tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post6126937917495040729..comments2023-11-03T05:09:33.978-04:00Comments on Fragments of Grace: DiscernmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-43195667191909294082010-03-04T10:05:36.438-05:002010-03-04T10:05:36.438-05:00I have, for as long as I can remember, had the sen...I have, for as long as I can remember, had the sense that I was a bit "out of step" with others. Your words: "The things that disturb me are different from the things that disturb other people, and the things that don't are as well" certainly jumped off the screen to me - describing my life's motto.<br /><br />It's not that I think I'm so special, or so unique, or so anything -- it's just that the experiences (visceral, tangible, spiritual and mental) have combined to place me a bit off the path. No complaints here, but sometimes a real sense of isolation and perhaps unsteady steps.<br /><br />But I have discovered some wonderful treasures on this slightly off-the-beaten-path of what disturbs and what doesn't. Yes, I've missed out on some of the cultural mob scenes. But I have also been able to be present to some who felt completely abandoned and alone. Powerful and profound moments, those.<br /><br />And, oddly, in my most alone moments someone usually came. Out of nowhere. And understood.<br /><br />I love reading about your discernment process - and how life and spirit, heart and soul, come together.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.com