tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post1189267430853010204..comments2023-10-28T02:59:37.028-07:00Comments on E m e r g i n g ...Q u a k e r i s m ..L i t e r a t u r e ..R e l i g i o n ... L i f e: SolitudeDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-36057504673863758612010-07-01T17:57:26.915-07:002010-07-01T17:57:26.915-07:00I used to really like solitude when a boy and a yo...I used to really like solitude when a boy and a young man. Actually I still do, at least in spurts, but then miss Deb a lot. But I think along with imposed silence, it does do me good. <br /><br />Hope your time is good right now. I imagine you'll have a bit of a break from it since the 4th is nearly on us.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-65362968248751179372010-06-28T16:14:09.199-07:002010-06-28T16:14:09.199-07:00Jeremy,
I will look at that Bolivian education si...Jeremy,<br /><br />I will look at that Bolivian education site!<br /><br />Hystery,<br /><br />You and I are alike. I crave that refueling time. I also get physically sick--usually the flu--if I don't get space to rest.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-33554145999672515072010-06-27T08:00:11.465-07:002010-06-27T08:00:11.465-07:00I cannot function for long (at least not effective...I cannot function for long (at least not effectively) without solitude. I have to spend time alone every day because to be around others draws my energy away and makes me physically ill and psychologically depleted. I love teaching and giving lectures and speeches, but so often when I finish this exhilarating work, I get migraines, and am bone-tired for another day or so following. Thankfully, I live in a tight-knit family of introverts so we all understand that need. We have various corners of our house where individuals retreat for a few minutes or a few hours to replenish. Still, it is difficult with children. They are not sympathetic to Mother's need to be alone.Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-82275131466319189802010-06-26T13:38:58.374-07:002010-06-26T13:38:58.374-07:00Diane, if you want your faith renewed as to what Q...Diane, if you want your faith renewed as to what Quaker education can do, google Bolivian<br />Quaker Education Fund and page through the photos and mini-biographies of Bolivian Quaker students. In most cases, the Quaker content of their education<br />comes entirely from church, since<br />most of the Quaker schools have<br />closed, now that public education<br />is widespread in Bolivia. And all<br />these students are attending non-Quaker universities, since there are no Quaker colleges in Bolivia.<br />Yet these students are exploding with learning and ambition to grow<br />and serve their Aymara community, their church, and their country, as well as bettering their own lot.<br />You'll enjoy this, I'm sure.<br /> Jeremy MottJeremy Mottnoreply@blogger.com