Comments on: praying brain/permission to be human, a.k.a. sensory http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/ one step closer Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Byronlx http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-119 Byronlx Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:14:07 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-119 thank you, man thank you, man

]]> By: ken http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-95 ken Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:21 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-95 steve, great article....reminds me of Jesus saying to people "your faith has saved/healed you..."; that has to have been part of it....ken steve, great article….reminds me of Jesus saying to people “your faith has saved/healed you…”; that has to have been part of it….ken

]]> By: steven hamilton http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-94 steven hamilton Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:39:16 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-94 ken, check out this article from the boston globe, it pauses me in order to ponder both my own expectations and how those expectations can alter my sensory endeavours...thought-provoking: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/02/24/grape_expectations/?page=full ken, check out this article from the boston globe, it pauses me in order to ponder both my own expectations and how those expectations can alter my sensory endeavours…thought-provoking:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/02/24/grape_expectations/?page=full

]]> By: LittleMissKnowitAll http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-90 LittleMissKnowitAll Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:12:51 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-90 My son has Asperger's, and the word Sensory is a daily part of our life. We spend every day looking for sensory input for him and we now know that our brains just don't work well without sensory input. It always boggles me that people would think that even though God built us to need sensory input, he'd only want to work through one avenue, and not through the senses he designed us with. I was lucky enough to have Dave Nixon teach me about this a few years ago--I have a scented box near my prayer area, with a lovely view of a tree that birds love to play in. I believe God brings those birds every morning to sing me songs and focus my attention on him, the creator of such magnificent creatures. My son has Asperger’s, and the word Sensory is a daily part of our life. We spend every day looking for sensory input for him and we now know that our brains just don’t work well without sensory input. It always boggles me that people would think that even though God built us to need sensory input, he’d only want to work through one avenue, and not through the senses he designed us with. I was lucky enough to have Dave Nixon teach me about this a few years ago–I have a scented box near my prayer area, with a lovely view of a tree that birds love to play in. I believe God brings those birds every morning to sing me songs and focus my attention on him, the creator of such magnificent creatures.

]]> By: Don Bromley http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-89 Don Bromley Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:11:06 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-89 Amen to that, brother! I'm loving my scented candles, incense, and spacey music. Definitely helps me dial things down--in a way that doesn't make me sleepy. I haven't burned anything down yet, but have discovered that the incense burner I have is WAY too strong for a small office, or even a small house. Scented candles are nice, but not quite the right smell... I'd probably smoke a pipe if I could get away with it! Amen to that, brother! I’m loving my scented candles, incense, and spacey music. Definitely helps me dial things down–in a way that doesn’t make me sleepy.

I haven’t burned anything down yet, but have discovered that the incense burner I have is WAY too strong for a small office, or even a small house. Scented candles are nice, but not quite the right smell…

I’d probably smoke a pipe if I could get away with it!

]]> By: steven hamilton http://kenwilsononline.com/2008/02/23/praying-brainpermission-to-be-sensory-aka-human/#comment-88 steven hamilton Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:09:53 +0000 http://kenwilsononline.com/?p=74#comment-88 ...yeah, the acrid smell of burning plastic probably isn't quite the incense you were aiming at... i have a friend who has been trained in doing icons, the ancient way using shells for her dishes and mixing the colours like they did back then...she is an amazing artist, and her icons have evoked this prayerful worship when i have meditated upon them...sometimes art speaks and provokes at a level that words fall short of... …yeah, the acrid smell of burning plastic probably isn’t quite the incense you were aiming at…

i have a friend who has been trained in doing icons, the ancient way using shells for her dishes and mixing the colours like they did back then…she is an amazing artist, and her icons have evoked this prayerful worship when i have meditated upon them…sometimes art speaks and provokes at a level that words fall short of…

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