tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post842655421732541145..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: The Worship of SelfSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-79333633241247549762012-08-25T11:51:43.237-06:002012-08-25T11:51:43.237-06:00It is always interesting to hear responses when th...It is always interesting to hear responses when they ask about my politics, and I respond that I am in affiliated. They generally say that it means I am an independent. I say no, Oregon allows me to vote without being attached to any party, including the Independent party. Usually it makes people very uncomfortable to have someone who is politically active, but doesn't fall into a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655197693521484077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-14342607126127105842012-08-05T17:35:45.130-06:002012-08-05T17:35:45.130-06:00I totally get what you mean! I am probably one of...I totally get what you mean! I am probably one of the happiest, most well adjusted depressed people you will ever meet, but just because by body has a chemical imbalance I don't let that define or label me. Of course I could never do it without my Savior, Jesus Christ!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477650475194486213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-52204447201936559822012-08-02T05:01:06.155-06:002012-08-02T05:01:06.155-06:00Ma'am. Well worded and thoughtful as always. T...Ma'am. Well worded and thoughtful as always. Thanks for your wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-32782585953689740572012-08-01T15:42:29.674-06:002012-08-01T15:42:29.674-06:00SilverRain, I enjoyed reading your post. And I ag...SilverRain, I enjoyed reading your post. And I agree with you that we all struggle with these labels. It's a double-edged sword, as you suggested: labels can be very useful to us. They can also slice us in half.Michael W. Towns, Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02393617480343537715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-49042736465023198772012-07-31T12:07:01.740-06:002012-07-31T12:07:01.740-06:00Sure, no trope intended. I mean the pursuit of au...Sure, no trope intended. I mean the pursuit of authenticity supports and facilitates spirituality. I think this is more apparent the way I worded it above; A person's potential oneness with God is limited by their psychological inauthenticity. I worded it this way because the inverse is often less apparent to many because the path often leads to selfishness first which they reject. But ifHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007746538745044815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-51930305401867541422012-07-31T11:24:03.940-06:002012-07-31T11:24:03.940-06:00I welcome meaningful comments, Howard, but open-en...I welcome meaningful comments, Howard, but open-ended one-sentence tropes are not welcome. Please elaborate on your intended meaning, or refrain from commenting.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-22913140983083881982012-07-31T11:20:19.115-06:002012-07-31T11:20:19.115-06:00A person's potential oneness with God is limit...A person's potential oneness with God is limited by their psychological inauthenticity.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007746538745044815noreply@blogger.com