Comments on: Remains the Cure

By: Karal

Karal — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:33:21 +0000

Thank you guys so much for all of the comments on this. I woke up fulling intending to pull it off the page the morning after I posted it. Normally I write about things I’ve pretty much already worked through, not so in this case. So I’m grateful for your comments and for letting me know you relate.

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:33:30 +0000

Oh my god. I was in tears by the end of this post. It’s brilliantly written, but more important, it’s brilliantly true.

I hide, too. I know I do – in exercise, in being Busy. I hide from myself. I don’t really know why.

I need to learn this lesson. To be alone with myself “and like it” as you so eloquently put it.

I’m printing this post out because I need to read it every day to help me remember.

Thank you, Karal.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:42:37 +0000

I loved what you said about fear and I would love to use it as a quote in my own blog if you’ll give me permission.

Karal, I love the way you write. It’s pure and vulnerable, “and spiritual naked”. I struggle a lot also with letting people in so I can relate. I love what you’re learning and…I’m learning right along with you.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:50:42 +0000

Karal,

It’s funny how we plan for things to end up and when we get there the Good Lord takes us somewhere else, I went to NM for a short visit and thirty years later realized I was going to finally go home to SC, never realizing that the Good Lord was going to change my destination a bit—quite a bit, SC was not South Carolina anymore it is now Southern California and I am trying to come to terms because it appears it just may be my final destination—or not, The Good Lord hasn’t pointed me anywhere else so far. ( sounds like a start of a post of my own huh)

Good Post Karal and Happy Anniversary it appears life is going according to plan for you even if you don’t know the plan :^)

By: SuziCate

SuziCate — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:26:09 +0000

I am so proud of you. You just took that poem into a much deeper level. You’ve acknowledged what you didn’t in it. You are now ready to ride the river, with or without the kayak, and feel every bump and splash. You go, girl. Remember, sometimes things hurt but it’s ok because it’s what we take away that’s makes us grow.

By: Gropius

Gropius — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:04 +0000

Karal, what a powerful, powerful post. I am trying myself to take a good, hard look at the things that scare me and then ask “How are they holding me back?” Not too long ago, a woman told me she saw the perfect job for her on our Job Bank, only she couldn’t apply because she was terrified of public speaking. And had given up on getting over it. This job could have changed her life, but she couldn’t bring herself to get over the fear. That really sat with me to think about my own fears that chew away quietly, preventing life from fully expressing itself in me. Where you are now sounds lovely–live bravely!