tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379111.post111299176652486618..comments2023-06-04T09:52:39.708-04:00Comments on Muttonings: The Silence of the MuttonMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538925473636719361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379111.post-1113007264424561002005-04-08T20:41:00.000-04:002005-04-08T20:41:00.000-04:00There are few things that drive me battier than so...There are few things that drive me battier than someone reading into my words what was NOT intended. Generally I say what I mean. <BR/><BR/>I've tried the silence thing Meg. It doesn't work. You know my situ. Silence has driven me here. If a person can learn to be silent, and let the internal words shut up too, and let the internal anger go...well THEN the silence is blessed. If not, then it is a prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379111.post-1112996005562772282005-04-08T17:33:00.000-04:002005-04-08T17:33:00.000-04:00Meg,I think that many of us are faced with this te...Meg,<BR/><BR/>I think that many of us are faced with this temptation from time to time - and I do think that there are times for silence...<BR/><BR/>There are also times when silence would be a sin, and the challenge is discerning which of the two it is :) At least for me it is...<BR/><BR/>This seems to be a hard Lent for many of us - and this is a good thing, or so I am told. When we are placed in the position of seeing our own sins, that is a good thing because it leads to repentance - though the temptation can be to despair.<BR/><BR/>I am certainly not saying that your being tempted to silence was out of despair - I suspect that it is more like frustration. I know that particular place well...Catrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716938861321143838noreply@blogger.com