LEAPS OF FAITH?
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| Wed, 02-14-2007 - 2:04pm |
from a book:
"I find myself doing my least leaping with spirituality and love relationships. I do kind of a sock hop of little faith, testing, checking and rechecking for the false bottom, the hidden trap door, the final entrapment. I am constantly (or it feels constant) searching for the exit, the way out, the safe route.
LEAPS OF FAITH:
***Where do you do your least leaping?
***Most?
***What does faith mean to you?
***What examples of leaps of faith are in your history?
***Are there places you would like to leap, but don't know how?
Leap first in your own heart."
Source: "The Bodacious Book of Succulence" by Sark
I love this little ourageous book. Never fails to make me smile. It beamed at me from my spiritual bookshelves this morning. Thought maybe we might discuss our answers? :P Here's the author's web site: http://www.planetsark.com/
Gypsy
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I'll post later when I get over my allergy attack and can think clearly. It's been a tough allergy season already. They started up so early here!
Anyway to my question. Why don't you apply to be co-leader? you'd be awesome! You always post such interesting topics.
Off I go to ponder this one and to take an allergy pill.
*hugs*
Stormy
Thanks for the nice words. As per Bink's post this morning, there won't be a co-cl anytime soon. ;)) I just try to post things that people might find interesting, but often my posts hardly general any responses, so I don't know how helpful I've actually been. LOL! :D
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, but I prefer being a participant rather than in a cl position.
Hugs,
Gypsy
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Edited 2/15/2007 3:02 pm ET by gypsywolfwoman
Blessings,
Gypsy
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OK, I'll take a stab at it. :D
***Where do you do your least leaping?
Since my loss of hearing got severe enough not to be able to use a normal telephone, I gave up "leaping" to find a job. In my old field, at which I did well, being able to answer the telephone was a given requirement. I am also shyer about attending social events that aren't family because of my hearing issues with lots of voices and background noise. It's stressful and frustrating and even physically exhausting. So I have cut back and shy away from social events in other venues.
***Most?
I have worked long and hard for the past decade to trust my intuition, how to separate it from rationalizations or wishful thinking, and trust it's guidance. Same goes for inner wisdom. I accept people as they are, and am available to build friendships and connections, one on one.
***What does faith mean to you?
Faith to me means following my Goddess and God's direction, inspiration, guidance. Faith is trust myself, and my connection to Them, and my ability for discernment and personal insight. Faith is trusting the messages from the Universe.
***What examples of leaps of faith are in your history?
Healing by visualization. Being lost in the dark, and finding guidance within, and finding my way home. Just recently trying out the UU church. With all the negative experiences in my past with "churchy" environments, I still managed to show up alone that first Sunday for service. Same goes for the Pagan Circle. I trust my Goddess' "nudge" and found what I was needing, with the Pagan Circle, even if the UU church turned out not to be the place for me. If I hadn't investigated the UU church, though, I wouldn't have found the wonderful Pagan Circle! :D
***Are there places you would like to leap, but don't know how?
Yeah. I'd like to leap from fear of aging and becoming incapacitated. I don't how to leap to not be afraid of starting new things or staying "safe" at home with my Mika dog and DH. I would like to have meaningful work that is spiritual in nature.
I guess the biggest leap for me is living from within, and learning to act on my trust of the guidance received, and realizing the truth is within me, as are the answers I need. I need more courage to face those answers and to act upon them, though, and not let other people deflect me from I know within to be true.
Gypsy
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Edited 2/15/2007 3:10 pm ET by gypsywolfwoman
Blessings,
Gypsy
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I've been keeping this post in the back of my mind since you first posted...
***Where do you do your least leaping?