tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post6331209613883761564..comments2024-02-20T07:59:40.597-05:00Comments on KATTS KOMMENTS: FACING YOUR GIANTSKathryn Neff Perry, PhD, MA, LMHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490671251606963991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-78872488622818629222010-12-05T15:09:40.561-05:002010-12-05T15:09:40.561-05:00Carol, what a dear you are. I'm sure your rela...Carol, what a dear you are. I'm sure your relative felt blessed to have you there. I feel the same, when my DH was going through radiation---I couldn't have kept going without the help of our friends. There were there helping me and praying. One precious neighbor cut the grass---I couldn't get the lawn mower started--he saw me, came over and said, I'm going to take this chore on, you've got your hands full. I still remember his kindness!Kathryn Neff Perry, PhD, MA, LMHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490671251606963991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-15663148525605253542010-12-03T17:14:29.406-05:002010-12-03T17:14:29.406-05:00Yesterday I took lunch to share with an elderly re...Yesterday I took lunch to share with an elderly relative who has recently come out of hospital. She lives alone and is barely able to cope with her loss of strength and independence. She asked me, "How do you manage to keep going and get so much done?" and I had to laugh, because I really don't get a lot of things done that I either want to or should. <br /><br />However, her question (and your post) reminds me of when my DH required sudden open heart surgery, and when I had my cancer surgery. Our family were instantly here to support and help, and so many friends jumped in to provide meals, pray for us, put up Christmas lights and shovel snow, etc.<br /><br />Simple practical help is such a blessing when it's needed, and then at other times just being there with prayers and words of encouragement is more than enough. I think we respond in a pay-it-forward kind of way, doing things for others as they have done or would do for us... as Christ did and expects us to do.Carol J. Garvinhttp://careann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-77101478739904376532010-12-03T08:38:48.424-05:002010-12-03T08:38:48.424-05:00You are so smart Joy----it is about smiling and re...You are so smart Joy----it is about smiling and relaxing. I have no problem with the smiling part---it's the relaxing I'm having trouble with. My husband tells me to slow down and when I'm sitting he asks me if I'll get him a cup of coffee---see why I smile! ha haKathryn Neff Perry, PhD, MA, LMHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490671251606963991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-46312757658099087652010-12-02T22:17:53.382-05:002010-12-02T22:17:53.382-05:00Your post's theme was clear, but I also got th...Your post's theme was clear, but I also got the message about the importance of resting, especially during difficult times. Smiling and resting.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-69719005795408296922010-12-02T19:03:01.123-05:002010-12-02T19:03:01.123-05:00Joy,
Excuse me, did you say I'm wise??? Ha ha=...Joy,<br />Excuse me, did you say I'm wise??? Ha ha===are you drinkin the egg nog?<br />Yes, life does throw us a curve, and my point today was that just because someone "looks OR sounds" happy==it doesn't mean everything is just great in their lives.<br />Love you sweetie<br />KattKathryn Neff Perry, PhD, MA, LMHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490671251606963991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176856520349779417.post-51139329617030950412010-12-02T16:43:48.637-05:002010-12-02T16:43:48.637-05:00Life certainly does throw some big boulders at us ...Life certainly does throw some big boulders at us sometimes. But like your post says, sometimes it's best to rest a while before returning to the big push. <br /><br />You are so wise, Katt.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.com