tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post4121417602343241122..comments2023-05-08T01:40:59.721+10:00Comments on Heady Brew: Rest, part 1 - How I got here...Kerry Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051264598690393719noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-45153043329496543002012-02-20T08:07:40.325+11:002012-02-20T08:07:40.325+11:00Hey, Adrian - I'm a very slow learner - has ta...Hey, Adrian - I'm a very slow learner - has taken me over *** years to even begin to realise it! And the biggest reason for me wanting to have this guest series, is that I want to hear the insights of others, on how to do it better!<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement! It's always lovely when you drop by! :)Kerry Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051264598690393719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-59034824656269802272012-02-20T06:50:35.387+11:002012-02-20T06:50:35.387+11:00The last line of this "And it makes sense to ...The last line of this "And it makes sense to me that a God who is about love and freedom - NOT coercion or control, would call it holy" was awesome. It just makes sense, really.<br /><br />I guess I've never thought about how balanced I have to be with my time so that I can rest well, but I've had to learn that over the last year, when sickness has really controlled my life. Even now, there are some weeks when I can't read stuff, because I just fall asleep because I haven't been balanced enough in my rest.<br /><br />I can also sympathize with the idea of doing everything at 200% - that's just always been the way I've wanted to live my life. I've seen more recently, though, that living at 200% MEANS finding balance and space to rest. Otherwise, I'm just fooling myself.<br /><br />Great post, Kerry!Adrian W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06636516340918974103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-35298539145033144772012-02-18T23:32:47.464+11:002012-02-18T23:32:47.464+11:00i hope he does kerryi hope he does kerrystuart mawbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666404095446453825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-49840496869478299692012-02-18T21:15:20.749+11:002012-02-18T21:15:20.749+11:00hehe, some of that sounds rather fanciful and gigg...hehe, some of that sounds rather fanciful and gigglesome, to 21st century ears... but then, some of the stuff we get all lyrical about might sound just as funny in a century or two!<br /><br />Meditation is something I'd like to learn. (although I think being mindful and emptying your mind could possibly be hard to do at the same time ;P ) My friend Andrew, who is Buddhist, has said he'll contribute something on meditation for this series... which reminds me, I must remind him, or it might not happen!Kerry Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051264598690393719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-29004034412459918452012-02-18T20:13:48.914+11:002012-02-18T20:13:48.914+11:00I love the feeling how a river can just float away...I love the feeling how a river can just float away our cares and woes if we let it wash over us as we drift through time. <br /><br />Not sure if I will blog on rest. I read some occult work by a Rosicrucian Author, and though it was hard to comprehend the densely worded translation from German, there was a particular part on rest and sleep that I got a lot from.<br /><br />His "magic" was a philosophy of closely observing nature, and talked about the kind of pleasant dreams one would experience, sleeping in a meadow of perfumed flowers on a summer day, where cooling Zephyrs created the perfect environment to allow cares and woes flow away, dreaming of the numinous, letting his imagination flow.<br /><br />There was also a great chapter on meditation which is a type of rest. Meditation isn't scary, isn't supernatural, just naturally observing your breath and keeping mindfulness, as well as emptying your mind.stuart mawbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666404095446453825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-91194439769154382542012-02-18T12:30:28.962+11:002012-02-18T12:30:28.962+11:00Hey thanks, Mr T!
(my few days away at the river...Hey thanks, Mr T! <br />(my few days away at the river felt just like that... I'm going to do it again, soon!)Kerry Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051264598690393719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-80406816589355085602012-02-18T09:03:14.057+11:002012-02-18T09:03:14.057+11:00Wonderfully evocative drawing!Wonderfully evocative drawing!tildebhttp://questionablemotives.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-82845685573272780842012-02-17T13:46:24.183+11:002012-02-17T13:46:24.183+11:00Rachel, I am still learning, too. If this past we...Rachel, I am still learning, too. If this past week is any indication, I still have a LONG way to go. But I think there is a real key in approaching what we have to do from a place of restfulness. <br /><br />For me, at the moment, that means stopping and finding that place again whenever I realise I have lost it. (I'm often very slow to realise!) But I have a feeling it could become as simple as stopping to take a little breath, and remember.Kerry Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051264598690393719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253824019426659573.post-61912598378957527492012-02-17T12:13:37.388+11:002012-02-17T12:13:37.388+11:00Its so good to have honesty about rest. I have ha...Its so good to have honesty about rest. I have had a chronic illness and 4 surgeries over the last 12 years. I tend to work through life by continuing to do things and my rest consisted of the times when I have had back injuries and surgery. I am still trying to learn how to balance it all as I have to work. Thanks for sharing your story.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688265743572480287noreply@blogger.com