Questioning Myself

[BeyondET]

Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you mine.

Hehe Ok...

[video=youtube;MNzteFE-xoA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNzteFE-xoA[/video]

 

[Depleted]

Haha you are soooo not British Lynn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQtX0-9aZ0

Soooooo not British, I couldn't even understand half the words. BUT I got the teabag is different. lol

 

[Depleted]

I always listen to my instinct and go by the rule, when someone shows you who they are, whether it be through posts or messages, believe them and then leave them to the Lord.

Conversely, I've had the privilege of creating long lasting friendships from here. Not just on my own soil but across the seas too. I didn't so much get to know them through posts as I did building friendships one on one then meeting in person. They were always exactly who I'd gotten to know and came to love in Christ.

Your words don't match your actions.

 

[Amazing-Grace]

Soooooo not British, I couldn't even understand half the words. BUT I got the teabag is different. lol

It's English Lynn but with a Yorkshire accent.

 

[Depleted]

It's English Lynn but with a Yorkshire accent.

Yes, and people in Texas speak English too, but I can't understand them either. lol

(Is HornetGuy gonna give me a dose of Texas twang? lol)

 

[Miri]

Oh, wow! If we ever met in person it would go like this:
Lynn: Miri?

Miri: Lynn?

(hug and giggles)

Lynn: I thought-- Miri: Welcome to --

Lynn: No, you go first.

Miri: No you.

Lynn:

Miri:

Lynn:

Miri:

Lynn:

Miri:

Both: Well--

Miri: No you.

Lynn: No you.

Lynn:

Miri:

Lynn:

Miri:

Lynn:

Miri:

Followed by more giggling.

I know why I don't talk much to anyone outside of John. (And, poor John. I am so not quiet. lol) Most folks are so busy talking about themselves, they don't come up for breath. (Which, I'm like too, except I was taught not to interrupt. lol)

And my family has it set in their minds what they expect me to say, so stopped listening decades ago. And I stopped trying to get them to listen.

Thats so funny, we would have to bring along tablets or computers!
Plus I speak with a Yorkshire accent (PG Tips) but with a bit more clarity hopefully!

 

[Demi777]

I was the bookkeeper in a factory with two businesses under one roof. The cat lived there, because he was a great mouser. (Also a great ratter. Very disturbing seeing how cats kill rodents. It's not about eating. It's playing too rough.) The dog -- mostly German Shepherd, but too small for one, so a mut hidden inside -- lived with one of the owners. He was a dying stray that wandered in a year or two before I started.

His owner liked me when the dog would strategically place himself over my shoe when I crossed my leg (ladylike, not crossed my legs in my chair when I sat, which was the cat's preferred position) to cool off "between his legs" on my leather and I didn't flinch. We just laughed, because we knew the dog got attention and a good overall body rub down from me. (I'd lean over to rough him up and then scratch him until he walked away.)

And the cat would climb into my lap every time I got down to business, because she knew I wouldn't move for hours.

I had no idea how much I catered to those animals until nine years later, and I was looking for a new job but discovered all my pants were frayed at the lap. The cat would knead my leg when I'd idly go over numbers and scratch him. Big spreadsheets, so I'd have to look at a lot of numbers to figure out the math. lol

lol know the feeling. I always have to watch out that the cats dont ruin my papers.. Especially the balance sheets and all that because somehow.. there can me dozens of space, if they can walk over paperwork...theyre at it

Tommy the Cat. Did he tell you his name? I'm just wondering how one learns the name of a cat if it lives at a train station. lol​

Well 2 things.. It was the first name that came to my mind when I saw the cat AND Some kids told me its the name of the cat and who he belongs to.

Good! Growing up with dead chickens would be disturbing.

well yes theyre just so silent..lol​

 

[notmyown]

ahem! PG Tips are essential!

especially when making iced tea... one cannot do without them

eh, i'ma go make some good, strong tea.

 

[missy2014]

i struggled with prejudice in recent years i think most ppl on here would of at some point.
But this topic partially the subject of judging others and finding others easier to accept
makes me think how I tried to be friendly with a drag queen who came to my church
and then I thought whats a woman who dresses up like a man a drag king?
lol I cant remember.
Sometimes I find those kinda jolly knee jerk persons who are always making jokes like 10 jokes in half an hour
not easy to warm to because Im like why are they joking so much? i feel uncomfortable prob (tho sometimes types
like that can be insecure )when I dont need to but people who get to know me know me know I have a sense of humour
but with saying that though i definitely have a sense of humour my family does too humour makes people fun
creative with their ideas in how they spend their leisure and i want to be around 'alive' people fun doesnt always mean youre extroverted or outgoing. With my jokes cause im more quiet im more of a pitch in my 2 cents kind.

 

[notmyown]

((((hugs)))) missy ♥

 

[missy2014]

hugs smiles
God loves you too

 

[Yeraza_Bats]

I have a friend that is a alcoholic I'm not a alcoholic but he is still my friend...

I
have a friend with this problem as well. Hes a Christian, too. Its actually becoming frustrating lately. When he wants to talk about it he just wants me to nod my head in agreement with him anymore, he just becomes angry if I try to help him see things differently or encourage him to toughen up and resist temptation and goes on about "you dont know what its like" and all these things. Its like hes just looking for a reason to do it anymore.
Hes chilled out a bit but hes still frustrating to deal with, dunno what to do anymore.

And Im sure that Im completely the opposite of my online self here on the site : p Im generally pretty quiet and dont say much, in fact at work theres an older lady that Im work-friends with who often liked to go on and on about how and why Trump is so awful. And while online I can talk back about it, irl I just sat quietly and smiled at her while she went on and on : p
I dunno, I am not good with talking irl, unless Im given some time to think : p Also I am actually pretty darn shy, so it takes me a while to open up anyway : p
(I really like her btw, the girl in my story. I think shes the bees-knees despite disagreeing with her on most things. I never understand why people think disagreeing=strong hatred : p)

 

[Willie-T]

There are quite a few members that I would love to meet and would take them at face value. I realize that these are real people that write these posts sharing a little bit about themselves. I pray for these peeps and my wife does the same. We have only met one member, Willie-T, several times for lunch and he is exactly who he portrays himself to be, basically a good person to get to know. There are others that I hope to meet one day.

This really isn't all that accurate. I talk WAY too much.... whereas, Tourist hardly ever says a whole lot. But, when he does, it is usually very profound, and worth listening to.

 

[G00WZ]

I think we all have a little bit of that to a degree, but the question is who is ruling your actions, the judging or, your stepping out in faith and looking past what you see?. When you see people the way Christ sees them, you don't need to question anything... When i see other Christians, i just see brothers and sisters in Christ.. some in different stages though, when i see them acting a bit suspect.

 

[notmyown]

I think we all have a little bit of that to a degree, but the question is who is ruling your actions, the judging or, your stepping out in faith and looking past what you see?. When you see people the way Christ sees them, you don't need to question anything... When i see other Christians, i just see brothers and sisters in Christ.. some in different stages though, when i see them acting a bit suspect.

a bit suspect?

yeah, speaking only of myself, that sounds right at times.

 

[G00WZ]

a bit suspect?

yeah, speaking only of myself, that sounds right at times.

suspect as in doing things outside of character, an example is one of my brothers in Christ... I watched him go on a jealous rampage on Facebook, completely slandering and hating on another brother in Christ because he has somewhat of a large following/ group. Long story short he ended up making tons of hate videos and lost about a 3rd of his friends in the process.. after being reminded that how he was acting wasn't himself, but the carnal trying to take over he got quiet for several weeks.. he took down all his hate/ jealousy videos and started preaching the truth again.. he had to stumble hard to reach a new maturity level in Christ and in his walk... and i don't mean a light stumble either.. he fell flat on his face on Facebook where 3000+ people saw it live. Those people who turned away from him during that time were Christians, and instead of trying to remind him of who he was, they chose instead to block/delete/ ignore list him, while calling him fake or false.

 

[Joidevivre]

Interesting thread. I'm not the same person I was 10 or 20 or 50 years ago. Maybe you would not have liked me in my early years. I've mellowed much. Much quieter. I'm more of a listener around people. I want them to talk. If someone asks me how I'm doing, I usually don't want to talk about it. That question was asked a lot after I lost my husband. And difficult to answer because of so many thoughts that were woven together (like a tapestry that only had colors). Guess you might say I feel, but not one to easily put into words.

I'm better when it comes to things about God, which was my original reason to be here. To hear another person's experiences and teachings. And when I do share, most of you know it is pretty much to the point and short.

Some people here make me laugh, some make me cry, some give me wonderfully new perspective, some even make me angry. But those of you who are a part of the body of Christ are also a part of me - which leads to possibly another thread.