tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post7356589067749808244..comments2023-04-24T20:27:37.316-07:00Comments on *anticipate: to look forward to: Beauty Sees What Beauty Knows ~ Part OneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-68794669235816105252011-04-01T07:25:49.061-07:002011-04-01T07:25:49.061-07:00wow...so incredible. it strikes me that this is t...wow...so incredible. it strikes me that this is the character of grace as well...why gracious people are so drawn to other gracious people. Why the more we receive mercy the more we are willing to give it. Such good thoughts here, Misha.toniahttp://studyinbrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-40178413065579074372011-03-22T19:03:37.675-07:002011-03-22T19:03:37.675-07:00Thank you guys - as I've been writing out this...Thank you guys - as I've been writing out this series on beauty (there are 3 or 4 more parts coming) I am finding it such a gift. I am seeing so many moments and years and heartaches with new eyes.<br /><br />I have been thinking a lot about how sometimes it takes years to look back and see that God was with us all along, actually rescuing us when we felt most broken and least beautiful. <br /><br />How He beautifies us is incredible!<br /><br />I have been thinking about two "poems" and one blog post - well one poem and one song, actually. (The first poem I reread because of one of you!) <br /><br />Here is the blog post (so worth reading!): http://tinyurl.com/4vahov7<br /><br />...and I love what this poem says:<br /><br />"Go to the Limits of Your Longing"<br />by Rainer Maria Rilke<br /><br />God speaks to each of us as he makes us,<br />then walks with us silently out of the night.<br /><br />These are the words we dimly hear:<br /><br />You, sent out beyond your recall,<br />go to the limits of your longing.<br />Embody me.<br /><br />Flare up like a flame<br />and make big shadows I can move in.<br /><br />Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.<br />Just keep going. No feeling is final.<br />Don't let yourself lose me.<br /><br />Nearby is the country they call life.<br />You will know it by its seriousness.<br /><br />Give me your hand.<br />~ Book of Hours, I 59<br /><br />...and this really spoke to me, too:<br /><br />Timshel by Mumford and Sons<br /><br />Cold is the water<br />It freezes your already cold mind<br />Already cold, cold mind<br />And death is at your doorstep<br />And it will steal your innocence<br />But it will not steal your substance<br /><br />But you are not alone in this<br />And you are not alone in this<br />As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand<br />Hold your hand<br /><br />And you are the mother<br />The mother of your baby child<br />The one to whom you gave life<br />And you have your choices<br />And these are what make man great<br />His ladder to the stars<br /><br />But you are not alone in this<br />And you are not alone in this<br />As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand<br />Hold your hand<br /><br />And I will tell the night<br />Whisper, “Lose your sight”<br />But I can’t move the mountains for youMisha https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195857544897293479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-30190313805189608312011-03-22T17:16:59.768-07:002011-03-22T17:16:59.768-07:00Wow. Your first line--it sucks the breath out of m...Wow. Your first line--it sucks the breath out of me. How regularly, how frequently I minimize beauty in my life (and in myself) because it's "not necessary," "extra," etc. Definitely need to have a conversation with Jesus about this.<br />I love the way you look at things, Misha, and am so happy that you share your perspective--your beauty--with the world through your blog!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227591186996624142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-77376965832801422722011-03-22T14:05:11.737-07:002011-03-22T14:05:11.737-07:00thank you for the kind reminder to be lovely to ou...thank you for the kind reminder to be lovely to ourselves, in order to be lovely (& love) to others. It's very true. I'm glad that God gave you the ability to see the brokenness in your friend, in order for you to give her grace.Kamille @ Redeeming the Tablehttp://www.redeemingthetable.com/home/2011/3/18/a-five-year-olds-redemption.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-60246337515329611502011-03-22T07:04:24.136-07:002011-03-22T07:04:24.136-07:00This post is such a good reminder - of so much tha...This post is such a good reminder - of so much that we need to be reminded of ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-52593297145605443102011-03-22T06:44:07.971-07:002011-03-22T06:44:07.971-07:00"...fraught with false starts and potentially..."...fraught with false starts and potentially deep hurts or derailments from those who were supposed to see it in us first, and teach us to see it, too. But catalyze it we will - wittingly or not."<br /><br />Wow. This is so profound, but I don't think I have ever heard it like this. I will be thinking on this post for a long time- your words are always so provoking (and kind!)Jessica Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-54869122127435334492011-03-22T00:17:16.183-07:002011-03-22T00:17:16.183-07:00Oh yes a hundred times! And I have been so blessed...Oh yes a hundred times! And I have been so blessed in my life to have had a woman mentor like that for 9 years until we left South Africa. Not pretty in the magazine sense, but oh, what a beautiful lovely WOMAN! I think that woman are all about beauty, and that starts with being in our own skin, being loved divinely, ultimately. Loved this post. And I am drawn to your beauty as well - it radiates off your pages...corlihttp://100islandsundays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-55384887662694562562011-03-21T23:07:03.321-07:002011-03-21T23:07:03.321-07:00This is so lovely + thought provoking, dear friend...This is so lovely + thought provoking, dear friend! And I have to also say, that you are one of those beautiful people in MY life that I am always drawn to + encouraged by. Love you so.<br />xoAndi Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781123413341494058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185744470283939886.post-58987135502127464052011-03-21T18:27:13.315-07:002011-03-21T18:27:13.315-07:00This is profound.This is profound.Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com