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This is definitely something that’s not talked about enough! I don’t think about it enough either. What are the things we need to be detached from? I think the more we are detached the less power the enemy has over us, because he often uses our attachments as temptations.

we can purify ourselves of attachments to…

sin
the world
consolations
feelings
knowledge
private revelations (which are good but we should remember the purpose of them!)
desire to be acknowledged
reputation
SELF
possessions

…Im sure there are more!!
 
haha 🙂 maybe that could be accomplished by making it less comfy? 😛

i’m attached to SO many things. 😦 including my comfy bed.
 
Monica4316 said:
This is definitely something that’s not talked about enough! I don’t think about it enough either. What are the things we need to be detached from? I think the more we are detached the less power the enemy has over us, because he often uses our attachments as temptations.

we can purify ourselves of attachments to…

sin
the world
consolations
feelings
knowledge
private revelations (which are good but we should remember the purpose of them!)
desire to be acknowledged
reputation
SELF
possessions

…Im sure there are more!!
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Vanity. Only beauty of the soul matters to God.

-Jeanne
 
I need to detach myself from the computer. Right now answering this question has put me 3 minutes late for my nightly rosary.
 
cctabb said:
I need to detach myself from the computer.
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That’s what I’m planning to give up each Friday, for my Friday penance. So . . . I guess I won’t be seeing you guys around tomorrow :(. Unless I forget 👍 :p.

Yep, computer is another thing I need detachment from.
 
JaredR said:
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You and I should hang out together. I need to escape my comfy bed, you need to escape your racket. Your racket will bother me and I’ll tell you to shut-up, so we could both gradually work toward an equilibrium!
 
Monica4316 said:
we can purify ourselves of attachments to…

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this is actually God’s work, rather than ours, are part is to cooperate and allow God to work in us

I think maybe the hardest thing to detach from is the idea we are supposed to be the ones doing all the spiritual work which means we are telling God how fast and how hard we expect to progress rather than submitting to him.
 
puzzleannie said:
this is actually God’s work, rather than ours, are part is to cooperate and allow God to work in us

I think maybe the hardest thing to detach from is the idea we are supposed to be the ones doing all the spiritual work which means we are telling God how fast and how hard we expect to progress rather than submitting to him.
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very true! 👍
 
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