tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post115245633584414059..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: ANOTHER THEORY...Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1152656090834356372006-07-11T16:14:00.000-06:002006-07-11T16:14:00.000-06:00Spiritual issues are as fundamental as they get. ...Spiritual issues are as fundamental as they get. I'm referring more to such thoughts as: <BR/><BR/><I>Which voices do I choose to listen to?<BR/><BR/>Am I past feeling?</I><BR/><BR/>Once the fundamentals are addressed, you'll find yourself not asking those kinds of questions anymore, and not ruminating in the way that you did in your previous post.David Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961185167489984607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1152587726774500402006-07-10T21:15:00.000-06:002006-07-10T21:15:00.000-06:00Though the primary concerns of why I haven't come ...Though the primary concerns of why I haven't come to "embrace" the issues of homosexuality are based in FEAR, there still are spiritual feelings (however you may care to describe them) that are personal and real and powerful - and these feelings also keep me from "crossing the line" and staying on the side where it is "safe" even when all other types of feelings (particularly lust) tell me to do otherwise.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1152518645781346512006-07-10T02:04:00.000-06:002006-07-10T02:04:00.000-06:00Beck,I believe your ruminations are an essential c...Beck,<BR/><BR/>I believe your ruminations are an essential coping mechanism, but not particularly useful in bringing you comfort or enlightenment.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that if you walked into a therapist's office with your theories, he or she would simply tell you to put them aside and say, "Let's just focus on the fundamental issues."<BR/><BR/>And yes, one of the fundamental issues is certainly fear.David Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961185167489984607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1152493705365081272006-07-09T19:08:00.000-06:002006-07-09T19:08:00.000-06:00Hi Beck,I have enjoyed reading your blog. A lot o...Hi Beck,<BR/><BR/>I have enjoyed reading your blog. A lot of what you share resonants with me. I'd love to email you more privately if that is ok with you. I couldn't find your email address on your profile. Mine is enduringtotheend@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>~EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com