tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post5237931499541071140..comments2024-02-16T04:25:08.187-05:00Comments on Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: Memorial DayStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-88264253272042149162013-06-28T23:43:36.360-04:002013-06-28T23:43:36.360-04:00it has been a month since I posted this. My heart ...it has been a month since I posted this. My heart breaks for you. I cannot imagine what you go through every day. My humble thanks for your son or daughter who puts their life on the line. I wish that all people will realize that there are other solutions to disagreements. We ALL want to live in peace and take care of our families. It is simple but so difficult to achieve. Crazy, Crazy world.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-49993367018087127942013-06-27T10:55:21.008-04:002013-06-27T10:55:21.008-04:00I have to admit that, as the mother of one of said...I have to admit that, as the mother of one of said soldiers, I couldn't even watch the video. But I am so grateful to those who put their lives on the line for me. And all for lawless, senseless war.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-5006239588999512532013-06-22T08:17:18.476-04:002013-06-22T08:17:18.476-04:00I remember one war that was called “the war to end...I remember one war that was called “the war to end all wars” wasn’t that WW1 ? It did not end it, unfortunately. My father went to WW2 and was badly injured and it affected the rest of his life, and our family life as well. Hope you summer is going well.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-91732995111167248292013-06-19T09:23:12.078-04:002013-06-19T09:23:12.078-04:00I applaud you for appreciating the sacrifices made...I applaud you for appreciating the sacrifices made for our country. The end of all war is a lovely sentiment, but I think that unless testosterone is taken out of the equation, there will always be violence, crime, and wars. They can't help it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-32547175845522188932013-06-11T18:23:47.494-04:002013-06-11T18:23:47.494-04:00My heart also goes out to all of the brave men and...My heart also goes out to all of the brave men and women who have served our country.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-67222020156476797082013-06-11T14:48:12.827-04:002013-06-11T14:48:12.827-04:00Dear Arleen, I am sitting here crying. That song f...Dear Arleen, I am sitting here crying. That song from "Les Miserables" always touching me but in the context of war and the video, it spoke to me in a new way. Like you, I have lived through so many wars: World War II, the Korean war, Vietnam, the first Gulf war, the wars in Iraq and Afganistan. We continue to let our representatives send our young women and men off to die for reasons that often make no sense at all. When will we fund peace and not war? When will be pound our weapons into ploughshears? Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-83215022910795596272013-06-02T06:01:18.723-04:002013-06-02T06:01:18.723-04:00War: diplomacy by other means. At other peoples...War: diplomacy by other means. At other peoples' life-expense. But as long as war is profitable, it will keep happening. Sadly. And the bodies will keep coming home, along with the maimed and mutilated.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a>, <a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> <i>(poetry)</i>.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-13796532605970606102013-06-01T22:45:47.956-04:002013-06-01T22:45:47.956-04:00Hi-ya. After drawing a winner for an autographed c...Hi-ya. After drawing a winner for an autographed copy of my book, I decided it was pretty chintzy to pick only one measly comment out of more than 400... so I picked another one. Yours! Before I can send it to you, I'll need your mailing address, and whether you want it written to you... or to somebody else. You can email me by clicking on that "email me" doohickey in the sidebar of my blog.<br /><br />I'm really glad you won. I'll look forward to hearing from you.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-87163476887004050772013-06-01T15:45:56.886-04:002013-06-01T15:45:56.886-04:00So sad that war seems to be part of human society....So sad that war seems to be part of human society. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-69294858902112584572013-05-31T23:30:53.582-04:002013-05-31T23:30:53.582-04:00We honor, but we should always question.We honor, but we should always question.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-58559822155096092602013-05-31T23:29:54.731-04:002013-05-31T23:29:54.731-04:00Yes, it does, Molly.Yes, it does, Molly.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-36549522891217845502013-05-31T23:29:19.883-04:002013-05-31T23:29:19.883-04:00We all do that, but why should the only answer be ...We all do that, but why should the only answer be war.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-73120948913322663312013-05-31T23:28:12.375-04:002013-05-31T23:28:12.375-04:00But we never learn.But we never learn.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-73618057384900110112013-05-31T23:27:29.155-04:002013-05-31T23:27:29.155-04:00They won't allow us to find another answer oth...They won't allow us to find another answer other than the one of violence.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-81301900107406153642013-05-31T23:25:44.956-04:002013-05-31T23:25:44.956-04:00That is all we can do, bless them and find a pro-a...That is all we can do, bless them and find a pro-active way to care. Everybody is someone's child.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-79918226041314339142013-05-31T23:22:44.878-04:002013-05-31T23:22:44.878-04:00Did that, but I found that no matter the informati...Did that, but I found that no matter the information out there, things remain the same. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-62841669769593386792013-05-31T18:53:27.447-04:002013-05-31T18:53:27.447-04:00Dear Arleen,
You echo my thoughts. Maybe one day...Dear Arleen,<br /><br />You echo my thoughts. Maybe one day those that would start a war might find that nobody showed up to fight. And to all those who fight these wars and the families who live with the uncertainty of it all, bless them. <br /><br />In peace and hope for a better future.<br /><br />Garyklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-46578225855187798702013-05-31T12:17:55.143-04:002013-05-31T12:17:55.143-04:00Speaking up and not shutting up is a way we can br...Speaking up and not shutting up is a way we can bring about change. Ignore those who call us naive. My new blog is all about the small steps we can take towards a kinder, gentler world. As a species I think we are far from civilised, just supremely arrogant.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-27570724057093350792013-05-29T06:16:43.356-04:002013-05-29T06:16:43.356-04:00I don’t have an answer to this question, which I h...I don’t have an answer to this question, which I have asked many times myself.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-20186743084638951752013-05-28T22:23:51.291-04:002013-05-28T22:23:51.291-04:00I looked him up Geo, and will investigate further....I looked him up Geo, and will investigate further. Thanks for telling me about this man.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-39369304354944007352013-05-28T22:22:09.035-04:002013-05-28T22:22:09.035-04:00More should be done for our returning soldiers tha...More should be done for our returning soldiers than just thank you. Many of them are hurting in so many ways. Check out The Wounded Warrior Project. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-63092692015945758012013-05-28T22:17:42.414-04:002013-05-28T22:17:42.414-04:00Because somebody wants something that somebody els...Because somebody wants something that somebody else has.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-59189132207454359002013-05-28T22:14:54.991-04:002013-05-28T22:14:54.991-04:00If only that could be the way, Joanne.If only that could be the way, Joanne.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-41386211342287796692013-05-28T22:14:06.781-04:002013-05-28T22:14:06.781-04:00I cried when I saw this. So many, too many, never ...I cried when I saw this. So many, too many, never see home again.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-4046382895603738452013-05-28T22:12:25.858-04:002013-05-28T22:12:25.858-04:00PBS always gets it right.PBS always gets it right.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com