tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post1306121418913237645..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Buildings and Bearsthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-48458677316680995322015-07-19T15:23:46.719-04:002015-07-19T15:23:46.719-04:00Inner Whispers your points are well taken thank yo...Inner Whispers your points are well taken thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-16567797454675873272015-07-19T13:03:40.490-04:002015-07-19T13:03:40.490-04:00I guess it's like buying a house. Once you buy...I guess it's like buying a house. Once you buy it, there's still upkeep. :) Sort of like being a good steward of what you have.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-18494133726487057282015-07-19T12:42:33.696-04:002015-07-19T12:42:33.696-04:00Complacency is a tough one. If we can never feel ...Complacency is a tough one. If we can never feel comfortable, what kind of victory is it? Yet if we lose everything again because we lost our focus, that's no victory, either! So, the need to find the strength to make changes we can maintain, without it feeling like we have to fight the battle afresh each day. Very interesting reading, Bev!Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-19670510840649597512015-07-18T10:12:30.556-04:002015-07-18T10:12:30.556-04:00;) For sure!;) For sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-263913076603452462015-07-18T10:05:00.041-04:002015-07-18T10:05:00.041-04:00You're funny, woman. :) I think making the cho...You're funny, woman. :) I think making the choice to get back on the path is one of the most important decisions we can make.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-73084480851577254082015-07-18T10:00:50.683-04:002015-07-18T10:00:50.683-04:00I love the personal meaning for you Bev of these c...I love the personal meaning for you Bev of these cards and especially the significance of the bear to daily maintenance, which always seems to be the hard stuff. But for me the more difficult part is not maintaining and then trying to get back on the right path again to daily bear maintenance.<br /><br />But today I'm busy being a monkey! ;) Eee ee ee oo oo ooo!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-11570064198109392712015-07-17T13:59:31.967-04:002015-07-17T13:59:31.967-04:00I suddenly have the urge to go look in the mirror ...I suddenly have the urge to go look in the mirror and growl... :Dthesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-11112871553907867802015-07-17T13:35:56.553-04:002015-07-17T13:35:56.553-04:00LOL, as I read through the comments, I too am thin...LOL, as I read through the comments, I too am thinking about the "maintenance" of my goals once they are under way. I hope I have the strength of the bear, because I'm going to need it. :)Bridgett Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605351271399300664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-77167156344273454562015-07-17T11:18:45.588-04:002015-07-17T11:18:45.588-04:00Yes, I think that's where the real work and pe...Yes, I think that's where the real work and perseverance begins. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-76416853238286590152015-07-17T10:26:32.708-04:002015-07-17T10:26:32.708-04:00Maintenance...sigh...that's really where the s...Maintenance...sigh...that's really where the story unfolds, doesn't it! Subtract the initial heady enthusisam of starting a new project with its visions of victory and you've got the breath by breath reality of seeing something through to its conclusion. That bear looks like he's familiar with staying the course.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-3613531289427649912015-07-17T09:56:29.163-04:002015-07-17T09:56:29.163-04:00You're not silly; our brains are just moving i...You're not silly; our brains are just moving in two different currents today. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-5281112882694309612015-07-17T09:26:46.401-04:002015-07-17T09:26:46.401-04:00Sorry, now I've got it. Silly me :DSorry, now I've got it. Silly me :DEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-17801590157330903902015-07-17T08:37:46.384-04:002015-07-17T08:37:46.384-04:00Well think of starting a "get healthy" p...Well think of starting a "get healthy" program, then reaching that place of good health. There has to be a maintenance plan if I want to keep enjoying what I've worked hard for. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-78170990562466988772015-07-17T08:32:51.436-04:002015-07-17T08:32:51.436-04:00Maybe it is the heat or the humidity speaking but ...Maybe it is the heat or the humidity speaking but why should you want to maintain a victory. Is not the victory the beginning of a new era, new developments and challenges for which you will need the strength of a bear?<br />Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com