tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post7928940863920050934..comments2023-07-08T05:20:04.014-07:00Comments on The Simple Life: Missing the school busAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920831144240024660noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-63330664687110654572012-02-19T05:16:56.817-08:002012-02-19T05:16:56.817-08:00Dear Odie,
What a wonderful post. I am an infreq...Dear Odie,<br /><br />What a wonderful post. I am an infrequent visitor, but I am glad I passed by your blog just at this time. I am guessing you are retiring. Things are a-changing for sure.<br /><br />All big changes cause us to pause whether we know it or not. I have experienced my own change - mom who lived with me for 5 years is now in an assisted living home. My life has been returned to me (figuratively), but that change has left me thinking more and not always focused on the next task to be done, more quiet and in some ways less productive (not my style at all). I know that this is a transition for me - I think I need a school bus - (smile). But I also know that I will settle out eventually to a new way of being. Just don't know what that will be just yet. (hence the needs for time and space and solitude to think).<br /><br />Best of luck to you. I'll be back.<br /><a href="http://mynext20yearsofliving.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">RetiredKnitter-Elaine</a>Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-29651933618237308672012-02-19T04:42:25.508-08:002012-02-19T04:42:25.508-08:00Dear Odie, the imagery you shared about the bus is...Dear Odie, the imagery you shared about the bus is very beautiful. Solitude is important for all people during all ages and stages of life. I would have loved to have a bus in the woods. I used to make blanket tents on my mother's clothesline in the summer. In the winter, when it was freezing and feet of snow kept everyone inside, I would be outside on those cold gray days and starlit nights, just to take in that feeling of solitude. You could write a series of stories about that bus and your life growing up. I think a lot of people would connect with your memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-72948016666434451112012-02-19T01:02:10.867-08:002012-02-19T01:02:10.867-08:00Just try to remember to stop and breathe sometimes...Just try to remember to stop and breathe sometimes during this period of change and don't be afraid to imagine yourself back on that bus in your happy place.<br /><br />Hugs for you my friendnot displayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637174135437423585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-34981017364573276472012-02-18T20:47:34.835-08:002012-02-18T20:47:34.835-08:00I remember your school bus stories. I like that it...I remember your school bus stories. I like that it is your "happy place" Sending Hugs my friend!Katherines Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490354550754091626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-30137309639306762352012-02-18T18:22:41.649-08:002012-02-18T18:22:41.649-08:00I hit publish before I meant to. Odie, I think you...I hit publish before I meant to. Odie, I think you will like retirement life. You just have to try new things and have something in your life you have passion for. It may take time to find that passion so look around and try things on and see how they fit.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-51442923332013693332012-02-18T18:20:39.675-08:002012-02-18T18:20:39.675-08:00I was like Shady, I had some favorite trees to go ...I was like Shady, I had some favorite trees to go to. We moved often, so I had to find a spot at each new home that I liked to go to be alone and think.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-23676156500069817642012-02-18T17:23:11.719-08:002012-02-18T17:23:11.719-08:00I remember you talking about that old bus and I th...I remember you talking about that old bus and I think about it often. (wishing my kids had something like that in their childhood) I pray your transition goes smoothly and quickly. I know the change will be hard, change usually is. It is where God is leading you right now. That is something to be thankful for.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186516720579158448.post-36660164128497417282012-02-18T16:55:34.482-08:002012-02-18T16:55:34.482-08:00Some people go to a beach in their minds as a way ...Some people go to a beach in their minds as a way to escape the daily pressures and hassles. You go to your school bus. The benefits are the same. I often imagine that I'm back in one of the trees that I used to climb as a boy. I sat on high branches for hours at a time doing what you did, thinking and enjoying the peace and quiet. It was therapeutic. I hope the next chapter of your life is a happy one, Odie.Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.com