tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post302632601933629213..comments2023-10-22T05:17:46.986-07:00Comments on Catbird Scout: Tadpole TeachingsDeb Shuckahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-7193479112955321602010-09-11T17:22:24.085-07:002010-09-11T17:22:24.085-07:00Yes! "All times are between times and all sta...Yes! "All times are between times and all stages are perfect just as they are."<br /><br />I'm so glad I saw this today AFTER I saw the TED video of Jill Bolte Taylor, the brain scientist who suffered a stroke and recovered, because her description of the perfection that is We opens me to yours of the frog's perfection in a way I might not have understood.<br /><br />Thank you so much! Synchronicity. You are my messenger today.<br /><br />And to Patti Lacy--Yes, the frogs and other amphibians are disappearing at an incredible rate. The chemicals we throw into the waste stream, including antibiotics and others from our bodies, are thought to be contributing to rapid species loss globally. Frogs are also considered a "canary in the coal mine" species--a warning to us that we have very little time before we too are at risk.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-81655971945372779632010-09-10T10:08:11.286-07:002010-09-10T10:08:11.286-07:00I absolutely adore this - and it gave me a feeling...I absolutely adore this - and it gave me a feeling of peace ...thank you . . *smiling*Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-45445344955202972532010-09-09T19:29:37.896-07:002010-09-09T19:29:37.896-07:00Once again, such a beautiful post. And I love the ...Once again, such a beautiful post. And I love the message. Don't look back or forward; just keep going.Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-51628047253379333562010-09-09T18:43:32.953-07:002010-09-09T18:43:32.953-07:00I love this. Hate transitions, but love this!I love this. Hate transitions, but love this!Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-26077771617905680682010-09-09T10:06:26.102-07:002010-09-09T10:06:26.102-07:00Transformation is such an amazing thing. I love y...Transformation is such an amazing thing. I love your insight into satisfaction with where we are at any given time during the process. The realization that no matter where we are in life, we are being transformed in some way gives me pause to think. <br /><br />I love you<br />MarkMark Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915827981541131957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-38262920796581301862010-09-08T11:04:00.420-07:002010-09-08T11:04:00.420-07:00You are so wise.
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:)You are so wise.<br /><br />(hug)<br /><br />:)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680903854519503303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-70204787402500532252010-09-08T10:21:25.189-07:002010-09-08T10:21:25.189-07:00I'm discovering that so many of my lessons are...I'm discovering that so many of my lessons are coming from nature these days. It is truly a wonder to behold and I feel so grateful to be able to be in the midst of it all.<br /><br />Love.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-41217215791687934792010-09-08T07:13:28.081-07:002010-09-08T07:13:28.081-07:00A spot of gray-green caught my eye first, then a s...A spot of gray-green caught my eye first, then a small slash of black.<br /><br />This is a fav line of yours. Details!! Sorry, but I can't help but look at your writing and dream that I could write like you:)Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-10887949922048629102010-09-07T22:27:19.811-07:002010-09-07T22:27:19.811-07:00And that's the point. You never know if you a...And that's the point. You never know if you are in the middle of a stage or the beginning of a new stage or just about to teeter over the edge and end life as you thought you knew it! <br /><br />Good stuff Deb. Who knows, maybe tomorrow I'll awake with a tail-ish knob and wish to slip and slide amongst the slime. <br /><br />MaryGammaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228899244126635018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-29442280908203193112010-09-07T22:00:41.162-07:002010-09-07T22:00:41.162-07:00I liked your take on this. Wisdom.I liked your take on this. Wisdom.Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-79810658020357317082010-09-07T20:41:23.944-07:002010-09-07T20:41:23.944-07:00Makes me wish I were a tadpole just to dispose of ...Makes me wish I were a tadpole just to dispose of those voices, lol. Love that last paragraph!!!Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324378141061370103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-81057253029854063112010-09-07T20:34:25.494-07:002010-09-07T20:34:25.494-07:00As usual......you have the ability to create the c...As usual......you have the ability to create the comfort zone of change and acceptance without struggle. What a perfect example.Carol.............https://www.blogger.com/profile/00830052294446316415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-9717472078203456442010-09-07T20:22:47.167-07:002010-09-07T20:22:47.167-07:00...aaahhhh transition...my own fear is that it rea......aaahhhh transition...my own fear is that it really never ends! When have we actually ever arrived and been finished? With a book? With a meal? With a relationship? It all lingers, leaving a mark, creating the necessity of transition in our thought and in our mechanics. I assert that life as a static state is myth.<br /><br />LisaLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-70242940926273866132010-09-07T18:44:50.462-07:002010-09-07T18:44:50.462-07:00When I was a kid, we would sometimes collect frog ...When I was a kid, we would sometimes collect frog eggs hoping to watch the metamorphosis from egg to tadpole to frog with all the in-betweens. I learned not to keep the frog eggs on top of the dryer.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654451878235512846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-75311620893370359302010-09-07T17:29:14.034-07:002010-09-07T17:29:14.034-07:00Beautiful insight. Indeed, transition and being pr...Beautiful insight. Indeed, transition and being present with life just as it is in this moment are one and the same. What a gift to find this frogpole in his/her wholeness... I discovered your blog while frog hopping from one friend's bloggy pad to one of her friend's and then from hers to yours this evening. So glad I did.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-11634237795792525052010-09-07T16:11:04.324-07:002010-09-07T16:11:04.324-07:00If only we could do the same. *ribbit*If only we could do the same. *ribbit*Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-21224426957853503082010-09-07T16:08:58.471-07:002010-09-07T16:08:58.471-07:00Good point, well made.Good point, well made.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-86341855147240090452010-09-07T16:00:24.139-07:002010-09-07T16:00:24.139-07:00Thoughtful and clever analogy, Deb.Thoughtful and clever analogy, Deb.Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-1844534165877456602010-09-07T12:24:44.489-07:002010-09-07T12:24:44.489-07:00Did you know (probably) that the frogs are really ...Did you know (probably) that the frogs are really suffering from all the pesticides.<br /><br />It makes me sad, 'cause I've always loved these kinda in-between creatures.<br /><br />Thanks for showing the life cycle in its glory.<br /><br />PattiPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.com