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Sat 06/28/08 01:28 PM
Thats hilarioushuh

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Sat 06/28/08 01:26 PM
I offer that Heaven (and Hell) are internal states not places, across the spectrum of all religion, not just Christianity.

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Sat 06/28/08 01:20 PM

ok.
This seems to be a place where everyone can express themselves whomever you are, whatever you have to say and generally be accepted. A place where you don't have to like or agree with anything. flowerforyou

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Sat 06/28/08 01:14 PM
I'm going out to pick up some frozen yogurt I'll email you a pic

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Sat 06/28/08 01:13 PM
For ladies, pole vaulting into a __________(fill in the blanks)

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Sat 06/28/08 01:10 PM
It's okay don't mind me... I like to watchsmokin

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Sat 06/28/08 01:05 PM

I had my vacation already. On May 22, I went with my cousin and my mother on a 5 day cruise on the Queen Mary II. From Brooklyn, NY (so we got to drive to the port) to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and back with a stop in Boston, which I fell in love with. We docked in Brooklyn on May 27. I had never been on a cruise and it was awesome! We had a inside balcony. We could go and stand and look out at the ocean or just sit out there and watch the stars. The food was awesome. We had 2 formal nights with Balls in the Queens Room! They had dance hosts to dance with the passengers!! I want to cruise some more and I would like to find some time this summer or fall to spend a long weekend or maybe a week in Boston. We only had a day tour there. It was precious time spent with my 81 yrs young mother. She seems more like 60! Sigh! I wish she was 60.
Ah-hem...being an employee of the cruise industry I highly recommend cruising. BTW Royal Caribbean has the best service (did I say that) Its true a cruise is like your all inclusive hotel (except alcohol but at regular bar prices)at every port with a gym and a casino among other things. It is the decadent vacation of a lifetime. I went on 3 cruises last year and cannot wait to get back on another.

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Sat 06/28/08 12:58 PM

my daughter is lactose intolerant and i was wondering if anyone knows what i can do or what i should give her. by the way she'll be one next month\
Watch the soy products. They contain estrogen and can cause girls to develop and menustrate too early. I also recommend a nutritionist.

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Sat 06/28/08 12:55 PM
Ooops...I think I stumbled in on something blushing blushing blushing

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Sat 06/28/08 12:26 PM

Guys may seem nice at 1st then later on they become something that u dont want them to be. They are alot of guys out there that treat women better but end up the same! It goes both ways Some men are not good for certain women n women are not good 4 certain men! thats why i treat every1 the same with loyalty, respect and honesty!
Yes its a Catch22 isn't it. I think we are the woman that always winds up getting the guy who just left someone who treated him badly thoughdevil

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Sat 06/28/08 12:19 PM

I just gotta share this with EVERYONE!!!! I'm more than happy to announce that at 7.30 PST last night, my great-nephew Joseph Ingil decided to make his appearance in the world, weighing in at 5 pounds, 5 ounces.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mother and baby are doing fine!biggrin :heart:
Awww Congratulations. Welcome Joseph. Hope you like it here.

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Sat 06/28/08 12:14 PM




Well we all have been in relationships thats have been with people that we thought would treat us well but end up hurtin us. But stayin strong in urself is more powerful then anything else in life!
flowerforyou flowerforyou
I agree, we are born and die alone. Cannot take anyone or anything with us and only we know what happens in that transition but we can't tell anyone. So I agree, 'stayin strong in urself is more powerful then anything else in life!'

But I don't think that is Me-ism because looking at the world we know there is something greater than ourselves even if we cannot define it.


This brings us to the question of the meaning of life...some exist for God. Some exist for themselves. Staying strong in yourself, is very important yes, but I think how you affect the world around you is what is important.
That is true and it troubles me when I see one of my sisters leaving everything up to God, like if its meant then God will bestow it on her...when in reality you cannot be complacent in life "you have to ride life or life will ride you" (quoted Napoleon Hill, one of my favorite speakers)

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Sat 06/28/08 12:11 PM



Okay, I'm going to get a bit personal right now. Here we go...I was a devout Christian, for my entire life. Born and raised, bible school, bible camp, sunday school, bible study etc. I entered a chapter of my life where things were good. I was a full time honors student at the art institute, I had no bills to pay and my education was being paid for through grants and such. Life was perfect. I started dating a friend that I trusted very much. We were about to have a baby and he was not working. I prayed for God to give him a push and to get a job. Nothing happened. After the baby was born, still no job and to top that off, he started beating me senseless, frequently in front of my child. I prayed constantly for God to tug at his heart and for him to stop drinking and stop being abusive. I believed in my faith very strongly. I was even attending bible study weekly and had an entire class of women. Very devout Christians, I might add, praying for us. The man never changed, not only that, but became more and more abusive as the days passed. The power of prayer does not always work. God, if he exists abandoned me. Therefore I abandoned God. Why should my beautiful child grow up without a father. Why should I be beaten senseless, when I did nothing to deserve it. I gave my heart to this man and my undying devotion. God rejected my pleas for safety and to have a good father for my child. I refuse to believe that there is a God, because NO ONE deserves to be treated this way. NO CHILD deserves to grow up without a daddy or see their mother beaten daily for that matter. This is just my personal experience with God and prayer and my reason for choosing atheism
Forgive me if I deviate a bit here. I sought answers too for things that didn't make sense to me. I was a very devout Catholic from childhood. Hope no one is offended but I could not live the teachings so I started seeking. When I learned in Buddhism about eternal life and how we repeat the cycle of life and death to get another chance to alleviate karma from our past lives. It made sense then why children are born with diseases or why a good person is always treated badly. I'm not trying to convert anyone just sharing my understanding and explaining why I chose my path. Cause and effect, karma, eternal life all made sense to me when I look at the world and the seasons and that there is a universal rhythm that everything pulses to, the rebirth every Spring. The key question was memory, how come I don't remember the causes I made in past lives that I am suffering for in this life. I've received many answers and enough proof to continue for my lifetime on this path. As for the question of God, I never believed in a selfish or negligent God so the idea that I am responsible for my own causes and effects eliminates blaming God for my suffering. I have the power within to elevate my life and become absolutely happy so that is my chosen path. Its harder to take responsibility for your own karma and not have anyone to blame like God or the devil for your good and bad actions but it works because I am forced to look at myself and to change those things that I do not like.


Thank you for your insight. I do not blame anyone for my poor choices. That was exactly the reason I lost my faith. I believe that there are actions and consequences. I chose a poor man for a father for my daughter. The consequences were felt strongly. I am now trying to mend this. I am responsible for all of these things and I am responsible for the life that I choose to live now. I have learned from my mistake and will not repeat it. Some cling to faith in life experiences like this, some cling to themselves. I put my faith in me.
Here, here... I have a real bad habit of picking men that are no good for me. I'm still trying to figure out why I have this tendency when I have 5 sisters and some of them can find real good mates. Like you, I look within and I know I'm a good person and I deserve the best!!

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Sat 06/28/08 12:09 PM


Well we all have been in relationships thats have been with people that we thought would treat us well but end up hurtin us. But stayin strong in urself is more powerful then anything else in life!
flowerforyou flowerforyou
I agree, we are born and die alone. Cannot take anyone or anything with us and only we know what happens in that transition but we can't tell anyone. So I agree, 'stayin strong in urself is more powerful then anything else in life!'

But I don't think that is Me-ism because looking at the world we know there is something greater than ourselves even if we cannot define it.

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Sat 06/28/08 12:00 PM

Okay, I'm going to get a bit personal right now. Here we go...I was a devout Christian, for my entire life. Born and raised, bible school, bible camp, sunday school, bible study etc. I entered a chapter of my life where things were good. I was a full time honors student at the art institute, I had no bills to pay and my education was being paid for through grants and such. Life was perfect. I started dating a friend that I trusted very much. We were about to have a baby and he was not working. I prayed for God to give him a push and to get a job. Nothing happened. After the baby was born, still no job and to top that off, he started beating me senseless, frequently in front of my child. I prayed constantly for God to tug at his heart and for him to stop drinking and stop being abusive. I believed in my faith very strongly. I was even attending bible study weekly and had an entire class of women. Very devout Christians, I might add, praying for us. The man never changed, not only that, but became more and more abusive as the days passed. The power of prayer does not always work. God, if he exists abandoned me. Therefore I abandoned God. Why should my beautiful child grow up without a father. Why should I be beaten senseless, when I did nothing to deserve it. I gave my heart to this man and my undying devotion. God rejected my pleas for safety and to have a good father for my child. I refuse to believe that there is a God, because NO ONE deserves to be treated this way. NO CHILD deserves to grow up without a daddy or see their mother beaten daily for that matter. This is just my personal experience with God and prayer and my reason for choosing atheism
Forgive me if I deviate a bit here. I sought answers too for things that didn't make sense to me. I was a very devout Catholic from childhood. Hope no one is offended but I could not live the teachings so I started seeking. When I learned in Buddhism about eternal life and how we repeat the cycle of life and death to get another chance to alleviate karma from our past lives. It made sense then why children are born with diseases or why a good person is always treated badly. I'm not trying to convert anyone just sharing my understanding and explaining why I chose my path. Cause and effect, karma, eternal life all made sense to me when I look at the world and the seasons and that there is a universal rhythm that everything pulses to, the rebirth every Spring. The key question was memory, how come I don't remember the causes I made in past lives that I am suffering for in this life. I've received many answers and enough proof to continue for my lifetime on this path. As for the question of God, I never believed in a selfish or negligent God so the idea that I am responsible for my own causes and effects eliminates blaming God for my suffering. I have the power within to elevate my life and become absolutely happy so that is my chosen path. Its harder to take responsibility for your own karma and not have anyone to blame like God or the devil for your good and bad actions but it works because I am forced to look at myself and to change those things that I do not like.

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Sat 06/28/08 11:15 AM
I am sometimes reluctant too to get into religious wrangling but I wanted to share something I heard just once in my life.

I once heard a remarkable statement about God. "There is no God and God is you" (source unknown) The gist of it was that without man, God would not exist. Without personal faith there would not be miracles such as praying with all YOU can muster and being amazed because your prayers were answered.

I also once heard that the bible was stories created to suit the childlike capacity of droves of people in those times (heard the same of other religious teachings) That the only way to make people understand was with fables.

Don't know how much any of this is true, just sharing a point of view. I will say I have created my own miracles when all hope was lost but only with the most unusual, unrepeatable remarkable effort on my part that came out of me and I didn't know it existed. Just food for thought.

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Sat 06/28/08 10:33 AM


ok i am the cheer police..... we need to not feel sorry for ourselves because we are alone...life could be so much worse, we could be president...hehehe well just remember there is someone out there for everyone and dont live your life being negitive...be positive because the more positive you are the more attractive you are. no one wants to be around a negitive person all the time. be happy and smile :)

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Thanks, lifestooshort.

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Sat 06/28/08 10:31 AM


I am so sorry, my ex husband ruined ours..
And now I think I am afraid of a relationship..
I am really getting to old anyway..
Your still young !! flowerforyou


We are never too old for love! flowers

I think you are just afraid of being hurt is
why you run. I has the probblem of hiding myself
for awhile- cause I was afraid to get hurt again.
Now I am out there- and hoping to date and have fun. Look at it as dating for awhile rather than
a relationship and adventually you will be ready
for the relationship part. smile2
My exhusband did the same and I can relate as I get older I keep feeling like uh-oh I better get in a relationship before I get too old and nobody wants me. MsTeddyBear you are so right but I have to keep telling myself you never get too old...like a mantra.

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Sat 06/28/08 10:28 AM

I wonder if I am the only person in the world that can
ruin a relationship before it starts?
I can talk to people online and phone but when I think
hey this guy might be for me, I back up and run the other way..
What am I afraid of? Maybe I am mean't to be alone for the
rest of my life? grumble
It all confuses me..
Funny I thought I was the only one that did that. It has happened to me 3 times this year (didn't really just happen, I made it happen) For me it begins before the phone. I have been reluctant to even talk on the phone but feel safe behind the keyboardnoway
Sometimes it seems like a merry go round you keep jumping off.

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Sat 06/28/08 10:17 AM


Frankly, I'm dating all of YOU flowerforyou drinker flowerforyou drinker flowerforyou smooched smooched


rofl yes, it is true!rofl
That is so funny and I realized it last night when I didn't have a date on Friday night...so I came online and felt good just chatting with everyone