Comments on: It feels so good when walls come down http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/ Living with grace at any age Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:13:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ingrid Boedecker http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Ingrid Boedecker Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:19:34 +0000 http://thehappyseeker.com/?p=412#comment-89 How very true and practical your words are. This has been a topic of consideration for me, of late, and I have discovered those little walls of separation that I had not recognized before....probably from not being in a clear enough space of honesty heretofore. In my world, I also recognize that I have passed many of these walls on to my 14-yr-old daughter, also without having recognized it at the time. So now, as they are coming into the light, I have the opportunity to clear them out for myself and to set a new model for her. Good to share this work. How very true and practical your words are. This has been a topic of consideration for me, of late, and I have discovered those little walls of separation that I had not recognized before….probably from not being in a clear enough space of honesty heretofore. In my world, I also recognize that I have passed many of these walls on to my 14-yr-old daughter, also without having recognized it at the time. So now, as they are coming into the light, I have the opportunity to clear them out for myself and to set a new model for her.

Good to share this work.

]]> By: Christopher Foster http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Christopher Foster Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:43:49 +0000 http://thehappyseeker.com/?p=412#comment-88 I think that's a very good way of phrasing it Linda. "Freedom is providing space." It turns it around so I'm not just thinking about my freedom, but I'm thinking about someone else's freedom, how can I enhance that. Then I think we do find when we do this that we inevitably create our own freedom as well. I mentioned the example that was coming up between JoAnn and me. The same circumstance exactly still comes up, where I ask her to read something. It's a real delight to consciously exercise that patience you're speaking of, and give her space to do what I asked her to do in the first place. Thanks for your great comment, much appreciated. I think that’s a very good way of phrasing it Linda. “Freedom is providing space.” It turns it around so I’m not just thinking about my freedom, but I’m thinking about someone else’s freedom, how can I enhance that. Then I think we do find when we do this that we inevitably create our own freedom as well. I mentioned the example that was coming up between JoAnn and me. The same circumstance exactly still comes up, where I ask her to read something. It’s a real delight to consciously exercise that patience you’re speaking of, and give her space to do what I asked her to do in the first place. Thanks for your great comment, much appreciated.

]]> By: Linda Baran http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Linda Baran Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:23:30 +0000 http://thehappyseeker.com/?p=412#comment-87 Hi Chris, I love the examples of real life that you give. It helps me stay out of the theoretical and apply your thoughts to my own life. So would you say that freedom is providing space? And providing space sometimes means waiting, giving others (and oneself) enough time to respond on their own? In that sense, freedom requires patience, a quality which I continually have to work at cultivating. Our own society, which we think of as so free, has not cultivated patience. The last time I went through a drive-in at McDonald's (yes, I do that), the person who gave me my food at the window said, "Sorry about the wait". It had taken about 2 minutes from the time I placed my order, paid and picked up my food. I don't think 2 minutes was very long to wait for an entire meal, but our fast-food culture has decided it must be so. This wall of impatience we've created for ourselves must be interfering in many ways in our daily lives. I think I'll spend the rest of the day noticing any time that I'm being impatient and how it might be building a wall between me and others. Linda Baran Hi Chris,

I love the examples of real life that you give. It helps me stay out of the theoretical and apply your thoughts to my own life. So would you say that freedom is providing space? And providing space sometimes means waiting, giving others (and oneself) enough time to respond on their own? In that sense, freedom requires patience, a quality which I continually have to work at cultivating. Our own society, which we think of as so free, has not cultivated patience. The last time I went through a drive-in at McDonald’s (yes, I do that), the person who gave me my food at the window said, “Sorry about the wait”. It had taken about 2 minutes from the time I placed my order, paid and picked up my food. I don’t think 2 minutes was very long to wait for an entire meal, but our fast-food culture has decided it must be so. This wall of impatience we’ve created for ourselves must be interfering in many ways in our daily lives. I think I’ll spend the rest of the day noticing any time that I’m being impatient and how it might be building a wall between me and others.

Linda Baran

]]> By: Christopher Foster http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Christopher Foster Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:27:46 +0000 http://thehappyseeker.com/?p=412#comment-84 Thanks Jill. I love "The Diamond in your Pocket." I bought another book by Gangaji recently, "You Are That." It's an 'expanded collector's edition.' Has a lot of great material as well. Thanks Jill. I love “The Diamond in your Pocket.” I bought another book by Gangaji recently, “You Are That.” It’s an ‘expanded collector’s edition.’ Has a lot of great material as well.

]]> By: Jill Campana http://www.thehappyseeker.com/2009/07/14/it-feels-so-good-when-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Jill Campana Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:43:40 +0000 http://thehappyseeker.com/?p=412#comment-83 Gangaji has a wonderful book, "The Diamond in Your Pocket". She is an exciting author with much to offer into the world of conscious awareness. Thanks for your post! Gangaji has a wonderful book, “The Diamond in Your Pocket”. She is an exciting author with much to offer into the world of conscious awareness. Thanks for your post!

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