Comments for stirredpaint.com http://stirredpaint.com Expressions of Stirrings Through Art Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Set ‘em straight: Faith by jimazing http://stirredpaint.com/2011/12/27/set-em-straight-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-31 jimazing Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:40:36 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=120#comment-31 I like the irony of "setting them straight" when your own world is being rocked! The only people I recall Jesus "setting straight" were the self righteous. Not the orphans or the beggars or the "sinners". It would be easy to hide behind a shell of self-righteousness that would not be born of love. It takes a lot of guts to admit that we don't have all the answers. Having a conversation with another person as a way to love them where they are. Making the effort to communicate to them in their own language. Making yourself aware of how easy it would be to make them feel like a project and making efforts to avoid that... Looks like love to me. I like the irony of “setting them straight” when your own world is being rocked! The only people I recall Jesus “setting straight” were the self righteous. Not the orphans or the beggars or the “sinners”. It would be easy to hide behind a shell of self-righteousness that would not be born of love. It takes a lot of guts to admit that we don’t have all the answers.

Having a conversation with another person as a way to love them where they are. Making the effort to communicate to them in their own language. Making yourself aware of how easy it would be to make them feel like a project and making efforts to avoid that… Looks like love to me.

]]> Comment on Set ‘em straight! by jimazing http://stirredpaint.com/2011/12/27/set-em-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-30 jimazing Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:33:25 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=113#comment-30 Welcome back, my friend! It is hard work to blog your own story. Interesting how different this experience is than what you expected. I love the way you put it when you said that their story is theirs to tell if they choose to. That's one of the hardest parts of blogging to me... telling my story without infringing on others stories. Way to go! Welcome back, my friend! It is hard work to blog your own story. Interesting how different this experience is than what you expected. I love the way you put it when you said that their story is theirs to tell if they choose to. That’s one of the hardest parts of blogging to me… telling my story without infringing on others stories. Way to go!

]]> Comment on Set ‘em straight! by Tammy http://stirredpaint.com/2011/12/27/set-em-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Tammy Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:17:41 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=113#comment-29 Curtis, glad to see you blogged again, have been curious how your Christmas season is going. Glad to hear things are well and loved the conversation between you and Stephen...thought that was priceless, a true teenagers perspective. Looking forward to hearing more. Curtis, glad to see you blogged again, have been curious how your Christmas season is going. Glad to hear things are well and loved the conversation between you and Stephen…thought that was priceless, a true teenagers perspective. Looking forward to hearing more.

]]> Comment on Getting ready for the arrival of Kristaps and Samanta!! by Mom http://stirredpaint.com/2011/12/10/getting-ready-for-the-arrival-of-kristaps-and-samanta/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Mom Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:57:31 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=105#comment-28 Thinking of you and wondering how your first evening has gone. Thinking of you and wondering how your first evening has gone.

]]> Comment on Second Thought Perspective by Curtis RTI Martin http://stirredpaint.com/2009/07/31/second-thought-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Curtis RTI Martin Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:50:31 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=55#comment-27 <a href="#comment-26" rel="nofollow">@r fasanello </a> Thanks for your comment--I hoped to stir people with the title too--how many second thoughts do we contend with? None probably as final as this! @r fasanello Thanks for your comment–I hoped to stir people with the title too–how many second thoughts do we contend with? None probably as final as this!

]]> Comment on Second Thought Perspective by r fasanello http://stirredpaint.com/2009/07/31/second-thought-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-26 r fasanello Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:52 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=55#comment-26 the title is as powerful as the sketch the title is as powerful as the sketch

]]> Comment on Remaining behind on the Journey by jimazing http://stirredpaint.com/2009/08/01/remaining-behind-on-the-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-25 jimazing Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:26:20 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=100#comment-25 I wonder what he wrote in his journal that is behind him. I wonder what he wrote in his journal that is behind him.

]]> Comment on Frustration by Curtis http://stirredpaint.com/2009/08/01/frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Curtis Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:19:17 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=67#comment-24 Pain was what I was going through and trying to express--you're right--it does have the same expression of "The Scream"--never thought of that--Thanks for sharing your stirring! RTI Pain was what I was going through and trying to express–you’re right–it does have the same expression of “The Scream”–never thought of that–Thanks for sharing your stirring!
RTI

]]> Comment on Frustration by r fasanello http://stirredpaint.com/2009/08/01/frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-23 r fasanello Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:54:20 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=67#comment-23 I feel the pain... reminds me of "The Scream" by Edvard Munk I feel the pain… reminds me of “The Scream” by Edvard Munk

]]> Comment on Perspective-Looking for “that someone” by jimazing http://stirredpaint.com/2009/08/01/perspective-looking-for-that-someone/comment-page-1/#comment-21 jimazing Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:01:06 +0000 http://stirredpaint.com/?p=64#comment-21 I am stirred... The void of the grid. The isolation of the bubbles. The vast chasm from the cliff. the sphere in the sky (sun or moon?) with the clouds seems to offer hope, but not quite. The grid disappearing into the distance pulls at the girl's bubble. The bending of the grid in the bubble is encouraging. It says that the bubbles have influence over their environments. I decided it is a full moon after all. I am stirred… The void of the grid. The isolation of the bubbles. The vast chasm from the cliff. the sphere in the sky (sun or moon?) with the clouds seems to offer hope, but not quite. The grid disappearing into the distance pulls at the girl’s bubble.

The bending of the grid in the bubble is encouraging. It says that the bubbles have influence over their environments.

I decided it is a full moon after all.

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