tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post5315927698995161493..comments2024-01-07T09:34:44.086-05:00Comments on What Canst Thou Say?: You Can't Have It AllRobin M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-35941820922682303252012-08-07T20:02:56.944-04:002012-08-07T20:02:56.944-04:00Yes, yes, yes to all of this. The opening psalm is...Yes, yes, yes to all of this. The opening psalm is so lovely, and perhaps I needed to read that this evening. <br /><br />I, too, feel a pull, a call, and I am unsure as to where that may lead. I work a corporate job in order to provide for my husband and myself, yet I am unmotivated by the flashy bonuses and promised trips. <br /><br />I had a bit of a spiritual crisis that lead me away from Quakerism and into other, more structured forms of Christianity (namely Orthodoxy), and I feel like I am still a bit shaken from such an experience. I found I grew negative and pious, not to mention negative. So I am hoping to return Home.<br /><br />As for the hours in my day, I see them as precious gifts; I am unwilling to waste them. <br /><br />Peace!<br />Sarah D.Sarah Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402324019220431437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-52213578182082988862012-07-16T16:34:53.785-04:002012-07-16T16:34:53.785-04:00Dear Hystery,
I'm glad it is helpful. Sometim...Dear Hystery,<br /><br />I'm glad it is helpful. Sometime I wonder if my writing is too self-centered to be worth publishing. But usually I decide it's better to be specific than to try to generalize. <br /><br />I hope you find your path more clearly soon.<br /><br />RobinRobin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-62718428510094102772012-07-16T14:01:50.090-04:002012-07-16T14:01:50.090-04:00I have been in an anguish of abortive discernment-...I have been in an anguish of abortive discernment- a kind of suspended animation of personal calling for five years. In an attempt to be all things, I have found that too often that leads to me doing nothing. I appreciate the wisdom contained in your post. It is helpful to me.Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-75379622213410836272012-07-16T10:49:05.935-04:002012-07-16T10:49:05.935-04:00Hi Amy - thanks for commenting on the blog! We sho...Hi Amy - thanks for commenting on the blog! We should get together to talk about this one of these days. <br /><br />As I finished writing this, I realized that I have the big scale discernment pretty together for now. I'm committed to my family and this one job, and that's it for now, and that's very okay. Howard Macy reminded me about Thomas Kelley's image of the internal committee vs. the Cosmic Patience of God.<br /><br />But the real issue these days is discernment within that. Deciding between all the things that could be done in any one day at work. And trying to keep God's will as the signpost by which I navigate. Neverending process, I know.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-63910816271519569902012-07-16T08:53:41.020-04:002012-07-16T08:53:41.020-04:00I have been having a similar conversation with mys...I have been having a similar conversation with myself lately, as I take on a demanding new job with a high level of responsibility, while also needing other work to bring in sufficient income. My children are older, which is the only reason I could consider doing this, but the other things I need to let go of are many, and it can be hard to discern the balance sometimes. Sometimes it's not at all balanced and I overwork. Little by little I am breathing in and out, in and out, and getting better at moving with the rhythm and flow of my life. I too am grateful for a husband and children that are willing to journey with me. Thanks for sharing your insights and reflection.Amy Ward Brimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155024961920861439noreply@blogger.com