{"id":1523,"date":"2011-01-10T21:46:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T03:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2011-01-10T21:46:45","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T03:46:45","slug":"connecting-with-you-the-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=1523","title":{"rendered":"Connecting with you, the reader. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just spent the last three hours responding to your comments in regard to various blogs already posted on my site. \u00a0I do this every couple of days so that I don’t get too far behind and I want to say again that I love hearing from you. \u00a0I know I’ve mentioned this before but I repeat it because of the grace you bring to my life. \u00a0Simply knowing that you are “out there” catching the phrases<\/em> I am throwing your way tickles and amazes me. \u00a0The internet is a fascinating tool, isn’t it.<\/p>\n

I have to admit that when I started this endeavor, I didn’t realize it would be so time consuming. \u00a0I thought a post every few days was all that would be required. \u00a0I had not considered that so many of you would actually be reading the posts and then interested enough to comment. \u00a0I’m not sure I even realized any one would feel engaged by my words. \u00a0How gratified I am that many hundreds of you did become engaged and have shown it by reaching out to me here. \u00a0I am quite simply overwhelmed by your attention to this blog site. \u00a0I do intend to continue reading every comment I receive and will respond, in turn, to as many of them as possible. \u00a0If I don’t respond to one you wrote, please write again. \u00a0I run out of steam some nights.<\/p>\n

In the last couple of posts I have referred to intentions for 2011. \u00a0One of mine is to continue this site far into the future. \u00a0It’s the kind of writing I love best: short essays that relate to topics that mean a great deal to me, usually subject matter that has hounded me at some time in the past. \u00a0Or maybe still does. Like detachment, for instance. \u00a0Or perhaps I should say “attachment.” Many of you have commented on the posts I have written dealing with this topic. \u00a0It’s a behavior that steals our peace of mind. \u00a0Always. \u00a0I speak from experience. \u00a0And we deserve peace of mind. \u00a0Without it, we cannot fulfill God’s will for us. Again, I speak from experience.<\/p>\n

Back to intentions: my husband spoke to me about a habit I have that bothers him. \u00a0And rightly so! \u00a0I interrupt when he is telling a story if I want the story told in another way. \u00a0I don’t know why I do this but I can’t deny it and it can be curtailed. \u00a0All it takes is willingness and awareness on my part. \u00a0We came up with a code word that he will utter to alert me when I am doing it.<\/p>\n

This may sound crazy to you but habits are just that: habits. \u00a0And they can be broken when the desire is there. \u00a0I have that desire. \u00a0Having this as another intention for 2011 will ease our relationship. \u00a0It’s really quite good, as it is, but most relationships can be tweaked a bit to make them better. \u00a0This is the tweaking ours needs.<\/p>\n

I hope you are thinking about your own intentions. \u00a0They can be tiny. \u00a0And it’s best if they are few rather than many. \u00a0Just follow through. \u00a0That’s the main “intention”<\/em><\/strong> you need to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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