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xx:0D<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-64579537906407971032016-08-15T20:53:30.801+01:002016-08-15T20:53:30.801+01:00Goodness, do let us know the name of your erstwhil...Goodness, do let us know the name of your erstwhile church (so that we can avoid it). What an uncaring bunch they sound. Your husband has just died, so they send someone around to criticise your clothes(!!!) and style of preaching. I am sure that was a great help and comfort to you in time of need. You are a lot nicer than me, I doubt I would have ever gone back again. Frances. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-90699157635167512132016-07-09T13:03:37.317+01:002016-07-09T13:03:37.317+01:00I agree with what you say about control, though th...I agree with what you say about control, though that isn't the issue for me - it's not about simplifying in order to make a situation more controllable rather than chaotic; it's more about overwhelm in the sphere of attention - that too much input crashes my system, not because I have to do anything about it or obtain control over it, but just the overwhelming stimulus of so much to process and think about.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-81270048136891872462016-07-09T12:55:56.730+01:002016-07-09T12:55:56.730+01:00I've been thinking/praying about this more -- ...I've been thinking/praying about this more -- overwhelm -- I'm wrestling one of my characters through that right now. When we feel out of control, we increase control over what we can control. And simplifying something to make it work better feels so good!!!<br /><br />Bless you, Pen. May you find God in all of this and through all of this and despite all of this.Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666392638797481717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59863172296196928682016-07-08T22:06:02.671+01:002016-07-08T22:06:02.671+01:00Oh, Jenna! May you find the comfort and support yo...Oh, Jenna! May you find the comfort and support you need in adjusting to this huge loss. May you find some spaces of peace and quiet; may you be upheld. May you find the right home to settle in and the strength to make the move. Thinking of you. xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-85749642292365785212016-07-08T19:41:05.191+01:002016-07-08T19:41:05.191+01:00Thanks for this one, Pen. My husband died (lung an...Thanks for this one, Pen. My husband died (lung and brain cancer--the last 10 months have been brutal) just a couple of days before this was posted so I didn't catch it--because I've been, as you say, lacking "wattage" to be able to do much more than sit, keep up with paperwork surrounding his care and decease, and here and then get some groceries in the house for the visiting granddaughter. I so appreciate the images of channels and bandwidth. It's helping, I think. (And now I must think where to move so it's my golden opportunity to divest of things.) Blessings!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817348519203352250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-78544065750962992262016-07-08T06:57:01.914+01:002016-07-08T06:57:01.914+01:00:0) xx:0) xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-50702697924602195802016-07-08T00:41:36.352+01:002016-07-08T00:41:36.352+01:00Praying for your overload to be carried by the One...Praying for your overload to be carried by the One who carries our burdens.Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666392638797481717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-33394672215317812942016-06-28T11:02:19.528+01:002016-06-28T11:02:19.528+01:00:0) xx:0) xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-19165080507069309862016-06-28T08:53:02.831+01:002016-06-28T08:53:02.831+01:00
Choruses from the Rock. Thank you for pointing ...<br /><br />Choruses from the Rock. Thank you for pointing me to this! Mairin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-86787087815109312692016-06-27T13:27:06.900+01:002016-06-27T13:27:06.900+01:00Hi Suze - waving! xHi Suze - waving! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59117367296551294502016-06-27T13:06:02.455+01:002016-06-27T13:06:02.455+01:00Pen I truly felt for you as you wrote about clothi...Pen I truly felt for you as you wrote about clothing screaming at you through closed doors. I have not experienced that but I think I understand. Having less appeals to me and I am striving. Recently I have gained cupboard space for the first time in six years. I am horrified at how much I have as before bits were in different rooms. Personally I like to exclude things that make me uncomfortable and some people around me find it odd.<br /><br />God bless you.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-30800241204767274012016-06-26T07:21:46.472+01:002016-06-26T07:21:46.472+01:00Debs ~ that's one of the great things about yo...Debs ~ that's one of the great things about your minimalist wardrobe - it's so simple to monitor and replace because you haven't got a big muddle of stuff.<br /><br />Gretchen ~ thank you!<br /><br />Ganeida ~ difficult, isn't it? I find this helpful: http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2010/06/16/choruses-from-the-rock-t-s-eliot/ Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-70424569521132428682016-06-26T02:57:51.917+01:002016-06-26T02:57:51.917+01:00I didn't say I'd given up ~ though I think...I didn't say I'd given up ~ though I think politics out here has very little to do with people ~ & I know there are good individuals in politics, but the policies of both our major parties at present suck. It is a lose/lose situation. Your view seems rather idealistic & does not reflect the reality out here which seems to have a lot to do with bad mouthing each other & nothing to do with actually governing our country ~ & that, after all, is what they have been elected to do. We have now gone through 3 leaders & 2 parties in 2 years who have done nothing! I am working my way through how I am going to vote & the only way to do that is to shut down everything non essential. It is exhausting & I have very little hope that whoever gets in will improve the average person's prospects, let alone those most in need.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672025645404805764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-39726085517650301572016-06-26T02:43:17.805+01:002016-06-26T02:43:17.805+01:00bless you, pen. i do understand completely about ...bless you, pen. i do understand completely about the need to minimise distractions when all about life is in chaos. it's the only way to slow things down enough to breathe! it's the middle of the night where you are but know that i am praying that all goes well with the preaching. just be your own lovely self and speak the word that God sends. you'll be just fine. you ARE just fine.gretchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-82868650909637909932016-06-26T00:11:20.647+01:002016-06-26T00:11:20.647+01:00And in other news...I just got rid of a few more t...And in other news...I just got rid of a few more tops. I'm only keeping the ones I like wearing. I have made a new skirt as one of mine can no longer be worn in polite company as it has literally worn out and has some rips in it, so it is going in the bin :-DDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295624431714012643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-390717919340106782016-06-26T00:08:58.570+01:002016-06-26T00:08:58.570+01:00Be who God created you to be, preach what God tell...Be who God created you to be, preach what God tells you and if they don't like your clothes that's their hard look out! :-DDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295624431714012643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-32026190852139503732016-06-25T23:05:16.405+01:002016-06-25T23:05:16.405+01:00Gosh, where to begin? Politics is the organisation...Gosh, where to begin? Politics is the organisation of human society. To me, it is about how we get together to consider how best we might, as a human community, find the strategies we need to care for people when they are sick, work for the common good, lift people out of poverty, establish justice and minimise inequality. For some years when I was a church pastor, two of the most committed members of our congregation were our MP and his wife. She had a special pastoral care for our many members with profound learning difficulties. He, the son of a single mother in the Salvation Army, had spent his life working to defend people in poverty and improve conditions for them. I don't think he was the devil.<br />As Desmond Tutu put it: "I am puzzled by which Bible people are reading when they suggest that religion and politics don’t mix."<br />I'd far rather minimise my personal needs as best I can, to keep my mind free for larger social concerns, than give up because the mental effort is considerable.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-37182930996650651522016-06-25T22:53:43.647+01:002016-06-25T22:53:43.647+01:00This is why I leave politics mostly alone. It cra...This is why I leave politics mostly alone. It crashes my system even when nothing extreme is happening. I said to my hubby yesterday that it doesn't matter who we vote for in our coming election, the devil will get in ~ so yeah, I am shutting down as many systems as possible.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672025645404805764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-70324896581497841302016-06-25T21:51:21.732+01:002016-06-25T21:51:21.732+01:00:0)
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xx:0) <br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-33999373342470973622016-06-25T21:31:26.383+01:002016-06-25T21:31:26.383+01:00Praying that tomorrow will be a fantastic morning ...Praying that tomorrow will be a fantastic morning - lightening your load rather than adding to it.Nearly Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594432566473391552noreply@blogger.com