tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post4913803632044548484..comments2024-03-28T03:11:21.031-07:00Comments on Where the Wild Things Were: Cart wheelsLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-91356598647513484552013-11-20T22:33:47.089-08:002013-11-20T22:33:47.089-08:00Oh Lydia I just wrote the most amusing comment and...Oh Lydia I just wrote the most amusing comment and lost it in the sign on ... I was basically saying how I think often our spirited are willing but the flesh (or my old sorry bones) are weak.id love to do a cartwheel but I find the thump down just a bit too jarring ... And teeth rattling ... Good on u for your list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112985092785511091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-5826139510433097352013-11-17T02:15:29.425-08:002013-11-17T02:15:29.425-08:00Lydia - I taught our Miss Yin to cartwheel, but th...Lydia - I taught our Miss Yin to cartwheel, but that was a few years ago. There is a strange feeling of your insides upside down - I think that is what is most uncomfortable as an adult - but it does feel liberating too. Of course Miss Yin now cartwheels, flips, walks-over and generally runs rings around me - makes me realise how we do sacrifice that sense of anything is possible when we get older after fighting and being brave to prove it when we are younger - as you say, a flaw in human design. <br />Kathy - yinyangmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438958678336755752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-47928147718619601722013-11-15T21:33:30.255-08:002013-11-15T21:33:30.255-08:00All the best with the Cart Wheel, no idea why we g...All the best with the Cart Wheel, no idea why we get so scared of doing things that we used to be able to do without blinking an eye!<br />I used to love Ballet and Tap Dancing, yet now I wouldn't have any idea how to do either :)<br />I guess we "grow out" of doing something, kinda like riding a bike - it takes a bit to get used to riding after not being on a bike for sometime but once we get used to it its fun again :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474424086372173961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-16146804999078034972013-11-15T14:37:21.401-08:002013-11-15T14:37:21.401-08:00yes, it's good to guide your behaviour by how ...yes, it's good to guide your behaviour by how it would look in the newspapers...I swear by that!Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-35562863988433145012013-11-15T14:36:40.662-08:002013-11-15T14:36:40.662-08:00Jetpacking is AWESOME! (Tho I was kinda crap at it...Jetpacking is AWESOME! (Tho I was kinda crap at it) http://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/someday-maybe-you-can-jetpack-adventures.htmlLydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-62958494510916404582013-11-15T14:34:26.235-08:002013-11-15T14:34:26.235-08:00It makes me sad (and curious) rather than angry, b...It makes me sad (and curious) rather than angry, but we do, for some bizarre reason, let 'those good qualities disappear out of our lives'Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-6102804744652673592013-11-15T14:33:24.923-08:002013-11-15T14:33:24.923-08:00And yet crashing into the cubby is what makes that...And yet crashing into the cubby is what makes that a good story...always remember the story!Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-1283772260093927482013-11-15T14:32:51.134-08:002013-11-15T14:32:51.134-08:00I think I would be mortified if I could actually s...I think I would be mortified if I could actually see my lack of prowess for myself - in my head it's not as bad as it probably is...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-28364495962667400322013-11-15T14:32:03.181-08:002013-11-15T14:32:03.181-08:00Nah, once on the list, I'm committed. No backi...Nah, once on the list, I'm committed. No backing out!Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-55845607359888948982013-11-15T13:11:05.899-08:002013-11-15T13:11:05.899-08:00I love that you acknowledge that 'things' ...I love that you acknowledge that 'things' aren't what they use to be. Anyway, Laurie Lawrence hardly ever got wet and he coached the Aussie swim team! Maybe lots of leg holding and encouragement from the sidelines ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-8274796205538247192013-11-15T12:44:43.119-08:002013-11-15T12:44:43.119-08:00You can usually find any 'how -to-teach' v...You can usually find any 'how -to-teach' video on YouTube and that's a language of today ...or you could make the cartwheel video ...just a thought :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-53768278644846053682013-11-15T06:33:45.816-08:002013-11-15T06:33:45.816-08:00I know!
I wish you all the luck in the world and h...I know!<br />I wish you all the luck in the world and hope that you surprise yourself with an amazing cartwheel and you feel fabulous doing it (and after..) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07071849714637581249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45780815913071279342013-11-15T03:29:29.179-08:002013-11-15T03:29:29.179-08:00Oh gosh, there are so many things I used to be abl...Oh gosh, there are so many things I used to be able to do well that I fear now. I'd been asked to play soccer again, I was good at it, but there's no way I'd be able to do it now, same with softball or even throwing and catching a ball for that matter!Eva Lewis (The Multitasking Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05085619692868567469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-12716801178323979202013-11-14T18:45:09.483-08:002013-11-14T18:45:09.483-08:00YOU TUBE! I have been using it to try and teach my...YOU TUBE! I have been using it to try and teach my kids to do them. I have not had much luck.<br /><br />Good luck.Claireyhewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848058653374768316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-24821696362633297302013-11-14T16:37:36.232-08:002013-11-14T16:37:36.232-08:00Somersaults on the floor I can manage but the thou...Somersaults on the floor I can manage but the thought of a cartwheel grips me with terror. How would I explain my injuries at the emergency room?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45688864363126051072013-11-14T14:50:32.247-08:002013-11-14T14:50:32.247-08:00Well I couldn't do a cartwheel even 30 years a...Well I couldn't do a cartwheel even 30 years ago I'm afraid, so I'm extremely unlikely to be able to pull one off now. I am very impressed by the number of items on your list, Lydia, that you've checked-off. Jet packing? Did I miss the post on that one?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202312345597108131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-91313718159806346852013-11-14T14:24:22.513-08:002013-11-14T14:24:22.513-08:00That is a great question and one I can't answe...That is a great question and one I can't answer but I wish I could. When I think of how confident I used to be about so many things and how unsure I have become as I got older, it makes me angry that I have let those good qualities disappear out of my life.<br />Good luck with the cart wheel - will send flowers if you do land up in hospital - and a wombat !<br />Have the best fun tomorrow !<br />MeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520543769631877571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45634634331308964262013-11-14T13:51:23.729-08:002013-11-14T13:51:23.729-08:00Good Luck! Just yesterday I was scared to show my...Good Luck! Just yesterday I was scared to show my son how to use the rope swing in our backyard - yet when I was younger I wouldn't have given it a second thought!! <br />PS - apart from crashing into the side of the cubby, I did survive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com