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#9311 - 08/12/03 02:36 AM
great quote for rough times
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In life it takes two mountains to make a valley, but it is in the valleys where most of the wisdom is distributed and received- why then do we try to avoid them? by- Betty King This is a woman writer who has just redesigned her web-site, www.betty.newsmoose.com. The above is the quote on her home-page. I liked it so much I thought I would share it for those going through tough times. Blessings for the valley times! Hey, this gives new meaning to valley girls! LOL!
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#9312 - 08/12/03 02:55 PM
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Maybe we avoid the valleys because after climbing one damned mountain we don't have the energy to face the next one. Or maybe the view from the mountain top is just too intoxicating. And besides, once in the valley, we are forced to look up! I've learned alot about the ways God nudges us to look up lately. I've spent months, not in a valley, but in a pit. I look up and scream at God to tell me what he wants me to know without me having to work so hard to understand. But eventually, in God's own time, I begin to see things more clearly....learn things about myself I might never have learned without the experience of tumbling off the mountain and into the pit. So now, I will begin to climb the next mountain, inch by inch. I look forward to the view from the top.
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#9314 - 08/13/03 02:30 PM
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Jawjaw, thanks so much for the kind words and yes I've been writing all of my life but only a few times for publication. One of the things the past 6 months has taught me is that I want to finish a book more than anything I've ever wanted to do. I've begun one (again) based on the experiences of the past few months. And as for healing others....people keep saying to me, "You are so strong" "You have so much courage"....to which I snicker and say I am only as strong as God helps me to be. God does need to be in the driver's seat...I need to remember every day to relinquish control to him and stop trying to be the great omnipotent one myself. Mothers are like that aren't we? We can fix it all...leap buildings, bend steel, see through walls all the while driving kids hither and fro, cooking, cleaning, working, mending. I am learning to love myself more and allowing God's love to fill me up and spill over more humbly and gently to the world around me. I hope and pray that God will use me to help other families as so many wonderful people have helped mine. It's times like this I long for the boomerwomen retreat so that I can meet all of the wonderful people who have become such an important part of my days. God Bless.
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#9316 - 08/14/03 03:18 PM
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Gosh I love this forum, where else could I find so many friends that I've never met. Your affection and warmth come across the page like a hug. Thanks
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