tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post3850932100740023629..comments2024-03-14T02:19:50.496-05:00Comments on WRITE NOW: Wild GeeseJanet Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005199141826909590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-11505381539542095772008-04-23T14:11:00.000-05:002008-04-23T14:11:00.000-05:00I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids (actual ...I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids (actual book title)<BR/><BR/>I love this book already!Janet Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005199141826909590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-67186704810975014082008-04-23T14:10:00.000-05:002008-04-23T14:10:00.000-05:00This is the line that caught my attention:You only...This is the line that caught my attention:<BR/><BR/>You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.<BR/><BR/>My little one teaches me that we love our babies from the soft animal part of us--a connection that is deeper than emotion. <BR/><BR/>I also liked the idea that despite our hardships and despair, the world goes on and eventually we can regain perspective by taking in the natural world--a realm in which our human problems are fleeting. When we are long gone, the geese will still be flying overhead. And by seeing the beauty in the pebbles and blue sky, we can see the beauty even in our despair.Janet Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005199141826909590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-21615808998036216872008-04-22T18:11:00.000-05:002008-04-22T18:11:00.000-05:00only somewhat on topic, here are two intriguing ti...only somewhat on topic, here are two intriguing titles:<BR/><BR/><I>I Love Being a Mom, I Just Hate Doing It</I> (from a post on a babycenter community board)<BR/><BR/><I>I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids</I> (actual book title)István Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320536844472897403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14434172.post-76270090469033216512008-04-21T18:24:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:24:00.000-05:00The line that resonated most with me is "Meanwhile...The line that resonated most with me is "Meanwhile the world goes on." Having a baby attunes you more to the world, and to the present. When I am walking with Agnes I mentally log every emerging flower and green patch of grass, and I feel enriched.Réka Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231708238543979445noreply@blogger.com