tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post373263704624045795..comments2023-12-29T12:10:10.373-05:00Comments on Menopausal Stoners: Acting The FoolPENolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17920921974302444898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-6609266609336367202013-09-30T16:54:29.393-04:002013-09-30T16:54:29.393-04:00Susan - Great advice, and I think we're headin...Susan - Great advice, and I think we're heading in a similar direction. The good news is that I'm aware of old patterns and am working to prevent old mistakes.<br /><br />joanneinjax - I'm so glad you commented. Don't worry! It's all good - he's got confidence, and now that I took intelli's suggestion to heart and sent him the definition and etymology of "faith&PENolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920921974302444898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-36765181612470644052013-09-30T15:40:45.172-04:002013-09-30T15:40:45.172-04:00Faith and religion were a stumbling block in the b...Faith and religion were a stumbling block in the beginning of my relationship with Martin. We argued about it for years. I'm not particularly religious, but I am spiritual, and my community of church friends are important to me. Now Martin sings in choir with me at my Episcopal church every Sunday. The way we worked it out is by agreeing on language and concepts we can both live with. For Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-76523344032651866962013-09-29T20:07:10.986-04:002013-09-29T20:07:10.986-04:00PENolan,
I have been a frequent reader of your bl...PENolan,<br /> I have been a frequent reader of your blog, but have never commented.<br />I admire most of your political views, and support your re-invention of yourself post-divorce. <br />What troubles me if your focus on having a partner. Believe me, having a decade, at least, more of experience in this field, I fear for your heart. You were primed for the 'big love' at BM, and youjoanneinjaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-89566291093026362072013-09-29T11:33:29.980-04:002013-09-29T11:33:29.980-04:00yep... I'm with intelliwench. Faith is about t...yep... I'm with intelliwench. Faith is about trust, and its so polarizing to chain it to religion. I also think that if you're not into religion... don't get so hung up about the lingo associated with it. Spirituality on the otherhand is a lovely thing. Its a gentle way of moving through life with love and tenderness. To take a leap of faith is to trust your gut that its ok to push Soulfulseasuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237987281742739804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-60280164721583257162013-09-29T10:08:06.543-04:002013-09-29T10:08:06.543-04:00Thank you, Intelli
A quick consultation of Etymolo...Thank you, Intelli<br />A quick consultation of Etymology online revealed that "faith" did not become associated with religion until the late 14th century.<br />Lots of faith long before the Church started using it to boss people around.<br />And we do, indeed, throw barriers in our own way all the time. I read a book once about The Upper Limit Problem - where we create dramas because PENolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920921974302444898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124480884494186487.post-51373096628181698132013-09-29T06:43:55.792-04:002013-09-29T06:43:55.792-04:00"You've got to be able to trust your own ..."You've got to be able to trust your own instincts to be able to distinguish between real issues and invented fears." Rings so true for me -- and not just in matters of the heart. We humans so often do a much better of putting barriers in the way of what we want, perhaps because it's safer to discount any chance of success than to risk, and possibly not get that ideal outcome. intelliwenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872666573909696493noreply@blogger.com