10 Steps to Finding Your Way When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted: An Interview With Sherre Hirsch

Friday July 31, 2009

Categories: Inspiration and Prayer, Mental Health

Last year when I read Sherre Hirsch's book, "We Plan, God Laughs: Ten Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted," I knew I wanted to interview her on Beyond Blue because...

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Your Name

July 31, 2009 4:13 PM

I can't wait to read this book. I have been on emotional life support for the past year when everything except my marriage either died or ended. My entire life's purpose, goals, dreams, gone within a six month period. From loved ones to career I watched my entire soul disappear. I went into a depression from which there is no bottom and I do not have a future. I'm 62, disabled, broke, and now I'm nut's as well. Thanks for posting - keep your blog going, it's the only few minutes in the day I can relate to anything.

Just Me

August 1, 2009 6:14 AM

I must admit that sometimes I just delete your emails without reading them. Sometimes I can't relate to the topics. Today, for some reason, I decided to check out the post. I've been stuck in a world of woulda, coulda, shouldas for a very long time. I'm settling, hiding, and have given up the dreams I've had. I like what "your name" said about endings and being on emotional life support. I've had way too many endings and losses. There is no "spark" left let alone any desire to move forward. I do feel that this valley I'm in is for a reason. It's been a time to rest and reflect and be still. I know God is with me here and now. Perhaps someday in the future I'll feel like venturing out again. Right now I have no courage and no strength to move forward. I wouldn't even know where to start. It seems that any direction I chose ends up being wrong. Lots of repair work needed here first.

Leeann

August 1, 2009 8:37 AM

I enjoyed this post very much. It was almost 4 years ago when I felt my life had ended. I was in a car accident and at the time seperated from my husband as well all I had was my children and my succussful career. Needless to say I also lost my dad in that time as well. I have been on a down hill spriral since and all my dreams and the life has seemed to be sucked right out of me. I did reconcile with my husband (or so I thought but that has not changed in fact it has got worse to the point of wanting or needing to leave again). I have Bipolar/ Depression as well a double wammy on top of my pysical injuries. I consider myself a spirtial person and go to church almost every Sunday but lately I have been very angry at God for the pysical as well as the emotional and verbal abusive relatinship with my husband as well as at my husband for managing to manipulate my son against me. I could use some self help books to find myself the one who I use to be. I cant remember the name of her book could someone email me it and I am sorry for the spelling these days I have problems with that as well. My email is leeanndanzig@yahoo.com

Thank you and God Bless all of you
Leeann

Larry Parker

August 1, 2009 8:48 AM

http://community.beliefnet.com/doxieman122

Rabbi Hirsch expands on a truism that famous atheist, John Lennon ("life is what happens when you're busy making other plans"), identified decades ago. And her harrowing personal experiences lend her credibility.

But the article itself sounds like pablum -- or worse, The Secret with a Judeo-Christian veneer. Maybe she just didn't summarize her ideas well enough in the interview, and checking out the book would lend more understanding?

Anonymous

August 1, 2009 10:26 PM

My friend Andi sent me this today. It saved me from taking two bottles of pills this evening. I wanted to go home-to where my mother would have my bed pulled down if I were out late and where my Father would sprinkle baby powder in it because I would always be his baby. I wanted to see them and be with them. I wanted to stop reading but I could not because here was my not perfect life in front of me. The good life, the degrees the accomplishments, then the cancer, the broken marriage-broken even before cancer. The Prince of long ago, the love of my life reconnecting and rejecting me. He is wise. You must move forward. Oh my. I must read and read again. There is so much to take in. I have no one. I am alone. There is no one except God or the Universe for me. This I must believe. I have grown so thin that I can hug myself. I haven't been hugged, kissed or had physical contact for many, many years. We need this to survive. I am broken, in pieces after being whole for oh so long.
Blessings to all.

Your Name

August 4, 2009 11:08 AM

hello,i am 36yrs old and i have 3 boys an a grandboy and i got layed off from the job that i really enjoy doing and that i'm good at but after it layed me off i got so depress i didn't know what to do but eat until i could'nt eat anymore.i can't find a job,i can't pay my bills,i can't buy my kids what they need and that really stresses me out.i had a dream to but it didn't go like i wanted it to go.that really hurts when you sit there an think of how your life suppose to have been but didn't turn out like that.me and my boys are suppose to be living it up but i had a down fall and i havent been back up like that since and it is really tairing me apart.those comments that i was reading made me think back on alot of stuff.but i thank god for all the blessings that he have sent my way and keeping me from doing bads things.thanks for listening.GOD BLESS U ALL.

Your Name

August 4, 2009 11:53 AM

THANK YOU FOR THIS INSPIRING ARTICLE.... I WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE OF THESE UPLIFTING MESSAGES....

August 5, 2009 10:19 AM

May the good Lord bless you always for spreading this articles to the whole world which gives inspirations to all who read it. May you have more interesting and inspiring articles to share with. Keep up the good work and doings you have.

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