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By: This Eclectic Life » New Year Podcast. The Worm Whisperer

This Eclectic Life » New Year Podcast. The Worm Whisperer — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:43:17 +0000

[...] out an old post of mine and record it as a podcast for New Year’s Day. It’s called The Worm Whisperer. You can open it in another tab and read along (especially if you can’t translate my Texas [...]

By: Riley Central - Speedlinking, Riley Life, and a Footnotes Plugin

Riley Central - Speedlinking, Riley Life, and a Footnotes Plugin — Tue, 22 May 2007 01:38:53 +0000

[...] Shelly the stoyteller (and new mutual fan!) weaves an interesting thought on . . . worms [...]

By: This Eclectic Life

This Eclectic Life — Sun, 20 May 2007 02:01:41 +0000

[...] house. The best of all things to do is just take a walk. I get exercise, fresh air, and sometimes I save worms on the road and suddenly think of a [...]

By: Jenny-up the hill

Jenny-up the hill — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:18:10 +0000

Very good post…even though my skin is crawling because worms FREAK ME OUT! lol!! I have some issues! lol!!

We ALL have “issues” don’t we? Thanks for the kudos.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:59:51 +0000

I used to try to save everything but after acquiring 8 pets, I don’t do that so much.

Great analogy!

By: Thomma Lyn

Thomma Lyn — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:35:48 +0000

Oh my goodness, Shelly, you are a woman after my own heart. I loved your earthworm story — I would have saved him, too. I feel so sorry for the poor dried up earthworms on the pavement after the sun has come out.

And LMAO at the old man saying “Now I’ve seen everything” after hearing you talk to the worm. HEE! I don’t guess I need to tell you I would have talked to the worm, too.

And yes, your earthworm analogy — there are a distressing number of people who are on the Earthworm Track, and it’s so sad. Sometimes it’s obvious, as with paths of self-destruction, but sometimes it’s more subtle: people who do whatever they think they’re “supposed” to do, blindly making choices and following a life script when their hearts just aren’t in it only to end up bitter and dissatisfied with their lives — dried up and/or squashed on the road of life, if you will.

To employ an old cliche, life isn’t a dress rehearsal, so we’d best make the most of it.

Thanks for a delightfully funny and thought-provoking post!

By: TeaMouse

TeaMouse — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:56:35 +0000

I loved that ‘worm’ analogy! It is so true for us in life – we meander along a path that may be the worst for us and often times we don’t even notice it. Every once in awhile a nice kindly person like yourself may say to you ‘what the heck are you doing?’ – If that happens you may get back on track and realize ‘hey I am on the wrong path, thanks for noticing’.

You see and hear about people on the wrong path all the time and I guess no one has taken the time to sit them down and have a chat, or their ears and minds are closed to the idea that they may be on the wrong road.

It’s so easy to see someone else on the wrong path than it is to realize you may also have taken a wrong turn here or there.