Tag: spirituality
group name: trialsoflife
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March 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT --
Metaphorically, we've all had "crucifixions and resurrections", if we've lived long enough. Whether it was a divorce or a devastating illness, we probably thought that . . . more
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April 01, 2007 05:41 AM EDT --
Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.
--Catherine Ponder
Getting mad at someone, a friend perhaps, is normal. Everybody gets mad sometimes. But when we stay mad for very long, it ruins . . . more
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March 31, 2007 05:20 PM EDT --
I don't always get to know why.
I may find myself caught up in wondering why something happened while asking myself, "What did I do wrong?" or "Why did this happen to me?"
If . . . more
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April 19, 2007 10:54 PM EDT --
A dear friend is facing a complicated heart surgery tomorrow. This will be her third, and the second surgery was only within the the last five months. Surgeons will atempt to repair a hole in the . . . more
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March 30, 2007 10:00 AM EDT --
beachfront town
one way or another I've lived close to the water all my life
you learn things about people that way,
I've known well-traveled men and women who, whether I acted on it or not, . . . more
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January 04, 2008 10:24 AM EST --
When I quit using cocaine, cold, in 2002 I was nervous. I couldn't sit still; I paced about my office, refilled water bottles - I did anything to keep moving, to keep busy, to keep my mind off using. . . . more
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April 08, 2008 06:32 AM EDT --
I'm thankful for --
--good health in the family at this time
--understanding supportive DH
--cheese (haven't yet tried a variety I didn't like)
--really fresh chips (in the dollar . . . more
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December 31, 2007 05:35 PM EST --
Psychoanayst Carl Jung taught that there are two major seasons in our lives. The first season he said was one where we focused primarily on the biological and social aspects of our lives--having children, . . . more
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April 12, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
Today I am a magnet, attracting only good things. As you know one side of the magnet attracts and the other side pushes away.
I attract goodness and push away all that is harmful or negative.
I . . . more
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April 18, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
You ever have those tunes you listen to when you're feeling down in the dumps of emotions? I do, a couple I attempted suicide to (don't worry, I'm okay now, years ago), and some I still listen . . . more
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January 21, 2008 05:56 AM EST --
I'm thankful for:
--153 days left, and things will be better or I will join a troupe of traveling orangutans
--good weekend - too bad they're so short! :)
--a new lipstick that turns . . . more
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October 09, 2007 10:47 AM EDT --
On August 30, 2003, Robert Rogers and his wife and four children were driving from Wichita to their home near Kansas City, Missouri. They had attended a wedding in Wichita and now, with the children (all . . . more
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October 21, 2007 08:07 AM EDT --
If you had to answer this question what would you say?
Happiness is_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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March 27, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
I was wondering what everyone's thoughts here were in regards to gun control laws and the rise in gang violence?
I do believe that there needs to be a better system set into place . . . more
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January 23, 2008 06:32 AM EST --
I'm thankful for
--151 days left, and things will be better or I will be making a living designing award winning tree houses(for the rich and famous of course)
--the few die-hard snow men left . . . more
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July 21, 2007 04:22 AM EDT --
Drugged up mom kills infant in microwave
Have you heard this story? I.'m disgusted, outraged, and disappointed all at the same time. I actually just listened to a debate on whether or not the . . . more
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April 09, 2008 06:30 AM EDT --
I'm thankful for
--the fun of watching a pestiferous kitten grow up into a beautiful healthy cat (right now he's standing on his head trying to get something out of a basket)
--chocolate . . . more
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April 10, 2008 06:35 AM EDT --
I'm thankful for
--really great BBQ
--God's word
--computer fun
--God present in our work situation, though we struggle now to see Him at work
--little flowers popping up everywhere . . . more
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October 07, 2007 08:18 AM EDT --
Forty years have I stumbled forward in vain,
Weighed down by indifference and mediocrity.
Adrift in the glare of self pity and inactivity.
A mechanical being devoid of sympathy.
Squinting in the bright . . . more
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May 05, 2007 10:51 AM EDT --
I have seens some interesting challenges/suggestions for self-discovery on blogs recently. I decided to bring them to the Gather community for us to benefit from. This one comes from the blog at AlexShalman.com. . . . more
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