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Post by Will on Feb 9, 2020 19:17:48 GMT -7
Hey guys,
has anyone seen this film? Mr Rogers is more or less completely unknown outside the US until this movie (don't think the show was sold internationally, unlike 'Sesame Street'). So this movie is our first exposure to him. What an interesting guy! He was a Presbyterian Minister who was ordained into a TV ministry for children. I've been watching a bunch of interviews with him and he was quite extraordinary. What is most interesting for this board is his emphasis on 'affirmation' - telling each child that they have worth and that he (and therefore God) likes them just as they are. This is important in that all addiction comes from shame, and shame often comes from lack of affirmation. In my own case, there's definitely a massive element of feeling that I'm not acceptable as I really am, and that I must constantly be 'performing' or 'doing' things to earn acceptance, which is never actually attainable, so there comes a crisis and a despair leading to self-destructive behaviour because of the idea that 'I'm just not good enough' and am unacceptable as I really am. How important do you think affirmation is in helping us to accept God's love?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 7:41:21 GMT -7
Hey guys,
has anyone seen this film? Mr Rogers is more or less completely unknown outside the US until this movie (don't think the show was sold internationally, unlike 'Sesame Street'). So this movie is our first exposure to him. What an interesting guy! He was a Presbyterian Minister who was ordained into a TV ministry for children. I've been watching a bunch of interviews with him and he was quite extraordinary. What is most interesting for this board is his emphasis on 'affirmation' - telling each child that they have worth and that he (and therefore God) likes them just as they are. This is important in that all addiction comes from shame, and shame often comes from lack of affirmation. In my own case, there's definitely a massive element of feeling that I'm not acceptable as I really am, and that I must constantly be 'performing' or 'doing' things to earn acceptance, which is never actually attainable, so there comes a crisis and a despair leading to self-destructive behaviour because of the idea that 'I'm just not good enough' and am unacceptable as I really am. How important do you think affirmation is in helping us to accept God's love?
Mr. Rogers was wonderful. I grew up watching him. There are some things that I didn't like in regards to who they chose to cast in the movie about him so, I didn't watch it. Affirmation is important. Being positive and supportive and uplifting is needed to give others hope to continue to fight. In regards to accepting God's love, I do not think that people's affirmation will help. For me, it didn't matter how affirming someone was with me, I didn't believe it. I had to get into the Word and study on God's love and start speaking it out loud to myself to realize the truth of His love for me. And I still have to remind myself of it from time to time. God's love is so different from human love that it takes revelation knowledge for most of us to truly understand it. That knowledge only comes from studying and meditating on the Word. |
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Post by Will on Jun 29, 2020 4:42:31 GMT -7
Hey Amy,
think I missed this post all that time ago. Yeah I have a good friend who has the very same attitude to affirmation. She is very into the Word and speaking it out and relying on its power. God bless you! Lets all remember that He loves us!
Will
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