tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post8342642923252445739..comments2023-05-07T00:25:23.623-07:00Comments on A Writer's Journey: Paradise LostShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14638088901866929061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-43297608534042537052007-08-01T16:02:00.000-07:002007-08-01T16:02:00.000-07:00Welcome back! Sounds like fun, even if it wasn't ...Welcome back! Sounds like fun, even if it wasn't totally relaxing. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-64182227842171016652007-08-01T07:30:00.000-07:002007-08-01T07:30:00.000-07:00It is hard to slow, to stop, to be still. I love ...It is hard to slow, to stop, to be still. I love what you wrote about the ocean, how it is not really one or the other. It is both; it is rhythm. Maybe this is why I feel so at home by the sea. There is time there for everything important. <BR/>This was a lovely post.bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165771647378109845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-517323523103115502007-07-31T13:46:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:46:00.000-07:00The pelicans: flap flap flap...glide. flap flap fl...<I>The pelicans: flap flap flap...glide. flap flap flap...glide. The ocean: waves of energy created and dispersed. I have lost my rhythm. I am all flap flap flap...create create create.</I><BR/><BR/>I do believe that is the most profound and beautiful paragraph I have read in any blog anywhere. I am awed by your imagery and metaphor. Wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-83474738322335748692007-07-31T11:34:00.000-07:002007-07-31T11:34:00.000-07:00Very true about the appreciation part, Shawn...ful...Very true about the appreciation part, Shawn...full report coming to your inbox!<BR/><BR/>Hi, Gary-Worrying more than relaxing is right. The more you "try" to relax knowing you have a short amount of time in which to do so, the more anxiety builds. Vicious cycle.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638088901866929061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-48506772408708091372007-07-31T11:12:00.000-07:002007-07-31T11:12:00.000-07:00I have often said that vacations can be more harmf...I have often said that vacations can be more harmful than good for exactly the reasons you express here: if they are too short, you end up missing out on really getting into them until the end, worrying through them more than relaxing. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the flap, flap flap... the glide is the easy part. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-8269695779935226902007-07-31T11:08:00.000-07:002007-07-31T11:08:00.000-07:00Very soothing post ... not bad for someone learnin...Very soothing post ... not bad for someone learning to glide. I think what you experienced is the very reason why people feel like they need another vacation after a vacation. <BR/><BR/>Glad to know you didn't have anything to do for a while. That makes you appreciate the things you have to do all over again.<BR/><BR/>Fill me in on the boys' reaction to the beach, how they slept and traveled, etc. Welcome back!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038370158284663729noreply@blogger.com