Freaking Myself Out

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Hi,

I’m starting to freak myself out. I’m writing things that I can’t believe I am capable of writing. Look at my posts in the philosphy section of CAF. I just invented a proof of God’s goodness. I proved that God exists. At least I think I did. I just don’t know how to prove that I actually proved these things. Lol.

I really need to get to bed.

Joshua
 
joshrp said:
Hi,

I’m starting to freak myself out. I’m writing things that I can’t believe I am capable of writing. Look at my posts in the philosphy section of CAF. I just invented a proof of God’s goodness. I proved that God exists. At least I think I did. I just don’t know how to prove that I actually proved these things. Lol.

I really need to get to bed.

Joshua
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I read some of the texts and though I think you need sleep, I thought they were not bad! I guess you are young
 
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I read some of the texts and though I think you need sleep, I thought they were not bad! I guess you are young
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Yea, I’ve been having trouble sleeping normally for a long time. i get into bed and I lie down, and then I can’t stop thinking about things.

I think a lot of things, and then I’m not sure what to do with the ideas that I have.
 
joshrp said:
Yea, I’ve been having trouble sleeping normally for a long time. i get into bed and I lie down, and then I can’t stop thinking about things.

I think a lot of things, and then I’m not sure what to do with the ideas that I have.
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I find that praying the Rosary to be very relaxing. Especially the Glorious Mysteries … like for today.

[Not crazy about the Sorrowful Mysteries, but then, they weren’t Jesus’ favorites either.]
 
Monte_RCMS said:
I find that praying the Rosary to be very relaxing. Especially the Glorious Mysteries … like for today.

[Not crazy about the Sorrowful Mysteries, but then, they weren’t Jesus’ favorites either.]
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Honestly, the Sorrowful Mysteries are my favorite. I don’t know why. It seems almost sick to me. Why would I like to meditate on Jesus’ pain and suffering more than anything else.
 
joshrp said:
Honestly, the Sorrowful Mysteries are my favorite. I don’t know why. It seems almost sick to me. Why would I like to meditate on Jesus’ pain and suffering more than anything else.
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Because as St. Augustine said, “there is consolation in our tears”…
 
Yeah, get some sleep, I responded to your post and I mean it in the most helpful way possible.

The Sorrowful Mysteries are also my favorite right now, but it’s not because I “enjoy” them, it’s because it’s such a powerful experience to meditate on the pure Love it must have taken to go through that for my soul.
 
joshrp said:
Yea, I’ve been having trouble sleeping normally for a long time. i get into bed and I lie down, and then I can’t stop thinking about things.

I think a lot of things, and then I’m not sure what to do with the ideas that I have.
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You do need to do nothing !!!
 
joshrp said:
Yea, I’ve been having trouble sleeping normally for a long time. i get into bed and I lie down, and then I can’t stop thinking about things.

I think a lot of things, and then I’m not sure what to do with the ideas that I have.
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Try counting sheep. It really works!
 
Praying the Rosary puts me right out.

I create my own mysteries, in the sense of visualizing the events and putting myself in them … kind of like an observer.
 
Monte_RCMS said:
I find that praying the Rosary to be very relaxing. Especially the Glorious Mysteries … like for today.

[Not crazy about the Sorrowful Mysteries, but then, they weren’t Jesus’ favorites either.]
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I linger on those… to remind myself what he went through for the sake of my (our) sins…

Scared straight and all that.
 
I know how you feel completely! It’s so great getting into the truth and richness of the faith. I’m really into philosophy, logic, and theology now and I could’ve cared less about it a year ago. 😃

Since this has taken a turn to the rosary side, I might as well ask a question I have. How exactly does one effectively meditate on the mysteries of the rosary? My mind normally wanders off at the first “…full of grace…”.
 
McatholicN said:
I know how you feel completely! It’s so great getting into the truth and richness of the faith. I’m really into philosophy, logic, and theology now and I could’ve cared less about it a year ago. 😃

Since this has taken a turn to the rosary side, I might as well ask a question I have. How exactly does one effectively meditate on the mysteries of the rosary? My mind normally wanders off at the first “…full of grace…”.
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It’s different each time.

One place I worked was near a church with a stunning set of Stations of the Cross. Life size. So on Tuesdays I would go there after work and walk the Stations while praying the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Sometimes, I have one of those little Rosary booklets and that is a guide.

For a while, I was really focusing on the Holy Spirit … and the third Glorious Mystery, the First Joyful Mystery, were really biggies for me.

One winter, I would be walking to my car in the dark and all the stars were out and I would start with "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven … " and my mind would just blow out as I looked up at the sky full of stars.

Sometimes, Mary would become a total focus … and I visualized living in their neighborhood in Nazareth and being invited over for tea.

Sometimes, the third and fourth Luminous Mysteries are difficult for me to “conceptualize” … so I “wasted” some time digging out a large print Bible to read the whole narrative of those two events.

So, I would say … getting distracted and sidetracked is normal.
 
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