tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979194495561256604.post2672984195313724202..comments2023-09-11T08:13:16.820-07:00Comments on living as if the Truth was true: Living With Our LimitsJoanna Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13447960126998692419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979194495561256604.post-3912411343163876152014-04-08T11:19:52.220-07:002014-04-08T11:19:52.220-07:00What a huge amount of wisdom you have packed in th...What a huge amount of wisdom you have packed in this one essay/testimony, Dear Friend! It deserves to be widely-read, pondered, and followed. I am convinced you are deeply in touch with the Christ-Spirit, the one who was teaching us both Simplicity and Grace. The choices you have made, are making, are at this moment changing the world. <br /> You are not only politically/economically "counter-cultural," you are also spiritually Faithful. I say this not to compliment YOU, but to urge that all of us turn, as I believe you are doing, to The Source, the Good Shepherd who can guide us into All Truth, giving us the measure of what we can handle and embody, letting that Light shine through us out into a hurting world.<br /> May God continue to bless you, and us through you. Praise GOD through whom All Blessings Flow!<br /> <br /> —DHFDavid H. Finkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817925960778922467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979194495561256604.post-67239544854540540752014-04-03T10:47:38.029-07:002014-04-03T10:47:38.029-07:00This is so good, Joanne. I especially can relate ...This is so good, Joanne. I especially can relate to the idea of feeling I need to fix others - either because of my own ability to do so or my struggle to fully and truly see the pain someone is going through (which then brings me pain and possibly also guilt). It is so hard to let go of trying to fix and to see another as fully human, in all that he/she is and has experienced. I love your challenge, though: <br /><br />"When I insist on being able to Fix People I fail to acknowledge the extent of the challenges they face and the wounds they bear. I also fail to acknowledge what they can do, are doing, for themselves, and what only God can do for them, and so I become unable to offer what legitimate assistance might actually be mine to give." <br /><br />So powerful. Thank you!Emily Heitzmanhttp://musingsfromabricolage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979194495561256604.post-62559031077138697502014-04-02T13:08:53.596-07:002014-04-02T13:08:53.596-07:00Joanne,
Thank you so much for this thoughtful, ric...Joanne,<br />Thank you so much for this thoughtful, rich piece. It speaks to me in so many ways. My daughter dropped out of College to intentionally chose a life outside the professional world. She now farms and teaches children to dance. She is the most amazing person I have ever known and I learn from her every time I talk with her. You wrote, " I begin to believe that most of what I can legitimately give begins with the experience and the acceptance of my limitations." That is a very profound thought and one that is hard to internalize. I thank you for it, and for all of the other wisdom in this post.<br />NewellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730271094973021900noreply@blogger.com