tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875449047910840041.post4782414912256602091..comments2023-10-16T04:49:49.454-04:00Comments on The Fragrance of Sweetgrass: Lessons from Harry Potter and Laura Ingalls WilderPrairie Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02470135432748627058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875449047910840041.post-39272824170668680012008-06-23T07:57:00.000-04:002008-06-23T07:57:00.000-04:00I stopped by for the first time this morning. This...I stopped by for the first time this morning. This post spoke to where I am at right now. I love the way you tied it together at the end. Thanks for being transparent. Blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875449047910840041.post-80641355941123535462008-05-24T10:58:00.000-04:002008-05-24T10:58:00.000-04:00"We are not God. We cannot serve everyone in need...."We are not God. We cannot serve everyone in need. We are human. Jesus modeled this for us as a human being - he did NOT heal every sick person. He did not raise every dead person. He did not feed all the hungry beggars or set up job development centers for the poor of Jerusalem. He didn't do it, and we shouldn't feel we have to. But somehow we do. Why don't we take appropriate care of ourselves? Why are so many Christians, along with the rest of our culture, frantic, exhausted, over-loaded and hurried? Few Christians make the connection between love of self and love of others. Sadly, many believe that taking care of themselves is a sin, a 'psychologizing' of the gospel taken from our self-centered culture. I believed that myself for years. Parker Palmer said, "self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.""<BR/><BR/>"Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" by Peter Scazzero<BR/><BR/>I thought that quote would apply with this post, too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377281769733343491noreply@blogger.com