the J/P typically). My I is off the charts. My NF is strong, too, but because I am who I am I have NO idea what the NFJ/P parts mean. :-)

I really enjoyed this post. I also find it curious that you have so many people telling you what to do, how to be. Are you asking their opinions? I think I’d go batty if people were telling me what I needed. (Unless I asked, I suppose.)

In my opinion, the only person who knows what you need is you. :-) Lots of smilies here. Thanks for the great post.

]]> Comment on Buy Local or Buy Creative by Heather Denkmire http://deliberateliving.net/2009/07/09/buy-local-or-buy-creative/#comment-27 Heather Denkmire Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:54:48 +0000 http://deliberateliving.net/2009/07/09/buy-local-or-buy-creative/#comment-27 love this! love this!

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