tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post1097719677505046471..comments2012-02-05T21:14:16.831-08:00Comments on Is It Possible?: Stability amid Desolation and Consolationclairityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post-90024478331820385842008-10-08T04:54:00.000-07:002008-10-08T04:54:00.000-07:00I will remember that: "ascesis of joy".I will remember that: "ascesis of joy".clairityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post-67728312651767946752008-10-08T04:47:00.000-07:002008-10-08T04:47:00.000-07:00Some elation, for me, is more psychological than e...<I>Some elation, for me, is more psychological than essential</I><BR/>I know that for me sometimes elation stops me more than fear, and that the only help is to accept it as a gift and try to keep moving: the ascesis of joy.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262662173303042998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post-19769928870966284942008-10-08T03:42:00.000-07:002008-10-08T03:42:00.000-07:00I am still a little speechless from this gift.A nu...I am still a little speechless from this gift.<BR/><BR/>A number of things converged personally for me. First, my "lifestyle change" evened out my moods, so that my temptation is now more toward resignation than anger. That's an adjustment that requires new tools. Second, the kid-grandkid chaos ramped way up. That's not new, but it affects everything, even the ability to reflect. Then there is just the change of season, rainy weather, that natural damper.<BR/><BR/>Some elation, for me, is more psychological than essential. And desolation is not so dreary. The reality of dependence is something stable, as you put it so nicely. This sweet dependence can be more evident in weakness, as St. Paul said.clairityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post-73161007207777330942008-10-07T20:18:00.000-07:002008-10-07T20:18:00.000-07:00all for you!all for you!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262662173303042998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084995454355305934.post-78574639347283711892008-10-07T19:23:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:23:00.000-07:00I am so grateful for this. It lifts my heart. Mo...I am so grateful for this. It lifts my heart. More later, I hope.clairityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.com