tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post2450424604649890878..comments2023-05-17T20:31:16.124+10:00Comments on Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: Deep Thoughts on Shallow TopicsGivinya De Elbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746896375826415145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-63589995669532547142009-08-21T02:03:31.726+10:002009-08-21T02:03:31.726+10:00Wow! People like that remind me of my blessings an...Wow! People like that remind me of my blessings and really inspire me. An amazing woman!!sewfunbymoniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403348490192319728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-57077369559539812272009-08-20T10:36:40.610+10:002009-08-20T10:36:40.610+10:00Some really thought provoking words there, from an...Some really thought provoking words there, from and of course from her. Wow. I remember this happening, but a year ago? Goodness. Thanks for such a thought provoking, deep post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-70782066193386982872009-08-18T12:14:51.680+10:002009-08-18T12:14:51.680+10:00We do identify with our skins, even when that'...We do identify with our skins, even when that's really so little of what the essence of me is.<br /><br />It really can use some thinking through, I've always thought I'd like to glory in wrinkles as I gain them - they show my experience of the world (and I hope they are happy smile lines, not frowning or worrying ones). <br /><br />But to have my face suddently redone like a reformatted hard drive would be a challenge.<br /><br />Not to be recognised - even by myself in the mirror, let alone my nearest and dearest. Some deep thoughts.Hippomanic Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285378246081322317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-80187161419191216572009-08-18T07:02:25.947+10:002009-08-18T07:02:25.947+10:00God, that is so sad. I totally get what you'r...God, that is so sad. I totally get what you're saying. It shouldn't be so important, but sometimes it just is, and I don't know how to fix that.<br />Wow.Putting the FUN in DysFUNctionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996772324484385959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-3336726383731504292009-08-18T07:01:59.190+10:002009-08-18T07:01:59.190+10:00I just started reading her blog not too long ago! ...I just started reading her blog not too long ago! I can't imagine how hard it must be for her to see herself so changed--but from her posts I can tell she is an amazing woman. (Reading her posts makes me ashamed when I get whiny.)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-58498408829749184202009-08-18T05:03:05.440+10:002009-08-18T05:03:05.440+10:00The quote from Washington Irving above the photo i...The quote from Washington Irving above the photo is fabulous.<br /><br />WOW! What a change! I think that one of the reasons our appearance is so important to us is framed perfectly by what happened when her son didn't recognize her, and couldn't for so long. It is our very identity. And not just to us, but those on the other end of every relationship we have. Not only our strong and beautiful features, but even the over-pronounced and awkward ones that make us uniquely us. She lost it all. What unimaginable grief.<br /><br />I think it's all about doing the best we can with what we have--but not obsessing over it. So hard especially for us women to find the balance. But I don't think it is as shallow a topic as it may seem.Tracy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750283241399825265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-32729378854630551802009-08-18T04:00:49.730+10:002009-08-18T04:00:49.730+10:00Wow, I don't know this blog but what a journey...Wow, I don't know this blog but what a journey. I have goosebumps reading all of this. <br /><br />I love your thoughts. I love that it has started to make me think.<br /><br />Wow, just Wow.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399156539354549499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-35085969197268237082009-08-18T00:23:25.514+10:002009-08-18T00:23:25.514+10:00It really puts things in perspective. There are p...It really puts things in perspective. There are people out there who have it way worse than I do. And they are thriving not just surviving. I do hear you though; I really cannot imagine how I would hold up in her situation...I think I've taken my apperance for granted (as I'm sure seh did as well, beautiful thing). Having it altered dramatically would...there are no words.Sassy Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346700962941797782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-16437010642790451302009-08-17T22:38:39.227+10:002009-08-17T22:38:39.227+10:00Humbling. Really humbling.Humbling. Really humbling.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412962867827841066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-72589919103075052762009-08-17T20:53:34.775+10:002009-08-17T20:53:34.775+10:00She sounds amazing. What a thing to live through!She sounds amazing. What a thing to live through!Allegro ma non troppohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429615833285806779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-67998688339917482152009-08-17T20:10:58.970+10:002009-08-17T20:10:58.970+10:00I loved that her eyes were as filled with love as ...I loved that her eyes were as filled with love as in her before photos :)Givinya De Elbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746896375826415145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474627686283911965.post-86047482850815972992009-08-17T20:00:38.828+10:002009-08-17T20:00:38.828+10:00Do you knwo what I love, LOVE about the after phot...Do you knwo what I love, LOVE about the after photo? That necklace. To me, it says "Hey world! Regardless of what's been thrown at me, I still have a vibrant, happy side. Don't you dare forget it when you look at me!" <br />It helps me see past the burns wrapping and the bandages and into her personality.The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.com