Comments for Joy in this Journey http://joyinthisjourney.com I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Lady Jennie http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29696 Lady Jennie Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:05 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29696 I took the month of May off of all social visits. We still did church, we still did the Bible Talk we have in our homes Friday nights and I still did the individual Bible studies for women as long as they fell during the week. Everything else we said no to. I needed it. I was burnt out - physically (probably low iron from my miscarriage) where I was having heart palpitations and feeling faint, as well as emotionally/spiritually. I was always grumbling under my breath against God and people. I could see that I was not in a good place. It's going well. We spend a lot of time in the garden. I finally had the strength for my prayer walk. I'm trying to get re-juiced. But as for blogging, I've only ever done it when I felt like it - never a schedule. I hope you get re-juiced too. I took the month of May off of all social visits. We still did church, we still did the Bible Talk we have in our homes Friday nights and I still did the individual Bible studies for women as long as they fell during the week. Everything else we said no to. I needed it.

I was burnt out – physically (probably low iron from my miscarriage) where I was having heart palpitations and feeling faint, as well as emotionally/spiritually. I was always grumbling under my breath against God and people. I could see that I was not in a good place. It’s going well. We spend a lot of time in the garden. I finally had the strength for my prayer walk. I’m trying to get re-juiced.

But as for blogging, I’ve only ever done it when I felt like it – never a schedule. I hope you get re-juiced too.

]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Gisele http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29648 Gisele Mon, 14 May 2012 23:26:25 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29648 You need to take a break and have a rest.. Make sure you will be stress free so that you will really enjoy it.. Come back for more.. You need to take a break and have a rest.. Make sure you will be stress free so that you will really enjoy it.. Come back for more..
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]]> Comment on Life: unmasked (a new writing project) and more every-day gifts by Write With Heart. Write Unmasked. | Godculture Magazine http://joyinthisjourney.com/2011/09/life-unmasked-a-new-writing-project-and-more-every-day-gifts/comment-page-2/#comment-29607 Write With Heart. Write Unmasked. | Godculture Magazine Mon, 14 May 2012 12:20:22 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=1623#comment-29607 [...] great model of this writing comes from Joy Bennett who started the Life:unmasked blog meme which encourages writers to take down the masks and be real with each other. If you write for [...] [...] great model of this writing comes from Joy Bennett who started the Life:unmasked blog meme which encourages writers to take down the masks and be real with each other. If you write for [...]

]]> Comment on Enduring Loss Together ~ Marriage Letters by Enduring loss together… (Marriage Letters) » lindsey talerico. http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/04/enduring-loss-together-marriage-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-29578 Enduring loss together… (Marriage Letters) » lindsey talerico. Sun, 13 May 2012 22:57:03 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2018#comment-29578 [...] writing your own Marriage Letter (maybe even to your future spouse) and adding it to the linky on Joy’s blog this week. Share this [...] [...] writing your own Marriage Letter (maybe even to your future spouse) and adding it to the linky on Joy’s blog this week. Share this [...]

]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Holly http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29464 Holly Fri, 11 May 2012 22:30:34 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29464 Wow his books sounds awesome. He kind of reminds him of people like me and you who have been through shit, but can still clearly live a vibrant life. *I don't know that personally about you, just from your about you section... Wow his books sounds awesome. He kind of reminds him of people like me and you who have been through shit, but can still clearly live a vibrant life. *I don’t know that personally about you, just from your about you section…
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]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Joy http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29450 Joy Fri, 11 May 2012 19:25:30 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29450 I'm reading a memoir a friend of mine, Clay Rivers, wrote called "<a href="http://clayrivers.wordpress.com/about-the-book/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Walking Tall</a>." I'm really enjoying it. Other than that, I'm not sure what I'll read, but like you, I need an escape from my real life. I’m reading a memoir a friend of mine, Clay Rivers, wrote called “Walking Tall.” I’m really enjoying it. Other than that, I’m not sure what I’ll read, but like you, I need an escape from my real life.

]]> Comment on Spiritual Split Personality — It’s Still True by VWFringe http://joyinthisjourney.com/2011/12/spiritual-split-personality-its-still-true/comment-page-1/#comment-29436 VWFringe Fri, 11 May 2012 17:47:01 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=1795#comment-29436 I experience the split personality very differently: God only exists within me (and any others who choose to see God as someone who they can have a relationship with), so I have basically taught myself to have a split personality by believing in him/her. I am forming an emotional relationship with a part of myself, one that I have come to recognize as a safe relationship, one that will do no harm to me, and so I feel more comfortable in expressing dopamine in that relationship, as opposed to the aversion I've developed in forming emotional attachments towards others. Recognizing that my relationship with God is only a trick I do inside my head, to bring my brain-chemistry better in-line with our genetic directives, allows cultural perspective that is transcendental. I experience the split personality very differently: God only exists within me (and any others who choose to see God as someone who they can have a relationship with), so I have basically taught myself to have a split personality by believing in him/her. I am forming an emotional relationship with a part of myself, one that I have come to recognize as a safe relationship, one that will do no harm to me, and so I feel more comfortable in expressing dopamine in that relationship, as opposed to the aversion I’ve developed in forming emotional attachments towards others.
Recognizing that my relationship with God is only a trick I do inside my head, to bring my brain-chemistry better in-line with our genetic directives, allows cultural perspective that is transcendental.

]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Tanya Marlow http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29157 Tanya Marlow Wed, 09 May 2012 17:08:04 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29157 Hey there I love your blog and I usually stop by on a Wednesday and check in with the other linky things and catch up on your blog. I have M.E. so I can only write a blog post when I'm well enough, which varies and is a little unpredictable. I would prefer to be consistent - I LIKE consistency and it can feel hard to step away from something that connects me with others. But there are other good things that can come from needing to step away, like knowing you can, and that people will be there when you come back. And time to be in the present and with God and family and thinking and creation... I wish you every blessing as you take this time of refreshment. Xxx Hey there
I love your blog and I usually stop by on a Wednesday and check in with the other linky things and catch up on your blog.

I have M.E. so I can only write a blog post when I’m well enough, which varies and is a little unpredictable. I would prefer to be consistent – I LIKE consistency and it can feel hard to step away from something that connects me with others. But there are other good things that can come from needing to step away, like knowing you can, and that people will be there when you come back. And time to be in the present and with God and family and thinking and creation…

I wish you every blessing as you take this time of refreshment. Xxx
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]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Holly http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29156 Holly Wed, 09 May 2012 16:21:58 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29156 I am just getting around to reading the 2nd. book of the Hunger Games series. It's not that it's crappy fiction...just consumer culture fiction. I just need something that is TOTALLY different from my current occupation or anything to do with the career I'm pursuing. I need a mental and emotional break from life. I have a stack of books (in line with my future career in fighting poverty) ready for me to read when I can get my bearings back. What will you be reading? I am just getting around to reading the 2nd. book of the Hunger Games series. It’s not that it’s crappy fiction…just consumer culture fiction. I just need something that is TOTALLY different from my current occupation or anything to do with the career I’m pursuing. I need a mental and emotional break from life.

I have a stack of books (in line with my future career in fighting poverty) ready for me to read when I can get my bearings back.

What will you be reading?
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]]> Comment on Where I’ll Be in the Month of May by Amy Nabors http://joyinthisjourney.com/2012/05/where-ill-be-in-the-month-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-29097 Amy Nabors Wed, 09 May 2012 01:55:03 +0000 http://joyinthisjourney.com/?p=2039#comment-29097 I hope you have a wonderful rest and are rejuvenated. I hope you have a wonderful rest and are rejuvenated.
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