tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post1711433470683081996..comments2023-06-02T07:06:27.348-06:00Comments on Meaning and Authenticity: Discernment: Learning to LoveKatherine E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06322364633534297714noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-7502464865203386882009-01-15T14:49:00.000-06:002009-01-15T14:49:00.000-06:00I've been working to understand a call of sorts fo...I've been working to understand a call of sorts for some time; its been a slow gestation of learning what I'm meant to be and do with this life. It's exciting and crazy to feel called to serve and its been a long time in realizing that I should not let the voices of others (including my own ego) stifle the realization of fulfilling a promise. Thank you for posting this, I know I will return again to read it.<BR/>PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941374942079469929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-86254655791867154972009-01-11T21:41:00.000-06:002009-01-11T21:41:00.000-06:00Sha-zamm, Katherine, this is a keeper for me. You ...Sha-zamm, Katherine, this is a keeper for me. You have such a way of describing the indescribable. I need to read it again and again this week! Someone dear to me who has been stuck for some time has responded to discernment. Fear had been her obstacle. Tonight, to my surprise she announced with vibrancy in her voice that she's planning a trip to London, a long-time dream of hers. I see inner awakening here. I see her spirit daring to live her dream . . . daring to live into her true self. Thanks again for sharing yourself! CCWCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281367625845280480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-23659237704941881152009-01-10T15:23:00.000-06:002009-01-10T15:23:00.000-06:00Really like the desire section. In my spiritual d...Really like the desire section. In my spiritual direction program we worked quite a bit with acknowledging our own desires as an authentic path to living our lives in God.Elaine (aka...Purple) https://www.blogger.com/profile/09439199680556347830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-32181856763231755912009-01-10T13:39:00.000-06:002009-01-10T13:39:00.000-06:00Profound thoughts, beautifully articulated. Thank...Profound thoughts, beautifully articulated. Thank you!Rev SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661507940053055640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-52005426061177526902009-01-09T15:22:00.000-06:002009-01-09T15:22:00.000-06:00Somehow "God made me do it" sounds like that cop-o...Somehow "God made me do it" sounds like that cop-out "The Devil made me do it." I don't like either. Your reflections on LOVE remind me of much of what I heard at the NM Conference Richard Rohr held.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-76155396804875393422009-01-09T13:02:00.000-06:002009-01-09T13:02:00.000-06:00Just some profound thoughts. Thank you!I've often ...Just some profound thoughts. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>I've often thought that "God made me do it" sounds an awful lot like its counterpart...and both lack authenticity, personal responsibility and self-confidence.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-37263815190129672292009-01-09T08:50:00.000-06:002009-01-09T08:50:00.000-06:00Such a wonderful reflection! Thank you, Katherine...Such a wonderful reflection! Thank you, Katherine. The only thought I would add is that fear, per-se, is not the enemy. Indeed, I think that learning to form a friendly, non-judgmental relationship with our fear is an important step in becoming more authentic, in growing in love.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again! Peace to youstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275381128126684009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338224184099573913.post-62907183274925994982009-01-09T08:44:00.000-06:002009-01-09T08:44:00.000-06:00I've never liked that kind of expression yet, eith...I've never liked that kind of expression yet, either - honestly, in my life, when I've felt that I was pulled to something, I didn't have a choice. It's not that it was chipped at; it just abruptly was the only option (i.e. coming back to Texas).<BR/><BR/>If you have that kind of visceral reaction to something, I question why it is that one would uncritically assume that it is wrong.<BR/><BR/>Also, I have found that sometimes, in the process of coming to love, or be loved, in whatever fashion, there's a lot of invisble bile you may have to clean out of your system. Maybe that's unique to my current situation, but I've found it to be the case before - you can have a lot of poison that has to be worked through before you can truly appreciate the entirety of such a gift.Sylphstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500127817365539985noreply@blogger.com