tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post6864085352229517146..comments2023-08-20T11:36:07.286-04:00Comments on Journal of a _______: Finding/rebuilding/creating my spiritJournal of a ____http://www.blogger.com/profile/01351325632776782033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post-3840735773083582362009-06-12T15:40:10.441-04:002009-06-12T15:40:10.441-04:00I admire you, Leah, for being willing and able to ...I admire you, Leah, for being willing and able to make changes in your life when you need to or just want to!black turtleneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113345557675224611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post-41766112277569778232009-06-11T15:30:42.579-04:002009-06-11T15:30:42.579-04:00Welcome back to the Left Coast my dear niece and d...Welcome back to the Left Coast my dear niece and dear niece-in-law! You come by part of your yo-yo'ing quite honestly. <br /><br />While Grandpap Williamson didn't live other than in Pennsylvania, he had a deep traveling bone. He visited every state save Alaska. I remember him telling me about one of his cousins, a "hobo", who meandered all over by hopping trains. Jobless. <br /><br />Another, maybe the same, was an itinerant bricklayer who specialized in constructing those way tall smokestacks that one rarely sees today. I think they were for incinerators and such. He traveled the country doing that.<br /><br />Your mom and dad shifted coasts, as I did. And your dad and I took a while to settle in jobwise.<br /><br />But that's just history and pedigree. The main thing is your honesty revealed in this post. How wonderful to just put it out there! You will find your niche, or many gradually emerging niches. <br /><br />As for lawyering, most of the lawyers I have worked with over the years are not practicing law, but are making great contributions in other fields with the law as an informing background. I also work with practicing attorneys (meeting one in an hour) who I really admire.<br /><br />Restlessness can be challenging, but it also stirs just before creativity reveals its workings.<br /><br />Good stuff around the corner for you both, I am quite sure. I know this not by what you do, but by who you are.<br /><br />Thanks for your candid post.<br /><br />Also, Grandpap said that because of the "hobo cousin" their own farm was known as a haven for wanderers. Only rule was to check your matches before being allowed to sack out in the barn.<br /><br />Loving you from the left coast,<br />Uncle CurioRandoCurioRandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354443718492103119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post-21556255060691797812009-06-10T21:45:14.496-04:002009-06-10T21:45:14.496-04:00This is a beautiful post and your honesty is touch...This is a beautiful post and your honesty is touching. I also have made 4 cross-country trips, two with you and two without. Each time I move it gets harder, and the longer it takes for me to get rooted again. But as they say - "A rolling stone gathers no moss, but acquires a nice polish." And even if our move to Albany did not produce the results you were looking for, we both still left with something of value.<br /><br />I hope you already are proud of the kind of person you are, and that you know you have already made a difference in the world. I hope you find what you are looking for from your new home, and I am very happy to have you on the west coast as well.Butch Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828372065054121968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post-6725444942453811372009-06-10T11:16:23.652-04:002009-06-10T11:16:23.652-04:00You made a pregnant woman cry at 8:15am! Okay, so ...You made a pregnant woman cry at 8:15am! Okay, so it might just be hormones but I think it really is how amazing you are. AND I get you back on the West Coast!<br /><br />You make many people find passion in their everyday including me.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641274725576759234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924574010936230272.post-58155129801679966072009-06-10T09:38:04.028-04:002009-06-10T09:38:04.028-04:00Baby, I love your life. I, too, am changing, part...Baby, I love your life. I, too, am changing, partly because of you, partly because I need something to be passionate about. I can't wait to start our journey West to make a difference in the world. I love you. B.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954527220281925695noreply@blogger.com