Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
And wears man’s smudge and shares man’s smell: the soil
Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
And for all this, nature is never spent;
There lives the dearest freshness deep down things...
Monday, 7 January 2008
Aha! Moments...
Why didn't anybody ever explain to me the vast difference between the things in life that make me feel good and the things that make me happy?
Or maybe they did, but it didn't feel good, so I didn't listen...
Thanks for pointing Robert to that blogsite...I followed and am definitely intrigued....what an amazing God I am blown away over and over with how and what and who He places in our journey's...thanks
WOW!!!! I am so thankful you sent me to that website jennypo i have a feeling i am going to have many hard nights wrestling internally as I seee my own deepest issues laid out in a way that convicts as well as heals i am so stuck on feeling good too please stop by anytime wish you lived here in oregon
I too got your blog from Robert's post. Feeling good seems to be a temporary thing...be being happy seems to be more of a mindset. Yet, I know that I don't always feel good nor am I always happy.
Hey there! My name is Paul. I have followed so many links today I don't really remember how I landed here..but anyway...
I find that I often seek "good feelings" as a distraction from the unmet longing for that which will truly make me happy. You know what I mean? In the absence of what I most desire I seek to numb myself on lesser desires.
Yet, such is the nature of addictions. The more I seek to fill myself on that which cannot fill me the more I seek to fill myself on that which can not fill me.
The time comes when one has to stay with the emptyness and see it as an invitation for God.
i echo what bjk said and again thanks so much for the link to karens place God is with me every step of the way and helping me to trust that no matter how much all my senses and other voices try to say otherwise a;ways great to hear from you jennypo
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For me it's "ahhh CRAP"...then eventually like you said...AHA!! A year filled with Him!! Happy New Year.
Thanks for pointing Robert to that blogsite...I followed and am definitely intrigued....what an amazing God I am blown away over and over with how and what and who He places in our journey's...thanks
WOW!!!! I am so thankful you sent me to that website jennypo i have a feeling i am going to have many hard nights wrestling internally as I seee my own deepest issues laid out in a way that convicts as well as heals i am so stuck on feeling good too please stop by anytime wish you lived here in oregon
I too got your blog from Robert's post. Feeling good seems to be a temporary thing...be being happy seems to be more of a mindset. Yet, I know that I don't always feel good nor am I always happy.
I am looking forward to reading more.
Hey there! My name is Paul. I have followed so many links today I don't really remember how I landed here..but anyway...
I find that I often seek "good feelings" as a distraction from the unmet longing for that which will truly make me happy. You know what I mean? In the absence of what I most desire I seek to numb myself on lesser desires.
Yet, such is the nature of addictions. The more I seek to fill myself on that which cannot fill me the more I seek to fill myself on that which can not fill me.
The time comes when one has to stay with the emptyness and see it as an invitation for God.
Missing you, your thoughts....praying for you at the weirdest times....
bjk,
Thank you so much for your prayers. God has been walking with me every step. I have so much to learn of Him!
I've been distracted, disorganized, and doing everything in fits and starts lately. I find it so hard to work without a routine! But I'll be back.
Thanks for your encouragement and support, but above all, your prayer is precious.
jennypo-
i echo what bjk said and again thanks so much for the link to karens place God is with me every step of the way and helping me to trust that no matter how much all my senses and other voices try to say otherwise a;ways great to hear from you jennypo
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