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This is why you need to have a pre-meal consisting of Lucky Charms,thus disguising anything suspicious tasting. Not to mention coating the inside of your tummy with lucky goodness. After all,what suspicious tasting food stands a chance against purple horseshoes,green clovers,and blue diamonds??? That's right. Nothing!
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I went to the doctors today and they were not happy with me. All the months of not eating and sleeping, panic attacks, anxiety and depression is taking it's toll on me. I have stomach ulcers and now even if I am a little stressed out, I throw up and I get sick to the stomach. They say if things keep going like this I would be hospitalized because of the weight loss and such.
I genuinely hope everyone here had a much better day than I did.
I genuinely hope everyone here had a much better day than I did.
yikes. sounds like a wake up call.
i'll be working online tonight, so you know where to find me if you need to chat. *hugs*
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
matthew 11:28-30
i'll be working online tonight, so you know where to find me if you need to chat. *hugs*
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
matthew 11:28-30
I don't know if he'll read this, but...I thought it was pretty funny anyway.
I've had at least 3 dreams about CC before, be it on the forums or people from them. Nothing bad or weird, but last night I dreamed that ServantStrike was an eagle, and I saw him post on the forums that he was very sad because the tornado that had gone through where I was (I actually dream about tornadoes somewhat often, it's kinda terrifying) killed his eagle lady friend, but he was glad that they got to hold hands before it happened. I specifically remember thinking in my dream, "How do eagles hold hands?"
My mind, I tell you what.
I've had at least 3 dreams about CC before, be it on the forums or people from them. Nothing bad or weird, but last night I dreamed that ServantStrike was an eagle, and I saw him post on the forums that he was very sad because the tornado that had gone through where I was (I actually dream about tornadoes somewhat often, it's kinda terrifying) killed his eagle lady friend, but he was glad that they got to hold hands before it happened. I specifically remember thinking in my dream, "How do eagles hold hands?"
My mind, I tell you what.
Well, that's interesting. Though, I promise that's not what EagleServantStrike was doing with his lady friend! That'd be a weird thing to dream about. 
I didn't want to make a second post right after this one, so I'll just include this unrelated part here.
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I hear a lot of Christians say, "When someone doesn't have much, or they are poor, and trying to be content, they can always thank God for their friends and family and other little things etc. etc.".
I get the point of it, but I don't think it's 100% true. I watched a video of a Christian man captured in an Asian country, tortured for his beliefs. He didn't have friends nearby to be thankful for. He didn't have family to be thankful for at that time. He probably wasn't always thankful he was even alive, considering the pain they put him through. His living conditions were obviously not a 5 star hotel, so not much to be thankful there, either. Sometimes, people literally have nothing "to be thankful for". And that's the point, because only God remains.
Contentment has to be more than what our circumstances are and what we're thankful for because if that is all taken away, we have rested our contentment on the wrong thing, instead of the One who cannot be taken away.
I see a lot of "#blessed" on Facebook, or "God's timing is so good!" because things are going their way. They wouldn't dare put that if something terrible happened to them. God does not change from one step to the next. God's timing is no less good or His blessing of salvation any less so because you are no longer comfortable.
And it's hard. It's not like I know how to do this quite right yet, myself. I guess I'm just tired of the fluffy "My boyfriend is such a godly man, I'm soooo blessed!! <3" because I feel like the meaning of blessings and God's character are lost in that. I made a similar entire thread a while back, but...I felt the need to post again.
/endrant
I didn't want to make a second post right after this one, so I'll just include this unrelated part here.
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I hear a lot of Christians say, "When someone doesn't have much, or they are poor, and trying to be content, they can always thank God for their friends and family and other little things etc. etc.".
I get the point of it, but I don't think it's 100% true. I watched a video of a Christian man captured in an Asian country, tortured for his beliefs. He didn't have friends nearby to be thankful for. He didn't have family to be thankful for at that time. He probably wasn't always thankful he was even alive, considering the pain they put him through. His living conditions were obviously not a 5 star hotel, so not much to be thankful there, either. Sometimes, people literally have nothing "to be thankful for". And that's the point, because only God remains.
Contentment has to be more than what our circumstances are and what we're thankful for because if that is all taken away, we have rested our contentment on the wrong thing, instead of the One who cannot be taken away.
I see a lot of "#blessed" on Facebook, or "God's timing is so good!" because things are going their way. They wouldn't dare put that if something terrible happened to them. God does not change from one step to the next. God's timing is no less good or His blessing of salvation any less so because you are no longer comfortable.
And it's hard. It's not like I know how to do this quite right yet, myself. I guess I'm just tired of the fluffy "My boyfriend is such a godly man, I'm soooo blessed!! <3" because I feel like the meaning of blessings and God's character are lost in that. I made a similar entire thread a while back, but...I felt the need to post again.
/endrant
I think people only talk about the good times because it's bragging or because they think they're supposed to as Christians. They don't post about the bad times because it's a "bad" testimony or because they're ashamed. And let's not forget the nonsense doctrine that says you're sinning or evil because "bad" things are happening to you. If you only had enough faith, God would become a spoiling parent who gives you anything you wish.
God cares far more about our character then he does our comfort. We are continuously blessed. We're not going to hell, after all. I count that as a HUGE blessing. And as for the "My boyfriend/husband is _______! I'm soooo blessed" stuff, more often than not, is a woman bragging. It isn't so much about whether or not the guy in her life will see it on Facebook or that his friends will see it on FB. It's so HER friends see it on FB and think better of her and the relationship. Now, my analysis may be wrong, but that has been my experience with women (Christian or not).
From a student's perspective, I love constructive criticism. I can even find some benefit in not-so-constructive criticism and manage to learn because at least I know what I'm doing wrong. I don't expect to be coddled, but I do expect to be taught. Mockery and humiliation serves no educational purpose other than teaching me how NOT to be a teacher.
Some people should not be educators.
*sigh* thankfully pianists have access to the lock-able practice rooms so I had a place to cry after class today.
Some people should not be educators.
*sigh* thankfully pianists have access to the lock-able practice rooms so I had a place to cry after class today.