(Potentially) Profound Thoughts

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seoulsearch

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Due to a string of bad luck that has left me very angry and frustrated I've decided to leave the site for an undetermined length of time. I need to fix my life. Thanks to all who've been kind to me Good luck and God bless
We are going to miss you! I'm very sorry for everything you've been going through. We'll be praying for you and Godspeed!

Hopefully you can come back in not too long of a time. 🙏❤️

We're also here if you want us to pray for specific things and/or just need to vent!
 

enril

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Due to a string of bad luck that has left me very angry and frustrated I've decided to leave the site for an undetermined length of time. I need to fix my life. Thanks to all who've been kind to me Good luck and God bless
keep hope alive.
 

Lynx

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Some people believe their children are the greatest project they will work on.

Some believe it is important to find something greater than yourself to work on.

If I am the greatest project I will ever work on, I need to readjust my aim. I'm not so great...
 

Solemateleft

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Some people believe their children are the greatest project they will work on.
Some believe it is important to find something greater than yourself to work on.
If I am the greatest project I will ever work on, I need to readjust my aim. I'm not so great...
Yep, all very good points...
I related to this premise based upon the major milestones of my life thus far... and assumed that the last phase described below might resonate with many others who found themselves here under similar circumstances...

I suspect that I and many folks spent the first part of our young single lives working on ourselves - many thru self discovery...
Even then, I imagine that many of us had to restart, reset and refocus a few times...

Once married and raising three kids - you are absolutely correct - each of them were the main focus of my efforts...
At the same time - even during that phase I still often found myself (as I imagine many others have) having to restart, reset and refocus with the aim (in my case) to strive to be the best example for my kids as a man of faith, a husband, father and provider...

After the big 'D' that fortunately coincided with my kids as young adults - I found myself all alone (with my dog) and that is when I discovered this CC Forum all those years ago - as I suspect that many on CC may have found their way here during similar phases in their lives... That is when this profound premise bounced back across that net and really hit home...
Yes, I recognized that even with adult kids that I will always be there father, but with a renewed focus - still striving to be that best example (still stumble) as a man of faith, father and provider... But it is now more than ever, along this last phase, where I find myself all alone that these words resonate with me to keep going and to never give up... (y)
 

Solemateleft

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Well maybe not so profound for us, but rather maybe a friendly profound reminder from our childhood and for passing along to our kids and grandkids... hmm maybe such nursery rhymes (religious children's books) might make for good Christmas gifts... ;)
 

Cameron143

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Well maybe not so profound for us, but rather maybe a friendly profound reminder from our childhood and for passing along to our kids and grandkids... hmm maybe such nursery rhymes (religious children's books) might make for good Christmas gifts... ;)
Mary had a little lamb,
A little bread, a little jam.
 

Lynx

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Mary had a little lamb,
A little bread, a little jam.
I heard something like that.

Mary had a little lamb
Some lobster and some prunes
A chocolate shake, a piece of pie
And then some macaroons
It made the waiters really grin
To see her order so
And when they carried Mary out
Her face was white as snow