tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post2924536221157360816..comments2024-03-22T14:19:36.812-04:00Comments on Bear Me Out - the mind of a bear: Metaphors and ThresholdsBeartoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07629488754337171368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-50109258218555678002007-06-20T08:41:00.000-04:002007-06-20T08:41:00.000-04:00That is why I disagree with most people's characte...That is why I disagree with most people's characterization of being born again. They characterize it as this nice wonderful change. But being born is scary, shocking, cold. Being born again as a Christian is a scary thing in my book. If it doesn't scare the s*** out of you, it probably didn't happen.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you've been tagged!<BR/>http://bentonquest.blogspot.com/2007/06/pieces-of-eight.htmlBentonQuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007300481037924684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-34787958932765417942007-06-19T07:27:00.000-04:002007-06-19T07:27:00.000-04:00Toasted Bear:Hesitating on a threshold is a perfec...Toasted Bear:<BR/><BR/>Hesitating on a threshold is a perfectly human, and understandable phenomenon.<BR/><BR/>But to continue your birth metaphor:<BR/>None of us, or certainly almost none of us, choose to leave the womb. It contracts and we are forcibly expelled.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, most of us are also brought out into the light and given love beyond measure. Not a bad beginning to a new life, is it?<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, BT.<BR/><BR/>T@CA Troll At Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247836451322342385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-64171460559115523632007-06-19T07:24:00.000-04:002007-06-19T07:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Slowly Settling Downhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938242695331838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-33544732436612844072007-06-18T15:19:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:19:00.000-04:00We are here to help you cross those thresholds. Wh...We are here to help you cross those thresholds. While you must have strength to start the journey, other factors like your friends and loved ones give you the extra strength that you will need.<BR/>Here's some strength for your journey!!johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755439918003129391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-35093312373675277942007-06-18T00:46:00.000-04:002007-06-18T00:46:00.000-04:00what synchronicity!this week I heard a seminar on ...what synchronicity!<BR/>this week I heard a seminar on energy of the body; there was a metaphor about the energies of the lower parts (tribe, money, sex etc.) flowing upward in an hourglass to the higher levels of energy (self). I thought of you -and here is your 'stuck' entry!Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-49731510735860813592007-06-17T16:06:00.000-04:002007-06-17T16:06:00.000-04:00I love the essence of your epiphany! When we real...I love the essence of your epiphany! When we realize that we journey together and not alone, when we realize that others are there in those moments that some have described as something we must do by ourselves, then we know that we can do it. We - not I, not you - but we - together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974473.post-86905658894320996862007-06-17T09:40:00.000-04:002007-06-17T09:40:00.000-04:00You alone can do it, but you can't do it alone, as...You alone can do it, but you can't do it alone, as they say.<BR/><BR/>Father's Day must be especially poignant this year. May you discover its hidden blessings.Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.com