tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post4343171355705621285..comments2023-10-28T04:56:01.911-05:00Comments on Alyson Is Neat: I've Been Lacking SoulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13182417693034632358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-70993328301698022212011-03-23T23:26:02.000-05:002011-03-23T23:26:02.000-05:00Think of Christianity and God as Truth and Love.
...Think of Christianity and God as Truth and Love.<br /><br />Not some idea of what the culture has sold you on. That helps me.<br /><br />Then I think of that passage: "Love is patient, Love is kind, etc, etc....".<br /><br />God wants our hearts to grow and grow. This is difficult. It is supposed to be. If it weren't we wouldn't be getting it right. Love is not a feeling or an emotion. Love is sacrificial. Love is a commitment. That is hard.<br /><br />God loves you. I think you're pretty great too.<br /><br />I used to tease my kids (when they were teenagers) and say God loves you, but I'm His favorite (Ha ha). I think God wants us to try and be joyful and see all His blessings. That is hard too.missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539108954932744787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-85220797798683248672011-03-21T21:04:31.484-05:002011-03-21T21:04:31.484-05:00Alyson - oh, how this makes me happy. You are a w...Alyson - oh, how this makes me happy. You are a woman of such courage. I'm passing along these lines from a poem - <br /><br />Sometimes it takes darkness<br />and the sweet confinement of your aloneness<br />to learn <br />anything or anyone<br />that does not bring you alive<br />is too small for you.<br />~David WhyteJulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131658960963016494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-22555574611303934282011-03-21T12:32:03.964-05:002011-03-21T12:32:03.964-05:00So...I read your post last week and have been pond...So...I read your post last week and have been pondering on it at random since. I've come to a certain conclusion about this 'search for peace'. I'll relate it to something a certain someone (ahem) did back in the day ... they thought, while shaving their legs, that if they pressed harder, they wouldn't have to shave as often. You may remember how that turned out ... An odd parallel, I know. But in my own life, the harder I have searched for or forced peace, the more painful/soul ripping it has been. When I go about life in a normal fashion, I am astonished to discover that an abundance of unexplainable peace has transcended. I don't understand it. I know exactly where it comes from. I trust that it comes when I most need it.<br /><br />(Thanks for being honest, btw. I've always appreciated that about you.)Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887877905274075220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-16614700633927214802011-03-18T22:30:50.908-05:002011-03-18T22:30:50.908-05:00Wow...I love coming up on a thoughtful post like t...Wow...I love coming up on a thoughtful post like this. I tend to think a lot deeper than I write and I struggle with which is the real me that I want to represent in my blog. I would love to strike a balance of fun and thoughtful posts. We all struggle with peace. Glad you are moving in the direction that feels right for you.Debbie Baker Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233875754353919354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-23461913764106769642011-03-17T20:02:11.691-05:002011-03-17T20:02:11.691-05:00Alyson, first of all you are a great person, you a...Alyson, first of all you are a great person, you are very balanced, well sort of, caring and thoughtful and goal oriented. I think that you need to accept who are are and be the perfect Alyson, which by the way I think you have achieved that goal. Those who love you, accept you for who you are, don't be so hard on yourself no one else is. Accept yourself for who you are and embrace the perfect Alyson. We all have our shortcomings, you are no different but when it comes down to the big life picture does it matter that you fit a certain mold or that you love yourself and your thick calves :) and that it is ok for you to be unique in your own Alyson way. Accept yourself, because you are a very wonderful person and I am glad to be your friend. Be yourself and love yourself and you will find peace. Alyson peace not someone else's idea of what peace is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-36573553283603619952011-03-17T15:06:09.599-05:002011-03-17T15:06:09.599-05:00Blogs are weird and hard to balance with "rea...Blogs are weird and hard to balance with "real self", I guess. I'm glad you're finding what you need, Alyson. It is very nice to hear.jesse.anne.ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875750144950761412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-63603910900213555312011-03-17T10:37:59.536-05:002011-03-17T10:37:59.536-05:00I know what you mean. It's hard growing up and...I know what you mean. It's hard growing up and I've come to the conclusion that you never stop growing, so basically life isn't always easy and I've learned to value the good times and appreciate them. <br />I hate that I analyze everything, I wish I could be more clueless like some ppl seem to be (I mean clueless in a good way)<br />Regardless appreciate what makes you, you. That's how I find peace. <br /><br /><br />Miranda <br />www.indcfashion.comMirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743412261082252157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18812010.post-36109921451351854242011-03-17T09:22:57.330-05:002011-03-17T09:22:57.330-05:00I love this post and I can totally relate to how y...I love this post and I can totally relate to how you feel. It sorta feels like bloggers everywhere are feeling this lack of peace. Hmmm....<br />I'm glad you found yours.<br />Love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com