tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post4133099296474778197..comments2023-09-29T04:55:41.715-06:00Comments on A Deliberate Life: Good news!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-44463597034973907572010-10-30T10:04:30.571-06:002010-10-30T10:04:30.571-06:00This was hard for me to read. It brought back so ...This was hard for me to read. It brought back so many memories of my own childhood. I am glad your mom left I'm just sorry she took so long doing it. Glad you realized too that you had the power to change your life. It is really hard coming to that place. I still find myself at times falling back into the wrong thinking where I think I'm not in control of myself. Thanks for reminding me I AM IN CONTROL OF ME!bbubblybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423578980112090148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-69743420110268477652010-10-27T15:01:54.955-06:002010-10-27T15:01:54.955-06:00Yes, even when we're dealt a basket of sh** to...Yes, even when we're dealt a basket of sh** to deal with, we decide how to deal with it. <br /><br />Whether a bad decision or good, we must learn to participate in our own lives. A deliberate life lived in the present. :DM Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-67202046519715143242010-10-27T12:14:40.790-06:002010-10-27T12:14:40.790-06:00Thank you for sharing Chris - you are so right!Thank you for sharing Chris - you are so right!Katie J ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/15076043147542620428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-32516970999609120972010-10-27T11:59:04.496-06:002010-10-27T11:59:04.496-06:00A great testament that our past does not have to d...A great testament that our past does not have to dictate our future. Great, moving post, Chris.Roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440676304336222503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-51454569380547737732010-10-27T11:37:45.110-06:002010-10-27T11:37:45.110-06:00(hugs)
Thank you for sharing this, HUGE thank you...(hugs)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this, HUGE thank you.Christine Jeskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980803092490489163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-32186559718039205232010-10-27T10:27:45.753-06:002010-10-27T10:27:45.753-06:00I have read back a few weeks to catch up on you an...I have read back a few weeks to catch up on you and wanted to say that you rock! You are still kicking ass. You look freaking amazing. Keep up the good work.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425941890843747770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-74056647025837456322010-10-27T09:56:29.416-06:002010-10-27T09:56:29.416-06:00"She couldn't start living until she chos..."She couldn't start living until she chose to take back control of her life."<br /><br />Wow... what a great song lyric!!<br /><br />You are right... She had to decide that what she wanted more was to not be a part of that chaos...<br /><br />Bless her heart... and for you all that had to experience this with her...<br /><br />~shoes~Red Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919277206516592912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-72821766932293634352010-10-27T09:35:25.480-06:002010-10-27T09:35:25.480-06:00Too many times it comes down to just that: change ...Too many times it comes down to just that: change or die. I know that it did for me in my marriage. Change or die. Get out or die. Even then it was too late to have a magical get better. But it was the beginning of the road to recovery. Staying would have been a death sentence. Some people hit that change or die crossroads several times in their life in various forms. The death may not be a physical one, but an emotional one. Change or die. Excellent post. Truly.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-4352765855917531422010-10-27T09:06:14.539-06:002010-10-27T09:06:14.539-06:00Chris, very powerful, and thanks so much for shari...Chris, very powerful, and thanks so much for sharing. I had a similar (but much less violent) event occur when my drunk dad locked us out of the house and my mom cut her hands getting through the screen door to get us inside. But no gunshots or snowy weather. My God. God bless you for all that you have had to battle and overcome in your life. :: hugs ::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-50790985058208523302010-10-27T08:32:34.229-06:002010-10-27T08:32:34.229-06:00Thanks for sharing this powerful experience. Whil...Thanks for sharing this powerful experience. While it had to have been terribly frightening at the time, it also played a role in making you the strong person you are today. Kudos to your mom--that took real courage!E. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079110676794095541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-54751504551683335362010-10-27T08:21:58.260-06:002010-10-27T08:21:58.260-06:00Love this post. It echoes what I was thinking at 5...Love this post. It echoes what I was thinking at 5 a.m. this morning in a cold dark house when I was working on dragging myself out of bed for the gym. The choice may be hard, it may hurt, but not as much as letting myself down yet again and skipping my workout to stay in bed. So I got up and I went. And now I am home and have started my day in a way I can be proud of. <br /><br />Not as big a decision as leaving your abusive husband on your own with three kids, but still big in my life.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594251545216490423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-71239644476359561832010-10-27T07:39:45.795-06:002010-10-27T07:39:45.795-06:00How frightening for you all!!
Thank you so much ...How frightening for you all!! <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing Chris. You know how to speak to my heart! I got it!<br /><br />Blessings to you!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722527731126817253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-36234340637616733842010-10-27T07:06:01.689-06:002010-10-27T07:06:01.689-06:00Our stories make us who we are don't they? Bu...Our stories make us who we are don't they? But still, we can change our story and better ourself. And that is the great hope.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-5803609190457856052010-10-27T06:00:04.762-06:002010-10-27T06:00:04.762-06:00Powerful post Chris. Thank God your mom made the ...Powerful post Chris. Thank God your mom made the choice to get out, and provide you and your siblings a different path. That took real courage...I know you're proud of her....and of yourself, for taking your own life in the direction it's now headed. You should be. That took real courage, too.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903038555489140718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-90482544774254822852010-10-27T04:39:57.840-06:002010-10-27T04:39:57.840-06:00Excellent post. Thank you for sharing. A good remi...Excellent post. Thank you for sharing. A good reminder for us to each own our choices.Laniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438241075767655180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-25290307417258961902010-10-27T03:15:16.808-06:002010-10-27T03:15:16.808-06:00Years ago I went thru a well-know faith-based wt l...Years ago I went thru a well-know faith-based wt loss program. I bombed out... twice. <br />This was devastating, since I had viewed it as my last hope.<br /><br />I finally figured out the problem: I was surrounded (in this particular group dynamic) by people who were trying so hard to be "humble" that they were constantly saying "I can't" do this, that God had to rescue them and do it for them.<br /><br />Okay, now I get what they meant. But then, all I kept hearing was "I can't". And guess what, none of them were losing weight, either.<br /><br />Bottomline, I couldn't agree with you more!!!!<br /><br />And by the way, to head off thoughts of "Christian bashing"... I AM a Christian. It's just that now I realize that I have been given a responsibility to make good choices. God is my source of strength to do that, but He didn't make me a robot... I still need to choose. And I CAN, just like you said.Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-40702799918263503162010-10-27T00:11:00.543-06:002010-10-27T00:11:00.543-06:00Thanks for this. As always, real.Thanks for this. As always, real.'Yellow Rose' Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496382898548158316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-33311407359339009212010-10-26T23:36:56.087-06:002010-10-26T23:36:56.087-06:00Chris... powerful reminder that no one can affect ...Chris... powerful reminder that no one can affect our attitude but us and us alone. How we react to someting, someone, or some circumstance is up to us. <br /><br />I was in an abusive relationship. It wasn't easy to leave, but I knew it wasn't how I wanted to live. Sometimes, there's only one direction to go... and that's forward.<br /><br />thank you my wise friend.<br />paulapaulawannacrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401434790948821665noreply@blogger.com