tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post2169187913479432664..comments2023-05-01T09:25:21.182-04:00Comments on nomadic days & nights: violence, unanimity and poetryRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-11621122744536368132014-01-28T04:41:08.130-05:002014-01-28T04:41:08.130-05:00Boots, I appreciate your interest in this project....Boots, I appreciate your interest in this project. Your question makes me think of instant messaging differently, I must say. There are times when it really is important to know when someone needs help, for instance (and didn't just take another selfie). <br /><br />You know you touched me with your own butterfly effect goal, and I have no doubt it will affect others too. xoRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-51955254150445430942014-01-28T03:16:49.040-05:002014-01-28T03:16:49.040-05:00It will be good to follow you here Ruth, even if s...It will be good to follow you here Ruth, even if sometimes hard. If we had had instantaneous messaging and social networks all throughout history, as we do now, would we see the world today better, more evolved in a positive direction, or worse? One wonders.<br /><br />Reading the comments and replies gives me hope that the "butterfly effect" really IS possible and effective. I've been thinking about that every day thus far in this new year. It MUST work. It HAS to work. In fact, I'm really counting on it.....!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-75175723991521317052014-01-27T20:34:28.403-05:002014-01-27T20:34:28.403-05:00I realized after posting this that I had mis-writt...I realized after posting this that I had mis-written that I became a mother in 1991. It was 1981! I've fixed the typo. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-73241236077086405812014-01-27T17:34:21.463-05:002014-01-27T17:34:21.463-05:00Well that is very, very kind of you, Jeanie. I am ...Well that is very, very kind of you, Jeanie. I am so grateful that you are here and want to join these ruminations. <br /><br />Funny thing is I also want to start a blog with my quilts, which I started up again. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-5605208302835354342014-01-27T17:06:06.317-05:002014-01-27T17:06:06.317-05:00I think I am going to enjoy following your journey...I think I am going to enjoy following your journey.When I first started reading blogs, I was initially drawn to two types --- those that shared art and those that had glorious writing. Yours fell into the latter and I've never stopped admiring how you think and how you put words together to share remarkable ideas and thoughts so eloquently. (And when you have photos, they're pretty darned good, too!). Yes, I'll enjoy this trip with you!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-52089376854409599872014-01-27T15:20:41.468-05:002014-01-27T15:20:41.468-05:00Thanks for visiting my new space, George. I am cur...Thanks for visiting my new space, George. I am curious myself about where this will lead. <br /><br />My spirit, too, is overwhelmed by these unceasing ways of war, on scales large and small. Your point about the butterfly effect is all I can hang onto, that we each make choices, momentary ones, one after another, which have an effect on the world, however small they seem on such a vast scale. In these pages I seek understanding of those who are unlike me. I feel that to listen and learn are important things, and small pieces of the transformation we hope for. The task seems huge, and yet these tiny doors and windows may connect me/us in unforeseen ways.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227702964164311711.post-53269625767952061722014-01-27T14:55:41.214-05:002014-01-27T14:55:41.214-05:00Looking forward to seeing where this goes, Ruth. ...Looking forward to seeing where this goes, Ruth. With respect to competitiveness and violence among nations and peoples, I confess that it's a bit more than I can bear. It seems to me that this, to one degree or another, has always been the way of the world, and I see little prospect that things are going to change so long as we have massive poverty in the world, widespread political repression, and a long history of violence among nations and various ethnic groups. There is plenty to make one hopeless about the future, but I think that the collective consciousness of the world will continue to evolve, however glacially, in a positive way. During the meantime, I think it's important for everyone to remember that there is a "butterfly effect" to every act of kindness, every act of tolerance. Every great movement in social evolution has had its genesis in the heart and small actions of a questing individual.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com