tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post7371577083603634259..comments2023-09-15T02:19:08.480-07:00Comments on I'd Like To Say: My PrayerJudy Roneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-57135602602156953402009-01-21T19:33:00.000-08:002009-01-21T19:33:00.000-08:00Judy,I've learned that most people want and need v...Judy,I've learned that most people want and need validation, approval and appreciation. Employees work harder for appreciation than for money. <BR/>I yearned for approval from my father, my family and others. Now I realize they wanted my approval.<BR/><BR/>I give recognition, appreciation to others and it comes back to me. I find more satisfaction in myself.<BR/><BR/>This poem has that universal theme. We all need love, approval and appreciation and by giving those things to others we gain them for ourselves.<BR/>Great poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-6657634152421226652009-01-19T04:35:00.000-08:002009-01-19T04:35:00.000-08:00< I guess I am saying we have to accept pe...< I guess I am saying we have to accept people for what they are able to do. We can't change them, only us. If I can change the way I feel about receiving those things that I consistently don't get, then it makes MY life better.<BR/> ><BR/><BR/>Thanks, Judy....that helps! I get it now.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-6077139270133558582009-01-14T19:21:00.000-08:002009-01-14T19:21:00.000-08:00I just mean that since I desire those things, I th...I just mean that since I desire those things, I think others do also, Mary. What I can give them is perhaps what they can't themselves give to me or to others. I know it's important and I choose to give what I know is important. I can't expect everyone to feel the same way or if they do to be able to give it. <BR/>I guess I am saying we have to accept people for what they are able to do. We can't change them, only us. If I can change the way I feel about receiving those things that I consistently don't get, then it makes MY life better.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-34355896325896077532009-01-14T04:56:00.000-08:002009-01-14T04:56:00.000-08:00I do understand what you are saying in this poem, ...I do understand what you are saying in this poem, Judy.<BR/><BR/>I think it is a fine line in regard to wanting love, approval and appreciation. I do think these are things that all people want.<BR/><BR/>After looking through this poem (again) a few times I am struck by the words in the first verse<BR/><BR/>"God spare me from the desire<BR/>for love, approval and appreciation"<BR/><BR/>and the words in the second last verse...<BR/><BR/>"I'll love, be appreciating, show my appreciation."<BR/><BR/>So to me it looks like you will seek to GIVE what you think it is not good to want yourself.<BR/><BR/>This is a bit of an enigma to me in this poem and I am wondering about this.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-26471842726405637142009-01-14T04:29:00.000-08:002009-01-14T04:29:00.000-08:00Judy: What you're talking about in this poem seem...Judy: What you're talking about in this poem seems to be a family trait. I know that all my brothers and sisters and I have over time discussed this weakness, or "flaw". In fact, Mom also struggled with the same thing. I remember talking to her about it more than once, and we both agreed that it came from a lack we felt with our fathers. And so we spend the rest of our lives looking for those emotional needs to be fulfilled by others--friends, family, coworkers, bosses, pastors. Unless of course, we recognize this in ourselves, and fight against it, as you are. Here's to growth! Love, DarrellDarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128541777441239454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-82417246575790784272009-01-13T20:21:00.000-08:002009-01-13T20:21:00.000-08:00Good reminder, your prayer, of the dangers of atta...Good reminder, your prayer, of the dangers of attachment. Good for e to remember too.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-39698276439084444072009-01-13T11:26:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:26:00.000-08:00A prayer for all of us Judy, not to let our self-i...A prayer for all of us Judy, not to let our self-interest get in the way of living life well. You certainly embody to me someone who gives freely of yourself without regard to what you will get.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.com