tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post5834968573636172170..comments2024-01-02T07:15:36.208-05:00Comments on I Have A Notion: Stages of Life (warning....it is not truncated)Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-58354586549117320932014-03-02T11:23:30.082-05:002014-03-02T11:23:30.082-05:00Kelly this was a very beautiful and touching post ...Kelly this was a very beautiful and touching post and at 71 I could relate very well to it. Like you I have been through all the ups and downs of life and now is the time to contemplate them all.when I was experiencing Breast Cancer I was ready to give up on life it was just too hard. But God brought two beautiful grandchildren into my life and now I wanted tol live and so nine years later I am sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393681815579474629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-2211068645321862172014-02-27T08:47:27.399-05:002014-02-27T08:47:27.399-05:00I so enjoyed this post and I can relate in so many...I so enjoyed this post and I can relate in so many way. 2010-2012 were some pretty rough years for me. Losing people in your life makes you really think about some of the things you wrote about. Life does go on. I just turned 57 this month and I am going to be a grandma for the first time. He will arrive in March. Yes, life does go on and we do what we need to do to rise above it all. I am a Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-78900037783458746852014-02-27T06:58:40.578-05:002014-02-27T06:58:40.578-05:00Wow! Thanks for sharing.Wow! Thanks for sharing.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119402432840391204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-6766723761086937002014-02-26T23:12:05.634-05:002014-02-26T23:12:05.634-05:00Oh, yes..a perfect post. Just what I am thinking r...Oh, yes..a perfect post. Just what I am thinking right about now. Keep on sewing..O'Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-18410317255644763662014-02-26T15:28:19.906-05:002014-02-26T15:28:19.906-05:00Your age is in your head...it's just a number....Your age is in your head...it's just a number. You are never too old to try something new or go in a new direction. I was in my mid 50's when my first book was published and that started my newest and latest chapter in my life, and I don't see an end in sight. Yes anything can happen and our life can change in an instant...but look beyond that. Live and act as if its your last daySandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084612597171461146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-90028172373481298422014-02-26T13:29:13.964-05:002014-02-26T13:29:13.964-05:00don't be afraid of your fifties, they are awes...don't be afraid of your fifties, they are awesome. i have never felt so alive and have never taken so many naps. it's wonderful to be free to do what i want and be who i want!!<br /><br />i enjoyed the cotton analogy!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-25345020129847981782014-02-26T11:34:25.517-05:002014-02-26T11:34:25.517-05:00I just turned 51 this month. My difficult year wa...I just turned 51 this month. My difficult year was 40. We all reach our difficult year at different times. Rethinking our lives at times can be a very good thing. It helps us to weed out the unnecessary things, and turn towards what we need 'now' instead of what we needed a decade ago. I don't like change, but, this kind of change can be very energizing. Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-84114979266772044532014-02-26T10:54:49.480-05:002014-02-26T10:54:49.480-05:00I love your analogy of cotton. We as quilters cer...I love your analogy of cotton. We as quilters certainly can relate. Of course there are days when I feel like the Boll Weevils have infested my life, but hopefully one day, there will be a new crop to extinguish the ravages the weevils have created. Sometimes life gets complicated.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-32375874531404791222014-02-26T10:03:37.790-05:002014-02-26T10:03:37.790-05:00I am so touched & inspired by your post. Thank...I am so touched & inspired by your post. Thank you & yes, it is sometimes all about you (& the millions of us out there who recognize & are in very similar places)! I enjoyed the humor as well, as I'm not sure we could cope without it. ThanksSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183980770851175453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-30548485847435592622014-02-26T09:45:55.156-05:002014-02-26T09:45:55.156-05:00I don't even want to think where I am in those...I don't even want to think where I am in those stages. There is still so much that needs to be finished.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-41522437800603416312014-02-26T09:28:55.830-05:002014-02-26T09:28:55.830-05:00At this stage Kelly, your notion is to carry on th...At this stage Kelly, your notion is to carry on this wonderful journey we call "life" with smiles and laughter, for that will keep you young at heart! And as we continue along this journey, we must evolve. The universe is having a conversation with all of us...get out there and listen! AlohaTurn The Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548140163786183521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-45641361080086678872014-02-26T07:16:15.698-05:002014-02-26T07:16:15.698-05:00Wonderful and fun post Kelly and yes some times it...Wonderful and fun post Kelly and yes some times it has to be all about you! I am facing 60 soon and some of those same feelings as well. I so want to live out may 'later years' as my sweet Mama did hers, with peace and grace. I think I also need to come to terms with the fact I MAY not finish all my projects! hahaha!andsewonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217697598519788982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-1850469049250068502014-02-26T07:15:08.063-05:002014-02-26T07:15:08.063-05:00We are traveling on the path to becoming. Yet what...We are traveling on the path to becoming. Yet what we will be, we do not know. Just as the bolls of cotton, we may be a functional mop or a lovely fabric or threads, but we each have a place and a purpose. I no longer worry about death - I just keep travelling for now - knowing in the deepness of my spirit that there is another adventure as we pass from this life. Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-23248397800788726792014-02-26T07:02:16.622-05:002014-02-26T07:02:16.622-05:00What a peaceful and wonderful post, I'm with y...What a peaceful and wonderful post, I'm with you, I think it's a good time, evaluation and a slight change in priorities. Dana Gaffneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023202806714127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-58795998217176554662014-02-26T06:43:47.334-05:002014-02-26T06:43:47.334-05:00I just started quilting at 62 and I am enjoying th...I just started quilting at 62 and I am enjoying this time of my life. I have a job I enjoy, I only have to work 8 hours per day and then I have free time for my new passion quilting. suemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274108215277727979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-86511272187083722482014-02-26T06:10:46.939-05:002014-02-26T06:10:46.939-05:00Yep.... life does indeed go on! and we find a new ...Yep.... life does indeed go on! and we find a new filter that we see LIFE through... You need some life affirming time.... and if this weather ever breaks, you will find yourself outside marveling at the newness of spring (daffodils,tulips and new green leaves), the high fun of boys in summer (and mosquitoes) and come fall the vibrant colors of leaves changing and crisp breezes to send them on Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-87483646243092203792014-02-26T02:31:40.369-05:002014-02-26T02:31:40.369-05:00Kelly this post was amazing. We have been through ...Kelly this post was amazing. We have been through so much of the same but at different times, thanks for the quotes, the friendship and the sharing of your feelings. I am 7 years into 50 and while my body, my crinkles seem to age me, my mind still thinks I am 30+ hopefully it will never catch up!Quiltingrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885973879588867172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-30285845029605077262014-02-26T02:26:24.638-05:002014-02-26T02:26:24.638-05:00Wouldn't that be amazing, ending up as a spool...Wouldn't that be amazing, ending up as a spool of Aurifil? Or one of those much loved fabrics. My word, I could reincarnate as a quilt! You may have just started a whole new religion. Make sure there are loads of candles and all the quilters will join you! <br />Thank you!Heleen Groothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713665613409062238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-87137880463267914172014-02-26T00:03:48.429-05:002014-02-26T00:03:48.429-05:00I just love that Kelly, sometimes it should be abo...I just love that Kelly, sometimes it should be about ME! thanks for such a thoughtful post about you. mascanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265744683449278774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-18643349022670874692014-02-25T23:06:09.935-05:002014-02-25T23:06:09.935-05:00Some think of turning 50 similar to the intermissi...Some think of turning 50 similar to the intermission of a play. You've enjoyed the first and second acts, time to take a break and come back strong for the 3rd and 4th acts of life. You my friend, get to choose how you play it out.<br /><br />Big hug,<br /><br />SewCalGal<br />www.sewcalgal.blogspot.comSewCalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062059207544865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-52116983326805690612014-02-25T21:48:21.944-05:002014-02-25T21:48:21.944-05:00Golly... You'll be 50????? That's old!!!!!...Golly... You'll be 50????? That's old!!!!! LOL<br />I totally get it. <br />It wasn't until recently that I got a clue on certain things in life. While I still ahve a way to go in solving life's mysteries (or mysteries to me), I'm thankful for the experience and wisdom that are woven into my life so far. It's all about cycles. Part of the order and pattern of the universe.Jean(ie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15896800216435689040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-58034235385480632642014-02-25T19:00:04.550-05:002014-02-25T19:00:04.550-05:00Nice post! I'll be turning 50 myself in Octob...Nice post! I'll be turning 50 myself in October...Lee Ann L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08198941518979371129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-69974843031484806012014-02-25T18:34:48.349-05:002014-02-25T18:34:48.349-05:00I love this post! I love this post! Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-27934723012512711772014-02-25T16:39:03.561-05:002014-02-25T16:39:03.561-05:00Hugs to you my friend.....Hugs to you my friend.....Joanne Lendarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12450884557139084763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-65712459919114178292014-02-25T15:30:02.547-05:002014-02-25T15:30:02.547-05:00Wonderful post...said the almost 57 year old quilt...Wonderful post...said the almost 57 year old quilter in the corner.charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com