I hated not seeing extended family for holidays and birthdays. We had a huge extended family, four great grandparents and one great-great grandma still living. There was easy 250+ people at gatherings. My great grandprents have been dead for almost a decade now, I miss them, mainly because our family moved 1800 miles away and I did not get to see them at all for the last few years of their lives.
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A few Taoist Quotes
by darkuncle29 ini typed these myself, so pardon any errors.
many of these have multi level meanings, or were used in different branches of chinese philosophy and culture.. 30. those who assist leaders with the way.
do not coerce the world with weapons,.
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darkuncle29
I typed these myself, so pardon any errors. Many of these have multi level meanings, or were used in different branches of Chinese philosophy and culture.
30. Those who assist leaders with the Way
do not coerce the world with weapons,
for these things are apt to backfire.
Brambles grow where an army has been;
there are always bad years after a war.
Therefore the good are effective, this is all;
they do not presume to grab power thereby:
they are effective but not conceited,
effective but not proud,
effective but not arrogant.
They are effective when they have to be,
effective but not coercive.
If you peak in strength, you then age;
this, it is said, is unguided.
The unguided soon come to an end.
37. The Way is always uncontrived,
yet there's nothing it doesn't do.
If lords and monarchs could keep to it,
all beings would evolve spontaneously.
When they have evolved and want to act,
I would stabilize them with nameless simplicity.
Even nameless simplicity would not be wanted.
By not wanting, there is calm,
and the world will straighten itself.
46. ...No crime is greater than approving of greed;
no calamity is greater than discontent,
no fault is greater than possessiveness.
So the satisfaction of contentment is always enough.
56. Those who know do not say;
those who say do not know. ...
57. Use straightforwardness for civil government,
use surprise for military operations;
use noninvolvement to take the world.
How do I know this?
The more taboos there are in the world,
the poorer the populace is;
the more crafts the people have,
the more exotic things are produced;
the more laws are promulgated,
the greater the number of thieves.
Therefore the sage says,
I contrive nothing,
and the people are naturally civilized;
I am fond of tranquility,
and the people are naturally upright.
I have nothing to do,
and the people are naturally enriched;
I have no desire,
and the people are naturally simple.
74. If people usually don't fear death,
how can death be used to scare them?
If people are made to fear death,
and you can catch and kill them
when they act oddly,
who would dare? ...
81. True words are not beautiful,
beautiful words are not true.
The good are not argumentative,
the argumentative are not good.
Knowers do not generalize,
generalists do not know.
Sages do not accumulate anything
but give everything to others,
having more the more they give.
The Way of heaven
helps and does not harm.
The Way for humans
is to act without contention.
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Does anyone here collect classic cars?
by kls inif you do what kind do you have ?do you take them to shows?
we have a 1968 dodge charger,1969 roadrunner and a 1970 dodge challenger.
there is nothing like the old cars with the big motors and loud exhaust.
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darkuncle29
I am looking at a 65 Ford Mustang. Purple, 6cyl,auto trans. It is already fixed up and purdy. I am waiting to collect on a settlement and then I will go pick it up.
I have never really been big on cars, but this thing is SOOOOOO yummy.
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Emotional Blackmail and ex-JWs
by Lady Lee inbased on a discussion last night and a request to write something about it i went hunting through some old posts and found this one.
emotional blackmail and jws.
we were discussing whether it is emotional abuse when the elders visit us after we have left and wind up being nasty or try to pressure us to go back.. so i was thinking - what are some of their tactics and would they fit into this category?.
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darkuncle29
Thank you for putting this up. I printed a copy for a friend of my mom's. This woman's husband is an abusive baptist prick.
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You too could be a very happy Jehover's Witness!!!
by Elsewhere in.
all you have to do is:believe everything the watchtower bible and tract society tells youdo everything the watchtower bible and tract society tells youdon't do anything the watchtower bible and tract society tells you not to dodo not question anything about watchtower bible and tract society or what it teaches.
if you think you can do all of these thing, then you would likely make a very happy and sucessful jehover's witness!
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darkuncle29
You too could be a very happy Jehover's Witness!!!
Nope. I'd rather go pray to some nads.
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Can you remember some of the good things brother and sisters did for you?
by LyinEyes ini was reading the thread about assembly food and was hit with a good feeling,,,,,,,remember the brother that gave up his sandwich so my young son could have something to eat.
i know there has been so many things that i gripe about that so many of the bro.
and sis.
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darkuncle29
I remember the elder who stayed with my mom while I was having my burst appendix removed. They were both there at the hospital for most of the night. Both he and his wife are very sweet people.
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Marriage Advice...
by Tuesday infor all the ones that are married out there.
i'm newly married, but i think there's a problem.
i'm just going to go over the morning and say that this is a typical day.
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darkuncle29
She and you need a marriage couselor or therapist. She may indeed be hurting and in pain, but her ways of expressing that are completely inaproriate. You need to assert healthy boundaries. It sounds to me like she has gotten stuck in this nastyness phase and is kind of liking it. Why should she want to get better emotionally? she's got you taking care of her. The simple things that you do for her out of kindness, does she even notice or acknowledge them? I doubt that she would.
She reminds me so much of relatives of mine.
I don't care what gender a person is or what trauma they have suffered; if they treat loved ones like shit, they deserve what ever drama and crap they inject into their lives.
I wish you the best. Deal with this NOW. Do not put it off.
If she does not want to get better, but wants to remain toxic, then get out of there.
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Changing Your Pradigm.
by ZeroKool29 innoise and silence
our critique began as all critiques begin.
with doubt.
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darkuncle29
So, how far does this rabbit hole go?
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What's your status....relationship wise?
by Maverick inone of the down sides of the web is not knowing the various posters status; married, involved, looking, and lost...suspect a lot of those here!
my status is complicated...mostly by me!
i have a couple of admirers that would like to lock me down but i keep dancing around the whole issue.
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darkuncle29
Single and not looking. No kids, but want. Still figuring myself out, trying to be who I need to be so that when opportunity knocks I can answer the door.
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darkuncle29
I think I'd react the same way.