tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post2492466684594857547..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: It Must Inevitably Be SoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-90251183760559477792014-04-25T15:09:25.259+02:002014-04-25T15:09:25.259+02:00Ellena; Having some problems here; working on a re...Ellena; Having some problems here; working on a relative's computer in England, hence my tardiness in responding to you. My journey is one of wonder, even if difficult on occasions. It is something, therefore, like all worthwhile activities, that one wishes to share. That there are people and friends out there who wish to be involved in that journey is something for which I am grateful. So what can I say, but "Thank you!"Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-62636538284152569182014-04-22T19:18:11.654+02:002014-04-22T19:18:11.654+02:00I feel that we should be thanking you and not you ...I feel that we should be thanking you and not you us, Tom. Our comments would not be wonderful were you not unknowingly leading us to precious places within us with your words.<br />How I wish I had the ability to find words for what I want to say. Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-38510357070459733032014-04-20T22:46:22.088+02:002014-04-20T22:46:22.088+02:00Bruce; That too must inevitably be so.Bruce; That too must inevitably be so.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-13238757155733291372014-04-20T20:58:53.264+02:002014-04-20T20:58:53.264+02:00"...that everything is going to be just fine...."...that everything is going to be just fine."<br /><br />That warms my heart, my friend.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-6546960018846463452014-04-20T09:51:27.205+02:002014-04-20T09:51:27.205+02:00Natalie; I feel humbled by the wonderful comments...Natalie; I feel humbled by the wonderful comments that I receive, and simply saying 'thanks' will never be enough.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-68653953145744730012014-04-20T09:49:59.290+02:002014-04-20T09:49:59.290+02:00Thank you Marja-Leena. It is difficult to say pre...Thank you Marja-Leena. It is difficult to say precisely why I am engaged on this exercise. I just know that for some obscure reason I must try to do what I do. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-45855867006045333952014-04-20T02:15:28.385+02:002014-04-20T02:15:28.385+02:00Everyone here has expressed what I too feel about ...Everyone here has expressed what I too feel about your post, Tom, and Geo's comparison with deep sea creatures "able to make their own light" in the darkness strikes me as particularly apt. You are certainly making your own light.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-52006173513401832652014-04-19T20:05:49.099+02:002014-04-19T20:05:49.099+02:00Tom, have I ever thanked you for so generously sha...Tom, have I ever thanked you for so generously sharing your thoughts about your personal journey? <br />It seems to me all very difficult to put into words; yet you successfully provoke thought and inspiration. marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-45978970260277148662014-04-19T17:42:11.890+02:002014-04-19T17:42:11.890+02:00Sheila; Thank you again. I will give your latest ...Sheila; Thank you again. I will give your latest comment further thought.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-32974168725489085672014-04-19T17:22:29.265+02:002014-04-19T17:22:29.265+02:00I think God is both more powerful and more gentle ...I think God is both more powerful and more gentle than fundamentalist Protestantism (or fundamentalist anything, probably) is capable of knowing and teaching.<br /><br />My spiritual director has talked with me before about the need sometimes to "have the courage to doubt your doubts." I struggle with feeling fraudulent at times, too. Sometimes, of course, it is real--I can be a Pharisee with the best of them, despite my not wanting to.<br /><br />But sometimes it is, I think, fear or cynicism, even nihilism, masquerading as humility. Does that make sense? Which is part of why it is so valuable to me to have someone who knows me well to bounce things off of regularly. On my own, I'd be such a mess!<br />Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-89713653220803862682014-04-19T17:05:28.516+02:002014-04-19T17:05:28.516+02:00Sheila; Thank you for your thoughts. It never di...Sheila; Thank you for your thoughts. It never did occur to me that a fast is being imposed on me, but it does seem to fit the bill. Once again, there is a mystery here beyond my current understanding that needs to be explored. All in good time.<br /><br />I feel that part of my concern is that I am feeling something of a fraud. This experience is difficult, particularly the sense of grief at the loss of inner 'Presence.' Yet even so I sense it could be a great deal worse, and it is that which is making me feel fraudulent. Such perhaps is the legacy of fundamentalist protestantism from my childhood. <br /><br />On the other hand, the sense of having 'let go', of having detached, has brought a feeling of faith-full peace.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-89759793029835084262014-04-19T05:37:39.365+02:002014-04-19T05:37:39.365+02:00I am praying for you, Tom. And I hope to get back ...I am praying for you, Tom. And I hope to get back to your comment on fasting. For now it seems a fast is being imposed on you. I believe you are in good hands, though I remember well how dark that darkness can be.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-33697954708894585382014-04-18T08:18:46.773+02:002014-04-18T08:18:46.773+02:00Susan; Thank you! Thank you very much!Susan; Thank you! Thank you very much!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-7488086357881050862014-04-18T04:44:22.522+02:002014-04-18T04:44:22.522+02:00You are an inspiration, Tom. You are an inspiration, Tom. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-16038796639354055242014-04-17T23:05:36.864+02:002014-04-17T23:05:36.864+02:00Geo; That truly is a wonderful analogy. My thank...Geo; That truly is a wonderful analogy. My thanks.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-80090034429979382412014-04-17T21:56:52.361+02:002014-04-17T21:56:52.361+02:00Your post reminds me of some recent reading about ...Your post reminds me of some recent reading about deep-ocean research --miles down-- where sunlight doesn't penetrate. Many thousands of life-forms have adapted to this total darkness by relying on bioluminescent organs for communication and survival --an ability to create their own light. I think nature is a language and it is saying that some things are perfected in darkness. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-60726639226132076602014-04-17T20:14:43.411+02:002014-04-17T20:14:43.411+02:00Agnieszka; As you say, it's when one lets go ...Agnieszka; As you say, it's when one lets go that things seem to happen. All that is required is that the ego is bypassed by waiting for a time when it is distracted, thus allowing something higher to be heard.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-49844154436238670952014-04-17T19:31:57.299+02:002014-04-17T19:31:57.299+02:00it's always when you let go that things seem t...it's always when you let go that things seem to happen. <br /><br />best of luck in the mists, tom. i'm certain it's a fine path you're walking, and the destinations (for surely it cannot be just one) well worth the trouble you have taken.<br />the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.com