tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3360782918958492949..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Leave the city, part 2Jill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-9002773805625070862010-03-14T04:40:59.738-06:002010-03-14T04:40:59.738-06:00wonderful! I really enjoy reading your blog,...wonderful! I really enjoy reading your blog,...Vnhellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329566430397413076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90034451004404440162010-03-13T10:10:58.260-07:002010-03-13T10:10:58.260-07:00You're a very talented writer! I really enjoy ...You're a very talented writer! I really enjoy reading your blog.Abigail Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386719580905003200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-33232538736918125272010-03-11T22:02:35.832-07:002010-03-11T22:02:35.832-07:00Jill, I've been lurking here for quite a while...Jill, I've been lurking here for quite a while, and your blog has become an important part of my day. I have so much respect for your willingness to look deep into yourself and face whatever you find there with honesty. That, along with your powers of articulation, gives your writing such strength and resonance. You do seem to be writing from a fairly desolate place right now; perhaps, as other have suggested, you're suffering from depression. Maybe, though, your frustration and sense of dead-endedness (if that's a word!) is just a necessary transitional phase to spur you on to your next adventures. I liked what a previous poster wrote about learning to drift, wait, and obey. Sometimes it's necessary to lie fallow for a while in order to regenerate.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't know whether I'm on the right track with all that, but I do know that your writing has touched a lot of people; there are a lot of people who believe in you and are rooting for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-73985095830402442902010-03-11T22:00:20.141-07:002010-03-11T22:00:20.141-07:00Well you have my and my wifes attention. Very goo...Well you have my and my wifes attention. Very good build up going here! I am hopeing for a upbeat finish which ever way it goes. Pos vibes going your way JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21297891218975001682010-03-11T21:27:38.199-07:002010-03-11T21:27:38.199-07:00Thank you so much for these words and for taking m...Thank you so much for these words and for taking me along on your travels. Keep your head up and in search of some inspiration - the mountains need you to be their voice. I have tried to do my part here; www.bicycle-across-america.blogspot.comGeorge.Makrinoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026780541387075985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-5336535183734559592010-03-11T21:02:52.651-07:002010-03-11T21:02:52.651-07:00Wish I could down with you sometime and talk about...Wish I could down with you sometime and talk about all this. I remember when I went through a divorce when I was 33--I realized that all the dreams I had shared with my husband remained my dreams...and then in the ensuing years, I went out to pursue them and achieve much that I had hoped. You will too. But so often I had mistaken taking action for something more than activity...and often, it is not what is needed. I learned lately to drift, wait and obey, as the I Ching says. Hard to do at your age! But what you have done so far is way more than most of us even envision. I hope you won't be sidetracked by "doing things" like races and spend more time "being." Ya know? <br /><br />If you are feeling helpless and hopeless, then it is time to get help, BTW.Julie in Alaskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-57132000185391605902010-03-11T16:04:36.134-07:002010-03-11T16:04:36.134-07:00oh Jill my heart is breaking for you..Mary in NCoh Jill my heart is breaking for you..Mary in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-79569027639781917642010-03-11T13:37:02.529-07:002010-03-11T13:37:02.529-07:00Beautiful...Beautiful...HBMabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265908290437832121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-66574054375897820242010-03-11T12:56:08.027-07:002010-03-11T12:56:08.027-07:00Called it. Back to Salt Lake in part 3? The part...Called it. Back to Salt Lake in part 3? The part that interests me the most is whether the place is the problem. Please to discuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-91927098279653168962010-03-11T11:01:48.519-07:002010-03-11T11:01:48.519-07:00Wow! Wonderful writing Jill. I can hardly wait to ...Wow! Wonderful writing Jill. I can hardly wait to read your next post. This is exciting. Wishing you all the best wherever this journey takes you.Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63921430234817249522010-03-11T10:52:48.259-07:002010-03-11T10:52:48.259-07:00sounding kind of sad and nostalgic.sounding kind of sad and nostalgic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19544581579167496242010-03-11T10:11:19.732-07:002010-03-11T10:11:19.732-07:00I'm not sure where this is headed, but I hope ...I'm not sure where this is headed, but I hope you are looking at new horizons, whether they be in Juneau or elsewhere! You deserve it.<br />btw.... Did I see your name on the White Mtns race registry? If you end up here, remember you always have a place to stay :-) I even have running water now.brittanyhttp://muskegger.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43732435505620539462010-03-11T08:33:16.699-07:002010-03-11T08:33:16.699-07:00Wow, talk about brutally honest writing. I've...Wow, talk about brutally honest writing. I've been reading your blog for quite a while and really hope that you can find a new way to be happy. Maybe it's time to move on from Juneau, maybe it's time to take on a new challenge (maybe something like this?<br /><br />http://www.ridingthespine.com/ )<br /><br />You're a survivor and will likely emerge from your current ?doldrums? a stronger, more focused person. And spring is just around the corner!<br /><br />Steve Z<br />NE OHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27956008799333345882010-03-11T07:31:46.776-07:002010-03-11T07:31:46.776-07:00Your blog continues to be one of the more compelli...Your blog continues to be one of the more compelling creations that I encounter on the internet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871921077214409959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77419701521772042562010-03-11T06:43:55.637-07:002010-03-11T06:43:55.637-07:00Thank you!
Alasky is a GREAT!Thank you! <br />Alasky is a GREAT!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606252284987436723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90957958505505711672010-03-11T06:39:42.791-07:002010-03-11T06:39:42.791-07:00you write so well. I really enjoy your blogyou write so well. I really enjoy your blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-80706901599172018572010-03-11T06:16:07.795-07:002010-03-11T06:16:07.795-07:00FWIW I hear in your journey what I see in myself a...FWIW I hear in your journey what I see in myself and in culture around me. As a contemporary writer, and a very good one, I think you give voice to what most of us can only sense. We as people and a culture have our story a narrative we live by or for. Each of us and as a whole have that challenged. Being a deep thinker and skilled in articulating those thoughts and exploring there meanings can seem a blessing or a curse. Thanks for sharing your "Hero's Journey" and best wishes for your quest.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10408356940563972122010-03-11T06:06:23.585-07:002010-03-11T06:06:23.585-07:00Jill, this is a really insightful post and am hang...Jill, this is a really insightful post and am hanging on waiting for the rest of it.....almost afraid of where it might go. Follow your heart and your gut, life is an adventure, not a destination, and you have a lot of adventures. But there is a lot that is tearing at you. PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525475856051904587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51920117830361743292010-03-11T06:06:23.586-07:002010-03-11T06:06:23.586-07:00Sounds like you're gearing up to leave Juneau....Sounds like you're gearing up to leave Juneau. I hope that's not the case, but if it is, I wish you the best of luck. <br /><br />It's ironic that you wrote of what you have failed to become. Compared to the vast majority of people, you are strong, bright, insightful, and most of all, interesting. I hope at some point you start giving yourself credit for what you are and what you have, rather than focusing on perceived shortcomings.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42218075380057431312010-03-11T04:37:40.656-07:002010-03-11T04:37:40.656-07:00What a story - I think a lot of people can relate ...What a story - I think a lot of people can relate to it. Glad I stumbled across this blog. (And the pictures are fantastic!)<br /><br />MN flatlanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42952121306786123632010-03-11T04:12:46.388-07:002010-03-11T04:12:46.388-07:00Jill, what is this all leading to? Whatever that e...Jill, what is this all leading to? Whatever that end point or starting point may be, it is certainly wonderful to read. Thanks for sharing.Vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277306434031774094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71463504816594135232010-03-11T04:12:46.389-07:002010-03-11T04:12:46.389-07:00Amazing writing, Jill, but I'm very concerned ...Amazing writing, Jill, but I'm very concerned that you're severely depressed. I hope that you're seeking the help of a talented professional who can turn you away from this downward spiral...You're much too talented, too strong and have such a great opportunity to inspire sooo many people. You must perservere!! :-)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726418584613044851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-74847845680795170882010-03-11T04:11:13.197-07:002010-03-11T04:11:13.197-07:00Amazing writing, Jill, but I'm very concerned ...Amazing writing, Jill, but I'm very concerned that you're severely depressed. I hope that you're seeking the help of a talented professional who can turn you away from this downward spiral...You're much too talented, too strong and have such a great opportunity to inspire sooo many people. You must perservere!! :-)Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-52892920533510773532010-03-11T04:02:29.584-07:002010-03-11T04:02:29.584-07:00There is no escaping memories or feelings is there...There is no escaping memories or feelings is there... a change of scenery doesn't do it... because its embedded in our brain..A constant reminder to keep us in check of how we came to be.<br />A great chapter here. You are evolving.Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.com