Comments on: My 14-Year-Old Self https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12837 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:14:46 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12837 In reply to Jean Wise.

You’re welcome, Jean. May our girls know that as much as we love them and care about their lives, our Heavenly Father loves and cares even more!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12830 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:02:03 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12830 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

After I wrote this I thought about my 14 almost 15 year old granddaughter too. You inspire me to write her a note and share this. Thanks for the push!

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12828 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:09:55 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12828 My oldest granddaughter will soon turn 16. Last year about this time she began to struggle with just the emotions you talk about here, Jean: dissatisfaction with herself, preferring to be alone than with others, worried about the future, etc. I prayerfully wrote her a letter and tried to share a bit of the wisdom that comes with age. To be honest, she never acknowledged whether the letter helped or not! At the least, she knew I cared very much about her distress. This year she seems to be in a much better place. I’m thankful to God for that!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12826 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:47:28 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12826 In reply to Nancy Agneberg.

You are so right, Nancy about our many different selves. Oh I would love to have a great conversation with my 22 year old self and one as a new mother too. You have given more to ponder and pray about. Thank you. blessings!

]]> By: Nancy Agneberg https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12825 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:04:04 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12825 Ah yes, it is never too late to chat with our younger selves. Thank you for this reminder. And by this age there are MANY younger selves. What I most hope to see is some aspect of my essence in each of those younger selves.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12824 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:57:54 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12824 In reply to Martha J Orlando.

wow Virginia will be 14 and my oldest granddaughter, Kyla turns 15 – I need to listen to her in a tender, compassionate way – I think I do but after this experiencer and memory I am more intentional. Blessings!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12823 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:56:02 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12823 In reply to Pat Forsman.

Thank you Pat. Yes yes God is in charge and knew exactly where he was doing with me!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12822 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:55:19 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12822 In reply to Sue Bell.

Oh Sue your words are such a blessing to me. Thank you! I agree growing older and wiser really is a great benefit – holy hindsight!

]]> By: Sue Bell https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12821 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:38:50 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12821 When I was a teen, very confused, very undone, I just wished to be wise. The word, wise, itself sounded finished, complete, in touch with all the mysteries that crowded my dreams.
I wanted answers ! ! ! ! ! but didn’t know where to find them. Now I’m 84 and have so many answers I don’t know how to use them all…but now I am wiser, and now I am wise.
Dear Jean, you have been blessed with that word as a name and you always seem to apply that word so wisely. Thank you for all you share so willingly. You are loved 😍

]]> By: Pat Forsman https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12820 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:12:42 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12820 thank you jean…great insight..many memories…God was incharge of all of the instances and looking back He created good and growth out of them all…
peace

]]> By: Martha J Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/my-14-year-old-self/#comment-12819 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:03:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8281#comment-12819 I had to smile to myself in reading this, Jean. Yes, I’ve had those moments when I’ve faced the old (young) me with how I have changed with the years. It also reminded me that Virginia will turn 14 this year. I wonder what she will see one day when she looks back to that time?
Blessings!

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