tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post991423733031392809..comments2023-04-03T04:00:20.248-07:00Comments on figuring it out...: the crutch and the confidenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-65062130472384600782009-03-30T22:34:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:34:00.000-07:00I've had several injuries to my left leg and ankle...I've had several injuries to my left leg and ankle. I've needed crutches at times. I was grateful for the help they gave me. I became quite expert at using them. But I don't need crutches anymore. I can stand quite well - actually better - without them. I gave them away to Goodwill with other things I no longer need.Vajrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316098020907016693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-11746814556350407572009-03-22T08:59:00.000-07:002009-03-22T08:59:00.000-07:00Oh, I did read the post earlier--thank goodness I ...Oh, I did read the post earlier--thank goodness I have an illness to blame for my fractured memory. <BR/><BR/>all my best--<BR/><BR/>medjinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-3849781679258699472009-03-22T08:58:00.000-07:002009-03-22T08:58:00.000-07:00I think this post, which I should have read earlie...I think this post, which I should have read earlier is "the point of religion" scare quotes intentional. Yes, religion gives a reason. Full stop. Without it, you have to make up your own reason. Not so pleasant. But what can one do? I find looking out the window gives me reason to live. And my kids and my garden and the thought that I can get well, and my dear fiance, and and and and and djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-31811630307481468172009-03-16T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:03:00.000-07:00From one of my favorite poets, Jack Gilbert-- "I a...From one of my favorite poets, Jack Gilbert-- "I am not at peace ... <BR/>I want to fail. I am hungry<BR/>for what I am becoming. What will you do? She asks. I will<BR/> continue north, carrying the past in my arms, flying into winter. <BR/><BR/>More Jack Gilbert, "Refusing Heaven"<BR/><BR/>The old women in black at early Mass in winter<BR/>are a problem for him. He could tell by their eyes<BR/>djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-36184136379431784982009-03-11T19:39:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:39:00.000-07:00Oh, G. I hear you. I feel a deep sense of loss. Of...Oh, G. I hear you. I feel a deep sense of loss. Of community, of importance, of significance, of purpose. A loss so deep that I almost wish that I could go back to who I was before, even though I wouldn't really want to.<BR/><BR/>Like your blog says, we're both just figuring it out.,.I was just under the impression it wouldn't be so hard or take so long.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-77433281049143244802009-03-10T16:10:00.000-07:002009-03-10T16:10:00.000-07:00Time. It. takes. time. Separating from the churc...Time. It. takes. time. Separating from the church is painful on so many levels, both spiritually and socially. <BR/><BR/>I liken it to being "born again", just like a baby learning how to walk or a toddler learning to tie her shoes. Each baby step gets easier and soon that child knows exactly how to wind the cord so it is tied securely. <BR/><BR/>At first I was fearful when confronted about The Numismatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087097629745984272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-65352940552488867662009-03-09T21:50:00.000-07:002009-03-09T21:50:00.000-07:00I understand more of this post than you might thin...I understand more of this post than you might think. Realizing my unique approach to my religion has left me feeling terribly alone. I have felt like there was hardlly anything to fall back on, not even my past.<BR/><BR/>And I believe there are psychological/mythical truths. But I can't find one that matches up with my journey as a woman who is not fully the nurturer/mother. Everywhere I dissect Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881867656072259894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-41955861488289477402009-03-09T18:20:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:20:00.000-07:00I don't think I can tell you something to comfort ...I don't think I can tell you something to comfort you. When I left the church my heart was broken. I knew that if the church wasn't true, I wouldn't be able to find some other truth to replace. I wouldn't be able to find another god, another religion, another myth. I found an urgency, though, to live now because I wasn't saving my "good life" up until after I died. I think that's why I movedangryyoungwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003381856900634195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-28802565462553185702009-03-09T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:18:00.000-07:00A "crutch" to me usually has a negative connotatio...A "crutch" to me usually has a negative connotation, so I don't normally use it unless whatever the crutch is is getting in the way of someone's growth.<BR/><BR/>As someone who has struggled with the issue of meaning quite a bit, I think finding meaning (well, it's not usually found but more often created) is profoundly important. It certainly does not have to be based in religion or spiritualityadamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.com