tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post116267618840743847..comments2023-06-03T06:57:28.258-07:00Comments on Scenes From A Slowmoving Train: Sunday Scribble - Morning MOURNING and Moving ForwardAnnie Jeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1163110443371342732006-11-09T14:14:00.000-08:002006-11-09T14:14:00.000-08:00Your writings are profound and moving Annie. You a...Your writings are profound and moving Annie. You are such a wonderful source of strength for those around you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162936229607283372006-11-07T13:50:00.000-08:002006-11-07T13:50:00.000-08:00You brought tears to my eyes. I only hope that I ...You brought tears to my eyes. I only hope that I can be so strong when the time comes for me to care for my parents in such a way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162865287832689132006-11-06T18:08:00.000-08:002006-11-06T18:08:00.000-08:00I'm a mom, and I'm proud of you Annie. Really prou...I'm a mom, and I'm proud of you Annie. Really proud of you finding this path. This is wonderful that you are opening to the healing therapeutic powers of art. <BR/><BR/>Big hugs ((((((Annie))))))Mary Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506564756530464433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162821642729181882006-11-06T06:00:00.000-08:002006-11-06T06:00:00.000-08:00Healing allows the creative wonder to burst and ex...Healing allows the creative wonder to burst and explore! Wonderfully illustrated in your post!! Brava!!Tongue in Cheek Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750859132595134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162752604604474882006-11-05T10:50:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:50:00.000-08:00Your mom is smiling down at you Annie. Make some a...Your mom is smiling down at you Annie. Make some art for her...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162751378522726542006-11-05T10:29:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:29:00.000-08:00oh Annie how this tugged at my heart...how deep in...oh Annie how this tugged at my heart...how deep in to your soul it came from. I really believe you can move forward with a renewed purpose and art is quite healing indeed. I know your mother knew of your devotion, just as my mother knows of mine. They only want our happiness...I know your mother is pleased knowing you are looking ahead in the face of picking up your creativity. And never, never will that dimish her presence that remains in your heart. She may even be your biggest inspiration to keep going and fill up that void with color.<BR/>Much love.<BR/>LisaLisa Oceandreamer Swifkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447207923190618328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162744969588666722006-11-05T08:42:00.000-08:002006-11-05T08:42:00.000-08:00This showed such deep emotion and I could feel you...This showed such deep emotion and I could feel your pain. But I could also feel your strength and your enthusiasm beginning to come back to yourself. I think you are definitely on the right track. Creating can be so cathartic.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162739809322310462006-11-05T07:16:00.000-08:002006-11-05T07:16:00.000-08:00I hope you continue to find the strength, courage ...I hope you continue to find the strength, courage and motivation to create your beautiful art. I'm sure your mother is smiling knowing that your creating again. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162736636662788092006-11-05T06:23:00.000-08:002006-11-05T06:23:00.000-08:00What a wonderful post Annie. And I know your Mom ...What a wonderful post Annie. And I know your Mom is glad that your creating again. It does help with the pain by creating something pretty and cool like the picture you just did! Awesome job Sweet Annie!!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908610001765757691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162732330094097282006-11-05T05:12:00.000-08:002006-11-05T05:12:00.000-08:00Annie, turning to your art is a wonderful idea! Yo...Annie, turning to your art is a wonderful idea! You have real talent, as evidenced in your gas pumps image here. Yes, your life is very different now. And no doubt your mom would be pleased that you've picked up the mantle of your early artistic talent. Your post is beautiful and heartfelt - thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. I look forward to seeing more of your art.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162727868654770232006-11-05T03:57:00.000-08:002006-11-05T03:57:00.000-08:00As I read your words I kept thinking mmmmm, I wond...As I read your words I kept thinking mmmmm, I wonder what her Mum would want her to do this 'first' weekend? And you found the perfect thing A. She was there besdie you, encouraging you.<BR/>She would be proud too.<BR/><BR/>Thankyou for sharing such a heart-felt and personal issue.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162726520043864942006-11-05T03:35:00.000-08:002006-11-05T03:35:00.000-08:00I agree with hundred and one: what you wrote was v...I agree with hundred and one: what you wrote was very moving. Towards the end when you mentioned gas pumps I felt that they were more than just a subject for your artwork. The fact that they popped into your head at 5:30 in the morning is more like a message ... saying that creativity is the gas pump that will refuel you and fill the "room within you that you don't know what to do with."Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162711390019773562006-11-04T23:23:00.000-08:002006-11-04T23:23:00.000-08:00I am so sorry about your mum. I was really touched...I am so sorry about your mum. I was really touched reading this. Thank you for sharing {{{hugs}}}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162707283066288732006-11-04T22:14:00.000-08:002006-11-04T22:14:00.000-08:00You are right, Rosa. There were many times when I...You are right, Rosa. There were many times when I found myself thinking of mom as have the independence, swiftness, and fearlessness of a three year old. It was such a role reversal. But patience was the key and there was a lot of laughter because of her unexpected antics. She simply continued to behave like she was perfectly healthy.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162706713811546542006-11-04T22:05:00.000-08:002006-11-04T22:05:00.000-08:00Annie: I can relate so much with you. My mom (no...Annie: I can relate so much with you. My mom (now 82) moved in with us three years ago. Her health is good but her mind is beginning to slow quite rapidly. She has her good days and her bad. I stop and try and remind myself, when I'm tired, that she won't be with me forever and to cherish each moment with her--good or not so good. Thank you for reminding us, with parents still living, that we need to enjoy them but it's ok to admit it is tiresome at times--just like we were to them, right? I worry so much about that void you're talking about. I know it's inevitable, but I am so afraid of that day when she's no longer with me.<BR/><BR/>With all that said, I can't wait to see your creative juices flowing again.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032001920106167026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162705386778832462006-11-04T21:43:00.000-08:002006-11-04T21:43:00.000-08:00Annieelf,I can relate. It sounds to me like you're...Annieelf,<BR/>I can relate. It sounds to me like you're well on your way back. You can never really spring back from a loss of love, but can accomodate it and move ahead. With art and your strength, the trip is half made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162703320818231342006-11-04T21:08:00.000-08:002006-11-04T21:08:00.000-08:00I think you will grow and blossom with your renewe...I think you will grow and blossom with your renewed enthusiasm for expressing your creative side. The pump picture is wonderful, Annie, and I think that art journal of your is going to be brimful soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24228581.post-1162693658235815452006-11-04T18:27:00.000-08:002006-11-04T18:27:00.000-08:00"The artist produces for the liberation of his sou..."The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down hill." W. Somerset Maughm, The Summing Up (1938). Your entire creative being for the last year was directed and expended for your mom. It was just a different form, and I believe you were extremely successful. I think you're going through a period of anti-climax, and with time you will find your way. Consider me your biggest fan and cheerleader. Hugs.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.com