tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post2332043778305767205..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: RaceGrandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-55976581505103176762014-11-28T13:57:00.976+01:002014-11-28T13:57:00.976+01:00I wanted to write about this but your word list in...I wanted to write about this but your word list inspired the direction.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-1023388517089841582014-11-28T13:55:51.786+01:002014-11-28T13:55:51.786+01:00May it be so.May it be so.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-50916608456859973192014-11-28T13:45:15.164+01:002014-11-28T13:45:15.164+01:00...and tomorrow....and tomorrow.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-41346213571763107752014-11-28T13:44:33.813+01:002014-11-28T13:44:33.813+01:00...for the grands....for the grands.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-50014096772871554922014-11-28T00:23:55.251+01:002014-11-28T00:23:55.251+01:00brava, Mary! grazie... glad to read this, and for ...brava, Mary! grazie... glad to read this, and for you to add your voice ~ MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-84126232061936979782014-11-27T20:16:07.269+01:002014-11-27T20:16:07.269+01:00i agree in that it will take us coming together......i agree in that it will take us coming together...as opposed to separating and dividing that will bring and end to violence...<br /><br />Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-3184133258550716142014-11-27T18:01:09.769+01:002014-11-27T18:01:09.769+01:00Perfect message for today, Mary!!Perfect message for today, Mary!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-39541886091098687172014-11-27T16:51:04.229+01:002014-11-27T16:51:04.229+01:00Exactly!Exactly!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-80731874800710616212014-11-27T09:38:15.546+01:002014-11-27T09:38:15.546+01:00... a human issue.... a human issue.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-64059990959370465042014-11-27T09:37:40.602+01:002014-11-27T09:37:40.602+01:00We aren't helpless. We can read, listen to the...We aren't helpless. We can read, listen to the experience of people of color, become allies, speak out. All lives matter, all lives have value.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-62186242369825312262014-11-27T09:33:42.618+01:002014-11-27T09:33:42.618+01:00It's important to find the common ground. Then...It's important to find the common ground. Then make it personal- talk to your grandchildren about my grandchildren. We're in this together.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-34301207172907081632014-11-27T09:29:48.269+01:002014-11-27T09:29:48.269+01:00It's systemic change that's needed but it ...It's systemic change that's needed but it starts with each of us. We must not become weary of well doing.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-60605809785616662022014-11-27T02:03:07.221+01:002014-11-27T02:03:07.221+01:00Yes, we all need to work together. It is a human ...Yes, we all need to work together. It is a human issue, and we all should be part of the solution.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-18066796980810460452014-11-27T01:38:11.148+01:002014-11-27T01:38:11.148+01:00Brave and very true Mary! One just cannot fathom t...Brave and very true Mary! One just cannot fathom the hypocrisy still coloring the brushes of freedom of choice. It just makes one so helpless in wanting to right the wrongs. And pity that things are brushed aside or hidden under the carpet of bigotry tendencies to allow false smiles to go around! Great lines!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-42793176008268648562014-11-27T01:08:26.027+01:002014-11-27T01:08:26.027+01:00I am beginning to see police behavior as a particu...I am beginning to see police behavior as a particularly pressing issue because race and poverty do come into play and because there is so little transparency and accountability. Not to mention that some police units have military equipment now. The issue of government intrusion into citizens' lives (and deaths) may be something that conservatives and progressives can agree on as well. What I just wrote sounds very dispassionate...I'm just worn out from talking about it the last several days. Weeks. Years. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-49392475996552796852014-11-26T23:57:22.525+01:002014-11-26T23:57:22.525+01:00It makes my heart sink when I see things like what...It makes my heart sink when I see things like what is going on in Ferguson. You think things have come a long way... and yet... it constantly pops up in another place or at another time. Will it ever change completely? I wonder. Change comes too slowly... and fear (on all sides) makes it worse. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-58988170791903020612014-11-26T23:02:10.792+01:002014-11-26T23:02:10.792+01:00For our grandchildren and their grandchildren.For our grandchildren and their grandchildren.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-69687924538722296232014-11-26T23:01:14.413+01:002014-11-26T23:01:14.413+01:00Yes.Yes.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-65813741878508769192014-11-26T23:00:23.430+01:002014-11-26T23:00:23.430+01:00A simple idea whose time has come.A simple idea whose time has come.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-63071519141291995662014-11-26T22:42:05.832+01:002014-11-26T22:42:05.832+01:00I've seen so much change since I was young, bu...I've seen so much change since I was young, but there still is a long way to go. Keep up the fight.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277793720913375486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-41389949689870740282014-11-26T22:29:29.705+01:002014-11-26T22:29:29.705+01:00yes, yes!yes, yes!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-30672119916406523472014-11-26T21:31:00.823+01:002014-11-26T21:31:00.823+01:00If only people always had each other's backs, ...If only people always had each other's backs, this world would be a much better place for all. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-26354542106458903802014-11-26T21:10:44.683+01:002014-11-26T21:10:44.683+01:00They are and I want them to be seen as who they ar...They are and I want them to be seen as who they are and not solely the color of their skin.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-54135309164871195062014-11-26T20:23:16.484+01:002014-11-26T20:23:16.484+01:00so true... only together we can make a difference ...so true... only together we can make a difference and bring change...<br />.. and your grandkids are beautiful maryClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-26043287905166640172014-11-26T17:06:38.787+01:002014-11-26T17:06:38.787+01:00…together.…together.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.com