tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post1654739820391106654..comments2023-10-11T11:58:15.514-04:00Comments on honor yourself: thinking out loud....terri st. cloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15051778033153655065noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-36850966803536337042010-04-21T10:53:47.290-04:002010-04-21T10:53:47.290-04:00boyhowdy! if this isn't a big, ol' can of ...boyhowdy! if this isn't a big, ol' can of worms, I don't know what is! All these comments are so right on...and my two cents is this: I believe that the more we come 'into our own' the less 'others' affect us. It is this strong sense of 'knowing'...that we ARE who we are...that diminishes what everyone else does/says/thinks about us. It isn't that they are 'less', it's just the knowing that the contrast (between us) is what gives texture to our lives. <br /><br />I'm still workin' on it myself. There are certain people who can still really push those buttons. But I'm so much more aware of it now that I can usually 'catch it' before I REACT. It is a great leap for me. Having always been a reactionary (as opposed to an observer), I must take those few seconds to STOP and check my gut for the source of this irritation. Then I can stay in my 'calm' and either respond mindfully...or just walk away. <br /><br />Funny. I've been on this 'subject' for the past month or so. Synchronicity?JoyZAChoicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720848507861075166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-42614499097503479252010-04-18T22:21:44.695-04:002010-04-18T22:21:44.695-04:00I don't know if I completely agree. I think y...I don't know if I completely agree. I think yes to the part about the "you" won't change when you reach that strong place, no matter who you're around, but the other people will always affect the situation. I think sensitive, compassionate people have a hard time with this because they are always reaching out and trying to feel with the other person. I think when you get to that strong place you can recognize and adapt your words and actions to another's perceptions so as to express love and help in some way without <i>becoming</i> what the other person thinks you are. Lol..that's my theory..I'll let you know if I ever get there!Pot Luck Herbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403612036949344836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-23154584053367392622010-04-18T07:59:40.329-04:002010-04-18T07:59:40.329-04:00Good comments! And I agree that we have to give o...Good comments! And I agree that we have to give other people their own "stuff" and try to see the world through our own.<br /><br />On the other hand, when my own daughter attacked me (in an enclosed car) yesterday, with a tirade that began, "why do you always have to be NICE to everyone?" -- as though "NICE" really was a four-letter word -- I still get wounded in the moment.<br /><br />Still striving!Pamela Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870206693811755992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-59303640746420425632010-04-17T14:19:06.881-04:002010-04-17T14:19:06.881-04:00Ahhh Dear Heart...I think the answer may be that i...Ahhh Dear Heart...I think the answer may be that if we are living from moment to moment and tapping into our authentic self then who or what that is connecting to us is of them, as Mary has shared.<br /><br />All else is that ego self-talk we all do...of course we care about others but! and here is the big part...we are responsible for self alone and nothing else...which then leaves the door for Love opening.<br /><br /><br />And so then you see, it is as you have stated...it is fun when we can leave all else out of the equation as that means we are coming from a true place of authenticity.<br /><br />Does that make any sense to you?<br />Lol...<br /><br />If we are truly at present with authentic self then we are connected to Source and Source to us...the same as for all others if they so choose.<br /><br />Just my thoughts...<br />Blessings on the Gentle Winds Ter!<br />:)AkasaWolfSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128887650617351563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-56143109110437586762010-04-17T10:38:01.325-04:002010-04-17T10:38:01.325-04:00Ah, Greenwoman has said it all!
Seems like when y...Ah, Greenwoman has said it all!<br /><br />Seems like when you are loving yourself, knowing and being who you are in the world, then whether you are with someone you like/dislike, know/don't know you are still going to be YOU. How and what the other person perceives is his/her stuff. It's bound to shift some with each pair of eyes or with each heart.Merry MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462036349233154101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-20340419166456044122010-04-17T10:38:01.326-04:002010-04-17T10:38:01.326-04:00Ah, Greenwoman has said it all!
Seems like when y...Ah, Greenwoman has said it all!<br /><br />Seems like when you are loving yourself, knowing and being who you are in the world, then whether you are with someone you like/dislike, know/don't know you are still going to be YOU. How and what the other person perceives is his/her stuff. It's bound to shift some with each pair of eyes or with each heart.Merry MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462036349233154101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731762173286561871.post-8641636058587033262010-04-17T10:22:44.050-04:002010-04-17T10:22:44.050-04:00but! i was wondering...........is part of really
b...but! i was wondering...........is part of really<br />being strong in yourself....really being present<br />in yourself.....however you want to word that...<br />is the ultimate of that NOT changing with whoever's<br />in the situation??<br /><br /><br />I think the answer is yes. <br /><br />And I think the answer is also to love. To accompany a person...to be present with yourself, Another and the All...Greenwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595575183652183234noreply@blogger.com