tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post5366483151662708218..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: I wish someone would have told me…Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-91245881370975728612007-12-12T00:46:00.000-05:002007-12-12T00:46:00.000-05:00A few of my favorites:"What others think of you ai...A few of my favorites:<BR/><BR/>"What others think of you ain't none of your damn business."<BR/><BR/>"You're pole vaulting mouse terds."<BR/><BR/>"That person is living inside your head rent free."<BR/><BR/>I've heard more wisdom in the last several years in the rooms than I've heard in all of the first 40 years of my life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-29274843934876275372007-12-11T14:16:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:16:00.000-05:00I'm going to have to think on this one a bit. I ca...I'm going to have to think on this one a bit. <BR/>I can say that those words in the promises were ones I struggled with the most as well. I couldn't wrap my head around not wishing I'd done things differently. Especially stuff like being an abusive mother. It's not that I don't still wish that but I no longer beat myself up for what was. It's not the sum total of who I am. It's just one part of Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1485488725284127872007-12-11T13:32:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:32:00.000-05:00these are all so good to read over and over. the ...these are all so good to read over and over. the one that really speaks to me right now is the presence of doubt, it seems to be a favorite attack of the enemy, since well...as another brother blogger put it, "since eve".<BR/><BR/>good post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-54884406544369648682007-12-11T06:45:00.000-05:002007-12-11T06:45:00.000-05:00And a very fine start it is, Steve man.And a very fine start it is, Steve man.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-36370885916959185262007-12-11T06:12:00.000-05:002007-12-11T06:12:00.000-05:00In addition to pretty much all of the above, this:...In addition to pretty much all of the above, this: "You're bisexual. It's not that big of a deal. Get over it."<BR/><BR/>I'd still be married to the woman of my dreams, but perhaps things would have been a bit more manageable for the last 21 years if I'd heard those words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-49407937887734035322007-12-10T19:50:00.000-05:002007-12-10T19:50:00.000-05:00Funny you should ask. I've actually been working ...Funny you should ask. I've actually been working on "A Letter to My Younger Self" which I hope to have up on my blog later this week or next. My big wish is that I would have taken seriously the advice I received from two different sources about studying something else in addition to ministry.<BR/><BR/>Oh well.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-8831747385977535682007-12-10T18:54:00.000-05:002007-12-10T18:54:00.000-05:00Steve: Among all of your awesome posts, this rank...Steve: Among all of your awesome posts, this ranks as one of the awesomest. Thanks for this open-ended compendium of simple wisdom.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to share a quote I just read yesterday in the AA Grapevine magazine. It blew my mind, as it seemed to sum-up the Serenity Prayer in a very down-to-earth, practical way for me .. and I need things as simple as possible:<BR/><BR/>"I no longer haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-85204458539221806102007-12-10T18:38:00.000-05:002007-12-10T18:38:00.000-05:00to help you get the word out, included a link to t...to help you get the word out, included a link to this post over at my site. good learnings for us all, thank you.Ed G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08870533414070848501noreply@blogger.com