tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post7011241979307755491..comments2024-03-29T08:54:05.713-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Are You Ready for a Sunday Morning Sermon? Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61948599032706565512014-08-17T22:22:02.695-04:002014-08-17T22:22:02.695-04:00It's just in a draft. I could/may bring it bac...It's just in a draft. I could/may bring it back when it drops off the first page.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-7705991925438631302014-08-17T20:31:29.183-04:002014-08-17T20:31:29.183-04:00Oh! But I think you need to post a do-over!!!!
Oh! But I think you need to post a do-over!!!!<br />The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-81119149207960139822014-08-16T21:06:07.018-04:002014-08-16T21:06:07.018-04:00It just had so much stuff about my financial life ...It just had so much stuff about my financial life in that post, I decided not to leave it up. Nearly all my close blogging friends had seen it anyway.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14746506334950900912014-08-16T19:21:55.197-04:002014-08-16T19:21:55.197-04:00OOOPS! Your last post was taken down? Talk! Why...OOOPS! Your last post was taken down? Talk! Why? What? Who? When? <br />The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-8759898746401178532014-08-15T20:52:40.417-04:002014-08-15T20:52:40.417-04:00That doesn't surprise me in the least.That doesn't surprise me in the least.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69228138209836643422014-08-15T20:15:22.915-04:002014-08-15T20:15:22.915-04:00Probably both are at play in difference degrees in...Probably both are at play in difference degrees in different people. I'm like you in that I can vehemently disagree with someone but rarely am I moved to hateful or vile. In fact I'd have to think long and hard to come up with something in my life that would fit that description. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24076012587447688562014-08-15T20:10:29.518-04:002014-08-15T20:10:29.518-04:00Oh…also, I have a musician friend who lives on Mau...Oh…also, I have a musician friend who lives on Maui. He was asked to perform as an accompanist with another musician he knew for Oprah's 50-something BD (about 3 yrs ago I think) -- a private affair hosted by Maria Shriver at a resort in Maui. He said Oprah is EXACTLY the same in private as in public. Kind, smart, sort of goofy and very gracious. He said it was just Oprah and some of her donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50149167256590592342014-08-15T20:05:17.718-04:002014-08-15T20:05:17.718-04:00Jealousy or fear? I find that when hateful things ...Jealousy or fear? I find that when hateful things are spoken, written, shouted, etc. it tends to come from a place of fear about loss of something or other -- the status quo, long-held beliefs, one-sided values. I don't know. There are sure plenty of folks I disagree with…some of them quite vehemently, but rarely am I moved to be vile and hateful. I don't get it.donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-57064708431518009212014-08-15T15:58:00.774-04:002014-08-15T15:58:00.774-04:00Isn't that an awesome bottle tree! Even my lit...Isn't that an awesome bottle tree! Even my little one with half green bottles and half blue looks great in the sunlight...just makes me smile. <br /><br />Oprah and Maya have such good messages and stories to tell. I'm always surprised by some of the hateful things I see posted about them online. Jealously? Not sure where that comes from....Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34299047791455935252014-08-15T13:33:34.822-04:002014-08-15T13:33:34.822-04:00I am a HUGE Oprah and Maya fan, for the reasons yo...I am a HUGE Oprah and Maya fan, for the reasons you outline. I discovered Maya when taking a Women in Literature class in college and reading "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings". It moved me to my core. Oprah's Super Soul Sunday show is a must-watch at my house. Feeling melancholy today, this post boosted me…to be reminded of strong, smart women who have come from less advantaged donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73670562485709502612014-08-13T12:14:51.396-04:002014-08-13T12:14:51.396-04:00I did not know that about Baptists. LOLI did not know that about Baptists. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61495364696209661272014-08-13T09:13:09.814-04:002014-08-13T09:13:09.814-04:00well here it is wednesday and i am just getting he...well here it is wednesday and i am just getting here but baptists go to church on wednesdays too! ha ha<br /><br />good words of wisdom. <br /><br />hugs, bee<br />oxoxoxEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70296030119328547012014-08-11T18:25:57.749-04:002014-08-11T18:25:57.749-04:00I knew she started an organic farm but I didn'...I knew she started an organic farm but I didn't realize it was so close to your 1/2time home. The trouble with living any place that is as beautiful as Maui or Nantucket or the Caribbean is there is always going to be rich people who come in and buy up property. Better her than someone who'd turn it into a big resort with lots of traffic flying in an out.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19558922410682000712014-08-11T18:23:18.924-04:002014-08-11T18:23:18.924-04:00A lot of conservatives quit watching and liking he...A lot of conservatives quit watching and liking her when she publicly backed Obama. As influential and rich as she was/is it sent a message that was perceived in a scary way by some on the right. Also, in her earlier years, it was easier to think of her as "just one of us" but in later years when her extreme wealth and lavish parties became more obvious, that shifted her to "one ofMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69293099786654126472014-08-11T18:20:34.761-04:002014-08-11T18:20:34.761-04:00Gratitude is such a simple concept yet it's so...Gratitude is such a simple concept yet it's so easy for us all to get caught up in life's little frustrations that we lose the big picture, don't we. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36370453395536506832014-08-11T17:59:29.468-04:002014-08-11T17:59:29.468-04:00On a day that began with frustration near the boil...On a day that began with frustration near the boiling point, the reminder to count my blessings (which are many!) was very timely. Thanks for helping me get some needed perspective. This post also makes me want to go back and read some Maya Angelou. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6768667269477913912014-08-11T11:52:14.493-04:002014-08-11T11:52:14.493-04:00Just the right topic for me this morning. I kinda...Just the right topic for me this morning. I kinda kept my Oprah crush a secret .. but I feel I can join right in here! I read an anti-Oprah biography a few years ago ... still think she does amazing things.<br /><br />She has bought a LOT of the island of Maui which makes people there grumble. They all got above average prices so what the ??? She has started an organic farm there which will The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48689046319549274562014-08-11T09:24:07.080-04:002014-08-11T09:24:07.080-04:00Back in the first/second year after Don's stro...Back in the first/second year after Don's stroke I don't think I would have gotten through that time period without a major stroke or breakdown of my own if not for Oprah's emphasis on gratitude topics. Because of her I started a gratitude journal and wouldn't go to bed without writing at least five things in it each night. For many nights that list of five included tiny things Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31468946771064511312014-08-11T08:58:37.336-04:002014-08-11T08:58:37.336-04:00I love this post, Jean, and I'm a big fan of M...I love this post, Jean, and I'm a big fan of Maya's and Oprah's for all the reasons you mentioned. I've always known but have recently had a number of life lessons that brought home the power of gratitude. It can transform your life, as you know. I get the OWN channel, and I set up 'Oprah Prime' and 'Oprah Next Chapter' to record on DVR. That way I never miss themBella Rumhttp://culdesacchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44473467423523133292014-08-10T23:52:58.579-04:002014-08-10T23:52:58.579-04:00I didn't get to church this morning so I woul...I didn't get to church this morning so I would enjoy your Sunday Sermon. I love Maya Angelou, can't stand Oprah. Used to like her--don't anymore. I did not know those things about Maya--thanks for the info. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1002463928921689022014-08-10T16:44:48.701-04:002014-08-10T16:44:48.701-04:00P.S. I knew you'd remember those old Sunday Se...P.S. I knew you'd remember those old Sunday Sermons of mine. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21578311848751545002014-08-10T16:42:34.867-04:002014-08-10T16:42:34.867-04:00Thanks for sharing that! I'm glad I wrote this...Thanks for sharing that! I'm glad I wrote this blog if for no other reason than I just learned about Oprah's Super Soul Sundays. I just started getting the OWN channel a few weeks ago and haven't had time to explore what's on it. I can't tell you how many times I have repeated that line about "when you know better, you do better." It fits so many situations, like Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47548028699187223692014-08-10T16:34:24.735-04:002014-08-10T16:34:24.735-04:00Jean :
no wonder I have pull for your blogs. I lo...Jean :<br /><br />no wonder I have pull for your blogs. I love oprah, maya angeleou & not to mention oprah's super soul sunday series on her OWN network. after your sunday sermons stopped I love watching super soul sunday every sunday, I don't watch any other shows on her network but super soul sunday & now made my husband also watch sometimes with me. I love Maya angeloes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com