tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post7103574127723200645..comments2023-10-24T08:21:06.364-07:00Comments on Moss Moments: I know who I am (and who I am not)!jeniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01353955201144145831noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-26109050430753085922014-01-10T15:18:22.660-08:002014-01-10T15:18:22.660-08:00Thank You for sharing these private, sacred though...Thank You for sharing these private, sacred thoughts! It's touched a chord deep in my soul, where I need to take a moment to dig deep and see what's hiding under the surface, and find the lies that are trying to cover the greatest blessings in MY life. The hurt and the pain and the fear is there, and I need to get it out. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253209405703034714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-79951500318113745062014-01-10T08:35:20.945-08:002014-01-10T08:35:20.945-08:00Interesting. I was having a very bad night Tuesday...Interesting. I was having a very bad night Tuesday and didn't know where to turn. I didn't want to burden anyone with my frustrations yet again. It was late and I was sitting on the couch with a pad of paper but not writing. I just felt like I HAD to do SOMETHING so I just started to write. After I scratched it all out - my hurt and anger- I felt inspired to burn it. So I did. I've never done that before but it did help. Just thought it was interesting. I like this post- This is not who you are- because sometimes it's hard to feel that.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157523019167820612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-1729027043480551402014-01-09T16:00:34.931-08:002014-01-09T16:00:34.931-08:00Jen, you have a way with words and explaining thin...Jen, you have a way with words and explaining things that can be hard to explain. Well done! Having good friends around us who can lift us up and tell us what we need to hear (not necessarily want to hear) is a huge blessing!<br /><br />And don't you just love that print by Brian Kerjenick?Montserrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056974831892116493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-36083808606946863082014-01-08T15:41:58.966-08:002014-01-08T15:41:58.966-08:00You're welcome. Good luck with your lesson. ...You're welcome. Good luck with your lesson. You are braver than I am. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you to stick to doctrine in what you teach and to be careful with class comments...jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353955201144145831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-81212478614086569862014-01-08T15:34:24.225-08:002014-01-08T15:34:24.225-08:00I did spend a minute reading this post which basic...I did spend a minute reading this post which basically says we should free ourselves from negative people. <br />Obviously this is a good tactic if we feel weak and vulnerable. (You can't lift someone when you are drowning.) But, in general, we are all down sometimes and where would any of us be without friends who could help raise us up. Positive energy is stronger than negative! I always try to help and love without getting sucked in. Recognizing Satan helps me to love the person while seeing very clearly what they are battling against. <br />I am not a fan of whining, complaining, gossipy conversation- ever.<br />Sometimes blaming or accusing others of pulling you down is another way that we are actually stuck in a trap ourselves. We can gently pull back from any relationship for a time without announcing on Facebook how negative other people are. :)jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353955201144145831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-74623852861618354742014-01-08T15:24:35.350-08:002014-01-08T15:24:35.350-08:00AJ- thank you for your thoughts and comments. I k...AJ- thank you for your thoughts and comments. I know that we each can and will receive revelation as we seek it. I am not an expert- to me, the feelings are very real just not inspiring. I agree with your idea that we should put our thought/analysis into more powerful and positive emotions like kindness, service, gratitude and love.jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353955201144145831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-21992642152314838742014-01-08T12:58:44.514-08:002014-01-08T12:58:44.514-08:00PS. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. It...PS. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. It would be a great blog post.<br /><br />click this link and read this "inspiring" blurb. <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=501147906660552&id=222272341214778<br /><br />We hear this a lot nowadays. This kind of talk is very common in the self-help/motivational/health sector. but I don't think its Christian. Where's the balance between reaching out to someone who is needy and letting that relationship drain us?AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100932151088312851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-61717568727457949602014-01-08T12:57:20.523-08:002014-01-08T12:57:20.523-08:00How great to see this post when just yesterday I h...How great to see this post when just yesterday I had a simiar revelation for myself. I was in a funk thinking some things and knowing this is not my usual self. But I have been feeling like this more lately. Then suddenly I remembered that scene in A Beautiful Mind where he comes to terms with his hallucinations and just repeats to them "You're not real!" and so I was just thinking to myself "these feelings and thoughts aren't real" and it helps me to not attach to them, to let them pass without being significant or putting more thought/analysis into those feelings.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100932151088312851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574832774101813976.post-82464760136473777042014-01-08T12:29:10.973-08:002014-01-08T12:29:10.973-08:00I had to say thank you. What a beautiful post. A f...I had to say thank you. What a beautiful post. A friend had posted this on her facebook status. I am amazed because this is exactly what I was looking for and teaching in my next lesson for Relief Society. As I have been preparing this lesson, I have found so many sources that talk about this. It recently came to me and I was blown away at that information! What a difference it makes! Thanks again!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487152544623695542noreply@blogger.com