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SunBelt – That was a great link. Thanks for passing it along. There are so many great podcast, websites, blogs. Not enough time to read them all!
I call it the Muddle in the Middle – and, ironically, gravitating toward any extreme limits one’s view and diminishes possible learning experiences. Hey everyone – I am loving this thread and all the discussion, tangents and such it is taking. Keep adding to it, please. I read it for your thoughts and it is super helpful to me. SunbeltRed wrote:This thread is touching on a topic in the following post. The blog post I linked to is one I have been thinking about a lot since I read it. IMHO, it is an amazing metaphor related to some of the recent threads.
http://www.dovesandserpents.org/wp/2014/11/the-rotting-forest-floor-in-our-own-personal-sacred-groves/ ” class=”bbcode_url”> http://www.dovesandserpents.org/wp/2014/11/the-rotting-forest-floor-in-our-own-personal-sacred-groves/ Essentially it is the broken branches, the muck and the dirt, the grit and grime of life that can help us grow and flourish. Our trials, our suffering are a part of the natural process. Without it, we grow superficially.
Quote:But I think the urge to purge all the downed organic material of our lives from the figurative floors of our own forests stifles spiritual growth, confuses and perhaps wounds others, and removes from the central teaching of Mormonism a meaningful faith in Jesus. Such an urge to purge might prevent us from asking for help, from admitting weakness, and from tolerating mistakes in others. Such an approach might lead us to confuse purity with sterility.
I remember my daughter did a big unit on forests in grade school and I loved learning that the downed trees were called “nurse logs.” For some reason that almost brought tears to my eyes.
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