tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post5726814427671579448..comments2023-04-26T12:25:36.263+02:00Comments on Blue Eyed Ennis: Those who MournBlue Eyed Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-86363927726436849232010-06-08T19:24:13.721+02:002010-06-08T19:24:13.721+02:00Hi Tim,
I always look forward to your visits and c...Hi Tim,<br />I always look forward to your visits and comments as they express so much.<br />When you say that "irrepressible grief terrifies us" that really catches me. I need to dwell on that because it is worth exploring.<br /><br />There are so many terrors in our world and even if we are to experience many only second hand I believe they still have a huge subliminal effect on us.<br /> As I get older I think that the cumulative effect of the world situation does wear us down even if we are optimists at heart. <br />As Henri Nouwen put it, there is a quality of sadness that pervades all the moments of our life so that even in our most happy moments there is often something missing. In every satisfaction there is an awareness of limitation. Every bit of life is touched by a bit of death. The world can give us peace, except it never does this perfectly.<br /><br />And there's a sad irony in that when we need to express normal grief and be honest to our experience that is the time when other people often seem to distance themselves.<br />Like you say, the catharsis of expressed grief does cleanse and we have to learn to honour these experiences with others. The tortured complexity of grief needs to be expressed if we are to be fully understood.<br />Sadly for many people it never does.<br />Thank you for your comments- as always they inspire!!<br />BlessingsBlue Eyed Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-59714047860079508412010-06-08T17:34:55.770+02:002010-06-08T17:34:55.770+02:00Phil, this is so rich. I will be back to read it a...Phil, this is so rich. I will be back to read it again.<br /><br />I think irrepressible grief terrifies us because it takes control of us until it's fully expressed. The cool, calm, and collected image we try to portray melts in our sobs.<br /><br />I had one of those episodes recently. And once again, I found the cleansing was so powerful, it ended it utter joy. It turned me around, and in the turning, turned the situation around. The same thing happens on a metaphorical level when grief for our sins gets the better of us. We're cleansed and redirected.<br /><br />Thank you for this. It blesses me beyond words.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.com