Sharing and Caring - ESH

[MajestyJo]

Abba Antony said: Whoever sits in solitude and is quiet has escaped from three wars: those of hearing, speaking, and seeing.

And then there is only one war left in which to fight, and that is the battle for your own heart.

Sayings of the Elders. PL. 73. 858.

Really like this. My thought was "There is solitude, isolation, and shutting down." They are part of my disease. Taking time out can be good. It also depends on why we need to take that time out, is it from burn out or just because we need a rest.

It is good to detach, think things out, then move on, not always best just to stay there. When we stay, we become complacent.

We can be in a roomful of people and feel alone. We can be in an empty room, and not feel lonely.

Isn't it nice when you see someone else's quote, and it gives you food for thought and soul.

They say if we are isolated, we can't get to God and He can't get to us. When we shut out negative feelings, we are shutting out the positive ones too. When I stuffed my feelings, I also stuffed positive ones, and didn't allow myself to feel.

When I look back now it makes me sad, to think of how much joy I missed out on in my life.