tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post8113665203193089170..comments2023-03-29T08:33:05.232-07:00Comments on SEEKING EQUILIBRIUM: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE SICKRosemary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18413577350795054949noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-33226299931440633072010-10-09T20:44:44.033-07:002010-10-09T20:44:44.033-07:00Ah excellent points in your last comment about Job...Ah excellent points in your last comment about Job and Jesus! Quite right you are. <br /><br />Thankful for your bloggy friendship :)Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484648492290966112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-74830250522049072372010-10-08T05:29:29.734-07:002010-10-08T05:29:29.734-07:00What ever spiritual path you follow, I think the i...What ever spiritual path you follow, I think the important thing is not allowing your pain/illness to own you -- you need to own it. Owning it means that you are more than your illness, greater than your pain. It means taking control back in a situation, like fibromyalgia, where it can seem you have no control.<br />I've found the initial posting and the dialogue it created very interesting. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-39690751380805841982010-10-07T23:37:34.247-07:002010-10-07T23:37:34.247-07:00Hi Rochelle!
Actually we agree more than you thin...Hi Rochelle!<br /><br />Actually we agree more than you think we do. It may just be a matter of semantics. I know what the Bible says about suffering. My viewpoint is how we react to suffering. Job suffered with illness but he didn't wallow in the idea of suffering. Instead, he rose above it knowing all was for the glory of God. <br /><br />Jesus suffered for the sins of man but he didn't concentrate on the suffering. It was what was the result of the suffering that he spoke about the most. <br /><br />Wallowing in suffering doesn't do anyone any good whether it be physically, emotionally or spiritually. That was the point I was trying to make about accepting suffering.<br /><br />I appreciate the fact that we have each other no matter how we look at certain subjects. <br /><br />Hugs to you!!<br /><br />RosemaryRosemary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413577350795054949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-67348706249940404322010-10-07T20:10:55.815-07:002010-10-07T20:10:55.815-07:00It was interesting to hear your viewpoint on this....It was interesting to hear your viewpoint on this. We disagree about suffering, but I still appreciate reading what you had to say on it.<br /><br />For me personally, as a devout Christian/follower of Jesus Christ, I believe that we do need to embrace suffering. Romans 5:3-5 says: "More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."<br /><br />I believe that suffering this way has lead me to more character, endurance, and hope than I ever thought possible. I've learned a lot during this Fibro journey, and like you I choose not to give up on hope. Just because I believe we need to embrace our suffering doesn't mean I've set aside any sort of hope that it could be better, or that I've decided to just sit by the road. I'm actively trying to make it better, doing things to try to alleviate some of my symptoms, and refusing to allow it to keep me down. <br /><br />I don't believe accepting our suffering says we have to stay down. I think just the opposite. Embracing it has actually opened more doors for me than before. Accepting my suffering/this trial has allowed a floodgate of joy to open that was closed solidly before. <br /><br />For you, I'm glad that you are not giving up on hope, not giving up on this fight, or that you just 'give in' to your pain. <br /><br />I appreciate the chance to communicate our beliefs and differences across the blogosphere. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on all this. I really appreciate you!<br /><br />One last thing, I believe healing begins when we determine to not give up. Not let our suffering and pain overtake us.Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484648492290966112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-88932700116419082592010-10-07T15:35:18.658-07:002010-10-07T15:35:18.658-07:00I couldn't help but see your post because it s...I couldn't help but see your post because it showed up in my Google Alert where I have it set to send me an email whenever the phrase "How to be sick" shows up in a post. This is because it's the name of my book!<br /><br />I just wanted to say that Buddhists don't believe that suffering builds character. They just believe that everyone's life has it's unique mixture of joy and suffering -- that no one gets through life without having to face suffering whether it's a serious illness or frustration at the dog barking next door!<br /><br />Anyway, I know this is a strange way to meet -- through Google Alert -- but I just wanted let you know that Buddhists are not interested in understanding suffering because they think it builds character. I'm with you on that one -- who needs that! Life is hard enough!<br /><br />All my best,<br />ToniTonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729837575450453607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-611833272376774672010-10-06T19:22:26.693-07:002010-10-06T19:22:26.693-07:00I truly wish I could say, "Yes me too!"
...I truly wish I could say, "Yes me too!"<br /><br />But, these days I am not feeling it. Nope, not feeling it at all.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880062242191965644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608274933866038080.post-58017058215778182582010-10-05T14:27:34.577-07:002010-10-05T14:27:34.577-07:00I will never let go, sit by, or give in either. ...I will never let go, sit by, or give in either. I love your fighting instinct and the beautiful spirit that comes with that. <br />My honey calls me his little buddha... I guess I am not really.<br />xoxoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com