life is not cryptic.
freaking open your mouth and say it!!!
it feeels so much better when you do!!.
Someone been pushing your buttons Sparky?!
I was taught by my counsellor to identify what buttons I had and work through them so that folks can't press the same ones again and get a reaction out of me. Nothing pees off a serial button pusher more than not entertaining them - it kinda pushes their buttons lol!
i'm wondering how many people really understand others with emotions as opposed to people who don't.. for example:.
my wife would passively consider an emotional thing whereas i dwell on it for days.. i posted a video of les mis.
how many would actually see the post, click the post, close their eyes, and listen to it?.
I'm like you - I can dwell on things for days.
I think there is an upside and a downside to how we deal with emotional things. Those of us who dwell for days may gain a deeper understanding, but then again, it can lead us sometimes to think too much - and that can drag us down (at least that's what I find sometimes!).
Those who deal with emotional things straight away may get the reverse - they risk not fully processing what's happening and it can lay undiscovered for some time. However when its another person who may need help, the quick response may be the most useful.
I suppose a healthy balance between the two is best, coupled with an understanding of whatever the situation is - no hard and fast rules!
Congrats on being semi-sober for 2 months as well - its good enough for now - one step at a time if you're trying to dry out completely
dear friends,.
much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.
however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.
Dear diary
4 days and counting...
Yesterday's interview was really good, I think I made a positive impression even though I goofed on a couple of questions. I hope I get offered it, I think I'd like it there.
If I don't, I have some casual work for next week - outdoors for 2 x 12 hour shifts - the weather forecast is not good
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
I think you're probably over-analyzing the song here. Just my $.02.
Yeah maybe, I'm prone to that at times - it's not always a bad thing though
At least I put a bit more food for thought into the thread if nothing else eh?
FWIW, I've never believed in Hell Fryer.
I've had plenty of very concerned Christians try convincing me otherwise though. So I guess when I'm subjected to the flames of the eternal weinie roast I'll have no excuse. I was "warned".
I don't believe in a fryer now either - I've been warned a few times by my fellow Christians that I'm in danger of it for not believing in the conventional sense - annoying innit lol!
My response to them is usually the one displayed in my current avatar
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
In both instances the child knew they screwed up and were sorry for it.
But just because they were sorry, does that mean they avoided the punishment though? They knew what they deserved (or what was coming to them??) but the song doesn't actually say anything does it? I suppose it depends on what you read between the lines.
Maybe I have this idea because I spent most of the afternoon talking about heaven, hell, salvation and the like!
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
and he said, "let me tell you a secret about a father's love, .
Nice song! And I'm not a great country music fan.
Re the lyrics - he doesn't say whether punishment was actually dealt - and notice in the last verse that he's stood outside the pearly gates - is that because they wouldn't let him in?
Can there still be that unending love even with punishment for wrongdoings?
are people born with a desire to be with the other white meat?
why would a person choose that path when it leads to criticism, hatred, alienation, high cholesterol etc.
why wouldn't they just be normal if they could.
I don't know yet whether I'm biham or in denial of my true feelings and could possibly be fully hamsexual.
I've not had any interest in all things porcine for a while but at the moment I can't get enough of it - pork steaks, bacon, ham, you name it, I need it. I seem to go through these cycles of desire rather than anything continuous.
can you add to this list.
become a jw and you cant .
attend a church school .
Wear Clothing Associated with War; e.g. Combats or Army Tops
Well, I already upset them for being a female and turning up in jeans and sweater rather than a dress - but I know what I'm gonna wear to the memorial now if I go this year
(Not a JW so I can plead ignorance!!)
as a solar-phallic symbol, i have no problems with it at all.
it symbolizes generation and regeneration... birth, life, death, rebirth... .
i have observed that many people wear crosses that have no religious identity.
Ex-catholic here!! Strangely enough, when I was a Catholic, I didn't have any particular reason for wearing one other than it was a symbol of my faith.
But now I undertand that the cross for Christians is a sign of Christ's victory over death, as well as a reminder of his suffering for the wearer. You'll find differing viewpoints between the denominations but they're mostly based around these two ideas.
Often RC's will wear a crucifix (or have one in their home), these have an image of the crucified Christ on them, whereas protestants will reject these because of the idolatry and because their focus is more on the empty cross - the nearest symbolism you can get to Christ's victory over death and the empty tomb. The more 'liberal' Catholics sometimes take the middle road and have an image of the risen and glorified Christ superimposed on a cross.
I do think that there is some idolatry towards crucifixes in the RC church, it was one of the first things which began to rile me when I was in my fading stage. On Good Friday, they had the 'veneration of the cross' where everyone would go and kiss the feet of the figure of Christ on a crucifix. I found I just couldn't do that, I saw it as blatant idolatry, even though its 'only' meant to be a symbolic gesture towards the real Christ. I just couldn't get my head around it at all.
Some Catholics are also very superstitious about the crucifix giving you protection from evil, often why they are hung in houses. The one we had in our house used to keep me on the straight and narrow because it reminded me that Jesus is watching me...
...and that I'd go to hell for eternity if I sinned and died before I went to confession - better not sin then
I never had a heavenly hope as a devout Catholic - I never thought I'd get past purgatory!
On the face of it, writing this post makes me realise what my RC practice was based on - a fear of death and hell, although I can't say that is the same for all RC's!
Ah sweet freedom
dear friends,.
much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.
however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.
Dear CoCo - a lifetime journey indeed it is! As for the holy books, even if they be not literally true, they still contain within some useful guidelines for living - that is where you find the divine revelations on which you can base your personal beliefs.
Search within...
It's a nice sunny day here, I'll be going for my interview in a couple of hours - and then I'm visiting some friends to chat about these very matters of faith and belief.
Have a great day all.
