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Give someone a shoulder to lean on and you make them feel better for a day. Find out what the problem is and you fix them for life.
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i really love all of you ladies!
next time you find yourself crying, pretend post is giving you a hug
it's OK, and it's only a soft heart that weeps, not an hard one, and that's good
♥ ♥ ♥
next time you find yourself crying, pretend post is giving you a hug
it's OK, and it's only a soft heart that weeps, not an hard one, and that's good
♥ ♥ ♥
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Big hug from popeye.
Fill your mind with his his word,and your spirit with his presence.
Worship him.Adore him.Love on Him.
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Wow,that is devastating. So sorry to hear that.
Big hugs to you also.
It took me almost a year to get over my miniature pinscher's death.I had no idea how I had bonded with her.
This is for you ladybug;
[video=youtube;iHllp9ua9_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHllp9ua9_0&feature=related[/video]
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I can make cheesecake, but then I'm lactose intolerant, so would have to give it away. And that's why chocolate is better than lemons. lol
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This has helped. Isn't it pretty bad when we see the suffering of others as a relief though? An "at least I'm not alone" thingy? (And thingy used there for your amusement. lol)Ive experienced the same thing on and off this year too.
In my case things have improved a lot this year, but even so, I know they will never be the
same again. Life still has its difficulties and repercussions due to everything that happened
last year.
I also think that I held it together so much last year, I just trundled on like a robot, but I didn't
have time to think or take stock of what was happening,
This year I've had more time to just stop and think about everything which happened and
it doesn't make for pretty thinking. I know life won't and can't be as it was, I don't know what
the future holds. Last year reminded me just how fragile life is but also it showed me that I
can't rely on people/family etc and that makes me sad.
So for all the above reasons (plus hormones!) I've had my moments. Strangley leading
up to Christmas it has been worse as in October/November.
I think that as humans we just need people, others who we can share with, others to
unburden ourselves to, people who can help. It's a shock to the system to find it's not that
simple and it gets where even little things turn into mountains. I think that inside there is a
fear that the next time something big happens we just can't go through that again. So
it feels important that everything just has to go smoothly, but it doesn't, even if it's just
spilling a cup of coffee.
I also think there has been times when I have felt disappointed with God and that has
made me depressed as well.
How do I deal with it.
Well i decided that I was going to start looking after myself more, making sure I had a
healthy diet, trying to get more sleep.
I spent time looking up answers on the internet how other Christian had coped.
I ranted and raved at God at times and told Him how disappointed I was in Him!
He replied that He still loved me!
He showed me that it was ok to feel tired, fed up, weak.
He showed me that other bible characters experienced the same thing.
He showed me that through Elijah when a person is down, God let's them rest He doesn't
just expect them to get on with it, He expects them to look after themselves first of all.
He showed me through Job that God will mend broken hearts and bring restoration.
He showed me through Noah that Noah was taken care of despite losing everything he had
ever known. (Imagine a flooded world where all crops were destroyed and land flooded).
He showed me that Jesus knew hardship, hatred, betrayal (My god why have you forsaken me),
He showed me that no matter what I feel about myself, that He patiently waits for me to
look to Him and cry out like a child to a father, the father never turns His back on His children
especially when they are hurting.
Not sure if any of this helps.
We have a sitcom over here called The Big Bang Theory -- a bunch of intelligent nerds living their lives. And the nerds like all the traditional nerdy movies. One of the nerds introduced his girlfriend to Raiders of the Lost Ark. After the movie she said, "It was a good movie if you discount its one flaw." He pressed her on the flaw and she said, "For all that Indiana Jones went through, the same outcome would have happened even if he never tried."
It's funny, but true. Since God is, can't we say the same thing?
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A penny saved is a penny earned.
My bologna has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R. My bologna has a second name, it's M-E-Y-E-R.
Veni, vidi, vinci.
I can quote lots of stuff too, but if it has nothing to do with the discussion, I tend not to. And, if it has to do with a problem someone is seeking help for, I really try hard not to throw fortune cookie sayings into the mix, to see if one might stick.
So far, you've been giving fish guts and acting like you're feeding anyone. I already know how to fish. I can't anymore. It was a "lifestyle change" I've learned to deal with.
You haven't given a shoulder to lean on nor have you bothered figuring out what the problem is. Nor would I count on you for the fix. You seem like the type of guy who would come over to offer help, the person asks you to take an empty cup to the kitchen, and you'd be the one who'd want that person to take the cup in and bring you back a sandwich. And then you'd get mad if she put mayo on the sandwich instead of mustard, so you'd take a nap on her sofa.
And this response will earn me three more pithy responses from you that ultimately aren't related either.
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I'm seeing my doctor next week, so I'll see what she says. (I keep thinking this far removed from menopause, and I have no hormones of any kind left. lol)
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I wrote a novel about stuffed animals, and the feminist who takes no guff from the chauvinists is a My Pretty Pony. lol
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"My Little Ponies?" After my time, but, whew! I'm glad I never mentioned what that stuffed animal was in my novel, or I'd have to backtrack and fix it now. lolAww My Little Ponies we loved those as kids. Happy memories.
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And speaking of... the first dog that scared the teddy bears in the novel was a miniature pinscher. (He wasn't out to kill them like they feared.)
My cat died in 1994. I still miss him. He was mostly black and had a habit of lying in the shadows, so I tripped on him often. To this day, I sometimes catch myself scrutinizing a dark area in the hallway to make sure he's not there. Pets we never get over. Just learn to keep living.
Sometimes there is something in our lifestyle that the Lord would like to see changed.