tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post3917415318436891842..comments2023-09-30T07:11:12.483-07:00Comments on pilgrimsteps: When I found I was naked....janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538362162139679868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-9771398342957628972008-08-31T06:25:00.000-07:002008-08-31T06:25:00.000-07:00I am thinking of leaving the church and have recon...I am thinking of leaving the church and have reconsidered in light of this are others like me?<BR/><BR/>Is it not the Morg?<BR/><BR/>Please say noDeseret Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102733983580226311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-77213959543937982702008-08-20T11:41:00.000-07:002008-08-20T11:41:00.000-07:00I can relate. My body humiliates me as well, simpl...I can relate. My body humiliates me as well, simply because it's human.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't have anything I can point to and definitively say: "This is what ruined my body image for me."Adelheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144131809821467071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-87997416417987079652007-06-11T10:48:00.000-07:002007-06-11T10:48:00.000-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed your post Jana. Shocking, mo...I thoroughly enjoyed your post Jana. Shocking, moving! It's encouraging to read real stories such as this one that illustrate different brands of institutional control and power. In this case, Mormonism.Chili Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152315316849293626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-36393120591477391772007-06-07T21:51:00.000-07:002007-06-07T21:51:00.000-07:00Terina:I looked around your blog a bit and loved i...Terina:<BR/>I looked around your blog a bit and loved it. Like you, I am enchanted with France. I've only been there once, but I am constantly scheming of ways to return. :)<BR/><BR/>My spouse has been trying French recipes out of the new Chocolate & Zucchini cookbook so we can at least eat French as we make plans to return!janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538362162139679868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-6354239645128664202007-06-07T21:06:00.000-07:002007-06-07T21:06:00.000-07:00hi jana. i found you from a link on times and sea...hi jana. i found you from a link on times and seasons. anyway, i also had someone do that to me on my mission, right in front of our apartment. i was terrified. i called our mission president bawling. <BR/><BR/>i cannot imagine how i would have gotten through life thinking that everyone would watch my life moment to moment. i don't know how you got through without going crazy. you've gotten through so far, and it sounds like you have great support.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831373324547267019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-18125619597133313502007-06-06T16:36:00.000-07:002007-06-06T16:36:00.000-07:00This was an excellent, excellent read, even though...This was an excellent, excellent read, even though it made me very sad. I have a feeling you just gave us insight into way more lives, into way more people's pain than just your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-67143758272057106452007-06-06T04:39:00.000-07:002007-06-06T04:39:00.000-07:00Very, very moving post. Thanks.Very, very moving post. Thanks.gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728098613576618648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-58711597671092107482007-06-05T12:27:00.000-07:002007-06-05T12:27:00.000-07:00The thing about the "Pike's Peak movie" scenario i...The thing about the "Pike's Peak movie" scenario is that you know everyone else has their share of disgusting moments. So if you're worried that people will be horrified when they see you farting or whatever, just think that you'll have a copy of their movie too, and you can cue it up to the right moment if they give you any trouble...<BR/><BR/>I think that's why the thought of people seeing "my movie" didn't bother me all that much.<BR/><BR/>I think this "seeing your life as a movie" idea is fairly common in Mormonism. Weirdly, I actually kind of liked the idea. I talked about it on my blog <A HREF="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2007/03/do-you-want-to-live-forever-or-many.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-16980585539482331692007-06-04T12:39:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:39:00.000-07:00Jana, thanks so much for sharing this. And John, y...Jana, thanks so much for sharing this. And John, your comments also hit home. To dismiss stories like this by blaming Jana's viewpoint is to ignore how Mormonism shapes people in real-life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-2669627567481853942007-06-04T12:25:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:25:00.000-07:00John: Just a brief thank you for always understand...John: Just a brief thank you for always understanding how _real_ my fears are. And for always being willing to roll out of bed and come to bathroom when me on nights when I've got the 'willies.' :)janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538362162139679868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-68145465637072642732007-06-04T10:59:00.000-07:002007-06-04T10:59:00.000-07:00It's good to know that I'm not the only one freake...It's good to know that I'm not the only one <A HREF="http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/01/21/the-watchers/" REL="nofollow">freaked out by this idea</A>. I credit it with taking my natural shyness and turning it into <A HREF="http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/01/25/be-still/" REL="nofollow">a social anxiety disorder</A> which a yoga class helped me clear up. That class among other influences was the beginning of the end of my fears, not Mormonism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-80423623263635433282007-06-04T09:50:00.000-07:002007-06-04T09:50:00.000-07:00Last night, while reading Jana's first draft of th...Last night, while reading Jana's first draft of this post, it occurred to me that hell might be having to watch everyone's movies. <BR/><BR/>I know that parents, teachers and religious leaders have been terrorizing children into good behavior since the dawn of time. It's very effective, but I think that all too often the costs to many individuals are overlooked in the interest of preserving the larger institution.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I'm going to play the part of the protective partner here (she's done as much for me in the past, and she can counter this comment if it's out of place): I hope that no one succumbs to the temptation to downplay Jana's personal experience--to suggest perhaps that her views were doctrinally incorrect, or that her deep internalizing of such metaphors is uncommon. I've watched her struggle with this through the years, and I can attest that this is a vulnerability of hers, a tender wound.JohnRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822899155130408891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-69173424193094345132007-06-04T08:50:00.000-07:002007-06-04T08:50:00.000-07:00I'll be back to posting flower photos soon enough-...I'll be back to posting flower photos soon enough--posts like this one take a lot out of me and are becoming fewer and further between these days. :)janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538362162139679868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231518.post-31693097304685430272007-06-04T00:37:00.000-07:002007-06-04T00:37:00.000-07:00Wow. A lot of power in this piece, Jana. You kno...Wow. A lot of power in this piece, Jana. You know what, I really love your flowers, but _this_! This really speaks.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.com