tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post4916315423598257492..comments2023-03-25T06:08:54.112-07:00Comments on Jeff's Journey 1111: The Glass JarJeff Ballamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06270705233790693187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-2252437707335490222017-07-28T20:02:32.372-07:002017-07-28T20:02:32.372-07:00Michael, I'm glad you found it too. There is a...Michael, I'm glad you found it too. There is a reason for it. <br /><br />Namaste,<br />JeffJeff Ballamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270705233790693187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-25544238939312707422017-07-28T17:58:39.461-07:002017-07-28T17:58:39.461-07:00I am glad that you will continue to share your sto...I am glad that you will continue to share your story. Again, I am glad I found your blog. I am reading your comment after returning from a yoga class....so namaste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-22765498193507331382017-07-28T10:34:06.375-07:002017-07-28T10:34:06.375-07:00Michael,
Thank you once more for your comment and...Michael, <br />Thank you once more for your comment and for reading. I do feel I am on the other side and doing well. Yes, divorce is like a death, and our perception of how to manage such changes affects our journey through it all. It's been my pleasure sharing my story and now that it is entering a new chapter, I plan on continuing to share. <br /><br />Once again, your comments are greatly appreciated.<br />Namaste,<br />JeffJeff Ballamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270705233790693187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-1641817595520691022017-07-27T11:11:43.926-07:002017-07-27T11:11:43.926-07:00Jeff,
Thanks for directing me to the posts about y...Jeff,<br />Thanks for directing me to the posts about your divorce. You went through some pretty tough times, but it seems like you have come through to the "other side" okay. Divorce is like a death really. It is hard to explain. Thanks for sharing your story. It is always good to know that we aren't alone out there. <br />~MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-36073764642667861102017-07-26T10:10:10.118-07:002017-07-26T10:10:10.118-07:00Michael, thank you again for reading and taking th...Michael, thank you again for reading and taking the time to comment. As always, I appreciate it and I do my best to interact with my readers. Sometimes time gets in the way. I also taught gifted students in grades 3-6 during my career. I could have waited a few more years to retire with a better pension, but to the detriment of my sanity and health.<br />I am sorry to hear of your divorce. I, too, am divorced which placed financial constraints on me. I survived those and am now in a better place. I agree, writing things down does help and serves as a great method of therapy. There are a few posts further back (around 2010) that relate to my divorce and subsequent journey from that point. <br />Blessings, JeffJeff Ballamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270705233790693187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-15689117563161546952017-07-26T04:25:30.953-07:002017-07-26T04:25:30.953-07:00Jeff, I revisited your blog and have read all of ...Jeff, I revisited your blog and have read all of your postings from this year. I am a teacher myself, and I teach gifted students in grades 6 and 7. I could retire, but I cannot just yet due to going through a nasty divorce with financial constraints being placed upon me. I like the way you write as it gets me to think, and I like to think! Your post about retirement resonated with me, especially the part about how students and parents have changed over the course of your career. I have noticed the same thing. <br />Thanks for responding to my comment,<br />Michael<br /><br />PS: I started my blog years ago as a method of therapy. Writing things down helps. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-35679246246337587872017-07-25T20:55:09.444-07:002017-07-25T20:55:09.444-07:00Thank you, mcpersonalspace54, for reading and leav...Thank you, mcpersonalspace54, for reading and leaving a comment. I greatly appreciate the time you took for both. I hope you have a good night's sleep and awake refreshed. Sometimes a stumble is a stumble and sometimes it was something meant to happen. Either way, thank you again. I hope something here resonates with you. Blessings, JeffJeff Ballamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270705233790693187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918164754148666106.post-19037184887834273642017-07-25T19:46:20.398-07:002017-07-25T19:46:20.398-07:00I just stumbled upon your blog. I don't know ...I just stumbled upon your blog. I don't know how I did it, but it happened! I wrote a comment and poof, it disappeared. I find that I sometimes have trouble writing comments on blogspot blogs when I use my wordpress account. I read your first posts in 2009, but I must go to sleep as my eyes are getting heavy. I live on the east coast and I am one to go to bed pretty early. I plan on visiting your blog when I have more time tomorrow to read your more recent postings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com