Comments on: Thought to Action

By: aimee/greeblemonkey

aimee/greeblemonkey — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:56:58 +0000

Nice post. I have avoided The Secret for those same reasons, but really loved the movie “What The Bleep Do We Know” for the section that reminded me of similar things. That faith is good. Whether you are religious or not.

By: LVGurl

LVGurl — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:59:00 +0000

The beginning of this post reminds me of why I don’t want to send my girls to Catholic school! I want to raise them Catholic, yet I’m fully aware of the impact that 24/7 religion can have on a person!

My parents didn’t send me through the usual route of religious classes, and by the time I was in high school, I was in agnostic mode. It wasn’t until Makenna was born that I decided to go back to THE CHURCH and complete my first communion and confirmation. It meant much more to me at 30 than it would have at 6 or 13 or 16.

So, having children made me realize the power of something greater than us. Going to church on Sundays is my time to focus, think about stuff, pray. And if it’s not Sunday and I need to reconnect with myself, Andrew watches the girls and I either go to yoga or isolate myself somewhere and try to relax :)

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:36:20 +0000

I know that I tend to think on the negative side, but I can’t help but think that my own experiences have more to do with that than anything. It’s difficult for me to draw the line on protecting myself from getting hurt again vs. having an open mind/clean slate. As for my soul cleansing, I’d have to say that the beach is a good place for it, esp. at sunset.

By: sandra

sandra — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:48:55 +0000

I’m not even slightly connected to a higher power (I’m too much of a control freak) but I am able to really center myself when doing yoga, and walking. And every morning when I wake up, I lay in bed with my eyes closed for a few minutes and visualize how I want my day to turn out. It really helps.

By: Tam

Tam — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:04:27 +0000

Great Post!

The title is very appropriate. Any faith is about action. It’s more than thinking about being a “believer”, it’s about putting that faith into practice in an intentional way.

Looking forward to reading this journey…along with all of your others!

By: Caron

Caron — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:45:39 +0000

When I find I am doing too much negative thinking I stop myself with this little exercise. I pick a color and tell my mind to focus on it. I look for all the orange in the room. My eyes start jumping all over the room, “there, that’s orange, and so is that! That’s kind of orange. Hey, I always thought that was red, but it’s really red-orange.” It’s amazing how nuch orange there is in the world when you look for it. Once I’ve focussed on the color it’s easier for me to translate that into looking for the good that was already there as well.

By: pocketCT

pocketCT — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:40:33 +0000

This is a really wonderful post, thanks for writing. If I am overtaxed and need to recenter I head to somewhere I can sit by moving water. Waves, waterfalls or fountains are first rate but even a bath will do in a pinch. I can also get the same result with good sweaty yoga bonus that it is simultaneously a workout. The thing your post made me realize is that what or where or how doesn’t matter so much as putting a little solitude time aside for that purpose. Thanks for reminding me.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:08:37 +0000

Great Post. This spoke to me, I had to come back and reread before I could comment. I have a really hard time quieting my inner dialogue in order to take anything in, but when I do, and I notice (that quieting thing) I love it. I think it is appreciating the little things. The smile of child, the sun in the morning, rocks on the beach. For me it is always about being in the moment, not looking for what is next or what was. Your post was a good reminder for me to do that, sometimes life is just so damn busy and it gets away from me. I become a really cranky person. Thanks for reminding me.

By: esmerelda

esmerelda — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:15:32 +0000

Oddly, I go to my church– a community of people who apparently love me no matter what and are EAGER to show it and seemingly want nothing in return(you don’t get that anywhere else!). I recognize this is a VERY special group of people.
The other odd thing I do is sleep, hide, rejuvinate. Just sort of crawling into my one cave for an hour restores my power to reason and coats my raw, fraying nerves.

By: Krisco

Krisco — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:25:18 +0000

Sizzle,
All too often we are talked out of our dreams because of someone else’s fear.
I think it takes a long time to realize that. Good for you to see it now.