Goodbye for Now …
Many of us can look backwards into specific times of our lives when we made truly momentous changes. Since July of last year I have been going through one such part of my own journey. It is marked by some of the first and best clarity and insight I have ever had, but it has been an expensive and draining experience. As with many such journeys, having gone through it I realize why most are unwilling to let go of their past and embrace new challenges: the potential of failure is very real. It is in the act of failing that we many times see our own problems more clearly than any success can ever show. As with good therapy, while delving into our past may necessitate talking about how others have wronged you, real corrected behavior comes when we take our eyes off of what others have done to us and what we need to do for ourselves. This process of owning our mistakes, failures and inadequacies is traumatic, but it is the key to moving on.
With this in mind, and with the number of opportunities currently pulling me in a number of different directions, I have elected to cease working on essays posted at this site. In the future I may very well begin writing and posting again; however, for now my focus needs to be on my other endeavors in a way that I no longer have time to maintain this site in the way I believe it should be. I am deeply appreciative of those few people who read my site and who have sent me encouraging email or participated in interesting conversations at the site. By no means is my own journey complete or settled, but it has found a profound peace that it probably never would have without the vehicle of MysteriousFaith.Com.
To those who did read my site – thank you. My email will still be the same and the site itself will stay up with the CONTACT ME section live. My best to you all.
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March 28th, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Farewell, Ben, whose vocation is doubt (and I mean that in the most positive way - I certainly believe some are called to a higher level of this than others.) I will miss the site - especially, your monthly book list. It was always interesting to see what you were reading. I hope you’ll consider at least keeping this up-to-date on occasion. I’ll also miss the “random” themes: I have a blast refreshing through them - they are all cool pics. Bless you, my friend!
April 4th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
Ben - you will have to let me know some of your new endeavors. I also will miss the site as I enjoyed reading your articles, and the occasional bantering back and forth. I am glad to hear of your new found peace, for that is always what I wished for you. We will have to do lunch when your schedule has a free moment. - Shane
June 8th, 2006 at 4:06 am
Surely will miss your articles at MysteriousFaith.com but wish you all good wishes in your current endeavors and total success! - Melinda