Comments on: Winston Churchill said: “If you are going through hell, keep going.” http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:49:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jennifer Louden http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-324 Jennifer Louden Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:23:12 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-324 Rachel, there is something so bracing and loving and comforting about your writing - this story really made my day, especially the part about your dog and your dad! Rachel, there is something so bracing and loving and comforting about your writing – this story really made my day, especially the part about your dog and your dad!

]]> By: Lt. C. K. Zamek http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-323 Lt. C. K. Zamek Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:53:38 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-323 Your latest post brings back memories of a period in time when my child was a stranger to me. I always loved her but it was not easy to like her then. The hard work that brought back the sweetness and sharp insight of the little girl I loved and liked as a youngster has turned into the fine woman I am proud to claim as my daughter today. Her mother, I know, would be ever so proud of her, too. Sorry it took some rough bumps in the road before the path smoothed out. Love, Lt. C. K. Zamek (aka Dad) Waterford Fire Department Your latest post brings back memories of a period in time when my child was a stranger to me. I always loved her but it was not easy to like her then.
The hard work that brought back the sweetness and sharp insight of the little girl I loved and liked as a youngster has turned into the fine woman I am proud to claim as my daughter today. Her mother, I know, would be ever so proud of her, too.

Sorry it took some rough bumps in the road before the path smoothed out.

Love,
Lt. C. K. Zamek (aka Dad)
Waterford Fire Department

]]> By: Rachel http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-321 Rachel Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:55:37 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-321 Deb wrote: >>>That is rather ironic since my prayer and hope for many months has been to develop my talent further and expand my work which cannot happen in my current circumstances.<<< Sounds like you are entering into a possable bumpy time Deb. Since your hopes are not being relized in your current circumstances, maybe life is getting stired up in a way that will, in the end, help you see those hopes come to pass. Keep us posted...when you are going through hell, don't go it alone! Rachel Deb wrote: >>>That is rather ironic since my prayer and hope for many months has been to develop my talent further and expand my work which cannot happen in my current circumstances.<<<

Sounds like you are entering into a possable bumpy time Deb.

Since your hopes are not being relized in your current circumstances, maybe life is getting stired up in a way that will, in the end, help you see those hopes come to pass. Keep us posted…when you are going through hell, don’t go it alone!
Rachel

]]> By: Susan K. Frost http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-320 Susan K. Frost Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:49:23 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-320 Jet clarity. Using it all. Vivid. Searing. Soul-building. Learning to let go. Nice post! (when I'm tired, complete sentences are the first to go. I'll just let them....) Jet clarity. Using it all. Vivid. Searing. Soul-building. Learning to let go. Nice post!

(when I’m tired, complete sentences are the first to go. I’ll just let them….)

]]> By: Jill http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-319 Jill Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:32:18 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-319 Thanks for such an inspirational story - and such incidents in our lives bring us down to earth in a hurry. (I well remember sitting beside my happy dog looking at my new car upside down, totalled. We had both escaped alive that was all that mattered). And yes life can never be the same. Its not meant to be. No two chapters of a book are the same. They are a sequence and with each chapter the story gets better and more exciting :) Thanks for such an inspirational story – and such incidents in our lives bring us down to earth in a hurry.

(I well remember sitting beside my happy dog looking at my new car upside down, totalled. We had both escaped alive that was all that mattered).

And yes life can never be the same. Its not meant to be. No two chapters of a book are the same. They are a sequence and with each chapter the story gets better and more exciting :)

]]> By: audaciousman http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-313 audaciousman Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:25:16 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-313 My life recently is pelting me with inspirational people. Very glad to have found your blog (via twitter!). My life recently is pelting me with inspirational people. Very glad to have found your blog (via twitter!).

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-311 Matthew Cornell Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:20:42 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-311 > After a life has “fallen apart” it needs to become a new life, with new parameters. This is really relevant for the times we are moving towards. I'm one of those nutters who thinks we're all in for a radical restructuring of things we've taken for granted for generations. Your point argues for adjusting our perspective (things are never going to be the same again) and staying flexible (what does this new condition offer). And while a fire is the worst possible way to lose possessions, your point about downsizing all the crap is a good one too. > After a life has “fallen apart” it needs to become a new life, with new parameters.

This is really relevant for the times we are moving towards. I’m one of those nutters who thinks we’re all in for a radical restructuring of things we’ve taken for granted for generations. Your point argues for adjusting our perspective (things are never going to be the same again) and staying flexible (what does this new condition offer).

And while a fire is the worst possible way to lose possessions, your point about downsizing all the crap is a good one too.

]]> By: LisaNewton http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-310 LisaNewton Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:14:08 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-310 Thank you for the thought provoking post. Although I don't like to spend too much time on the lowest lows, they do tend to help point the way to getting to the highest highs. I might not make it all the way up there, but it's the journey that counts.........:) Thank you for the thought provoking post. Although I don’t like to spend too much time on the lowest lows, they do tend to help point the way to getting to the highest highs. I might not make it all the way up there, but it’s the journey that counts………:)

]]> By: danlopez2012 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-309 danlopez2012 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:51:29 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-309 Huh, I'm suddenly wordless. I've had so many of those moments iny life they all just came back in a whooosh!... OK, I'm glad eveything is in the passed and the ending was bitter sweet. Dang. I need to collect myself now... peace to you Rachel. I really am glad this was a while back and not recent. Although, I know what reliving can be like? I know what acceptance is as well. Dan-- Huh, I’m suddenly wordless.

I’ve had so many of those moments iny life they all just came back in a whooosh!…

OK, I’m glad eveything is in the passed and the ending was bitter sweet.

Dang.
I need to collect myself now… peace to you Rachel. I really am glad this was a while back and not recent. Although, I know what reliving can be like? I know what acceptance is as well.

Dan–

]]> By: AroundHarlem.com http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/winston-churchill-said-if-you-are-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comment-308 AroundHarlem.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:20:47 +0000 http://whynotrachel.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-308 WISE WORDS: "You don’t pick-up the pieces and get on with your life. Oh no. When your life is shattered, it’s not going back to what it was before the fracture. A fire teaches this principal really well. Once the photo album, cross country skies, and antique bedroom-set turns into so much soot, they do not, they can not, turn back into the items you once knew them as. Similarly once a life goes through a monumental shift it can no longer return to what it once was. After a life has “fallen apart” it needs to become a new life, with new parameters." WISE WORDS: “You don’t pick-up the pieces and get on with your life. Oh no. When your life is shattered, it’s not going back to what it was before the fracture. A fire teaches this principal really well. Once the photo album, cross country skies, and antique bedroom-set turns into so much soot, they do not, they can not, turn back into the items you once knew them as. Similarly once a life goes through a monumental shift it can no longer return to what it once was. After a life has “fallen apart” it needs to become a new life, with new parameters.”

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