tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post1050056566916522955..comments2023-12-25T02:46:52.723-04:00Comments on Awareness: the hole in the fence......awarenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-89683737660741975522010-03-14T01:32:10.551-04:002010-03-14T01:32:10.551-04:00I loved this story Dana and could feel the words n...I loved this story Dana and could feel the words nudging something inside me. <br /><br /><br />I have often wondered if the saying "be careful what you wish for" applies to me and this story, and your own words reconfirmed to me that maybe solitude might not be all it's cracked up to be in my own head.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for the reminder that no matter how much we think we don't, we all need someone to love us and share our joys and sorrows with.Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185485331789471194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-56892155216310638772010-03-09T15:28:02.743-04:002010-03-09T15:28:02.743-04:00This is an excellent parable. The freedom to choos...This is an excellent parable. The freedom to choose comes with responsibility and understanding that we are part of the whole and not islands and that each decision we make impacts our self and all others of creation. We are always loved and we can never separate from source even though we may believe we have done so. This is a lesson that we all must learn and embrace for it is within our oneness that rests what we chase after.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237538988856751173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-63863698765408427442010-03-09T11:33:36.476-04:002010-03-09T11:33:36.476-04:00The fence is not there to keep you in but danger o...The fence is not there to keep you in but danger out.<br />How much freedom comes with how big the area within the fence is.<br />If it is biog enough you could create a littler world within the fenced off area to find your freedom<br /><br />Great storyWalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129182819187055533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-43753728626197600452010-03-08T22:09:25.786-04:002010-03-08T22:09:25.786-04:00Oh Lord...so many mistakes because of my one finge...Oh Lord...so many mistakes because of my one finger typing...Well, I hope it still makes sense! (lol)OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-36850635967457613252010-03-08T22:08:01.453-04:002010-03-08T22:08:01.453-04:00As always Dana, a privocative and interesting post...As always Dana, a privocative and interesting post.....The need to balance these two things is in all of us, I think. Finding the balanc---that is the challabge, isn't it?<br />Beautifully written, my dear...Again, As Always!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-21671460524303099962010-03-08T07:57:55.215-04:002010-03-08T07:57:55.215-04:00Gilly...i know what you mean. Staying with the par...Gilly...i know what you mean. Staying with the parable of the Prodigal Son (I'm reading a book right now by Henri Nouwen on it's interpretation) this is how I see the feelings of the Son who stayed home and then was angry that his Father was having a party for the his brother. This is how I relate to that particular brother.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1084057359924443802010-03-08T04:51:03.517-04:002010-03-08T04:51:03.517-04:00Having to make our own choices can be hard.
But m...Having to make our own choices can be hard.<br /><br />But making the choice to let others make our choices for us can lead to despair, a sort of not living, and ultimately, a spiteful anger against those who made our choices for us.<br /><br />If you get what I mean......Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-4304564053699777132010-03-07T14:12:32.757-04:002010-03-07T14:12:32.757-04:00Susan...thank you. what a beautiful compliment. ...Susan...thank you. what a beautiful compliment. It is so inspiring to know that sometimes if i just write out my thoughts from new personal learning that it may resonate with another human being out there. thank you, thank you.........<br /><br />ps. we learn best from sharing stories don't we? :)awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-6863636252953336602010-03-07T14:10:34.230-04:002010-03-07T14:10:34.230-04:00Jen....good thing we're just human and can fuc...Jen....good thing we're just human and can fuck up every now and then when that little Id of ours pushes us into danger zones. <br /><br />I find it very interesting how the mysterious part of us.... the darker shadow side is so connected to our creative endeavours. Given that our imagination is our most wild frontier, its no wonder. Its just getting over the fear of the unknown that so difficult. What helps me the most is acknowledging there is a sense of unconditional love that filters through every now and then from God and that if I really fuck it up, He'll shake his head and encourage me to get up and try again with a smile on His face. <br /><br />Deb.... I think we tend to realize this when we are confronted with the more difficult time decisions..... which ironically are the times when we feel the most indecisive!awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-41057698695819127072010-03-07T13:58:31.828-04:002010-03-07T13:58:31.828-04:00Sherry. I was thinking the same thing, but then re...Sherry. I was thinking the same thing, but then realized that middle age has strong ties to adolescence. Both developmental moments in our lives have a strong need for freedom. Maybe for different reasons, but the pull is the same. One is looking forward with a need for independence and the other is reflective first but they are at a point when roles and responsibilities have pushed hard on them and the need to strive for a sense of independence grows strong. <br />I like what you have to say about perceived and true wrongs. both do deserve love and attention.... and respect from others to understand that someone else's perception of wrongdoing may be very different from the angle with which we look at it.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-32520038998502881222010-03-07T07:25:35.075-04:002010-03-07T07:25:35.075-04:00"There is a stubbornness inherent in our desi..."There is a stubbornness inherent in our desire for independence"<br /><br />Lovely reflections dear one.<br /><br />Life seems to take on a new meaning when i read your posts.<br /><br />Love and sunshine,<br />SusanS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-59563402780930223082010-03-06T22:26:44.431-04:002010-03-06T22:26:44.431-04:00Wonderful ruminations, Dana. We have the free wil...Wonderful ruminations, Dana. We have the free will to decide how we respond to the hard events of life as well as the joyous ones.<br /><br />peace,<br />JP/debJP/debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588554280207421724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-69183003618062980252010-03-06T19:59:49.402-04:002010-03-06T19:59:49.402-04:00I hate that we are blinded to the love around us i...I hate that we are blinded to the love around us in our desperate need for comfort. It IS that dark side that seeks nourishment! I truly believe we...I have to start dialogueing with that shadow side instead of ignoring her, shoving her down. If I talk to her, acknowledge her, and do something constructive, instead of DEstructive, she'll be integrated.<br /><br />Gosh, that sounds kind of hokey, but I'm so tired of hating certain parts of myself. <br /><br />It's my shadow that gives me creativity, energy, spunk, and determination, the need for independence. She can also lead me into some VERY, very dangerous places...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-51935182387295424842010-03-06T10:55:52.361-04:002010-03-06T10:55:52.361-04:00Excellent post. It's somewhat like parenting ...Excellent post. It's somewhat like parenting and children. We let them go bit by bit until the point that they are gone but know they can come back to touch base, to refresh, to lick wounds, to be healed with love. It explains children who flee home for real or perceived wrongs and wander lost and confused. Some of them can be found and returned, some of them sadly, are lost before they even started their own journey. <br /><br />Perceived wrongs vs. true wrongs...both deserve love and attention, time and space to heal.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.com