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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 627100" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Okay I was encouraged by the comments yesterday so I wanted to post this equally wonderful writing by Rohr today. This man is so amazing. I just don't think it is a mere coincidence that we warriors are able now---in the second half of our lives----do make progress in this unthinkable hard work that is detachment and acceptance and radical change that we are being called to make happen. It must be holy coincidence. I want this. I want what Rohr describes, and I continue to disappoint myself in this regard. I believe the path to a fuller grasp of this is the path I am walking, and this encourages me to keep on. </p><p></p><p>Announcement!!!! SO and I are getting married this fall. November, we think. We have finished our second premarital counseling session with a retired Roman Catholic and Episcopal Priest who is our good friend. SO is very close to him and also is the executor of his estate. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/couple_inlove.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":couple_inlove:" title="couple_inlove :couple_inlove:" data-shortname=":couple_inlove:" /></p><p></p><p>I talked about Rohr last night and about the two halves of our lives. I believe this new learning I am doing is directly related to mine and SO's relationship and also who I am today and who I am becoming. SO said last night that I have changed a lot since we started dating three and a half years ago. I have learned and am learning so much about letting go, respecting other people, giving up the need to control and manage and fix, accepting what is. I love what Rohr writes below: "...Not so much to have what you love anymore, but to love what you have---right now." THIS is huge. </p><p></p><p>I am very grateful for this. Hugs to all. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The Second Half of Life</p><p></p><p>Falling into God</p><p>Friday, May 23, 2014</p><p></p><p>The second half of life is a certain kind of weight to carry because you now hold the pain of the larger world, but no other way of being makes sense or gives you the deep satisfaction your soul now demands and even enjoys. This new and deeper passion is what people mean when they say, “I must do this particular thing or my life will not make sense,” or, “It is no longer a choice.” Your life and your delivery system are now one, whereas before, your life and your occupation seemed like two different things.</p><p></p><p>Your concern is not so much to have what you love anymore, but to love what you have—right now. This is a monumental change from the first half of life, so much so that it is almost the litmus test of whether you are in the second half of life at all. Inner brightness, still holding life’s sadness and joy, is its own reward, its own satisfaction, and your best and truest gift to the world.</p><p></p><p>Such elders are the “grand” parents of the world. Children and other adults feel so safe and loved around them, and they themselves feel so needed and helpful to children, teens, and midlife adults. And they are! They are in their natural flow.</p><p></p><p>Strangely, all of life’s problems, dilemmas, and difficulties are now resolved not by negativity, attack, criticism, force, or logical resolution, but always by falling into a larger “brightness”—by falling into the good, the true, and the beautiful—by falling into God. All you have to do is meet one such shining person and you know that he or she is surely the goal of humanity and the delight of God.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 627100, member: 17542"] Okay I was encouraged by the comments yesterday so I wanted to post this equally wonderful writing by Rohr today. This man is so amazing. I just don't think it is a mere coincidence that we warriors are able now---in the second half of our lives----do make progress in this unthinkable hard work that is detachment and acceptance and radical change that we are being called to make happen. It must be holy coincidence. I want this. I want what Rohr describes, and I continue to disappoint myself in this regard. I believe the path to a fuller grasp of this is the path I am walking, and this encourages me to keep on. Announcement!!!! SO and I are getting married this fall. November, we think. We have finished our second premarital counseling session with a retired Roman Catholic and Episcopal Priest who is our good friend. SO is very close to him and also is the executor of his estate. :couple_inlove: I talked about Rohr last night and about the two halves of our lives. I believe this new learning I am doing is directly related to mine and SO's relationship and also who I am today and who I am becoming. SO said last night that I have changed a lot since we started dating three and a half years ago. I have learned and am learning so much about letting go, respecting other people, giving up the need to control and manage and fix, accepting what is. I love what Rohr writes below: "...Not so much to have what you love anymore, but to love what you have---right now." THIS is huge. I am very grateful for this. Hugs to all. The Second Half of Life Falling into God Friday, May 23, 2014 The second half of life is a certain kind of weight to carry because you now hold the pain of the larger world, but no other way of being makes sense or gives you the deep satisfaction your soul now demands and even enjoys. This new and deeper passion is what people mean when they say, “I must do this particular thing or my life will not make sense,” or, “It is no longer a choice.” Your life and your delivery system are now one, whereas before, your life and your occupation seemed like two different things. Your concern is not so much to have what you love anymore, but to love what you have—right now. This is a monumental change from the first half of life, so much so that it is almost the litmus test of whether you are in the second half of life at all. Inner brightness, still holding life’s sadness and joy, is its own reward, its own satisfaction, and your best and truest gift to the world. Such elders are the “grand” parents of the world. Children and other adults feel so safe and loved around them, and they themselves feel so needed and helpful to children, teens, and midlife adults. And they are! They are in their natural flow. Strangely, all of life’s problems, dilemmas, and difficulties are now resolved not by negativity, attack, criticism, force, or logical resolution, but always by falling into a larger “brightness”—by falling into the good, the true, and the beautiful—by falling into God. All you have to do is meet one such shining person and you know that he or she is surely the goal of humanity and the delight of God. [/QUOTE]
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