I believe in suffering as a sacred space, one where we get to choose. It's not a supernatural experiment from the sky designed to do something to or in us, but it is a time and place where we can respond out of our convictions and as we do, we are altered. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-everyth... - ThreadSky

johnpavlovitz.bsky.social • 16 days ago

I believe in suffering as a sacred space, one where we get to choose.
It's not a supernatural experiment from the sky designed to do something to or in us, but it is a time and place where we can respond out of our convictions and as we do, we are altered.

https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-everything-does-not-happen-for

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kbears11.bsky.social•15 days ago

Thank you.

superty89.bsky.social•16 days ago

I believe that God is most Mighty but that all mighty is an impossibility, In a world where good and evil both exists sometimes there’s things that the great one can’t control and the spirit weeps knowing what will happen

arts-letters.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank goodness. There is more chaos in the universe than I can name. That phrase is so painful. No, it was not God's plan that my father died in a fiery explosion in the air. It was just an accident.

fuzzysoft.bsky.social•16 days ago

James Allen: As we think, so we live.
Science of Mind: We reap what our thoughts sew.
Victor Frankl: We are in charge of our attitude at any given moment.

Outdated Christian dogma: You're sinful, therefore you suffer.

rwillson.bsky.social•16 days ago

So much seems to happen for no reason, just pointless tragedy and harm
Mindfulness and Radical Acceptance have helped me walk through those times so that sometime in future create purpose from those events

crickettehkm.bsky.social•16 days ago

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was told everything happens for a reason… I told them to fuck off!

always4bangtan.bsky.social•16 days ago

📌

adhdbpd.bsky.social•16 days ago

unclechopperrip.bsky.social•16 days ago

To "Atheists":
I will assume believe in critical thinking & science to determine facts.
To "Believers":
God/s gave you critical thinking & science. Use them to determine facts.
To “All”:
I don’t expect you to think like me, but I do expect you to think!

frstevenclark.bsky.social•16 days ago

for some things there is no "why". . . . and trying to force a "why" can be more painful that the thing that we might avoid if we can find a "why"
For some suffering, "why" is a lie.
Our suffering should be dignified with truth, and not denigrated by coming up with some explaination.

jess81.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you. That expression is horrifying to anyone who has lost someone to suicide. And reduces God to something just as horrifying.

mstitanic1990.bsky.social•16 days ago

There is no god to thank.

corgiboyhenry107.bsky.social•16 days ago

📌

corgiboyhenry107.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you John. You help me to try and learn, and also come from a place of love and compassion. It’s so hard to do so these days.

rebelpussy.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thomas Moore's Dark Night of the Soul was a great invitation to what you're speaking of. Unfortunately we pile so many myths and stories on top of things that we don't actually experience them anymore.

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