tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post2945591547048870803..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: Deja Vu Blogfest: What do we women wish for?Jessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-70540164839653249122011-12-19T23:02:27.207+02:002011-12-19T23:02:27.207+02:00ahh, fantastic post. I've thought this many ti...ahh, fantastic post. I've thought this many times myself. The simple life. But at the same time, maybe I've seen this here before... It seems like I recall us having this conversation.<br /><br />But you know how it goes. Those grandkids sell the farm to developers and then end up frittering it away... So see? You're right where you're supposed to be~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-65923373264882935942011-12-19T01:46:25.249+02:002011-12-19T01:46:25.249+02:00Sorry to be so late coming here, I'm trying to...Sorry to be so late coming here, I'm trying to catch up with all the blogs I missed in this event and am loving visiting them all!<br /><br />What a great post. I too wish I'd been born into a farming family - but probably not for the same reasons as you. I'm a country person through and through and have loved horses since I could walk. I saved up for five years for my first horse and before that I worked at the local stables for rides. If my family has a farm I could look out of the window and see my two horses grazing, instead of having to travel for forty minutes or so every day to get to them. But I do agree, the simple life can be much happier than accumulating money and material possessions. One thing I wouldn't want to be without though - and that's my computer!<br /><br />www.hywelalyn.blogsspot.comHywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-61359491267787197702011-12-18T07:57:14.422+02:002011-12-18T07:57:14.422+02:00I like that it's the simple things that make m...I like that it's the simple things that make me happy and content. I can relate with you there. However, I will always have a yearning to know more about the world in some way and would hate to have any regrets in the end about not pursuing something outside of my comfort zone.cd suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364547677526631825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-84819918749349353632011-12-17T23:11:21.903+02:002011-12-17T23:11:21.903+02:00It is a fine line between being happy with what yo...It is a fine line between being happy with what you have and ambition for more. I think we can have both and still keep it simple but it is hard to find that balance!Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-30912380283835918592011-12-17T14:48:54.034+02:002011-12-17T14:48:54.034+02:00LOVELY, emotive post for me b/c my early years wer...LOVELY, emotive post for me b/c my early years were spent on a dairy farm. And, we spent two weeks each summer visiting our grandparents (both dairy farmers). I have copies of those old pictures, but--sadly--the family farm tradition died with my generation. <br /><br />I agree that one can be happy with "less" in the material sense. But, give me shiny-mind-baubles and adventures and books.<br /><br />As a newbie on blogging (less than 6 months), it's encouraging to read then-versus-now posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-39593518820142904322011-12-17T09:41:13.825+02:002011-12-17T09:41:13.825+02:00I relate to this with my writing. I sometimes wis...I relate to this with my writing. I sometimes wish I had never discovered my love of writing. If I'd never written a novel, I would not feel so compelled to find an agent and be published. It's an obsession really. perhaps I'd be happier and more content if I had never taken this road. Oops, too late now!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-67650618873230762352011-12-17T04:10:47.029+02:002011-12-17T04:10:47.029+02:00Hi Jessica. What a great post. Honest, transparent...Hi Jessica. What a great post. Honest, transparent, full off the tension which reflects our human condition. Perhaps one of the great challenges in life is to find the balance between ambition and serenity. The other option is to give 'You can't have your cake and eat it too' the flick and do some serious research into the source of the Magic Pudding. May you find many pots of gold at the end of your rainbows - just remember to enjoy the vibrancy of the colours which will be all around you on the journey. Best wishes. Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-3246880279605285592011-12-17T00:42:44.008+02:002011-12-17T00:42:44.008+02:00A great re-post. enjoyed reading .
Very well penne...A great re-post. enjoyed reading .<br />Very well penned.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-57285205274510094472011-12-16T23:38:22.473+02:002011-12-16T23:38:22.473+02:00Oh, excellent post. I think this resonates with a ...Oh, excellent post. I think this resonates with a lot of people. I do think we would be content if we didn't want, but how many people would really give up there dreams? I know I'm not willing to and if that means roiling emotions, then I'll take them gladly. I may not get to accomplish all I want to, but for the things I don't get, I'll take the dreams over nothing any day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616276555920544920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-24866364347299028852011-12-16T21:42:02.300+02:002011-12-16T21:42:02.300+02:00I thought this post was going to be about me based...I thought this post was going to be about me based on the title.Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638226375639228988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6755931888644300802011-12-16T21:33:06.013+02:002011-12-16T21:33:06.013+02:00Sometimes a simpler lifestyle is much easier, and ...Sometimes a simpler lifestyle is much easier, and they say ignorance is bliss. I think finding a good balance is the key! Great blogfest, isn't it?LynNerdKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167392990015741278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-67899766171489202862011-12-16T21:27:48.025+02:002011-12-16T21:27:48.025+02:00Such a nice reminder of what simple things can bri...Such a nice reminder of what simple things can bring us.<br /><br />However I also remember telling me, the human emotions stay the same. We still love, hurt, laugh, cry like they did...Life may have been easier but we were not there to tell what their worries were :-))<br /><br />Thanks a lot for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-46570626989572166122011-12-16T21:18:52.196+02:002011-12-16T21:18:52.196+02:00great choice for a re-post. I didn't grow up ...great choice for a re-post. I didn't grow up on a farm, but my father had a small veggie patch and about 12 chickens, not only did the chickens scare the crap out of me, they stunk!baygirl32https://www.blogger.com/profile/01355816922022246751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-68137671891454333042011-12-16T21:01:40.197+02:002011-12-16T21:01:40.197+02:00Great choice of post to re-post, Jessica! Sometime...Great choice of post to re-post, Jessica! Sometimes I feel like this, like having high expectations makes me less contest... but then there are those times when high expectations are exceeded, and that's such a lovely feeling :-)Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-67755370096944394572011-12-16T20:30:02.066+02:002011-12-16T20:30:02.066+02:00For a long time, I wanted to live on a farm too. ...For a long time, I wanted to live on a farm too. As a child, I was so naïve I believed I wouldn't have to use money for anything as a farmer, since I'd be getting everything I needed from the farm and wouldn't even need to work! I still would love to someday have a small hobby farm, esp. after one of the field trips I went on with my campers this summer was to a local farm where the couple and their four young sons are raising ducks, chickens, goats, cows, bunnies, and sheep. All the campers had so much fun there, and I got to milk a goat.<br /><br />I guess that's why most of my writing when I was younger was set in the 19th century, when many people indeed were farmers, or at least had to grow their own food and by default led what we'd considered simpler, slower-paced lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21591258007351858362011-12-16T20:25:34.325+02:002011-12-16T20:25:34.325+02:00I think I'm pretty content with things...but I...I think I'm pretty content with things...but I'd still really like a book pub contract! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-17260231140897664292011-12-16T20:16:24.139+02:002011-12-16T20:16:24.139+02:00I do live on a farm. A small one, with ponies and ...I do live on a farm. A small one, with ponies and chickens and bunnies and dogs and cats, and the occasional turtle, lizard and even a pet rat.<br /><br />Though life here sometimes feels slower, I can tell you, it is no less complicated. We all, city and country mice alike, wish life weren't... so... complicated. <br /><br />We moved to the country with our kids, looking for this simpler life you were wishing for. We found the PEACE we were searching for was more in ourselves, than in our surroundings.<br /><br />Lovely post. Lovely wish.Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-42678052597522207172011-12-16T20:15:14.070+02:002011-12-16T20:15:14.070+02:00I think the important piece of knowledge so many o...I think the important piece of knowledge so many of us miss is being able to tell the difference between a need and a want. When we realize we have everything we need, the wants are less important.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-61222377894934224052011-12-16T19:46:36.696+02:002011-12-16T19:46:36.696+02:00I’ve always wanted to live on a farm. Actually, I ...I’ve always wanted to live on a farm. Actually, I believe that I was born in the wrong generation because ‘technology’ has no appeal to me. I also think that wherever we are in life, we will always want ‘more’. I mean, we would be envious of the farm down the road because it would be ‘bigger’.Lost_without_a_Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025119020296055514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-47615942058110430412011-12-16T19:39:45.696+02:002011-12-16T19:39:45.696+02:00To complete this comment, I'll have to be Fran...To complete this comment, I'll have to be Frank.<br /><br />Frank: I'm quite simple-minded. The things I want are few; most days I can say I am content. So, yes.<br /><br />And thank you for digging up this post!Ian Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180358189855284967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-62019910411183536372011-12-16T19:19:17.996+02:002011-12-16T19:19:17.996+02:00To answer your question: Yes.
I've often thou...To answer your question: Yes.<br /><br />I've often thought about living a simpler life. I look at some of my friends in Tennessee and they seem pretty content with the way things are for them. I wouldn't give up my current lifestyle for it, but if I'd never known what I know then I might have less to worry about. But then again, the grass is always greener.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-64239768609599641452011-12-16T18:46:35.489+02:002011-12-16T18:46:35.489+02:00What a great post, and it actually is very much so...What a great post, and it actually is very much something I'm going through right now. I suddenly have had an interest in our food industry, much to my detriment. I'm reading a lot and learning a lot and looking at our environment totally differently. It's exasperating, though, trying to find a balance and stay as green as I can within our financial boundaries and the boundaries of living in a DC suburb. Sometimes, I do think it would be so much easier not WANTING things. But then...I'm so excited about getting my iPad for Christmas. It's a delimma, and it's hard to sacrifice when you have the ability to fulfil your wants.April Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000526454256802504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-33752740672306710662011-12-16T17:57:40.780+02:002011-12-16T17:57:40.780+02:00I haven't read the other comments but I think ...I haven't read the other comments but I think that even if you were on the farm, you'd be trying to raise the biggest, brightest chickens with the biggest eggs. Ambition follows you everywhere - even to small places, between kernels of wheat. but I do think that people who are mentally challenged often live a life more charmed than most. they see the beauty in things - the simple beauty. and they do not worry about things they can not control.Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-60147730317082937132011-12-16T17:10:43.121+02:002011-12-16T17:10:43.121+02:00I think about this a lot. I think the internet has...I think about this a lot. I think the internet has spawned a lot of unhappiness, because of knowing the bad that's out there, and the good stuff we can't have but other do. <br /><br />Finding contentment is much more difficult in the time we live it. <br /><br />Great post to recycle, Jess!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-25551137680153280122011-12-16T17:09:48.763+02:002011-12-16T17:09:48.763+02:00Even in our complex and info-intensive world, we c...Even in our complex and info-intensive world, we can simplify. Instead of wanting everything, we can pick a goal to pursue and make that our life's ambition. Perhaps getting published, or raising a family, or cultivating the family farm. Just because there is so much to know and so much to do, we don't have to know it all, or do it all.<br /><br />Thought-provoking post, Jessica. Thanks!Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com