tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post6205457391077481425..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Storms Never LastTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-24702401765145565702012-11-11T15:01:07.760-06:002012-11-11T15:01:07.760-06:00They can become almost debilitating in more ways t...They can become almost debilitating in more ways than one. This one stands out due to how I dealt with it and that taught me some valuable lessons.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-70645760426077197082012-11-11T14:57:10.211-06:002012-11-11T14:57:10.211-06:00Thanks, Linda! Some posts seem to have a life of t...Thanks, Linda! Some posts seem to have a life of their own. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-59108073701023676482012-11-11T12:49:59.159-06:002012-11-11T12:49:59.159-06:00I'm stuck on that blizzard. Years ago I, too, ...I'm stuck on that blizzard. Years ago I, too, drove into a couple of those, without warning. The fear nearly drove me off the road. I can feel it as I type this. I never saw the storms as reflections of my life, but they certainly added stress to whatever else was going on! I do know that I'm much more attuned to weather when I'm at the lake or in a small town than when I'm here in the urban heat island. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-78378163525475637232012-11-11T11:39:06.827-06:002012-11-11T11:39:06.827-06:00I love this post - that you just let it go where i...I love this post - that you just let it go where it would.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-75528387227142765872012-11-11T06:51:18.137-06:002012-11-11T06:51:18.137-06:00I do love storms, and have always slept better in ...I do love storms, and have always slept better in the midst of one at night. Safely inside, of course. :)<br /><br />It's funny how old songs will pop in out of seeming nowhere....Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-21593130195061211972012-11-11T00:52:36.914-06:002012-11-11T00:52:36.914-06:00Thanks! I had forgotten how much I liked that song...Thanks! I had forgotten how much I liked that song. And storms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-76119550253017333682012-11-10T19:45:48.983-06:002012-11-10T19:45:48.983-06:00Interesting, indeed. For a small town girl it'...Interesting, indeed. For a small town girl it's been most interesting. And it ain't over. :)<br /><br />Thanks, Cat!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-26097339680806933552012-11-10T19:44:29.946-06:002012-11-10T19:44:29.946-06:00It certainly does have consequences, as do our cho...It certainly does have consequences, as do our choices. And as I said above, we always have choices. We let them inform our lives and often become trapped by them. I've been fortunate in that I didn't allow that to happen. <br /><br />I think I will watch it this fall. Might be good for me.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-14814608075793485812012-11-10T19:42:09.170-06:002012-11-10T19:42:09.170-06:00Yes, I have considered the choices I made and what...Yes, I have considered the choices I made and what might have been, but I don't linger long. I repeatedly made choices that moved away from the country music world, even leaving relationships behind that I knew would lead me down roads where I would lose myself. I've seen fame up close and it has a very unhappy side to it.<br />We always have choices, always. Thank you. Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-11742932291303449232012-11-10T19:39:00.693-06:002012-11-10T19:39:00.693-06:00Thanks, Jan, Very much appreciated. :)Thanks, Jan, Very much appreciated. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-12200990359342259372012-11-10T19:38:21.825-06:002012-11-10T19:38:21.825-06:00Hi TM, It was a very powerful movie, and unsettli...Hi TM, It was a very powerful movie, and unsettling to say the least. <br /><br />Yes, I understood, I have had a lifelong love affair with turquoise and NA silver jewelry. Perhaps a separate post sometime.... :)<br /><br />I believe the weather is inside, not outside, as are all things. IMO only. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-39909536251258044432012-11-10T19:35:18.198-06:002012-11-10T19:35:18.198-06:00Hi Dee, Never, ever feel any need to apologize abo...Hi Dee, Never, ever feel any need to apologize about reading my posts. It's a lot to keep up with sometimes! I write because I must. It's a big part of who I am now. I am glad this post resonated with you. I sat down this morning and had no idea this was going to emerge. It took me completely by surprise which is always interesting.<br /><br />I have learned that whenever feelings arise, no matter what might appear to be the cause, I really need to look inside myself for freedom from the anxiety that wants to creep in. Choosing to return to a balance within myself is essential to my well-being, all aspects of it.<br /><br />We seem to live in anxious times, with many people struggling with their own issues and the thing I'm trying to remember is everybody is doing the best they can where they're at.<br /><br />I'm so glad my stories speak to you with a sense of peace. Peace is so important. Thank you, Dee.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-74746619754632778112012-11-10T16:46:38.001-06:002012-11-10T16:46:38.001-06:00I agree, the weather has a profound effect on us, ...I agree, the weather has a profound effect on us, as does the moon, sun and all nature.<br />Thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like you have led a very interesting life.<br />..and still are. Love the photo of your back yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-37177987917560183702012-11-10T16:16:14.603-06:002012-11-10T16:16:14.603-06:00I love the Deer Hunter. I watch it at lease once a...I love the Deer Hunter. I watch it at lease once a year. It offers so much about who we are and how life changes us... and the consequences of our choices, good or bad. Beautiful movie.<br />farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-25793777576328942722012-11-10T16:13:21.296-06:002012-11-10T16:13:21.296-06:00i forgot that the "Old Outlaw" had a wif...i forgot that the "Old Outlaw" had a wife all those years. Didn't know much about his personal life but I loved his music.<br />Don't you wonder how your life would have gone if you made different decisions early on. <br />We can change the "weather" and usually those choices are the best ones.<br />Interesting post.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-76034608536764230512012-11-10T14:30:48.000-06:002012-11-10T14:30:48.000-06:00Interesting look into your past, Teresa. I cannot ...Interesting look into your past, Teresa. I cannot imagine how a relationship like that could have weathered the storm of that movie. I was babysitting for some friends who came back from that movie so traumatized from it that I've never seen it.<br /><br />Not being much of a c/w fan, I had never heard that song, but I truly enjoyed it. Thank you for this today. Sending you good vibes. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-16174268630316921392012-11-10T13:10:12.907-06:002012-11-10T13:10:12.907-06:00I enjoy your stories so much. The Deer Hunter was ...I enjoy your stories so much. The Deer Hunter was unsettling. Normally I watch a movie several times, but I've never wanted to go back to that one??? Didn't know that you sold Native American jewelry too??? Guess that's why you understood my addiction to turquoise...hahaha! I listen to weather, listen to storms, listen to either the quiet or the howl...it's like a great teacher.turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-21065634111577958612012-11-10T12:59:21.226-06:002012-11-10T12:59:21.226-06:00Dear Teresa, first, let me apologize. I've bee...Dear Teresa, first, let me apologize. I've been away from blogging since last Tuesday because I haven't felt all that well. But today, I'm back on track and trying to catch up with the bloggers whose postings speak to me--as yours does. However, I want to get to all of them today. So reading the posts you've written since I last came to your blog on Monday is beyond me right now.<br /><br />I would like, however, to respond to your posting today, which spoke forcefully to me. A psychiatrist once encouraged me and showed me how to get in touch with what I was feeling at any time. And once I'm there to figure out how I got into that feeling--what led me to be sad or happy, discouraged or melancholy, etc. And then I can choose to stay with that feeling, knowing that it was prompted most often by something outside myself or I can choose to return to a balance within myself. <br /><br />Does that make sense? I had to do this on Thursday when for some reason I found myself feeling anxious. Unsure. As if something were broken within my heart. But when I considered what had occurred that day--a passing trifle of a thing--I came to peace. And that's what I wish you now: Peace and the gratitude that I always experience when I read the stories you write about your life. Your reflections always bring many thoughts to my mind and I thank you for that. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.com