tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post640240328942186276..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: "Sometimes I Think I'm Crazy"Roger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-24438522139908284582015-07-13T09:30:12.757-05:002015-07-13T09:30:12.757-05:00This blog post really resonates with me. Roger, t...This blog post really resonates with me. Roger, thank you for the passage you quoted, " Romans chapter 7 - where Paul says things I want to do I don't do and things I don't want to do I do. "<br /><br />That really hits the nail on the head.<br /><br />To say the least, I am confused about my values and my behavior.<br /><br />Thank you Cec, for your last sentence - something to cling to: If we persist, life will make sense.<br />John Bixlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-36224534607108128662015-07-11T11:25:55.693-05:002015-07-11T11:25:55.693-05:00When I've had those feelings of craziness, I&#...When I've had those feelings of craziness, I've learned to say one thing to myself:<br /><br />Those are my feelings; they are not reality.<br /><br />As simple as that sounds, it has worked for me. And it gives me peace.Cec Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151061579255432985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-58594501638340592692015-07-11T11:09:15.096-05:002015-07-11T11:09:15.096-05:00One of the comforting passages in the Bible and th...One of the comforting passages in the Bible and there are many for me, is the one in Romans chapter 7 I believe it is where Paul says things I want to do I don't do and things I don't want to do I do. That made sense to me. Paul was kind of crazy too. <br /><br />As I entered my early 20s and left behind my teens I began a huge struggle. Things I wanted to do with my life appeared totally beyond my capacity. I felt lost and was doing things I really did not want to do. I felt at times like I was going crazy inside and still trying to keep it together outside. This went on far longer than I ever thought it would and there were times I almost lost it completely.<br /><br />Like you said it did get better but I still wonder if I am as sane as I could be.Roger Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-64605160443249200472015-07-10T10:51:20.454-05:002015-07-10T10:51:20.454-05:00I feel craziest when I start to listen to my perce...I feel craziest when I start to listen to my perceptions about my family. Perceptions that I was told, during my childhood were either wrong, or needed to be explained away.<br /><br />Yesterday I was talking to my best friend about a man I idolized when I was a little boy. A man whose memory still has a control on me. As I described the way he treated me when I was a boy, my friend showed perplexity. I finally "got" it and was able to say "He (the man) was cruel in the way he treated me."<br /><br />Until yesterday, calling that man's treatment of me cruel would have been crazy to me. Today, calling his actions cruel is truth. And freedom.Mark Cooperhttp://slingshotscribe.comnoreply@blogger.com