Comments on: To Be http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/ uncovering life's layers, exploring truth's terrain... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Paul http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1031 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:38:29 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1031 I love words. But there are times when they seem pale shadows, powerless to describe, explain, transend the mystery and pierce the veils of inner world - no bridge to connect the 2 and instead they pour down into my soul. I love the phrase in the bible where it speaks of deep calling out to deep - the unexpressable uncontainable unlimited depth of my soul echoing like blue whale haunting song through the depths of time, space, heaven and being echoed back the sound of my creator - who understands me, accepts me, finds me and rejoices over me and with me... I love the way that for me music acts as this medium. I love the way that little rituals and actions give me space and time for the deep and the Deep to move...meld...merge...in beautiful mystery. Before I would argue for the sake of arguing. I would argue because I could not bear to be wrong. I would argue cos I wanted everyone to see the same way as me. To recognise my mastery and control of words was such that all would fall under their sway... You're beautiful post reminds me again Kirstin of the many ways and the many inadequacies even of my own views. Caught on the shore between the unfathomable depths of God and the mystery of the unexplored jungle of my soul at my back, I know that this place of transition is not the end point of the journey... Thank you I love words. But there are times when they seem pale shadows, powerless to describe, explain, transend the mystery and pierce the veils of inner world - no bridge to connect the 2 and instead they pour down into my soul.

I love the phrase in the bible where it speaks of deep calling out to deep - the unexpressable uncontainable unlimited depth of my soul echoing like blue whale haunting song through the depths of time, space, heaven and being echoed back the sound of my creator - who understands me, accepts me, finds me and rejoices over me and with me…

I love the way that for me music acts as this medium. I love the way that little rituals and actions give me space and time for the deep and the Deep to move…meld…merge…in beautiful mystery.

Before I would argue for the sake of arguing. I would argue because I could not bear to be wrong. I would argue cos I wanted everyone to see the same way as me. To recognise my mastery and control of words was such that all would fall under their sway…

You’re beautiful post reminds me again Kirstin of the many ways and the many inadequacies even of my own views. Caught on the shore between the unfathomable depths of God and the mystery of the unexplored jungle of my soul at my back, I know that this place of transition is not the end point of the journey…

Thank you

]]> by: jenell http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1030 Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:48:21 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1030 Kristin, Yes, it's me from Younger Leaders! That was probably my third retreat - I finished my doctorate in 1998 and moved to MN from western NY. I married James Paris, who worked for Diann Takens-Cerbone - met him at my first YLN retreat. How did you come/go from YLN? (You can e-mail me if you want). Kristin, Yes, it’s me from Younger Leaders! That was probably my third retreat - I finished my doctorate in 1998 and moved to MN from western NY. I married James Paris, who worked for Diann Takens-Cerbone - met him at my first YLN retreat.

How did you come/go from YLN? (You can e-mail me if you want).

]]> by: Kristin http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1029 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:44:15 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1029 Susie and Bobbie, thank you both. It makes me feel happy and warm to walk in such good company. Susie and Bobbie, thank you both. It makes me feel happy and warm to walk in such good company.

]]> by: bobbie http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1028 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:00:15 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1028 i like the image of atrophy (well, i hate it really, but it gives me a mental picture i need) because this is true in my life also. honoring the feminine way was so lacking in my life too that i have't until recently strengthened this part of my soul and my psyche. forcing the way instead of waiting for it to open has been a red flag for me in my life that i am forgetting who i am. feeding those parts of my anorexic soul is something i strive for daily. i know one day it will come more naturally, but acting 'as if' right now is helping my mind to replace those lies with the truth. your journey is so exciting to watch kristin, and hearing of your pregnancy amongst this walk is wonderful. i wasn't in touch with those places - or maybe my pregnancies were the first glimmers of those places for me that started me on this path. it is a regret that i cannot honor that place with the information i possess now for myself, so i honor it for you. thank you. i like the image of atrophy (well, i hate it really, but it gives me a mental picture i need) because this is true in my life also. honoring the feminine way was so lacking in my life too that i have’t until recently strengthened this part of my soul and my psyche.

forcing the way instead of waiting for it to open has been a red flag for me in my life that i am forgetting who i am. feeding those parts of my anorexic soul is something i strive for daily. i know one day it will come more naturally, but acting ‘as if’ right now is helping my mind to replace those lies with the truth.

your journey is so exciting to watch kristin, and hearing of your pregnancy amongst this walk is wonderful. i wasn’t in touch with those places - or maybe my pregnancies were the first glimmers of those places for me that started me on this path. it is a regret that i cannot honor that place with the information i possess now for myself, so i honor it for you. thank you.

]]> by: susie http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1027 Fri, 04 Mar 2005 05:07:31 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2005/03/03/to-be/#comment-1027 again, beautifully poetic, richness between the words and in spaces...enjoy the life awakening within your soul and the life awakening as it is formed in your body...that is the best part of being pregnant:D sigh, susie again, beautifully poetic, richness between the words and in spaces…enjoy the life awakening within your soul and the life awakening as it is formed in your body…that is the best part of being pregnant:D
sigh, susie

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