tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post7541771729926392203..comments2023-10-22T05:17:46.986-07:00Comments on Catbird Scout: What I'm Looking ForDeb Shuckahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-71077011511605894352014-04-30T08:28:19.891-07:002014-04-30T08:28:19.891-07:00I am glad that you are still blogging.
Seeing w...I am glad that you are still blogging. <br /><br />Seeing what you see through your eyes and the words you wrote reminds me why I enjoyed your posts so. <br /><br />kt<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967340091034274347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-34849764489985033902014-04-25T05:39:58.180-07:002014-04-25T05:39:58.180-07:00Sounds like you walk a really nice path.Sounds like you walk a really nice path.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-23070444686898768242014-04-16T14:14:10.117-07:002014-04-16T14:14:10.117-07:00Last year my "word" for the year was Exp...Last year my "word" for the year was Expect Good. It has become a habit that has enriched my life immensely, causing me notice and find delight in so many surprises. I can't wait until the violets bloom here--my yard is full of them.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-46742679551573166092014-04-06T10:37:07.336-07:002014-04-06T10:37:07.336-07:00"For one thing, they become so automatic, it&..."For one thing, they become so automatic, it's easy to not see them at all."<br /><br />I understand those defenses. They do come so easily and often takes such effort to stop them and say to ourselves - no let's look at this differently.<br /><br />Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-73874209293560006882014-04-06T08:58:18.892-07:002014-04-06T08:58:18.892-07:00Hey Deb! What a surprise to run into you and Mark...Hey Deb! What a surprise to run into you and Mark yesterday at the restaurant! Talk about finding joy when we're not looking for it! I see you so seldom these days, and it lifted my spirits to see you unexpectedly yesterday.<br /><br />I pulled a lot out of this post: seeing what we're looking for, being open to being open, and, "habit is habit, and cannot be broken without conscious effort."<br />Dang, isn't that the truth!<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder to keep my eyes (and my heart) open.<br />Love you and hope we can squeeze out a few hours or a day toward the end of the week. :)<br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-68274539063979325932014-04-02T10:05:40.488-07:002014-04-02T10:05:40.488-07:00Keep looking Deb and you are sure to find. Some da...Keep looking Deb and you are sure to find. Some days I am lost in a world of my own as I walk through the woods and the fields but on others, everything is sharp and keen to be seen. Loved reading your post, as always :-)Deborah Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449936843388583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-31337694365535696152014-04-02T10:04:55.679-07:002014-04-02T10:04:55.679-07:00Keep looking Deb and you are sure to find. Some da...Keep looking Deb and you are sure to find. Some days I am lost in a world of my own as I walk through the woods and the fields but on others, everything is sharp and keen to be seen. Loved reading your post, as always :-)Deborah Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449936843388583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-38746224775510283302014-03-27T10:01:27.490-07:002014-03-27T10:01:27.490-07:00Hi Deb, I haven't been around in awhile but gl...Hi Deb, I haven't been around in awhile but glad I stopped by today. This paragraph :As is so often the case, the danger is long past, but the defenses are slow to come down. For one thing, they become so automatic, it's easy to not see them at all. For another, habit is habit, and cannot be broken without conscious effort.<br />Spoke to my heart. I tend to not let my defenses down and judge each situation by the past. I like what you said about maybe letting it go and seeing each new relationship etc as we do in nature. You see what you are looking for and I want to see blessings not fear.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-78465588830561214772014-03-26T11:13:53.695-07:002014-03-26T11:13:53.695-07:00Dear Deb, my mother always used to say to me, &quo...Dear Deb, my mother always used to say to me, "Dolores, you find what you look for. If you look for good you will find it, and if you look for bad you will surely find that also." Those words have become a guidepost for me throughout life. They were one of her great gifts to me. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-33451844556174111732014-03-26T06:33:57.486-07:002014-03-26T06:33:57.486-07:00Aren't the violets such a treat? And yes going...Aren't the violets such a treat? And yes going on walks opens up our world. Each time I go, there is something new to see. <br /><br />Beautiful post!T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-71091963075561884052014-03-24T14:19:41.731-07:002014-03-24T14:19:41.731-07:00It's funny, but I think we have those same wil...It's funny, but I think we have those same wild flowers in Florida.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-83229961060766750342014-03-24T08:40:12.329-07:002014-03-24T08:40:12.329-07:00I love your message, and the notion that when we s...I love your message, and the notion that when we stop looking for something specific (eagles or trillium), we can find something more deeply meaningful. So often in my life if I just stop prescribing boundaries for what something ought to be like (if she loves me....), I can get out of the way and discover that there is so much more to be experienced. You in nature is a lovely thing. Thank you again for sharing.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-70073478895600625552014-03-24T05:48:56.562-07:002014-03-24T05:48:56.562-07:00I cannot imagine you NOT looking for love in every...I cannot imagine you NOT looking for love in every part of your life, Deb. You are filled with it, and when I think of you your smile makes me smile. I loved this gentle piece and thought of the violets I saw as the first flowers this springtime, too. <br /><br />And thank you for the lovely comment you left on my post yesterday. You can't help but generate love. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-14918210030722242482014-03-23T19:10:26.608-07:002014-03-23T19:10:26.608-07:00Again, with your writing, you have evoked so many ...Again, with your writing, you have evoked so many memories and thoughts for me. Violets found in a nature walk are truly a gift. That they surprised you even as you were looking for them and found them in a place where you'd never seen them before is such a metaphor for life. Of course, you took this metaphor and ran with it and thereby created such a lovely reflective piece on how we do see and get exactly what we are looking for so often. But then again, we are surprised and graced by new lessons in life when we find that when we are open we see beauty. <br /><br />I wish we all could get beyond looking for our affirmations in other people and taking messages on our worth from what we get from others. Those messages from the past that we aren't worth much are so hard to over come. Thankfully, just as the violets appeared, grace also appears and carries us through those rough places and allows us to love and be loved. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-36741432599646746362014-03-23T16:59:56.619-07:002014-03-23T16:59:56.619-07:00Your words today have a lovely soothing effect on ...Your words today have a lovely soothing effect on me. I recognize in me the power of a good walk in making things feel right.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-53856167238434767652014-03-23T14:47:53.286-07:002014-03-23T14:47:53.286-07:00Those lovely violets are my favorite weed in my ya...Those lovely violets are my favorite weed in my yard! Some years they are so thick it looks like a purple pond in the backyard. I love them! I love finding the unexpected in our woods...like daffodils growing in the middle of the creek (if spring ever gets here!) I like the unexpected in relationships also. There are times when I just don't connect with some personalities in people. I've found that when I put "me" as the problem and not "them" and change my attitude to look for the good in them, the whole relationship changes for the better. I hope your Spring walks in nature and in life are wonderful this year.yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-27381793436295608902014-03-23T13:43:28.615-07:002014-03-23T13:43:28.615-07:00Hi Deb, I rode the lift today with women from Wash...Hi Deb, I rode the lift today with women from Washington state - I thought of you. I'm glad you're seeing signs of spring - in Nature and in your heart. I heard an instructor on the mountain today talking patiently to a young girl who was whining, "But, I'm going to fall!" He talked her through several successful turns and then said, "Instead of saying "I'm going to fall!" say "I'm not going to fall!" I had to smile when I heard this: a positive affirmation to counteract what was going on in her head. Sometimes, we must be brave enough to take a chance!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com