Comments on: Lost In This Great Big World http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/ A journey toward your true peak Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lance http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-6838 Lance Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:11:48 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-6838 Jim - Thanks so much for stopping by. It can be so scary, and seem like forever when your child disappears. I'm glad it all worked out and your son was safe. Those moments are some of the most difficult we can face as a parent. And thanks for sharing about your childhood too. Prayer...I have no doubt that played a part! Jim – Thanks so much for stopping by. It can be so scary, and seem like forever when your child disappears. I’m glad it all worked out and your son was safe. Those moments are some of the most difficult we can face as a parent. And thanks for sharing about your childhood too. Prayer…I have no doubt that played a part!

]]> By: Jim http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-6829 Jim Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:41:34 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-6829 I just stumbled upon your web site. How true. A missing child is the worst feeling I have ever experienced. Mine ran off at a county fair. I could picture someone swiping him (he was 3) and throwing him in a pick-up as I frantically searched the fair grounds. He was gone probably 8 minutes which seemed , as we all know, much longer. Some mom found him and was carrying him around looking for us. What a relief when we found him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I once frightened my parents too. When I was 7 I use to go and watch my parents at choir practice at our church on Friday nights. I usually played with some other kids that were there. Well this evening no other kids came along with their parents so I was there alone. After playing for about an hour I got bored and climber under a pew in the back of the church. Somehow I nodded off. Well, choir practice ended and my parents couldn't find me. The whole choir looked for me for at least 20 minutes before the police were called. The chuch was located in N.E. Philly and there were some rough areas around. They thought I might had wondered off somewhere. Finally my mom, in tears, went into the sacntuary and sat on a pew and began to pray that God would help them find me. As she was praying I was one row behind her still sleeping under the pew but heard her voice and woke up. What an answer to prayer that was. I just stumbled upon your web site. How true. A missing child is the worst feeling I have ever experienced. Mine ran off at a county fair. I could picture someone swiping him (he was 3) and throwing him in a pick-up as I frantically searched the fair grounds. He was gone probably 8 minutes which seemed , as we all know, much longer. Some mom found him and was carrying him around looking for us. What a relief when we found him.
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I once frightened my parents too. When I was 7 I use to go and watch my parents at choir practice at our church on Friday nights.
I usually played with some other kids that were there. Well this evening no other kids
came along with their parents so I was there alone. After playing for about an hour I got bored and climber under a pew in the back of the church. Somehow I nodded off.
Well, choir practice ended and my parents couldn’t find me. The whole choir looked for me for at least 20 minutes before the police were called. The chuch was located in N.E. Philly and there were some rough areas around. They thought I might had wondered off somewhere.
Finally my mom, in tears, went into the sacntuary and sat on a pew and began to pray that God would help them find me. As she was praying I was one row behind her still sleeping under the pew but heard her voice and woke up.
What an answer to prayer that was.

]]> By: Lance http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-903 Lance Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:09:02 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-903 Rebecca - Yes, it was the worst feeling in the world. And seemed to last forever. And finding her, really was the best feeling in the world. It all seemed so unreal as it was happening. Like it wasn't (couldn't) happening - even though it was. I think it was because I was numb with thoughts racing through my head. Rebecca – Yes, it was the worst feeling in the world. And seemed to last forever. And finding her, really was the best feeling in the world. It all seemed so unreal as it was happening. Like it wasn’t (couldn’t) happening – even though it was. I think it was because I was numb with thoughts racing through my head.

]]> By: rebecca http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-899 rebecca Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:34:02 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-899 lance - i cannot think of anything worse in this life than to lose a child. the world is so very different now than when i grew up and it becomes even more scarier and more dangerous the older i get. yes, at that point when your child is lost, nothing else in this world seems to matter anymore. nothing. your own is out there and you don't know where she is, is she safe, did someone take her, is she hurt, so many things go through your mind. and you make so many promises that if only she is found safe, you'd never allow this to happen again, etc. five minutes can seem like an eternity and i empathize with any parent that has had to go through that. and i am so happy yours had a happy ending. blessings and light to you dear friend, rebecca rebeccas last blog post..<a href="http://rebeccarites.blogspot.com/2008/09/affirm-life.html" rel="nofollow">Affirm Life - 911</a> lance – i cannot think of anything worse in this life than to lose a child. the world is so very different now than when i grew up and it becomes even more scarier and more dangerous the older i get. yes, at that point when your child is lost, nothing else in this world seems to matter anymore. nothing. your own is out there and you don’t know where she is, is she safe, did someone take her, is she hurt, so many things go through your mind. and you make so many promises that if only she is found safe, you’d never allow this to happen again, etc. five minutes can seem like an eternity and i empathize with any parent that has had to go through that. and i am so happy yours had a happy ending.

blessings and light to you dear friend,
rebecca

rebeccas last blog post..Affirm Life – 911

]]> By: Lanceman http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-827 Lanceman Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:42:15 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-827 @Tara - Thanks for stopping by! Yes, the Minority Report - a great example of losing someone - and it's so accurate as to how fast something like that can happen. It is a horrible feeling - one that really makes you second-guess yourself, and question what if... @Tara – Thanks for stopping by! Yes, the Minority Report – a great example of losing someone – and it’s so accurate as to how fast something like that can happen. It is a horrible feeling – one that really makes you second-guess yourself, and question what if…

]]> By: Tara@From Dawn Till rusk http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-825 Tara@From Dawn Till rusk Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:46:30 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-825 Just come over from Writer Dad's site and loved this post. All parents have the horrible sick feeling when in a split second their child is out of sight. I remember watching Minority Report with Tom Cruise which is a pretty lowbrow all action flick, but it featured a dad who lost his son at an outdoor swimming pool and never found him again and that lived with me for a very long time. Tara@From Dawn Till rusks last blog post..<a href="http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/fromdawntillrusk/2008/09/am-i-the-only-one-with-fond-me.html" rel="nofollow">Am I the only one with fond memories of 9/11?</a> Just come over from Writer Dad’s site and loved this post. All parents have the horrible sick feeling when in a split second their child is out of sight. I remember watching Minority Report with Tom Cruise which is a pretty lowbrow all action flick, but it featured a dad who lost his son at an outdoor swimming pool and never found him again and that lived with me for a very long time.

Tara@From Dawn Till rusks last blog post..Am I the only one with fond memories of 9/11?

]]> By: Lanceman http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-816 Lanceman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-816 @Bamboo Forest - I didn't appreciate what I had (my daughter) until she was gone. And then, once gone, I realized how much I took for granted her being around. And it does take conscious effort or we do take that which we love for granted (because it's always there). And that does take work... @Bamboo Forest – I didn’t appreciate what I had (my daughter) until she was gone. And then, once gone, I realized how much I took for granted her being around. And it does take conscious effort or we do take that which we love for granted (because it’s always there). And that does take work…

]]> By: Bamboo Forest http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-813 Bamboo Forest Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-813 This is a great lesson. And we should meditate on this day and night. We simply don't stop to appreciate what we have. Are our hands healthy? Can we grasp a cup, no problem? Why then - do we not express gratitude for it, even if its just a thought. I've always believed being grateful for what we haves requires a conscious effort. We are wired to take things for granted. Thus - we must take it upon ourselves to do the work of being grateful, all the time. Bamboo Forests last blog post..<a href="http://punintended.com/blog/the-stain-demon-can-and-will-taint-your-life/" rel="nofollow">The Stain Demon Can and Will Taint Your Life</a> This is a great lesson. And we should meditate on this day and night. We simply don’t stop to appreciate what we have. Are our hands healthy? Can we grasp a cup, no problem? Why then – do we not express gratitude for it, even if its just a thought.

I’ve always believed being grateful for what we haves requires a conscious effort. We are wired to take things for granted. Thus – we must take it upon ourselves to do the work of being grateful, all the time.

Bamboo Forests last blog post..The Stain Demon Can and Will Taint Your Life

]]> By: Lanceman http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-806 Lanceman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:49:52 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-806 @Evelyn - It is so scary losing a child, even if for just a minute. @Meleah - It really was a feeling of -- "can this really be happening to us". It seemed so unreal - like something you hear about on tv. And so scary. I don't ever want to feel that way again. @Mike - Getting lost, really lost is a fear many have. As a metaphor for life - yes, sometimes we do get "lost" in our own lives. What an excellent point. Because sometimes we don't even know we're lost, and we just keep drudging along - not knowing where we are going. Lost in our own life...not even knowing it. @Linda - Whenever water is involved, it always seems worse, I think. I'm sure that ten minutes was an eternity - especially with your son being so young. Panic is the key word here - there was so much of it, and real panic. And it kept getting worse as I drove along, until I finally found her. And then, relief. As, I'm sure, you felt when you found your son. @Barbara - It really was probably the scariest moment of my life - when you don't know what has happened to another life that you care deeply about. The ending was happy, the happiest of all possible endings. @Evelyn – It is so scary losing a child, even if for just a minute.

@Meleah – It really was a feeling of — “can this really be happening to us”. It seemed so unreal – like something you hear about on tv. And so scary. I don’t ever want to feel that way again.

@Mike – Getting lost, really lost is a fear many have. As a metaphor for life – yes, sometimes we do get “lost” in our own lives. What an excellent point. Because sometimes we don’t even know we’re lost, and we just keep drudging along – not knowing where we are going. Lost in our own life…not even knowing it.

@Linda – Whenever water is involved, it always seems worse, I think. I’m sure that ten minutes was an eternity – especially with your son being so young. Panic is the key word here – there was so much of it, and real panic. And it kept getting worse as I drove along, until I finally found her. And then, relief. As, I’m sure, you felt when you found your son.

@Barbara – It really was probably the scariest moment of my life – when you don’t know what has happened to another life that you care deeply about. The ending was happy, the happiest of all possible endings.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-805 Barbara Swafford Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:23:12 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-805 Hi Lance, What a heart stopping story. I can't imagine what you must have gone through, but reading the part of when she was found brought tears to my eyes. Thank goodness your story had a happy ending. Barbara Swaffords last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/383932285/" rel="nofollow">Open Mic - The Need For Speed</a> Hi Lance,

What a heart stopping story. I can’t imagine what you must have gone through, but reading the part of when she was found brought tears to my eyes. Thank goodness your story had a happy ending.

Barbara Swaffords last blog post..Open Mic – The Need For Speed

]]> By: Linda Abbit http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-804 Linda Abbit Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:17:06 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-804 So poignantly written, Lance! I could feel your panic and your relief and gratefulness We also lost our son, age 2, once at a park with a lake. Complete terror until we found him wandering around about 10 minutes later, which felt like eternity. Sorry I'm so late to the party -- finally catching up on my reader tonight. So poignantly written, Lance! I could feel your panic and your relief and gratefulness

We also lost our son, age 2, once at a park with a lake. Complete terror until we found him wandering around about 10 minutes later, which felt like eternity.

Sorry I’m so late to the party — finally catching up on my reader tonight.

]]> By: Mike Foster http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-803 Mike Foster Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:35:18 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-803 Man, I feel your pain. Getting lost used to be (and still is, at times) one of my biggest fears. Used as a metaphor for life, this post is even better...and it's pretty good either way. peace, mike livelife365 Mike Fosters last blog post..<a href="http://livelife365.blogspot.com/2008/09/bananarama.html" rel="nofollow">Bananarama</a> Man, I feel your pain. Getting lost used to be (and still is, at times) one of my biggest fears. Used as a metaphor for life, this post is even better…and it’s pretty good either way.

peace,
mike
livelife365

Mike Fosters last blog post..Bananarama

]]> By: meleah rebeccah http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-801 meleah rebeccah Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:28:45 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-801 That has been my biggest fear. I would FREAK out if I ever lost my son. I can only imagine the relief you felt when you found her and she was safe and unharmed. WHEW. meleah rebeccahs last blog post..<a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=1340" rel="nofollow">Is This Really Who Was Want As A Vice President?</a> That has been my biggest fear. I would FREAK out if I ever lost my son. I can only imagine the relief you felt when you found her and she was safe and unharmed.

WHEW.

meleah rebeccahs last blog post..Is This Really Who Was Want As A Vice President?

]]> By: Evelyn Lim http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-800 Evelyn Lim Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:57:24 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-800 Oh my...what an account! I can just imagine how it feels like. I've experienced it once or twice with my own kids. My heart almost dropped. It's great that she was found by someone responsible. Thank God! Evelyn Lims last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/attractionmindmap/~3/383269201/" rel="nofollow">An Enchanting Vision From My Angels</a> Oh my…what an account! I can just imagine how it feels like. I’ve experienced it once or twice with my own kids. My heart almost dropped.

It’s great that she was found by someone responsible. Thank God!

Evelyn Lims last blog post..An Enchanting Vision From My Angels

]]> By: Lanceman http://www.jungleoflife.com/2008/09/04/lost-in-this-great-big-world/#comment-798 Lanceman Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.jungleoflife.com/?p=336#comment-798 CG - That's right, sometimes we take that joy for granted - until it's gone. That's when we really realize the connection. CG – That’s right, sometimes we take that joy for granted – until it’s gone. That’s when we really realize the connection.

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