tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post3616037717400409019..comments2023-09-10T12:02:32.257-04:00Comments on <center>WTH am I doing?</center>: The pain of forgivenessWTH am I Doing?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14696642125708468395noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-340210342978665042011-04-06T22:09:27.520-04:002011-04-06T22:09:27.520-04:00oh girl. such a definition.
forgiveness means s...oh girl. such a definition. <br /><br />forgiveness means so many different things, to each person. love this.Mommakissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-52396147673549621552011-03-25T17:27:33.430-04:002011-03-25T17:27:33.430-04:00powerful. and so many quotable lines. *HUG* you ...powerful. and so many quotable lines. *HUG* you ARE strong.JennaFarelynhttp://twitter.com/frellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-34366222857993855912011-03-24T13:58:44.167-04:002011-03-24T13:58:44.167-04:00I read once that unforgiveness is like drinking po...I read once that unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person gets hurt. And your conclusion is so eloquent.<br /><br />And trust me - my wife has forgiven the things I've done, but good lord that woman will never forget :-PPophttp://gopopgo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-4517059208410278912011-03-23T22:02:11.763-04:002011-03-23T22:02:11.763-04:00I really like this post. I agree, scars...or rath...I really like this post. I agree, scars...or rather what left those scars...is what shaped us. To hold a grudge for that is like hating ourselves. Forgiveness and acceptance...and then love is the only way to go to be happy.<br /><br />You write this with such strength.Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-47242454611670477092011-03-23T20:05:23.518-04:002011-03-23T20:05:23.518-04:00You have some really powerful imagery here to desc...You have some really powerful imagery here to describe your memories and experiences. Really great. I think the beginning part of this piece might have worked better toward the middle or end. But your descriptive powers are awesome.Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-47174422639410784862011-03-22T20:49:44.303-04:002011-03-22T20:49:44.303-04:00Wow. You are one strong woman!
This paragraph jus...Wow. You are one strong woman!<br /><br />This paragraph just kills me: "Sometimes the wind of memory blows the curtain aside and the scars are exposed. I want to look away as disgust crawls over my skin like a swarm of insects scurrying from the disturbance. The ghosts of the past steal my breath. Cloud my mind. Bind my feet. My soul screams for it to stop. As my mouth remains silent. As it always did. Ashamed. Confused."<br /><br />Damn that curtain!<br /><br />I love how you define forgiveness in the end. So different yet so powerful.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words on my blog post today! I'm wishing the very best for you! <3I Thought I Knew Mamahttp://www.ithoughtiknewmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-91536899034814988212011-03-22T19:51:02.906-04:002011-03-22T19:51:02.906-04:00This is a very powerful, emotional piece. I'...This is a very powerful, emotional piece. I'm amazed at your courage and strength. Wow.<br /><br />This paragraph really worked for me:<br /><br />Sometimes the wind of memory blows the curtain aside and the scars are exposed. I want to look away as disgust crawls over my skin like a swarm of insects scurrying from the disturbance. The ghosts of the past steal my breath. Cloud my mind. Bind my feet. My soul screams for it to stop. As my mouth remains silent. As it always did. Ashamed. Confused.<br /><br />It's so vivid. Very well written.Mama Trackhttp://mamatrack.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-4728406559697295242011-03-22T16:59:22.865-04:002011-03-22T16:59:22.865-04:00very well written.
A post like this makes the read...very well written.<br />A post like this makes the reader think.<br />I like a piece like that.Leighannhttp://multitaskingmumma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-24276494914392220962011-03-22T16:49:30.996-04:002011-03-22T16:49:30.996-04:00This post is deep and dark, painful and poetic. Al...This post is deep and dark, painful and poetic. All that process is really.<br /><br />Lines like this: "Sometimes the scars are deep and hidden away. These are mine. Stowed away in the darkest night of my soul." literally took my breath away.<br /><br />I understand darkness. I'm thankful for the transparency that I read here today. It can't have been easy to write.GalitBreenhttp://www.theselittlewaves.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-44231993639013653472011-03-22T16:05:23.753-04:002011-03-22T16:05:23.753-04:00"Forgiveness means scars...That there was pai..."Forgiveness means scars...That there was pain in their acquisition. Pain that changes what was there before."<br /><br />Very powerful.The Imperfectionisthttp://twitter.com/skimperfectionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-67381145626745179882011-03-22T15:51:10.500-04:002011-03-22T15:51:10.500-04:00You described it so well. People who haven't b...You described it so well. People who haven't been there don't get it. Just because you forgive doesn't mean you forget. You are forever altered by that experience. <br /><br />Great use of the writing prompt. <br /><br />Stopping by from TRDCDafeenahhttp://dafeenah-hiddentreasure.blogspot.com/2011/03/rememberred-taming-beast.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-32773658888620780402011-03-22T15:31:05.315-04:002011-03-22T15:31:05.315-04:00Ah, me too. In order for me to write like this? I ...Ah, me too. In order for me to write like this? I have to really be in the moment & write what I see & feel. It seems to come out well...but it takes a lot out of me. :) ...maybe I should write about happier stuff...LoLWTH am I Doing?http://wth-am-i-doing-24-7.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-67222636865840683722011-03-22T15:30:05.452-04:002011-03-22T15:30:05.452-04:00I think you're absolutely right. On both point...I think you're absolutely right. On both points.WTH am I Doing?http://wth-am-i-doing-24-7.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-73230906521344212682011-03-22T15:24:22.801-04:002011-03-22T15:24:22.801-04:00Wow, this brought tears to my eyes.Wow, this brought tears to my eyes.RebelChicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-74603478872397843432011-03-22T15:21:13.902-04:002011-03-22T15:21:13.902-04:00I think forgiveness is really for you, not for the...I think forgiveness is really for you, not for the other person. <br /><br />And forgetting? Is unsafe.<br /><br />Just my two cents.TamingInsanitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-33052727943183175602011-03-22T13:51:32.256-04:002011-03-22T13:51:32.256-04:00Thank you. :) It appears that it came across about...Thank you. :) It appears that it came across about how it feels. So I did what I was trying to.WTH am I Doing?http://wth-am-i-doing-24-7.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-20688240785521794362011-03-22T13:51:00.032-04:002011-03-22T13:51:00.032-04:00Thanks. :) I had a couple of things to say today.....Thanks. :) I had a couple of things to say today...but not really at the same time. LoL<br /><br />This post? Was kinda tough.WTH am I Doing?http://wth-am-i-doing-24-7.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-38324466949881431612011-03-22T13:50:24.401-04:002011-03-22T13:50:24.401-04:00It is a phrase that I have always found really ann...It is a phrase that I have always found really annoying...the forgive & forget, I mean. Some things can't be forgotten...& some things just shouldn't be.<br /><br />I purposely did not get specific. These scars did hurt me deeply, but they no longer define me. Also, I don't really want to be identified as a "survivor" of anything. It's something I don't really want to talk openly about at this time. For a number of reasons. It made this prompt challenging.WTH am I Doing?http://wth-am-i-doing-24-7.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-90622089310921527942011-03-22T13:41:30.881-04:002011-03-22T13:41:30.881-04:00I think forgiving and forgetting need to stop bein...I think forgiving and forgetting need to stop being paired together. You are right in that. I wished you'd gotten more specific. I could tell someone had hurt you deeply but you wrote about it vaguely.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-56940580934997615852011-03-22T13:30:05.318-04:002011-03-22T13:30:05.318-04:00Beautifully written.. but sooo very sad. I agree,...Beautifully written.. but sooo very sad. I agree, forgive and forget is not something I believe in either. <br />So excited to see twice in one day! :)d, the undomestic housewifehttp://theworkinghousewife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864675580890716885.post-14442368729966233032011-03-22T13:14:33.870-04:002011-03-22T13:14:33.870-04:00I couldn't agree more, and I thought you expre...I couldn't agree more, and I thought you expressed it very well. You wrote this in a very raw and jagged voice, I thought, which made the concept of forgiveness even more powerful. Bravo!Patricia Ileshttp://twitter.com/PaysonCousinnoreply@blogger.com