"Just faaaaabulous darling..."
My not-so-wicked step mom insisted that I start reading "Soul Survivor" by Phillip Yancey. I've read some of Yancey's other stuff and really enjoyed it. Of all his books that I've read, this one takes the cake for this particular time of my life. An outstanding read. Just about finished.
I'll share more thoughts when I'm done. Thanks Marita!
Oh, to the rest of you who recommended this book to me earlier, a few tips. If you want me to take your reading recommendations seriously, there are a couple of ground rules to be followed:
1) You must have read the book yourself
and
2) You must buy it for me, sign it personally, and hand deliver it (I'm flexible on the hand deliver part ... FedEx will work too).
Follow those rules, and not only will I promise to read the book, you may even have your own moment of glory on Miroslav's Musings!
I'll share more thoughts when I'm done. Thanks Marita!
Oh, to the rest of you who recommended this book to me earlier, a few tips. If you want me to take your reading recommendations seriously, there are a couple of ground rules to be followed:
1) You must have read the book yourself
and
2) You must buy it for me, sign it personally, and hand deliver it (I'm flexible on the hand deliver part ... FedEx will work too).
Follow those rules, and not only will I promise to read the book, you may even have your own moment of glory on Miroslav's Musings!
posted by Miroslav at 4:29 PM
4 Comments:
Miroslav,
You could really be asking for it with a post like this! Very tempting challenge... But now3 I know why so many of your posts are in the wee hours of the morning... Oh to be younger and have that kind of energy, or a wife who takes care of the kiddees so that I could sleep late!?
by the way this whole honesty thing from an earlier blog. I am not sure that most people really want brutal honesty. either in regards to themselves or comong from others. It is often very difficult to deal with the hard stone-cold facts. We are very adept at making things sound and look better than they really are. After all, sin is really ugly and we like to see beauty and not the ugliness that so often is in our hearts and the hearts of others. But, if you are serious than you would have tyo be willing to reserve judgement long enough to dialogue with the other person to find out what lies beneath and behind thier truth.
Sounds fascinating to me, wonder how many people that read your blog would be interested...
Woman of faith,
(Was THIS post really that challenging? Or perhaps your comment was meant for another...)
Trust me, my writing/blogging isn't due to my youthful energy (I've really never had any) and my wife takes care of the kids ... but its that way regardless due to my morning sleeping needs linked to my seizures.
No, this writing is much more about me keeping my sanity, sad to say.
The last six months has taught me something I've never known ... indeed, something I have never been told: For many people, honesty is NOT valued nearly as much as agreeability is. Sure, honesty gets the lip service. But thats about it. It seems as if my frank approach to life is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, many have told me that I am too blunt. They either are put off by it, don't know what to do with such info, or are perhaps embarassed at how it reminds them of their own thoughts/doubts/questions/desires/whatever-it-is-they-are-trying-to-ignore-inside-of-themselves. But an almost equal number of people seem to find liberation in my decision to ignore common protocal to keep the status-quo. They like to see that I'm willing to rock the boat. Those people open up like blooming flowers and we end up having the most enjoyable conversations. ... I like those types. Its always a scary thing, entering in to vulnerable conversation, b/c you never know which route the other person is going to take.
I agree that listening and withholding judgment is the most important part of the equation. And, again ... sad to say ..., I've not very well versed at (as you know). But hopefully I'm getting better.
Miroslav,
I meant challenging in that I might have to give you a book so that you will read it!
I totally agree that most people really don't want honesty, but it would be interesting to seeif that is because of the delivery and judgement that often comes or, as you said, because it is hard to look inside.
sweet. free books. :)
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