tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post5216527528586637795..comments2024-03-27T21:04:07.353-04:00Comments on As I See It Now: Dinners, Dread And Stepping Through WallsDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-61923933515340637662012-05-24T08:18:16.447-04:002012-05-24T08:18:16.447-04:00Thanks, Everyone! Your thoughtful insights helped ...Thanks, Everyone! Your thoughtful insights helped inspire my post today (5/24) and helped me understand some concepts on a deeper level. Thank-you for taking time from your day to tell me your thoughts! Blessings, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-31711321223355476902012-05-23T20:40:36.559-04:002012-05-23T20:40:36.559-04:00I too suffer from this ailment. I wonder if it'...I too suffer from this ailment. I wonder if it's a malady of the introvert. Like you said, much time is wasted over the dreading, the thinking up of excuses, and then finally going - and by and large - having a swell old time.<br />It's getting easier as I get older (heh) to press through or ignore the unease & just let go.K.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03130946775246181586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-83506442753896246322012-05-23T16:21:10.306-04:002012-05-23T16:21:10.306-04:00I haven't been here for two days so had two po...I haven't been here for two days so had two posts to catch up on! An extra treat! Just tonight I will be at a function and am/WAS getting nervous over it....Then I read your post. I have my clothes and everything ready and it is hours away...so now I am going to relax and then later get ready to shine for Him while being out amongst all these people. THANK YOU! :-) SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-82440421948646708872012-05-23T09:15:12.038-04:002012-05-23T09:15:12.038-04:00Dear Debra...what a wonderful post. I too always ...Dear Debra...what a wonderful post. I too always dread social events, especially with people I don't really known. When you mention asking God to help you speak so that others would be comfortable, a light went on in my head! It's not about me..it's about others! That's something I know, but need to know "more"!<br />Hugs my sweet friend!<br />To Kristi ~ I am Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458110831930610293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-86656573619951925402012-05-23T07:59:06.907-04:002012-05-23T07:59:06.907-04:00This really hit home for me. I do the same thing....This really hit home for me. I do the same thing. I worry about this type of occasion and dread it, and later I wonder why I waste so much time dreading it because it went well. Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. <br />nancyrEchoes From the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012454336216415478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-78313836139252444752012-05-23T07:54:40.539-04:002012-05-23T07:54:40.539-04:00What a great post, Debra. I loved it when you said...What a great post, Debra. I loved it when you said, "I saw every person at that table as being deeply loved by God".<br /><br />In Hungarian people who come to visit are often greeted with the phrase, "Isten Hozott", which means, "God brought you!" When I first learned that I thought it a perfect way to remind me to be not afraid but welcoming to everyone I Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com