tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post428898379509510353..comments2023-08-19T07:41:24.973-07:00Comments on Darlene's Hodgepodge: Blossoms, Musings and an UpdateDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-34907585081466090682010-05-11T02:59:08.613-07:002010-05-11T02:59:08.613-07:00NOT kookie at all. We do not know a tenth of what...NOT kookie at all. We do not know a tenth of what our wonderful brain can do! I am trying to catch up on your blog. must keep reading!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-21365712265003693202010-05-01T15:57:44.048-07:002010-05-01T15:57:44.048-07:00*naomi dagen bloom - I guess we'll never know....*naomi dagen bloom - I guess we'll never know.<br /><br />*Beverly - I erred. We do have pretty blooming flowers; just not ones like yours. Ours don't last long, but the nurseries are full of petunias, etc. so I should amend my comment.<br /><br />+Rain - I guess I don't have a choice; it's all a mystery and I have to leave it at that.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-84306743688008275632010-05-01T15:56:41.653-07:002010-05-01T15:56:41.653-07:00*naomi dagen bloom - I guess we'll never know....*naomi dagen bloom - I guess we'll never know.<br /><br />*Beverly - I erred. We do have pretty blooming flowers; just not ones like yours. Ours don't last long, but the nurseries are full of petunias, etc. so I should amend my comment.<br /><br />+Rain - I guess I don't have a choice; it's all a mystery and I have to leave it at that.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-13066553860300798072010-05-01T11:13:37.608-07:002010-05-01T11:13:37.608-07:00We are beings of energy and so how that is activat...We are beings of energy and so how that is activated, how our atoms are encouraged to create sickness or heal illnesses, who knows. I took reiki to the second level and do know you can feel energy as it goes sometimes. Where that comes from, who knows. But I am content for life to be mysteryRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-44711180427744636982010-05-01T10:31:57.982-07:002010-05-01T10:31:57.982-07:00You are a featured blog on TGB!!! You said you had...You are a featured blog on TGB!!! You said you had no pretty blooming flowers??? those are pretty! Love all your info!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691830042960318152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-67476276698302463392010-05-01T08:12:56.842-07:002010-05-01T08:12:56.842-07:00Is it too contrary to wonder if the Brooklyn man e...Is it too contrary to wonder if the Brooklyn man enjoyed a better quality of life than if he'd been treated? Never thought I'd think something like that--thanks for challenging my assumptions!naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-7075520094653765342010-05-01T07:06:45.759-07:002010-05-01T07:06:45.759-07:00*tnlib - Flowers are so photogenic. They hold sti...*tnlib - Flowers are so photogenic. They hold still while you click the shutter and always remain beautiful. ;-)<br /><br />*Joy Des Jardins - I have a different vairiety of Jasmine on a post on my back patio and it is just beginning to bloom. <br /><br />Maybe I'm on to something with my theory. <br /><br />*One Woman's Journey - Yes, it is the only way to live (happily).<br /><br />*Rinkly Rimes - Thanks for sharing because it reminded me of doing just that when I had a test at school that I wasn't prepared for. I pretended illness and ended up barfing. Thanks for reminding me.<br /><br />*Lady Luz - Succulents are so interesting, aren't they?<br /><br />*popps - Thank you for your visit. It's so nice to see a new name in the comment box. I do hope you will return.<br /><br />Just wonderful "I don't believe in it." What a great attitude. Maybe that's why the man in my story never had a sick day.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-9432072549864787022010-05-01T06:19:27.797-07:002010-05-01T06:19:27.797-07:00The other side of this coin is, of course, our inn...The other side of this coin is, of course, our innate ability to MAKE ourselves ill.<br />I remember someone interviewing a famous British actor and asking why he was never ill?<br />His reply - "I don't believe in it."poppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976320013870023366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-38417380741302027592010-05-01T06:03:10.072-07:002010-05-01T06:03:10.072-07:00I love the flowers on that succulent, Darlene. Ma...I love the flowers on that succulent, Darlene. Many of ours in big ceramic bowls and pots are at their best at the moment.<br /><br />I too believe in the mind/body connection and the power of positive thinking. There have been some interesting accounts of cancers and other diseases being healed.LadyLuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425624818859182752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-35925427523832763712010-05-01T05:01:36.157-07:002010-05-01T05:01:36.157-07:00On the very RARE occasions I called-in-sick at my ...On the very RARE occasions I called-in-sick at my work, I'd put-on a croaky/sniffy voice and act ill! And ALWAYS I'd get a cold! So I've always believed in the power of the mind!Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-61551671091512674412010-04-30T23:54:41.940-07:002010-04-30T23:54:41.940-07:00Beautiful flowers. I have to think positive. For...Beautiful flowers. I have to think positive. For me there is no other way to live. As time goes by I have a number of health issues - think positive, and like Nancy said, put one foot in front of the other continually. My youngest daughter just returned from a short trip to your beautiful state. Fond wishes are sent your way.One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-11062138049393724972010-04-30T20:28:19.220-07:002010-04-30T20:28:19.220-07:00Beautiful flowers Darlene. It's a shame that J...Beautiful flowers Darlene. It's a shame that Jasmine plant loses its blossoms so quickly...I hate that. I have a tree that covers the walkway to the house that is in beautiful pink blossoms right now; but I can see that they are already starting to go...and it makes me so sad. I took some pics of it the other day...maybe I'll post them.<br /><br />I think I read somewhere that the brain does have healing powers. Where I read it...I don't remember. I wonder just how bad your brain has to be to start the healing...and I wonder if I might not qualify already. <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend sweetie.... ~JoyJoy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-2014563564673129182010-04-30T18:56:47.056-07:002010-04-30T18:56:47.056-07:00Needless to say, I love the pictures. They are abs...Needless to say, I love the pictures. They are absolutely beautiful - as are you for posting this uplifting blog. Thanks.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-85296681662030907052010-04-30T15:23:05.734-07:002010-04-30T15:23:05.734-07:00Cop Car - You make a good point. I guess there is...Cop Car - You make a good point. I guess there is no mystery part of the brain; it is already at work, if we let it. However, it still can't cure cancer or other terrible diseases; at least to my knowledge.<br /><br />*Kay - If the doctor's diagnosis had been right I would qualify as a miracle also. My mother was told that I only had 6 months to live when I was 10 years old. Yet, here I am at the very ripe old age of nearly 85.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-16669011197329899552010-04-30T14:08:24.696-07:002010-04-30T14:08:24.696-07:00I am a miracle according to doctors. I am supposed...I am a miracle according to doctors. I am supposed to be in a wheelchair or should have died. Yes, I still have limitations but I walk, I talk, and I take care of myself despite what the doctors said 32 years ago. I believe in miracles because I am one. Then again, I fought like hell to get better and blithely ignored advice to the contrary. A good attitude and determimation can make miracles. I truly believe that.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-7023012505693824862010-04-30T11:26:01.331-07:002010-04-30T11:26:01.331-07:00Darlene--In my view, the brain is just another (al...Darlene--In my view, the brain is just another (albeit very important) part of the body. The body of a person, other animal, or plant <i>wants</i> to heal itself and does a pretty good job of it...if we let it. If our bodies were not 99% self-healing, we would not have made it out of childhood (unfortunately, "in our day" many did not!)<br />Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-7348689770260625602010-04-30T09:06:43.565-07:002010-04-30T09:06:43.565-07:00*la peregrina - All life is a miracle if you think...*la peregrina - All life is a miracle if you think about it. <br /><br />*Nancy - Thanks for your endorsement of my theory.<br /><br />*popps - Thank you so much for visiting. I do hope you will return.<br /><br />Another old book along that line was "The Power of Positive Thinking." It helped my husband <br />stop smoking.<br /><br />Yes, I think you are correct in the advice sports coaches give.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-24029355400768826222010-04-30T08:52:02.105-07:002010-04-30T08:52:02.105-07:00Hi, I think I found your blog through Harold (alwa...Hi, I think I found your blog through Harold (always question) who has helped me with my own.<br />I know a few people who have fought illness with positive thought, imaging etc.<br />It worked for them and i have used it myself to tackle cholesterol levels - on the advice of a health practitioner I visited.<br />I don't think it's wacky - we use the power of the brain in healthy situations too.<br />I think someone did a study once of the top sportsmen and asked the question - if you take ten top athletes they have to be pretty equal in terms of skill so what makes one of them champion - the conclusion was belief.<br />I thick the book Feel The Fear and Do it anyway is another application of the power of thought.<br />Don't sport's coaches also recommend imaging the result you want before stepping out?poppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976320013870023366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-69680061991026246382010-04-30T08:01:49.890-07:002010-04-30T08:01:49.890-07:00You know, Darlene,I have to absolutely push myself...You know, Darlene,I have to absolutely push myself to get up and go for a walk.<br /><br />I am told I must walk around the 1/2 mile track 4 times. I drag myself to the jogging path and start putting one foot in front of the other. Then, I start to go a bit faster and before you know it the four laps are finished. But am I? NO! The endorphins have taken over my body and now I want to go around that loop again ,just for my own pleasure. Yes, just for fun...<br /><br />So, you are quite right in your theory. The brain does wonderful things for the welfare of the body.Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-50704156960478260592010-04-29T16:09:49.654-07:002010-04-29T16:09:49.654-07:00I believe that in time some scientist will discove...<i>I believe that in time some scientist will discover that the brain has healing powers...I have first hand knowledge of seemingly miraculous healing without the aid of medicine. This has bothered me because, as a very pragmatic person, I don't want to believe in miracles.</i><br /><br />But, Darlene, if the brain does have healing powers isn't that a miracle in itself?la peregrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992459469931809488noreply@blogger.com