tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post4164858632668333048..comments2024-03-13T11:35:52.870-04:00Comments on RUMI DAYS: My Worst HabitRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-90991261913969785362013-09-03T05:38:13.259-04:002013-09-03T05:38:13.259-04:00Yes, must be. I like how it works for both God, an...Yes, must be. I like how it works for both God, and an earthly friend, too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-80200466820159914342013-09-03T05:28:30.017-04:002013-09-03T05:28:30.017-04:00The Friend Rumi is referring to is God.The Friend Rumi is referring to is God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-75556761920815061692011-02-25T12:47:54.425-05:002011-02-25T12:47:54.425-05:00Oh dear! I'm tired of winter AND I have bad ha...Oh dear! I'm tired of winter AND I have bad habits. Is there hope?The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-55492418006934979452011-02-25T11:20:58.438-05:002011-02-25T11:20:58.438-05:00Not yet tired of winter, but the rest fits. I am a...Not yet tired of winter, but the rest fits. I am a mass of bad habits.<br />That last stanza pierces...dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-78506440448019368332011-02-25T07:30:11.731-05:002011-02-25T07:30:11.731-05:00Love is attention. It comes, I think.
I do not ti...Love is attention. It comes, I think.<br /><br />I do not tire of winter, but I do have bad habits. <br /><br />The last stanza here moves me, the determination to keep after "the friend" even when their presence is not felt. <br /><br />I also think of the myth of Demeter and Persephone, how Demeter looked for her daughter and in her grief denied things growing, causing winter. Perhaps we cause winter around us when we abandon our true place, looking for something outside ourselves. What a balance it takes, to give attention and love to what is here in our life, and to what we want that has seemingly left.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064015610319081123.post-76272362378817697572011-02-25T01:47:57.182-05:002011-02-25T01:47:57.182-05:00Poignant words, here. If only it were so easy to ...Poignant words, here. If only it were so easy to cure ourselves of our bad habits, through love.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com