tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243430375503775910.post8844327019017535068..comments2024-01-10T17:27:40.086-08:00Comments on Linda Kulp Trout: Snippets, Poems, Reflections, and Spiritual Journey ThursdayLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243430375503775910.post-26372572629003321132016-04-08T17:22:01.641-07:002016-04-08T17:22:01.641-07:00We can be hard on ourselves, for sure. Being merc...We can be hard on ourselves, for sure. Being merciful toward our own shortcomings is important. Celebrating small victories is important. Making progress is important! :-)Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243430375503775910.post-48621322601820999732016-04-07T21:45:07.972-07:002016-04-07T21:45:07.972-07:00I like the angle of mercy that you explore, Linda....I like the angle of mercy that you explore, Linda. As I was thinking about mercy / merciful the thought of extending mercy to myself never occurred to me. I'm going to try to do a better job of that (maybe I'll even like myself more as a result :)Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243430375503775910.post-49512433715382981732016-04-07T04:08:54.445-07:002016-04-07T04:08:54.445-07:00Thank you for honoring my OLW with your post, work...Thank you for honoring my OLW with your post, working in that word in a way--given all your priorities and time constraints--that was merciful to yourself. I love your photo-poem; it makes your merciful-to-self message more memorable. "Love your neighbor as yourself." Mercy is the highest, more generous form of love, don't you think? ..."[Be merciful]to your neighbor as [you are merciful to] yourself." Thank you for reminding and modeling that before we can be merciful to others, we have to be merciful to ourselves. Thank you, and may God's mercy encompass and empower us all to be merciful to ourselves so that we can give His Mercy away to others in our lives! bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026321265922677556noreply@blogger.com