tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post7347429947066237898..comments2024-02-29T06:34:59.406-05:00Comments on From The House of Edward: Pamela Terry and Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-48969709610978004302008-12-03T13:59:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:59:00.000-05:00Very thought provoking post with the juxtaposition...Very thought provoking post with the juxtaposition of worth with success and money. I find the painting particularly illustrative. It says so much. Thank you.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-20556134980484962852008-11-30T17:30:00.000-05:002008-11-30T17:30:00.000-05:00This was a very well done post. It's easy for peop...This was a very well done post. <BR/><BR/>It's easy for people to get caught up with keeping up with the "Jones's", when what really matters is not even something money can buy.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for helping to remind us all.<BR/><BR/>MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149490578032892476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-65323163479868733082008-11-29T00:30:00.000-05:002008-11-29T00:30:00.000-05:00You express yourself so well... Ahhh knowledge o...You express yourself so well...<BR/><BR/> Ahhh knowledge of simple basic things, the comfort of a family, love and care cannot be bought.. nurtured, yes...<BR/><BR/> Coincidentally, My husband has been reading a book by Bobby Kennedy these last few days...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-28212487141783038752008-11-28T21:50:00.000-05:002008-11-28T21:50:00.000-05:00A very timely quoteA very timely quoteRhondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684060974095411313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-39608392125346034452008-11-28T05:53:00.000-05:002008-11-28T05:53:00.000-05:00Money is all very well in it's own way but I have ...Money is all very well in it's own way but I have never known it to give lasting happiness.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-85178636030589186332008-11-26T21:24:00.000-05:002008-11-26T21:24:00.000-05:00A worthy post for today! I value learning somethi...A worthy post for today! <BR/>I value learning something new each day and reading your most worthwhile words.<BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-65141232680189653562008-11-26T20:08:00.000-05:002008-11-26T20:08:00.000-05:00What a powerful quote and one that we need to be r...What a powerful quote and one that we need to be reminded of more often. Back in June the NYTimes had an article about a number of Wall Street executives who were going through difficult financial times. The article stated that these successful individuals had gone from making $6-8 million to $2 million and at that time were taking out loans so that their spouses wouldn't find out about their financial losses. If things were bad in June, I have wondered how these couples are doing now. <BR/><BR/>There are so many things we have to be thankful for your post serves as a wonderful reminder of what to focus on as we count our blessings. Happy Thanksgiving.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843762553010099404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-33123891614481971902008-11-26T10:06:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:06:00.000-05:00There is an interesting article in The Times today...There is an interesting article in The Times today by Richard Morrison, in which he says that if we all have alittle less ready cash we might begin to enjoy again some of the things that don't cost anything. I so agree with this. Out here in the countryside, a long way from shops selling things we can do without, we get a lot of our pleasure from simple things which cost absolutely nothing. Birds arriving at our bird table, sunsets, collecting wood for the fire, taking the dog over the fields - I could go on for ever.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-22182648980857610072008-11-26T09:23:00.000-05:002008-11-26T09:23:00.000-05:00Timely and to the point.Timely and to the point.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-16983011517245555042008-11-26T06:57:00.000-05:002008-11-26T06:57:00.000-05:00Very poignant post, Pamela.Very poignant post, Pamela.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-32521425471067547042008-11-26T01:08:00.000-05:002008-11-26T01:08:00.000-05:00Bobby Kennedy could have been The One. His rebirth...Bobby Kennedy could have been The One. His rebirth following his early political shallowness, the deaths of his brother and King were keys to his transcendence. HIs words will haunt us seemingly forever.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-29523186947998335452008-11-25T21:49:00.000-05:002008-11-25T21:49:00.000-05:00In our society success is based solely on the size...In our society success is based solely on the size of a bank account. People who do other fantastic things (with little money attached) are graded as 'heroes', but not successful. It's sad really.LIBERTY POST EDITORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755358649295669904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-91214385707543163482008-11-25T19:46:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:46:00.000-05:00A very thought provoking post. Wealth and abundanc...A very thought provoking post. <BR/><BR/>Wealth and abundance and all the truly important things in life can never be achieved with any amount of money (that Kennedy quote is great!), but if you have ever been truly poor, as in going whole days without any food and living in a condemned building, poor and possible illiterate, elderly or very sick, then you know that a certain amount of it is essential and nonnegotiable for basic physical needs. Until you meet those basic needs, people generally don't have the leisure time, energy or education to ponder hope, let alone more abstract issues of success, worthiness or global solvency and direction. Those people are the forgotten ones and they are the ones who will be hit hardest of all. <BR/><BR/>If the currency of a country is that which makes life worthwhile, then that country is indeed rich by any and all standards. <BR/><BR/>IMHO :)Artifaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228495709006240380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-10936477625895004422008-11-25T19:14:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:14:00.000-05:00Not only was Bobby Kennedy an idol of my, but his ...Not only was Bobby Kennedy an idol of my, but his son, Robert, is a modern day version. Great quote.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-41772438591921261752008-11-25T17:10:00.000-05:002008-11-25T17:10:00.000-05:00Beautiful words. For me if something is quantifiab...Beautiful words. For me if something is quantifiable (is that a real word?) then the chances are it's not of real worth. <BR/><BR/>The stuff that really matters is spending time and love with my family and friends. How can that be measured? It's in the beauty of the landscape, the look of love I share with my husband. <BR/><BR/>Last Christmas was so tight that if we couldn't make it, we didn't get it for Christmas. Strangely this turned out to be our best Christmas yet as everyone had thought more carefully about what they gave as so much time had to go into making it. Everything really was given with love.<BR/><BR/>Love I think is what really matters. Perhaps we should measure our wealth by the number of true friends we have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-83862267194644352452008-11-25T13:59:00.000-05:002008-11-25T13:59:00.000-05:00An inspired post Pamela, this a subject I often th...An inspired post Pamela, this a subject I often think about too. Thank you for sharing Bobby Kennedy's excellent statement I had never read it before. <BR/>My OH is feeling much better thank you. Good health is priceless!abcdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690297198756751233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-69794467296087478712008-11-25T08:03:00.000-05:002008-11-25T08:03:00.000-05:00Great post, and some very wise comments too.I feel...Great post, and some very wise comments too.<BR/><BR/>I feel that on the whole, I am pretty successful, with a lovely family who share my values. <BR/><BR/>We've been living frugally for a long time, and so many of the changes have hardly affected us. Many people I know are most upset because they've had to cut back on luxuries, and it's by these that they measure success, which I think is a shame, and they're missing the point totally!<BR/><BR/>A smile costs nothing :)<BR/><BR/>Kim xKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696026498050233726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-67170100600954568292008-11-25T07:20:00.000-05:002008-11-25T07:20:00.000-05:00What a fantastic post, as always Pamela. That quo...What a fantastic post, as always Pamela. That quote from Bobbie just hits the nail smack bang in the middle, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>In Ireland the recession has hit but people had become so greedy. From abject poverty to owning grand mansions, some with only one or two people in them. It couldn't last, thank goodness. I do hope we all learn to appreciate what is important in life. Family, friends and love.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-22482201703159772232008-11-25T06:22:00.000-05:002008-11-25T06:22:00.000-05:00It's been great catching up with your posts Pamela...It's been great catching up with your posts Pamela. I really enjoyed your previous writings on sneaking back to bed to snooze, and the joys of train travel.I think success lies in the ability to make someone else's life easier/better/funnier.You'd have to count someone as a success if they were remembered with a great deal of fondness, humour and admiration.Lots of money but no humour...no thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-20900285372664526302008-11-25T03:37:00.000-05:002008-11-25T03:37:00.000-05:00Very well thought and said. I do think our 'lack ...Very well thought and said. I do think our 'lack of' makes us see what truly matters. And what we find 'worthy' becomes more clear, and usually is clearly all those things that money can't buy...<BR/>love, kindness, gentleness, tenderheartedness, compassion, mercy, friendship, meekness, etc. etc.Seawashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299816851144887705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-24725436527152720552008-11-24T22:45:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:45:00.000-05:00Oo, such a stirring post and great questions too. ...Oo, such a stirring post and great questions too. <BR/><BR/>"Do we feel someone is worth more, or is more successful, when their bank account is chubby?"<BR/>-No I don't do that. If I did, I'd have to consider myself a miserable failure then! Ugh.<BR/><BR/>"How exactly do we measure our own value as a lone individual wandering the world at present?"<BR/>--Two ways for me. One is in whetherI am living for god or myself. The other is like that--am I loving others rightly and truly. Am I loving them as I should?<BR/><BR/>"What is our definition of greatness, for a country or for an individual?"<BR/>--Selflessness and defending those less fortunate, oppressed, or with no voice,--the weakest among us. giving freedom and worth to those that otherwise would be rejected. We don't have to help the "rejects" but doing so shows our real worth, our real love--where the rubber meets the road. Mother Teresa summed this up so well. <BR/><BR/>Also, for a nation, I think holding on to truth and confronting bullying, aggression and corruption on/in harmless countries is huge too.Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-13308715613069260232008-11-24T18:56:00.000-05:002008-11-24T18:56:00.000-05:00Like our parents and grandparents before us that s...Like our parents and grandparents before us that survived a depression, World wars and making do with less... it will be those that have the strongest bonds with family and friends and the willingness to be content with perhaps less(material things) that will suffer the least. That is not to say that I feel deeply for those that have lost their jobs and homes but we as humans are survivors.<BR/>Besides with a cat on your lap, a doggie at your feet and a fire in the hearth somehow there is comfort in the storm that lies ahead.<BR/>xo SusanSusan McShannon-Monteithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525642217533620081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-55510925008641095722008-11-24T17:00:00.000-05:002008-11-24T17:00:00.000-05:00So wise, so true those words of Bobby Kennedy and ...So wise, so true those words of Bobby Kennedy and a lot more also on all your comments here.<BR/>Thank you for putting into words how I too feel about money and worth.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-48117932448359437512008-11-24T16:30:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:30:00.000-05:00Bobby stated it perfectly.Bobby stated it perfectly.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-15548283218123000442008-11-24T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:28:00.000-05:00What RFK describes for a person applies to our soc...What RFK describes for a person applies to our society . A country which does not see to the health, education and peace of mind and body of ALL its citizens can never be the best in the world, no matter how often its leaders indulge in such superlatives.<BR/>It matters little whether we are "the greatest in the world" if we are not the best we can be. Money and appearances are the lowest gauge by which to measure the value of a person or a country.<BR/>OK. I am stepping down from the soap box.<BR/>Thank you for yet another thoughtful post, Pamela.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com