Comments on: Ten Pages From My Journal Today

By: JB

JB — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:44:05 +0000

I enjoyed all of it, but “I've got so much practice” struck a chord with where I find myself lately–dialogue with clerics of another faith, trying to understand honestly what they hold to and why, reexamining for myself why I profess what I do, and wanting to humbly and clearly speak from my own experience. Not quite the direction of your writing's original intent, I dare say, but I identified with the wish to stay in the old comfort zone. Leaving my familiar circles behind feels like putting out to sea where even the floor beneath my feet is subject to change. But at the same time, I've been able to marvel in a new way at aspects of my own beliefs which regained their wonder by seeing them through the eyes of a skeptic.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:05:04 +0000

Thanks, Audra!!

By: Jonathan Paul

Jonathan Paul — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:36:30 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to read and give me some feedback/encouragement, Audra! You rock!!

By: audrakrell

audrakrell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:24:40 +0000

Good stuff J! I like the one you grayed out here at the bottom about the moms rocking cradle, shaking while they tried to stand still. I also love all the parts where you talk about the person “telling you everything, not leaving anything out, telling you their own stories.” Those lines are very powerful to me and make me want to keep reading!