I know my last journal entry wasn't even 12 hours ago but I'm feeling so much better. I hung with my peeps tonight and feel so encouraged. We discussed something that I mentioned in my earlier journal and I just thought I would pick your brain and see what your answers are. We agreed this question was a hard one to answer, it would have been cool to spend more time on our thoughts and see where God lead us. I would love your thoughts. This is not a "your right or wrong" moment, I truly would just love whatever thoughts God gives you. Please know that I'm not asking these questions from a desperate state of mind like my last journal. I'm at a place now where I'm trying to follow God in the direction He is leading me and I'm very interested in what I find by this question. Maybe I should do a "pick you brain" segment every once in awhile-maybe get some suggestions for other questions. If you feel comfortable, post your answer on the blog so others can see; or I could just publish the answers (without names) in another entry someday. Happy pondering!!!
In my earlier journal I said I am very hard on myself and don't know how to stop being that way. But then when I think about it(and this is all in a spiritual journey context), in my mind there is "being hard on myself" which to me means "always trying to succeed"; and there is the opposite which is not caring. I can't seem to find that middle ground. We were saying tonight that we feel like women probably have this problem more than men. When confronted with the question, I have to say we were mostly stumped; I found it quite interesting. I also found it encouraging-I'm not the only crazy one out there. So what are your thoughts? Where is the middle ground? Do you also find when you're not being hard on yourself or criticizing yourself, that you feel like you're not trying? Maybe it's a way the enemy uses to cripple women who want to do God's will? Maybe it's a peace and joy crippler?
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