tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039051991389926744.post6571131576820553203..comments2023-10-31T06:01:52.372-07:00Comments on The Road to Domestication: The Uncertain ExtentNot There Yethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025903101937501286noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039051991389926744.post-37150124361738344982011-10-18T14:28:37.970-07:002011-10-18T14:28:37.970-07:00Great post, as usual! Have you read One Thousand G...Great post, as usual! Have you read One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (sp?)? I highly recommend it. The premise is to thank God for everything - the good, the bad, the unbalanced. By giving thanks in all things and for all things, we open ourselves to live a life of grace, trust, and true spiritual joy. <br /><br />Before reading this book, I too felt very unbalanced. I kept thinking the next life step would afford that balance, and I kept feeling disappointed and frazzled.<br /><br />Since reading the book and applying the thanksgiving principles in my life, a surprising thing has happened: I slowed down. I became so grateful for all I had, and all I was able to do, that I stopped longing for more. <br /><br />Like you said in your post, it's not about balance, it's about focus. For me, giving thanks for everything has helped me focus on the things that are important to my Heavenly Father, not the world around me. Kinda like you said in the post, you and hubby may be eating Hamburger Helper, but you have a filling meal, and you are eating together. God doesn't want us to all be Martha Stewart. ;)<br /><br />Keep writing, I always love to see what you have to say!!!!<br /><br />Beth (Shirley) LewisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com