tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post2767302653428869656..comments2023-06-09T07:53:16.715-04:00Comments on Jeannie Prinsen: Five Minute Friday: SILENCEJeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-16758455176608079082017-11-14T06:42:30.894-05:002017-11-14T06:42:30.894-05:00Me too, Betsy: it's been a great addition to m...Me too, Betsy: it's been a great addition to my writing this year. Many weeks it's been the only thing ON my blog!<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-64784765904282474602017-11-14T03:26:44.460-05:002017-11-14T03:26:44.460-05:00I love silence too. In fact I've been challeng...I love silence too. In fact I've been challenging myself to sit in silence for 5 minutes a day. Doing nothing. It is beautiful and life-giving.<br /><br />But I never thought of silence as a weapon. It can hurt, can't it? As much as cruel words.<br /><br />So glad you're doing 5 minute Friday, friend.Betsy de Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787903903743238209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-35561794327807193882017-11-12T15:14:10.480-05:002017-11-12T15:14:10.480-05:00Thanks for your comment, Miccah. Passive aggressio...Thanks for your comment, Miccah. Passive aggression is something I'm very familiar with from my upbringing, but it so often ends up being a case of eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to die, as the saying goes.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-85220660496963061942017-11-12T14:45:12.395-05:002017-11-12T14:45:12.395-05:00Oh, how I can relate to the silent treatment growi...Oh, how I can relate to the silent treatment growing up. That has been something God's been really working on me since getting married. Being silent AT my husband is so destructive to our relationship and to me inside. It allows anger to fester, rather than speaking and clearing the air! Thank you for your great words this week.<br />I'm #86 this week at FMF.<br />MiccahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-65471230982840913822017-11-12T06:43:31.400-05:002017-11-12T06:43:31.400-05:00I know - that's really sobering, isn't it....I know - that's really sobering, isn't it. Thanks so much for coming by, Amy - I appreciate it! Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-50652959397967277542017-11-12T06:41:38.322-05:002017-11-12T06:41:38.322-05:00Thank you for reading and leaving a comment, Andre...Thank you for reading and leaving a comment, Andrew. Always great to have you here.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-1719121559108531132017-11-12T03:35:49.213-05:002017-11-12T03:35:49.213-05:00So powerful, the different kinds of silence, and h...So powerful, the different kinds of silence, and how when we employ the 'silent at' silence, we could be conspiring with evil. Wow! #29Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-24129478785190727402017-11-12T01:17:57.981-05:002017-11-12T01:17:57.981-05:00Jeannie, you're so right that silence can be t...Jeannie, you're so right that silence can be the cruelest weapon.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-16766188586329521602017-11-11T12:11:49.278-05:002017-11-11T12:11:49.278-05:00He's so wise, isn't he? I particularly lik...He's so wise, isn't he? I particularly like his book Let Your Life Speak. Thanks for coming by today, Tara -- have a good weekend.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-41683856045044496492017-11-11T10:56:10.070-05:002017-11-11T10:56:10.070-05:00Yes! Parker Palmer is one of my faves! I'm in ...Yes! Parker Palmer is one of my faves! I'm in the 9 spot this week. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-27407236770755010572017-11-11T09:28:35.602-05:002017-11-11T09:28:35.602-05:00Thank you, Tim. Glad this spoke to you.Thank you, Tim. Glad this spoke to you.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-36930090743396928422017-11-11T09:21:42.808-05:002017-11-11T09:21:42.808-05:00Silence as a place to grow - you've captured w...Silence as a place to grow - you've captured what I find in silence, Jeannie.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313216250048083410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-37538537872901188022017-11-10T16:50:42.941-05:002017-11-10T16:50:42.941-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Lesley. I got the distinct...Thanks for stopping by, Lesley. I got the distinction from Parker Palmer's book; it really made an impression.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-70965815877648354802017-11-10T16:18:24.347-05:002017-11-10T16:18:24.347-05:00I like the differentiation you point out between b...I like the differentiation you point out between being silent with someone and being silent at someone. So true that silence can be wonderful in some situations and very destructive in others.Lesleyhttp://lifeinthespaciousplace.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com