Comments on: That place in us http://www.truefaced.com/blog/2009/09/22/that-place-in-us/ Discovering Grace Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:34:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: John Boring http://www.truefaced.com/blog/2009/09/22/that-place-in-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 John Boring Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://www.truefaced.com/blog/?p=479#comment-4751 Boys, it never goes away, that worrying about your physical appearance. Not even when your hair turns white and becomes thin or non-existent. Not when you lose the sight of your own feet by virtue of the shifting of your chest to your belly region. Now, while you groom your hair, your face and your body in front of a clean mirror, you recognize how frail and unattractive you have become, but fortunately, that feeling lasts only as long as it takes for you to walk away and don that magnificent shirt that you know makes you look so bold and desireable. You step on the scales and quickly step off again - that can't be right - and then you square your shoulders and go out to face the world and let them all marvel at you again. You da man, and you know it, even at 78 years, Remember, in our minds, we're all still seventeen, God did that to us for a reason. So that we could survive moments like John described so well. I see the sparkle in the eyes of the young girls who pass me on the street. Fortunate for them that I'm married and not on the prowl these days, Boys, it never goes away, that worrying about your physical appearance. Not even when your hair turns white and becomes thin or non-existent. Not when you lose the sight of your own feet by virtue of the shifting of your chest to your belly region. Now, while you groom your hair, your face and your body in front of a clean mirror, you recognize how frail and unattractive you have become, but fortunately, that feeling lasts only as long as it takes for you to walk away and don that magnificent shirt that you know makes you look so bold and desireable. You step on the scales and quickly step off again – that can’t be right – and then you square your shoulders and go out to face the world and let them all marvel at you again. You da man, and you know it, even at 78 years, Remember, in our minds, we’re all still seventeen, God did that to us for a reason. So that we could survive moments like John described so well. I see the sparkle in the eyes of the young girls who pass me on the street. Fortunate for them that I’m married and not on the prowl these days,

]]> By: gwalter http://www.truefaced.com/blog/2009/09/22/that-place-in-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 gwalter Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:20:16 +0000 http://www.truefaced.com/blog/?p=479#comment-4734 @Glenn - thanks for posting this in your Facebook page. @John - you articulated so well, the scenario that has played in my head too often. You're right, it doesn't take that long. It is a flash, and those of you who are more sanguine than I, can articulate it. My problem, is that as a younger man, I was able to create the first half of that story - through (as my Dad would say) brute strength and awkwardness. What I forget, that as I approach 51, I more closely resemble the last half of your diorama. Just the other night I was thinking, "So, at what point does a man stop worrying about his physical appearance? When should I quit trimming my ear hair? When should I no longer be concerned with those weird bumps on my face? At what point will I no longer puff myself up? I'm pretty sure it happens after 50. Do you think I can figure this out before 56? @Glenn – thanks for posting this in your Facebook page.

@John – you articulated so well, the scenario that has played in my head too often. You’re right, it doesn’t take that long. It is a flash, and those of you who are more sanguine than I, can articulate it.

My problem, is that as a younger man, I was able to create the first half of that story – through (as my Dad would say) brute strength and awkwardness. What I forget, that as I approach 51, I more closely resemble the last half of your diorama.

Just the other night I was thinking, “So, at what point does a man stop worrying about his physical appearance? When should I quit trimming my ear hair? When should I no longer be concerned with those weird bumps on my face? At what point will I no longer puff myself up?

I’m pretty sure it happens after 50. Do you think I can figure this out before 56?

]]> By: john Lynch http://www.truefaced.com/blog/2009/09/22/that-place-in-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 john Lynch Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:15:23 +0000 http://www.truefaced.com/blog/?p=479#comment-4730 Glenn-what great words of truth. We are here, standing with you as you let "God Himself take the initiative (without any will or action on my part to manipulate Him into doing it) to simply communicate His value of me." Beautiful. Many of us are on a very similar journey. Your prayer sounds a lot like mine. John Lynch Glenn-what great words of truth. We are here, standing with you as you let “God Himself take the initiative (without any will or action on my part to manipulate Him into doing it) to simply communicate His value of me.”

Beautiful.

Many of us are on a very similar journey. Your prayer sounds a lot like mine.

John Lynch

]]> By: Glenn G. Poole II http://www.truefaced.com/blog/2009/09/22/that-place-in-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4728 Glenn G. Poole II Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:49:04 +0000 http://www.truefaced.com/blog/?p=479#comment-4728 John, what a hilarious and beautifully transparent story - something that any of us who are truly honest with ourselves can relate to because we've been there - recently! It's amazing how relevant your story is to me today. In some really painful lessons of just last week, the whole hunger to be someone of value really surfaced in my heart. Through a real let-down by friends, I realized how hard I have tried in life to motivate, persuade... ok, manipulate people into reflecting value back to me. After 41 years I've finally recognized that it doesn't work. My only hope today, is that God Himself will take the initiative (without any will or action on my part to manipulate Him into doing it) to simply communicate His value of me. All I feel I can do right now is wait for Him. Thanks for being a reinforcing voice from Father to validate the track He's got me on - the track to the Room of Grace. Grace and peace, Glenn John, what a hilarious and beautifully transparent story – something that any of us who are truly honest with ourselves can relate to because we’ve been there – recently!

It’s amazing how relevant your story is to me today. In some really painful lessons of just last week, the whole hunger to be someone of value really surfaced in my heart. Through a real let-down by friends, I realized how hard I have tried in life to motivate, persuade… ok, manipulate people into reflecting value back to me. After 41 years I’ve finally recognized that it doesn’t work.

My only hope today, is that God Himself will take the initiative (without any will or action on my part to manipulate Him into doing it) to simply communicate His value of me. All I feel I can do right now is wait for Him.

Thanks for being a reinforcing voice from Father to validate the track He’s got me on – the track to the Room of Grace.

Grace and peace,
Glenn

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