tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242630257895896739.post8818585212910830573..comments2023-11-05T02:06:31.867-07:00Comments on Word on the Stainbrooks Street: StagnantThe Stainbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14294386856847872965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242630257895896739.post-41905114863746063562010-02-10T18:42:29.873-07:002010-02-10T18:42:29.873-07:00Good post, dear. I love your honesty and your abi...Good post, dear. I love your honesty and your ability to really, truly express how you're feeling. And not only that you can do so in such a succinct manner, but that you are willing to share all the ups and downs with friends.<br /><br />I hear what you're saying as well... Although my own stagnant experiences were different in their own way, your words connect with my own past in some way. <br /><br />As an atheist, I don't connect with your feelings of distance from a god, but I *do* remember, all too clearly, the loss of self I felt when at times I was unable to feel the spark for life, experience and loving everyone around me. It's tough... but you WILL get through it. What worked for me was challenging myself with new and different experiences. Finding something new to get invovled with- be it a group of people, or an activity, or a side project, etc.- that gives you one more reason to smile when you wake up and think about your day.<br /><br />When you challenge yourself, you're bound to grow.anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844563377507794194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242630257895896739.post-29038016236016355482010-02-04T07:36:34.208-07:002010-02-04T07:36:34.208-07:00Oh Sara, I know that feeling allllll too well. I&#...Oh Sara, I know that feeling allllll too well. I've felt it, lived it, and sometimes, still feel that way! Actually, just this week I felt like that. I don't know how to fix it, to solve it, or to make it go away; I'd do it to myself if I knew how. All I know is that I felt the same way toward the end of living in Hawaii - excited for Matt to be done with the Marines, to go home and start life there. Now that we're here, we miss Hawaii every day. I knew this would happen, and sure enough, it did. So I can't really give you advice on that part, except the fact that you realize it might make it a tiny bit easier to force yourself to get out and around and experience it while you're there. As far as the relationship with God goes, I'm there too. I've started to teach the 6th graders at church, in hopes of spiking my own relationship. Baby steps in the right direction. Lent is coming up - I'm going to dive into scripture and hope to deepen things that way. Baby steps, that's what I keep telling myself. We can keep each other accountable!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952849759762849283noreply@blogger.com