tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.comments2023-04-24T02:57:34.415-07:00A Friend in NeedHeather Madronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822864657970530172noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-24528734605003720682013-04-29T08:09:42.623-07:002013-04-29T08:09:42.623-07:00Thanks for this post, Heather. I am standing in th...Thanks for this post, Heather. I am standing in the middle of a situation, between being "diplomatic" or "tactful," and being plain speaking and "realistic." <br /><br />It occurs to me, as I write this comment, that being diplomatic somehow pays attention to and gives weight to the relationships involved, while being realistic might lift up reality over people... <br /><br />Good to read you again, if only for a brief moment in time.<br /><br />Liz Opp, <a href="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</a>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-80460683467149763672011-10-07T18:30:17.637-07:002011-10-07T18:30:17.637-07:00beautiful--and lovely metaphor. i too have a multi...beautiful--and lovely metaphor. i too have a multi-layered necklace that gets entangled from a deceased ancestor. now i will see the tangles differently, thanks to you!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965182718404025001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-41093684279081435922011-08-27T16:17:14.194-07:002011-08-27T16:17:14.194-07:00Seems like a wonderful communion you had.Seems like a wonderful communion you had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-45804421452649651842011-08-22T22:46:02.907-07:002011-08-22T22:46:02.907-07:00I love this, thank you. SallyI love this, thank you. SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226885366977954305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-8940126068180826102011-08-06T11:03:01.646-07:002011-08-06T11:03:01.646-07:00I've loved reading all your blog. Thanks for l...I've loved reading all your blog. Thanks for letting the Spirit lead you and your meeting. This is great!Julia Bolton Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815712145337889572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-301351870758620702011-04-18T23:14:52.426-07:002011-04-18T23:14:52.426-07:00Lovely post, Heather. Thank you for sharing it.
T...Lovely post, Heather. Thank you for sharing it.<br /><br />The pruning image is powerful. Joe Franko once gave a deep message (at Pacific Yearly Meeting representative committee sessions) about the pruning he had done in his life, and how pruning a vine actually results in better fruit later.<br /><br />The story of your father "rerouting" around his illness was striking, too.<br /><br />Blessings to you and yours!Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-50048686899628147992010-06-05T08:05:37.301-07:002010-06-05T08:05:37.301-07:00WONDERFUL!
Beautiful post - and continue to brave...WONDERFUL!<br /><br />Beautiful post - and continue to bravely explore what is seeking to be spoken through you, even though it is scary!Bethhttp://practicalmysticmusings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-38018679798136980632010-05-24T08:55:36.605-07:002010-05-24T08:55:36.605-07:00Sanity is a highly overrated commodity, I think. ...Sanity is a highly overrated commodity, I think. It's also awfully slippery: <i>Which</i> reality is thee supposed to be in touch with, anyway? Much more important is what it seems thee has already, a trusted community with which thee can test the movement of the Divine in thee.<br /><br />The fear thee mentions, on the other hand.... I've come to believe that, for whatever inscrutable reasons God has, struggling with fear is an essential component of prophetic witness. "Fear not," says the angel to Mary; and if she has any sense, now she <i>really</i> starts to get scared!<br /><br />On the other hand, "A gift that is not exercised festers. It becomes a snare and a stumbling block for both the individual and the community."Phil Anthonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-64620987093745573842010-05-20T22:17:18.111-07:002010-05-20T22:17:18.111-07:00Heather: Yes, yes, yes!
Yes, you can be sane! Yes...Heather: Yes, yes, yes!<br /><br />Yes, you can be sane! Yes, you can talk of it! (Okay, some people will wonder about you, but that's always true of prophetic witnesses.)<br /><br />Yes, Friends are called to prophetic witness. Thank you for reminding us we are here now, today, looking at what's ahead. Yes, we can and must look back to the past, but we face different circumstances, and so the Spirit will lead us in new ways, if we remain open and turn toward the Inward Light (as Friends have done over and over in the past).<br /><br />As a fellow meeting clerk, this post resonates with me greatly. Thank you for writing it.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-15522448602543206042010-05-19T11:51:06.928-07:002010-05-19T11:51:06.928-07:00Thank you very much for this post.Thank you very much for this post.Diane Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-1278815721360157352010-01-09T23:32:39.323-08:002010-01-09T23:32:39.323-08:00Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your ol...Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-24991667293639898422009-10-04T11:27:40.708-07:002009-10-04T11:27:40.708-07:00Thanks for the sharing. The Spirit leads us in way...Thanks for the sharing. The Spirit leads us in ways that we do not understand and that may be scary. But we can only fully experience the Presence and the Joy if we follow anyway. It sounds like that's what you did.<br /><br />I can recall a time in a YM session when I felt called to share. What I felt called to say was not directly on point to the proposed minute on the floor. The Clerk stopped me and said I must speak to the minute and could not give ministry. I had to respond that I did not feel released. The body overrode the Clerk and insisted I be allowed to finish. This was aided by friends of mine who were praying for me in the rear of the room.<br /><br />That was a very uncomfortable time.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-31822409271063202712009-10-02T09:15:31.562-07:002009-10-02T09:15:31.562-07:00Thank you! This sharing was very helpful to me, a...Thank you! This sharing was very helpful to me, as I ponder over my own unknowing!Linda J Wilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307531394723506106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-31042325539424968182009-10-01T08:09:09.746-07:002009-10-01T08:09:09.746-07:00Thank you for a lovely post. It speaks to my cond...Thank you for a lovely post. It speaks to my condition. I've found it is much easier for me to "give the steering wheel over to God" as I get older--when I was younger, there was too much ego involved.<br /><br />But I chuckled over your idea (kidding of course) of not inviting the Spirit to these meetings anymore--we've certainly been there, too!<br /><br />Best, MiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-39201068457132429942009-09-25T23:28:11.644-07:002009-09-25T23:28:11.644-07:00Thank you so much for this!! I've been explori...Thank you so much for this!! I've been exploring polarity and wholeness work - it's so fascinating - through holding two interdepdendent opposites together like 'being' and 'doing' we can step into wholeness. And I'm so interseted as a friend (just came back to friends after about a 20 year break!) at how 'integral' paradox, polarity and wholeness is to our faith and practice.Bethhttp://practicalmysticmusings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-40600173000213025692009-09-19T23:40:03.412-07:002009-09-19T23:40:03.412-07:00Some songs might help.
"Don't Worry! Be...Some songs might help.<br /><br />"Don't Worry! Be Happy!" is a little obvious.<br /><br />"Golden Girl" by Al Jarreau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LeyY5KzOuw<br /><br />Or my favorite reggae tune, "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley.<br /><br />Or get really loud with "How the Lost Get Found!" by Britt Nicole.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4GmLRTJq1w<br /><br />Chin up, girlfriend. We're all in this together. (Oh yeah, that one's from High School Musical.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-52205444643793938152009-03-27T17:23:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:23:00.000-07:00Amen! Powerful words and yes Philippians is a pow...Amen! Powerful words and yes Philippians is a powerful book of the Bible. Thank you for sharing!!Just Be Realhttp://justbereal77.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-36811605975991892612009-03-11T16:39:00.000-07:002009-03-11T16:39:00.000-07:00Hi Liz,I hadn't actually, but on your prompting, I...Hi Liz,<BR/><BR/>I hadn't actually, but on your prompting, I mentioned the inscription to my women's prayer group. None of them had any idea those words were there, and there was a feeling that the message was meant for me.<BR/><BR/>They want me to show them this next Sunday.Heather Madronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822864657970530172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-90697926317913761872009-03-10T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:00:00.000-07:00Wow, very cool!I'm assuming you've brought these w...Wow, very cool!<BR/><BR/>I'm assuming you've brought these words, and how you came upon them, to the attention of others in the meeting... What if anything has *that* brought out among Friends?<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-48765304706019030752009-01-02T19:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T19:27:00.000-08:00Just doing a quick blog review and wanted you to k...Just doing a quick blog review and wanted you to know I'm thinking of you...<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-66273965522275032852008-11-16T02:14:00.000-08:002008-11-16T02:14:00.000-08:00Nice post. I need to remember that for myself.Nice post. I need to remember that for myself.Sheryl Karashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635959513382233406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-26441726791148961082008-11-13T07:10:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:10:00.000-08:00I'm glad you were faithful and diligent in taking ...I'm glad you were faithful and diligent in taking yourself to that committee meeting. And I'm glad that Friend spoke up about how pain can be prayer. <BR/><BR/>This is why we need one another: through community and corporate worship, we are shown more Light than when left on our own.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-73765428342512698962008-11-12T14:46:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:46:00.000-08:00How can I leave in a comment what doesn't go into ...How can I leave in a comment what doesn't go into words? I'll settle for saying I'm holding you and your family in the Light--and meaning it.<BR/><BR/>Blessings.Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-37136602593567648322008-11-12T12:59:00.000-08:002008-11-12T12:59:00.000-08:00Likewise. Thank you for your very moving testimony...Likewise. Thank you for your very moving testimony. Wishing you peace and Presence at this difficult time.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33598850.post-29252395090730221382008-11-12T04:57:00.000-08:002008-11-12T04:57:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing that powerful thought Heather. ...Thanks for sharing that powerful thought Heather. Thinking of you and holding you all in the light.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110080333983480503noreply@blogger.com