tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post4934638819124931384..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : Random Thought ThursdayBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-59674901332774088522010-09-17T08:19:57.427-05:002010-09-17T08:19:57.427-05:00How on earth have I been missing your blogposts? S...How on earth have I been missing your blogposts? So many that I've missed! But I checked and you are on my blog list! :( I'll blame it on growing older,er, I mean wiser!! :)<br /><br />Great quote by CS Lewis. And, although sometimes I'd like to exchange this body for my younger body, when I think how much calmer and, well, wiser I am now...maybe I'll keep this body and it's (somewhat) wiser old head!! :)<br /><a href="http://judycroome.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Judy</a>Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-79944969883579751292010-09-17T07:19:31.169-05:002010-09-17T07:19:31.169-05:00I think you're right Vijaya, that we don't...I think you're right Vijaya, that we don't value older folk. When we look at an ancient tree all gnarled and scarred with age we think it's beautiful. We need to have that same attitude about our elderly.<br /><br />Oh, just give yourself time Jude. The wrinkles and sagging body parts will come. Gravity works wonders!<br /><br />Suzanne, hopefully that is the goal, to become a wiser and better person.<br /><br />I SO hear you Marcia about younger people moaning about how old they're getting! HA! It's true what they say, getting older is NOT for sissies.<br /><br />I'm with you Christina. I would like to think that life experience is worth something in the world of writing.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-10239888560914024292010-09-16T23:39:17.867-05:002010-09-16T23:39:17.867-05:00Another Lewis fan. I do enjoy the idea of growing ...Another Lewis fan. I do enjoy the idea of growing wiser, and even ancient in the sense you use it, but not necessarily older. I know you and I both had that certain HS reunion year this summer. :) I don't think about my age much, and I've only recently begun to wonder from time to time if others see me as "older" and I'm the only one who blissfully doesn't. I look a little younger than I am, which helps. I mean "helps" in that I'm not yet losing the respect older people lose (I don't THINK), and it's sad that happens. I don't like when people my age or even younger moan a lot about how old they're getting. They're talking themselves into obsolescence. For me, the definition of getting older has to do with ceasing to learn. When people decide they will go no farther: they won't learn to use new technology, won't challenge their thinking, won't do this, that and the other "anymore," that's when old age begins.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-34193306068303057322010-09-16T22:41:20.577-05:002010-09-16T22:41:20.577-05:00I love, love, love, love C.S Lewis!!!! He is A-M-A...I love, love, love, love C.S Lewis!!!! He is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!<br /><br />he has beautiful quotes and his stories...*sigh*VICTORIA SAAVEDRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329745716789899212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-65658972834224557752010-09-16T19:58:56.476-05:002010-09-16T19:58:56.476-05:00I LOVE Lewis. He's a genius. And yes, I did re...I LOVE Lewis. He's a genius. And yes, I did read his space trilogy. I liked Perelandra the best. And the older I get, the more I feel that I have to offer in my stories.Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-90593161424074383722010-09-16T19:38:24.215-05:002010-09-16T19:38:24.215-05:00I like getting older and wiser. I become a better ...I like getting older and wiser. I become a better person every year. :)Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-2544555385388418302010-09-16T17:45:40.393-05:002010-09-16T17:45:40.393-05:00Gah, I read a blog today that was posting about ho...Gah, I read a blog today that was posting about how so many debut authors for teen fiction are actually over 40. And do you think I can recall which it was? <br /><br />Oh well, the point is, age doesn't matter--passion does. :) Dreams aren't just for the young (or I'd be in trouble!. :)Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-44981584632960284822010-09-16T16:37:58.759-05:002010-09-16T16:37:58.759-05:00Man I love that quote. I hope I never stop making ...Man I love that quote. I hope I never stop making goals and setting out to follow them. <br /><br />And I don't mind growing older. Especially since I look like I'm 16, I wouldn't mind forming a few distinguished creases here and there :)Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587172836433015426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-66091727157744387232010-09-16T12:07:20.089-05:002010-09-16T12:07:20.089-05:00Bish, Lewis is one of my favorite writers and his ...Bish, Lewis is one of my favorite writers and his nonfiction is even more amazing than his Narnia series. Amazing. So this simple quote is very wise.<br /><br />I think our culture does not value getting older. With age comes wisdom. Sure, my inner child is very much alive and well and even throwing tantrums, but I love getting older and I can't wait to be even wiser. So the old bones might not be as dense and my body not so beautiful, but I'll take wisdom any day over those things. In the end, it is our character alone that matters. So, that is my long-winded answer to this lovely quote from Lewis.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-85408237995579709192010-09-16T11:40:09.627-05:002010-09-16T11:40:09.627-05:00You're so right Bish. Old is just a state of m...You're so right Bish. Old is just a state of mind.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-59238469330346758392010-09-16T05:07:14.488-05:002010-09-16T05:07:14.488-05:00Great quote! I feel like painting that across a w...Great quote! I feel like painting that across a wall somewhere in my house!<br /><br />How do I feel about getting older and wiser? I'm perfectly okay with it. I've never really embraced my outer appearance, so watching the wrinkles and gray hair appear doesn't phase me. I've learned so much and I'm only (hopefully) halfway home.Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.com