tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post5590985165072250461..comments2021-03-10T10:45:54.509-06:00Comments on Finding Time For God: The violence of the dailyBeryl Singleton Bissellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989231835137438633noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-16902663775776626552011-03-09T09:11:39.471-06:002011-03-09T09:11:39.471-06:00Internet wanderings brought me here- I am so thank...Internet wanderings brought me here- I am so thankful for this post. Firstly sending you continued grace in the loss of your daughter...I am so very sorry.<br /><br />And secondly I am thankful for the comment made by "anonymous". I hear the voices of my Roman Catholic upbringing- mostly my fretting mother not to get into that Eastern or New Age stuff. Your explanation of "quietism" will take some time to integrate .... but I feel a sense of relief. I will find time to explore your blog further and acquire some of Thomas Mertons books- teriterihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348440908615750286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-87794575742684341992010-06-19T11:06:35.622-05:002010-06-19T11:06:35.622-05:00Thanks, Beryl, again for Your insight, I too still...Thanks, Beryl, again for Your insight, I too still struggle at times with the teachings of my early catholic childhood. I fully embrace the teachings of Thomas Merton and other enlightened souls. I have fully embraced the teachings of Thomas Merton and other inspired souls on my road to self discovery and finding meaning in life. But sometimes, there is still that litte voice inside that says "You should't"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-79145982450970242382010-05-11T22:49:35.662-05:002010-05-11T22:49:35.662-05:00Beryl dear, I've been here and then back here ...Beryl dear, I've been here and then back here to re-read your take on Merton's thought. Both of you bring a sense of relief over not having to do, do, do. Recently I came across the notion that we moderns have forgotten how to be idle. I think of my dad, sitting on his haunches by the lake, whittling on a piece of birch, listening to the cry of the gulls.Christin Lore Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076721419707983985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-66847876596977074352010-04-20T14:58:59.984-05:002010-04-20T14:58:59.984-05:00Both of us are in the stillness. But finally I'...Both of us are in the stillness. But finally I'm getting back into blogging, though on leave from the longer projects. Thanks, Beryl, for your visit and comment. I wonder why you couldn't get the music. There should be a little music icon at the bottom of the page (after the string of entries for April)-- not that you should need to activate it in any way; it should just start playing when you access the blog. Hummm.Christin Lore Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076721419707983985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-20476544478795077822010-04-17T10:31:45.076-05:002010-04-17T10:31:45.076-05:00Thanks for your comments Robin and Peter. As usual...Thanks for your comments Robin and Peter. As usual, I'm spending most days in my writing shed with no access to internet so I will focus on the writing so I get to your comments late, but with joy.Beryl Singleton Bissellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989231835137438633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-579027758683485622010-04-09T21:33:12.842-05:002010-04-09T21:33:12.842-05:00"Why quiet should be a place toward which I r..."Why quiet should be a place toward which I rush." I've stolen that line from your post and have been playing with it toward a poem.<br /><br />It describes a place I found myself the other morning, torn between want and silence. It was a good place to find myself.<br /><br />A marvelous and searching post, Beryl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286756813249574762.post-67209453635661544542010-04-05T20:44:21.016-05:002010-04-05T20:44:21.016-05:00Beryl, thank you for visiting! I'm looking fo...Beryl, thank you for visiting! I'm looking forward to perusing your blogs. And I do believe I read your book a couple of years ago.<br /><br />My deep and heartfelt condolences with respect to your daughter.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.com