tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post8891983856140789196..comments2023-04-07T10:44:38.475-04:00Comments on Sittin' There on Capitol, Hil: Dear Hilary, Love, Hilary: Trust The PoetsHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991112444917649204noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-7899446160860925202012-05-03T20:17:12.138-04:002012-05-03T20:17:12.138-04:00Thank you, Alecia! I hope to embrace life, and not...Thank you, Alecia! I hope to embrace life, and not run from it. I'm so glad you stopped by!Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-10123277522501159952012-05-03T16:03:59.807-04:002012-05-03T16:03:59.807-04:00wow, this is truly beautiful! Trust the poets, I l...wow, this is truly beautiful! Trust the poets, I love it. It's so true, they speak to the heart and encourage us to be brave and embrace what life has to offer and not be scared.Aleciahttp://www.theresomethingdifferent.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-56273114819620660392012-05-03T09:17:42.130-04:002012-05-03T09:17:42.130-04:00Thank you, Tara! I'm so glad to know the poets...Thank you, Tara! I'm so glad to know the poets hold your heart, too. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-15284656424616646892012-05-03T09:17:21.349-04:002012-05-03T09:17:21.349-04:00thank you, Emily. It's such a joy to have you ...thank you, Emily. It's such a joy to have you here. I so often wish that our feelings were categorizable into yes or no, black or white. But I'm learning that may never be true, and I must trust it is meant to be that way. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-58575279716079732462012-05-03T09:16:24.063-04:002012-05-03T09:16:24.063-04:00oooh, I would love to go to the festival of faith ...oooh, I would love to go to the festival of faith and writing! And it would be so lovely to meet you. Thank you for visiting. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-50721615573813595812012-05-03T09:14:14.436-04:002012-05-03T09:14:14.436-04:00Thank you. Thank you. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-86706738820107284442012-05-03T09:14:07.907-04:002012-05-03T09:14:07.907-04:00Thank you, Janae. Yes, we must give each other our...Thank you, Janae. Yes, we must give each other our fullest selves. That's the only way we might grow. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-43641879025473722082012-05-03T09:13:46.443-04:002012-05-03T09:13:46.443-04:00Thank you, Ashley! It is wonderful to see you here...Thank you, Ashley! It is wonderful to see you here. Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-90695591932529893152012-05-03T00:27:10.155-04:002012-05-03T00:27:10.155-04:00these poets? hold my heart too. you explain it so...these poets? hold my heart too. you explain it so well. the holding breath in hopes that it doesn't break. know through the beats growing stronger that something more is there... love this!Tara_pohlkottepressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-48104462035006331902012-05-02T23:30:42.759-04:002012-05-02T23:30:42.759-04:00 You write in such dichotomies - good versus terri... You write in such dichotomies - good versus terrible, saying versus meaning, ache versus laughter. I don't think those are ever as separate as we wish them.<br /><br />oh i love this. brilliant. truly.Emily Wierenganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-49121158059307594252012-05-02T23:01:51.487-04:002012-05-02T23:01:51.487-04:00trust the poets, yes! oh hilary, i went to the fe...trust the poets, yes! oh hilary, i went to the festival of faith and writing at calvin, and you would have loved it. so much about poetic/prophetic imagination. maybe i'll see you there in 2014:)<br /><br />"we must hold the future lightly, and love the present fiercely." wonderful line.suzannah {the smitten word}http://somuchshoutingsomuchlaughter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-73203103502175692282012-05-02T21:34:10.294-04:002012-05-02T21:34:10.294-04:00I'm glad you're being kind to yourself. Yo...I'm glad you're being kind to yourself. You deserve your own kindness. For sure.smoothstonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-67555944520935547902012-05-02T19:44:47.449-04:002012-05-02T19:44:47.449-04:00This letter is such kindness, I feel your compassi...This letter is such kindness, I feel your compassion and acceptance. <br />I believe there is nothing better we can give others than acceptance of our full self. Janaehttp://janaecharlotte.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-67193514492943908522012-05-02T16:25:13.807-04:002012-05-02T16:25:13.807-04:00The ache has something to teach me... This is won...The ache has something to teach me... This is wonderful. So glad I stopped by. :) Ashleyhaupthttp://ashleyhaupt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-48530291895077569182012-05-02T15:37:20.825-04:002012-05-02T15:37:20.825-04:00 Thank you, Suzanne. Thank you for sharing and tru... Thank you, Suzanne. Thank you for sharing and trusting your heart - it's so good to learn this together. And YES, Gerard Manley Hopkins! My very favorite is the "Binsley Poplars" poem.Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-10675710694122559012012-05-02T15:36:44.218-04:002012-05-02T15:36:44.218-04:00 Thank you for stopping by, Brian! Thank you for stopping by, Brian!Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-87356809152667481632012-05-02T15:36:33.338-04:002012-05-02T15:36:33.338-04:00 Thank you, Heather! Yes, that balance is so impor... Thank you, Heather! Yes, that balance is so important.Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-20118752989053339052012-05-02T15:36:02.726-04:002012-05-02T15:36:02.726-04:00 Thank you, Alyssa! I want to learn, too. I can... Thank you, Alyssa! I want to learn, too. I can't wait to share our learning together.Hilary Sherratthttp://sittinthereoncapitolhil.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-48667449454610565312012-05-02T14:45:00.583-04:002012-05-02T14:45:00.583-04:00The future lightly, the present fiercely... beauti...The future lightly, the present fiercely... beautiful, wise words. Again, thank you.<br />Trust your heart, because joy comes from there, not from your mind. We talked about prayer last night, and all I could think of was how much prayer is heart, and the prayers I pray that I believe, that I mean, that are real, are the heart prayers, not the mind ones. So trust your heart. The Maker of all hearts has it in His hands, and He will not let it be destroyed. Hurt, yes, so He can heal it. But destroyed? No.<br />Also: GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS!!! Is one of my favourites! Oh, the sounds! :-DSuzanne Loughrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-5142336455130412802012-05-02T14:37:50.209-04:002012-05-02T14:37:50.209-04:00smiles....i am rather fond of poets myself....and ...smiles....i am rather fond of poets myself....and those that cause us to look inside and see and outside and see....i like the verse you chose to go with this...but this right here was worth the trip, smiles...<br /><br />hold the future lightly, and love the present fiercely<br /><br />that is where its atbrian millerhttp://www.waystationone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-37693491436985956492012-05-02T13:52:56.864-04:002012-05-02T13:52:56.864-04:00This is beautiful. It's so true that "eve...This is beautiful. It's so true that "even the things we do not believe we can bear become part of who we are." You are wise. I have to say as I'm approaching 40, rapidly, that I've struck a comfortable balance between seeking/questioning/wrestling without letting it consume me. It pushes me on but doesn't throw me off balance. Thanks for sharing.Heatherhttp://teamaidan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-8613233933941906812012-05-02T08:58:32.940-04:002012-05-02T08:58:32.940-04:00i want to learn how to do this: "so we must h...i want to learn how to do this: "so we must hold the future lightly, and love the present fiercely" thank you for these words. love, alyssaAlyssa Bakernoreply@blogger.com