Comments on: Sometimes It’s Best Not To Know… http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/ Thriving through change and uncertainty Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:28:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CathD http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-293 CathD Wed, 13 May 2009 15:02:13 +0000 http://www.mineyourresources.com/?p=1270#comment-293 @Laurie: I like that - my job & other people's/ God's job. If I can extend the metaphor - perhaps one of the easiest ways to get stuck on the hills and exhaust yourself is when you're trying to carry other rider's stuff for them, or when you're wasting energy trying to figure out how you can flatten the mountain :) Sounds like you've got a faith-building opportunity right there (for both you and your friend!) @Andrea: I like your metaphor too. It shows another great reason why it's sometimes best not to know what you're getting yourself in for! And if I can go and mix a bunch of metaphors now, I'd like to remind you that diamonds and other wonderful gems are made in the deep, dark ground, under great pressure - much like the treasures you're mining from the depths of your soul. And that there's a light and the end of the tunnel, and it's your pure, innocent and deeply wise Essential Self! Courage to you! @Sally: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, and hope it can help your husband with his long PhD slog :) <abbr><em>CathD’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/" rel="nofollow">Sometimes It’s Best Not To Know…</a></abbr></em> @Laurie: I like that – my job & other people’s/ God’s job. If I can extend the metaphor – perhaps one of the easiest ways to get stuck on the hills and exhaust yourself is when you’re trying to carry other rider’s stuff for them, or when you’re wasting energy trying to figure out how you can flatten the mountain :) Sounds like you’ve got a faith-building opportunity right there (for both you and your friend!)

@Andrea: I like your metaphor too. It shows another great reason why it’s sometimes best not to know what you’re getting yourself in for! And if I can go and mix a bunch of metaphors now, I’d like to remind you that diamonds and other wonderful gems are made in the deep, dark ground, under great pressure – much like the treasures you’re mining from the depths of your soul. And that there’s a light and the end of the tunnel, and it’s your pure, innocent and deeply wise Essential Self! Courage to you!

@Sally: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, and hope it can help your husband with his long PhD slog :)

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]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Tue, 12 May 2009 15:24:18 +0000 http://www.mineyourresources.com/?p=1270#comment-281 Great post, Cath! I'm sending this on to my husband, who's working on finishing his Ph.D. thesis this summer. Great post, Cath! I’m sending this on to my husband, who’s working on finishing his Ph.D. thesis this summer.

]]> By: Andrea Pisac http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Andrea Pisac Tue, 12 May 2009 11:50:37 +0000 http://www.mineyourresources.com/?p=1270#comment-280 Cath, your cycle journey is a wonderful metaphor of what life can be like when you decide to take a leap of faith. It gets tough beyond your imagination and it's really best if you don't know how tough. This is where faith comes in. As for me, I have been going in the opposite direction from steep hills - I have been tumbling down a rabbit hole of processing some deep emotional stuff. Had I known how deep the rabbit hole would go (and I am still on the way down), I would have never did the initial leap. But happy I am I did. I have crossed the threashold from ordinary into the special world. Andrea Cath,

your cycle journey is a wonderful metaphor of what life can be like when you decide to take a leap of faith. It gets tough beyond your imagination and it’s really best if you don’t know how tough. This is where faith comes in. As for me, I have been going in the opposite direction from steep hills – I have been tumbling down a rabbit hole of processing some deep emotional stuff. Had I known how deep the rabbit hole would go (and I am still on the way down), I would have never did the initial leap. But happy I am I did. I have crossed the threashold from ordinary into the special world.
Andrea

]]> By: Laurie Foley http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/05/sometimes-its-best-not-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Laurie Foley Tue, 12 May 2009 11:17:14 +0000 http://www.mineyourresources.com/?p=1270#comment-279 I'm climbing a tough hill in a friendship right now. There are a lot of outside factors making it very painful for both of us but my strategy is to just take one day at a time and, ultimately, trust that God is still here - with me, with my friend, and everywhere in between. It is not my "job" to know what is going to happen but it IS my job to trust that God is working in this situation. Recently realizing this has given me enormous peace and a much greater resolve to persevere. Thanks for this post, Cath. <abbr><em>Laurie Foley’s last blog post..<a href="http://lauriefoley.com/2009/05/why-your-little-bitty-brain-will-try-to-wreck-your-business/" rel="nofollow">Why Your Little Bitty Brain Will Try to Wreck Your Business</a></abbr></em> I’m climbing a tough hill in a friendship right now. There are a lot of outside factors making it very painful for both of us but my strategy is to just take one day at a time and, ultimately, trust that God is still here – with me, with my friend, and everywhere in between. It is not my “job” to know what is going to happen but it IS my job to trust that God is working in this situation. Recently realizing this has given me enormous peace and a much greater resolve to persevere.

Thanks for this post, Cath.

Laurie Foley’s last blog post..Why Your Little Bitty Brain Will Try to Wreck Your Business

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