Comments on: Living In Fear

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:34:09 +0000

without gushing this is a really brave and beautiful post. thanks for sharing it.
I hear you.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:25:15 +0000

Wren – Thanks! I don’t know about touching others. It’s been so long since I’ve explored what’s inside my own self that I think I should look in there. It’s what I plan to do, anyway.

kStyle – I looked up “qi,” and I still don’t understand it, but you’re right: good qi sounds like something I need. And I’ll be rockin’, as soon as I get tuned to the right qi.

Ron – Art and work. Seems like they should be one and the same. Now that would be cool! (And no, you don’t need a password here.)

John – Thanks for the kind words. I’m terribly confused about what I’m doing and where I’m going, and maybe there never has been a net, but I didn’t notice before because I didn’t look down.

Gnightgirl – I know what you’re going through. You keep your secrets pretty well, though. I’ve decided that I can’t carry my own secrets alone any more, so I’m going to write them on my blog. (PS: I read your blog all the time.)

By: Gnightgirl

Gnightgirl — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:55:34 +0000

Ah, thinking of you, Larry. Life’s been crazy here, I’ve lately been trying to keep up with everyone, hoping they know I’m here even though I have no time to comment. (I’m secretly facing a few of the issues you are, but it’s a secret.)

I’m glad Mrs. Larry is doing ok, give her a hug from me. Give yourself one too. I’ll e-mail you asap.

By: ron

ron — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:28:10 +0000

Do I have a password? Mystifies me!

By: John Freeland

John Freeland — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:20:36 +0000

Larry:
Congratulations on writing a significant short piece of literature. This is your story and I hope things get better for you and your missus.

It is also OUR story, as aging boomers who find themselves facing old age like walking a tightrope without a net.

By: ron

ron — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:49:27 +0000

I suspect it’s not a bad thing to have a Mrs. Jones to worry about. I expect that it’s bad for everyone to peer into the maw of mortality, but I hope you survive it. I hope you can get back to your Art. Too bad it’s hard to do both (art and work).

By: kStyle

kStyle — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:48:00 +0000

Hugs, chicken soup, and good qi.

(Pause)

Now get out there and ROCK.

By: Wren

Wren — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:28:11 +0000

Your spirit touches others, Larry. Your unique outlook brushes through our lives, brings us a smile, perhaps gives us pause and helps us to think from a new angle. These things, in and of themselves, make your life important, even if you can’t see it yourself. I think we all have trouble with that.

You’re creative. An artist. You love music, creating it, performing it, living it. And yet you’re pragmatic. In this particular place on Earth, in this time, to survive you have to conform. That’s deadening. But the fact that even now, after years of conforming, you’re still longing for your art, to be creative, to soar, means that you’re all right after all.

I believe this.

I also believe that sometimes we need a good shaking up to see the beauty that surrounds us. For all the bad people, there are so many good ones, and some of them love us and we love them. Keep your eyes open. You’ll find your answers.

When I start getting stressed over the troubles life is tossing at me, I try (I don’t always succeed, but trying is what’s important) to read a few passages of the Tao. It helps me find my balance and calms my mind. Maybe it can help you, too.

Wishing you peace, my friend.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:54:55 +0000

Thanks, Bill — she’ll be fine, I think, although I will be a little freaked out from now on. And that’s a good way to look at life. I wish I’d thought of it, A long time ago…

By: Bill Stankus

Bill Stankus — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:43:13 +0000

Larry, I get what you’re saying. I bailed on organized employment a long time ago (several deecades) – still, there’s need for medical insurance, steady pay, etc. and thankfully, someone else in our house has that.

Bottom line – We go through life once and then it’s over. We can’t back up and redo anything and there’s no time machine for taking trips back to better times or lost opportunites.

Do what you must, right now is all there ever is.

Hope your wife finds and maintains good health.