tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post7608266028977290127..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : Circle SongClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-16534049103508846002010-11-16T11:07:58.504+13:002010-11-16T11:07:58.504+13:00Ah, dear Marylinn, such circular days these are. W...Ah, dear Marylinn, such circular days these are. When all we thought we knew seems to be falling by the wayside, what is there to do but trust there is some higher wisdom at work? <br />I do hope the words in Pam's song offer you reassurance, too. It does seem that the heart is where we're being called to stand. Our heads are less dependable, I think. Both are being given a shake-up. . . but all will ultimately be well. Arm in arm we go. L, C xClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-34064540975241010712010-11-16T10:54:12.649+13:002010-11-16T10:54:12.649+13:00Dear, generous Rachel - thank you for making room ...Dear, generous Rachel - thank you for making room and for your loving thoughts. Whew. xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-51252209882458744942010-11-16T10:52:53.432+13:002010-11-16T10:52:53.432+13:00Dear Mim - thank you. Throats open, they do. It...Dear Mim - thank you. Throats open, they do. It's interesting that the throat is the place grief lodges, isn't it? Its presence there affects our breathing which must be why. One cannot easily wriggle away or dismiss it then. And the singing circle. . . there is no beginning and no end, not really. Love, Claire xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-81280643945490623352010-11-15T22:20:47.791+13:002010-11-15T22:20:47.791+13:00Dear Elisabeth - it's been a terrible shock, y...Dear Elisabeth - it's been a terrible shock, yes. We are so unprepared for death in our culture, too - our own, and our loved ones. Grief arrives as a complex and untidy bundle of emotions.<br /><br />Doing something creative - gardening, making, baking, writing, singing, painting, and speaking, too - definitely helps. As does roaring, stomping and hollering. <br /><br />Thank you, as always, Elisabeth (and I am so pleased to know your brace is off and might even be turned into sculpture! You have been very stoical.) L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-65825586879532564972010-11-15T18:03:27.208+13:002010-11-15T18:03:27.208+13:00The beauty of the words and the voices, the meanin...The beauty of the words and the voices, the meaningful circles. I am so sorry for this loss, for these days of not knowing where to put our feet, except to stand in our hearts, no other ground seems steady enough. Your boats, hugging one another as you arranged them, I think of your connection themes and my wish is that they give you something additional to hold onto in these uncertainties. Love to you, MarylinnMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-59550308729298456032010-11-15T13:42:04.196+13:002010-11-15T13:42:04.196+13:00Keep well, dear Claire.
Stand in your heart, stand...Keep well, dear Claire.<br />Stand in your heart, stand in your heart, stand in your heart. And you can stand in mine as well - I'm thinking of you.RachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-75938638506188840542010-11-15T06:17:58.961+13:002010-11-15T06:17:58.961+13:00All we can be, dear Claire. I'm sorry for you...All we can be, dear Claire. I'm sorry for your loss--raw, throat-closing grief--but throats open: that singing circle . . .Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-10393889656256868912010-11-15T00:26:19.293+13:002010-11-15T00:26:19.293+13:00It comes as such a shock when a friend and loved ...It comes as such a shock when a friend and loved one dies suddenly. So sad. <br /><br />It's extraordinary to listen to the voices here. to see your daughter's art work and o think yet again how much the creativity helps us on our journey. Thank you Claire.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com