USMB Coffee Shop IV

[Ridgerunner]

Too many people have forgotten how to laugh..

TY, TY, TY I needed that in the worst way...

 

[Ringel05]

Looks like things are getting done and everyone here appears to be doing/getting better, myself included. Last week I did something that has lifted the tons of weight off my shoulders and the fog of darkness from my eyes. I forgave myself for being me.
Now I'm actively starting to get things done, slowly back to cleaning up this disaster I call home, exercising and eating much better (most of the time.......).

 

[Ringel05]

.. Too many people have forgotten how to laugh..

Yup, familiar with that one.

 

[Coyote]

Looks like things are getting done and everyone here appears to be doing/getting better, myself included. Last week I did something that has lifted the tons of weight off my shoulders and the fog of darkness from my eyes. I forgave myself for being me.
Now I'm actively starting to get things done, slowly back to cleaning up this disaster I call home, exercising and eating much better (most of the time.......).

Self forgiveness is hard. Things have gotten so bad I finally broke down and got help. It is difficult though.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I forgave myself for being me.

Really happy for you Ringel... It sucks but most of the time we are our worst critics...
Keep on keepin on...

 

[saveliberty]

Looks like things are getting done and everyone here appears to be doing/getting better, myself included. Last week I did something that has lifted the tons of weight off my shoulders and the fog of darkness from my eyes. I forgave myself for being me.
Now I'm actively starting to get things done, slowly back to cleaning up this disaster I call home, exercising and eating much better (most of the time.......).

Spend some time exploring grace. It goes far beyond simple forgiveness.

• “Grace” is the most important concept in the Bible, Christianity, and the world. Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely; the peace of God given to the restless; the unmerited favor of God. It is most clearly expressed in the promises of God revealed in Scripture and embodied in Jesus Christ.

 

[saveliberty]

Self forgiveness is hard. Things have gotten so bad I finally broke down and got help. It is difficult though.

Feeling that you can't be forgiven or are undeserving are the path of evil. It seeks to destroy the spirit.

 

[saveliberty]

We over feed our bodies, barely venture to expand the mind and often starve the soul.

 

[saveliberty]

I'm going to need a book deal before I go much further. Show me some numbers USMB.

 

[Ringel05]

Spend some time exploring grace. It goes far beyond simple forgiveness.

• “Grace” is the most important concept in the Bible, Christianity, and the world. Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely; the peace of God given to the restless; the unmerited favor of God. It is most clearly expressed in the promises of God revealed in Scripture and embodied in Jesus Christ.

It took me years of praying for God's forgiveness before I truly understood he had already given it to me and that I just had to give it to myself.

 

[saveliberty]

If I were stranded on an island, I'd name my volleyball Ringel...

 

[saveliberty]

It took me years of praying for God's forgiveness before I truly understood he had already given it to me and that I just had to give it to myself.

If you truly repent it is ALWAYS given. Often we try to repent by beating ourselves up for a long time. That is not what is needed.

 

[Oddball]

Looks like things are getting done and everyone here appears to be doing/getting better, myself included. Last week I did something that has lifted the tons of weight off my shoulders and the fog of darkness from my eyes. I forgave myself for being me.
Now I'm actively starting to get things done, slowly back to cleaning up this disaster I call home, exercising and eating much better (most of the time.......).

Part of my A.M. wake-up routine, after thanking creation for the fact that my eyes opened, is to forgive myself for whatever things I did or didn't do yesterday.

Aside from being cathartic, it starts my day with a point of focus if it's something that was left undone.

 

[Ridgerunner]

We over feed our bodies, barely venture to expand the mind and often starve the soul.

Tru Dat, Kitty Kat...

 

[Lumpy 1]

Wow .. I'm here, I just thought I should say, something...

 

[Oddball]

Feeling that you can't be forgiven or are undeserving are the path of evil. It seeks to destroy the spirit.

Lack of deservingness is one of the three core sources of all neurotic behavior....The other two being helplessness and hopelessness.

 

[saveliberty]

Wow .. I'm here, I just thought I should say, something...

Being self aware is a good thing.

 

[Ringel05]

If you truly repent it is ALWAYS given. Often we try to repent by beating ourselves up for a long time. That is not what is needed.

So I can put away the cat-o-nine tail? Cool!!

 

[saveliberty]

Lack of deservingness is one of the three core sources of all neurotic behavior....The other two being helplessness and hopelessness.

Thing is, it is not deserved. It is a gift freely given to those who seek it. Again by grace, not earned. Certainly a source of neurotic behavior though. I try to start everyone back to forgiven each day. Yesterday is simply the past. We are living in the moment, which is what determines whether I am okay, happy or angry with a person for the day.

 

[saveliberty]

So I can put away the cat-o-nine tail? Cool!!

Oh...it might get lost that way. It may have other...uses? Martin Luther had one of those I think. That and his homemade beer.