tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post115462146314952307..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: HARD CHOICEBeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154791404617102502006-08-05T09:23:00.000-06:002006-08-05T09:23:00.000-06:00WARD: Read on... you're right on track with my la...WARD: Read on... you're right on track with my latest post that I just finished! We're in tune!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154781864786708272006-08-05T06:44:00.000-06:002006-08-05T06:44:00.000-06:00Moncrief: Thanks for reading the blog. I checked...Moncrief: Thanks for reading the blog. I checked yours out as well. I love maps! I could study a road atlas as a kid for hours on end. Pretty weird, huh?Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154765825234435742006-08-05T02:17:00.000-06:002006-08-05T02:17:00.000-06:00Really interesting blog. You write very well.Really interesting blog. You write very well.Moncrief Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581719197784065295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154704028613502302006-08-04T09:07:00.000-06:002006-08-04T09:07:00.000-06:00You mean there are more options that A, B, or C? ...You mean there are more options that A, B, or C? How many multiple choice questions are on the test?<BR/><BR/>Of course I recognize there are trees of questions for every answer. And I appreciate the insight to keep me pursuing these paths and where they may lead me.<BR/><BR/>But, my point is: primary among all of these paths, forks in the road, and choices is the fundamental choices of open gay vs. closeted gay, family vs. other options, religious devotion vs. alternate beliefs. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm not ready to make the tough ultimatums without first going down the road...<BR/><BR/>But some fundamental questions are answered in my mind. I just may not like the answers.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154662182600939122006-08-03T21:29:00.000-06:002006-08-03T21:29:00.000-06:00Incidentally, I meant that my use of the driving a...Incidentally, I meant that <I>my</I> use of the driving analogy was kind of lame, not your use of a driving analogy in the original post. : )David Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961185167489984607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1154647260592577082006-08-03T17:21:00.000-06:002006-08-03T17:21:00.000-06:00Beck,You seem to be of the mindset that there are ...Beck,<BR/><BR/>You seem to be of the mindset that there are options A, B and C from which you need to choose. But if you step back from that, you'll see that "What do I choose?" isn't even the right question at this time.<BR/><BR/>Remember all those questions I posed with regard to your wife? There are many, many other, intertwining questions about your perspectives and beliefs (conscious and subconscious) on religion, and LDS specifically; on societal conventions regarding sexuality, marriage, family and community; on self-definition, self-worth, and self-discovery; on fear, happiness, helplessness and hope; on stability, on role-playing, on the big picture, and on the details.<BR/><BR/>That's just for starters, although not every issue is equally pertinent. The point is, your current situation cannot be summed up in one paragraph or 10.<BR/><BR/>To use your southern France meanderings as a lame analogy: You've got lots of crazy and winding mental backroads to explore. You won't know in advance where you'll end up. But you won't get lost.David Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961185167489984607noreply@blogger.com