Comments on: no pity for a strong soul

By: LynnFang

LynnFang — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:18:07 +0000

amazing story! I often find myself wondering about these people on the streets as well. Such hard lives they live, what would that experience feel like? But if you've got the will to survive, you can deal with anything. No pity, for their story of hardship and eccentricity is strength in itself. Thank you.

By: burning questions with jay schryer: a man who digs the goddess..and the prince | White Hot Truth: because self-realization rocks.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:19:04 +0000

[...] climb inside of stories. You argue in the spirit of seeking - like when Jay took me to task on my No Pity For A Strong Soul article. You learn that the most excellent people can fall on very hard times and that love finds a [...]

By: heather feather

heather feather — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:30:28 +0000

Hi Danielle~My sister is head-injured...she survived 7 1/2 months in a coma with her 1st word being "Fuck!" screamed at my shocked Mormon mother, who was too elated to care...she skiied before she could walk, and she makes us all laugh till we pee our pants, each time we see her...But, nothing hurts her, til somebody pity's her. She DOES run & love & Mother & create, just not in the way we do. People like my sister are fine, their challenges are different, it's the rest of the World that has the problem. Love & Light, Heather

By: ocbenji

ocbenji — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:40:04 +0000

This is a great story and an excellent observation. Thanks for sharing!

By: Nancy Froio

Nancy Froio — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:20:41 +0000

With your words and consciousness you have transformed judgement, pity, misunderstanding, fear, annoyance, confusion into perfect godlike clarity.
Thank you for this for it really transforms my suffering around what I may judge as anothers sufferings...I can stop my "bleeding" and acknowledge with power..the strong souls.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:20:29 +0000

Thank you Jerry for giving us a perspective of compassion and curiosity

By: Carolynn

Carolynn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:57:23 +0000

Oh, now that was just plain beautiful. I will remember your Mother's words. Very wise and profound. I have a mentally challenged Uncle and his enthusiasm for life is inspiring. He always speaks at full volume, no matter what the situation and there is no denying his heartfelt love for me when he belts my name out across a crowded room. Makes me smile, just thinking about it.

By: Shan

Shan — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:29:41 +0000

This is a beautiful post.

By: Adria

Adria — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:48:18 +0000

Your words moved me to misty eyes. The same sort of thing happened to me when I was little about the homeless. Even as a small child I couldn't understand why and how their lives went so horribly wrong and it would just cry.
I, too, wish for people like Jerry to find love and freedom.
This was a fabulous post.

By: c.

c. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:40:28 +0000

Thanks Danielle! I enjoyed your post and also the dialogue with Jay. It prompted me to mention I've been clean and sober for almost 18 years. It's one day at a time. There's a line in the "big book" that says "we are like men who have lost our legs" we never grow new ones, in regards to being unable to drink normally. Just wanted to mention it, smiles, as Jay's words reminded me, I can say I'm a strong soul today! :) In the sense that one day at a time I've found a spiritual connection to quench that "thirst for spirit" (as Carl Jung referred to alcoholism as) I'm a strong soul. I love your observations and your fondness for the real in people.