Oh pillow embroidered for human warmth Moreau would find peace within your fabric Inside their microscopic vivisected logic Abomination: A clamouring denial for the whole Of your sacred preciousness And of their own.
After coming home from church, my wife and I watched the festivities on TV: a Foreigner and Colin James concert from Niagara Falls, Canada. At midnight, I gave her and my son each a hug - no kisses so they wouldn't catch my stomach flu. My 20-year-old daughter was out partying till five and vomiting till eight - I don't miss those days. I'll be seeing my parents at one for a home-cooked Italian meal. Cheers JU - I love ta read ya.
It's fascinating to me that Benedict's "hate speech", as you call it, has resulted in increased dialogue and mutual understanding on this thread. Reading this thread, I feel much closer to you now, and your God doesn't seem very different from my own. Perhaps yours is more a judgement of Pope Benedict's motive's than of his lecture. What do you say of someone willing to risk his life in going to Turkey, in the face of protest, just to talk and understand?
Here's a translation of the pope's speech. I encourage people to judge for themselves: WWW Link I see a judgement on his part that the teaching of spreading religion by the sword is illogical and therefore necessarily not from God. I see an attempt to initiate a dialogue with Muslim religious leaders who too often have been silent when people have committed atrocity in the name of Islam.
I treat people at Walk-In Clinics and it is my dream job. Software engineering and family practice were near misses for me. I had to try something different. Now, most mornings, I can't wait to get started.
Details, details. Others are so consumed by details. You may not have a name for that at which you excel (visionary-evangelist, manager-catalyst, intellect-wrangler, or seer-of-the-big-picture perhaps?) That may just be a reflection of the uniqueness of that which you do. From my perspective, you do it well. You have done no less than launch yourself from a precipice and build an airplane on the way down to soften your landing. It is only your competitive nature that causes you to compare yourse
May 29th like JFK Your birthday on the 29th adds a tone of idealism to your nature. You are imaginative and creative, but rather uncomfortable in the business world. You are very aware and sensitive, with outstanding intuitive skills and analytical abilities. The 29 reduces to 11, one of the master numbers which often produces much nervous tension. This is the birthday of the dreamer rather than the doer. You do, however, work very well wit
I suppose if someone were considering boiling the water to drink, the lead might be important, but then how about insecticides and solvents? They might kill you quicker. Lead usually acts pretty slowly. I agree that authorities, including scientific ones, often lose perspective and comon sense. The cdc site is usually a reliable one. Link
Speaking as a guy, we can be pretty stupid. My guess is that D needs you to be there for him at least as much as you need him. I've been married 22 years. It keeps on getting better, really it does, with every challenge that we handle together. Part of it though, is that I'm beginning to grow up. It takes us guys a little longer, that's all.
I'm simultaneously deeply disturbed and aroused. -- ouch!
Canadians (and perhaps Americans too) undervalue their teachers. In Budapest, birthplace to some of the world's greatest mathematicians, including Erdos, they name many of their streets not only after those mathematicians, but after their teachers.
Thanks Trinitie. An attitude of gratitude surely is an infectious thing. Tonight, before I go to sleep, I'll be a little bit more grateful for my day too.
I accidentally ate my description...BURP---now its back! You are TAZ You are wild and crazy and you know it. You know how to have fun, but you may take it to extremes. You know what you are doing though, and are much in control if your own life. People don't always see things your way, but that doesn't mean that you should do away with your beliefs. Tr
You are TAZ I woulda guessed eyore.
lw reminds me of that old standard: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference." That applies to me as well as to others. I've often found that making peace with my fearfulness gives me respite from it. I've also had to recognize my powerlessness over others. My daughter, who as far as I know was never sexually abused, started cutting when she was in grade 8. We provided th
This is a fascinating subject. I have known many people who have indeed admitted fault only to attempt to use this in order to avoid responsibility. This includes people who have blamed mental illness, including addiction, alcoholism and depression, for their behaviour to such an extent that they have rendered themselves impotent to effect any positive change in their lives. I have found personally that the moment I admit to a problem, I beco
Canadian here. I gave generously to 911 disaster relief and will give again generously to Louisiana victims. My government seems to be on board too: Link
Thanks Dharma. Gosh but you've got a lot of energy and initiative!
hey, wait a second, why are those looters all white?
I know that almost any bank will open a charitable account for a nominal fee. Gene could then have us all send the money to the "Fuzzy Fund" care of the bank's address. My two kitties and I would be donating too. Sick kitty, so sad. ;(
practice? Yes, but I'm speaking as a person in recovery, not as a doctor. I don't work for free.
I agree with lw that wondering whether you have a problem suggests that part of you believes you do. Continuing to use compulsively despite negative consequences is, I think what MM was referring to. This is similar to the official psychiatric definition of alcoholism. Sometimes it becomes most obvious that people are addicts and alcoholics when they stop using: the so-called "dry drunk" syndrome. Many Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous stories talk about how people
This is not good for me. Really feeds into my self-obsession. Pure Nerd 91 % Nerd, 21% Geek, 47% Dork what else is new?
sorry, ddoublee ppostt
But do you need god to do that? Can you not be totally non-theistic and STILL be accepting? Short answer: Yes, I think that most people can be accepting and non-theistic. Long answer: My spirituality is an enrichment to my life. It widens my world from the confines of that which is strictl
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