tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post5160426513772717167..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: The Beaten PathStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-33809202328615477642011-06-28T08:05:11.468-04:002011-06-28T08:05:11.468-04:00Thanks very much for your wonderful stories, altho...Thanks very much for your wonderful stories, although they have kept me up to wee hours, reading!<br /><br />Pax et bonum,<br /><br />CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116015275385026831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-1812858979825293492011-06-28T08:04:12.203-04:002011-06-28T08:04:12.203-04:00Thanks very much for allyour writing, I have read ...Thanks very much for allyour writing, I have read 'til the wee hours when I should be prepping for another clinical day! <br /><br />I'd love to subscribe, but all attempts come to nil. The link I'm told to use (http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailconfirm?k=XZzh-MTW11nQQhk97ReXSTg_3LU) does not work. Help!<br /><br />Pax et bonum,<br /><br />CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116015275385026831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-61664209974430058222011-01-14T15:49:35.231-05:002011-01-14T15:49:35.231-05:00I've read and enjoyed quite a few of your post...I've read and enjoyed quite a few of your posts. For me this one is exceptional and I feel I must comment.<br /><br />Thank you especially for:<br /><br />"Slowly, we each learned (at different paces and different depths) that it was okay to create new memories. New traditions. That it was not a betrayal of Mom or her memory to not bake a ham on Christmas or to not fold the towels in tri-fold but rather bi-fold. Memories injected with her presence, I learned, would always make me smile, no matter how things may now be done.<br /><br />As a result, new traditions have begun to emerge within my family, poking their hesitant faces through the stomped, packed-down soil (laid by moi) and into our sunlight. They are now welcomed whole-heartedly. Fresh Polish sausage and perogies have become our Christmas dinner staple."<br /><br />I see it happening in my own family. I know it's inevitable. But it's still helpful to read someone saying that it's OK for new traditions to emerge and take the place of old ones.Elderly lady in trainingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-20058257395482884132011-01-09T23:39:43.809-05:002011-01-09T23:39:43.809-05:00Hi Jim - this is a beautiful, heart moving post .....Hi Jim - this is a beautiful, heart moving post ...as always.<br /><br />Wishing you a wonderfully blessed New Year/ :)<br /><br />And now for a tissue...SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-509318371403251952011-01-06T03:01:26.174-05:002011-01-06T03:01:26.174-05:00Dear Dr. Jim...
This post was really touching. Th...Dear Dr. Jim...<br /><br />This post was really touching. This post made me realize something really important. It highlighted the fact that in my life lately, I have been so busy, and becuase of that, the more important things in life have fallen to the wayside. I've been so busy with school and work and life in general, that this past year ive only visited my grandpas grave site once. Today, eventhough I had classes all day, and worked during the night, I made sure in between classes that I went and took flowers to his grave site. I stayed there for about an hour just talking outloud to grandpa and remembering him. It felt very peaceful and serene there. It made me slow down and take stock of my life. It made me realize that even in our busy hectic lives, its important to slow down and take time to realize the importance of loved ones (alive and passed on) in our lives. Thank you so much for reminding me to slow down and to appreciate the fundamentala nd important things in life. Truly an amazing post!!! Thanks jim!<br /><br />smiles and giggles,<br />TiffanyTiffanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-50259902429116558772011-01-05T20:27:31.879-05:002011-01-05T20:27:31.879-05:00Loved this. My mom has been gone 10 years now and ...Loved this. My mom has been gone 10 years now and we all did the same... wanting to keep her traditions but needing to make new ones along the way. Was pointing out the obvious directed to me? What'd I say?? Happy New Year, Doc... I hope this year is happy and healthy for you and your family.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505134228454833619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-77286441429100778122011-01-05T11:33:24.679-05:002011-01-05T11:33:24.679-05:00Jim, this post was beautifully written, and a remi...Jim, this post was beautifully written, and a reminder of the power of real love.<br /><br />But in the spirit of trying to adapt to new realities, I would like to share my perspective. To ME, the patch of earth in Florida does not contain either of my parents, but only several dollars worth of chemicals and minerals. Just as the angels said on the first Easter morning, "Why do you look for the living amongst the dead?"<br /><br />So the site is maintained for dignity, but I do not visit the graves, even when we are in Florida. Mom died before Dad, and he was somewhat hurt that I did NOT visit the cemetary like he did, as frequently as possible. He never understood that I talked to Mom, and prayed with and for her, wherever and whenever I liked. I was with her during her brief final illness when it mattered. A copper plate over hot, sandy tropical dirt was NOT where my beloved Mama was.<br /><br />No way trying to refudiate the love shown by your Dad....just that there are other ways to remember and visit. JMHO.<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-798105080355243072011-01-04T02:59:07.919-05:002011-01-04T02:59:07.919-05:00My father passed in July 2001. To this day my moth...My father passed in July 2001. To this day my mother changes the flowers on his grave once a month. I am lucky that I have such an example of enduring love an I am thankful every day for it.littlepretendnursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539775958117056534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-65929120347856159942011-01-03T17:21:54.565-05:002011-01-03T17:21:54.565-05:00I'm not crying. I have something in my eye. ...I'm not crying. I have something in my eye. Both eyes. God bless your father.<br /><br />It breaks my heart to hear about elderly parents dumped off in hospitals like that. They gave up 18+ years of freedom to raise us. Surely we can give them a few days. <br /><br />My mom and I still live together - not because I'm lame and pathetic (though I suppose I am in a lot of ways!!) but because without my dad, what is she going to do when she can't fix things or carry things or gets sick and can't go out? She can't use a computer, she can't do any real cleaning because of her bad back, at least once a day she hits the wrong button on something and can't figure out why it suddenly won't work right...heck, if one of us moved to a different place I'd end up over there ten times a day to open jars, run the vacuum and find something vital that the cat made off with (she did mention wanting to move to the country once...I said she'd need to take the cats because I can't handle them all on my own...turns out she hadn't even considered that I wouldn't go with her!). Obviously I get a lot out of the arrangement too, but the point is, she's my mom. How could anyone be so cruel as to just abandon their parents because hey, it's too much work for the holidays!coulrophobic agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529243280844103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-74567730405337239572011-01-03T16:43:16.480-05:002011-01-03T16:43:16.480-05:00I just shed a tear in the middle of class. I guess...I just shed a tear in the middle of class. I guess I deserve that for surfing the web and not paying attention.Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822871021080787367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-41872050548819702962011-01-03T15:37:31.708-05:002011-01-03T15:37:31.708-05:00Thanks for sharing! You are an extremely lucky ma...Thanks for sharing! You are an extremely lucky man to have parents who inspire such a story. I think they are more rare, the older I get. <br />Blessings to your lovely family in this new year.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685492126157550044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-75514840739538555432011-01-03T14:45:30.054-05:002011-01-03T14:45:30.054-05:00what a lucky lucky woman she was to be so loved! ...what a lucky lucky woman she was to be so loved! thank you for sharing this with us, it is beautiful. your dad is a peach too honey, he truly is.<br /><br />hugs, bee<br />xooxxoxoxoEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-47755039276552881562011-01-03T14:09:58.642-05:002011-01-03T14:09:58.642-05:00That was beautiful. I got teary eyed and had to r...That was beautiful. I got teary eyed and had to read the last part a couple of times. <br /><br />Love, enduring love, does sometimes seem lost amongst the selfish "me first" culture we live in, but it still has the power to stop us in our tracks and remind us what the purpose of our life is meant to be: love each other and love God. <br /><br />Your father is a tremendous example for us all.Cara in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-34505042490774964622011-01-03T14:09:09.904-05:002011-01-03T14:09:09.904-05:00A most perfect post, Jim. It gave me goosebumps.A most perfect post, Jim. It gave me goosebumps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-35422428916209791662011-01-03T13:57:45.687-05:002011-01-03T13:57:45.687-05:00Beautiful post! God's blessings to you and you...Beautiful post! God's blessings to you and your family in the New Year.<br /><br />Blessings!<br />CottonLadyCottonLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253761109385226538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-37205135964464903892011-01-03T13:52:23.781-05:002011-01-03T13:52:23.781-05:00Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
I fold my towels in...Beautiful. Simply beautiful.<br /><br />I fold my towels in a tri-fold... because that's how Mom taught me.<br /><br /><>< KatieKatie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-14223125633477425742011-01-03T13:41:10.316-05:002011-01-03T13:41:10.316-05:00An absolutely, perfectly beautiful story, even whe...An absolutely, perfectly beautiful story, even when read through tears.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271687423994095152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-43469951042430912642011-01-03T11:48:48.979-05:002011-01-03T11:48:48.979-05:00oh.my.
*wipes tears away*
that was wonderful.oh.my. <br /><br />*wipes tears away*<br /><br />that was wonderful.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-66996430422626354792011-01-03T11:02:01.378-05:002011-01-03T11:02:01.378-05:00Happy New Year, Dr Jim!Happy New Year, Dr Jim!rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-83560765893673811152011-01-03T10:29:31.880-05:002011-01-03T10:29:31.880-05:00Just beautiful, Dr. Thank you for blessing our l...Just beautiful, Dr. Thank you for blessing our lives.<br /><br /> Sincerely, <br /> tracytracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121763456161256252noreply@blogger.com