Comments on: if i had a title, it wouldn’t all seem a muddled mess. http://drbolte.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/488/ rambling about life, love, and literary pursuits. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: drbolte http://drbolte.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/488/#comment-3692 drbolte Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:21:56 +0000 http://drbolte.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-3692 Z--I think I'm probably talking about the same thing you are talking about here. I believe that it's necessary in this life to learn to not listen to our baser instincts--the self-centered natural ones that would overrun us if we let them--and instead become a person whose default position is to be the better person. If someday my instincts are always to do the right thing, then that means that I have listened enough to that still small voice that encourages that behavior that I have transformed myself. I guess my point is that, in some ways, that instinct is developed. In others, not so much. Sometimes you have to consciously choose to do the thing that is against what you WANT, so that you can do what's RIGHT. I hope that makes sense. Your question's such a good one. 2--LindzML: Many thanks for that scripture. It's a very good one, one that I will mark and refer to often. And it's a good point--the huge sacrifices we make only bring us huge blessings. And blessings are where it's at. 3--Brookem--Thank you. It's true. At some point, you just have to do the best that you can and know that, if it's for the greater good, there really is no bad in that. I hope you are doing well. Z–I think I’m probably talking about the same thing you are talking about here. I believe that it’s necessary in this life to learn to not listen to our baser instincts–the self-centered natural ones that would overrun us if we let them–and instead become a person whose default position is to be the better person. If someday my instincts are always to do the right thing, then that means that I have listened enough to that still small voice that encourages that behavior that I have transformed myself.

I guess my point is that, in some ways, that instinct is developed. In others, not so much. Sometimes you have to consciously choose to do the thing that is against what you WANT, so that you can do what’s RIGHT.

I hope that makes sense. Your question’s such a good one.

2–LindzML: Many thanks for that scripture. It’s a very good one, one that I will mark and refer to often. And it’s a good point–the huge sacrifices we make only bring us huge blessings. And blessings are where it’s at.

3–Brookem–Thank you. It’s true. At some point, you just have to do the best that you can and know that, if it’s for the greater good, there really is no bad in that. I hope you are doing well.

]]> By: brookem http://drbolte.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/488/#comment-3691 brookem Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:58:35 +0000 http://drbolte.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-3691 you wrote out so many thoughts that i also share, but in a much more eloquent way than i could ever do. i guess all we can do, is trust that the decision we are making, so long as it's thought out and for the right reasons, will all work out one way or another. hope that the great and the truly wonderful things come to you always. you wrote out so many thoughts that i also share, but in a much more eloquent way than i could ever do.

i guess all we can do, is trust that the decision we are making, so long as it’s thought out and for the right reasons, will all work out one way or another.

hope that the great and the truly wonderful things come to you always.

]]> By: LindzML http://drbolte.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/488/#comment-3690 LindzML Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:58:49 +0000 http://drbolte.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-3690 Wow...way to put what I'm feeling right now into words. One of my friends always reminds me of two things when I'm making those super-huge sacrifices that completely suck and make me cry: 1. Think back on the last huge sacrifice you made. Directly or indirectly...it allowed something great into your life. Let the memory of that wonderful thing be what pulls you through the trials that you're in right now. 2. Jer. 29.11 I'm hoping it'll get better soon. Wow…way to put what I’m feeling right now into words. One of my friends always reminds me of two things when I’m making those super-huge sacrifices that completely suck and make me cry:

1. Think back on the last huge sacrifice you made. Directly or indirectly…it allowed something great into your life. Let the memory of that wonderful thing be what pulls you through the trials that you’re in right now.

2. Jer. 29.11

I’m hoping it’ll get better soon.

]]> By: Zosia http://drbolte.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/488/#comment-3686 Zosia Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:56:08 +0000 http://drbolte.wordpress.com/?p=488#comment-3686 But why should instinct be bad? What about the idea of becoming a person whose first instinct is always to do the right/best/good thing? (I don't necessarily know the answer to that, but wonder what you think) But why should instinct be bad? What about the idea of becoming a person whose first instinct is always to do the right/best/good thing? (I don’t necessarily know the answer to that, but wonder what you think)

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