Comments on: Help for the Overwhelmed https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6143 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:08:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6143 In reply to Jean Wise.

Agreed: It’s awfully nice to have kindred sisters as company along this path toward sanctification! I’m very glad you’re one of mine!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6140 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:18:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6140 In reply to Kim Adams Morgan.

They were amazing Kim and so intense in their work. If only I had that kind of concentration. Shows it is possible though. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

]]> By: Kim Adams Morgan https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6138 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:53:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6138 Seems like I learn something new every week. I do really try to learn something useful every day if I can. This is amazing about the Tibetan Monks and the Sand Mandela.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6137 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:12:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6137 In reply to Dolly @ Soulstops.com.

I don’t think I will forget how precise they drew those boundaries and did that right after the prayer, so it was the second thing they did before entering the work. I rush into the work and forget the prayer and boundaries. Yes I am looking forward to vacation. Leaving tomorrow. back in about a week. more later.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6136 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:11:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6136 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

You are always so kind, Nancy. Enjoy your company this weekend. I know too often I get wrapped up having everything just right, I forget to be present for them and honor the time we have together. Glad we are on the same type of journey. Its nice to have company along this path.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6135 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:09:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6135 In reply to Ceil.

Fun emailing each other today. I didn’t know monks were on that series. how cool. They were so peaceful and intentional. Some really lessons there. Let’s keep in touch

]]> By: Dolly @ Soulstops.com https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6134 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:57:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6134 Jean,
The idea of not going past preset boundaries struck me as well as the idea of not letting the outside noise intrude…such a struggle sometimes…okay, most of the time…blessings to you and I pray you have a restful vacation 🙂

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6133 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:44:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6133 Another powerful post, Jean. God spoke loud and clear to me through you! Just minutes before I read this post I told my husband, “I hate the feeling that I might not get everything done on time.” You see, we have a house guest coming this weekend and other commitments to be met as well. Steve said, “You don’t HAVE to do everything.” He’s right, of course. There ARE shortcuts I can take, items of less importance I can remove from the to-do list. Now, after reading your post, I’ve got TWELVE wonderful strategies to put into practice, and a grand scripture as my guide, Psalm 142:3. Perhaps the bottom line is, I have to refuse to feel overwhelmed and focus on the ramifications of my word for 2015: trust! Thank you so much for your words of wisdom, Jean!

]]> By: Ceil https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6132 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:15:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6132 Hi Jean! I really missed you! I’m sorry you were so overwhelmed (says me, who has been full of busyness too…). What a great time for a Conference though. And to be with other like-minded people who need to fill up, so they can pour out.

I saw this Tibetan exercise on “House of Cards”. It’s a Netflix series, and the monks worked in the midst of the fictional White House. They also swept it all away, after working so hard. Such a stunning lesson in impermanence. Peace is such a gift, I need to remember to STOP when things are getting overwhelming.
Happy vacation! Yay!!! (I’ll miss you again tho.)
Blessings,
Ceil

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6131 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:34:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6131 In reply to Martha Orlando.

They are quite beautiful and much more detailed than my photos show. Amazing what God will do when we slow down and just be with him. Thanks for the vacation wishes. I just finished preposting for while we are gone so I can now relax and start to pack.. LOL

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6130 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:33:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6130 In reply to Lisa notes….

I thought later I should have recorded their singing. Very gruntly, low sounds, though. not musically to our western ears. They were also very serious – so intent. Dismantling it with intent too – amazing process. have a great week Lisa!

]]> By: Martha Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6129 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:23:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6129 The mandelas have always fascinated me – such patience! May we all slow down and let God into our hearts, souls, and minds. Blessings, Jean, and have a wonderful vacation!

]]> By: Lisa notes... https://healthyspirituality.org/help-for-the-overwhelmed/#comment-6128 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:54:00 +0000 http://healthyspirituality.org/?p=3486#comment-6128 Thank you, Jean, for sharing some of the things you learned! I was hoping to hear. 🙂 We saw some Tibetan monks creating a mandela when we went to hear the Dalai Lama last fall. So amazing. I could hardly bear to think of them dismantling it. But there’s a lesson in that too….

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