tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8114751766265861463..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The Written Word as Refuge – Anna WilsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-48191586454483742812014-11-29T20:38:31.856+00:002014-11-29T20:38:31.856+00:00It is true, what you say. Thanks for posting.It is true, what you say. Thanks for posting.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39167114523830385792014-11-29T16:29:36.190+00:002014-11-29T16:29:36.190+00:00I agree about being mindful. I cannot give reading...I agree about being mindful. I cannot give reading my full attention with any kind of background noise! Writing is the same - complete silence. It is Golden anyway...Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7867771841584386372014-11-29T15:30:29.588+00:002014-11-29T15:30:29.588+00:00A thoughtful and moving post - thank you, Anna. I ...A thoughtful and moving post - thank you, Anna. I certainly think that both reading and writing have a powerful therapeutic value.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-30231486198075719842014-11-29T10:11:28.343+00:002014-11-29T10:11:28.343+00:00"The home as a haven in a heartless world&quo..."The home as a haven in a heartless world" - yes, that was certainly how it was for me as a child. And reading was my solace. Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-21526507791767435552014-11-29T08:10:13.793+00:002014-11-29T08:10:13.793+00:00Yes, the 8 week mindfulness course (and a continue...Yes, the 8 week mindfulness course (and a continued practice of sitting mindfully for half an hour to 45 mins a day) has been the best thing I ever did. They are starting to teach it in schools now. <br />Heather Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663116147353986746noreply@blogger.com