tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post7131590037166418579..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: Forgotten Language Grandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-34337810955522137832013-10-25T17:05:16.474+02:002013-10-25T17:05:16.474+02:00I like Margaret's approach, let's go out i...I like Margaret's approach, let's go out into nature and regain our relationship with the flowers, herbs, bush, trees.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-10666693884690145882013-10-25T17:02:51.517+02:002013-10-25T17:02:51.517+02:00It's our history and as crones with daughters ...It's our history and as crones with daughters and granddaughters it becomes more important to restore the wisdom and the status.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-9915388510868372492013-10-25T16:55:12.897+02:002013-10-25T16:55:12.897+02:00Thanks, Hannah, I enjoyed this prompt.Thanks, Hannah, I enjoyed this prompt.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-69922500080074093592013-10-25T14:29:53.097+02:002013-10-25T14:29:53.097+02:00I'm with you in this one, Margaret. Fostering ...I'm with you in this one, Margaret. Fostering that oneness with nature is our way back to the protection of nature and esteem of the feminine.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-32617981632093364822013-10-25T14:28:08.856+02:002013-10-25T14:28:08.856+02:00The treasure was their knowledge used to serve us ...The treasure was their knowledge used to serve us all, its loss- immeasurable. But along with it went the status of women.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-45311379920324543882013-10-24T22:50:28.782+02:002013-10-24T22:50:28.782+02:00Wow. You just get more and more powerful in your m...Wow. You just get more and more powerful in your messages and skills. Lots of history and wisdom and beauty here. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-72114466409096110462013-10-24T22:02:59.579+02:002013-10-24T22:02:59.579+02:00So sad that women who used flowers for healing and...So sad that women who used flowers for healing and to make life richer were viewed with such fear and disdain. You certainly spoke in the language of flowers.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-22759131382866733712013-10-24T21:52:24.124+02:002013-10-24T21:52:24.124+02:00You truly did speak in the language of flowers, Ma...You truly did speak in the language of flowers, Mary! Beautiful emotive writing. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-37913009390667531312013-10-24T21:42:46.295+02:002013-10-24T21:42:46.295+02:00Honestly, if everyone stepped outside and walked (...Honestly, if everyone stepped outside and walked (and observed) nature for 30 minutes a day - what a difference in attitude (peace) we would have. I truly believe that. The more disconnected we become with nature, the more dangerous and selfish we become. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-48538789555756987012013-10-24T21:41:22.892+02:002013-10-24T21:41:22.892+02:00Fascinating! Fascinating! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-51836471072952331152013-10-24T20:49:54.856+02:002013-10-24T20:49:54.856+02:00a sad touch on the reminder of so many that were k...a sad touch on the reminder of so many that were killed...and the knowledge lost in their passing....also the knowledge of nature and understanding of it as well that was lost....smiles....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-15539510514864622782013-10-24T20:24:41.140+02:002013-10-24T20:24:41.140+02:00Women with knowledge and skills of healing were fe...Women with knowledge and skills of healing were feared, targeted and killed for generations leaving a gap that persists and into which the medical establishment led by men stepped. We lost so much in the process.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-83955240681660186642013-10-24T19:50:28.249+02:002013-10-24T19:50:28.249+02:00This is so articulate. I appreciate your reference...This is so articulate. I appreciate your references to the treatment of women through the ages, especially those with arcane knowledge of flowers and herbs. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-30764147558364091742013-10-24T19:16:17.383+02:002013-10-24T19:16:17.383+02:00I believe the oneness with nature can restore us, ...I believe the oneness with nature can restore us, it's the only way, since so much has been lost.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-55651765829687888182013-10-24T19:14:18.714+02:002013-10-24T19:14:18.714+02:00I'm smiling because I started out in a very di...I'm smiling because I started out in a very different direction but when I put words to paper this lament emerged. Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-68814896129951354312013-10-24T18:21:04.929+02:002013-10-24T18:21:04.929+02:00Oh, your ending really tangled the thoughts of rem...Oh, your ending really tangled the thoughts of remembrance! <br />Sad n' truthful~ <br />PowerfulEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-42632641488577914702013-10-24T18:19:36.827+02:002013-10-24T18:19:36.827+02:00wow, what a strong message, delivered so beautiful...wow, what a strong message, delivered so beautifully! i love the slant rhymes in here too, Mary. very nice.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-28634060539061235022013-10-24T18:19:09.888+02:002013-10-24T18:19:09.888+02:00We've lost so much but I liked where this ende...We've lost so much but I liked where this ended up in the hope through nature.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-86593722744681526082013-10-24T18:16:40.116+02:002013-10-24T18:16:40.116+02:00I agree with that link between the feminine and na...I agree with that link between the feminine and nature, both in degradation and in source of rebirth.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-20106315239850757542013-10-24T17:34:36.263+02:002013-10-24T17:34:36.263+02:00What a lovely ode to women, past & present who...What a lovely ode to women, past & present who have been cursed & burned & degraded ~ That last stanza spoke of hope, love & reconciliation ~ Enjoyed your liberal sprinkling of the flowers all through out ~<br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-6008692039261020442013-10-24T17:18:26.227+02:002013-10-24T17:18:26.227+02:00Very striking imagery in this, Mary--and indeed, t...Very striking imagery in this, Mary--and indeed, too much sad truth. Nature itself, like the feminine, seems terribly raped and abused in our time, and we all suffer for it.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com