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Comments on: Loving Portland Like Water https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/ Living Well with MS. Stories. Recipes. Hope. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:07:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.34 By: Lee at Veggie Quest https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25339 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:13:28 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25339 Hi Maria, what a lovely post. I too have been letting things flow more, trying to cling less, and when I can accomplish this, everything works better. Thanks for the gentle reminder! And glad you’re loving Portland!

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25327 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:53:44 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25327 OMG Veronica, WOW, THANK YOU!! Never been nominated for anything like that before. Your fabulous kindness came at the exact right moment, too. You are a blessing. 🙂 xoxo 🙂

]]> By: Veronica https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25326 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:38:09 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25326 BTW- I nominated you for favorite blog on VegNews’ annual poll. 🙂 Yours is the blog I always read (the other being the Bloggess), and I hope you get a nod in the magazine!

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25324 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:15:00 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25324 Thanks Veronica!! It makes ME happy to know this post made YOU happy!! 🙂 Lots lots to get used to, but oh these little (and big) things make all the difference. Thank you for the kind words about the drawing too–I so appreciate your faithful readership. xoxo ps–you are lucky to be able to see the bay from yo your windows!! <3

]]> By: Veronica https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25323 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:57:51 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25323 This post makes me happy. 🙂 There really, truly is something special about water. We are lucky to be able to view the Bay from our windows, looking at the water whenever I need to reconnect to the earth. Our hikes go by a small lake in the park. All our vacations are tied to water somehow- I love swimming in and immersing myself in water. It’s a calm peacefulness, even when the water is swirling and rough, there’s always a calm and innate joy.
I’m so glad you’re loving Portland and your new home, and finding little things that make it that much better. Your chalk drawling is lovely! xo

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25316 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:44:52 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25316 Thank you so much, Gena, for pointing this earth and water juxtaposition out to me! I was just going with my gut and hadn’t actually noticed–I love your words about this so much!! I certainly have needed, and continue to need, both groundedness and fluidity, as I continue to make my “new” way here. I so appreciate the insights and the well wishes both!

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25315 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:43:05 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25315 Thank you Pam! I’m a little surprised this is what I’ve noticed in such a pronounced way, even in the heat of summer. Just really wanted to capture it so I’m glad it resonated with you. And I so appreciate the continued well wishes as I continue to settle in!

]]> By: Gena https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25314 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 21:56:05 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25314 Maria,

So wonderful to read this post in juxtaposition with your last! I love how you pay homage the two elements, earth and water, and what they evoke: feeling grounded and supportive in the case of earth, and being able to move fluidly and adapt in the case of water.

As with so many things in life, I think that there’s a crucial balance between feeling grounded and also feeling flexible enough to adjust to life’s ever-changing circumstances. Your posts give us a vivid demonstration of how your move to the Portland area has summoned up both of those qualities, groundedness and fluidity.

Glad you’re settling in so well to your wonderful new home!

Gena XO

]]> By: Pam https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25313 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:59:07 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25313 I love hearing about how you are settling in, and all the water references. I’m a water person as well, and am much happier when I’m near water, whether a river, lake, ocean or bay. Continued good wishes for you as you continue to settle in and fall in love with Portland! <3

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2015/07/30/loving-portland-like-water/#comment-25311 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:08:55 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6012#comment-25311 Thank you Alix! I’m so happy you loved the picture I drew. The desert has its own kind of beauty–glad you can appreciate it and get to water not too far away as well. And yes, Portland is a pretty special place. 🙂

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