tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post3658859524847849371..comments2023-10-31T04:15:34.653-07:00Comments on Barefoot and Laughing: What I can say about why I asked for prayerKirstinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-20456486771866065312007-10-04T17:27:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:27:00.000-07:00"Trying to be rational, and not fully succeeding....."Trying to be rational, and not fully succeeding..."<BR/>you have permission to stop smashing your head against that particular brick wall. No one is ever <I>fully</I> "rational." <BR/><BR/>The reasonings of the heart do not subject themselves to reason. Old Pascal knew what he was talking about.<BR/><BR/>And you can stop worrying about being branded. Because there's nothing you can do about it. We all get branded and we all brand each other, all the time. The trick is to collect so many different ones that people don't know which one to believe.<BR/><BR/><I>[cackles madly and rubs hands together]</I><BR/><BR/>yours in the struggle,<BR/>maxMax Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390509071028262948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-90580428044128186562007-10-03T14:53:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:53:00.000-07:00praying intently.praying intently.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-88075994547103219892007-10-03T14:03:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:03:00.000-07:00I have felt some of what you are feeling, I think,...I have felt some of what you are feeling, I think, and it's awful.<BR/><BR/>Good for you for reaching out for support. Please be gentle with yourself.<BR/><BR/>Prayers for healing, consolation, and guidance from the gentle Spirit of God.Dr. Laura Marie Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372741914558791844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-49472347105119286112007-10-03T10:36:00.000-07:002007-10-03T10:36:00.000-07:00What everybody else said.I've had some pretty rock...What everybody else said.<BR/>I've had some pretty rocky times myself. Praying for you.<BR/>LindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-22226777287024584322007-10-03T08:58:00.000-07:002007-10-03T08:58:00.000-07:00Kristin, my dear, prayers ascend for you. Trust G...Kristin, my dear, prayers ascend for you. Trust God to untangle this for you. Trust God to turn this to good.<BR/><BR/>If confession will help, then confess.<BR/><BR/>Most important, Kirstin: forgive yourself. God forgives you, and he commands us to forgive - even ourselves.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-44477542297805672252007-10-03T08:19:00.000-07:002007-10-03T08:19:00.000-07:00There oughta be a DSM dx for "aims shotgun at own ...There oughta be a DSM dx for "aims shotgun at own big toe" - at least so I could understand myself better. ;-) Your description of the collision between past and present is apt. I also honor your need to say outloud there's a disturbance afoot without wanting/needing to undo the stitches and reveal every wound. (sorry about the overly mixed metaphors). <BR/><BR/>e-hugs.<BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-67151578406103458802007-10-03T08:01:00.000-07:002007-10-03T08:01:00.000-07:00Prayers for you, Kristin, and for all of us who ha...Prayers for you, Kristin, and for all of us who have done these things to ourselves.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-30828602795181503382007-10-03T03:43:00.000-07:002007-10-03T03:43:00.000-07:00Prayers ascending, always.And I agree with Mimi - ...Prayers ascending, always.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with Mimi - if you feel like you need a confession, go get one! Maybe it will help.<BR/><BR/>(((((you))))))<BR/><BR/>Email me if you need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-19504899133762379242007-10-02T23:04:00.000-07:002007-10-02T23:04:00.000-07:00Wandered over here from I can't remember where. Ho...Wandered over here from I can't remember where. Hope you are being kind to yourself. If speaking from an emotionally shaky place and not succeeding in being entirely rational are terrible bad things altogether, then I am in huuuuuge trouble. Praying for you AND the monks. You all deserve it!terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14755785.post-29058064816948555062007-10-02T17:38:00.000-07:002007-10-02T17:38:00.000-07:00Hugs. Those things happen, you are loved.And, admi...Hugs. Those things happen, you are loved.<BR/><BR/>And, admittedly I come from a tradition with regular confession so take this with a grain of salt, but when feel like I need Confession, the only thing that solves that feeling is Confession. HugsMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com