tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post4882359282930989718..comments2023-03-21T10:34:31.089-05:00Comments on A Cacophony of Crows: Guilt, nostalgia, familiarity...the fun things that keep you from moving forwardKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-13180679526173919642011-12-20T19:09:18.961-06:002011-12-20T19:09:18.961-06:00That's lovely, ladyimbrium. :)That's lovely, ladyimbrium. :)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-40429899349444867352011-12-19T06:06:54.736-06:002011-12-19T06:06:54.736-06:00My anchor is the past and the ancestors, the prese...My anchor is the past and the ancestors, the present is the wind that steers me to the future. Let go of the labels and I think you will find yourself drifting less. Perhaps you already have, I'm still working through the past after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-61017424443549876462010-06-02T16:00:07.884-05:002010-06-02T16:00:07.884-05:00You're right, of course. I need to be easier ...You're right, of course. I need to be easier on myself. I can't shake the feeling that so much is at stake if I'm wrong. All that old fundamentalist baggage. I will try to breathe more and just let it happen.<br /><br />As for Jesus and what I believe about him, I think I'll formulate a post on that as it would take too much room in the comments section. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your input. I always value it.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277981757643955577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008578250555065496.post-16840109637137229682010-06-02T11:09:10.200-05:002010-06-02T11:09:10.200-05:00Well, if I didn't want to read about your inde...Well, if I didn't want to read about your indecision, I just wouldn't come back! Trust me, the reason readers do come back is because we're all struggling right along with you. Maybe not about Christianity or Paganism specifically, but spiritually in general. <br /><br />I'm going to use the church as my anchor, but that doesn't mean I'll believe in the virgin birth, the only-maleness of diety, or any other other beliefs I've outgrown. But I believe that if I want Christianity to change I have to be there to influence it. But I also still believe in Jesus (though, differently than I did before that too), so it's my job to be available to influence change. If you don't believe in Jesus (and maybe we should flesh out what "believe in Jesus" even means), then it's not your responsibility to affect change within Christianity or the church.<br /><br />I'm going to be an armchair psychologist for a minute here and say that I think your journey will be easier for you if you stop judging it and yourself. Just breathe. And let it be. It is neither good nor bad, smart nor foolish. It is what it is. Be easy on yourself friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com