tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post174855197758111206..comments2023-05-09T02:16:22.791-07:00Comments on (a modern-day) Margery Raves On: The Pursuit of PeaceKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202745403355887348noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post-25004627901003602212010-10-26T11:48:19.692-07:002010-10-26T11:48:19.692-07:00Excellent post. And your cabin seems perfectly si...Excellent post. And your cabin seems perfectly situated in a place that helps the pursuit of peace just a little bit!! Great video, btw. <br /><br />Much love always, <br /><br />DesireeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post-76092503936696876232010-10-25T19:38:29.190-07:002010-10-25T19:38:29.190-07:00"Happiness is rarely found by seeking it.Its ..."Happiness is rarely found by seeking it.Its pursuit actually chases it further away." How true. How true. When we seek to find happiness,we always turn in and that's the last place we will ever find it. We will just be an empty pit that we can never fill. <br /><br />Peace for me comes when I let the truth in and the lies out. Although I wish I could turn it off, my mind is always spinning. I'm going to be thinking about something so I try to make sure it's the truth. Believing the truth helps me to let go. Letting go stops the running and I can actually be still and know that He's God.<br /><br />Lately, I've been trying to limit the time I spend with negative voices. I realized that I have been allowing them to rob my peace. Negativity and anxiety are contagious.<br /><br />And of course, pursuing an always more intimate relationship with the Prince of Peace. We can never go wrong there!<br /><br />Much love. . .Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910641461123021885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post-4096933097413775512010-10-25T18:51:02.586-07:002010-10-25T18:51:02.586-07:00"But there is an undercurrent of peace that i..."But there is an undercurrent of peace that is not entirely disturbed by any outside event. In spite of my follies and my shortcomings, I do believe that God loves and pities me and will yet perfect that which concerneth me. It is a great mystery. But so is everything." Katy Mortimer in "Stepping Heavenward" by Elizabeth Prentiss<br /><br />I had to post this quote. I am currently reading this book and it is AMAZING:) I am in the midst of downsizing. We are packing up all of our stuff in boxes. It is crazy. But, amidst the crazy there is a river of peace. An Anchor of my soul. So, whether we are hanging on to the Anchor with one finger or two hands we can still feel His peace.<br /><br />Love,<br />allisonAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887934410805173897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post-78029043561197883862010-10-25T18:38:05.666-07:002010-10-25T18:38:05.666-07:00I love this video! What a beautiful reminder of w...I love this video! What a beautiful reminder of what can be achieved if we stop and listen. <br /><br />I head to the mountain trails when I am seeking peace. Then I focus on all of my senses - one at a time. I take in the view, the smells, the sounds, and the movement of my feet on the rocks. I stop and smell any wild flowers or plants that are visible. This combination of slowly moving my body and mind to one area at a time helps me forget about the problems that were just bothering me.<br /><br /> This brings me into such a awareness of God's presence that I can talk freely to Him, praise Him and rest my mind.<br /><br />Your musings are perfectly timed, powerfully real, and God-breathed. Thanks for your inspiration. Love,<br />KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035028599023267455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252390716871521856.post-4120664479131706562010-10-25T08:59:43.796-07:002010-10-25T08:59:43.796-07:00First, let me say that since I've been out of ...First, let me say that since I've been out of town I just read the blog that illicited so many responses and I have to add my own. I know that your hopes and dreams about Margery were probably a bit different from what you've done, but what you've done is what we've needed, so I guess you've been guided to provide exactly the musings you've offered. I agree with someone who said if the blog had become too esoteric, then it would have ceased to be this one.<br />In searching for peace, obvious physical ways are to be with my dogs on a walk (or all the animals, dogs and cats at home), swimming a LONG swim - 2000 to 2500 yards so my monkey mind is shut off. However, I think real peace must come from within. I don't think I've been very successful at achieving that one on a steady basis.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891331944454644413noreply@blogger.com