Posts by DFWnonJW

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Are you responsible for others?

by SpiceItUp in

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the same reason that ray franz wrote his book got me thinking.

he mentioned that if you saw someone doing something harmful in some way would you warn them or would you let them be completely responsible for themselves.

say that they don?t realize what they are doing is harming them or unhealthy, would you try to take steps to help them?

DFWnonJW

For example, if you see some child running out into the street (especially with cars coming) - you would certainly want to grab the child from the ensuing danger.

True enough. An uncle of mine one time saw a big box in the middle of the road while he driving along. He thought to himself there might be a kid playing inside so he stopped to check (some might have just hit it for the hell of it). Sure enough there was a small child inside so he got it out and went up to the nearest house and knocked on the door. When he tried to explain what happened he got balsted for disturbing the woman (and she was in fact the childs mother). Unreal but it happens.

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What a difference a word makes!

by ozziepost in

it's just a little word, nothing special, we use it every day, but how it can change people's thinking!

and how it can be used to "support" a teaching!

what's the word?

DFWnonJW

Mmmmmm kool-aid. Cherry for me please.

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Depression and That Fading Away Feeling

by Swan in

when you get depressed, do you ever have the feeling that you are fading away?

let me describe what i have been experiencing now and in the past.

i feel so depressed that i feel like i'm not really here in the present.

DFWnonJW

Swan,
I'm afraid I do know that feeling quite well and you're right about it being very difficult to explain. Just a disconnected feeling that you try to shake with varying results. As for food, I generally only eat once a day anymore and that's usually just a quick lunch. The rest of the time it's tea (like right now) and the occasional toast when I have actually made a trip to the store. But that's pretty rare these days. I had thought the depression was long gone but it's been back for over a year now. Just like everyone else, I want to feel good but it just ain't happening. Still, I'm better off than a lot of others so I'm not complaining, just giving that knowing nod.

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