tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post115309659939387053..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): Seeing where you are blindStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153424473128001172006-07-20T14:41:00.000-05:002006-07-20T14:41:00.000-05:00I think this is a powerful post, Stephen. It is s...I think this is a powerful post, Stephen. It is so hard to be honest with ourselves. And being honest with yourself about your intentions may mean ascribing darker intentions to yourself than you really had.<BR/><BR/>I always find inventory frightening and enlightening. As I go over my past, I have to make decisions about why I did things that I am not sure that I am ready to make. I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153177366029271122006-07-17T18:02:00.000-05:002006-07-17T18:02:00.000-05:00Part of the problem is that sometimes, I'm not wro...<I>Part of the problem is that sometimes, I'm not wrong</I> or sometimes you aren't wrong where you think you are.<BR/><BR/>That is an important lesson and part of listening, to realize that where you think you need to change and where God thinks you need to change may be different places.<BR/><BR/>And that you might be right sometimes.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153165185894535022006-07-17T14:39:00.000-05:002006-07-17T14:39:00.000-05:00This went well with what I was talking about on my...This went well with what I was talking about on my blog. How we need to be humble and how do we do that on our own.Tigersuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375000801423259917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153164565427076162006-07-17T14:29:00.000-05:002006-07-17T14:29:00.000-05:00This went well with what I was talking about on my...This went well with what I was talking about on my blog. How we need to be humble and how do we do that on our own.Tigersuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375000801423259917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153153006863899092006-07-17T11:16:00.000-05:002006-07-17T11:16:00.000-05:00Nice thoughts.I have been thinking about this a lo...Nice thoughts.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking about this a lot lately. There also seems to need to be a feeling of self worth doesn't there. Feeling like you are worth the effort.<BR/><BR/>I seem to be getting more introspective the older I get. Is that common? It seems to go against 'teaching an old dog new tricks' thinking.Eric Nielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530011180028252442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1153147204615562622006-07-17T09:40:00.000-05:002006-07-17T09:40:00.000-05:00This is a good topic and a very hard one, Stephen....This is a good topic and a very hard one, Stephen. I've done several fourth step inventories and it's so hard to see where I've gone wrong in situations.<BR/><BR/>Part of the problem is that sometimes, I'm not wrong LOL. Sometimes I'm trying to clean up somebody else's side of the street.<BR/><BR/>When my intentions are good, but my goal is self-defeating or controlling, it's really hard to seeannegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.com