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Thanks, pcangel. I believe this applies so much to my life. And if a person doesn't believe in god, they can substitute the word "life" and it still makes sense.
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Even tho I don't necessarily believe in god...I got alot out of this too. One of my motto's is that everything happens for a reason. Even the things that suck!
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Both are inter-changeable Angela ....... When I was first going out with Gav and he was piecing together my somewhat topsy-turvy life ... fired off at him by me in rapid succession when things arose...
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Yeh Trav finds it all pretty fascinating. I think it has let him know how strong I have been. Esp being divorced and was raising a child with no help and lots of people against me. Funny how the...
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cangie wrote: Thanks, pcangel. I believe this applies so much to my life. And if a person doesn't believe in god, they can substitute the word "life" and it still makes sense.Thanks...
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Fuuny, I don't see much inspiration in this quote as you all do. To me it harks back to the ideas that we have to suffer, to struggle and that somehow we should accept our lot, for it makes us...
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I take it to mean that we do not choose what life gives us. We do not choose our family. Who is born and who dies. And for each step we take in life it will have an outcome that sometimes is best and...
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pcangel wrote:We do not have a choice in everything that happens to us. But we do have the choice as to how we handle it. We aren't always in charge of everything that happens to us. No matter how...
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Thanks Dis. One thing I always think of when I read things like that quote is how I lost my dad. How I watched him die a horrible death. How can that be a "good" thing. So I have had to turn it around...
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PCangel I am sorry you lost your dad that way and too early too. I agree that life is short, way too short. Dealing with loss and pain is the biggest challenge for all of us. In a way, religious...
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Yes I know what you mean. I am a pretty simple person and I am happy to leave things at "it is what it is" and not questions things too much. I spent 24 years as a JW and never really cared to learn...
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For those who believe in God there is still 2 ways to look at trials. 1- God sends you hardship and trials - to test you and to make you a better person VS 2- God is there to support you in life's...
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Yeah, I'm pretty much on the same page as Dis Spell here. Love the second quote to death, but can't agree with the sentiment of the first one, which to me seems to be saying that we need horrible...
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Leapofthefrog, thank you for reading my posts and getting the reaon why I find that quote a mindless platitude. They basically glorify hardship and IMO that is exactly what EXACTLY the same as the...
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I don't see it as glorifying hardships. I think hardship is just part of reality. Take god out of anything and we all still have hardships.
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I see hardship as part of reality too, pcangel. I am simply saying that the quote says that hardship is GIVEN to us on purpose by LIFE/GOD because it is WHAT WE NEED....(though not what we want).
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