tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post9192256803408166599..comments2023-08-25T10:00:43.026-05:00Comments on Dreams, Deliriums, and Other Mind Talk: The Heat from Sunlit WindowsNevine Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-25299078679843447482010-08-27T16:57:52.169-05:002010-08-27T16:57:52.169-05:00Cremilde – Et tu es, comme toujours, gentille. It ...Cremilde – Et tu es, comme toujours, gentille. It is my pleasure to know you enjoy my writing, Cremilde. Je te souhaite de tout coeur un bon weekend, mon amie! Bisous bisous bisous… :-)<br /><br />Menina – Women should never feel shame about anything at all, as far as I’m concerned. We’ve spent too many centuries of history doing that, and it’s time we passed the shame game on to someone else, Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-46085347678768451432010-08-27T15:51:07.738-05:002010-08-27T15:51:07.738-05:00Abeer – You’re so right in everything you said, an...Abeer – You’re so right in everything you said, and I think that most of the time, as women we don’t believe we can. And until we change that way of thinking, we will be the ones to suffer. But I am so glad you enjoyed the poem, Abeer, and lots of love back to you in masr el amar ya amar. ;-)<br /><br />Cuban – And great to have you back, too. I’m hoping you spent a good holiday time (I’m sure Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-63350779633748174132010-08-27T10:30:19.265-05:002010-08-27T10:30:19.265-05:00I am a bit late to the discussion which acknowledg...I am a bit late to the discussion which acknowledges your gifts of poetry and insight. I agree. You take Everywoman and elevate her to her highest level of striving for self love, whether physical or emotional. I feel lucky to be a woman who can inhabit such realms as you create in your poetry. A privilege, really.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-34782997871497436422010-08-27T05:54:34.372-05:002010-08-27T05:54:34.372-05:00You've hit the nail on the head here, Nevine. ...You've hit the nail on the head here, Nevine. So many women are conditioned into feeling shame. We should have the freedom to be free.Meninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240828725263718364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-69871757087030542232010-08-26T21:38:33.136-05:002010-08-26T21:38:33.136-05:00"filled with the faces of women like you and ..."filled with the faces of women like you and me"<br /><br />This line, and others, upon a second reading, made it clear to me that you indeed were intending it to be two ladies! Sorry about that. I guess I didn't read too closely!Ashley Ashbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268928207063175136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-79044263642493942772010-08-26T19:08:37.740-05:002010-08-26T19:08:37.740-05:00Te lire est chaque fois un ravissement!
Aimes-toi,...Te lire est chaque fois un ravissement!<br />Aimes-toi, la vie t'aimera!<br /><br />***Bisous...plein, ma belle*******<br /><br />****/\****<br />**<****>**<br />***\/\/***Cildemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493593893716571818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-33100213629881725572010-08-26T14:32:41.642-05:002010-08-26T14:32:41.642-05:00You grabbed me by the throat with this one.
The d...You grabbed me by the throat with this one.<br /><br />The depth of intimacy you achieve here, even when the characters are not being intimate at all, is amazing.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-82703696503677376922010-08-25T17:42:54.669-05:002010-08-25T17:42:54.669-05:00I can imagine these words echoing in a long corrid...I can imagine these words echoing in a long corridor as you and the Other are looking for your Selves. A very powerful red with very evocative - and provocative - visual images.<br /><br />Great to have you back.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-70442582958272134442010-08-25T16:13:48.731-05:002010-08-25T16:13:48.731-05:00Dear Nivo,
this poem touched me on so many levels....Dear Nivo,<br />this poem touched me on so many levels..i understand your idea,your ideology here..women are kind of my issue right now,you know how things are in here and we need more love to be spread,more respect to our feelings and more support to our needs of loving ourselves in order to be able to give love to anyone. it is a hard task and it saddens me to see it around me even close Desert Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370899545012572162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-925685425539509772010-08-25T16:01:24.179-05:002010-08-25T16:01:24.179-05:00Wild Rose – I so love when we have conversations l...Wild Rose – I so love when we have conversations like this. It’s as if we’re lounging around over tea and snacks and chatting, Wild Rose. And the emotional and the physical ARE the same, as are the reality and the metaphor, just like you mentioned. Whether one touches oneself literally or figuratively is beside the point. It is in the act of touching itself that the healing begins, and that is a Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-40224778577962038282010-08-25T16:01:08.783-05:002010-08-25T16:01:08.783-05:00Dulce – I’ve always said this to myself: No one wi...Dulce – I’ve always said this to myself: No one will ever love me as much as I love myself, so I have to love myself well. It’s not a shame at all, Dulce. Life is a challenge and we are human, and as tough an exterior as we women like to wear, most of the time it’s just a sham. It’s the cover-up we need to face the world. And hey, there’s nothing better than good old confession to ease the mind, Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-2559010549229028512010-08-25T16:00:52.428-05:002010-08-25T16:00:52.428-05:00Joaquin – Well, I know to expect some good feed ba...Joaquin – Well, I know to expect some good feed back from you, so I’m literally jumping up and down when you come around – and that is no exception. And yes, you are a man, but you did see the inside of this… the sisterhood… the support. And your last note made me smile, too. I can’t even imagine reading something like my last stanza from a male POV because, yes, it would be crass, and now I’m Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-42872364046428015182010-08-25T10:28:19.051-05:002010-08-25T10:28:19.051-05:00Your honesty, the rawness of your soul and how you...Your honesty, the rawness of your soul and how your words make beauty out of tragedy. Wow, I am just sitting here saying wow Nevine. You write the things I’m afraid to think. Because even when there's heat coming from the windows I'm cold inside. But your words opened me up and I want to let the sun in. You are an inspiration. I cant thank you enough.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947124526608761136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-32940067000749930532010-08-25T09:30:42.125-05:002010-08-25T09:30:42.125-05:00Nevine this work of art twisted me in many differe...Nevine this work of art twisted me in many different directions and I honestly dont think I can make one assumption about it. It has so many to me and each time I read it, it sparks something new...<br /><br /> you do this to me... so often...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-89014377739629095282010-08-25T08:17:23.039-05:002010-08-25T08:17:23.039-05:00Reality or metaphorical darling, your words sailed...Reality or metaphorical darling, your words sailed me to another heaven. They meant the same to me that women should be free to love and appreciate themselves and never have to cry just to open up and touch themselves emotionally or physically. To be able to open up emotionally means they can start loving themselves inside out. I loved this post kiss** :) xoxoWild Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260455210731142858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-65235330064288763532010-08-25T08:15:33.098-05:002010-08-25T08:15:33.098-05:00That is a powerful and thought-provoking post, Nev...That is a powerful and thought-provoking post, Nevine! Great topic, too!<br />We are told to search deep within ourselves to find out who we are and to know ourselves.<br />If we follow our inner Self, we leave ourselves open to the criticism of the society (I personally don't care) which can at times be unbearable.<br />This piece reminds me one of my favourite quotes..I spent most of my Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-43807702636882726832010-08-25T06:11:13.771-05:002010-08-25T06:11:13.771-05:00Well... the difference in me is only that I never ...Well... the difference in me is only that I never refuse to cry. In fact, that always goes after the former (!), I cannot help it, but cry... and I wonder why...ANd now yes, I know...<br /><br />No wonder, I cry, because of everything- and because I love myself for I have no other one who can love me this way- what is a real shame...<br /><br />Woman, what you bring to us and make us say here.<brDulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-82260568917254073272010-08-24T18:30:14.554-05:002010-08-24T18:30:14.554-05:00An empowering write, Nevine. We do need reminders ...An empowering write, Nevine. We do need reminders now and again that self-love is a prerequisite to loving others. We need this, especially women as we get so caught up in *roles*: mother, sister, friend, lover etc that we need to shed those roles if even for a day or a moment and value who we are, our SELF deep inside. Our roles can be redefined if necessary or simply revived. <br />This topic Callihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-8266212447833955492010-08-24T17:54:44.469-05:002010-08-24T17:54:44.469-05:00i never know quite what to expect when i come here...i never know quite what to expect when i come here - but whatever i find is always powerful. this is no exception. <br /><br />there is so much strength between these lines - not only to slip the shame and take hold of that love, but to reach out and help others take hold of theirs - seeing a sisterhood in a roomful of strangers. it is a powerfully beautiful thing.<br /><br />on a lighter note - joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-24524732847846641212010-08-24T16:30:52.609-05:002010-08-24T16:30:52.609-05:00Martin – You are absolutely right. We hardly ever ...Martin – You are absolutely right. We hardly ever give a thought to ourselves. And most decisions we make take into consideration how others will respond, or how they will be affected. And that is quite natural, since we are not free-standing entities… we are part of a larger group. But, in the midst of trying to do for others, sometimes we do forget to show ourselves the self-love that we Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-18726912345243907842010-08-24T16:30:40.639-05:002010-08-24T16:30:40.639-05:00Wild Rose – Your comment is liberating in and of i...Wild Rose – Your comment is liberating in and of itself. Yes, women are beautiful beings, but as I was telling Steven, I attended a presentation about the changing role of women in society, and I don’t know how many women I saw cry when the talk turned to self-empowerment and self-love. The touching was actually a metaphor for the self-love, but by all means, if women feel they must touch Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-17110669383460017502010-08-24T16:30:21.731-05:002010-08-24T16:30:21.731-05:00Lou – I do so love to see you here. I do so love y...Lou – I do so love to see you here. I do so love your mind as well. And the warmth of your spirit. And thank you for always being so kind. ;-)<br /><br />Susan – I have not read that novel, Susan, and I see they’ve made it into a movie. I saw the trailer and it didn’t seem like my type of thing… but then… you’ve piqued my interest and I am curious to see it. You always leave me with more work to Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-26277960290513368532010-08-24T16:30:06.275-05:002010-08-24T16:30:06.275-05:00Jenean – Yes, others and ourselves. It’s so easy f...Jenean – Yes, others and ourselves. It’s so easy for us to separate ourselves from the behaviors of others when, if we look closely at ourselves, we will find we engage in very much the same. I reached inside myself, too, for this write. It’s good to do that; it’s a most liberating feeling. And I know that you truly dig deeply into your feelings, too, so you know just how liberating it is.<br /><Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-30247802433238485702010-08-24T16:29:52.332-05:002010-08-24T16:29:52.332-05:00Steven – The inspiration… I attended a presentatio...Steven – The inspiration… I attended a presentation together with a girlfriend on the changing roles of women a few days before hubby and I left on vacation. The speaker covered many topics, but what piqued my interest most was her talk about self-empowerment and self-love. And as I watched others and focused on my own behavior (especially within that setting) I got to thinking that nowadays, Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-87900723062366413132010-08-24T15:05:35.281-05:002010-08-24T15:05:35.281-05:00I read all your amazing lines, but mostly you leav...I read all your amazing lines, but mostly you leave me speechless, just as now.<br />I hope that you publish a book that I can buy and treasure and take with me....<br />Love to you and your brilliant mind/heart, our true Self.adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110184469728085360noreply@blogger.com