tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post1254973067918279668..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: Who Are You?Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-26548266341814348632008-07-26T15:59:00.000+10:002008-07-26T15:59:00.000+10:00Wow. Yes. I am finding that out...Wow. Yes. I am finding that out...Katherine Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574051760314762024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-56213354417635992452008-07-27T01:49:00.000+10:002008-07-27T01:49:00.000+10:00Hey! Thanks for sharing this. Comparisons do suck....Hey! Thanks for sharing this. Comparisons do suck. Discovering who we are meant to be and just being that is an immense challenge, especially with the baggage we have to shed. Acceptance of our whole person, warts, wounds, regrets and all, really takes an act of God. That's what He's working on our behalf. There is grieving in the process. Really embracing him will help each of us be "me." Surprisingly enough, he's embracing us all along.<br>I do struggle so much with comparison at times (and feeling crummy about myself). God is pruning me, disciplining me and for that I'm greatful. There is a definate skin-shedding, gut-shedding process in healing. (I'm in a messy part right now) Keep me in your prayers, I will keep you in mine. I may start a private blog (invite only) to talk more about my wounds/abuse from the past, etc. and invite others to share, sort of like group-online therapy. It's just an idea right now...Manuelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225303074990493529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-25556749766008845132008-07-27T05:17:00.000+10:002008-07-27T05:17:00.000+10:00i myself have found most people thinking they shou...i myself have found most people thinking they should be Paul, and it is especially rampant among church pastors and as long as we look at Paul and what he did, we will always be seeking after the next thing to accomplish and never paying attention to the here and now, and more importantly, to those in our lives here and now.<br><br>Awesome post :)Tyler Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021870354703680808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-69299470368386875722008-07-27T07:35:00.000+10:002008-07-27T07:35:00.000+10:00Sue, as you know Richard has been one of the most ...Sue, as you know Richard has been one of the most influential voices in my life over the past couple years and this post is a perfect example. We all are so uniquely special in who we are and what we have to offer. The comparison game regardless as to whether it is wanting the neighbors life because they look like they are having more fun or wanting to be like some successful man or women of God totally negates who we are created to be in all our unique wonder.Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628311071875771935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-2088098355373968152008-07-27T08:40:00.000+10:002008-07-27T08:40:00.000+10:00no longer will I compare myself to Rick Warren, Jo...no longer will I compare myself to Rick Warren, Joyce Myer (but then I'm male and she's not) - but be about stuff God has called me to do!!! LOVE these thoughts, let's get rid of the superstars and just be humbly about our business.Mark (under construction)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12409495851983178265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-48411699750289524352008-07-27T14:28:00.000+10:002008-07-27T14:28:00.000+10:00thanks for sharing these thoughts from Rohrbeing w...thanks for sharing these thoughts from Rohr<br><br>being who we're called to be, is the best and hardest thing we can do<br><br>if there were more people willing to bare their uniqueness - their xfacta ;) originality, so to speakm - perhaps we would more easily learn to let go of the intense desire to become replicas of someone else<br><br>someone who is known<br>has a name<br>a persona<br>someone who is not usKelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425317942978557478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-73351752476122865292008-07-28T13:20:00.000+10:002008-07-28T13:20:00.000+10:00words I need to hear again and again and again... ...words I need to hear again and again and again... thanks for sharing them, sue.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-14306010696713694152008-07-29T02:03:00.000+10:002008-07-29T02:03:00.000+10:00this reminds me of one of those old tales that spe...this reminds me of one of those old tales that speaks of the man who arrives at heaven's gate and wasn't asked "why weren't you mother theresa?", but rather "why werent' you YOU?"<br><br>in truth, it (ourself) really is all we can be, isn't it?<br><br>i'm with barbara. it is a reminder i need to hear again and again. thanks!lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-72572341338229512572008-07-29T12:01:00.000+10:002008-07-29T12:01:00.000+10:00Glad this resonated so much with you all the way i...Glad this resonated so much with you all the way it did with me. Just wondering, why do you guys think it is so hard to be ourselves? Is it that silly thing we do of looking at others and thinking they have it better than us, that they don't <i>look</i> like they haven't got it all together, or they don't look like they've got ugly dark crap to deal with? That isn't really something I've been prone to do but other wounds of mine keep me quiet (or try to, and succeed, at times - like now :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-12886949817057470902008-07-29T12:24:00.000+10:002008-07-29T12:24:00.000+10:00I think it cones down, in large part, to something...I think it cones down, in large part, to something my sis & I were talking about today - defining ourselves by what other people think of us to the point that we loose sight of who we really are. <br><br>Add to that what you said, Sue - the thinking others (the ones we care about what they think) have their shit together - and knowing we don't... recipe for mental meltdown. ;-)Katherine Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574051760314762024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-71665005061920105582008-07-29T12:47:00.000+10:002008-07-29T12:47:00.000+10:00Was just emailing my friend about this book she is...Was just emailing my friend about this book she is reading by a friend of hers, Its called the trouble with paris I think, and how we live vertically and horizontally. We spend alot of time comparing ourselves horizontally, rather than living the horizontal in light of the vertical. Which I guess is what father Rohr is on about here, just in a more convoluted way:)urbanmonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17674871237002604796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-32394879116880815342008-07-29T23:27:00.000+10:002008-07-29T23:27:00.000+10:00Katherine - yesMonk - yes:) (few words this eveni...Katherine - yes<br><br>Monk - yes<br><br>:) (few words this evening :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-75586906027262260412008-07-30T12:29:00.000+10:002008-07-30T12:29:00.000+10:00One could go back to the story of Adam and Eve in ...One could go back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God asked them "Who told you that you were naked?" Our egos are not content to be who we were created to be, but rather prefer being gods ourselves. God loves us as we are and we bring pain on ourselves by comparisons and self-hatred.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-64141642677246114982008-07-30T22:52:00.000+10:002008-07-30T22:52:00.000+10:00Sue,This reminded me of a parishioner who was find...Sue,<br>This reminded me of a parishioner who was finding it difficult to find the right words. She offered me an apology, adding "I'm not very good at expressing myself". I assured her that, not only was she good at expressing herself, she was the only person who could ever do so. Each of us has our own truth which only we can express. Or so it seems to me.<br>Thanks for your truth.goodfornowthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212019212659570626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-75169172764539158032008-08-03T07:10:00.000+10:002008-08-03T07:10:00.000+10:00Wonderful - thank you, Sue! I've only just fou...Wonderful - thank you, Sue! I've only just found this - but I've taken the liberty of posting it whole, minus the owl. He should remain your owl, I think...<br><br>MikeMikeFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732248182662167951noreply@blogger.com