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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
On Another Note Entirely
Thanks to all who have listened :)
From Journeyofhearts.org:
Please Listen and Just Hear Me
Poignant true words from the heart of a person, calling for help. These words help those of us in areas where "listening" is important, to remember why, and how important just being present with someone and listening can be.
When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advise,
you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me and you being to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way,
you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problems,
you have failed me, strange as that may seem.
Listen!
All I asked was that you listen, not talk or do -- just hear me.
Advice is cheap: twenty cents will get you both Dear Abby and Billy Graham in the same paper.
And I can do for myself. I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged and faltering, but not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can need to do for myself,
you contribute to my fear and inadequacy.
But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational,
then I can quit trying to convince you and can get about the business of understanding what's behind this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are obvious and I don't need advice.
Irrational feelings make sense when we understand what's behind them.
Perhaps that is why prayer works, sometimes for some people --
because God is mute and doesn't give advice or try to fix things.
He just listens and lets you work it out for yourself.
So please listen and just hear me.
And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn -- and I'll listen to you.
Author Unknown
This is something I wanted to share because it spoke to me. Even 5 years after the death of my mother, and 3 years after losing my grandmothers, from time to time I feel a bit lost in, well, what I lost. If anyone reading this has experienced a loss, or cares about someone who has, maybe it will speak to you, too. Losing someone you love is impossibly difficult; what I didn't expect were all the other aspects of death and grief, from practical to spiritual to emotional. Although I don't believe in God in a traditional way, I think the overall message of the last part that discusses prayer and God is a good one.
From Journeyofhearts.org:
Please Listen and Just Hear Me
Poignant true words from the heart of a person, calling for help. These words help those of us in areas where "listening" is important, to remember why, and how important just being present with someone and listening can be.
When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advise,
you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me and you being to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way,
you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problems,
you have failed me, strange as that may seem.
Listen!
All I asked was that you listen, not talk or do -- just hear me.
Advice is cheap: twenty cents will get you both Dear Abby and Billy Graham in the same paper.
And I can do for myself. I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged and faltering, but not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can need to do for myself,
you contribute to my fear and inadequacy.
But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational,
then I can quit trying to convince you and can get about the business of understanding what's behind this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are obvious and I don't need advice.
Irrational feelings make sense when we understand what's behind them.
Perhaps that is why prayer works, sometimes for some people --
because God is mute and doesn't give advice or try to fix things.
He just listens and lets you work it out for yourself.
So please listen and just hear me.
And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn -- and I'll listen to you.
Author Unknown
This is something I wanted to share because it spoke to me. Even 5 years after the death of my mother, and 3 years after losing my grandmothers, from time to time I feel a bit lost in, well, what I lost. If anyone reading this has experienced a loss, or cares about someone who has, maybe it will speak to you, too. Losing someone you love is impossibly difficult; what I didn't expect were all the other aspects of death and grief, from practical to spiritual to emotional. Although I don't believe in God in a traditional way, I think the overall message of the last part that discusses prayer and God is a good one.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Celeb Crushes
My boyfriend showed me the following picture with the caveat "if i show you this, I may never live up to it and you'll have to break up with me."
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Too much cuteness. If I ever find a picture of Zooey Deschanel rockclimbing naked, I will return the favor he did me of sharing this.
see more The Daily What
Too much cuteness. If I ever find a picture of Zooey Deschanel rockclimbing naked, I will return the favor he did me of sharing this.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This Genius I Know
One of the many things I love about Phi is his musical fantastical-ness.
Check out Phi Unit!
Check out Phi Unit!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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