Comments on: Dawn and Release

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:38:33 +0000

Sara,
Thank you for you nice words…two daughters left at dawn/1 I am travelling to Scotland with in July-August..

How will dawn look in Switzerland?

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:14:07 +0000

Patricia, As a mother of two grown daughters, I can say you captured the return and leaving of a child so perfectly in this post. I've experienced these emotions many times...just never at dawn:~) Saras last blog post..In Switzerland

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:54:49 +0000

J.D.
Me too – the quiet part of the day and thank you for your kind words.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:55:29 +0000

I like the way you captured and shared your experience. I always like the quiet part of the day. J.D. Meiers last blog post..Author a Distinctive Story

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:47:54 +0000

Tammy,
Thank you for the lovely comment about my words because your writing is so lovely – I am beaming.

I used to get up at 4:30 to do my thing in the morning…now it is more like 7am – It has been raining like November and cold here and the Lake walk is closed for 3 weeks while they put in new lighting…nothing replaces the joy of those morning times and that route.

I have felt sad when they all leave after vacation time, this time I felt like they were going on to their own good lives and living…there was a sense of freedom for me and that felt quite joyous. It gets better – really it does – it just changes.

By: Cricket-Tammy

Cricket-Tammy — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:16:15 +0000

I am just coming over to your blog to get caught up. Now I am officially crying. My post today touches on this. Oh great minds think alike. I dread these days so much. I am dreading them now and mine are still home with me. I get up each morning at 4:30 AM just to take a long walk and start the morning off alone. I have always been a morning person. I do all of my thinking, crying, and talking to the sky at that time. Nobody around. Just myself and the world around me. This is truly a lovely post Patricia. Thank you so much for your kind comments on my blog. I will be responding tonight. Right now...I am heading back outside to catch the sunset. It is so good to see you happy in spirit. Hugs, Tammy Cricket-Tammys last blog post..

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:00:58 +0000

Barbara,
I had a lovely visit with my children this past week, and was so excited for them for their new adventures, but the image of the new dawn left me energized to work on my own ventures ahead and that was exciting for me.

Mark,
Oh do enjoy the dawning of the day – so energizing and refreshing.
I am working on preparing myself for the peak of creativity around age 65 for women….I think it was made easier by the departure of my children – they were off to their lives and I could claim mine.

Thank you both for sharing comments on my spot!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:39:07 +0000

Thank-you for sharing this beautiful moment! I love the dawning of the day. I must make time to witness the dawn soon. Children leave the nest to build their own armed with our wisdom to help hone their own. We as parents find solace in knowing that this is their time to fly, to grow, to learn the deeper lessons that only come with being on their own. It is our time to sweep the nest and to shift into a new phase of our life, to grow in awareness of our purpose and our love. This is a time to spread out and dig deep, this is also our time to grow in this new and exciting time as we shift into the evening of life. Marks last blog post..Leaning Allowed

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:41:33 +0000

Hi Patricia, No, it's not easy letting our kids go, but we also know, they will be back. Sometimes to live, sometimes to visit. They never forget where "home" is and just as we enjoy having them back, they enjoy the experience too. Barbara Swaffords last blog post..Just The Facts

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:26:47 +0000

Vered,
Thank you and fortunately is usually comes in small steps.
The Hindu faith says that usually the “last child calls it’s own name” or teaches you how to let go – true in my family for several generations!