Comments for Mary O'Gara http://maryogara.com Creativity and Spiritual Coaching Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Layering: It’s Not Just about Clothes to Take Off by Mary Montanye http://maryogara.com/?p=622&cpage=1#comment-440 Mary Montanye Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:30:59 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=622#comment-440 Sidney, thanks for sharing these great tips with us. Sounds like you've had an interesting life which informs your writing. Looking forward to reading your novel. And, Mary thanks for sharing Sidney with us! Sidney, thanks for sharing these great tips with us. Sounds like you’ve had an interesting life which informs your writing. Looking forward to reading your novel. And, Mary thanks for sharing Sidney with us!

]]> Comment on Writing Workshops by Julie Robinson http://maryogara.com/?page_id=435&cpage=1#comment-438 Julie Robinson Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:46:41 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?page_id=435#comment-438 This is very helpful! Thanks. Julie This is very helpful! Thanks.
Julie

]]> Comment on Poems by Julie Robinson http://maryogara.com/?page_id=583&cpage=1#comment-437 Julie Robinson Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:43:52 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?page_id=583#comment-437 Mary, I remember reading book about reincarnation back in the 80s, and in it, a woman who was a heavy smoker went under hypnosis to help her quit smoking. During the session, she unwittingly revealed that she had been accused of a being a witch (back in the day) and on the way to the wood pile, a kindly neighbor who had to be there told her to inhale the smoke so that she would die before the pain of the fire. I just got chills when I read that. I have terrible allergies, but as a child I dreamt I smoked. And it came very naturally to me. Sometimes when I pick up a pen or unwrap a straw to stick in my drink, I feel like I'm holding a cigarette. Don't know if you'll get this, but thought I'd share, because your poem struck me. Julie Mary,
I remember reading book about reincarnation back in the 80s, and in it, a woman who was a heavy smoker went under hypnosis to help her quit smoking. During the session, she unwittingly revealed that she had been accused of a being a witch (back in the day) and on the way to the wood pile, a kindly neighbor who had to be there told her to inhale the smoke so that she would die before the pain of the fire.

I just got chills when I read that. I have terrible allergies, but as a child I dreamt I smoked. And it came very naturally to me. Sometimes when I pick up a pen or unwrap a straw to stick in my drink, I feel like I’m holding a cigarette.

Don’t know if you’ll get this, but thought I’d share, because your poem struck me.
Julie

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Julie Robinson http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-434 Julie Robinson Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:14:57 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-434 Ironically, Jet was named by my then 6 year old son because she was as 'fast as a jet." But, yeah, she's jet black too. Some pennies are worth a lot of money, so you never know. Ironically, Jet was named by my then 6 year old son because she was as ‘fast as a jet.” But, yeah, she’s jet black too.
Some pennies are worth a lot of money, so you never know.

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Anita Clenney http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-431 Anita Clenney Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:36 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-431 Jet, great name for a black cat! :) I'd forgotten about the heads up, heads down on pennies. I usually pick them up, but sometimes I'm tempted to pass them up. It's just a penny, then I think, imagine if all the pennies in the country were picked up, how much money that would be, and also, that message gets me, so if I leave it there, it feels like leaving something holy in the dirt. Jet, great name for a black cat! :) I’d forgotten about the heads up, heads down on pennies. I usually pick them up, but sometimes I’m tempted to pass them up. It’s just a penny, then I think, imagine if all the pennies in the country were picked up, how much money that would be, and also, that message gets me, so if I leave it there, it feels like leaving something holy in the dirt.

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Julie Robinson http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-430 Julie Robinson Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:18:46 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-430 Oh, and the superstition that probably most crosses my mind is when I find a penny---heads up is good, tails up is bad. Me? I pocket the penny anyway . . . . and am reminded that it's a little blessing from the heavens to me because of the message written on it: In God We Trust Oh, and the superstition that probably most crosses my mind is when I find a penny—heads up is good, tails up is bad. Me? I pocket the penny anyway . . . .
and am reminded that it’s a little blessing from the heavens to me because of the message written on it:
In God We Trust

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Julie Robinson http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-429 Julie Robinson Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:09:17 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-429 Hi Anita, Glad to see you here. I think Friday the 13th is a great day and having a black cat myself, I guess I'd be out of luck if superstition held true. But I consider myself pretty lucky. So who knows, maybe Jet is my good luck cat. :-) Seriously, you hit the nail on the head when you said people are always looking for answers -- reasons for the way things are. So if a chance coincidence happens, it seems to become the foundation upon which people base a belief, though the actual time and place of the occurrence is forgotten. I haven't read Highland Hero, but your excerpt is wonderful --- and I love a good Highland hero. Good luck with your novel. Julie R. Hi Anita, Glad to see you here. I think Friday the 13th is a great day and having a black cat myself, I guess I’d be out of luck if superstition held true. But I consider myself pretty lucky. So who knows, maybe Jet is my good luck cat. :-)
Seriously, you hit the nail on the head when you said people are always looking for answers — reasons for the way things are. So if a chance coincidence happens, it seems to become the foundation upon which people base a belief, though the actual time and place of the occurrence is forgotten.

I haven’t read Highland Hero, but your excerpt is wonderful — and I love a good Highland hero. Good luck with your novel.
Julie R.

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Anita Clenney http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-427 Anita Clenney Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:26:16 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-427 Thanks Judi! Glad you enjoyed the excerpt. I know lots of people who knock on wood. I think most of them to it out of habit, rather than for superstitious reasons. Thanks Judi! Glad you enjoyed the excerpt. I know lots of people who knock on wood. I think most of them to it out of habit, rather than for superstitious reasons.

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Anita Clenney http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-426 Anita Clenney Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:23:56 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-426 Mary, if the mirror one happens to be true, I'm in a dangerous place :) I just adore mirrors. Mary, if the mirror one happens to be true, I’m in a dangerous place :) I just adore mirrors.

]]> Comment on And Your Favorite Superstition Is??? by Anita Clenney http://maryogara.com/?p=606&cpage=1#comment-425 Anita Clenney Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:23:14 +0000 http://maryogara.com/?p=606#comment-425 Priscilla, I'm not superstitious at all, but I'm always aware. If a black cat crossed in front of my car, I smile to myself. Priscilla, I’m not superstitious at all, but I’m always aware. If a black cat crossed in front of my car, I smile to myself.

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