I love the words “love language” and that you’ve noted that your strongest one Is “affirmations.” For some reason, this has brought back a memory. Almost fifty years ago, I read a little book, “The Way of a Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer Journey” by Glen Pokrovsky, about a Russian peasant-wanderer who had a burning desire to understand the meaning of St. Paul’s words: “to pray wIthout ceasing.” His tale and what he discovered made a deep impact on me. This was made even more significant by the fact of my performing, during the same time frame as reading this book, the bassoon part for a piece of music for small ensemble by the Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, called “A Soldier’s Tale” (L’Histiore du Soldat) in which the poor soldier is tricked into selling his soul to the devil. Given what I knew all those years ago about the dark and the light of life on this planet, I also sought ways forward that opened doors to being/doing better. For me, the words “prayer” and “affirmation” both hold the promise of this.
I love the words “love language” and that you’ve noted that your strongest one Is “affirmations.” For some reason, this has brought back a memory. Almost fifty years ago, I read a little book, “The Way of a Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer Journey” by Glen Pokrovsky, about a Russian peasant-wanderer who had a burning desire to understand the meaning of St. Paul’s words: “to pray wIthout ceasing.” His tale and what he discovered made a deep impact on me. This was made even more significant by the fact of my performing, during the same time frame as reading this book, the bassoon part for a piece of music for small ensemble by the Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, called “A Soldier’s Tale” (L’Histiore du Soldat) in which the poor soldier is tricked into selling his soul to the devil. Given what I knew all those years ago about the dark and the light of life on this planet, I also sought ways forward that opened doors to being/doing better. For me, the words “prayer” and “affirmation” both hold the promise of this.