Comments on: Vernon https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/ choosing positivity Fri, 20 May 2011 19:53:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sara Healy https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12120 Sara Healy Mon, 16 May 2011 18:12:42 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12120 Belinda, I got a good laugh at the wisdom of the final stanza of this excellent poem. In my beliefs, your priest friends knows very well that you are now reading and enjoying his writings. I bet he's smiling from where he is at the wonderful wit of this very poem:~) Belinda,

I got a good laugh at the wisdom of the final stanza of this excellent poem. In my beliefs, your priest friends knows very well that you are now reading and enjoying his writings.

I bet he’s smiling from where he is at the wonderful wit of this very poem:~)

]]> By: Dr. J https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12074 Dr. J Sun, 15 May 2011 18:36:05 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12074 You write very well, Belinda! I guess the halfway point is in that elusive brief wisp of an area between potential and has-been :-) You write very well, Belinda!
I guess the halfway point is in that elusive brief wisp of an area between potential and has-been :-)

]]> By: Emmanuel Ibok https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12071 Emmanuel Ibok Sun, 15 May 2011 17:54:06 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12071 I love this poem so much. Simple, short but very rich. I learnt some new words as well. Have a great week! I love this poem so much. Simple, short but very rich. I learnt some new words as well.

Have a great week!

]]> By: Patty - Why Not Start Now? https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12019 Patty - Why Not Start Now? Sat, 14 May 2011 19:37:21 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12019 "The fine art of regretting." Paired with wisdom. Perfect, Belinda. Because it truly is an art to accept that we will feel regret and may grow wiser because of that. Your story reminded me, too, of a person I was close to but I wasn't paying attention when they were near the end of their life. That's hard. “The fine art of regretting.” Paired with wisdom. Perfect, Belinda. Because it truly is an art to accept that we will feel regret and may grow wiser because of that. Your story reminded me, too, of a person I was close to but I wasn’t paying attention when they were near the end of their life. That’s hard.

]]> By: Talon https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12003 Talon Sat, 14 May 2011 05:14:22 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12003 That last stanza is heart-breaking and beautiful. While I'm sorry you didn't discover his wisdom and writing before he passed away, I'm so glad that you have that wisdom and writing to explore and enjoy now. I hope you have a fabulous weekend with the trees, Belinda! :) That last stanza is heart-breaking and beautiful. While I’m sorry you didn’t discover his wisdom and writing before he passed away, I’m so glad that you have that wisdom and writing to explore and enjoy now.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend with the trees, Belinda! :)

]]> By: Melissa https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-12000 Melissa Fri, 13 May 2011 23:00:34 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-12000 I have much practice with regretting, myself. Not sure I learn nearly enough from those regrets... I have much practice with regretting, myself. Not sure I learn nearly enough from those regrets…

]]> By: Shanae Branham https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-11999 Shanae Branham Fri, 13 May 2011 20:52:07 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-11999 Hi Belinda, What are you regretting...that's between the gray? Fun post, Cheers, Shanae <a href="http://disemblance.com/?p=135/" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a> Hi Belinda,
What are you regretting…that’s between the gray? Fun post,
Cheers,
Shanae

My Blog

]]> By: Sara https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-11996 Sara Fri, 13 May 2011 18:34:55 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-11996 LOVE the last stanza. I am doing my best these days to live with no regrets! LOVE the last stanza. I am doing my best these days to live with no regrets!

]]> By: Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-11994 Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri Fri, 13 May 2011 18:02:29 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-11994 What a wonderful tribute to him. I like how you painted regret in a more peaceful and loving way. There is an awareness that comes from regret. And hopefully there are lessons learned from experiencing it. What a wonderful tribute to him. I like how you painted regret in a more peaceful and loving way. There is an awareness that comes from regret. And hopefully there are lessons learned from experiencing it.

]]> By: Belinda https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/05/vernon/comment-page-1/#comment-11990 Belinda Fri, 13 May 2011 17:32:38 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=5059#comment-11990 Jannie, you always make me smile! Jannie, you always make me smile!

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