tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post116157025859594643..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: "Be quiet, still, and solitary."Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-2114079129918718872014-11-23T22:37:29.784-08:002014-11-23T22:37:29.784-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.krhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056031423852479156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-34408584946004147022012-05-23T18:12:05.471-07:002012-05-23T18:12:05.471-07:00Hi, nice post. I have been wondering about this to...Hi, nice post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for sharing. I will certainly be subscribing to your blog.pay per headhttp://www.priceperheadcostarica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-65282741288516575722011-09-12T07:31:47.754-07:002011-09-12T07:31:47.754-07:00I'm sorry : ) but I believe you've misinte...I'm sorry : ) but I believe you've misinterpreted Goethe's meaning/entreaty -- for it is the same as Kafka's: which is to Stop. And wait. And do nothing. Until the eternal, primordial silence -- the largest part of ourselves and existence -- is revealed via such an (inactive) meditation. Goethe's poem is not a momento mori that entreats us to sing while we still can. For the trees, birds, woods, and hilltops of which he speaks are all still alive -- and yet naturally silent. Because silence is the natural peaceful state of existence, nature, and ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162757276113114442006-11-05T12:07:00.000-08:002006-11-05T12:07:00.000-08:00This is a very nice blog. I have been looking for ...This is a very nice blog. I have been looking for Compatibility Test articles such as http://datingtips.to.mdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161917392124501912006-10-26T19:49:00.000-07:002006-10-26T19:49:00.000-07:00garnet: Love your final line. Yes, that sums it up...garnet: Love your final line. Yes, that sums it up.<BR/><BR/>becca: Thank you--Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161902909109716552006-10-26T15:48:00.000-07:002006-10-26T15:48:00.000-07:00Beautiful - all of it - poems and photos.Beautiful - all of it - poems and photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161881100678887162006-10-26T09:45:00.000-07:002006-10-26T09:45:00.000-07:00Both quotes sound Buddhist in tone, though Goethe ...Both quotes sound Buddhist in tone, though Goethe has to add the little depressive German twist at the end. "Soon you too will be silent."<BR/><BR/>Simply wait is a way of saying be empty so then you can be full.DTclarinethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482572917950645940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161876548293970622006-10-26T08:29:00.000-07:002006-10-26T08:29:00.000-07:00maria: I thought I recognized that voice!maria: I thought I recognized that voice!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161872373703929602006-10-26T07:19:00.000-07:002006-10-26T07:19:00.000-07:00Patry, yes, I am maria of alembic (doesn't that so...Patry, yes, I am maria of alembic (doesn't that sound stilted now), and though I put in the link to my site, it didn't show up....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161808119415797192006-10-25T13:28:00.000-07:002006-10-25T13:28:00.000-07:00mb: You and Tish are probably right--though I didn...mb: You and Tish are probably right--though I didn't know it at the time. Strange how the unconscious mind works.<BR/><BR/>edie: Thank you for sharing your dilemma here--however obliquely. I'm absolutely sure you WILL make the right choice. I will be following your blog to learn more.<BR/><BR/>bluepoppy: I like it when you say that we chose to come to this struggle. I'm not entirely sure I understand it, but I like it.<BR/><BR/>maria: Thank you for reminding me that there is a difference, and that waiting simply is equally important. I'm wondering which Maria you are--alembic, maybe?<BR/><BR/>donna: Those are wise words.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161805715450282932006-10-25T12:48:00.000-07:002006-10-25T12:48:00.000-07:00Heh. Naturally quiet voices actually speak the lou...Heh. Naturally quiet voices actually speak the loudest. ;^)donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161798741476811592006-10-25T10:52:00.000-07:002006-10-25T10:52:00.000-07:00Waiting simply and simply waiting are difficult, b...Waiting simply and simply waiting are difficult, but rewarding undertakings. Thanks for this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161788074938763932006-10-25T07:54:00.000-07:002006-10-25T07:54:00.000-07:00oooh spooky! but yes, a good reminder that we cho...oooh spooky! but yes, a good reminder that we chose to come into this struggle so we might as well dig in before we return to the ether or wherever it is we go--<BR/><BR/>~bluepoppyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161764004205268602006-10-25T01:13:00.000-07:002006-10-25T01:13:00.000-07:00Oops! forgot a word or two there - edit the above ...Oops! forgot a word or two there - edit the above comment to read: "Thank you for THE LOVELY quotes!"<BR/><BR/>I hope when I sing, I can remember the words! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161763747960823942006-10-25T01:09:00.000-07:002006-10-25T01:09:00.000-07:00Thank you for quotes - and the reminder to "sing n...Thank you for quotes - and the reminder to "sing now while we have a voice."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161744474336627772006-10-24T19:47:00.000-07:002006-10-24T19:47:00.000-07:00I love both and both are playing on my mind in a d...I love both and both are playing on my mind in a different way. I am in a bit of a spot right now, a cross-road, I might say. My mind has been unquiet because I am in a position where I may have to stop teaching my Creative Writing classes...an offer came up that I have no choice but to take seriously. Don't get me wrong, I count my blessing; know that this is the problem that many might think they'd like to have. But I love my students and if this other position pulls through, my students’ time slots will be nil. Anyway, I’ve tried to hand this decision over the universe...to God...to the power of intention...however you want to think about it but I can't seem to let it go and let it be what will...I’ve had a difficult time quieting my mind from the pull. And here I land on your blog telling me that quiet will come. I think it tells me to trust and perhaps a way to have the best of both will unfold.off linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817782192690917677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161740884550735782006-10-24T18:48:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:48:00.000-07:00Tish's interpretation is the one I always assumed ...Tish's interpretation is the one I always assumed was the case, too! And you do sing... in your own way you do!MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161740453567665312006-10-24T18:40:00.001-07:002006-10-24T18:40:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161740408176859882006-10-24T18:40:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:40:00.000-07:00k-oh: (x-posted) Frantic. There's just too much of...k-oh: (x-posted) Frantic. There's just too much of that going around these days. (Here, too!)Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161739747128157012006-10-24T18:29:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:29:00.000-07:00tish: Your interpretation is almost as beautiful a...tish: Your interpretation is almost as beautiful as Kafka's!<BR/><BR/>herhimnbryn: I owed you one. Your words always do that for me, too.<BR/><BR/>tarakuanyin: Glad you enjoyed the quotes.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161739617622954162006-10-24T18:26:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:26:00.000-07:00Ah, nice! In the middle of a frantic hour, reading...Ah, nice! In the middle of a frantic hour, reading this post was a soothing pause.Kristin Ohlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961884344605729368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161734472481160332006-10-24T17:01:00.000-07:002006-10-24T17:01:00.000-07:00Beautiful quotes, both of them. Thank you.Beautiful quotes, both of them. Thank you.Shannon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724093833220026696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161730488336379592006-10-24T15:54:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:54:00.000-07:00Thankyou for this pf. Words that are so appropriat...Thankyou for this pf. Words that are so appropriate this morning for me .herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161727360786226842006-10-24T15:02:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:02:00.000-07:00Patry, I've always thought Simply Wait was a brill...Patry, I've always thought Simply Wait was a brilliant play on words...you were simply waiting on tables while you simply waited for your dreams to come true.<BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/>TishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161725750532206472006-10-24T14:35:00.000-07:002006-10-24T14:35:00.000-07:00r: Two of our old favorites.gerry: Hope you're enj...r: Two of our old favorites.<BR/><BR/>gerry: Hope you're enjoying it!<BR/><BR/>zhoen: Those sculptures DO kind of suggest cowed children, don't they? I hear you. I, too, was a quiet child, raised in a "seen, but not heard" environment. <BR/><BR/>mb: If only I could REALLY sing--like you do!<BR/><BR/>karen: Actually, simply wait is an apt description for both waitressing--and the writing life! Thanks for the wonderfully kind words--and also for the heads up about NPR.<BR/><BR/>left-handed: I do that, too--fill my journal with quotes. If I could live all the words I copy down, I would probably have reached Nirvana, and would need no more words.<BR/><BR/>mary: The photographs were taken at The Giving Tree sculpture garden, four spectacular acres of art and nature. When you visit me on Cape Cod, we will make sure to go there!<BR/><BR/>jt: Thanks, *sugar*! And yes, the subconscious is always working--making connections long before we realize why.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.com