Comments on: The Parable of the Bridge or “When to Say No to Insistent People” https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Most Read Posts on Dreaming Beneath the Spires in 2013 - Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-41055 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:25:27 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-41055 […] 14 The Parable of the Bridge or “When to Say No to Insistent People” […]

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-22161 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:22:50 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-22161 In reply to nancy mukiira.

Thank you!

]]> By: nancy mukiira https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-22150 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:51:20 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-22150 Am sadly realizing that what you are saying is so true… and this parable has helped see what i needed to see. thanks.

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]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-19155 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:21:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-19155 In reply to SimplifyLady.

Thanks, SimplifyLady. I guess we need to sort out our role as bloggers. Writers or advisers, counsellors, pastors, cyber-friends to our readers. Once our blog reaches a certain point, if we take on the role of mother-confessor, pastor, cyber-friend to dozens, our writing will suffer. Tough choice!

]]> By: SimplifyLady https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-19154 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:56:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-19154 Excellent! I think your lady came over to me! It is so true as a public online person, that people write. Most have the courtesy of just 1-3 email exchange. But I’ve experienced a few needy women who write everything about their life. One I had to actually set a filter to delete her email. Mostly ask God what to do and then run it by close friends. They told me I responded way too much and gave me the common sense to stop.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-19153 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:52:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-19153 In reply to Ann Vertel.

Thank you so much, Ann!

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-19152 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:43:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-19152 In reply to Emily.

I love that saying “When you say yes to something, you’re inevitably saying No to something else.” I need to think about that more often.

]]> By: Emily https://anitamathias.com/2013/01/24/the-parable-of-the-bridge-or-when-to-say-no-to-insistent-people/#comment-19151 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:29:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41645#comment-19151 Wow. You know, I hadn’t thought of it in quite that way before. I’ve heard the saying “when you say yes to something you’re inevitably saying no to something else” but the story of the bridge – well it’s making me think this Friday afternoon. Thanks so much for sharing!

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