tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post7986329297555536070..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: And So To ContinueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-17664762401939838722013-10-16T20:28:47.485+02:002013-10-16T20:28:47.485+02:00Beth; Thank you. I finally saw a new way of look...Beth; Thank you. I finally saw a new way of looking at falling into that vortex that is God. Interesting title, "Falling Upward", not too dissimilar from floating downward. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-86686690084115107322013-10-16T18:36:56.924+02:002013-10-16T18:36:56.924+02:00Yes, what Susan said.
I just read a book by the ...Yes, what Susan said. <br /><br />I just read a book by the Franciscan contemplative/teacher Richard Rohr which may speak to the paradox you describe. He titles it "Falling Upward."Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-43394649046581270302013-10-16T10:50:01.192+02:002013-10-16T10:50:01.192+02:00Ellena; That's nice.Ellena; That's nice.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-36688333134651351302013-10-16T10:48:39.101+02:002013-10-16T10:48:39.101+02:00Susan; There are moments that make me shiver, whe...Susan; There are moments that make me shiver, when a comment is so to the point that it is as if it were spoken from somewhere inside me, but not by me. That shiver is exactly what I felt when I read your comment. My thanks to you and to who/whatever spoke from inside me.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-81301787323341283132013-10-16T10:44:05.784+02:002013-10-16T10:44:05.784+02:00Christopher; I have probably said it before, but ...Christopher; I have probably said it before, but I do appreciate the sharing of your wisdom with me. Thank you again for that and for much more.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-87151888161345069452013-10-16T03:53:24.899+02:002013-10-16T03:53:24.899+02:00I am very pleased to know that I will be able to c...I am very pleased to know that I will be able to continue reading here.Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-68642399741943150352013-10-16T03:08:28.724+02:002013-10-16T03:08:28.724+02:00Our minds have an almost uncanny ability to sabota...Our minds have an almost uncanny ability to sabotage efforts of inner work in our efforts to break through into a deep personal awakening. Making the journey requires extraordinary sincerity and willingness to be deeply honest - a sense of humor is also essential.<br /><br />Ram Dass once said, 'It's not how often you fall down in life, it's the way you pick yourself up that matters'.<br /><br />I'm very happy you've invited us to share part of your journey with you with the understanding that there are, and likely always will be, sections that must be walked alone. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-68399747004894346522013-10-15T23:03:03.171+02:002013-10-15T23:03:03.171+02:00Eventually you will find your pace, if there is on...Eventually you will find your pace, if there is one. I am big on the idea of the calling. Blogging is central to mine and has been for a while. I post as frequently as I do because the nature of my posts are in the center. Also the exercise of posting and the placing of the work before some kind of public eye are also central. This is like going to work day after day, no? Only I enjoy the work mostly and my boss is gentler these days than my day job boss was.<br /><br />No my boss is not me.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-54356098489223604422013-10-15T10:04:54.281+02:002013-10-15T10:04:54.281+02:00Rouchswalwe, indeed! A very telling comment! :)Rouchswalwe, indeed! A very telling comment! :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-83826163912107290142013-10-15T04:26:56.328+02:002013-10-15T04:26:56.328+02:00Hurrah und Prost! Hurrah und Prost! Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-38100084581088139192013-10-14T20:52:43.292+02:002013-10-14T20:52:43.292+02:00Natalie; Lovely to be in contact again, and thank...Natalie; Lovely to be in contact again, and thank you for your complimentary comment. Wish you well on your trip over to this side of the 'ditch'. Bon voyage, and travel safely.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-271589312506492422013-10-14T17:58:38.331+02:002013-10-14T17:58:38.331+02:00Tom, I love the honesty, the no-bullshit approach ...Tom, I love the honesty, the no-bullshit approach that you apply both to your own thinking process and to the expression of it here. This is an important quality, to be treasured and nurtured.<br /><br />You chose well when you took Gwynt as your logo and blog name: the eagle soars high and free in the stratosphere but is also constrained by the demands of earth and of its species - the need to find nourishment and therefore the 'acquisitiveness' of hunting.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading you again if you've posted by the time I get back from France. I'm off tomorrow.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-28391709603978804632013-10-14T07:57:18.378+02:002013-10-14T07:57:18.378+02:00Good morning, and thank you for your welcome back....Good morning, and thank you for your welcome back. Actually this short break has done me a great deal of good. I certainly feel more relaxed.<br /><br />I tend to agree, Martha, that the process is the most necessary part of the journey. In any event it is certainly something we need to engage with. The process, Marja-Leena, isn't as bad for me as it might sound. To attempt to climb upwards against spiritual gravity is much harder than letting go and letting gravity take one where it will; particularly when there are such positive gains to be had. And Halle, I do feel sometimes that there are stronger links between the deeper world of the spirit and the world of modern physics. Somewhere "up there" I'm certain they meet. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-70476342915196068562013-10-13T21:22:57.096+02:002013-10-13T21:22:57.096+02:00Very good to see you're back, Tom.
I'm at...Very good to see you're back, Tom.<br /><br />I'm at (another) beginning of trying to determine what my journey is all about. I've come to think of my struggles with the process as the most necessary part of it. I don't ask questions of myself when all is going well - only when they aren't going as I'd like, or as I'm comfortable with.<br /><br />I learn from your questioning your journey, your processing of your life. Glad you have returned to it.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-59407132819795294062013-10-13T20:51:06.177+02:002013-10-13T20:51:06.177+02:00Reality should be simpler than make it out to be w...Reality should be simpler than make it out to be when we attempt to describe it. Many thoughts reflected back as always. "The act of observing changes the thing being observed." "Less is more." and most important "<i>very good to have you back Tom" </i>Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-69264731461140644462013-10-13T20:00:32.284+02:002013-10-13T20:00:32.284+02:00Welcome back, Tom. I'm sorry to hear that you ...Welcome back, Tom. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing such deep struggles between seeming opposite sides of your spiritual journey. Perhaps you are trying too hard... but I'm not one to say so, really, as I'm not on the same journey. <br /><br />Wishing smoother sailing ahead, and never mind a schedule for posting here. I used to try to post two or three times a week but after almost 10 years, I've slowed down.marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.com