How has this changed your life??
In your own words, if you will. Please, no scripture or copy/paste. I'm interested in what YOU have to say. Thanks.
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2006-09-24 14:42:40 · 14 answers · asked by . 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
RM....I make my questions vague so that you may interpret them as you will. You are limited only by your own mind. I request no scripture in order to read your words, and not the words of another.
2006-09-24 14:51:37 · update #1
Pablito....wise words that I apply quite frequently.
2006-09-24 14:53:06 · update #2
bobkgins....I couldn't agree more. Wonderful answers from wonderful people.
2006-09-24 15:02:20 · update #3
fire bad, tree pretty.
2006-09-24 14:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Agent Mulder, your questions are insightful. I enjoy the soul-searching.
I have learned to appreciate pain. All kinds of pain but mainly emotional. Pain is like the warning light on the dashboard, telling me something isn't as it should be. I could smash the light with a hammer and it would go away but my engine would probably konk out soon.
I lived like this for many years. Honestly, I think it was the only way to survive because the pain would have swallowed me. Unfortunately, in trying to avoid feeling pain I stopped feeling much of anything. I have heard it said that the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain. I understand that now.
When I shut down my heart, I just brushed everything away and quickly moved on. The painful things didn't hurt but I lived with a hollow feeling inside. Hard to describe, but just a dull aching emptiness always reminding me that something wasn't right.
A series of events left me in a place where I couldn't hide anymore. It took a lot of work and a lot of help from friends, but my heart started a slow thaw. I have experienced some horrific pain - some of it unearthed from the past, some present. I hate it. It hurts so awfully. It feels like an unbearable weight crushing my chest. It is quite frightening. But you know what, when I stand still and face it without running it doesn't overwhelm - it's bad, but it passes.
The best part is that by accepting the full agony of pain my ability to experience joy, love, peace and every other positive emotion has been magnified one hundred fold. I have never felt so filled with sheer joy in all my life. I don't think I even was living until now.
2006-09-25 11:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most important opinion about me is the the opinion I have of myself. I have felt so much guilt for something I did in my past because I could only think what my family thought of me. People make mistakes forgive them. I find that I am such a forgiving person now because others have not forgiven me. Guilt is the most horrible feeling and I don't want anyone else to feel this.
2006-09-24 15:19:08 · answer #3 · answered by pyt_tlc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Death and then coming back - well it has just bolstered earlier my opinion that death is nothing to to fear from, It has also made me realize how precious life is. We take it so much for granted. Even when my doctors had given up on me - I could read their body language, my only worry had been the fate of my family-what would happen to them, my youngest son was just 6 years old, my older kids were in their teens, and my wife what of her?
This experience has brought my family together, closer than even before.
The learning's: The alliteration: Life's Lovely! Love & Live Life!
2006-09-24 14:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Starreply 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, well for a guy that has dedicated his life to God, your question is a bit limiting. Let's see...ah how's this. To be a great dad, my goal is not to play the most sports with my kids or buy them the most stuff. It is to turn them into the best human beings on the planet. This will benefit everyone who comes in contact with them, as well as their wives and my grandchildren. I have 5 sons and 1 daughter.
2006-09-24 14:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by RM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess I have learned, my friend, that using love spells is a horrendously bad idea. I have only done it once but it derailed my life totally and I wish I hadn't done it.
Using magic without studying for about a decade first is like having a very big gun and very bad aim.
I have also learnt never to lie, even for good reasons; and that it is better to be kind than cruel.
I would like to hear what you have learned, too.
2006-09-24 20:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing lasts forever. This includes people we love and we need to tell them as often as possible that we love them
My daughters four year old innocence is something to be coveted
You can love your spouse more deeply than the day before
I should have learned these lessons in my 20's and not my 30's
2006-09-24 14:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by mel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I first started, I found alot of nice compassionate people on here. There are still many, but the jerks tend to overpower. Now my obsession is getting to level 7. I think I will lose interest after that.
2006-09-24 14:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dont say anything you'll feel sorry for later on. My mom died and i would mouth her all the time sometimes she rubbed her bad attitude one me (i mean i would to if i had to go to dialysis every other day and had like 10 fricking surgerys on my arm seriously) but most of the times it was the bad attitude i already had. I really loved her and i miss her. I feel srry now.
2006-09-24 14:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by =)) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've learned to Love.
It changes everything, as Love and the absence of Love motivates everything we do. We limit ourselves when it comes to Love, preferring a lesser amount as it allows us to act in accordance with our fears.
The more I choose Love, the less I'm inclined to act on my fears.
2006-09-24 15:00:16 · answer #10 · answered by bobkgins_sock_puppet_2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've learned that my intuition can be my best friend. I've learned how to accept others' views and opinions, even when I don't agree with them. Blessed be.
2006-09-24 14:53:47 · answer #11 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋