tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071275604139602994.post522880580928849305..comments2023-06-26T03:46:25.804-07:00Comments on A Landlocked Wander: 14th.Priscillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417972119521512202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071275604139602994.post-71245373471607557872013-03-16T09:33:11.412-07:002013-03-16T09:33:11.412-07:00That is so very good Daisha! Wow. This should have...That is so very good Daisha! Wow. This should have been the blog post instead. I was half asleep when I wrote it... Haha! What a terrific concept. And I agree, my love and joy in others is so much more genuine, and comes so much more freely when I am not caught up in comparison. Thanks for sharing this! :) Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417972119521512202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071275604139602994.post-35392336862396998372013-03-16T08:40:33.433-07:002013-03-16T08:40:33.433-07:00This is so good and so true. It reminds me of som...This is so good and so true. It reminds me of something I read by Henri Nouwen a few years ago that really stuck with me and had a strong impact on my life:<br /><br />"'In the house of my Father there are many places to live,” Jesus says. Each child of God has there his or her unique place, all of them places of God. I have to let go of all comparison, all rivalry and competition and surrender to the Father’s love. This requires a leap of faith because I have little experience of non-comparing love and do not know the healing power of such a love."<br /><br />I like how he connects it to surrendering to God's love - such a foreign concept to us to be loved without comparison or condition, but where we find our healing. I've found that when I do surrender and when this does seep into my life it changes not only my own joy and the way I view myself but also has had a huge impact on how I view and treat others. And, when I find myself most afraid, most hesitant to act, most insecure, and honestly most miserable it is often when I fall back into my default mode of love as something to earn or prove myself worthy of.<br /><br />Maybe Jesus had some of this in mind when he spoke of perfect love casting out fear. I really long for that kind of love to become my default instead and drive out comparison and the fear of not being enough and the ridiculous need to hide my struggles and weaknesses. What a more powerful, light-filled, joyous place to live.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this topic up today. I, for one, really needed it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071275604139602994.post-87230393889777186142013-03-15T14:21:20.467-07:002013-03-15T14:21:20.467-07:00Missed you yesterday here. This is a topic for me,...Missed you yesterday here. This is a topic for me, as well, as I'm sure you know. Would love to talk to you and bounce ideas around. Love you!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945629786711704466noreply@blogger.com