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Well, I was speaking more generally.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.
Maybe we can just stick with tbe homemade beer?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.
No way! The beer will lead to Karaoke. Then we'll have to ask for forgiveness in being off key.Maybe we can just stick with tbe homemade beer?
Yup .. be your natural happy go lucky self Ringel, accept the what is and move along looking for laughs and such.So I can put away the cat-o-nine tail? Cool!!
I don't know what's going on but I'm all in for You ending up happy..Self forgiveness is hard. Things have gotten so bad I finally broke down and got help. It is difficult though.
Behind every behavior -no matter how screwed up anyone may perceive it to be- is a positive intent.Self forgiveness is hard. Things have gotten so bad I finally broke down and got help. It is difficult though.
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Saturday morning!
This piece about lucid dreaming showed up in my feed today....Haven't had one of those in quite awhile....Foreshadowing?
Can Lucid Dreaming Help Us Understand Consciousness?
The ability to control our dreams is a skill that more of us are seeking to acquire for sheer pleasure. But if taken seriously, scientists believe it could unlock new secrets of the mindgetpocket.com
On that note, let the cartoon begin!
Oh my Ollie. I didn't know but so glad you're okay now. Take care of yourself. We've all become fond of you you know.6 Days in the hospital. Seems the stent within a stent that was just ballooned a month ago was in need of being ballooned again. They thought thee was nothing wrong both times. Maybe now they'll believe me when I tell them something isn't right. Feeling better though still tired. Glad to be back home. Had a "Veterans in the Classroom" this morning with a tenth grade History class. Love working with the kids....
The Coffee Shop will celebrate its 12th anniversary in May. Several of the old timers did drop off for whatever reason--some just for whatever reason didn't like it here? Some didn't like the new format of USMB. The whole country has been dreadfully partisan and divisive for some time now though we have been successful, with great assistance from the mods, at keeping almost all of that out of the Coffee Shop. When we don't fuss about political and religious differences of opinion and people don't trigger and get angry or defensive at any opportunity to do so, we can enjoy and appreciate people even if we don't agree with them about politics and/or religion etc. We discuss a lot of serious topics in here, but it's okay to sometimes just keep it light and have fun.General observation from someone more absent than on USMB. The attempts to reduce partisanship by heavily modding and creating safe spaces has failed. The place is more partisan and frankly dumbed down terribly. Traffic in the Coffee Shop has slowed too. Is it a function of people being uninterested in participating on the rest of the board?
We have a number of newbies that we have been enjoying getting to know too. They'll be old timers in no time.
Well, if you had a problem with you, I'm glad the two of you got it worked out. You've always been okay to me.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.......).
Well, if USMB comes through, count me as your first advance order.I'm going to need a book deal before I go much further. Show me some numbers USMB.
Good for you. I am a child of alcoholics, both now gone, lost a nephew to alcoholism, and there is other active alcoholism and drug addiction in our family. So for me the help I needed, and finally was able to admit I needed, came through years of Al-anon. It was immensely helpful for my mind and soul to heal a bit, and taught me how to make some helpful attitude adjustments and healthier life choices. I'm nowhere near the person I wish I was, but at least I am at peace that the person I want to be probably doesn't exist.Self forgiveness is hard. Things have gotten so bad I finally broke down and got help. It is difficult though.
I can so relate…my father was an alcoholic as is my husband, severe, and my brother has schizophrenia. I don’t think I ever dealt with our disfunction in truly healthy ways. I am also pretty private so it is extremely hard to reach out. For me, at least, I reached a point where I couldn’t deal with situations any more and I had to do something or crash. I started running to “deal” … it helps but how far can you really run? It is admittedly difficult. I haven’t reached out to Alanon yet, but that too would be a good choice. I want to be at peace.Good for you. I am a child of alcoholics, both now gone, lost a nephew to alcoholism, and there is other active alcoholism and drug addiction in our family. So for me the help I needed, and finally was able to admit I needed, came through years of Al-anon. It was immensely helpful for my mind and soul to heal a bit, and taught me how to make some helpful attitude adjustments and healthier life choices. I'm nowhere near the person I wish I was, but at least I am at peace that the person I want to be probably doesn't exist.
At the end of church service the pastor says, "Go in peace, serve the Lord".I can so relate…my father was an alcoholic as is my husband, severe, and my brother has schizophrenia. I don’t think I ever dealt with our disfunction in truly healthy ways. I am also pretty private so it is extremely hard to reach out. For me, at least, I reached a point where I couldn’t deal with situations any more and I had to do something or crash. I started running to “deal” … it helps but how far can you really run? It is admittedly difficult. I haven’t reached out to Alanon yet, but that too would be a good choice. I want to be at peace.
I can so relate…my father was an alcoholic as is my husband, severe, and my brother has schizophrenia. I don’t think I ever dealt with our disfunction in truly healthy ways. I am also pretty private so it is extremely hard to reach out. For me, at least, I reached a point where I couldn’t deal with situations any more and I had to do something or crash. I started running to “deal” … it helps but how far can you really run? It is admittedly difficult. I haven’t reached out to Alanon yet, but that too would be a good choice. I want to be at peace.
Soooo happy you're back Save. I hope you choose to stay awhile.At the end of church service the pastor says, "Go in peace, serve the Lord".
Sometimes being at peace is helping others. In my dark times it was my hope that I was important or worth something, because I could still help others. True peace is not of this world, but to whatever level we can, I wish that for you.
The world only gets to go sideways so far before I step in. Fought a lot of battles over state control of our lives here in Michigan. Educating folks about the real science of Covid and how to really protect yourself. Real life action was needed. Now Putin strikes from afar and a message board is as far as I can fight.Soooo happy you're back Save. I hope you choose to stay awhile.
