tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post8798679875023960545..comments2023-10-31T06:05:39.453-04:00Comments on Be Still a Minute...: The Best Things in Life are Simple...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209297120840809760noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-56459919865614272292011-07-27T23:33:56.825-04:002011-07-27T23:33:56.825-04:00What a great blog!
I have to admit the past week...What a great blog! <br /><br />I have to admit the past week and a half have been hard on me. We were in the mountains. I have used the internet once in the past week. We didn't have service. I used my phone @ 4 times. Connection was terrible. So, here I am safe and sound at home playing on my lap top.<br /><br />I promise I am so tempted to have cable disconnected at my house. But, then, I would be the one to suffer!stephanyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956870980510907852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-46746336277899210172011-07-26T05:56:27.579-04:002011-07-26T05:56:27.579-04:00Great post and so true... My kids are camping in t...Great post and so true... My kids are camping in the mountains with my parents and that's one of the things I love about camping... no electronics... hmm... funny, notice how I'm NOT with them??? :)Sorta Southern Single Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349718837546442408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-82426978650447419962011-07-24T13:53:54.510-04:002011-07-24T13:53:54.510-04:00So beautifully written. I love my conveniences, bu...So beautifully written. I love my conveniences, but it does seem like we've forgotten the simplest things.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-54354248722133860682011-07-24T09:53:04.834-04:002011-07-24T09:53:04.834-04:00I loved this post! It's so true. We are so spo...I loved this post! It's so true. We are so spoiled. I've spent the past week doing nothing! I've barely been online, and I have a tan! It's so important to just stop sometimes.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528968129655668573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-2888466169063521942011-07-22T15:56:07.439-04:002011-07-22T15:56:07.439-04:00I love this post! Sometimes, it's fun to imagi...I love this post! Sometimes, it's fun to imagine living in a simpler time.Diannahttp://www.thesedaysofmine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-1826543866327443282011-07-22T12:15:31.200-04:002011-07-22T12:15:31.200-04:00I would not like to give up on my technology, but ...I would not like to give up on my technology, but I do long for simple times and hope to indulge in a few of them during my upcoming retirement. Thanks for visitingkatie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-40623536785161724602011-07-21T20:14:26.685-04:002011-07-21T20:14:26.685-04:00I try to "disconnect" one day a week. Us...I try to "disconnect" one day a week. Usually Sunday.<br /><br />There is nothing more satisfying then watching the boys get sweaty playing basketball, taking a swig from the hose, and then running down the street to the pond, jumping in fully clothed, and hitting up the ice cream truck with soaking wet dollar bills. :)Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-1745280240355849122011-07-21T16:53:33.813-04:002011-07-21T16:53:33.813-04:00Beautiful words. I definitely teared up because I ...Beautiful words. I definitely teared up because I can relate to many of your favorite memories. You're right - tech is wonderful, but it's not the things we will cherish the most in our lives!Mrs. Weberhttp://mrswebersneighborhood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-65017214062347206222011-07-21T15:22:20.141-04:002011-07-21T15:22:20.141-04:00So very true. I miss the delight in finding a han...So very true. I miss the delight in finding a handwritten card in the mail. It would always bring a smile to my face. Now most people don't even bother to sign their Holiday cards...c'est la vie...Kerry Ann @Vinobaby's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295304663766870450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-83651266604321654212011-07-21T15:18:13.919-04:002011-07-21T15:18:13.919-04:00I still love to get a note in the mail or chat wit...I still love to get a note in the mail or chat with a friend on the phone. <br /><br />It is great to quickly check Facebook to see what playgroup is doing, but it is sitting chatting with them while our kids play that I love the best.JDaniel4's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354900916937838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-11656703731321360842011-07-21T14:28:40.618-04:002011-07-21T14:28:40.618-04:00Awesome job with this post! Loved it. I'm with...Awesome job with this post! Loved it. I'm with you. I'm so glad I had such a simple, technology-free childhood. I too appreciate what technology has given us today, but I'm glad those things were not a part of my growing-up. It's too bad my kids won't be able to say the same thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137800979312716605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-332195147990987302011-07-21T13:59:41.587-04:002011-07-21T13:59:41.587-04:00You just took me back in time. Those were the days...You just took me back in time. Those were the days. Makes me sad that my children aren't experiencing what we had.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304643977832685515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-33757042415196836112011-07-21T11:57:47.367-04:002011-07-21T11:57:47.367-04:00I kinda think that we're the last bunch to hav...I kinda think that we're the last bunch to have had the simple life in the way we all dream of and so fondly remember. I suspect that children from this moment on will never have quite the sweet simplicity we did, and that's a terrible shame. :(Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-14506222626140459592011-07-21T11:28:04.696-04:002011-07-21T11:28:04.696-04:00Very true! I would love to go back to a simpler ti...Very true! I would love to go back to a simpler time. I've been talking with a friend, and we've made a vacation plan. We're going to visit an Amish community just to get away from all of the modern "conveniences" that weigh us down. Don't get me wrong...I'll be perfectly happy to come back to my washing machine and dishwasher. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648901027053488769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-38943414407054774872011-07-21T10:33:11.920-04:002011-07-21T10:33:11.920-04:00You are so right. No e-card or e-mail can do what ...You are so right. No e-card or e-mail can do what something sitting in the mailbox does. Snail mail, hmph. It's joy mail.TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-25267892606845210632011-07-21T09:00:04.692-04:002011-07-21T09:00:04.692-04:00I am constantly amazed at what we had 15 years ago...I am constantly amazed at what we had 15 years ago vs now. I just read a book that had been re-released so newish cover, ancient storyline and when I finished the book I realized something was off about the entire story. It dawned on me hours later that the book was "quiet." There were no cell phones, no internet, no pagers, simple, quiet... If things can change so dramatically in 15 years, what will life be like in 2026?Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762583175264212276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-13129498658362802192011-07-21T08:39:00.031-04:002011-07-21T08:39:00.031-04:00Going through depression I need the simple things ...Going through depression I need the simple things to get me through. More than what a virtual world can offer. While it is awesome, i crave real people in the now...oh and air conditioning. Can't give that up.<br /><br />This is really beautifulKimberlyhttp://makemommygosomethingsomething.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457430229512956956.post-458022660878261882011-07-21T08:18:44.479-04:002011-07-21T08:18:44.479-04:00So true! I love all our modern conveniences, but ...So true! I love all our modern conveniences, but the moments I savor (and hope my children savor, as well) are the impromptu picnics, the books read together, and the long walks talking about everything under the sun :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911208285820220733noreply@blogger.com