tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post5771199579525632207..comments2023-07-21T11:46:12.432-04:00Comments on Back Rubs Lead to Front Rubs: The Squelching of PassionAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988672152622654428noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-6857138210479983202011-01-15T14:03:05.106-05:002011-01-15T14:03:05.106-05:00Oh Amy, you SO deserve to be included among the ot...Oh Amy, you SO deserve to be included among the other great writers in the Brodies. Your writing is amazing, clear, thoughtful, thought-provoking and very much worth reading.sandihttp://crapstain.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-35167635785143489262011-01-13T17:52:00.132-05:002011-01-13T17:52:00.132-05:00This list is very insightful.
The promise of the ...This list is very insightful.<br /><br />The promise of the next life helps comfort many... Even I used it, I can survive this, because it will all be worth it... Turns out, I didn't HAVE to survive anything, and it wasn't worth it.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609613967033394629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-46514271867479129642011-01-13T12:23:59.016-05:002011-01-13T12:23:59.016-05:00I'm still working very hard on learning to liv...I'm still working very hard on learning to live in the moment...be present/mindful and all that. <br /><br />I'm very goal-oriented, and probably would be even if I hadn't been raised in the church, so I feel really lost without a big goal or three. I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing. But, I do think the belief that there will be a next life - and that it will be eternal and blissful and the sum of all knowledge will be given - makes people less motivated to learn, experience, and grow now. Since I gave up on trying to believe in anything outside of the natural, observable world, I am much more often cognizant of the fact that at some point I will face death and I would like to be able to look back at that point and say that I learned as much as I could, did as much good as I could, and that I enjoyed life and loved ones to the fullest. But, that puts a lot of pressure on me to be energetic and happy and excited all of the time. That's where I struggle, I guess. <br /><br />I imagine that the promise of a next life somehow makes LDS people more comfortable with the amount of time they must sacrifice for their church now. Sad.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988672152622654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-18471432898361705792011-01-13T10:35:34.923-05:002011-01-13T10:35:34.923-05:00This post is incredibly insightful. You articulat...This post is incredibly insightful. You articulate beautifully the reasons why LDS Inc. is so emotionally and mentally damaging, particularly to women.<br /><br />I will never forget my epiphany when I realized I had allowed the "hope for a better life to come" to rob me of the ability to enjoy the here, the now, the moment I was in. I had so much anger when I realized I'd not only fallen for the lie, but had incorporated in my thought processes to such an extent I had to teach myself to live in the moment of the present starting from square one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-38308009971117046742011-01-12T11:38:21.034-05:002011-01-12T11:38:21.034-05:00I can only say, Amen! You have articulated my own...I can only say, Amen! You have articulated my own thoughts beautifully.Just Zenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852070305659271000noreply@blogger.com