tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post8158753190256517331..comments2024-01-08T07:33:14.161-06:00Comments on Live a Powerful Life: Lessons From My TeacherAllyn Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-29959475186906767762008-02-24T17:23:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:23:00.000-06:00Thanks for all the comments! Joyce, I know what yo...Thanks for all the comments! <BR/><BR/>Joyce, I know what you mean. There are so many experiences that make you wonder..."What the hell was I thinking?" And, "How come I'm self absorbed about all these things that don't matter."<BR/><BR/>You are so right...And your comment gives me much to think about. <BR/><BR/>AllynAllyn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-33342946581305105052008-02-21T22:10:00.000-06:002008-02-21T22:10:00.000-06:00I just spent a week with one of the survivors of t...I just spent a week with one of the survivors of the Sunchon Tunnel Massacre. Again, I am amazed at the personal courage of these men. Their power comes from having put aside those things that most of us worry about...what we weight, what we look like, how we sound ... how we measure up against other people. They focus on life itself...what it means, how it tastes, how it feels...how precious it really is.<BR/><BR/>When I find my courage drifting, I think about why I'm lost...and realize that it's about focusing on myself rather than the tasks at hand...perhaps I'm saying the same thing...but it's sobering ...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post, Allyn.<BR/><BR/>Joyce Faulkner<BR/>www.joycefaulkner.com<BR/>Co-author of Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors<BR/>Author of For Shrieking Out Loud<BR/>Author of In the Shadow of SuribachiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-73399606103683768862008-02-17T21:31:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:31:00.000-06:00Ah yes, please let's do start with releasing the f...Ah yes, please let's do start with releasing the fear (of whatever actually). I need an apprenticeship on that one. I want to watch and listen while someone demonstrates that so that I can copy every nuance of the act. =)<BR/><BR/>I have Anatomy of the Spirit. It is always very inviting. I seem to get to a certain point and then skip around, or stop. Recently I've learned that this is a symptom of my commitment phobias...what I can easily translate into, "I'm not ready."<BR/><BR/>But I suppose it's true. I can't hear or see the possibilities until I'm ready. And in my case, ready often involves being so darn sick of something that I'd rather die than continue doing it. <BR/><BR/>I'm ready to hear you tell me more about this. You are one of my teachers. Teach away! I'm listening and watching, knowing you are on a good path, one I can emulate to some degree.<BR/><BR/>I think choosing our teachers is really the very first step. So now let's release the fears! Huzzah!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15740562889506321916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-26026204979014057042008-02-17T20:28:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:28:00.000-06:00Aha! I finally get to meet the other Carolyn! I'v...Aha! I finally get to meet the other Carolyn! I've heard so much about you, Carolyn. Glad to read about you, too. Its obvious your fants will go to great lengths to connect with you. (-:<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Carolyn Howard-Johnson<BR/>www.hotodoitfrugally.comCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.com