Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

[MissCris]

I get so tired of seeing people act like victims. People who do messed up things to everyone around them, and then when they reap what they've sown, they cower in a corner and cry like a baby, "People are so mean!"

...and it's not that I necessarily enjoy seeing them get back what they've given, but there is a certain satisfaction in seeing them learn how it feels.

Except sometimes, they don't realize that things have simply turned around on them, sometimes they just think that they are a wonderful person and so cannot understand why bad things are happening to them.

Wake up! What goes around comes around! You can't treat people like dirt, use and abuse them for their trusting, open hearts, and then expect that you will never pay for it. Maybe, just maybe, it would be better to stop acting like a martyr, and start owning up to having been a wolf in sheep's clothing. Stand up and behave like a decent human being.

...and that concludes my sudden outburst...

 

[shawntc]

I get so tired of seeing people act like victims. People who do messed up things to everyone around them, and then when they reap what they've sown, they cower in a corner and cry like a baby, "People are so mean!"

Then there are people like me... floormats. I do good to others, and I generally get stomped upon. Perhaps it is time for me to ditch the "nice guy" mentality and be a bit more assertive.

 

[arwen83]

It's quite remarkable that every second of every minute, of everyday your body is doing everything in its power to keep you alive. Keeping your heart going, to the most minut cell and atom all to keep you going. When something malfunctions, it can throw the whole body off, but it still tries to adapt. Always the goal is to keep you alive.

 

[adekruif]

Holy smokes what a Monday. After being "gone" from work for two weeks, I send an email restating what I said in a phone call and managed to get some high ups in my company involved. It's actually kinda funny when a simple email sparks such a huge mess. hehe

 

[shawntc]

Apparently reality TV is indeed fake to a large degree. I didn't realize just to what extent it was. Hopefully Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton aren't as... ick... as they appear on TV.

 

[homwardbound]

It's near impossible to do this...

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...when you're going on one of these:

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Cool, thanks, and is truth as the world leads not God

 

[homwardbound]

Then there are people like me... floormats. I do good to others, and I generally get stomped upon. Perhaps it is time for me to ditch the "nice guy" mentality and be a bit more assertive.

Just learn from and be wise as a serpent, staying harmless as a dove.

 

[rachelsedge]

I would love to go into the woods, in the mountains, and just spend a few days there by myself. No internet, no texting, no email, no...nothing. Just get away from it all for a bit. Just myself, a book, my Bible, and some art supplies.

I used to be able to do that where I lived last year. I should have taken advantage of it more often.

 

[DuchessAimee]

One of the things that gets to me is denial. People claim to know themselves… but they don't. They don't bother to look at their actions past the end of their own nose. They blame others and despise the truth. They claim humility, but they're actually cloaked in pride. You may fool others, and you appear to be fooling yourself. But I see you… and others do too.


I only know a handful of people who actually know and admit to who they really are. It's a shame there aren't more in our fold.

 

[MissCris]

This morning, I'm...upset. I feel just as crappy as I do every time I have a fight with my older sister. It happens a couple of times a year, and it's ugly, and I never know how to fix it. A lot of the time, I don't even know what, if anything, I've done wrong. This time, I know. This time, I've hurt her feelings without meaning to, but they are hurt nonetheless.

The problem is that I don't want to apologize. I don't. I should, and I probably will, but because of...things...I would rather just not talk to her at all. I feel like we drag each other down when we do talk to each other, and we've never had anything in common so all we have to talk about is our family.

I don't like the person I let myself become when I'm talking to my sister. I don't like our history, and I don't like these fights.

I don't know what I should do here.

 

[Fenner]

I took the kids to my friends Bible camp this morning at her house. They had a lot of fun. My friend has such a creative imagination and is so good with kids. She turned her garage into a ranch, with hay and everything. Her Cockapoo dog Teddy is now the Indian guide dog Theodore Cockapoo. How cute is that?

 

[Fenner]

This morning, I'm...upset. I feel just as crappy as I do every time I have a fight with my older sister. It happens a couple of times a year, and it's ugly, and I never know how to fix it. A lot of the time, I don't even know what, if anything, I've done wrong. This time, I know. This time, I've hurt her feelings without meaning to, but they are hurt nonetheless.

The problem is that I don't want to apologize. I don't. I should, and I probably will, but because of...things...I would rather just not talk to her at all. I feel like we drag each other down when we do talk to each other, and we've never had anything in common so all we have to talk about is our family.

I don't like the person I let myself become when I'm talking to my sister. I don't like our history, and I don't like these fights.

I don't know what I should do here.

I hate fighting and confrontation. It's awful I am not good at it and I feel sick when it happens. I'm the type of person who wants to end the drama so I usually apologize first. I would pray about it and approach in the way you feel God is telling you to approach.

 

[rachelsedge]

I'm reading "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis (it has taken me way longer than I wanted to be getting through this series, my own fault), and this quote hit me last night:

"In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas."
"Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of."

I don't know, it just made me think...that what I am made of, my hair, skin, physical flaws, etc...is not who I am. It's just what I'm made of.

It hit me in the gut, and was encouraging at the same time.

 

[GreenNnice]

Going to do a lot of things, but, 'The Voyage Of The Dawntreader' brings back memories of my book report done way back when, in high school. Good ole 'Eustace,' I think, that was the name of one of the characters, I can't remember much of that book, so long ago read, but there is a powerful message of God and His taking care of our life when we rely on Him and not depend on self, IF I remember right.
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Getting ready to go to the ocean, see my sisters kids and some friends, including a friend, I met when I was 5 years old and we've stayed friends since. He and his family, now that includes a wife and 2 teen boys, all grown up, with one boy, adopted, that I've got to know, will likely be out there, too, it should be a lot of fun. A slam-bang good time ! The Lord leads .

God bless everyone's Fourths this weekend, in USA, and, whatever celebration out there for others in other countries, too, if any. I am THANKFUL and BLESSED to be able to be free to praise Christ and can't imagine my life not doing it. I just said the other day, that IF I went to Afghanistan or another country that I could not freely worship God, I would not live very long in that country, because I will NOT EVER NEVER EVER deny Him. Food for thought, huh ? What about you?

Maybe, that's you too, when you come to think of it I hope and pray it is, we should choose Him IF ever the choice came that we would die if we chose Him not. My feelings, now, the Lord leads, and, He knows your heart. Ultimately, we are to follow Him and just because we deny Christ it does NOT mean you won't go to Heaven. Christ new that, right He told Peter, 'You will deny Me three times before the cock crows." And, guess what happenend Read any of the gospel books to find your answer IF you don't know

So, back to the Fourth of July, I've got to go get stuff gathered and then time to go spoil the nieces (ages 4 and 6) and nephew (13)

Be careful out there, whatever you do, be with Him, there's truth to the saying, in so many ways, 'Don't play with fire.' But, be a light to this darkened world, in whatever way........................................


..................................................whatever manner...........................................................

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<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>whatever wherever---------------------------------He leads.


The Lord leads. "...you follow Me." John 21:22
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."

 

[shawntc]

I apparently have self-worth issues. That's... different. Considering I am a 21 year old male.

 

[arwen83]

Its steaming hot here 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) with the humidity. Thank goodness for air conditioning and frappacinos

 

[shawntc]

Due to recent events in my life, I may from now on be a bit more, what's the word, aggressive with people. Not saying I'm going to be a jerk to everyone, but I'm going to stand up for myself more often. I am not the world's floormat and I will not continue to be treated as such.

 

[1still_waters]

Can't decide if George Zimmerman's lawyer is Orel Hershiser..

 

[shawntc]

I want to be a better computer geek. All I really do is web design and even there my knowledge isn't terribly deep. I'd like to actually be someone who knows how to do advanced stuff with computers and their operating systems.

 

[shawntc]

I can't take someone seriously when their username has the number 666 in it. It's not edgy. It's silly and overused. And foolish if you claim to be anything but Christian. You're non-Christian, so you put a number significant to Christianity in your username? That makes about as much sense as me calling myself Siddhartha_Gautama (the Buddha's real name).