Very well spoken..in fact, I almost titled this post, 'all you need is love' but I'm just sitting here watching my wheels go round n round. i really love to watch em gooooooo.

Great input jistme, I think we know more about love from the bible than anywhere else. SHoes you're halirous and it's good to see you lovin jill & Lilith. It is a grand feeling when someone tells you that they love you. no matter in what degree.

So you girls don't love each other? Is it fear that keeps us from saying, 'I love you'? Rejection does happen but does it stop the love feeling?

That's great input lilith, SO, it would be only fair to say to your friends either male or female that you love them?

Shoes, everything has a negative side to it. Should we always dwell on those negatives?

Jill, NOT so fast with the gun...you have great food for thought. I appreciate your replies.

Yes, Jill, I am. Maybe we need to look at our inner selves to find love. DOn't we have to love ourselves first before loving someone else?

No, don't shoot her.. that was a great reply. Love is more giving and not recieving. It shouldn't matter if we're loved back, right?

'so what am I so afraid of' lyrics from the bubble gum group known as the Patridge Family, I think.
We all say 'I love pizza, seafood, pets, flowers, music, dancing, friends, family, certain things but do we really love them or do we have certain degrees for our love. AND do we fear telling someone we love them without it meaning intimacey?

I think some people feel it's like finding a treasure and want to share that 'good news' to all they come in contact with. That's where you have your freedom to choose. Some accept their good news while others don't even want to hear it. Please don't be too hard on those who have come to know CHRIST; you haven't seen where they have been and hopefull you won't go there either
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This is just a guy's perspective but us guys just don't want to hurt feelings or make an attempt at saying we're not interested because of feelings. Most of us know only one emotion and that is anger. When hurt we're mad, when sorry we're mad, when in love, yep you got we're mad.
YOu're very attractive but maybe you're attaching to the things in a guy you don't want. Then if you do find someone you like, you may be opening up too quickly. Lord knows, I've been called down on that many times. I hope this helps.
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well Britty, You know I love you like my own sister and would only want the best for you. do you think the 4 biblical laws of communication would help?

Any regrets, Ladyblack? Just think about all the monkeys you missed out on...lol.
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Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at $20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started Catching monkeys again.

Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer increased to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 ! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. "Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each."

The villagers rounded up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys. Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!

Now you have a better understanding of how the stock market works and that's no monkeying around.

Can you send a message for me to someone who has just deactivated her account?

Be surprised? not at all. as you well know, Britty being a Christian only means we are saved through the shed blood of JESUS. We area still fallable and imperfect beings.
Now if this person would attempt to control who you see or talk to, that would be a big red flag. Jealousy can be processed and dealt with properly and he may need to know more information. But never let anyone dictate who you speak to or who you're friends are. This could lead to bigger red flags at a time when it might be too late. Pray for him, as I will also.
I sure hope this helps you.
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I don't self protect and perhaps I should. Rejection is hard to take but I have grown tuff skin on here. I've learned we grow out of our hurts. When we are happy and content, there is no growth. So, if I fall in love and get hurt, I try to learn from it but will always be vulnerable falling in love. Just those few precious moments makes up for all the other hurts.
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Louisa, I respect the fact that you love Lincoln and I do so resepct the man for his integrity. I heard a funny story about him once; He was attempting to court a woman but the woman found him unattractive. She told him, "I don't ever want to see you again and if I see another man that looks like you, I will get a gun and shoot him." I now how he feels being rejected.
On the other hand, when asked what song the band could play at the begining of the celebration of winning the war, He replied, "Play Dixie". He knew he had to pull the country back together and he forgave the south for their rebellion.

It's good to see you on here, Louisa. GOD bless.
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Mary and her husband Jim had a dog, Lucky. Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.

Inevitably someone would forget and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stay in the box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her she was going to die of this disease...she was just sure it was fatal. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital, she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although the three year old dog liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. “If I die, Lucky will be abandoned,” Mary thought. “He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him.” The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully but the dog just drooped, whining and miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.

When Mary awoke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. Panic soon gave way to laughter though when Mary realized the problem....she was covered, literally blanketed in every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement and back bringing his beloved mistress his favorite things in life.

He had covered her with his love. Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every night.

It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box, but Mary remains his greatest treasure.

It's amazing how strong the will to live is. Feel confident, Gerald that they are all covered in prayer.