tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post8255063184737509818..comments2024-02-14T10:12:46.994+00:00Comments on From My Kitchen Table: Leading the way to GratitudeBarbara Scullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311532447861613731noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-23283256041929700942010-09-22T20:19:16.888+01:002010-09-22T20:19:16.888+01:00Gratitude is one of the greatest, if not THE great...Gratitude is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest virtue. You have expressed it so beautifully here, and in such vivid imagery. Thank you!<br /><a href="http://ann-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-6009232468805836232010-09-22T19:31:59.119+01:002010-09-22T19:31:59.119+01:00Barbara,
Well done , great piece and would certai...Barbara,<br /><br />Well done , great piece and would certainly inspire me to take a second look when I am in Loughlinstown next. <br /><br />We really do forget how much we have sometime and get caught up in what we haven't.<br /><br />For publication along the line??maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900099047653883516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-48235638735623628522010-09-22T17:40:00.874+01:002010-09-22T17:40:00.874+01:00I always stop at the Angels Plot in the graveyard ...I always stop at the Angels Plot in the graveyard of our Parish Church as I walk along to my mother's grave. It too makes me grateful for my four blessings. Grateful I did not suffer the pain of such loss. <br /><br />Wonderful post Barbara. Are you looking into the Sherwood family of this baby girl? Might they be long distance cousins?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-13307470843411794562010-09-22T14:22:19.355+01:002010-09-22T14:22:19.355+01:00A lovely, and a poignant, moment of reflection. x....A lovely, and a poignant, moment of reflection. x.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188024374953709908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-56144968265931072662010-09-22T11:23:02.780+01:002010-09-22T11:23:02.780+01:00I too got the shivers reading this post. I think t...I too got the shivers reading this post. I think that the 'signs' we get, like the baby's name being Sherwood, are really important as they grab your attention and perhaps draw you into looking further, which is exactly what happened for you. It really is a reminder of how good we have it now, really but that we need to be vigilant in keeping things on track for the future children of Ireland.<br /><br />I think this is a very important story and I will share it with everyone I can.<br /><br />Maya xMaya's Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770374406844571860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-40206306178134198222010-09-22T09:36:05.460+01:002010-09-22T09:36:05.460+01:00This is a really lovely post, Barbara. Thank you.
...This is a really lovely post, Barbara. Thank you.<br /><br />I've been reading more about Irish history lately and there are some very moving stories there.Ellen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-32026185197575451942010-09-21T22:18:30.901+01:002010-09-21T22:18:30.901+01:00Such beautiful sensitive writing Barbara, I was th...Such beautiful sensitive writing Barbara, I was there with you in that graveyard.<br /><br />We are indeed fortunate and things like this help us to appreciate that fact.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-13223484935709382022010-09-21T21:14:36.311+01:002010-09-21T21:14:36.311+01:00I wondered where you've been Barbara, either y...I wondered where you've been Barbara, either you not posting or me missing them, but I loved this one. So hauntingly beautiful.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-29853249021493784082010-09-21T21:11:41.164+01:002010-09-21T21:11:41.164+01:00What a beautiful and thought provoking post. We re...What a beautiful and thought provoking post. We really do need to just stop and be grateful for what we have. That inscription would take your breath away. Thank you.FMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-59593448233230204542010-09-21T21:10:24.211+01:002010-09-21T21:10:24.211+01:00Barbara
This is a beautiful post; warm, inspired ...Barbara<br /><br />This is a beautiful post; warm, inspired and inspiring. You are so right to remind us all to be grateful for what - and who - we have in our lives, rather than what we (think) we lack. Your health and the health of those around you, a roof over your head, a safe place to sleep and enough food in the cupboards to see you through tomorrow are so much more than so many have. We have much to be thankful for. <br /><br />HxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-49778729554500654432010-09-21T19:49:37.831+01:002010-09-21T19:49:37.831+01:00What a beautiful, touching and emotional post. It ...What a beautiful, touching and emotional post. It has brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />We so often fail to appreciate what we have. It is reading something like this that can help us to be grateful.<br /><br />xRebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-88505576863359650232010-09-21T19:42:40.938+01:002010-09-21T19:42:40.938+01:00Moving, touching, beautiful. I read it twice. It i...Moving, touching, beautiful. I read it twice. It is worth reading again....Padraic Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121615703620956858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-82874634050386382562010-09-21T19:16:50.265+01:002010-09-21T19:16:50.265+01:00Thanks Jan and Rebecca for your kind comments.
...Thanks Jan and Rebecca for your kind comments. <br /><br />Theresa - thank you too. "We write but life is our inspiration" - perfect and along with gratitude I forget this too sometimes. I wonder why chained to my kitchen table I cannot find inspiration. And of course inspiration means 'in spirit' which is very apt for our experience yesterday. Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Thanks too Brigid, Jayne and Niamh.<br /><br />Cathy - I must go on one of your tours with Mia - she is the only one in the house who expresses an interest in Art. We did go in over the summer - but sure I havent a clue what I am looking at!<br /><br />And ma - thanks!! xBarbara Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311532447861613731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-37824409827662562262010-09-21T19:01:45.831+01:002010-09-21T19:01:45.831+01:00That is a truly inspirational piece of writing. Ab...That is a truly inspirational piece of writing. Absolutely beautiful. You caught the atmosphere of the place so well. And the memorial was so lovely. I thought it was wonderful.Noirin Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051196262736988291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-71232269982590747112010-09-21T17:33:57.460+01:002010-09-21T17:33:57.460+01:00Barbara, what a lovely piece. It is good to remind...Barbara, what a lovely piece. It is good to remind ourselves as to what is important. When I bring people on a tour of the Art Gallery I always show them two Irish paintings one by Osborne "in a Dublin Park, Light and Shade"1895 an another painting by Moynan "Military Manoeuvres"1891 where the children in each painting do not have any shoes! - I always tell everybody that we might think we are badly off at the moment ...not true...times have been worse. With all the negative media at the moment we have to keep reminding ourselves to be positive.<br />Cathy RUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980270187095460428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-12124861276929522832010-09-21T16:58:32.938+01:002010-09-21T16:58:32.938+01:00Interruptions can be blessings, this was a lovely ...Interruptions can be blessings, this was a lovely post, though I hate that some children weren't allowed to be buried on "sacred" ground...its very sad. And not too distant in the past.Niamhhttp://niamhboyce.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-51486287710941673812010-09-21T16:43:34.856+01:002010-09-21T16:43:34.856+01:00What a strange coincidence to see your surname. Li...What a strange coincidence to see your surname. Little things like that make everything seem so real. And that is a lovely inscription.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-5075568818972205202010-09-21T15:54:53.988+01:002010-09-21T15:54:53.988+01:00Lovely piece Barbara, I always think the 'holy...Lovely piece Barbara, I always think the 'holy angels' plots are such sad places.<br />Mia led you to a moment of reflection, always to be grateful for in this mad world.Brigid O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646687391409208367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-35984096250229599512010-09-21T15:52:39.569+01:002010-09-21T15:52:39.569+01:00I shivered reading this post. It strikes me how m...I shivered reading this post. It strikes me how many times in life I've begrudgingly done some errand or had a change of plans that were about me (writing) when I find myself moved in a way I wouldn't have if I went on with the original plan.<br /><br />We write, but life is our inspiration. What a poignant moment you shared with your daughter, and then realized how lucky you were. Sounds like a perfect way to spend the day.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-54047598468705211372010-09-21T15:28:30.467+01:002010-09-21T15:28:30.467+01:00Lovely post. Very poignant. I remember one family ...Lovely post. Very poignant. I remember one family holiday in Mayo and we went to a couple of sites - one was a village abandoned in the famine and the skeletons of tiny cottages were almost haunting, and the other was a lough (near Louisburgh I think?) where hundreds of people had drowned after being turned away by the local landlord who they had asked for food and drink. <br /><br />It really is too easy to forget how lucky we are now. Thanks for this Barbara.beccabrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291583691252990821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-61937751536542320732010-09-21T15:24:11.302+01:002010-09-21T15:24:11.302+01:00a very lovely post - thank you.a very lovely post - thank you.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.com