tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133788992688082159.post8799031138171652570..comments2022-03-25T05:13:15.836-07:00Comments on The Well: Kicking off a Month of Spiritual Reflection and Spiritual Practices: Jan 1, 2012Justin Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293450484861865250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133788992688082159.post-6497455203948801672012-01-08T14:42:24.241-08:002012-01-08T14:42:24.241-08:00Amazing question! I too am more alive because of ...Amazing question! I too am more alive because of the allowance for physical closeness (i.e. flexible workplace) to my home / my family. For almost 20 years I've traveled to a cubicle in a crowded office with artificial lights. I've been able to work from home since last April and it has seriously saved my life. Being close to family really does mean everything!Anna C Shade Jewelry & Metalworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740941353430507146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133788992688082159.post-62104385819446070372012-01-02T19:55:05.697-08:002012-01-02T19:55:05.697-08:00For a long time I’ve held my Jewishness very tight...For a long time I’ve held my Jewishness very tightly. I have felt (and continue to feel) a sense of obligation: It’s easy to be a Jew these days and if I don’t continue Judaism in my family, chances are good that part of our family will end with me. A great many people have been to hell and back to make it this easy. So how could I entertain a different religion or a different faith community? <br /><br />My Christian wife and I have two kids. It’s time to introduce them to faith, spirituality, and love in “our way”. Not MY way, not HER way. We’ve talked for a longish time about checking out the First Universalist community and now that we have, it feels comfortable.<br /><br />Yet it’s hard for me to think about what this means for my Judaism. What does it mean for Judaism in my family? Am I it? Is that arrogant – will my daughters find Judaism later in their lives? <br /><br />I too hold something close to me as it wriggles. My need for a spiritual dimension to my life (and to my family’s) is stirring. The good news for me is that First Universalist is satisfying my need. I feel less restless spiritually; like you, I can smell the shampoo.<br /><br />A few blog posts back you talked about the phrase “in faith”. Part of your post talked about approaching the boundary separating the known from the unknown. Faith, you said, was actively trusting that crossing that line would be…worthwhile. Beneficial. Enlightening. <br /><br />As I think about the spiritual path I (we) have set down, I am excited to have crossed the line into the unknown and to be actively engaged with all of the twists and turns this journey will bring. And I look forward to contributing in ways that help me cross boundaries that I bet I don’t even know are out there yet.<br /><br />So far, so good. See you Sunday.<br /><br />--scott marshallScott Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661794139682829179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133788992688082159.post-7645344869720208342012-01-02T14:20:55.164-08:002012-01-02T14:20:55.164-08:00From NC Grandma:
I can certainly connect with thi...From NC Grandma:<br /><br />I can certainly connect with this, Justin. When I hold my grandchildren and read with or rock them, I feel life is wonderful. Even with my grown daughters, when I hold them close and inhale the scent in their hair,I get a taste of what is, was, and will be.Justin Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293450484861865250noreply@blogger.com