tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post3014261905131147721..comments2023-10-08T07:07:36.538-04:00Comments on Search the Sea: About Something ElseGannet Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-23667544149124051472008-09-17T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-17T00:01:00.000-04:00very very real.It HAS ever been thus.... I think a...very very real.<BR/>It HAS ever been thus<BR/>.... I think as I drive down the blocks and see all of the competing compaign signs.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-72789428815950867692008-09-16T22:08:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:08:00.000-04:00All this talk of fleeing to canada makes me think ...All this talk of fleeing to canada makes me think of this... Mosaic Woman was born in New Mexico but arrived with her parents in Canada before her first birthday. Left when she graduated form HS to meet up with her mom who had moved to PA a year earlier. I remember trying to explain flag worship to her.Stratozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148600260976577216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-86665443500736998222008-09-16T19:17:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:17:00.000-04:00I agree with PG, your STL (* tolerance level) goes...I agree with PG, your STL (* tolerance level) goes WAAAAY down when you're facing something earth shattering that completely reorders your priorities. And elections are nothing if not S!<BR/><BR/>Also, I think that every person and every issue has, like, a gazillion aspects to it. We see those aspects with which we relate and that matter (for good or for ill) to us and skim over the others. If not, we'd never get on to the next thing.<BR/><BR/>So, even when I don't agree with one of your gazillion pieces, I still see lots of pieces I know and like and pray for. But we don't always take the time to look at issues or people that way. <BR/><BR/>It would be too complicated and too much work ;>Althea N. Agapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572855832279913561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-50254366378057631312008-09-16T06:16:00.000-04:002008-09-16T06:16:00.000-04:00Your post is fine. You ask good questions.I read y...Your post is fine. You ask good questions.<BR/><BR/>I read your comment over at sorting the pieces and wanted to say that of cours eyou can't look at the moon yet -you are griving and in pain- be kind to yourself. <BR/><BR/>I just read a really interesting book.Again you are probably not there yet - but it's about one man's mission to promote peace - one school at a time (Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin) and I wish Sarah Palin McCain George W and yes the democrat ticket too would read this book and learn something from it.<BR/><BR/>I wish we all would :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-41105567233641766382008-09-16T00:35:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:35:00.000-04:00Canada sounds good to me...I shouldn't say we've "...Canada sounds good to me...<BR/><BR/>I shouldn't say we've "lived through" Mr. Bush. His term is not over yet, and things are looking blacker all the time. Take a look at today's stock market...Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-30596470489868258012008-09-16T00:18:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:18:00.000-04:00Like Virginia said,it has always been so. We have...Like Virginia said,<BR/>it has always been so. We have always had divisions. The challenge is to face diversity as a reality. We live in a world with many kinds of people, ideas, ideals, and experiences. The real challenge is, like you've done, to open up for the honest conversation about faith, life, love, and hope that come not just from ourselves but from God.<BR/>Please don't take down this post; its an invitation to conversation, even if people disagree with you.<BR/>pax<BR/>unlikelyJohn, an unlikely pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688838648252031328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-78857210509690334312008-09-15T22:58:00.000-04:002008-09-15T22:58:00.000-04:00I think it has always been so. I put my hope in p...I think it has always been so. <BR/><BR/>I put my hope in people like you that are willing to speak your truth, found after thoughtful reflection, instead of taking the easy and lazy road and simply following the masses.<BR/><BR/>We are still sending gentle thoughts to you and your family.<BR/><BR/>Peace, VirginiaVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451139904242764009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-69998194618816864222008-09-15T22:15:00.000-04:002008-09-15T22:15:00.000-04:00GG, keep the post. You expressed yourself honestly...GG, keep the post. You expressed yourself honestly, and I can identify with what you wrote.<BR/><BR/>You are in my thoughts and prayers.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-66294762342973199912008-09-15T17:44:00.000-04:002008-09-15T17:44:00.000-04:00GG-- (in my opinion)...I live in this world, howe...GG-- (in my opinion)...I live in this world, however, we do not watch TV, get news magazines or newspapers, and lately I have even limited NPR in the car to listen to music I love as I travel to and from work. I try not to read blogs by folk who rile me up. The country has always been divided, though it may be more so or less so from time to time.Stratozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148600260976577216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-70005503827132233042008-09-15T14:29:00.000-04:002008-09-15T14:29:00.000-04:00It's something that happened to me too, after my d...It's something that happened to me too, after my dad died. Everything around me looked different somehow. Things that really weren't vital suddenly lessened in importance. And really important things became much clearer. And my tolerance for the bull**** was reduced to almost nill. I had to hold my tongue, sometimes literally, to avoid embarrassing my son to tears.<BR/><BR/>I share your experience of John McCain. And I respect what QG has to say about our survival, even though I feel the current administration has dangerously eroded the foundation of checks and balances. <BR/><BR/>The clarity is a good thing. It will buoy you through this time. Though it can be really annoying. And I send you lots more (((((())))))Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785984092226524603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-69753103716436748462008-09-15T14:27:00.000-04:002008-09-15T14:27:00.000-04:00Not to start a debate, QG, but... the selection of...Not to start a debate, QG, but... the selection of the VP candidate has NO system of checks and balances. Either Sen. Biden or Gov. Palin will be a heartbeat away from the Presidency of the United States and one of them is a relative unknown with minimal vetting and experience.<BR/>Okay, so I stepped in it. GG, remove this if you wish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-63403484308068719872008-09-15T13:55:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:55:00.000-04:00I was just wondering this morning about how it mig...I was just wondering this morning about how it might be to live in Canada, how complicated all that transferring of things would be. Hoping not to have to find out....your post struck me fine as well. I too have these thoughts. You are still in my heart and my prayers.RevDrKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043193615563649333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-81358268886057762152008-09-15T11:54:00.000-04:002008-09-15T11:54:00.000-04:00we'll live side by side in vancouver, bc, eh? keep...we'll live side by side in vancouver, bc, eh? keep the post. i'm right there with you.<BR/>xo beanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-88882256600294739832008-09-15T11:28:00.000-04:002008-09-15T11:28:00.000-04:00The genius of our political system is the checks a...The genius of our political system is the checks and balances that have been put into it that protect it and prevent extreme points of view from prevailing.<BR/><BR/>We survived ________(fill in the President you most disagreed with) and we will survive the election of either ticket this year as well.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-87900724574525271672008-09-15T10:07:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:07:00.000-04:00i totally hear you on this, g.g.. this is a puzzl...i totally hear you on this, g.g.. this is a puzzling election season indeed. so hard to get my head around sometimes. i know who i support and do so passionately and recent decisions have made me all the more passionate, but people I love and respect are in SUCH different places it is hard to grasp.Sarah S-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839861820297123884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-63624556341224227752008-09-15T10:01:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:01:00.000-04:00I have to say that I have been more conflicted on ...I have to say that I have been more conflicted on this election than any in my lifetime. My 17 year old, who sees things with such youthful clarity (grin), says that even she is flummoxed.<BR/><BR/>SO no - your post has a decidedly real ring to my ears...<BR/><BR/>Praying for you<BR/>Deb<BR/>who could probably self-sensor her posts more often!! LOLDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077252518911858612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-63109466496390421942008-09-15T09:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:56:00.000-04:00Please leave the post up. As Kathryn said, I thin...Please leave the post up. As Kathryn said, I think it's fine and written with your usual clarity. <BR/>My FIL, a WWII vet, is voting for McCain because he's a war hero. The man doesn't have a single ideological view that matches that of my FIL but he's still getting his vote. I am frightened. Perhaps we should start our own little colongy in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-50247829096224830102008-09-15T09:14:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:14:00.000-04:00The post is fine; you should leave it up. That is...The post is fine; you should leave it up. That is what I see too both - in my church and in our nation. I hadn't thought of Canada...<BR/><BR/>As for the "starkness" - one of your other commentors said "holding you in my heart" and I completely identified. I, too, am holding you in my heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com