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Comment on The Military & Painkillers by admin

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:46:15 +0000

So glad you are interested in this. We will be posting more soon.

Comment on Music by Dani

Dani — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:02:45 +0000

loved your post. I’m gonna show this to my (future) bf heh. Hope you’re having a great Sunday. – Danielle

Comment on The One's That Suck Us Dry by Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:13:33 +0000

Those words were a reminder to me of why I need to continue walking forward, one step at a time. I, too, was in a place of comfort in a relationship, and given the chance, some days I cannot say for certain I would not go back to it if I had the chance. The cycle would continue…bliss, comfort, old habits, overcompensating for what is missing and then the breakdown of who I am and my self-esteem. The lure of false comfort and the “hit” of good feelings can be so tempting, but never worth the destruction it does to my purpose and soul. Miracles do happen and I think God can change a person to no longer be destructive and manipulative, but God’s miracle is what it would be. Not me trying to change a person or situation. It is hard to do, but everyday I need to tell myself to get out of God’s way and let Him work through me instead of trying to do His work.

Comment on The One's That Suck Us Dry by debra

debra — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:17:02 +0000

There is much truth in what you write and it resonates with me in my own experiences. Sometimes relationships are toxic, and yet we continue to run back to them or tolerate the hurt they inflict, because it is familiar and to contemplate change is to venture into the Unknown. In my own life I think that I have often settled for the comfort of familiarity, even despite the fact that the “old shoes” I keep slipping into do not fit and my feet continually end up hurting and blistered from walking in them. You are so right in your analogy of a bad or toxic relationship being similar to the effect of taking a drug. We fall back on (or use) what is familiar and what we think will continue to allow us (at least in the short-term) to function and survive without the distraction of self-examination or change… Your words are good food for thought. Thank you.

Comment on Look In The Mirror by Rita

Rita — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:44:56 +0000

Just got better by reading your article! Thank you very much!

Comment on Music by Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:07:20 +0000

I love music for all of the reasons you have mentioned. I also love that each song seems to be a mini testimony. When I find song I can relate to, that song repeats in my play list for that season in my life. I love how each song can speak directly to me, like the artist singing has been in my shoes. What then becomes so comforting to me is that, if that person can sing lyrics that so closely relate to my life, they have probably been in my place and know what I am going through. Or they know someone who has been there too. It was important enough for them to record a song about it. It is so comforting to know that I am not alone in my struggles and there must be many more that share them with me. Like you mentioned, you do not have to tell your story to anyone, but someone is telling their story to me. I know I can relate to these lyrics, but I wonder how many other people can too? It’s another reminder to me that if telling their story through music helps me, I wonder who I can help with my same story.

“I keep on chasing the wrong things, and coming up empty, this isn’t who I’m supposed to be. I keep on learning the hard way, from every mistake, and I’m finding each time that you fall, you’re just becoming who you are.” Becoming Who You Are by Mainstay.

Comment on Music by Rita

Rita — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:11:44 +0000

I like this quote from Victor Hugo, a famous 19th century French author: “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” So true!

Comment on FUN – GO GET SOME! by Rita

Rita — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:14:08 +0000

I was at the beach yesterday, stood at the shore enjoying the waves splashing on me when a group of children age 3 to 10 surrounded me. It was like a hurricane! Some of them screaming, some of them laughing out loudly and some of them getting busy with their boards…I could not stop smiling at them, and realized the “freedom” they were enjoying. They were completely in the moment. I do not think any of them were thinking about worries or problems, what mattered to them was how to get the most fun, and certainly stay the longest time possible at the beach!

It was a very precious moment to me: The children surrounding me took me back to a time when “having fun” was so simple. I learned a lesson yesterday at the beach, or I might say: I was brought back to the essence of what “having fun” is through the eyes of children.

Comment on Voices in the head by Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:26:15 +0000

Wow, I can relate to this. That captive voice (I like to call Satan) is filled with half-truths and sometimes even 99% truth, but that 1% is still destructive. I’ve heard the saying that you can have a meal with 1% arcenic and that 1% will still kill you. That is just like the captive voice. The 1% lie WILL destroy you. The smaller voice (which I like to call call the Holy Spirit), is always there, giving 100% Truth, but not always as appealing on the surface. I have learned that whenever I hear that tiny voice start to speak, I need to listen more and let it grow as big as it is going to get before making a decision. Without seeking Truth in those voices ( I like to read the Bible, pray and ask for counsel from those I trust will give me Truth and not what I want to hear), our choices can be made based on that 1% lie/justification. Soon, we can start to believe that 1% is the real truth and can no longer see Truth.

Comment on Think of it as taking a shower by Paul

Paul — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:08:13 +0000

I can relate to what Amanda wrote. I’m convinced that all of us walk thru our day encountering people thinking that we’re the only ones “dirty” or messed up. That person I’m afraid to allow in and to really know me is just as afraid of me for the same reason. Its a tragedy that we isolate ourselves.