he he frogit.....yes the beard thing is so incredibly ridiculous.
we have finally left the JW's and hubby has started to grow a beard. I've never seen him with a beard and man he is hotttt with one! he should have grown one years ago......
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beards not a rule but!!!
by frogit inhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4666132.stm .
this caught my eyes and reminded me when as a ministerial servant that we had to go into the back room for instructions from the po (not very clever man), he tried his best to explain to us ms and elders about the wearing of beards in the congregation.
he must have gone on and on for 30 minutes about not having beards, but kept impressing that this was not a rule, but beards should not be worn, but its not a rule, just dont expect to have any privileges if you grow one on your face and wear it (sounds like you wear it like a tie he he) but we are not making it a rule, just dont wear a beard.
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I heard this yesterday and felt compelled to stop and do a little moment of silence to honor her. what an amazing woman.....
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Would you wear your underwear...
by LittleToe in...on the outside of your clothes?.
what gives with all those 20th century superhero-types?.
lt, of the "befuddled and bemused" class.
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wanderlust....LOL!!!
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Would you wear your underwear...
by LittleToe in...on the outside of your clothes?.
what gives with all those 20th century superhero-types?.
lt, of the "befuddled and bemused" class.
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well I have to thank you LT - you solved my dilemma! My thong would be MUCH more comfortable if I just wore them over my jeans....
brilliant you are! he he he
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Fear of the gods
by Narkissos inlet me start with the questionable, unprovable, yet common premise that the gods in general were born out of human fear.. if we look for the closest match to our word "religion" in the hebrew bible, the best candidate, interestingly, will be "fear of (the) god(s)".
"service" to the gods will denote the religious practice, but the basic religious attitude is fear.
no matter how politically correct translations water it down into respect, reverence etc.
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I guess I'm doing nothing else than revisiting the fears and desires of a little boy, with his abstract yet anxious "self" constructed so antagonistically to the flow of life, wondering at the strange forms they grew by chance or fate, and anticipating their enjoyable dissolution...
......that was an awesome mental picture for me. made me smile to picture you like that.........ever curious and amazed.
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Fear of the gods
by Narkissos inlet me start with the questionable, unprovable, yet common premise that the gods in general were born out of human fear.. if we look for the closest match to our word "religion" in the hebrew bible, the best candidate, interestingly, will be "fear of (the) god(s)".
"service" to the gods will denote the religious practice, but the basic religious attitude is fear.
no matter how politically correct translations water it down into respect, reverence etc.
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I've been off line for a day and just checked in and looked at how this thread has grown and all I have to say is this thread ROCKS!
I am sitting in a coffee shop and reading this and I literally just laughed out loud reading all the PROFOUND thoughts....he he he
*people are staring at me!* he he he
TETRAPOD-
If I reject searching for spiritual enlightenment and decide to only pursue selfish, fleshly, interests then soon that would be my god. If I reject everything all together and live as a hermit and worship myself and my existence then I am still worshiping. Why do we feel the need to have a religious act?
it's our biology. i don't mean to insinuate with all i said in the last post that i have an answer. i don't. the only thing i can say is: the mind can only overpower biology so much before it can no longer win.
and the only thing i can say to that is a question: "why fight our biology?"
he he he - yeah. I kind of new the answer was biology. I kind of meant the question to be retorical. but thanks for clearing that up.....LOL!
Why fight our biology? well so far the reason I *fight* certain tendencies of biology is because of how my actions would have repercussions on those I hold dear.....fear of hurting them.
JT-
(It was within an experience of intense hatred and fear, that there was the first clear glimpse of what is boundlessly pristine and at peace. Such emotions like fear, hatred, anger, which we normally push away as we fear and hate them (ironically), can be a blessing if they are openly, earnestly and honestly investigated.)
not to brag here gentlemen, but I can relate to this statement by JT as far as having shared a similar intense experience that none of you will ever get to experience. I have to say the closest I have ever been to my subconscience and my deepest fears was when I was having a natural childbirth. The experience is trippy to say the least. you release hormones that let you tap into the subconscience if you let your body do it. It was the closest to death and bliss I ever got. all happening simultaneously. I had a wise midwife tell me to let go and "let your monkey do it (give birth)" It was right on. If you give in, and let this intense pain, and morbid fear just move through you, it is the most spiritual thing I ever experience. The most primal thing I have yet to go through as a human being. That experience taught me more about facing my fears head on than any other experience yet.
fear. fear of god, or ourselves?
* how many of you think Narkissos just likes to throw the big bloody pieces of chum out there in the water and watch the feeding frenzie of the sharks?*
he he he....you are so great Narkissos. I may have to develop a fear of your greatness and worship YOU! he he he
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Hubby's home!
by MsMcDucket inmy husband is back home.
his hemoglobin is at 11. i will have to keep monitoring his stools for blood, and he will have to go back in for lab draws for blood counts.
but, he's doing well; and he's happy to be home.. thanks again to everyone for your kind thoughts and messages!.
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welcome home Mr.McDucket!!
so nice to sleep in you bed isn't it?!
glad you are all home together.
get well soon. - freedomlover
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freedomlover
jojo's pretty smokin' hot looking in her new pic!
go girl!
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maybe we can go to meeting (hehe
LOL!
I was thinking more along the lines of oh maybe partying a bit!? but hey, I wouldn't want to offend you sister so I'll attend meeting with you and THEN we'll go to the club!
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freedomlover
If I could pick anyone to be a surrogate mum for me, it would be Jgnat! you are the epitome of a "wise woman"