Comments for A Beautiful Mess by Kristin Ritzau

Comment on Failing a Psych Test by Lauren Mooney by Lauren Mooney

Lauren Mooney — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:45:25 +0000

Thanks, ladies. Appreciate your sweet words and insights. I love how no matter what stage of life we’re at, there’s some commonality among all our experiences.

Comment on Failing a Psych Test by Lauren Mooney by Wf McKerracher

Wf McKerracher — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:32:29 +0000

Enjoyed reading your post Lauren, as well as your friends thoughts; I’m as old as dirt, and I share many of the same “wonderings” that you young women have written about. Life still remains the beautiful mystery and all of you are God’s creation…we can all be thankful for Life itself….and each day is a new beginning! We don’t need to be perfect…we just need to live in the NOW …and each moment and each breath we take is evidence of our Creator’s love.
With permission…I’d like to check back now and again <3
Darlene

Comment on Failing a Psych Test by Lauren Mooney by Liz Johnson

Liz Johnson — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:48:37 +0000

Lauren, great post! Thanks for sharing. I absolutely understand. After a couple years in the same place with the same job, I start to get antsy, and I begin to think that God is preparing me for a change. But lately I’m wondering if he’s preparing me to stay put. Sometimes that’s harder than the changes I think I long for.

Praying great blessings on you and Scott.

Comment on Failing a Psych Test by Lauren Mooney by christie

christie — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:17:30 +0000

Lauren –
Your blog post on A Beautiful Mess has really hit home with me today.
I have to tell you I agree, and validate and appreciate your writing, your honesty and truthfulness of the time you are in.

I want to just yell out, “I FEEL YOU!!”
This is such a place I am continually finding myself within:
“When I’d have coffee with girlfriends and they would ask what’s new, I was embarrassed to admit that not a whole lot was new. Life hadn’t changed much and it made me uneasy. ”

I find myself sarcastically responding to the infamous “whats new” question with “well, we’re not buying a house or having a baby, we’re just working, eating, living – and uh, yeah, thats it!” response.

Its such an interesting time of life…
There is no glamour about it. There are not photos being taken of you with a white dress, nor baby bump nor set of new keys.
It seems awkward and unrewarding and invalidating – but it truly, is what it is – just a time of stationary.

But what’s interesting are the parents of 5-8 year olds saying “just wait!” “enjoy this time together!” “Travel, be and just enjoy”

I feel that invalidation too. I feel the competitiveness, my identity feels threatened and I don’t feel known – because im not ‘doing’ anything exciting
I want to blame social media – but that is for another day

I feel you – and I have so appreciated reading this.
Thank you for your words and wisdom and insight…

and as a dear friend often says to me……’remember, we’re all figuring this out together’

Comment on The Wisdom of My Ever Changing Good Body by Cissy Brady-Rogers by Holly A.

Holly A. — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:05:28 +0000

A hard truth to hold onto is to accept our bodies and be connected to our bodies when the messages around us are to fear or loathe it . Thank you for leading the way in gently loving ourselves and holding on to that truth.

Comment on The Wisdom of My Ever Changing Good Body by Cissy Brady-Rogers by Lisa Pileggi

Lisa Pileggi — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:22:31 +0000

What great wisdom, Cissy! I am gleaming an abundant amount of graces from you. Thank you for your influence on my life and the life of many others. And Kristin, thanks for sharing Cissy’s story.