tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post4843787915831283901..comments2024-03-28T13:00:19.040+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Peace in the World --- Thankfulness --- Kindness … Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89552393866330435262015-11-13T11:00:33.261+00:002015-11-13T11:00:33.261+00:00@ Teresa - you've said it so well ... we need ...@ Teresa - you've said it so well ... we need to hold thankfulness in us all the time .. and then we can feel at ease and at peace ...<br /><br />@ Jeffrey - thanks ... I prefer to be positive and we're in a time frame that is so difficult for many: it's good for us all to remember - and be reminded as I've done here, which you've all taken up.<br /><br />Thanks to the both of you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-88443843179453466282015-11-12T16:32:53.321+00:002015-11-12T16:32:53.321+00:00As always, it's so refreshing to have some pos...As always, it's so refreshing to have some positivity and well wishing from time to time. This world can bring us down at times, it's good to have reminders of kindness and thankfulness.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59376612036824254382015-11-10T14:15:49.700+00:002015-11-10T14:15:49.700+00:00Thankfulness can only exist in our hearts, if we p...Thankfulness can only exist in our hearts, if we put it there and allow it to stay. I think peace comes from feeling thankful.<br /><br />Great post, Hilary. T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82561906605730102452015-11-10T09:38:44.724+00:002015-11-10T09:38:44.724+00:00@ Christine - I had my poppy .. but it broke and I...@ Christine - I had my poppy .. but it broke and I need to get out to get another. My positioning of it on my coat didn't help.<br /><br />@ Chrys - I knew there were other bloggers who were doing a Gratitude Challenge ... it's wonderful so many of us think about these things - reminding us all about Gratitude ... and I need to get on Twitter.<br /><br />@ Hart - thank you .. gratitude and positiveness helps us all. We need the keys to happiness we can so easily get pulled down - upliftment heals.<br /><br />@ Gattina - perhaps your main Service will occur tomorrow - as your part of Europe was in the thick of the theatre of war.<br /><br />Thank you .. and you've seen I do walk around without any worries - too true!!<br /><br />@ Roland - thank you so much. Yes I've spent some time in hospital this year and am always grateful for my own health, attitude and non-serious complaints ... I feel for many when I visit the Nursing Centre.<br /><br />When I'm having a bad day, like you I remember others ... people who are on the streets, or in a third world - I am very lucky. Your job keeps you very grounded about the difficulties of life ... <br /><br />@ Susan - I should make a specific point of remembering my fortune, but tend to remember in spits and spurts during each day - but always put myself in someone else's shoes (or barefeet) and that brings things home to me.<br /><br />@ Maria - pleasure to see you ... and thank you for appreciating and coming by to comment.<br /><br />@ Inger - all those things you mention are essentials for us all ... and it would be wonderful if everyone would think this way ... and we could lead ourselves to love and peace in this world.<br /><br />@ Denise - I guess this post does appropriately fit the blog's name. I know the amount of negative press around is quite appalling ... we need to know some, but then get reminded again and again. <br /><br />Thankfully people Remember to Remember ... and tomorrow I'm sure there will be many, many services around the country. The 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month each year is the time ... <br /><br />@ Jess - thanks and it is good to remember those who are less fortunate, or who lost their lives giving us our freedom, and then remembering their families.<br /><br />@ Karen - we are blessed indeed. Yes, my blogging friends are on my list .. the support I get here is so uplifting.<br /><br />@ Sara - thank you. Many of us remember these days .. but doing it not quite on the actual day gives us all time to reflect and remember others around us.<br /><br />@ Mike - that must have been a wonderful experience and one I should do one year. I do enjoy watching and listening .. perhaps the most memorable times were when I sat with my mother holding her hand - very nostalgic for me. I've never visited a battlefield ... another journey I need to make. When I write about some of these things ... and I don't do a lot of War material ... as I know so little - but I have done a few posts.<br /><br />Thank you for the thoughtful comment - you have wonderful posts up - and your link is on tomorrow's post.<br /><br />I appreciate your thoughts re my hip - now 10 months old! and ...<br /><br />Thanks everyone - this post seems to have resonated .. and to use Mike's (from A Bit About Britain) words ... it is a humbling and moving time of year for so many, who were/are out there protecting or dying for our freedom.<br /><br />Tomorrow - we need to remember - Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20516025885089575122015-11-10T09:06:28.711+00:002015-11-10T09:06:28.711+00:00Hi Hilary - thanks for popping by my blog! You ha...Hi Hilary - thanks for popping by my blog! You have some wonderful links on this post. Peace would be good. Mrs B and I went to the Remembrance Sunday service at Whitehall last year - I've been twice now and think everyone should go at least once in their lives. Alongside visiting battlefield cemeteries, it is one of the most humbling and moving experiences for anyone who values life.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20079893515040497272015-11-10T06:22:45.506+00:002015-11-10T06:22:45.506+00:00Lovely post, Hilary. I always like the thankfulnes...Lovely post, Hilary. I always like the thankfulness that floats around this time of year. Even all year--being thankful for what one has can help the hard times seem a little easier.<br /><br />I didn't know you had hip surgery, but I'm glad it's working out! :)Sara C. Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148040154590535970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20073653307348306572015-11-10T02:07:06.253+00:002015-11-10T02:07:06.253+00:00We are blessed indeed. Thanks so much for this tim...We are blessed indeed. Thanks so much for this timely reminder. Have been thinking lately about the things I am thankful for, big and small. My blogging friends are on the list - this includes you! :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72535051845990816522015-11-10T01:29:14.801+00:002015-11-10T01:29:14.801+00:00What an inspirational post! So nice to stop and th...What an inspirational post! So nice to stop and think about all the things we have to be thankful for. I am so happy that your hip is doing great and that you feel much better with the new one. :) Yeah!<br /><br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45518983805285314922015-11-10T01:07:25.514+00:002015-11-10T01:07:25.514+00:00Hi Hilary! This is a positive letter...inspiration...Hi Hilary! This is a positive letter...inspirational story. Thank you for sharing so much love. It's sometimes difficult to remember with all the hate getting front page! Our Remembrance Day is tomorrow too. We remember all the war dead at 11am on the 11th month. <br /><br />PS...glad your hip is keeping you hip. <3<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-18274444920440357102015-11-10T01:02:42.395+00:002015-11-10T01:02:42.395+00:00What a lovely post. Gratitude, kindness, tolerance...What a lovely post. Gratitude, kindness, tolerance, spirituality are the really important things in life and they will lead you to love. Peace......Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57160783097090231412015-11-09T23:32:41.518+00:002015-11-09T23:32:41.518+00:00What a fabulous uplifting blog post Hilary.
Thank ...What a fabulous uplifting blog post Hilary.<br />Thank you Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70974308060979846882015-11-09T22:34:37.421+00:002015-11-09T22:34:37.421+00:00I end each day thanking God for my blessings of fa...I end each day thanking God for my blessings of family, comfortable and peaceful living circumstances and my friends. There is so much to be grateful for in my life.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86287423740430876682015-11-09T18:22:00.759+00:002015-11-09T18:22:00.759+00:00May Kindness and Peace be your constant companions...May Kindness and Peace be your constant companions this holiday season.<br /><br />If we would but walk down the halls of our local hospital, we would realize how blessed we truly are.<br /><br />I remind myself that on my worst day, every person in the Third World would give their right arm to change places with me. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40844759085133534822015-11-09T17:40:31.932+00:002015-11-09T17:40:31.932+00:00We didn't celebrate any remembrance day, I saw...We didn't celebrate any remembrance day, I saw a bit on TV in London. Yes your new hip was a blessing for you ! Now you walk like a young girl again ! Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-14025461216497116922015-11-09T17:18:56.226+00:002015-11-09T17:18:56.226+00:00I think it's great to focus on gratitude. Ther...I think it's great to focus on gratitude. There is a lot of evidence that it is one key to happinessHart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53254820318543300232015-11-09T16:25:03.022+00:002015-11-09T16:25:03.022+00:00I love what Betsy is doing on her blog. I posted a...I love what Betsy is doing on her blog. I posted about a Gratitude Challenge last week on my blog and I'm sharing 3 things I'm grateful for every day on Twitter. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79654350071703902842015-11-09T14:12:02.305+00:002015-11-09T14:12:02.305+00:00Wonderful! Ah, if only people thought to be gracio...Wonderful! Ah, if only people thought to be gracious and kind all year round. I have my poppy on my jacket already for Remembrance Day. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38158760640127630422015-11-09T13:59:40.117+00:002015-11-09T13:59:40.117+00:00@ Susan - thank you so much. Yes I watched the Re...@ Susan - thank you so much. Yes I watched the Remembrance Service from the Cenotaph yesterday and remember the days I used to watch with my mother and hold her hand while it went on. I'm so glad your son was there too and appreciated the Service.<br /><br />We do seem to be bringing in the younger serving members, or relatives of those who have died on active service recently ... as very sadly wars go on ... as it's good and necessary and right to include them too.<br /><br />Judy's blogpost reminded me to write something now .. and not later ... another reminder post about remembering others can come nearer Christmas.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the phrase 'every grain of this is like a candle in the darkness' ... yay for my hip - too true!.<br /><br />@ Holly - you're right it is the small things that tide us through ... <br /><br />@ Joanne - thank you .. it's good to remember and be reminded now before the rush. I'm so pleased your Dad is on the mend and that the family is working together .. that's great to read. Also your husband is helping ... so often sadly the men don't seem to know what to do, so this is good news.<br /><br />You're right here ... if we deal person to person ... we can bring peace to those around us and ultimately beyond our own locality - let it be so.<br /><br />@ Sia - thanks for coming over: you are going through a rough patch right now and I'm sure you'll come through ... and being of a positive attitude, and of a kind thoughtful person you will make everyone's lives so much easier. As you also say - it's the little things that make us happy.<br /><br />Thankfully I was very lucky with my hip - never had a problem with the new one and I don't worry: not to say I ever did really with the old one ... just a kind of get on with it 'girl'!<br /><br />Peace is definitely a worthy goal ... and as you say letting it ripple out, and ripple out again ... will touch lives as the ripple flows around.<br /><br />@ Elsie - yes, I agree re Beate and Keith's blogging love story - almost unbelievable! But it's not it's for real. <br /><br />Yes Veterans, serving officers, remembering those who have gone before - each country has their day and time pertinent to their country. I don't think ours would be the same if it was any other time of the year ... but I rather wish it was on the 11th ... at the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month - in 1919 - that War was over - sadly not quite in some theatres of the war.<br /><br />Lovely comment from you all .. thanks so much ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36473690901735621582015-11-09T13:30:45.328+00:002015-11-09T13:30:45.328+00:00Keith and Beate's love story is one of my favo...Keith and Beate's love story is one of my favorites here on Blogger. Such beautiful people with such an awesome tale to share. This week is Veteran's Day here in the States. Always important for our family. We have lots of Vets including my hubby, brother, brother-in-law, father-in-law and now my son…just to name a few :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83203345546886010002015-11-09T13:27:19.905+00:002015-11-09T13:27:19.905+00:00Hilary--great post. Yes, we do need to be kind and...Hilary--great post. Yes, we do need to be kind and there are always things to be grateful for. Living and breathing each day is good. :-) Remembering to be grateful for the blessings we have makes life rich. It's all too easy to focus on only the negatives which take away the joy of our life and really, it's the little things that make us happy.<br /><br />Glad your hip surgery went well! It has to be great to be able to move about with confidence and with little or no pain or fear of falling. :-)<br /><br />Peace is a worthy goal to fight for whether it is in our daily life, for our family, community, or in the world and every little piece we do towards that peace is like a ripple that spreads outward. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://siamckye.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye Over Coffee</a> ~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76064874564679989862015-11-09T13:21:07.899+00:002015-11-09T13:21:07.899+00:00perfect post as we enter the pre-Christmas countdo...perfect post as we enter the pre-Christmas countdown. I am grateful that my Dad is on the mend. Grateful for my siblings and how we can work together. Grateful for my husband who's eager for me to help my Dad. all in all - if we ignore the media and just deal person to person, there can be peace in this world. all the best to youJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7023395298088139992015-11-09T12:53:14.078+00:002015-11-09T12:53:14.078+00:00I'm thankful for the big things and the small ...I'm thankful for the big things and the small things, something the small things are what keep us going too.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58236973313252898072015-11-09T09:49:16.550+00:002015-11-09T09:49:16.550+00:00Loved your post Hilary thank you. We watched on BB...Loved your post Hilary thank you. We watched on BBC News the gathering at the Cenotaph to remember those in WW1 & 2. Interestingly other UK men who have died recently were also remembered. Ut was very moving. My younger son was here overnight, and was engrossed in it too ...<br />Thank you also for your reminder to be kind to others and be grateful for what we have - <br />I'll check out the other links you've made - thank you. Blog for Peace - so needed. Every grain of this is like a candle in the darkness.<br />And good news re your hip!!!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77629563071829197752015-11-09T06:46:39.591+00:002015-11-09T06:46:39.591+00:00@ Ros - it is a very sad time isn't it ... the...@ Ros - it is a very sad time isn't it ... there's always something to remind us of loss, troubles ... peace would be just wonderful. Losing your father at this time of year can't be easy, as you remember - my thoughts.<br /><br />@ Joylene - yes Thanksgiving comes early for Canadians .. probably better than the end of the month, when it's really almost Christmas.<br /><br />@ Karen - I'm glad your husband's new knees are being so successful - they're not the easiest to fix up, I gather.<br /><br />@ Nick - thank you ... and as you say we all have much to be thankful for, as well as being kind to others more often, and it doesn't cost a thing.<br /><br />Cheers to you all - and thanks for coming by - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52920998667805595142015-11-09T05:37:31.782+00:002015-11-09T05:37:31.782+00:00Great stories you've highlighted here. We can ...Great stories you've highlighted here. We can always find things to be thankful for, and being kind is something we could do with more of. After all it doesn't cost anything.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.com