tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post8146428132296970887..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Getting OldGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-60438445560733699542015-09-17T22:11:05.400-07:002015-09-17T22:11:05.400-07:00Was this a transcript? A fantasia? Either way, a m...Was this a transcript? A fantasia? Either way, a mesmerizing read.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-53530374793510130612015-09-17T22:10:57.858-07:002015-09-17T22:10:57.858-07:00Was this a transcript? A fantasia? Either way, a m...Was this a transcript? A fantasia? Either way, a mesmerizing read.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-278593983429571842015-09-13T08:23:43.691-07:002015-09-13T08:23:43.691-07:00There is so much to love about this piece. Your gr...There is so much to love about this piece. Your grandfather's answer to "How are you?" is priceless and really rocks the prompt as far as eluding to his character. As far as religion is concerned,I do believe it is made more complicated because of our human need for structure...when in the end, it could be as simple as this. <br /> <br />"Your spirit is a form of energy, & energy can never be destroyed--it just<br />changes into something else."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83422946425875872652015-09-11T04:50:07.369-07:002015-09-11T04:50:07.369-07:00i like this philosophy of old age...utterly true.....i like this philosophy of old age...utterly true..and felt a little guilty while reading about "....dying their hair,.............hitting the gym;" :) a wise piece of conversation...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-6725166945015853372015-09-10T19:10:45.583-07:002015-09-10T19:10:45.583-07:00How lovely to have this conversations and embracin...How lovely to have this conversations and embracing death as just another door, another portal ~ I also like that you are not desperate to just become religious ~ We must enjoy the most of life in every way ~ Good one Glenn ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74145140509396539922015-09-10T17:19:12.629-07:002015-09-10T17:19:12.629-07:00You've been very lucky and privileged to have ...You've been very lucky and privileged to have had the opportunity of a dialog with your late grandpa,Glenn. It had been most educational. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-57025938009164037972015-09-10T17:08:19.687-07:002015-09-10T17:08:19.687-07:00Wow - I just love this conversation so deep on so ...Wow - I just love this conversation so deep on so many levels.<br />Death is the doorway to another dimension..I believe this with<br />a "true" heart...our energy transformed into something more. <br />Paint a picture, write a poem and hey why not even a song. I <br />have missed reading your words. Just wonderful and we are all<br />getting older each and every day.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-77968693714762203112015-09-10T16:59:32.957-07:002015-09-10T16:59:32.957-07:00I love this, and I love how you read it with so mu...I love this, and I love how you read it with so much feeling and expression, and honesty. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17872175913459983042015-09-10T16:59:01.559-07:002015-09-10T16:59:01.559-07:00I would have liked to have met your grandfather an...I would have liked to have met your grandfather and I know now where you get your erudite DNA and your life view. Lots of wisdom in this--I find in my own aging that while my body "gets it," my mindset and spirit doesn't--I still feel young. Though I've acquired the rather sick habit of reading the obits and calculating the percentage of those my age and younger. Yikes. It's a bit scary here in NV where, formerly, smoking and drinking were the norm. That has changed.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-20454199303260435432015-09-10T16:13:27.202-07:002015-09-10T16:13:27.202-07:00Oh Glenn.. you FEEL i WILL love this one..
and rel...Oh Glenn.. you FEEL i WILL love this one..<br />and relate to every syllable like it is my<br />own.. thanks for insuring my visit<br />and this is the first one i visit<br />as i always gauge how much<br />freedom i can get <br />first by reading <br />you hehe!..<br />hey those<br />who survive<br />find ways to do it..<br />hehA!.. but anyway<br />as i sit in the rows of<br />Southern Baptist Gospel<br />Singings where all is left<br />is grey hair rows.. with me<br />slowly greying.. not quite<br />as fast.. as i've learned to<br />live instead of hope<br />to die and<br />go to <br />heaven or what<br />not with pearly<br />gates and<br />clear gold <br />floors.. i feel<br />so sad that these people<br />do not and seem to cannot<br />understand that the only heaven<br />is now.. and i mean my GOD is all<br />this beauty for nothing.. and just<br />a dream.. HELL NO.. this is heaven <br />as dream now.. for those<br />who see the gift<br />of NOW<br />as IS<br />heaven no<br />different than my <br />cat who is the sand<br />in midday SUN or<br />in midnight<br />moon liT<br />grass<br />as blades<br />of ONE..<br />or all our ancestors<br />dancing naked around<br />campfires forevermoreNOW<br />oh life.. oh life i love you<br />now.. oh feelings.. oh feelings<br />i hug you now.. oh people<br />oh.. people cannot<br />you 'see' me<br />i<br />AM<br />ALiVE..<br />NOW..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83373986205622871872015-09-10T14:25:39.938-07:002015-09-10T14:25:39.938-07:00Love that quote as well as the poem which you wove...Love that quote as well as the poem which you wove :D<br />Bravo!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-8409711537185793342015-09-10T13:57:23.708-07:002015-09-10T13:57:23.708-07:00A wise man, your grandfather. I love that he saw s...A wise man, your grandfather. I love that he saw something in various belief systems, and knew "our souls make it out alive". He must have been wonderful to talk - and listen - to.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-82061650740663785342015-09-10T12:35:58.433-07:002015-09-10T12:35:58.433-07:00Ha, that's one wise man.. What's for sure ... Ha, that's one wise man.. What's for sure is that you get older, and the alternative is worse. I think you can believe whatever, but do what makes you good. Nice conversation man.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-22752091123532964392015-09-10T12:24:00.097-07:002015-09-10T12:24:00.097-07:00Ha. I would not mind continuing the conversation w...Ha. I would not mind continuing the conversation with the man . I would certainly enjoy what I consider to be his down to earth beliefs . We may be different but that is alright with me. In that first part he gets rather poetic with his science talk and scurrilous soma tomes. Ha. But in the end I think he is wise counseling on enjoying life and its vast experiences. Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-69389221271090606142015-09-10T12:23:22.801-07:002015-09-10T12:23:22.801-07:00What a wise and aware man! The quote is most exce...What a wise and aware man! The quote is most excellent. My great grandfather was a card...once, we caught him trying to see up the skirt of a nurse at the hospital while bending over. he laughed at us and said, not until they seal the casket lid will I stop looking...So much we can learn from these wise folks that often society wants to push aside when they are no longer young. Good thought at the end.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-29564109819192876392015-09-10T12:12:19.905-07:002015-09-10T12:12:19.905-07:00Well, Glenn, my beliefs about religion are differe...Well, Glenn, my beliefs about religion are different than yours, but never mind that. Smiles. I do agree that everyone gets old, and that is inevitable. We have to live each day, embrace each day, get as much out of each day as we can. We can't just watch the clock tick year after year. We have to use the days we have. I like the idea of inhabiting EACH moment we have. I think it would be good if we could remember to do this several times a day, just to keep ourselves on track! I like this, Glenn! (And like your grandfather's quote.)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com