i mean this so sincerely.. (me!) sandra mickanen, topps, writeousmom
if i hop over to youtube.. i can search and see any number of videos which will demonstrate how our bodies digest food -specific foods sometimes; and how long it takes...
but i wonder
i wonder, how do our minds/bodies/hearts digest 'information'
good news vs. bad news vs. traumatic news -historic news vs. current news..
like,
you know, if you've read me any length, my long battle, ultimately conquering, PTSD, prevents me from even watching very much news at all; i'd never leave the house..
but i do read some.. see some; hear about some..
and just recently in san jose.. which i call my city, now.. our city
this:
the park, cataldi park, where a 9 year old boy was stabbed to death by his father.. is not far from where we live; it sits in the middle and across the street from residential areas.. so many school aged children live near and/or play at cataldi park.. how are they 'digesting' this news?
i think it is a very fair analogy.. digesting food vs. digesting news..
where some people are healthy strong, digest well; others have allergies, or kidney issues.. IBS...
so, people really dont automatically digest the same foods in the same way.. there are too many caveats to itemize..
just so sad; all of it. and with all of it.. in my prayers every morning;
i am, at all times, aware.. of all the pain, suffering, trauma, death that does not make 'the news'
-the flash floods in texas.. international news..
-all the families w/family members in hospitals.. children fighting for their lives..
my prayers are very inclusive.
love & healing prayers... selah! amen!
what i've learned to do over time and with practice: i pray my prayer.. and then give it to God..
and then,
rejoice! in the day the Lord made...
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if i wallow in the tragedies.. it is my Christian interpretation, that that is the equivalent of giving my mind/emotion/spiritual territory to the enemy. -allowing the devil to claim even more territory..
when i pray and then 'cast my cares' and 'give it to God' and go on to 'rejoice' in the day the Lord has made..
it is my Christian interpretation that I am glorifying God's name.. giving my mind/emotion/spiritual territory to the King of Kings.. to LOVE. God is LOVE..
it is the good fight of faith. and sometimes, the fight part is more pronounced.. sometimes the faith part..
but they do go hand in hand.
how do YOU digest information? news? trauma? great news? -can you explain it? create a video that visually demonstrates...
how do we all absorb and benefit from the nutrients.. and get rid of what is waste? discern between the two..
In Jesus trustworthy name! amen & amen.
posted by SANDRA MICKANEN @ 9:53 AM
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