It’s time to come out of the hole. Start writing again, Nate. You have things to say.
Probably the thing that keeps me silent to a great degree these days is the overwhelming amount of thought that goes into trying to decide how “Nate” fits into the world… as Nate. To be myself, to be the man that I have been made to be… that is where I want to live from. But this just so happens to be very non-status quo… not easy to maintain with the pressure from an outside world wanting to mold me into another robot for success and achievement.
We are all supposed to be this way, that is, living out of our very center. I am amazed that it seems so easy for many. Life, for many, seems so cut and dry, so happy-go-lucky. I am amazed… and slightly jealous. It can’t be so simple for me. So I slow down. I have less to say.
Talk to me about life. Talk to me about soul, about depth. Talk to me about understanding and feeling. Politics, money, stuff, ...
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Rest, wait, and listenFrom: natebettger.com
Post Date: 2008-03-14 00:09:27
A quiet voice, waiting to be heard.
A deeper understanding not ready to be understood.
Young, with not the years to show for it, only time will tell.
Therefore, wait.
Do what you can with what you have.
Speak to those who will listen.
Grow in understanding and presence.
The time will come, when you will be ready… when they will be ready.
Rest, wait, listen, learn.
Be.
Grow.
Become.
Always beginning.
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more The point of my prayer…From: natebettger.com
Post Date: 2008-03-15 11:39:55
At the very core of who we as humans are, and how we interact with the world, is what we think about God, how we interact with God, and how God interacts with us. This effects everything about how we live. I have wrestled with prayer, that talking and listening that happens between a divine being and a human, physical… spiritual… and the union of the two. After listening to a challenging sermon from Greg Boyd , at Woodland Hills Church in MN, I am now thinking again about p...
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