Comments on: Let me tell you about my boat…

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:01:39 +0000

Eirc. I enjoyed reading your comment. Bob Weisenberg http://YogaDemystified.com

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:04:34 +0000

thank you Joana…beautiful. our cultural norm has become so strange that someone like you (or me, or many others) feel like we are….strange. "normal" is a setting on my dryer (which I rarely use
my father drove a diaper truck back when cloth diapers were the "norm". that concept seemed so odd to me as a child, when we simply threw EVERYDAMNTHING into the rubbish and recycling was "strange".

I ask myself every day: "what does life want from me?" and sometimes the answer is difficult to accept. I work in an office with people who have advanced degrees and they can't even recycle even though the containers are 2 feet away. they have children and grandchildren and they just can't be bothered because they are VERY important and make a lot of money.

"what can I do for these people?" ~ my teacher tells me:
"Welcome all beings" (and all means all~virtuous or nonvirtuous

one last thing, some people manifest "easy" as a virtue. one of my dearest friends is very much like Winnie the Pooh, he doesn't get ruffled or riled by any situation. absolutely amazing. he doesn't meditate or work on it, it is more like a gift or a talent. a virtue none the less–to shine upon others like the sun, letting go of our own stories about everything, not making life more complicated than it is.

anyway, I very much like your boat…

By: Mariana

Mariana — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:13:52 +0000

Dear Joana, thank you for make us think one more time. I have to say that in this world, that push everyone to be more obedient and homogeneous, to be a little (or more than that) strange is almost becoming a virtue. Because it is not "easy" to be honest with oneself, and stay in the own way. Good for that!!!

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:06:48 +0000

lovely, joana. reminds me of one day in particular when silas was about 5 months old that i was clipping all his diapers out on the clothes line, he was on his back kicking his legs and chortling at the treetops, and a hummingbird whizzed by my hand…in a second all the concerns about stain removal, rinse cycles, and getting the wash done early enough in the morning that they'll dry before nightfall vanished…there is a peace , an awareness, and some awe-some JOY that comes with moving more slowly and purposefully through life, something you know well!

By: ABauer

ABauer — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:26:30 +0000

As I took my reusable bags out of the washing machine this morning (I was reminded this morning through an article how important it is to wash them!), I thought about your words of re-use, reduce, recycle. I have to say I've been sold on the whole cloth diapers and Matt and I will surely be doing that when we have kids! Thanks for sharing this morning, Joanna – I hope you're able to find rest as you enjoy the work of 2 kiddos! love, alisha

By: Grandma D

Grandma D — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:56:04 +0000

What a beautiful blog! You are not only worth knowing, but your thoughts and choices are worth being known. Thank you for taking the time to dispaly beautiful images for us as you lead us into powerful thoughts. I stand as a witness to the way you and your precious family live out your values. What some may say is work, you joyfully choose to do in order to live congruently with what you believe. And it impacts the ones I love . . . my son and my granddaughters. And it changes me. Thank you.

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:12 +0000

I enjoyed this very much.

Thank you.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:12 +0000

I enjoyed this very much.

Thank you.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:33:12 +0000

I enjoyed this very much.

Thank you.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

By: daliaL

daliaL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:48 +0000

joana, thank you for this beautiful post. i have a few things to say. first abilene is looking so beautiful! give her a big hug for me. second, i still remember the moment that i realized that i don't need to use a DRYER — it was in italy, in citta di costella, at dinner, and nathan and another person were talking…this other person was complaining about the fact that in germany there are no dryers (she is american). nathan responded that dryers were completely unnecessary and incredibly wasteful. her response was: but it makes my life **easier**. nathan's beautiful response was–and i remember this very well–"well, you have a very limited definition of life"….ABSOLUTELY! since then i have not used a dryer except in the most dire of circumstances–but maybe only once or twice, and it has been 5 years!
the third thing i want to say–something that luke always reminds me of–is that not one of us is *not* guilty here–we are all very guilty, or as the old story says: who has not sinned should throw the first stone.
but–and this is the last point–your posting is an important reminder of what the meaning of life and existence is about and how far our usual goals are from it. virtue. i found the saying on that piece of paper you had photographed very apt and suggestive: what makes our lives rich is not what we take in, but what we give up. that is something to meditate on.
thank you!