tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post1606916862244996002..comments2023-10-25T06:33:16.211-04:00Comments on Peace and Pekoe: A blanket apology...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post-62100417932501002492012-01-28T10:22:05.878-05:002012-01-28T10:22:05.878-05:00I get that we have value in just being. I don'...I get that we have value in just being. I don't get that just being is our purpose.<br /><br />And thank you for writing this. It made me feel cleansed and uplifted like a burden had been removed.Ramsayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600182583463040539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post-42042799514834949082012-01-27T12:19:13.273-05:002012-01-27T12:19:13.273-05:00It's not a comfort, I'm sure, but we all f...It's not a comfort, I'm sure, but we all fall into this. In the Screwtape Letters, there is a particularly fascinating conversation between Screwtape and Wormwood wherein the former says that if the patient is ever feeling humble, make him aware of it so that he then feels proud of his accomplishment, and if he catches himself at that, then sneakily suggest that he should commend himself of being so sensitive to pride, and if he catches THAT... etc., etc., etc. The only cure is to laugh at how silly we are. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095608411783683749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post-4523777026784301502012-01-27T09:31:44.680-05:002012-01-27T09:31:44.680-05:00I just had this conversation with my 15 year old d...I just had this conversation with my 15 year old daughter yesterday. I was telling her that I lived too much of my life thinking we are human doings but really we are human beings. This is a great reminder. Thank you!Amy E Ekbladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129482438874669569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post-85483847399615770982012-01-27T08:59:57.466-05:002012-01-27T08:59:57.466-05:00Beautiful. I had a daughter who lived a brief life...Beautiful. I had a daughter who lived a brief life; she died at the age of four months after much suffering. She taught me what you said about "being" - our value is not in our doing, it is is our being. Thank you for this lovely sharing.Cathy Adamkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196264677086881776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034139490527373244.post-10194335943202067952011-10-16T22:19:08.808-04:002011-10-16T22:19:08.808-04:00Are you all right? I remember talking to you on Ar...Are you all right? I remember talking to you on Arwen's blog back in the day and always liked hearing what you had to say. My email is this handle at gmail should you feel struck by the need to answer, but whatever's going on, I hope you and the boys are doing well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com