tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post4036370537571396679..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: Looking WithinSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-60735634641759898622008-02-16T13:14:00.000+11:002008-02-16T13:14:00.000+11:00Sue, just as wonderful (yet painful) it is to have...Sue, just as wonderful (yet painful) it is to have our illusions dissed it is also a wonderful day when the waves crash againt the house we have contructed (in this case the twin towers)on the sand. It's a most beautiful day when it happens...that is for those learning to live the life that is hidden with Christ in Father.<br><br>I hurt with you sister, but I rejoice also.Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628311071875771935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-51033538559577649462008-02-16T13:19:00.000+11:002008-02-16T13:19:00.000+11:00This came to mind also Sue and seems fitting."...This came to mind also Sue and seems fitting.<br><br>"There is a Wind… that wraps itself around the edges of necessity, tugging and pulling until those boundaries become torn and begin to move to the motion of that which is not visible."Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628311071875771935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-80452977753693996032008-02-16T13:34:00.000+11:002008-02-16T13:34:00.000+11:00Thank you for these two beautiful comments, Kent.T...Thank you for these two beautiful comments, Kent.<br><br>That quote was so beautiful I had to look it up :) Who else but Paul Young? :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-46503905168367452482008-02-17T01:52:00.000+11:002008-02-17T01:52:00.000+11:00Sometimes the only way I can look at me - the real...Sometimes the only way I can look at me - the real deal of me - is through the eyes of others. I am blessed to have people in my life that will hold up the mirror for me and be honest. If it is cushioned in love, then I don't get defensive. When I am in a position of having to dole out some honesty, I do my best to proceed with caution and love. <br>"The truth will set you free ... but it's going to hurt like hell first."<br><br>I have a friend who is mighty self-destructive and the ultimate hypochondriac. Everything in her life is a big freakin' crisis and it is getting old for those of us around her. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" story to a sick level. She drains those around her, as her need for attention escalates. I have prayed about this for some time. Do I will need to hold up the mirror for her? So for now, more prayer. Sometimes the next right thing is to do/say is absolutely nothing. Maybe she will arrive at the truth in her own time. Maybe. Maybe not.The Dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01290191765817150140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-17999963325207892762008-02-17T04:15:00.000+11:002008-02-17T04:15:00.000+11:00your remark about the tidal pools reminded me of a...your remark about the tidal pools reminded me of a poem by Edna St Vincent Millay. She likened the loss of her love to the tepid pools left by the tide, drying inward from the edge. We all have to be patient with ourselves.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-30817626121832745842008-02-17T09:19:00.000+11:002008-02-17T09:19:00.000+11:00Dream - yes, you're right - sometimes we are f...Dream - yes, you're right - sometimes we are forced to look at ourselves when others hold up the mirror. It's a privilege for us to be able to do that with each other.<br><br>That's a hard one with your friend. There's a self-righteous part of ourselves that rises up and says things like, "You've gone on with this long enough! Time for some home truths" and other smugnesses, but it's just not our place, is it, to decide when those times are, no matter how frustrating it is (and that must be a real frustrating thing). I'm always conscious too of how important timing is - that we can say something that will be totally edifying if we listen to that Voice, and if we go off on our own tangent half-cocked, the same words spoken at the wrong time can fall on deaf ears.<br><br>Barbara - yes, it amazes me how much more I am growing and facing and shooting down now that I am being patient and nurturing with myself. it's quite wonderful, reallySuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-67310126062504824162008-02-18T06:43:00.000+11:002008-02-18T06:43:00.000+11:00I loved this post because it so resonated with me ...I loved this post because it so resonated with me ways with all that has been going on in my life this week. I too have been where you are in the relationship sector. I appreciate your honesty and sometime I know we all need to whine.Yolandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-71124084246251417132008-02-18T09:39:00.000+11:002008-02-18T09:39:00.000+11:00Yolanda - yeah, I need to whine a fair bit thes da...Yolanda - yeah, I need to whine a fair bit thes days, it seems :) Glad it resonated with you.<br><br>I love that word - resonate. It's a nice thing to do with each other :)Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-25264280676988229852008-02-18T12:49:00.000+11:002008-02-18T12:49:00.000+11:00hey babe, I am transfixed by this artwork. What i...hey babe, I am transfixed by this artwork. What is it and whose is it. I haven't had time to read anyone's blogs with the boys throwing up all over the place 9and me too) but I stopped by and saw this paintung and I am in awe. Don't generally like modern stuff but I love this pic.Tyler Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021870354703680808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-69114414667523111932008-02-18T12:52:00.000+11:002008-02-18T12:52:00.000+11:00Oh, no, you've got the bug too! Poo.Yes, it&#...Oh, no, you've got the bug too! Poo.<br><br>Yes, it's luvverly, isn't it. If you click on it, you'll go to the pic at the DeviantArt site, and there's a link to his gallery on the left hand side.<br><br>Hope you get better soon.Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.com