tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post3869340778576583763..comments2023-04-02T09:50:18.123-04:00Comments on the busy heart: The Strange Art of TryingDejahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18116049968601456512noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-76940751862428415322015-06-09T01:09:43.361-04:002015-06-09T01:09:43.361-04:00That silly (ok i am thinking a meaner word) lady&#...That silly (ok i am thinking a meaner word) lady's comment is one that i am ALWAYS thinking in relation to "trying". So glad I found this past post.Meeshabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525152107750444414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-68993468766862270762014-04-17T17:35:22.335-04:002014-04-17T17:35:22.335-04:00THIS!!!THIS!!!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827586433437956419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-233187735387701852014-04-16T06:44:41.716-04:002014-04-16T06:44:41.716-04:00I read in a visiting teaching message some years a...I read in a visiting teaching message some years ago something President Hinckley said: "You have not failed as long as you have tried." This has been such a comfort to me many times. And as long as I am honest with myself about what my trying looks like, which can change daily depending on the circumstance, I know I will be okay. faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984774570270945505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-82022702439345642162014-04-15T00:38:27.808-04:002014-04-15T00:38:27.808-04:00I love Anne Marie's comment. When you said &qu...I love Anne Marie's comment. When you said "not knowing what success will look like"- that's truer than we know in most situations. More than once I've found that true for me. I'm white knuckling onto my path, and find I'm being shunted to the side by a higher power for my better good.Amarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851705755045197778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-90037125988021890382014-04-14T21:31:33.678-04:002014-04-14T21:31:33.678-04:00Yes, I agree. Don't force the oatmeal on her. ...Yes, I agree. Don't force the oatmeal on her. we know that will never work.<br /><br />It is an interesting concept to try without really expecting a certain outcome. It seems to be a spiritual thing. let God worry about the outcome, since he knows the end from the beginning far better than we. We are just his agents, working on faith. thanks.Terry Earleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413259950857344770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-59394221864341029052014-04-14T20:30:59.518-04:002014-04-14T20:30:59.518-04:00Beautifully said. It's when we quit trying th...Beautifully said. It's when we quit trying that we fail. Glad she is eating real food. Glad she has a patient and loving mom.belannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918943255085131043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-57422485881892458332014-04-14T18:38:10.416-04:002014-04-14T18:38:10.416-04:00Beautifully said. I think this is the whole essenc...Beautifully said. I think this is the whole essence of who we are: people who try our very best, and that is enough. I was just feeling discouraged this morning, because I have put SO MUCH effort into running, and while I do love it, it is still so very hard. I huff and puff and can't breathe and feel like I'm slogging through peanut butter lots of times. Sometimes things seem to take much less effort for most other people, while I agonize, berate myself, and wonder if it is worth trying (not running necessarily...eating, spirituality, mothering, cleaning, ya know?). So, I think it's wonderful to imagine divorcing outcome from effort. That if we are trying, and continuing day after day, we can feel at peace with our efforts. Because we can't control the outcome, only the effort, right?Annie Harmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321830117317811162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963254704638073232.post-24127103245114599252014-04-14T18:36:33.611-04:002014-04-14T18:36:33.611-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Annie Harmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321830117317811162noreply@blogger.com