Comments for Holy Longing http://www.holylonging.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:55:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Only this by Lori http://www.holylonging.com/2010/07/only-this/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Lori Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:55:01 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=135#comment-106 This is beautiful, Julie. And it is eye-opening to see that the activities you list as priorities for your spiritual life are the activities I love being involved in the most. But somehow I feel that most of those are expendable pleasures -- the very first things to get pushed away when I am busy. Thank you for making me think. This is beautiful, Julie. And it is eye-opening to see that the activities you list as priorities for your spiritual life are the activities I love being involved in the most. But somehow I feel that most of those are expendable pleasures — the very first things to get pushed away when I am busy.

Thank you for making me think.

]]> Comment on Only this by Cranky Fibro Girl http://www.holylonging.com/2010/07/only-this/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Cranky Fibro Girl Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:05:31 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=135#comment-87 "I really do like my life." **confetti, streamers, and those horn blowey party favors that sound like a kazoo** “I really do like my life.”

**confetti, streamers, and those horn blowey party favors that sound like a kazoo**

]]> Comment on The right pen by Cranky Fibro Girl http://www.holylonging.com/2010/07/the-right-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Cranky Fibro Girl Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:59:24 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=131#comment-86 Ooh, this is so cool! Thanks for introducing me to this :) Ooh, this is so cool! Thanks for introducing me to this :)

]]> Comment on Zentangle the first by Julie http://www.holylonging.com/2010/07/zentangle-the-first/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Julie Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:32:59 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=127#comment-85 Sarah, I'm absolutely loving it. It's also bringing up all of my perfectionism, which I'm going to post about tomorrow. Check it out at http://www.zentangle.com. I, of course, want to buy the kit, but I'm contenting myself with reading the newsletter and obsessively reverse-engineering various tangles they post! Sarah, I’m absolutely loving it. It’s also bringing up all of my perfectionism, which I’m going to post about tomorrow. Check it out at http://www.zentangle.com. I, of course, want to buy the kit, but I’m contenting myself with reading the newsletter and obsessively reverse-engineering various tangles they post!

]]> Comment on Zentangle the first by Sarah http://www.holylonging.com/2010/07/zentangle-the-first/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Sarah Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:39:47 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=127#comment-84 Oh WOW! I hadn't heard of this stuff before you told me about it, and now it's so cool to see how it actually turned out. And I can definitely see how this would be nice and meditative. Thanks for sharing this with us. Oh WOW! I hadn’t heard of this stuff before you told me about it, and now it’s so cool to see how it actually turned out. And I can definitely see how this would be nice and meditative. Thanks for sharing this with us.

]]> Comment on On what we eat by Cranky Fibro Girl http://www.holylonging.com/2010/03/on-what-we-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Cranky Fibro Girl Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:46:21 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=104#comment-53 "I’m really over the way food is used to demonize people." A-FUCKING-MEN!! "In other words, there’s no need to take on guilt or discomfort or shame based on anyone else’s choices, anyone else’s beliefs, and anyone else’s practices. We are all doing our best, all the time." I really need to just tattoo this on my forehead :) “I’m really over the way food is used to demonize people.”

A-FUCKING-MEN!!

“In other words, there’s no need to take on guilt or discomfort or shame based on anyone else’s choices, anyone else’s beliefs, and anyone else’s practices. We are all doing our best, all the time.”

I really need to just tattoo this on my forehead :)

]]> Comment on Stir. Crazy. by Pearl Mattenson http://www.holylonging.com/2010/02/stir-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Pearl Mattenson Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:46:18 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=88#comment-35 Our snow hasn't been as extreme as yours but our habits would love to hang out with each other methinks! It is amazing how quickly routines I think are so well established (ingrained!) can dissapear... And while I was great at giving myself permission (at first) to stay in PJ's all day and not be particularly productive- the attack of the gremlins snuck up on me pretty fast. Here's hoping for a dramatic turn to Spring-soon! Our snow hasn’t been as extreme as yours but our habits would love to hang out with each other methinks! It is amazing how quickly routines I think are so well established (ingrained!) can dissapear… And while I was great at giving myself permission (at first) to stay in PJ’s all day and not be particularly productive- the attack of the gremlins snuck up on me pretty fast.

Here’s hoping for a dramatic turn to Spring-soon!

]]> Comment on Why retreats are important by wendy http://www.holylonging.com/2010/01/why-retreats-are-important/comment-page-1/#comment-31 wendy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=71#comment-31 I also love retreats. When I go to a retreat, I give myself permission to let everything in my "real world" go. I find them to be a great way to step outside myself so I can more objectively peer into my beliefs about myself and the world around me. I love the change of surroundings. It's so much harder to hold onto my personal junk when I don't have all the trappings of my home, work, and things to remind me of who I think I am. They give me the opportunity to allow out the person inside me who is sometimes a little reticent to come out and play. The nice thing is, she never goes completely back in the box after a retreat. I also love retreats. When I go to a retreat, I give myself permission to let everything in my “real world” go. I find them to be a great way to step outside myself so I can more objectively peer into my beliefs about myself and the world around me.
I love the change of surroundings. It’s so much harder to hold onto my personal junk when I don’t have all the trappings of my home, work, and things to remind me of who I think I am. They give me the opportunity to allow out the person inside me who is sometimes a little reticent to come out and play. The nice thing is, she never goes completely back in the box after a retreat.

]]> Comment on Dancing into the flow of the world by Pearl Mattenson http://www.holylonging.com/2010/02/dancing-into-the-flow-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Pearl Mattenson Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:02:35 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=82#comment-26 Julie I just had to comment on the "life-long kulziness" piece. When I was growing up in Japan my classmates (and even my teacher!!!) coined a new term "Pearling" whcih of course meant being a klutz. That's how much of a klutz I was. I see that one of my son's has inherited the tendency. AND, after 8 weeks of shiva nata I actually realized the other day that I ahve had few to no episodes of klutizness. It is one of those things that I don't pay attention to after all it was so ubiquitous in my life- but in fact it has shifted. I don't know why I am surprised. Shiva Nata has brought nothing but miracles in my life. Cool indeed! Julie
I just had to comment on the “life-long kulziness” piece. When I was growing up in Japan my classmates (and even my teacher!!!) coined a new term “Pearling” whcih of course meant being a klutz. That’s how much of a klutz I was. I see that one of my son’s has inherited the tendency. AND, after 8 weeks of shiva nata I actually realized the other day that I ahve had few to no episodes of klutizness. It is one of those things that I don’t pay attention to after all it was so ubiquitous in my life- but in fact it has shifted. I don’t know why I am surprised. Shiva Nata has brought nothing but miracles in my life. Cool indeed!

]]> Comment on How to get up when you’ve fallen down (on your intention) by Julie http://www.holylonging.com/2010/01/how-to-get-up-fallen-down-intention/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Julie Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:12:04 +0000 http://www.holylonging.com/?p=68#comment-21 Beth, I'm so glad it was helpful! And kudos for taking care of yourself and being gentle. It really does work better that way! Beth, I’m so glad it was helpful! And kudos for taking care of yourself and being gentle. It really does work better that way!

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