Comments on: Day Seven http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/ The Awakened Life. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:16:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: susan http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 susan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-1173 Martha, so glad you found my video helpful. No matter how many times it has happened, it always feels completely raw and exposed. Because it is. I'm truly happy to know that you enjoyed my book and you have no idea how much of a difference it makes to me to receive a message such as yours. Love, Susan Martha, so glad you found my video helpful. No matter how many times it has happened, it always feels completely raw and exposed. Because it is. I’m truly happy to know that you enjoyed my book and you have no idea how much of a difference it makes to me to receive a message such as yours.

Love, Susan

]]> By: susan http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 susan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:09:42 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-1172 Beth and Martha, hello. Please, please accept my apology for not responding sooner! As you may have noticed, I've been away so much. Beth, thank you so so so much for taking the chance on a personal retreat. I would love to hear more about it. The rawness and realness one encounters on retreat is unmistakable--and, you're right, we were both experiencing the same thing. It totally makes sense to have a bit of a breakdown when you return, especially with two small children. When I came home from my first retreat, I was basically mute. I couldn't put two words together for about 48 hours and when I did, I just wanted to cry. In the subsequent years, coming home has been less and less of a jarring experience. It will be the same for you, too. How are you currently? What really helps me in coming home from retreat is accepting that I cannot bring it home and have to let it go. I just can't make my home life into a retreat, try as I might. So I have to let it dissolve... Also, it helps to practice, of course. Please let me hear how you are. I would be so honored. Beth and Martha, hello. Please, please accept my apology for not responding sooner! As you may have noticed, I’ve been away so much.

Beth, thank you so so so much for taking the chance on a personal retreat. I would love to hear more about it. The rawness and realness one encounters on retreat is unmistakable–and, you’re right, we were both experiencing the same thing. It totally makes sense to have a bit of a breakdown when you return, especially with two small children. When I came home from my first retreat, I was basically mute. I couldn’t put two words together for about 48 hours and when I did, I just wanted to cry. In the subsequent years, coming home has been less and less of a jarring experience. It will be the same for you, too. How are you currently?

What really helps me in coming home from retreat is accepting that I cannot bring it home and have to let it go. I just can’t make my home life into a retreat, try as I might. So I have to let it dissolve… Also, it helps to practice, of course.

Please let me hear how you are. I would be so honored.

]]> By: Martha http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Martha Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:44:57 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-998 Susan-Found your website after viewing your video on "Healing a Broken Heart" on Beliefnet. Thank you for your wise words. I've had my heart broken countless times, but each time it catches me completely by surprise. It's true, once you find that one moment of relief, it's downhill from there. Your words truly helped me today. Enjoyed "How not to be Afraid.."- passed it on to friends as a must read. Looking forward to your new book! Just wanted you to know that you do make a difference in people's paths. take care-M. Susan-Found your website after viewing your video on “Healing a Broken Heart” on Beliefnet. Thank you for your wise words. I’ve had my heart broken countless times, but each time it catches me completely by surprise. It’s true, once you find that one moment of relief, it’s downhill from there. Your words truly helped me today. Enjoyed “How not to be Afraid..”- passed it on to friends as a must read. Looking forward to your new book! Just wanted you to know that you do make a difference in people’s paths. take care-M.

]]> By: Beth http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Beth Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:59:03 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-984 I found your website after coming home from a personal solitary retreat inspired and shaped by your book. It was so strange to me to find that while I was struggling to make sense of an experience I was having alone, in a beautiful site I couldn't share with anyone, nervously walking through strange country paths, you were experiencing some of the same things on the same day. I was incredibly raw when I came home to my two very young children, my husband, and my job. I didn't expect to have such a breakdown that evening. I guess that comes from having really unrealistic expections. Anyway, thank you for guiding me with your book and inspiring me to do something I've been wanting to do and hadn't really aspired to. I've been changed in ways I hadn't expected and am following the path, albeit slowly and in an undisciplined manner. I found your website after coming home from a personal solitary retreat inspired and shaped by your book. It was so strange to me to find that while I was struggling to make sense of an experience I was having alone, in a beautiful site I couldn’t share with anyone, nervously walking through strange country paths, you were experiencing some of the same things on the same day.
I was incredibly raw when I came home to my two very young children, my husband, and my job. I didn’t expect to have such a breakdown that evening. I guess that comes from having really unrealistic expections. Anyway, thank you for guiding me with your book and inspiring me to do something I’ve been wanting to do and hadn’t really aspired to. I’ve been changed in ways I hadn’t expected and am following the path, albeit slowly and in an undisciplined manner.

]]> By: susan http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-969 susan Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:09:18 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-969 Carol, The kitty is pretty amazing. He's great company. Hoping very much that the "something" is a completed manuscript that might actually be of benefit to sentient beings! I hope your retreat goes well. There is something about those wide open spaces that invites the mind to expand. Wishing you a wonderful rest in the natural state. (And I don't mean Wyoming.) Love that we share love for John Tarrant's words. Carol,

The kitty is pretty amazing. He’s great company.

Hoping very much that the “something” is a completed manuscript that might actually be of benefit to sentient beings!

I hope your retreat goes well. There is something about those wide open spaces that invites the mind to expand. Wishing you a wonderful rest in the natural state. (And I don’t mean Wyoming.)

Love that we share love for John Tarrant’s words.

]]> By: Carol http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Carol Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:27:24 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-967 little kitty stops my mind. Could feel and sense a rich "something" (what? I can't really say) from your description. Am about to go w/hubby to Grand Tetons and have a retreat of sorts while he plays. Looking at your open space makes me look forward to it even more (from a humid southern girl's viewpoint!) Re: an earlier posting of yours--love devouring John Tarrant's words, they're luscious! little kitty stops my mind.

Could feel and sense a rich “something” (what? I can’t really say) from your description.

Am about to go w/hubby to Grand Tetons and have a retreat of sorts while he plays. Looking at your open space makes me look forward to it even more (from a humid southern girl’s viewpoint!)

Re: an earlier posting of yours–love devouring John Tarrant’s words, they’re luscious!

]]> By: susan http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-965 susan Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:56 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-965 Sarah, Thank you, soul sister. And thanks for the teaching you gave me on Maitri the other day: ask and you shall receive. Don't ask me how this info got in, but may I just say, "Austin Scarlett." Love, Susan Sarah,

Thank you, soul sister.

And thanks for the teaching you gave me on Maitri the other day: ask and you shall receive.

Don’t ask me how this info got in, but may I just say, “Austin Scarlett.”

Love, Susan

]]> By: susan http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-964 susan Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:28:55 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-964 Ming, I feel the protection! How have you managed to be kasung from afar? However you have, I am very grateful. Love you, Susan Ming,

I feel the protection! How have you managed to be kasung from afar? However you have, I am very grateful.

Love you, Susan

]]> By: Sarah Jackson http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Sarah Jackson Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:18:27 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-963 Ummm, no words... you are excellent. Well, those are words. OH! Two more words for you...a teaser from the season premiere of Project Runway... "Supermarket Challenge." This too, sister..this too. -Sarah Ummm, no words… you are excellent. Well, those are words. OH!

Two more words for you…a teaser from the season premiere of Project Runway…

“Supermarket Challenge.”

This too, sister..this too.
-Sarah

]]> By: ming linsley http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-958 ming linsley Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:53:32 +0000 http://www.susanpiver.com/wordpress/?p=355#comment-958 SPB - just wanted to say you are not alone. and as for the dark all the protectors including me are outside keeping out the MM. love you. ML SPB – just wanted to say you are not alone. and as for the dark all the protectors including me are outside keeping out the MM.

love you. ML

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