tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post6529443556827633227..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: A time for everything in seasonJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-54456334514883566482011-12-05T20:20:56.639+10:002011-12-05T20:20:56.639+10:00How hard it is to keep all those balls in the air....How hard it is to keep all those balls in the air. It seems at times I have a few going that shouldn't even be there in the first place. I relate back to some lyrics of a song I know about a watch that doesn't have hands or numbers - it just says NOW.Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-7015964406331747362011-12-04T20:59:27.780+10:002011-12-04T20:59:27.780+10:00"The rhythm of life has a powerful beat...&qu..."The rhythm of life has a powerful beat..." Carol this is such an encouraging blog. So glad I searched back to see if I'd missed anything! Thanks.Jo Wanmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601438922741057908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-49237737729029793692011-12-03T17:37:32.146+10:002011-12-03T17:37:32.146+10:00Thanks Carol,
that was very helpful.Thanks Carol,<br />that was very helpful.Jennifer Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284057776201270126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-59742872744520021302011-12-01T11:09:22.722+10:002011-12-01T11:09:22.722+10:00I'm so glad our Lord plays the music to which ...I'm so glad our Lord plays the music to which our individual personalities can swing and sway to. I appreciated your insights, Carol, for in many ways I'm 'unbalanced' but enjoy the listening to and then moving with God's rhythm matching our circumstances. Certainly takes a lot of stress off our minds.<br />Ray HawkinsRay Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720158812896505028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-15570292861691775272011-12-01T08:54:32.243+10:002011-12-01T08:54:32.243+10:00Thanks Carol. I go through stages of struggling wi...Thanks Carol. I go through stages of struggling with all I think I need to juggle and thinking something's got to give. Sometimes we do need to stop and look and analyse our lives, but most of the time I think you are right. We just need to live fully in the moment/season/rhythm. Sometimes I find the best way to remind myself of this is to remember Jesus' words on worrying and the very exciting possibility that he could be coming back this afternoon. :)Penny Reevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673959533876970193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-48579444107037349282011-12-01T08:31:21.114+10:002011-12-01T08:31:21.114+10:00Carol, that was great! Thanks so much for sharing....Carol, that was great! Thanks so much for sharing. I've had dental surgery this week, and the 'balance' of life took a hit. Who knew going with the 'rhythm' was a better way of looking at life? I'm so glad I read your thoughts today. Very encouraging! And like Paula, I too want to read that book.<br />Blessings<br />Dotti :)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-11491335815958962212011-12-01T00:23:51.001+10:002011-12-01T00:23:51.001+10:00Yes, Carol, we can all learn something from this. ...Yes, Carol, we can all learn something from this. I sometimes envy people who just go with the flow - always. It's their nature, their lifestyle. And then there are those who constantly feel 'duty-bound', trying to keep up with everything that life brings with it as well as what they themselves add to the heap. I will keep reminding myself of your post. Thanks, Carol.Margaret Lepkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147233663724759684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-64162183232375634312011-11-30T17:14:25.800+10:002011-11-30T17:14:25.800+10:00Thanks ladies and Peter for the interest in my pos...Thanks ladies and Peter for the interest in my post. I love the idea of flowing with life rather than wrestling with it. I think we could all learn something from this.Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-47518679344946037922011-11-30T16:40:20.408+10:002011-11-30T16:40:20.408+10:00Wow, this was great! I'd never thought of tryi...Wow, this was great! I'd never thought of trying to avoid that sort of balance, and so the practical use of the distinction between chronos and kairos also never occurred to me. Perhaps the lack of adequate words to distinguish those concepts in English does us no favours. Now I shall feel less guilty for failing to do everything at once.<br /><br />Coincidentally, not five minutes ago I submitted a post elsewhere commenting on the need to be able to switch our inner critic on and off as the situation dictates (typically, drafting vs. editing). This would seem to relate.Peter McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446729346706052416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-92183201544757167562011-11-30T15:39:41.971+10:002011-11-30T15:39:41.971+10:00Thanks Carol! Lots to think about in your post. I ...Thanks Carol! Lots to think about in your post. I too try to live a less hurried and frenzied life - but the truth is - as you point out - there is a season for everything. Thanks for sharing about rhythm and how it enhances our lives. Loved the flower in your garden. That was beautiful!<br />blessings,<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-59918340247189708042011-11-30T12:49:50.889+10:002011-11-30T12:49:50.889+10:00Great thoughts, Carol. I love the idea of living l...Great thoughts, Carol. I love the idea of living life to the fullest in everything we do. It's something that children do easily, yet as adults we let the 'life' interfere. <br /><br />Love it.SRIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577173231370982410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4864273181649431962011-11-30T12:23:14.828+10:002011-11-30T12:23:14.828+10:00Carol, an inspirational post. I love being in the ...Carol, an inspirational post. I love being in the rhythm of life, I believe it feeds our creativity and frees us up to be who God wants us to be so that we can experience the seasons as they come and go regardless of what stage we're at in our writing or personal life. I believe the picture of rhythm is more pleasing to the eye than balance, too. Blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13375408041120079622011-11-30T12:05:42.749+10:002011-11-30T12:05:42.749+10:00Great thoughts, Carol, and now I'd really love...Great thoughts, Carol, and now I'd really love to read that book. I know that when I focus on 'balance' instead of 'rhythm' my emotions and health suffer. I think you've found a good key.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-36171053315364201772011-11-30T11:47:37.440+10:002011-11-30T11:47:37.440+10:00Each new blog takes me aback with its freshness an...Each new blog takes me aback with its freshness and thought-provoking content. Thanks, Carol, for sharing part of that book. I used to feel stressed, guilty and pressured when everything on one of my 'lists' was not done. I've learnt to let go and let life flow to some extent, but sometimes the old habits creep back. I love the idea of rhythm and cycles, I will certainly dwell on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-36456326481887392622011-11-30T10:36:40.726+10:002011-11-30T10:36:40.726+10:00Wonderful post Carol. I really identify with tryin...Wonderful post Carol. I really identify with trying to juggle so many things, but it makes sense to look at things in terms of seasons/rhythm, rather than balance them all at once. I shall ponder on this for the rest of the day. Thanks.Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4886866050746809152011-11-30T10:32:00.069+10:002011-11-30T10:32:00.069+10:00Really love this blog, Carol, and totally agree. T...Really love this blog, Carol, and totally agree. This way of thinking stops all that frustration mounting up inside us and those thoughts that when we are doing one thing, we 'should' be doing another. Right now, I'm at an editing stage, with some selling and family stuff thrown in - and that's completely okay. It's really about 'living in the moment' with God, isn't it?Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com