Comments on: Thoughts on the years past, 2007, 2006, and beyond http://stevenmandzik.com/2008/01/16/thoughts-on-the-years-past-2007-2006-and-beyond/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:12:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Geoff http://stevenmandzik.com/2008/01/16/thoughts-on-the-years-past-2007-2006-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Geoff Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:25:12 +0000 http://www.swordplay.tv/2008/01/16/thoughts-on-the-years-past-2007-2006-and-beyond/#comment-93 Steve, you have a deep and resourceful spirit and a clear gift for expressing yourself. I appreciate the issues of passion and confidence about which you speak and also the pain that comes with being (or at least feeling like) you are alone. This is something I have some personal experience with. While I'm also not a big fan of learning through struggle the unfortunate truth of my experience at least is this: it is through struggle that most learning comes. Perhaps it needn't be that way--maybe we just think it does so we feel as if we have earned the learning! Wouldn't it be nice if it didn't take such pain. Maybe. I do know this, however, I'm thankful to call you colleague and to be surrounded by such depth of spirit. I think Amy has it right about selfish love. We often do "love" selfishly or fall prey to being too needy--god knows I do--and this is not a good thing. That said, I believe that love does fulfill our soul's needs. Souls seek each other out, or are drawn together, based on their strengths and needs, and then--hopefully--they intertwine with those that make them each stronger. The passion that comes from this, and the love, is the thing, I think, that completes us and brings us closest to god. Steve, you have a deep and resourceful spirit and a clear gift for expressing yourself. I appreciate the issues of passion and confidence about which you speak and also the pain that comes with being (or at least feeling like) you are alone. This is something I have some personal experience with. While I’m also not a big fan of learning through struggle the unfortunate truth of my experience at least is this: it is through struggle that most learning comes. Perhaps it needn’t be that way–maybe we just think it does so we feel as if we have earned the learning! Wouldn’t it be nice if it didn’t take such pain. Maybe.

I do know this, however, I’m thankful to call you colleague and to be surrounded by such depth of spirit.

I think Amy has it right about selfish love. We often do “love” selfishly or fall prey to being too needy–god knows I do–and this is not a good thing. That said, I believe that love does fulfill our soul’s needs. Souls seek each other out, or are drawn together, based on their strengths and needs, and then–hopefully–they intertwine with those that make them each stronger. The passion that comes from this, and the love, is the thing, I think, that completes us and brings us closest to god.

]]> By: Amy http://stevenmandzik.com/2008/01/16/thoughts-on-the-years-past-2007-2006-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Amy Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.swordplay.tv/2008/01/16/thoughts-on-the-years-past-2007-2006-and-beyond/#comment-92 this is a truly inspirational post. but i hate when people say "i have no one to love." understanding the desire for a relationship, love is not a selfish act, and is not limited to one person. oftentimes, people "love" selfishly - meaning he or she loves the a person based on what that person provides, instead of having the mindset "how can i love this person best"? this is a truly inspirational post. but i hate when people say “i have no one to love.” understanding the desire for a relationship, love is not a selfish act, and is not limited to one person. oftentimes, people “love” selfishly – meaning he or she loves the a person based on what that person provides, instead of having the mindset “how can i love this person best”?

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