tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post6601495321251909410..comments2023-10-02T09:32:08.056-04:00Comments on Living Your Potential: Pooling Our ResourcesLife Potentials Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-58610203442254804452009-08-07T21:07:31.016-04:002009-08-07T21:07:31.016-04:00Jodi, yes, I am very lucky to have had this partic...Jodi, yes, I am very lucky to have had this particular Grandmother. She made a huge difference in my life. xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-41365347981540725482009-08-07T20:21:44.729-04:002009-08-07T20:21:44.729-04:00Nina, maybe that is the reason for hardships and t...Nina, maybe that is the reason for hardships and tragedies: to learn what is important and sacred. I don't know but I do know that the richness of our lives is woven from the threads of connection and wisdom we receive from others. Thank you for your wonderful, thoughtful comments and for coming to my blog. xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-87635739541853751922009-08-07T20:19:30.259-04:002009-08-07T20:19:30.259-04:00I don't have advice to share on this post but ...I don't have advice to share on this post but I so enjoyed reading about your memories with your grandmother. She sounds like such a neat lady. Thank you for sharing that today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-41527980223095983692009-08-05T07:25:22.316-04:002009-08-05T07:25:22.316-04:00What a wonderful post. It's a shame it seems t...What a wonderful post. It's a shame it seems to take hardships and tragedies for us to realize the sacredness of family, togetherness, helping our fellow beings here on earth. We gain so much from sharing, caring and togetherness. The ancient societies knew how to cherish and even honor the elderly... somehow, a lot of people have lost that. Seems like as in other parts of our society, we throw out the old to bring in the new, a throwaway society if you will, and some of that carried over to family life and the humanity of life... the elderly, the poor, the less fortunate, were "thrown out" so to speak, put aside, ..we turn our heads and ignore.... <br />There is so much to gain from the wisdom of others: their love, their caring, their lessons learned through their life, their overall outlook and take on life. The wealth of knowledge within people is amazing. The wealth of compassion and great-fullness..... We can learn and feel so much when we embrace our family, friends and people, really embrace them whole heartedly with our own compassion and physical giving. In doing so we gain so much....<br />Thank you for bringing us back to the goodness of life, family Hopes and dreams. It's through sharing and caring we embrace the fullness of life and all it's potentials. I will look at people differently today, family, friends... I will embrace them bring them close and find the "flavor" they bring to my table of life. Thank you again. Love and Light, Nina P.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603112009407252993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-67672264891843973872009-08-04T22:17:06.375-04:002009-08-04T22:17:06.375-04:00Tabitha, you have certainly lived under some crowd...Tabitha, you have certainly lived under some crowded conditions. My sister and her three daughters lived with us briefly once (less than a month) but we all loved it. I think because it was temporary and we knew it, it was easy, and we so enjoyed their company. Our three sons and her three daughters were great company for each other. BUT we did have two bathrooms which helped tremendously! I don't know how you managed with all those people with one bathroom! Brava to you! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.<br /><br />Sema, yes, they are so precious. Typically I didn't realize how much so until they were gone. I'll be looking for your email on the cards. Thank you! xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-87491497706245334742009-08-04T15:01:43.225-04:002009-08-04T15:01:43.225-04:00your post brought back memories of my mother and g...your post brought back memories of my mother and grandmother who are no more.It is true they are very precious .<br />Diantha,off the topic,thank you for the encouraging comment at my blog and I have sent you a mail regarding thank you cards.<br />blessings for abundance<br />semasemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117320517001450225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-39205392867490308712009-08-04T14:44:35.670-04:002009-08-04T14:44:35.670-04:00Hi Diantha,
When I lived in New Orleans (before h...Hi Diantha, <br />When I lived in New Orleans (before hurricane Katrina) my sister and her three kids lived with us. I had a three bedroom home with 1 bath and a den. Her two daughters and my daughter are like sisters, so the three of them would take turns sleeping in either bedroom designated for them. We turned the den into a bedroom for my sister, which my nephew then made his room along with her(he is her shadow). With one bathroom we never had to argue(a huge blessing). To this day she wants me to move back, so that we can live together again, but my heart won't allow me to live in N.O. anymore.<br /><br />Today my oldest nephew (15 y/o) is living with us to help my baby sister(his mom-my other sister). Family is very important to me, so I would do anything for them. :)<br /><br />Have A Blessed DayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-20826910433673002972009-08-04T09:36:47.868-04:002009-08-04T09:36:47.868-04:00Thank you Mermaid! Glad you enjoyed it! xoThank you Mermaid! Glad you enjoyed it! xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-20060685686554276892009-08-03T22:20:18.178-04:002009-08-03T22:20:18.178-04:00Great post and creative ideas for living together ...Great post and creative ideas for living together with some privacy still preserved.mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895749686844178804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-70810712443126555042009-08-02T17:30:12.492-04:002009-08-02T17:30:12.492-04:00Linda, how lucky you still have your Mom around! ...Linda, how lucky you still have your Mom around! I miss our Mothers so much, more so as time moves on. I remember my own Mother telling me how much she missed her Mother and how it seemed to increase, not decrease and now I find the same thing! Enjoy these times with her...they are so precious....xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-15135341364308029922009-08-02T17:28:11.183-04:002009-08-02T17:28:11.183-04:00Carolynn, it IS very hard for the adults I think. ...Carolynn, it IS very hard for the adults I think. For me as a kid, I LOVED it! But I know it was a big cost to my parents even though my Grandmother was wonderful and they had a whole separate housing situation. I'm with you...I am very independent. But I would have taken in our parents had it been necessary. It would have been really hard, I know that. My Dad did tell us to never take them in, so I know that having his Mother in law there was very difficult. Our parents are all gone now, but with the economy the way it is, we may end up with our kids back at home! Yikes!Life Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-43463041686073906722009-08-02T16:52:30.516-04:002009-08-02T16:52:30.516-04:00What a great post and tribute to your grandmother!...What a great post and tribute to your grandmother! I always loved when My Grandmother would come, because she stayed for months.<br /><br />I feel blessed to have my Mother living with us...she lives in the guesthouse...and we garden together (and this week has been KILLER!)I feel so lucky for us to have her here!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-7373329370760951452009-08-02T15:19:10.882-04:002009-08-02T15:19:10.882-04:00I'm not sure I could do it. I'm so deeply...I'm not sure I could do it. I'm so deeply independent, I think I'd be better off moving in with complete strangers than with a family member, especially my parents. I'm afraid we'd become front page news, in short order...Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-52518378740155560292009-08-02T12:54:45.027-04:002009-08-02T12:54:45.027-04:00That's so true, Silke. We may be taking in ou...That's so true, Silke. We may be taking in our children, or our friends, or our neighbors. Or vice versa. With this crazy world, anything can happen! And yes, living with a grandparent enriches our lives so much as kids. I think it was quite hard on my Dad who had his mother-in-law, his wife and 3 daughters plus a female dog. We finally got a couple of male cats but I don't think that quite did it for him! Thank you for sharing! xoLife Potentials Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252982353431030029.post-25169855220319747222009-08-02T12:10:24.776-04:002009-08-02T12:10:24.776-04:00I loved your post, Diantha, in that my dad's m...I loved your post, Diantha, in that my dad's mom lived with us for many years while I was growing up. I can't even tell you how that enriched our lives - she cooked and cared for us. My parents were both working and my grandma was the nurturer for us in so many ways. Everyone should have someone in their lives who completely adores them... <br /><br />As to our parents, between the two of us, only my father is still living (everyone else died really young) and I don't think he'll be moving in with us anytime soon. He's in excellent health, living quite well and remarried to a much younger woman who keeps him young...;) <br /><br />However, we have often thought about how we'd manage if any of our close friends needed a place to stay for a while. In these uncertain times, who knows... <br /><br />Hugs, SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.com