Comments on: Make Peace with Your Daily Deaths

By: Lauren Renee Sparks

Lauren Renee Sparks — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:37:13 +0000

Wow. There is a lot here. A lot of wisdom and a lot to chew on.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:12:52 +0000

Yes change is constant…n often a very good thing indeed even if not immediately evident.

By: Tea With Jennifer

Tea With Jennifer — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:30:34 +0000

As I was reading your post above Lisa, Psalm 46:10 kept playing through my mind;
“Let go, relax & know that I AM God…”.

It’s all about letting go & trusting God in the everyday things of life…isn’t it?
blessings, Jennifer

By: Paula Short

Paula Short — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:24:09 +0000

Thank you so much for hosting this wonderful community sweet friend.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:48:11 +0000

One million cells die in our body every second! It is astounding to think about that, but something I rarely reflect on. AND the body is also making 3.8 million new cells each second. We are continually renewing–how precious God made us!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:43:58 +0000

In reply to Donna. Beautiful, Donna: "but death is also the beginning of life." It often takes a lifetime of living and dying to really grasp that. As God works with me using RELEASE this year, I'm trying to notice more beginnings and endings all along the ordinary day (as if such a thing existed).

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:07:46 +0000

Lisa, I like Pema’s writing, thought provoking depth of living so contrary to the superficial way we tend to approach life. So often we relegate death as end of life, but death is also the beginning of life. Christ calls us to die to self that we might truly live.
Those little ‘deaths” we face daily transition us to more becoming like Christ.
As Pema comments, “opening to death, opens us to life.” It’s the fearless heart of release, which truly leads to life.

By: Lynn Severance

Lynn Severance — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:31:19 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes.

Thanks, Lisa. I’ll let you know how ‘getting published’ progresses as it is a huge hurdle to face. Living in a senior community now, the reality of mortality is very present yet none of us want it to dominate the ‘living’ we still have to do. Last June was my 79th (gulp) birthday which really means I am walking the 80th road. The numbers simply don’t compute to how ‘we’ feel and it was a good perspective to read the “Gift of Years” and let myself absorb her message. We’ve so much for which to be grateful as we think upon each year and ‘in time’ will look back on a certain age that seemed to creep up on us (at the time) as being a very good year with its memories. So happy 60th a bit early. ?

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:18:00 +0000

In reply to Amy Johnson.

I’m grateful that God’s wisdom can be found in so many places around us. I’ve always read widely and discovered early on that no single person or group has the corner on Truth. 🙂
I’d guess the fear of dying is probably one of the greatest fears across the board for people. It’s such an unknown, and not just what happens after death, but the uncertainty of how and when and how long it will take to die. But everyone is afraid of something. What surprised me most during the pandemic was people’s fears over temporarily giving up privileges for the sake of others. We Americans in particular seem to be a people afraid of losing a “right” or “freedom” instead of voluntarily laying down our lives for each other, which is a much harder thing to do.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:01:34 +0000

In reply to Donna B Reidland. I'm happy to do it, Donna. Thank you for sharing your blog posts!