tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post6374849338049182641..comments2024-03-10T21:44:15.133-04:00Comments on Adventures in Voluntary Simplicity: Summer ThunderstormsJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-83117541814903174212008-07-17T22:37:00.000-04:002008-07-17T22:37:00.000-04:00The rain is always very calming and cleansing. Lo...The rain is always very calming and cleansing. Looking forward to your next post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-55882899798499235692008-07-03T12:47:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:47:00.000-04:00Elizabeth and Cara,Thanks for the comments. :) Thu...Elizabeth and Cara,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. :) Thunderstorms ARE poetic, aren't they...<BR/><BR/>JJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-55237972708233789152008-07-02T21:15:00.000-04:002008-07-02T21:15:00.000-04:00Maybe you should become a writer when you find you...Maybe you should become a writer when you find your freedom? You have talent, and I enjoy reading about your unfolding life story...<BR/><BR/>--CaraCarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061381516154992999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-62493490823170705362008-06-30T22:05:00.000-04:002008-06-30T22:05:00.000-04:00Loved this post. Thunderstorms are one of those el...Loved this post. Thunderstorms are one of those elemental things that make you feel alive, I think. Yesterday afternoon, in the middle of a heat wave, I heard thunder (it seems rarer on the west coast than in the midwest) - and took the pup outside to cool off. We ran and played in the grass, in the rain, with the sound of thunder around us.Elizabeth Halthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595395276757245598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-18733514793738617352008-06-30T21:20:00.000-04:002008-06-30T21:20:00.000-04:00Thanks Jennifer!Thanks Jennifer!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-13079510725776017742008-06-30T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-30T21:13:00.000-04:00stranger,Wow, this is quite an honor. I've been f...stranger,<BR/><BR/>Wow, this is quite an honor. I've been following your blog for a while now and are enthralled. <BR/><BR/>I guess I've always been into simplicity, but was sidetracked for a while. The something 'clicked' and it all made sense. It's probably something I will treat in a future post.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I think you should take the room, even for just a little bit. You could always go back to the van if need be...Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-81089348681619966972008-06-30T20:42:00.000-04:002008-06-30T20:42:00.000-04:00Wow, beautiful post. Thank you.Wow, beautiful post. Thank you.Jennifer @ Conversion Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894992378619176830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-73673422606009005332008-06-30T18:51:00.000-04:002008-06-30T18:51:00.000-04:00hey jack, i just read all your posts and wanted to...hey jack,<BR/> i just read all your posts and wanted to say congrats on the new life. i'd like to know what sparked this massive change for you. i've never understood people who lived the life you are leaving, so to get inside your brain would be very interesting to me, and others i'm sure. <BR/>welcome to the wild side!stranger in a strange vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695104349918235750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-14694821833507543942008-06-30T09:53:00.000-04:002008-06-30T09:53:00.000-04:00Nea,Thanks for the kudos. Definitely check back i...Nea,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kudos. Definitely check back in when you can. It's always nice to hear good things from people when you are in a firestorm of change and transition.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>JJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-21232207597489724112008-06-30T09:51:00.000-04:002008-06-30T09:51:00.000-04:00Miles to go,Sounds like John had a genuine moment ...Miles to go,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like John had a genuine moment of freedom :) And you know, it's not just the rain. There are so many simple things in life that are wonderous and true. I'm still in the beginning of my journey, but I think i'm heading to a place where life is valued by how one appreciates those moments in time where we are all truly free.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-60836127972275231192008-06-30T01:10:00.000-04:002008-06-30T01:10:00.000-04:00Nature is bigger than we are. We can feel small an...Nature is bigger than we are. We can feel small and lost in it. We can feel amazed and invigorated by it. Nature has the power to surprize us and delight us. I, like you, Jack, like the brief moment of feeling free. If only it could last forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-69341479802132854202008-06-29T23:28:00.000-04:002008-06-29T23:28:00.000-04:00i just found your blog by linking from your commen...i just found your blog by linking from your comment on Changing Rhythm. what an amazing journey and one i have contemplated as well. my husband says "bookmark his blog!" so i will. linking to you from my blog. good luck!Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044553646998556989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758230923722877355.post-26486385304283482292008-06-29T22:35:00.000-04:002008-06-29T22:35:00.000-04:00It's so nice to walk out in the rain :-) I used t...It's so nice to walk out in the rain :-) I used to fuss about my hair (I AM a girl at heart) until we've started camping and spending more time outdoors that is....<BR/><BR/>We did a music fest in south Florida and John went out walking.... then this horrendous rain storm came out of nowhere.... back of my mind I thought, "wow, he's gonna be PISSED!!".... so here he comes, soaking wet... but instead of mad, he grabbed a bar of soap, stripped down and showered in the rain... one of the best showers he'd had that weekend :-) <BR/><BR/>Sorry, just a story to let ya know that sometimes walking in the rain does make you feel free :-)Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323548199129550982noreply@blogger.com