tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post3611622565247411935..comments2023-09-12T13:43:10.386+00:00Comments on Stumbling blocks to stepping stones: Quaker Alphabet Blog 2014 - D for DutyGil Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333053235167826429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post-41149816779592080612014-02-21T19:04:45.909+00:002014-02-21T19:04:45.909+00:00I have too often heard quoted the words of Advice ...I have too often heard quoted the words of Advice 28 - Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness - in support of not doing things. But dear Friends, it MAY be great busyness, at least some of the time.<br />I have somewhat lost faith in the discernment of Nominations committees, having been 'brought up' as it were under the guidance that you should accept a job unless you knew of something the committee did not that precluded you taking it on. Like many others, I now feel Nominations is too often desperate rather than discerning. I was recently approached about a new role in my local meeting by a Friend who seemed not to be aware of my current roles. So, now I more often have to rely on my own discernment and try to take on jobs I can do with an open heart (at least at the outset!) Doreennoreply@blogger.com