tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post9130784220103013496..comments2023-10-29T01:23:25.535-07:00Comments on Beth Kephart Books: How do we spend our time: Around the World in One DayBeth Kepharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-59502012927147547232011-07-27T05:12:11.764-07:002011-07-27T05:12:11.764-07:00This post is a great one. Often, I feel like I sp...This post is a great one. Often, I feel like I spend too much time online trying to engage others through these different online venues. I think it's time to take a walk outside more often and engage my spirit with nature and maybe the casual passerby.<br /><br />Thanks for the post and the moments of reflection Beth.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-82406603569262052142011-07-25T14:35:35.731-07:002011-07-25T14:35:35.731-07:00Such a thoughtful post. I was thinking the other d...Such a thoughtful post. I was thinking the other day about a memoir I read--a 10 year old girl in Yemen who was forced into marriage and was able to get a divorce. The poverty and ignorance there...It made me appreciate walking with my family, just walking to the park after the heat wave broke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-3549059128688189312011-07-24T15:07:20.285-07:002011-07-24T15:07:20.285-07:00This is a fascinating project and I liked reading ...This is a fascinating project and I liked reading these comments. I do think it's interesting that we are so compelled to share with others what we are doing and how we are feeling. I don't know if we are necessarily missing the moments we are living just because we feel the need to 'tell' someone about them. If that need is so great, maybe we are doing exactly what we need to be doing.<br /><br />If I had to capture how I spent my time these days, it would probably look just like your photo! A hot NYC subway car is the bane of my existence. Too hot to bike :-(Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-71232640044365565822011-07-24T12:53:07.961-07:002011-07-24T12:53:07.961-07:00Wendy and Dave,
When I started this blog I had no ...Wendy and Dave,<br />When I started this blog I had no idea what social media was or would become. I stayed away from Facebook for awhile, then made the leap. I have still not turned to Twitter. I find that I often feel best about this blog when I am celebrating others—getting the word out on books or movies or places or ideas. Sometimes what I am celebrating is my friends or my son or the kindnesses of others.<br /><br />But always I ask myself whether I am doing the right thing by this blog, and by my life.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful responses.Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-47578678757998105172011-07-24T08:34:52.193-07:002011-07-24T08:34:52.193-07:00I think we are becoming so focused on the observin...I think we are becoming so focused on the observing of life that we are spending possibly too little time living it. We post and tweet about it, text about it, film and photograph it with cameras and phones ... I think we all may need (myself included) A Day Without Sharing -- just to remember what it's like to exist without trying to expand its meaning to The Other.David Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616781161221126771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-49544002416195481002011-07-24T08:08:43.168-07:002011-07-24T08:08:43.168-07:00This is such a great post, Beth. I recently posted...This is such a great post, Beth. I recently posted about a reminder to slow down after reading another blogger's post about how little time we actually spent unengaged with technology. I know that as I've gotten older, my time seems even more precious to me. I find myself longing to work less and engage more with my senses as well as the people who mean the most to me. When my sister was diagnosed with cancer, it reminded me that I needed to treasure as much time with the people I love as I could.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.com