tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post8409146525810492118..comments2024-03-27T03:50:41.574-07:00Comments on Jenny Matlock: I am challenged by change...Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-74285143623116451152010-05-30T04:41:32.326-07:002010-05-30T04:41:32.326-07:00Very thought provoking. I'm left wondering whe...Very thought provoking. I'm left wondering whether I like change or not. I feel sad that I've never picked a peach.Julie Kwiatkowski Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292349838507731268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-10411891975730929452010-05-29T21:56:12.166-07:002010-05-29T21:56:12.166-07:00I find myself thinking of and struggling with some...I find myself thinking of and struggling with some of these same thoughts. Part of me detests change and the other parts embraces it...but I have to push hard for the embracing part to come to the front.<br /><br />The concept with the hands s very interesting. I feel this more for my son who struggles with things not being the same all the time.Holly Lefevrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682463489134875301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-22829730190529003382010-05-29T21:15:50.510-07:002010-05-29T21:15:50.510-07:00Oh so true, and quite universal, I think. Great po...Oh so true, and quite universal, I think. Great post, Jenny!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-49459251046781005872010-05-29T21:02:41.041-07:002010-05-29T21:02:41.041-07:00I'll never forget the first Vancouver apartmen...I'll never forget the first Vancouver apartment I had with my sister after I left home. You could pick a peach from the kitchen window and eat it for breakfast, warm and juicy. As to change, I do think we just learn to take life as it comes a little better - as we age and endure things that are hard. I think it's called wisdom.Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-41607618333497046792010-05-29T17:58:02.064-07:002010-05-29T17:58:02.064-07:00GReat thoughts! I always love to read your posts....GReat thoughts! I always love to read your posts. Change is constant in my life, not all bad changes...not all good changes. Somewhere along the line, this has just started to seem normal. Take care. <br /><br />CathyTolentreasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-31267017289436735362010-05-29T10:01:03.369-07:002010-05-29T10:01:03.369-07:00Jenny - Terra tuned me onto your blog. Really enjo...Jenny - Terra tuned me onto your blog. Really enjoy your writing. While reading this moving post it prompted these spontaneous thoughts for me-"awareness" is the growth we experience with the change, the "adapting" is the acceptance of the change, feeling different from the "comfortable" is necessary so we can feel the success of the change, which is the "new comfortable". Thanks for reminding me about the importance of the steps of change. Loved the picking peaches...nice to have some feelings not change!!Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034858201578348635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-36147070107193957402010-05-29T06:31:03.813-07:002010-05-29T06:31:03.813-07:00I first have to say that this is a wonderfully wri...I first have to say that this is a wonderfully written, thought provoking post.<br /><br />I have always been one of those people who thrive on change - I would seek it out, moving jobs, homes, countries, wanting to see the world and do as much as I could with this life of mine. But through it all I still needed some constants in life, like my husband and good friends. So i think we all crave stability in life - we are born that way, I watch my three year old daughter and see how routine driven she is, which is really a coping mechanism for life, and which never leaves us. <br /><br />New things can be learned, they can become familiar to us also, as long as we are bouyed up by the confidence that having constants and stability elsewhere in life can bring us.One Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793386254564806126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-923362144010801122010-05-29T00:38:03.478-07:002010-05-29T00:38:03.478-07:00Usually, I get excited by change when it is initia...Usually, I get excited by change when it is initiated by me or it is what I would have chosen. <br />The changes which are forced on us against our will are another matter. Right now, I am considering what move I should make to try and claw back some control. <br />So thank you for your post. It is spot on where I am, and, judging by the comments, it is close to a lot of other lives too!<br />The W H Auden quote is now on the wall by my PC. :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-74013052294136714422010-05-28T23:51:04.343-07:002010-05-28T23:51:04.343-07:00Dearest Jenny,
I could not have summed up what I ...Dearest Jenny, <br />I could not have summed up what I am going through and feeling right now in my own personal life any better than this beautiful, very moving post from you. Change in life for me is just THE most difficult thing I deal with and I find that when change is in my face I dig my heels in even harder than usual. I am an Aries through and through and very strong willed so that in itself makes change harder than it needs to be.<br />I'd like to just say, yes you said you are Ok just being philosophical but sometimes its just nice to know someone might understand what you feeling right then and there, and right now I do.<br />I'm sending a hug right now because sometimes that's all we really need to make a change...here you go!<br />Terry B.Terry @ La Bella Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-12268953934440141142010-05-28T21:45:47.102-07:002010-05-28T21:45:47.102-07:00Thank you for sharing a good thought and words- &q...Thank you for sharing a good thought and words- "Things do not change; we change." Yes..perhaps<br />and I am glad to have thinking time with you in english. <br /><br />Not sure change to ourselves or sometimes change the enviormentMamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593181087169823702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-54172963217669115902010-05-28T20:46:52.629-07:002010-05-28T20:46:52.629-07:00I have always struggled with the apprehension of c...I have always struggled with the apprehension of change more than the change itself. I'm so aware that I start many of my sentences with "what if". I do think we get a little tougher as we get older...but, you and I both know that even when we feel that our skin is thicker, there is always something new that will cut through it when we don't expect it. I hope you really are okay. <br /><br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190096917851087676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-69927348751531589032010-05-28T20:46:38.706-07:002010-05-28T20:46:38.706-07:00Wow! That was quite philosophical, indeed. I thi...Wow! That was quite philosophical, indeed. I think people need to step out of their comfort zones a bit more often. Perhaps then change wouldn't be so intimidating. I'd rather be a bit unfomfortable than be left "in the dust." Change is a vital part of growth. Stagnating is the alternative. Thanks for your words of wisdome.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-70408401235521044632010-05-28T19:31:15.187-07:002010-05-28T19:31:15.187-07:00I am one that hates change. Sad because I probably...I am one that hates change. Sad because I probably miss out on some great experiences. And life rolls on...<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454925115428994669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-26298964877637784452010-05-28T18:21:26.378-07:002010-05-28T18:21:26.378-07:00I wish I had time to read all the reflections here...I wish I had time to read all the reflections here. You've hit a cord.<br /><br />Probably because we all deal with change.<br /><br />28 years ago, when I moved from a trailer house to and brand new home, I cried (for heaven sakes!). How dumb is that? But it was change.<br /><br /><br />The many sides of Jenny. Amen.<br />I Love You, Girlee!Nadeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077831181300991519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-3647260666975805342010-05-28T18:20:05.334-07:002010-05-28T18:20:05.334-07:00WOW, DEEP thinking my friend! Makes my head hurt ...WOW, DEEP thinking my friend! Makes my head hurt a little! Things change in our lives and we can either change or not! I try to go with the flow! Have a blessed weekend my friend! HUGS!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511604348057625922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-92065438159642171622010-05-28T16:34:28.902-07:002010-05-28T16:34:28.902-07:00Jenny, this is your best work yet! What ever word ...Jenny, this is your best work yet! What ever word you want to give it we are all constantly changing as well as the world around us. It was this realization some years ago that caused me to pause and think that if (most)everything about me and around me is changing, then why not my spiritual self...dogma be damned...it set me free...free to be who I think God, or the powers that be, want me to be...not what someone else thinks I should be. So, back to you and 'change'...just like that peach tree changes in shape, size, ebb and flow of bud to petal to flower to fruit, so shall you change. It is inevitable dear Jenny. Sure would like some of those peaches:-)jeff campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775235800381700596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-45750278182442418082010-05-28T16:15:36.985-07:002010-05-28T16:15:36.985-07:00oh man do i know what you mean about wanting to cl...oh man do i know what you mean about wanting to cling to the familiar.... and i had to gigle cuz i tried the hand folding thing and it was SO TRUE! i wanted to fold my hands back to my norm position SO BAD. i believe that most of my issues of feeling "paralyzed" and unmotivated come from the fear of getting out of my normal routine. CHANGE. it is scary. i love the saying that " our greatest fear is not that we will fail, but that we will succeed beyond our wildest dreams.... i am scared to succeed too beg and then be stuck having to keep up with that pressure...ugh. sorry i just went off on a tangent...love your post though!<br /><br />shell<br /><br />gypsylemonade.blogspot.comRACHELLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583015798518487702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-12927884703947975142010-05-28T14:49:31.396-07:002010-05-28T14:49:31.396-07:00Jenny, Change has to be thrust upon me, always ha...Jenny, Change has to be thrust upon me, always has been. I, too, have had family issues involving addiction and tremendous loss. If we don't change, and believe me, I never want to, we find ourselves overrun not only by our own issues but everyone else's too. It is a painful process. As you know, I lost my husband last year, and I have been forced to become a different person. I can't be his wife any more, but who am I? Still evolving, still suffering, I see small changes along this awful road. Thanks for opening the door for me to spill this out.cj Schlottmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217936774632262633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-50976055210348402542010-05-28T13:20:21.805-07:002010-05-28T13:20:21.805-07:00If you figure it out, PLEASE enlighten me! I don&...If you figure it out, PLEASE enlighten me! I don't deal with changes well, at all.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-26992080639459714752010-05-28T12:05:05.189-07:002010-05-28T12:05:05.189-07:00Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, this ...Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, this piece of wisdom with us. Walden's quote is spot on. Often times, it's difficult to change. Almost impossible, at times. But you're right -- you have to go with the flow, willing or unwilling. For many things, I do think practice makes a difference: such as folding your hands the opposite way. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-54645979675922814422010-05-28T11:00:11.214-07:002010-05-28T11:00:11.214-07:00Thought provoking. I've been feeling similar r...Thought provoking. I've been feeling similar ramblings going on in my own mind. Perhaps one day soon, I too will post on these layers of thought.Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409440410210436267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-67753455836421956812010-05-28T10:55:04.289-07:002010-05-28T10:55:04.289-07:00I am going to share this with my mom. Particularl...I am going to share this with my mom. Particularly the hands exercise. She has many people in her house who NEED to change and just are not. This might help her when she is frustrated with their behaviors.Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-85601998226324027712010-05-28T10:25:31.454-07:002010-05-28T10:25:31.454-07:00Okay, I'm laughing at myself because the whole...Okay, I'm laughing at myself because the whole time I was reading this I thought "This is just like me! I'm so lousy at change!" But when I -really- look at things I'm actually not too shabby. SO your deep philosophical thoughts have made me realize something about myself. I might not LOVE change but I can deal with it and that is just plain awesome to realize.mubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673719943332888707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-57993031017832102732010-05-28T09:50:09.521-07:002010-05-28T09:50:09.521-07:00Thank you Jenny.....
This inspires me!
Hugz, Doll...Thank you Jenny.....<br />This inspires me!<br /><br />Hugz, DollyMrs. Cherry Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941746630756766629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-13638284127418031192010-05-28T09:46:40.591-07:002010-05-28T09:46:40.591-07:00Thanks for sharing those deep thoughts. I know I&#...Thanks for sharing those deep thoughts. I know I'm pretty stuck in my days and have a hard time changing. It really doesn't come very naturally to us. Great, introspective post!Cheryl D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09325231488203008376noreply@blogger.com