tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post5806288388508188497..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Who's Zoomin' Who?thesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-64583655995193559972015-02-06T19:53:37.518-05:002015-02-06T19:53:37.518-05:00I agree, abuse can twist your mentality.I agree, abuse can twist your mentality.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-70802603018984926822015-02-06T19:45:51.469-05:002015-02-06T19:45:51.469-05:00I agree Bev, in some circumstances yes I think tha...I agree Bev, in some circumstances yes I think that is very true but in other situations some folks are so shame and guilt based because of severe abuse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-80057911602589741702015-02-06T14:23:13.704-05:002015-02-06T14:23:13.704-05:00I think that martyr mentality (over-blame) is just...I think that martyr mentality (over-blame) is just a flip side of the ego. That "look how awful I am, look at all the terrible things I've done" can be just another way to look for attention. thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-47486823273780595052015-02-06T10:50:07.392-05:002015-02-06T10:50:07.392-05:00Bev ,you know the saying I'm sure. When you po...Bev ,you know the saying I'm sure. When you point one finger, there are three pointing back. Good post. Blaming others only leads to bitter root. Taking responsibility for myself is real important, but I don't have room for heaping guilt and shame on myself. I wouldn't do it to anyone else so why would I dump that on myself. Screw unhealthy guilt and shame I say! Keeping that razor away form my throat!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-39639054682846217932015-02-05T14:23:39.532-05:002015-02-05T14:23:39.532-05:00We'll add an ipod to this Hermit playing "...We'll add an ipod to this Hermit playing "Who's Zooming Who". :Dthesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-18682156589234776452015-02-05T12:56:32.817-05:002015-02-05T12:56:32.817-05:00Ah yes, self-deception, the hardest to fight and e...Ah yes, self-deception, the hardest to fight and easiest to fall into of deceptions… I think I may need some of that Hermit's light, too...Neopagan Priestesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389878173900385163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-3187707112485142222015-02-05T10:24:12.596-05:002015-02-05T10:24:12.596-05:00It is so easy to point at others rather than look ...It is so easy to point at others rather than look at how I stay stuck in the story. This spiritual growth stuff is not for the faint-hearted!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-43343991596669097752015-02-05T10:21:51.531-05:002015-02-05T10:21:51.531-05:00Just a close shave without drawing blood - I'm...Just a close shave without drawing blood - I'm too chicken for much else! :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-76485662199314396352015-02-05T09:48:50.440-05:002015-02-05T09:48:50.440-05:00I agree we have to take responsibility for our own...I agree we have to take responsibility for our own life. otherwise we always remain a victim and our light will grow dim for sure.<br /><br />Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-5947687625398059302015-02-05T09:47:18.354-05:002015-02-05T09:47:18.354-05:00ooh exacting honesty sounds like something a cut-t...ooh exacting honesty sounds like something a cut-throat razor might impart! Go carefully and don't be too hard on yourself when it comes to examining your habitual responses :)Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.com