if you could (just like that) change things about yourself, what would you be like?
One word: Starhawk.
I'd lose my political phobia and be a lot more active with petitions, demonstrations, maybe even running for office or working with the Green Party.
Why, I might even have had a career that requires a degree in political science.
GentlyFeral
i'll tell what i got on the other thread later, but i'd like to know what you all gave this year.
i gave my oldest son a set of chinese exercise balls in a beautiful silk box.
he needs to relax!!.
Country Girl,
Cashmere and wool trench coat,
What a great idea! My daughter just told me she needs a warmer trench coat than the cotton twill one she has now.
GentlyFeral
yeah, just what are your thoughts.
does death and aging frighten you?
why your answer?
Yes. Well, death especially. It's getting a little better, slowly, over time, as mystical experiences reshape my beliefs. I'm not afraid of being dead. I have a feeling that I'll be aware of everything in the universe but my own existence - a highly interesting state! I got a foretaste of it one evening. But my flesh is still terrified of the Big Dissolve.
I've asked my gods to cure me of the fear of death. They couldn't really understand why I should ask, and they said: No; we would just as soon cure you of your skin and bones; but we will hold your hand when you die. That's going to have to do.
Aging doesn't frighten me much; it's already started: mild diabetes, nearsightedness, creakiness in the joints. So I take my pills & eat like a hippie & get new glasses every couple years, no particular problem. I do worry sometimes about being helpless and penniless. That's getting a tad unlikely, though
GentlyFeral
from hubby's employer we got three paid days off, a huge fruit basket, and a ham.
i got cards from friends on the forum,
a beautiful package from country woman chock full of treats from the netherlands, and lovely candles (((thank you doll, we were so excited to recieve your gifts))),
Well, you know, I wasn't expecting anything this year, which made the few gifts I did get that much more impressive.
I did buy myself a couple of flashy, inexpensive Christmas tree pins on eBay, and some books, and several varieties of tea at a shop near my job. Apparently my gramma's annual $50 check is in the mail, so I'll send her a nice note and tell her that's what she got me.
My sister has no money, really, so she baked good stuff for all her dear families. She lives across the country from me, so my goody box got shipped 3,000 miles for extra emotional zip. Plenty of Christmas charge in that box of pumpkin bread, shortbread and peanut butter cookies! And it's all gone now; we were too lazy to cook, so it was our Christmas dinner.
And we got to stretch Christmas out for two weeks by going to visit my daughter's friend in Monterey and my son in Atascadero.
I have a medical cannabis card, so I was delighted to get some kif from a friend. He had collected it himself and realized it was too potent for him -- the most spectacular impulse gift I've ever received.
So, by lowering my expectations, I made out like a bandit. Funny how that works.
GentlyFeral
i'll tell what i got on the other thread later, but i'd like to know what you all gave this year.
i gave my oldest son a set of chinese exercise balls in a beautiful silk box.
he needs to relax!!.
My husband and daughter claim they "just don't get" Christmas, so I didn't buy them anything. However, I was happy and affectionate and laid-back all through the season, so their gift from me was... me at my best!
My son has the same problem but we spent a weekend at his house making friends with his other family.
Hm, in retrospect we gave my daughter a trip to Monterey! She had originally suggested it as an act of mercy for a friend of hers who has no relatives in the state. We all went together. Was fantastic.
My workmates got good trinkets: copies of a Cirque du Soleil DVD.
My sister got some of her favorite Avon stuff, and I sent her a gag gift also: Copies of Why Cats Paint and Why Paint Cats, from Amazon.com.
GentlyFeral
alright i understand that this board is full of non-believers, maybe you believe in evolution(which btw i hate very much) or maybe you are a atheist.
and another thing i notice is that this board is very much against the jw's.
anyway i might be only 22, but i know and i understand more things in this world than half the suckas in this world.
And if any man or woman does not believe in GOD , this man knows nothing (psalms chapter 14 verse 1) they are foolish and they doeth no good works under the sun.
A short list of atheist philanthropists:
And some notes on the relationship between Christianity and philanthropy generally:
GentlyFeral
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so what have you been drinking?
it's time to open my first can of beer.... cheers
Tea, thanx. Dragon Well, because it's famous -- not sure I like it; it tastes like it has meat in it. I may switch to Apricot or Black Mango.
Also one cup of bitter melon tea; I've been into the Christmas cookies and bitter melon is a potent blood sugar reducer.
I promised myself a toke of Christmas kif, but it's past 3 pm and I'm still sober. Wonder why that is?
GentlyFeral
for those who still believe in jesus and his purpose and in a god who is creator.
do you feel it is appropriate to hang in place as such when the scriptures teaches us "not to cast pearls before swine?
" please tell me your feelings on this subject as i feel that i should not be here but for some reason keep returning....do we believers feel that we can make some good here and is that why we continue to come here?
First of all this thread was for the believers I guess some do not comprehend what they read.
Anyone is free to read and reply to anything here. If you really want to keep your words away from infidels' prying eyes, pick out individual believers and send them private messages.
they seem to think that they can ridicule those who believe but oh don't say anything bad about what they believe.
Aren't you doing the same thing, here? Unusual ideas of all varieties will be challenged. That's what freedom of speech means. Many people will resort to hyperbole, simplification and other borderline logical errors - Christians and unbelievers alike.
I'm a pagan, and I've seen pagan beliefs raked over the coals as thoroughly as Christian ones on this board. By and large, the pagans didn't accuse the skeptics of self-righteousness, but did their best to defend their beliefs.
Somewhere on this board, a couple years back, is a lively debate between COMF and Sirona on the existence of the spiritual realm. Sirona did not whine, as I recall, and COMF, while still an agnostic, has mellowed considerably.
I think they call that self righteuosness.
from yourdictionary.com:
self-right·eous
- Piously sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic.
- Exhibiting pious self-assurance.
This draws it rather mild. I think self-righteousness is an occupational hazard, no matter your faith.
I'm just sorry your conscience is so fragile that you feel the need to quarantine yourself. If you're actually afraid of being contaminated by people who believe differently, I advise you to leave.
GentlyFeral
It's Christmas Day. No church or coven, no Christmas dinner, no relatives but husband and daughter, no gifts, no tree.
But I've already had two weeks of low-key Christmas cheer, so I'm happy and content. Feelin' lazy and just a little smug. I love my family.
GentlyFeral
today was a good day.
saturday, no witnessing, no meeting prep, no skirt and no dubs, no rush to do anything in particular, went to the mall to get some things, bumped into my brother (non dub) and his partner and my 3yo neice, had coffee with them and hubby, chatted, came home, kelpie dropped by to visit, went grocery shopping with my neighbour, ......................just to mention a few things.
doing what i wanted to do!.
I once narked on somebody by accident!
Twice actually.
One brother was making homophobic remarks and I pointed out that Jehovah could "cure" homosexuality, and named two "former homosexuals" in our very congregation! Why, they were actually married now!
I was later told that I'd stumbled Brother 'Phobe.
The other time was when a sister, mother of five kids, made plans to get her tubes tied. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but I thought, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if the brothers came around to help her with housework and cooking afterwards" and told the elders. All I told them was that Sister X was going to have surgery soon and would appreciate help while she recovered.
So they talked to her and of course the asked her what the surgery was for. Apparently they told her it was unscriptural and for all I know they may have threatened her with DFing. She was pretty pissed off at me afterwards: "Thanks for nothing!" she said.
Damn.
GentlyFeral
