tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post6393386623678214465..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: Hoarders of the World, Unite!-----Sunday Scribblingsgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-73624532169089250602007-09-17T15:12:00.000-07:002007-09-17T15:12:00.000-07:00Beautiful look at collections. Memories take up no...Beautiful look at collections. Memories take up no space like the crayons, stones and pebbles, shells and oddments of life that end up being more clutter than respite from the tiresome demands of life in general ... hadn't really thought of memories and dreams as things we collect -- but they ARE things we cherish, aren't they?SuseADoodlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02203027336864059578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-37215998383015548192007-09-17T13:41:00.000-07:002007-09-17T13:41:00.000-07:00succinct, thoughtful and very well put!succinct, thoughtful and very well put!mehttp://gettingitout.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-22470430651380113462007-09-16T23:32:00.000-07:002007-09-16T23:32:00.000-07:00I hv a very precious cellular album..its my memory...I hv a very precious cellular album..its my memory.<br><br>Keshi.Keshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-48215943567559817312007-09-16T20:09:00.000-07:002007-09-16T20:09:00.000-07:00I love collecting memories. Especially in photogra...I love collecting memories. Especially in photographic form. I have so many pictures and photoalbums, and I love them all.juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-8418549282857414892007-09-16T19:31:00.000-07:002007-09-16T19:31:00.000-07:00I never thought of myself as much of a collector, ...I never thought of myself as much of a collector, but I do love my collection of memories.<br>So many good memories came to mind after I read your post.<br>hank you.<br>NamasteFranceshttp://blogforth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-77474588200484489562007-09-16T19:09:00.000-07:002007-09-16T19:09:00.000-07:00Yes, the collection of memories. As I let go of t...Yes, the collection of memories. As I let go of things in preparation of my move, the ones hardest to let go of (some of which I kept!) were the ones that were given to me by or reminded me of a person or event. It is preserved much more deeply in the object than in the photograph or journal entry. The interesting thing I found was that there was a point that some items in that category no longer had the same hold on me, and were able to be discarded without a thought or tug at my heartstrings. Thanks for the thoughts, and hello from Michele's!Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549409687537066330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58264345670220998012007-09-16T16:24:00.000-07:002007-09-16T16:24:00.000-07:00Ah, but what do you collect? Not confessing?Ah, but what do you collect? Not confessing?saralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-27215959358782034612007-09-16T13:21:00.000-07:002007-09-16T13:21:00.000-07:00What a wonderful post...I loved how you talked abo...What a wonderful post...I loved how you talked about collecting memories. I had never thought about it in that context, but it's so true!Fledgling Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-60278836033002467472007-09-16T11:43:00.000-07:002007-09-16T11:43:00.000-07:00I think it's remembering and creating our stor...I think it's remembering and creating our storehouse of individual as well as collective memories that makes us most distinctly human.<br><br>I loved this post.raymond perthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04924633611890299829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-3342476955781767502007-09-16T11:01:00.000-07:002007-09-16T11:01:00.000-07:00Loved this post. I am a reluctant collector somet...Loved this post. I am a reluctant collector sometimes.Boricua in Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408201125366918838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58390654820492051392007-09-16T10:35:00.000-07:002007-09-16T10:35:00.000-07:00As a matter of course, I am a contrary sort. Whene...As a matter of course, I am a contrary sort. Whenever I see the statement of only spiecies, I get up about it.<br>Oh, not in a "mad" way. More of a local information sharing way.<br><br>For example, in a set of dvds that I rented throuh netflix there was a documentary about birds.<br>Richard Attenborough narrated it, well done.<br>Of the birds in New Zealand, there is a male bird that collects things and stacks them in a little "museum" that he built.<br>Bug wings of a specific bug, and they must be pretty...<br>berries from a specific bush,<br>stones, seeds, leaves, twigs, and an assortment of various articles that absolutely amaze you. (or at least, amazed me)<br>And these are NOT for eating. Not even the berries or seeds, but rather, they are for stacking in little piles, going out and coaxing a female bird back and escort her through the collection to see if he is THE one.<br>Really, my explaination is quite failing here. Rent the movie or go to your local library to see it... it's well worth the trouble.bonemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615987464724590203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-22765163894341356592007-09-16T07:56:00.000-07:002007-09-16T07:56:00.000-07:00And friends - the best collection of all! Lovely p...And friends - the best collection of all! Lovely post about the different things we collect in the space of a lifetime.paris parfaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-57305940283211662452007-09-16T06:48:00.000-07:002007-09-16T06:48:00.000-07:00collecting memories - so truebut i enjoy re-read...collecting memories - so true<br>but i enjoy re-reading them<br>(as i enjoyed reading this)<br>thank youflootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-84213199293436106522007-09-16T06:03:00.000-07:002007-09-16T06:03:00.000-07:00Yes I'm an esoteric immaterial collector. That...Yes I'm an esoteric immaterial collector. That struck a chord!<br><br>JennJennifer Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351458993630972607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58297088211990164562007-09-15T21:11:00.000-07:002007-09-15T21:11:00.000-07:00I love your point about how we collect dreams thro...I love your point about how we collect dreams throughout our lives, and how this is such a crucial part of being human.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449556169127791965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-78688227543428428792007-09-15T21:04:00.000-07:002007-09-15T21:04:00.000-07:00Excellent Seunday Scribbling post, Gautami! Yes, d...Excellent Seunday Scribbling post, Gautami! Yes, definitely, all things are best in moderation. Obsession of anykind creates problems. Great insight!Josie Two Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452791371126155173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-76072303091516454982007-09-15T17:31:00.000-07:002007-09-15T17:31:00.000-07:00Nice post! I know a lady who collects turtles in a...Nice post! I know a lady who collects turtles in any form. Everyone gives her turtles for all occasions. Last time I talked to her, she's up to her neck in turtles and wishing she'd never mentioned her collection to anyone. I'm still laughing.tumblewordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-33348921969383596402007-09-15T16:52:00.000-07:002007-09-15T16:52:00.000-07:00I like your post very much...!I like your post very much...!arboledahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861930312460679629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-59871845350581435072007-09-15T16:10:00.000-07:002007-09-15T16:10:00.000-07:00Very thoughtful post. You're right, I do have ...Very thoughtful post. You're right, I do have a collection of memories. I am surprisingly often able to keep the good ones front and center and the bad ones fading to black. I'm hoping it continues that way.Patoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-82445682017213206122007-09-15T13:48:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:48:00.000-07:00gautami,another articleabout collecting thingsi ha...gautami,<br><br>another article<br>about collecting things<br><br>i have about 150 of these now!<br><br>/t./t.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01606711000196647024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-38948136526461843842007-09-15T11:19:00.000-07:002007-09-15T11:19:00.000-07:00I wonder how much clinging to our past inhibits us...I wonder how much clinging to our past inhibits us from moving forward. I have family members who continue to live in the past, mourning the passing of relatives to such an extreme they are no longer living in the present.<br><br>Very interesting read, as always.Herb Urbanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472788833737826733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-70583864831509509962007-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:002007-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:00I love the insight here - we do all indeed collect...I love the insight here - we do all indeed collect memories, and choosing which ones to treasure is the key. <br><br>Great post!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-65886081299207570762007-09-15T08:13:00.000-07:002007-09-15T08:13:00.000-07:00Some memories fester and release poison into our m...Some memories fester and release poison into our minds.<br><br>and it is those memories i seek most to flush out and wash away....paisleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-57671369931594500582007-09-15T07:44:00.000-07:002007-09-15T07:44:00.000-07:00Very nice insights, we can collect so many things....Very nice insights, we can collect so many things. I have seen people hoard more food than they could ever eat in reaction to earlier experiences of having nothing. Even as food goes bad they buy more, their over-compensating out of control.Matthewhttp://commonmisadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-7413695299864951092007-09-15T07:25:00.000-07:002007-09-15T07:25:00.000-07:00Hmmm, yes ... the psychology behind it. Why does o...Hmmm, yes ... the psychology behind it. Why does one collect?Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.com