Comments on: What a Willow Tree & Roller Skates Have In Common

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:56:53 +0000

Hi Jessica!

What fun to receive your comment! And I love knowing how you found the site. Ahhh…the power of the Internet. My skates had blue wheels with fat blue laces. Definitely the good old days!

So delighted and honored that there’s a new ‘fan’ here. Sending love and light to Delaware!

By: JESSICA SEAMEN

JESSICA SEAMEN — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:09:21 +0000

What a fantastic story! I was just surfing the web because I wanted to see a beautiful willow tree pic….im on the east coast and its cold here and I just wanted to see a pic and came across your website!!! sooo cool and it too reminded me of the skating rink here in my town! Gosh I would love to do that again! Did you have really fat shoe strings for your skates??? I did and pink wheels! Thank you for your story and keep up the great work!!!!

A fan from Delaware!!

By: Waves of Gratitude

Waves of Gratitude — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:22:38 +0000

Thank you for sharing this story Michelle! It’s amazing to be affected by something so beautiful in nature! We’re looking forward to reading more!

By: SHARON

SHARON — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:07:24 +0000

…………ps what I would LOVE to do is relive THE best slumber party ever, enjoyed with cousin Jane, cousin MaryLee and my sister….back in Indianapolis during one of the Indy 500 weekends….we got to stay at a neighbors house and we told stories and laughed until dawn!! We also gave the traditional "hand rubs" and neck rubs….now that was childhood in Heaven! Sharon

By: SHARON

SHARON — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:03:55 +0000

TOO funny about the roach clips and feathers :)))) ahhh, your words gave me the comfort of being a kid again…….and reminded myself that I have not done anything in a long time to bring that feeling back….wow, what to do???!!!!………..I know! I am going to hide under my comforter like it is a fortress of safety and warmth and eat m and m's!! :)) Sharon

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:55:15 +0000

Yep, the power of being a kid and playing is so therapeutic. It's so important to make time for it!

Megan and Cassie: I need to come clean. The feathers didn't actually dangle from "barrettes." They dangled from…roach clips! That's how they sold them at the outdoor shop in the late 70's! Oops.

By: joydiscovered

joydiscovered — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:56:15 +0000

Hi Michelle,
Good for you that you overcame these internal obstacles–and were so heartily rewarded. Being childlike is difficult for me, too. I'm learning through my kids how to be playful and silly. It's a tough process but I'm trying to be "open" to situations as they arise. I forgot about those long red ropes at the roller rink–those were the best!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:30:18 +0000

Megan, as a friend of Michelle's dating back to our elementary school days, I can tell you that she absolutely did wear "feathers in her hair that dangled from barrettes." And for the record, she looked great!

By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord

Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:47:20 +0000

I'm just like you: loved willows and roller skating as a kid. And like you, I have to force myself to be a kid again. Why is that? Being an adult just isn't all that much fun... Unless we let being an adult = silliness, lighthearted laughter, pretending, and the like. Letting our guards down.

I enjoyed reading this, Michelle. I saw myself reflected back through your words, and I'm grateful.

PS - did you ever wear feathers in your hair that dangled from barrettes? That was my favorite hairstyle for two or three years. And at the roller rink, the feathers just flowed...

By: Lisa Saline

Lisa Saline — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:23:19 +0000

That's a great story Michelle. The one thing I will do to bring out the kid in me is to use finger paints in the bathtub and freak the kids out because I just cleaned it. Thanks for giving me permission to have a little fun.