tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post777342690418061597..comments2024-03-18T10:00:10.031-05:00Comments on The Final Chapters: STUCK ON REPEATluluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-27701854015380802612014-10-01T16:41:37.620-05:002014-10-01T16:41:37.620-05:00Well Ceil, I can not claim to be the genius. When...Well Ceil, I can not claim to be the genius. When I told my sweet friend I was sick of "Going There" over and over--she coined the phrase. It does describe the unwillingness to move past the suffering. I had a comment on this post on FB and this friend said" It dawned on me after reading your post that when I choose to relive a trial of which God has already delivered me safely to the other side, I choose to exalt myself and past suffering over his present grace and mercy" There it is in a nutshell!<br />Blessings Friend!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-45292751074369285932014-10-01T15:58:00.307-05:002014-10-01T15:58:00.307-05:00Hi Lulu! You have really hit on something that is ...Hi Lulu! You have really hit on something that is so prevalent today. It's like a contest; "Who had it worst?" Who has ever benefitted from that? I really like your phrase the 'pride of suffering', that is just genius because it really describes what's going on. I think people truly expose themselves in their pain to be supported, not 'one-upped'. <br /><br />Pride in suffering...I'm really going to keep that in my heart. It's an important reminder that it's not about me! <br />Blessings,<br />CeilCeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293917798735764739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-36804652521595630902014-10-01T13:59:25.984-05:002014-10-01T13:59:25.984-05:00He will show us the way---we do not always like sa...He will show us the way---we do not always like sacrificing our pet peeves! There is NO WAY to ever win at "One Up"--my thoughts are always GET A LIFE!<br />Blessings, Sparky!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-1362706355623540482014-10-01T13:52:43.099-05:002014-10-01T13:52:43.099-05:00Straight from my heart,Linda. I do not want to be...Straight from my heart,Linda. I do not want to be remembered some day for the tragedies of my life--but instead how I loved My Father!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-40263304723096454172014-10-01T09:43:57.647-05:002014-10-01T09:43:57.647-05:00Great heaps of truth here, Lulu. Oh to be so hear...Great heaps of truth here, Lulu. Oh to be so heard and cherished and validated by the Lover of our soul that we don't have to play that obnoxious 1-Up game to somehow get noticed or appreciated.<br /><br />This was so good today, friend. I thank you!Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-15318315924786608182014-10-01T08:25:41.928-05:002014-10-01T08:25:41.928-05:00I'm so guilty of this, only MUCH worse! *lol* ...I'm so guilty of this, only MUCH worse! *lol* Seriously, I think I'm falling into this pit of self-pity. I was realizing this this morning. (Great minds DO think alike) :) Gotta snap out of it! It's not the normal me. As far as the One Upmanship ... the last post I made, this is what my Sister-in-law was doing and one of many reasons I became so angry. Guess I'd better give more prayerful thought to what happened. Otherwise our relationship is totally, irretrievably ruined. Don't want that. Maybe it can be salvaged somehow? I am a hard head, proud rascal but am willing to listen to God's word is He'll show me the way.<br />THANK YOU for posting this today Lulu. Have a blessed day. ~:)Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.com