tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post2631418120760841894..comments2023-12-25T02:46:52.723-04:00Comments on Awareness: the awakening of temptationawarenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-25941757926467787872010-02-24T12:25:43.854-04:002010-02-24T12:25:43.854-04:00If you are content there is no temptation anymore ...If you are content there is no temptation anymore and it would be greed rather than temptation.<br />I don't practice lent like my parents do.<br />I do practice living all year and living with what i haveWalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341478577481025783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-9405961421824915782010-02-22T16:44:43.475-04:002010-02-22T16:44:43.475-04:00Ah, temptation, the temporary desire of something ...Ah, temptation, the temporary desire of something that we believe is not good for us or that we don't need however want. One can do two things, wait and allow the temptation to pass or embrace that which temps us and satisfy our craving. One must be careful not to allow temptation to turn into an obsession.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237538988856751173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-48959746339880380672010-02-22T06:32:08.400-04:002010-02-22T06:32:08.400-04:00I once used to resist temptation but rarely anymor...I once used to resist temptation but rarely anymore.<br /><br />I am always tempted by new romance and whilst I am careful these days, not wanting to hurt myself or anyone else, I tend to go for it. <br /><br />Oh and Rioja and cheese - I always surrender to those.<br /><br />I think you are only really alive when you succumb to temptation - the feeling is exhilirating. Resisting temptation is a good feeling too occasionally but I prefer to succumb!Reluctant Bloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-85623545837986125102010-02-21T06:03:29.841-04:002010-02-21T06:03:29.841-04:00Jen... recognizing what's behind the need to f...Jen... recognizing what's behind the need to follow through on a temptation, and why surely helps in at least justifying our actions. :) There is always a cause and an effect..... isn't there? If we can live with that, so be it. <br />We live in a community where judgment comes from all points. I find it very disconcerting that people have the time to observe me with such intent acuity and then make comments about the choices I make without the FULL reasoning or Story behind my actions. We are so quick to judge and point fingers at other's behaviour. It's appalling really to think we have the right to do this. <br />We have to be true to ourselves, honest with God, and recognize how it does or does not impact others around us. That's how I see it. As for the rest of the judging panel? Time to take a hike and figure out their own stuff.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-12503450031292895732010-02-21T05:57:26.247-04:002010-02-21T05:57:26.247-04:00Jen.... good on ya...! Redirecting them is a good...Jen.... good on ya...! Redirecting them is a good plan. Make them work for you. Temptations often lead to wonderful creativity. :)<br />I don't think these desires are sinful either.<br /><br />Gypsy.....may you always enjoy the fruits of your journey. <br /><br />Deb...good question! or maybe the soul identifying a need that requires attention.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-84816890948930869442010-02-21T05:52:22.210-04:002010-02-21T05:52:22.210-04:00Jason... thank you. I wrote it last year and deci...Jason... thank you. I wrote it last year and decided to tweak it and repost it. I like the word you used to describe it........ haunts. I think that describes the nuance of temptations beautifully. they truly do haunt us don't they?awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-83777786058628669052010-02-21T01:33:03.432-04:002010-02-21T01:33:03.432-04:00Gypsy...that made me laugh!
I am, too.
I've d...Gypsy...that made me laugh!<br /><br />I am, too.<br />I've discovered that every part of me is holy, even the parts that have made questionable decisions or acted irresponsibly. God created me unique and He loves me beyond what my limited vocabulary can express, so I'm not about to label parts of myself as "bad". <br /><br />This is heresy to a lot of people, namely the ones I grew up going to church with, but this is the way I've come to understand God, and it feels instinctual and holy. <br /><br />I have experienced pain and suffering as a direct result of some of my poor behaviors, so I know there's always a price to pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-81959478093497556912010-02-20T10:41:54.182-04:002010-02-20T10:41:54.182-04:00I sometimes wonder if temptation isn't the sou...I sometimes wonder if temptation isn't the soul asking for more?JP/debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588554280207421724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-45943602956568197122010-02-20T08:14:53.441-04:002010-02-20T08:14:53.441-04:00I hereby confess that I am very bad at resisting t...I hereby confess that I am very bad at resisting temptation....Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185485331789471194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-84300385841834117772010-02-19T19:57:04.422-04:002010-02-19T19:57:04.422-04:00OH! Mwahahahaha....what a post, Dana!
Recognizing...OH! Mwahahahaha....what a post, Dana!<br /><br />Recognizing the desires of my shadow side, acknowledging them instead of shoving them away, and then finding a less damaging way to express those desires....THAT is how I try (TRY) to deal with temptation. <br /><br />:-)<br /><br /><br />And personally, I don't consider those desires sinful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-6208376795873686772010-02-19T18:52:20.903-04:002010-02-19T18:52:20.903-04:00I found the poem very powerful. You've tracke...I found the poem very powerful. You've tracked temptation through many of its haunts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-77123154824418679542010-02-19T13:42:01.821-04:002010-02-19T13:42:01.821-04:00Kay...Me TOO! :) Want to dive right in there. Whe...Kay...Me TOO! :) Want to dive right in there. When I was originally thinking about what temptation meant to me, I automatically thought of the line in the Lord's Prayer. But, then when I started writing down what it can do and where it can lead, i realized there was a positive side to it as well as a enticing side to it that may be a ......... hhhhhmmmmmm a little bad. ;)awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-38712138661138934242010-02-19T12:19:39.274-04:002010-02-19T12:19:39.274-04:00the way you describe temptation, leaves no room fo...the way you describe temptation, leaves no room for 'sin' so much as fulfilling self. makes me want to dive right in...but then you mention lent... guess it's good i'm not catholic :)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353317664100788614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-37960496546342876882010-02-19T07:02:42.059-04:002010-02-19T07:02:42.059-04:00Susan....what I've learned this week while rea...Susan....what I've learned this week while reading and contemplating Lent is just that, but to embrace it and not consider it as suffering.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-41837033565538225742010-02-19T06:49:44.588-04:002010-02-19T06:49:44.588-04:00What a fitting post for this time of Lent. How wel...What a fitting post for this time of Lent. How well you have described the ramifications of temptation. <br /><br />My Pastor always says: Five+Two words: AVOID and NO.<br /><br />Enjoy the Lent.<br /><br />Joy and peace,<br />SusanS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.com