tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post8119605463570689235..comments2023-10-31T01:55:31.390-07:00Comments on amma talk - the little way: 12,000 nightsMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174997362812620266noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-89617057006686771242008-03-06T20:23:00.000-08:002008-03-06T20:23:00.000-08:00A man whose wife has become remote to him walks ar...A man whose wife has become remote to him walks around like an empty iPod, no music, no light step, no life in his eyes. <BR/>--- this is beautiful.<BR/><BR/>GREAT story.jeremiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617997820853704911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-86241449993681708862008-02-21T12:13:00.000-08:002008-02-21T12:13:00.000-08:00Karen, meet Mrs. Moose. Mrs. Moose, meet Karen. sm...Karen, meet Mrs. Moose. Mrs. Moose, meet Karen. smileMarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174997362812620266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-92224335060225454212008-02-21T06:15:00.000-08:002008-02-21T06:15:00.000-08:00Thank you for your words, Mrs. Moose. You have gi...Thank you for your words, Mrs. Moose. You have given me a lot to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-74604062589993550962008-02-20T07:31:00.000-08:002008-02-20T07:31:00.000-08:00"In the world of people and things, I do sometimes..."In the world of people and things, I do sometimes experience moments that have a sense of completeness--moments of union with God and others and the world beyond--but most times these moments are fleeting and give only a taste of what my heart is longing for. The truth is, they often seem to exacerbate longings that I now know will never be completely satifsfied here on this earth. No matter how beautiful such moments are, they are often fraught with a painful awareness of human separateness even from those we love the most .... Such moments are tastes of eternity that make me long for more of eternity; oftentimes the longing is so painful that tears come." R. H. Barton<BR/><BR/>I wonder, Miss Karen, if what you are presuming to learn from loneliness is the wrong thing... if we could choose to moderate our loneliness, and make permanant our sense of Completeness with others and with God, in this place, in this world, then I think we would, indeed. <BR/><BR/>But if we are listening to what our culture is telling us, and to what Mariyln is echoing with rigorous honesty, than what we might learn from our loneliness is that it is a 'wound like the Grand Canyon', while demonstrating to us the Beautiful Union still to be realized. It is about Hope, if we are listening. <BR/><BR/>-jayneMrs Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410031592226212049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-92211032342767260912008-02-19T13:36:00.000-08:002008-02-19T13:36:00.000-08:00Nope.Nope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-40959176637397394602008-02-19T13:22:00.000-08:002008-02-19T13:22:00.000-08:00well said - moderation is underrated. And moderati...well said - moderation is underrated. And moderation in loneliness is a good idea - do you blog by the way miss Karen?Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174997362812620266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-40723426494269466752008-02-19T11:11:00.000-08:002008-02-19T11:11:00.000-08:00There is much to be learned and enjoyed in silence...There is much to be learned and enjoyed in silence. There is also much to be learned from loneliness. However, I think our culture has too much loneliness. We are not connected as we should be. Independence has been given moral status, busyness is seen as virtue, reliance is seen as weakness. I believe we can learn from loneliness, but I also believe in moderation in many things, including loneliness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273706721735028462.post-90749459594232041502008-02-19T06:00:00.000-08:002008-02-19T06:00:00.000-08:00thanks for thinking of me, i think... :)xothanks for thinking of me, i think... :)<BR/><BR/>xo111https://www.blogger.com/profile/12222840658933912603noreply@blogger.com