tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924805302246292046.post217712814900679824..comments2018-06-02T11:16:45.844-05:00Comments on Nadia's Blog: My Heart and Our "Also Lives"Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565381321728588108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924805302246292046.post-45595650758209876162014-02-12T12:20:45.320-06:002014-02-12T12:20:45.320-06:00Terrific post Nadia. We've lived in community...Terrific post Nadia. We've lived in community a lot also and very much value the ability to stay close and share deeply. I think the one thing we've learned through this type of sharing, however, is that time, place and person are important to remember when you open up some of the deeper struggles. Everyone must share deeply with some people--deeply meaning everything you are thinking, feeling and experiencing. Also, I do think it is important to be honest and transparent in many of our struggles, both to help ourselves and other people. I've seen how telling other people about them often eases the worst of the burden and you begin to see that you are not alone, and begin to put your own problems into perspective as we realize that other people have struggles too, sometimes struggles much more difficult than our own. However, I do think that some struggles or concerns which concern other people need to be protected from the scrutiny of Facebook, or maybe just a larger group of people. Sometimes a struggle is not just our own property but belongs to someone else too, and I think we need to be careful to protect others. Sometimes praying deeply is the most important thing to do.<br />VirginiaLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088224591921866565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924805302246292046.post-41493554391098102112014-02-12T10:38:03.570-06:002014-02-12T10:38:03.570-06:00Thank you for your words of encouragement. You are...Thank you for your words of encouragement. You are so right, we need to express to each other what we feel. Our society tells us that when someone asks how we are we respond... "fine." When in reality, many of us are hurting, crying on the inside, angry or depressed. We are so quick to tell everyone the GOOD things in life, but we hold back the negative for fear of judgement. <br /><br />Good luck to you on your journey with your heart. I pray that everything goes well for you and that the doctors can find much needed answers. <br /><br />So, here's what I've been holding back. Only my family knows any of this. Our 8 year old daughter is dealing with anxiety issues. I've never had to deal with anything like this before with any of my kids. It started the beginning of the school year when 1 girl in her class began somewhat "bullying" her. Now, this girl isn't saying horrible mean things. It's more in her actions. One day she wants to be friends with my daughter, the next day she won't speak to her, ignores her, or whispers about her to other girls in the class. So, began the anxiety. I have talked w/ her teacher numerous times about this, and finally last night let the teacher know about the anxiety. The drama with the girls has gotten to the point that the teacher isn't sure what else to do, so she has referred the situation to the Dean of Students. The Dean of students is very nice, but scares my daughter to the point that my daughter hyper-ventilates just talking about her. We have a doctors appointment next week for her (well child exam), but I will most definitely be bringing up the anxiety issues as well. We need to get her some help before this gets any worse. <br /><br />So, there's what I've been holding onto for several months now. I'll be praying for you Nadia, and if you could pray for my daughter, it would be much appreciated. Love your blog, keep up the great work! :)Nickienoreply@blogger.com