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Solemateleft

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cinder said:
Well returning streams to sort of it's original purpose (or at least what it was back in its heyday):

I sometimes wonder if I'm making the same mistakes with getting my dog (she's been with me just over a week) as a lot of people make in dating. And in some ways dog has made my life better and in some more stressful, but then I also think about how she's got one major issue that made her difficult to find a home for and how often people are just tossed aside because of one major issue (not saying that anyone should date or marry someone with a known major issue, dealbreakers exist for a reason) when they've got a lot to offer and with a little support and coaching and the right kind of help they could overcome it and become people as good as anyone else.

But I still maintain dogs are better people than most people.
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Yep, I can certainly relate to your astute observations... I'm an avid people watcher... and as a Single person - can't help to notice all the varying and vast combinations of people who seem to gravitate towards each other... I have lots of working hypotheses in this area with a working theory (not absolute more of a generalization) that people tend to gravitate towards people with a comparable volume of issues (relatively)... This theory tends to really only work with people who have some sense of 'self-aware'... Unfortunately, those who lack genuine 'self-awareness' are more likely to find fault with others - not realizing the volume of their own issues... So, ya - people are complicated and lots of them really suck... It used to be only half of them, but that number seems to be growing disproportionately... :) :(
 
cinder

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Well my other thought has been something along the lines of yeah, all the dogs we know are the good dogs because the bad ones get put down. And some sense of morality just means we're not as willing to take that same approach with a lot of the bad people.
 
Lynx

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Eh... not really. Most dogs I've met WANT to be good dogs. Bad behavior in dogs usually comes from either bad training or instinct that conflicts with civilized life.

But then, you can pop a dog on the nose if he does something bad. You can't do that so much with people.
 
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my current thoughts are there are too many control freaks in this world.
And people are too busy doing stuff that would be better done if they took their time. Like it might take longer to do something right and easy to take a shortcut, but the shortcut means you miss out on the real stuff.

Is that a metaphor for life or what. I dunno.
 
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cinder said:
Well my other thought has been something along the lines of yeah, all the dogs we know are the good dogs because the bad ones get put down. And some sense of morality just means we're not as willing to take that same approach with a lot of the bad people.
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Have you seen the movie Megan Leavey? It's a true story about a military dog that was very aggressive and impossible to train. The military was going to euthanize it when this woman marine who had become the dog's friend while working in the kennel refused to give up on him. It's a good story.

 
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Lanolin said:
my current thoughts are there are too many control freaks in this world.
And people are too busy doing stuff that would be better done if they took their time. Like it might take longer to do something right and easy to take a shortcut, but the shortcut means you miss out on the real stuff.

Is that a metaphor for life or what. I dunno.
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Yes, I've always joked that the ol' business triad is just as applicable to life...

In business you can have your product "Good, Fast, or Cheap" - pick any Two and accept that the Third will not be included...

Life translation>>>
In Life you can have your relationship (or life situation) "Good, Fast, or Cheap" - pick any Two and accept that the Third will not be included...

A Good + Cheap relationship - will take TIME (not fast) and commitment...
A Good + Fast relationship - will likely come at a HIGH COST (Not Cheap); where in a relationship COST can tranlate to mean sacrifice, pain or financial...
A Cheap + Fast relationship - will likely NOT be GOOD... nor lasting...
 
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Did a parent or grandparent ever remind you:

“God gave you two ears and one mouth! You should LISTEN twice as much as you speak.”

It’s an easy concept to understand, but a difficult one to put into practice. Especially in our spiritual life!
 
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With so many church buildings and many people giving money to their churches, why are there still so many poor and homeless people around?

Why are there millions of so called christians and the road to salvation is narrow and few that find it?

How does the disobedience of one man make us sinners? I figured it out. Read my posts.
 
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Solemateleft said:
Did a parent or grandparent ever remind you:

“God gave you two ears and one mouth! You should LISTEN twice as much as you speak.”

It’s an easy concept to understand, but a difficult one to put into practice. Especially in our spiritual life!
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"A wise man hears before he speaks
He knows he doesn't know everything
I wish that sounded more like me
But I've got so far to go!

Why is my first reaction
To give my own opinion?
Like I could tell You something
You don't already know"
 
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"Sometimes brokenness is beautiful.
It’s not always easy to see, but in time we’re given the chance to learn this lesson.
From death, comes life. From hurt, comes healing. From suffering, comes meaning.
The gospels show us that there truly is beauty in the breaking."
 
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We have the chance to give ourselves to lots of things. We can devote ourselves to our work. Pour ourselves into a workout regimen. Maintain a commitment to our family or our friends. But what about prayer? Can we say that we “give ourselves” to prayer?
 
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I was recently dumped and abandoned by a fiancee who I didn't like yo start with, he bored me, was uninteresting and a liar, still after literally praying for God to get me out if the situation, and the man, litetally out of the blue went from"I love you and want to take care if you for the rest of your life" to "I cant do this and I never want to talk or see you again??" in 24 hrs- and even though it was a complete relief...I actually felt the same ' I still want to think about this punk, and pretend I missed something. Rejection is powerful..its a trick
 
Lynx

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Solemateleft said:
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This ties in with an observation I made a few months ago. I have observed that (in general) the more mature a person becomes, the less excitement and adventure matter and the more comfort and security matter.

It seems the trick to a really good life is to realize this while one is young enough to endure the excitement and adventure of acquiring the comfort and security one will need later in life.
 
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A good meal will get you out of a hangry (hungry + angry) mood, but it takes more than a basket of chicken tenders to get you back to truly being the-best-version-of-yourself.

The truth is — the next meal or purchase or thing isn’t going to solve the problems that keep you up at night.

So maybe it’s time to switch your focus. Maybe it’s time to start feeding your soul instead...
 
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How available to God are you in your life? What’s stopping you from being 100% available to God? There is an amazing sense of freedom when you realize that one of your best abilities is availability!
 
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