tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post1280985809575742789..comments2024-03-09T13:26:34.444-08:00Comments on Pearls in a Nutshell: An Old Brown BottleJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029451742280017744noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-76274028983952186402007-09-27T10:30:00.000-07:002007-09-27T10:30:00.000-07:00I am so appreciating your devotionals. Thanks for...I am so appreciating your devotionals. Thanks for this great illustration which I won't forget anytime soon!Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-7775964110488642012007-09-26T08:54:00.000-07:002007-09-26T08:54:00.000-07:00I could see it all clearly. Your writing is so so ...I could see it all clearly. Your writing is so so clear. I really appreciate this post and will take it with me throughout the day, reminding me to be authentic and transperant. <BR/>Thank you for your continued time in sharing your gift with the rest of us.Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-48297845093384857872007-09-26T06:03:00.000-07:002007-09-26T06:03:00.000-07:00What a fascinating story and a great analogy! We ...What a fascinating story and a great analogy! We are often just too comfortable with what's old and familiar, and unwillingly to accept what is better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-84794113526653354812007-09-25T23:30:00.000-07:002007-09-25T23:30:00.000-07:00What a great analogy! It does seem harder to live...What a great analogy! It does seem harder to live an authentic life at times and to pick up our old self and ways. How important it is to leave the brown bottle behind so that we can live fully in that crystal clear one.Carolannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948899343901608273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-4447074162522804802007-09-25T16:33:00.000-07:002007-09-25T16:33:00.000-07:00Julie, this is such a vivid visual illustration: ...Julie, this is such a vivid visual illustration: the old brown bottle versus the beautiful, crystal clear bottle. . . it has impact and makes the point perfectly. Though I did not see the TV show, I will remember this story as though I did. And to think, someone's trash (the old brown bottle) became an octopus' home, was captured on film, only to become an important part of this treasure of a lesson. Isn't it amazing! Thank you for having "eyes to see, ears to hear, a heart to understand" and sharing your insight with the rest of us.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933957650347452922.post-59212833906039287692007-09-25T16:24:00.000-07:002007-09-25T16:24:00.000-07:00Julie, you are a hoot! I loved this meditation......Julie, you are a hoot! I loved this meditation...and could imagine if a class was assigned to write an inspirational message using and octopus and a brown bottle most would be completely stumped.<BR/>Guess you have a super good "Couch" helping you with ideas, eh?Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.com