tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post2330966629694578214..comments2022-04-26T20:46:46.128-07:00Comments on Elizabeth and Maeve: The Politics of Joy: God's EquationElizabeth Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307027953779753978noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-40495066071223476832010-07-10T14:09:51.221-07:002010-07-10T14:09:51.221-07:00I have experienced truw JOy very recently in my tr...I have experienced truw JOy very recently in my trip to Cuba. If I could share this experience or some how harness it and pass it on I would. I am doing my part to remain happy and or find Joy in the wonderful things I have, even though every day is a trial that makes me want to run to the HIlls...any hills... just some hills..DavidASosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072395772040037780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-70349846586229881822010-07-06T08:00:45.788-07:002010-07-06T08:00:45.788-07:00Thank you Elizabeth. As one of the many people suf...Thank you Elizabeth. As one of the many people suffering from guilt and hopelessness, I needed to read this essay on Joy. It's easy to get sucked into the despair and outrage, but to be reminded of the gifts that we inherently possess to be healers and to be healed...that is quite refreshing. This Ecstatic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982864473726963216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-44676055964653984212010-06-30T19:54:38.683-07:002010-06-30T19:54:38.683-07:00Thank you for this beautiful, beautiful post. I wi...Thank you for this beautiful, beautiful post. I will keep coming back to this one to remind myself how important it is to allow some joy through. If it doesn't save the world, it certainly makes it easier for those who have to live around us, and well, we don't miss out on noticing all the good stuff.<br /><br />"Joy can be an offering, an act of courage and encouragement."<br /><br />I've never thought of joy in this way--especially as an act of courage...this is really striking a chord with me! I feel myself opening to the desire to muster up the courage for joy.<br /><br />This quote is going on my wall. Thank you!Brooke https://www.blogger.com/profile/16569793565975815862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-725106633568663482010-06-30T08:58:06.014-07:002010-06-30T08:58:06.014-07:00If you don't have some capacity for joy; if yo...If you don't have some capacity for joy; if you don't experience joy in your day to day life, you'll probably burn out, or turn into a ranting prophet of doom (maybe like the Old Testament prophets?).<br /><br />Without joy, how can you get up every day and do whatever--maybe good deeds, or bone-numbing work, like cleaning up the oily mess on the Gulf? Without joy, "do-gooders" become embittered, and their good works can turn sour, or worse.<br /><br />It's better to feel joy than to be overcome by pervasive guilt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942539860342568543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-53929664732777175072010-06-29T19:20:53.317-07:002010-06-29T19:20:53.317-07:00JOY is elusive and has always been the muse of my ...JOY is elusive and has always been the muse of my spirit. the connection of one persons Joy (deep and spiritual) to all people is real and important to each of us. like the one drop that breaks the surface tension across the full glass - creating an overflowing on to all around - one person's Joy can break the hold of evil and darkness. the fact that we don't know which Joy fills the brim does not make it less so...<br /><br />oh my. I've stopped commenting and gone to posting here. <br /><br />Peace.Man Named Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299332753447389139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287418096544149672.post-42416755255403623282010-06-29T16:39:18.568-07:002010-06-29T16:39:18.568-07:00Maeve speaking: As I sit with my daughter Sarah on...Maeve speaking: As I sit with my daughter Sarah on the eve of my daughter Boudica's devastating attack on Londinium, this post speaks to my condition.<br /><br />Eliz had promised me that sometime during July, she will be writing about our twenty year relationship, which began July 1990!Elizabeth Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14307027953779753978noreply@blogger.com