tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post559155108755680768..comments2023-06-19T06:16:21.321-07:00Comments on Courage to Change: Doubt, Everyman's Truest CompanionSmittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post-4064743097888603672011-03-10T20:17:43.554-08:002011-03-10T20:17:43.554-08:00I thank you for your insight. The opposite of fai...I thank you for your insight. The opposite of faith is certainty, eh? Well, I think that is an especially poignant thought tonight, as I travel in the dark, trying to be faithful for my son, who was especially powerless over his emotions tonight and tantrum-ing at me when I tried to comfort and reassure him. The message I got was that I was a failure. In fact, any certainty and confidence I tried to communicate to him just made him flail more. It was tough for me to witness.... to see him hurt himself and to have my words and pats do nothing for him. I held gently to my faith, even as I doubted that I knew what to do. He sleeps now, and the only faith I have is that he has enough compassion for himself that he can cry. And I had enough compassion for him to stand and witness and not run away. Faith and doubt were partners tonight. I am not sure which "won."Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576931768660001666.post-11891399815483969552011-03-09T16:20:15.839-08:002011-03-09T16:20:15.839-08:00I read somewhere recently that the opposite of fai...I read somewhere recently that the opposite of faith is not doubt, it is certainty. <br /><br />I don't have certainty but I have a little faith with my doubt. For that I am grateful.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072868519236902423noreply@blogger.com