tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post6304370422528707023..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Love Is An Attitude To LifeThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-12548461518018564332015-12-23T06:28:43.489+00:002015-12-23T06:28:43.489+00:00You are so right, Bella. And best wishes to you to...You are so right, Bella. And best wishes to you too. Thanks for continuing to visit!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30827862750502470662015-12-23T05:49:48.187+00:002015-12-23T05:49:48.187+00:00Thank you SW for these posts, as you know, I still...Thank you SW for these posts, as you know, I still visit your blog often. I like George's way of putting it, love the whole complicated mess of life, although its so hard sometimes because there are so many who want to spoil the world and make the world miserable for everyone. Best wishes for the new year! Bella (aka, gleaner).Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-51156423654228731102015-12-19T08:50:03.441+00:002015-12-19T08:50:03.441+00:00Love changes everything!Love changes everything!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-69887024247019984542015-12-19T08:49:30.435+00:002015-12-19T08:49:30.435+00:00This is so interesting, Morelle. I believe in what...This is so interesting, Morelle. I believe in what you say. One can change one's mood, how one perceives things, through an attitude of mind, an effort of will, through a conscious acceptance and, yes, an awareness of love and grace. Also perhaps akin to a kind of spell or incantation. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8160834607345471332015-12-18T16:02:02.715+00:002015-12-18T16:02:02.715+00:00Absolutely with him when he writes about forcing o...Absolutely with him when he writes about forcing oneself to see through the eyes of love. I discovered this myself many years ago when I looked around me at a broken, run-down, mud-covered city in February (Tirana) and realised that instead of bemoaning my surroundings I needed to love them. So I walked around saying I love you to everything I saw. I came to love that place, overwhelmingly. I did this again this year, when things felt bleak and again, all became transformed. At first OK you don't really believe in what you're doing, you don't feel it, you feel slightly fakish and self-conscious but the extraordinary thing is that - it works! Already by the next day, everything was wonderful - the weather, the people I met, everything!!dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-12108427108162516582015-12-18T08:30:26.161+00:002015-12-18T08:30:26.161+00:00Yes, I think you would like this book, Amanda. Ah,...Yes, I think you would like this book, Amanda. Ah, you know Murakami! I'm really looking forward to reading him. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58601043369924647642015-12-18T08:28:06.450+00:002015-12-18T08:28:06.450+00:00I'm trying to love 2015's 'complicated...I'm trying to love 2015's 'complicated mess', George — but it's difficult! But, of course, you are right. And Christmas best wishes to you too — and your family.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-33234826425080731432015-12-18T00:25:14.111+00:002015-12-18T00:25:14.111+00:00Reasons to Stay Alive will be be available in the ...Reasons to Stay Alive will be be available in the U.S. in February. I'm guessing that our public library will have it then. I relate to Matt Haig. Looking forward to reading his book. Through the son (in his 20s) of an old friend, I learned about Murakami. I've read his memoir, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. Here's an excerpt:<br /><br />"Though I wouldn't call any of this <i>philosophy</i> per se, this book does contain a certain amount of what might be dubbed life lessons. They might not amount to much, but they are personal lessons I've learned through actually putting my own body in motion, and thereby discovering that suffering is optional. They may not be sessions you can generalize, but that's because what's presented here is <i>me></i>, the kind of person I am."amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-55413094308370957622015-12-17T12:34:34.095+00:002015-12-17T12:34:34.095+00:00Yes, love is the road out of our terrors and anxie...Yes, love is the road out of our terrors and anxieties — any kind of love, love for another, love of beauty, love of work, even the unabated love of the whole complicated mess of life itself.<br /><br />All the best to you and Carmen during the holiday season, Robert. May you and your family continue to be blessed in the coming year.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-45113871894250328992015-12-17T11:57:38.394+00:002015-12-17T11:57:38.394+00:00Happy Christmas to you too, Pat.Happy Christmas to you too, Pat.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58123666779109789722015-12-17T10:18:19.843+00:002015-12-17T10:18:19.843+00:00I just might borrow this book from Sackerson when ...I just might borrow this book from Sackerson when he has read it. Happy Christmas Robert and all the best wishes for 2016The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-32053606487805088182015-12-17T09:01:54.849+00:002015-12-17T09:01:54.849+00:00It's good, isn't it? Has got me interested...It's good, isn't it? Has got me interested in Murakami too, whom I've never read. I've reserved three of his books at the library, including the one about running.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-78611857905652737932015-12-17T08:37:28.605+00:002015-12-17T08:37:28.605+00:00You've got me reading the book (Christmas pres...You've got me reading the book (Christmas present to self). I've peeped ahead, too. I particularly like the Murakami quote from Kafka on the Shore: <br /><br />"Once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com