tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post3481336292283460024..comments2023-07-26T16:18:53.834+03:00Comments on Serenity in Chaos: The Search for Purpose/Meaning Amelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-45933420207284005952014-06-08T17:37:35.567+03:002014-06-08T17:37:35.567+03:00You took the words out of my mouth, Pamela. Your b...You took the words out of my mouth, Pamela. Your book and blogs have really helped me through a tough period in my infertility journey as well as many other women's blogs and thoughts and experiences. I'm also grateful for all those people who are open with their journeys. Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-12379133141644908202014-06-08T01:42:54.273+03:002014-06-08T01:42:54.273+03:00...oops technical error in commenting. Let me fini......oops technical error in commenting. Let me finish my thought: provides such a warm and welcoming tonic to what was such searing pain. Grateful for you and my sisters who give of themselves so generouslyPamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-19696303629214239952014-06-08T01:40:31.729+03:002014-06-08T01:40:31.729+03:00Powerful thoughts here. I often reflect on how muc...Powerful thoughts here. I often reflect on how much the compassion and kindness of our tight knit, yet geographically dispersed community Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-8266388624329669832014-05-31T22:39:58.893+03:002014-05-31T22:39:58.893+03:00Just want to add here that I still struggle with m...Just want to add here that I still struggle with many things when it comes to thinking of them as having a purpose/meaning, for example people who have mental illness that disable them from being independent at all. Still so much food for thought.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-685628732011566542014-05-30T14:53:02.047+03:002014-05-30T14:53:02.047+03:00Many years ago I saw an Oprah show that introduced...Many years ago I saw an Oprah show that introduced a young girl who couldn't feel anything (couldn't feel any pain, couldn't tell if it was hot or cold). She ended up losing one eye (she kept on poking on it until she lost the ability to see) and she chewed on many fingers (if I remember correctly) until they were bent out of shape...that episode opened my eyes to why we feel physical pain. Alarm bells for us to let us know something is wrong inside us. <br /><br />When it comes to emotional pain, aren't psychopaths unable to feel emotions? I remember during my long-distance relationship we had to freeze our hearts to some extent because the longing was becoming unbearable, but that also disabled me to feel full joy. It was like I was half-dead and half-alive emotionally. Not a good way to live. <br /><br />Anyway, just my POV. Thank you for sharing yours and also for your kind words. Thank you for being such an inspiration and for having encouraged me all this time. :-) You have also helped me a lot with your brilliant writings. :-) Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-66563822608146214312014-05-30T04:38:11.622+03:002014-05-30T04:38:11.622+03:00I don't really believe there is a purpose to o...I don't really believe there is a purpose to our pain. But I do know that we search I think to give some meaning to that pain. And for me, volunteering and helping others helped do that. It comforted me. I think we all look for that - we don't want to feel that it was all in vain. That we suffered and came out just the same, or worse than we were before. Maybe some people react that way. But most I've seen, as you say, have grown through their pain, developed empathy, compassion, wisdom, and have gone on to help others. Your writings do that, and they don't help just you when you need to go back and read them. They help us all.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.com