Comments on: Wounds, Pain and All that Good Stuff https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/ choosing positivity Fri, 20 May 2011 23:58:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alittlebitograce https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9297 alittlebitograce Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:18:16 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9297 hmm...such deep thoughts here! i do agree that our society has become much too concerned with safety. Not that safety is bad thing, but I think we cling to physical safety and smother our children, while at the same time allowing them to wade into very dangerous waters without much care or concern. i don't want my children to suffer, but without wounds, sometimes stagnation occurs. hmm…such deep thoughts here! i do agree that our society has become much too concerned with safety. Not that safety is bad thing, but I think we cling to physical safety and smother our children, while at the same time allowing them to wade into very dangerous waters without much care or concern. i don’t want my children to suffer, but without wounds, sometimes stagnation occurs.

]]> By: Joybird https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9182 Joybird Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:27:11 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9182 Funny I was just thinking of an old (now healed wound) last night. I hid it away while it quietly bled for about 7 years. I pretended it was healed. Painfully, God brought it out into the light and then I began the work of showing Him my boo boo from every angle and letting Him take care of it. Funny I was just thinking of an old (now healed wound) last night. I hid it away while it quietly bled for about 7 years. I pretended it was healed. Painfully, God brought it out into the light and then I began the work of showing Him my boo boo from every angle and letting Him take care of it.

]]> By: Marci | Liberating Choices https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9143 Marci | Liberating Choices Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:03:49 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9143 Too much. I love the way my neighbor calls cuts/bruises "war badges". I remember my daughter falling down, bleeding, and thinking she was dying. I know we are safety nuts at our house. I'm working on teaching her the value of symptoms - cleaning out... Too much. I love the way my neighbor calls cuts/bruises “war badges”. I remember my daughter falling down, bleeding, and thinking she was dying. I know we are safety nuts at our house. I’m working on teaching her the value of symptoms – cleaning out…

]]> By: Kati https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9127 Kati Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:31:01 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9127 Your words led me to wonder... do people who try to avoid getting wounded actually hurt more? There are many people in my life who don't do the avoidance, they plunge wholly into life. And they don't seem to feel the pain of wounds. Is it that by being willing to hurt we don't? Or is it that they have shut themselves off from feeling the pain? Your words led me to wonder… do people who try to avoid getting wounded actually hurt more? There are many people in my life who don’t do the avoidance, they plunge wholly into life. And they don’t seem to feel the pain of wounds. Is it that by being willing to hurt we don’t? Or is it that they have shut themselves off from feeling the pain?

]]> By: emily wierenga https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9125 emily wierenga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:49:28 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9125 oh, to bleed with those that bleed, to mourn with those that mourn... thank you for this compassionate post friend. it really makes me think. oh, to bleed with those that bleed, to mourn with those that mourn… thank you for this compassionate post friend. it really makes me think.

]]> By: nic https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9118 nic Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:00:23 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9118 i'd wager that yes, as a society we value personal safety (and comfort) over justice and truth and compassion. it's no fun to bleed, but my greater fear is that i've already grown too calloused. i’d wager that yes, as a society we value personal safety (and comfort) over justice and truth and compassion. it’s no fun to bleed, but my greater fear is that i’ve already grown too calloused.

]]> By: Cathy https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9117 Cathy Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:29:43 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9117 I've often questioned the often quoted adage, "that which doesn't kill you will only make you stronger", especially in terms of emotional damage. Hopefully time will provide the perspective needed to leave the wounds behind. If not, those wounds can fester, eating away at your soul. I’ve often questioned the often quoted adage, “that which doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger”, especially in terms of emotional damage. Hopefully time will provide the perspective needed to leave the wounds behind. If not, those wounds can fester, eating away at your soul.

]]> By: Aileen https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9115 Aileen Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:33:33 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9115 Hi Belinda, your post reminds me of the Helen Keller quote, "Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold." While some wounds may not completely heal, a well trained mind can help a person move forward in the wonder of life - even with their wounds. - and a life well lived is one worth living - too much safety can hinder life experience. Hi Belinda, your post reminds me of the Helen Keller quote, “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.”

While some wounds may not completely heal, a well trained mind can help a person move forward in the wonder of life – even with their wounds. – and a life well lived is one worth living – too much safety can hinder life experience.

]]> By: Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9113 Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:25:12 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9113 Some wounds never heal. We carry them with and within us, but I believe that is what makes us appreciate the more joyous moments in our lives. Some wounds never heal. We carry them with and within us, but I believe that is what makes us appreciate the more joyous moments in our lives.

]]> By: ayala https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/02/wounds-pain-and-all-that-good-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-9111 ayala Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:12:24 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=4303#comment-9111 The wounds that take the longest to heal are the wounds to the soul. Sometimes we never heal. Great topic, Belinda ! The wounds that take the longest to heal are the wounds to the soul. Sometimes we never heal. Great topic, Belinda !

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