Recent content by Joshua Howard

Don't take my previous statement wrongly. I'm not saying that being a pent up maniac is a good thing, or trying to imply that people should hide the truth of their mental situation. My main goal is to express the idea that focusing on something really strong is the way to overcome anger...

You are dying. Accept it, and you may find the grace to live. We seek to build monuments with our lives that will last thousands of years, but our lives themselves only last a few decades, or perhaps a century at most. Focus on the only ideals which matter: Advancing the collective of...

You need to embrace your anger. Gain strength from the power of your rage. Blame every vestage of anger within you on the TRUE SOURCE of it: Yourself! You don't get angry because of other people or circumstances. You get angry at your own failure and, tolerating weakness in your mind, allow...

The devil isn't trying to destroy your marriage. You are trying to destroy your marriage, either because you should (in the case that you married a bad person) or because you aren't committed. It is your choice. Either buck up and commit 100%, or end your bad situation and learn from it. As long...

Accountability partners only work if they humiliate you. You behave yourself properly at work, or around other people you know (and may keep your private life secret from them) because you don't want to be humiliated, criticized, or degraded by them. The threat of being embarassed keeps people's...

If God saw money as a negative thing, why would he WANT all of yours? lol. If you want "God's attitude toward money", read the parable of the talents. According to that, he's a heartless, greedy miser. God put three different fund managers in charge of investing his assets, went on vacation...

"It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live." - Atlas Shrugged Beyond the literal meaning, what is a loser, philosophically and psychologically? It is someone whose goal is to avoid losing; someone who is more concerned with avoiding loss than with actively winning...

How bad off are you? I'm in a similar sort of situation in many ways. I'm 22, working part time at Walmart, and I have no college education. On one hand, that is depressing. On the other hand, Walmart is a company that I really like, and it offers very appealing advancement opportunities. At...

I don't hang out with the religious crowd because I'm not religious. I also don't hang out with the morally degenerate crowd because I've got values. That rules out a great deal; but in the end, I'm happier not spending time with those people, because even if I did, we wouldn't have any...

Luke & Leia would have worked out alright if Yoda & Ben hadn't popped the news about her being his sister. :P

Howdy peep

You have two choices. Either commit to success, or commit to your social network. You can either have friends, or you can take care of business. People who are successful in business understand that fuzzy friendships are only a distraction. "Friends" will either keep you from being successful...

Don't ever tell a single dude who is lonely for the companionship of a woman that he should forget about it and just love Jesus instead. That is a cruel and perverted thing to say. We both know darn well that it ain't the same. It's like telling a guy who is starving to forget about his hunger...

I've never watched a movie that was purely horror for the sake of horror. What would the point be? I have seen horror movies, but all of them have had some kind of philosophical message embedded in them, such as the importance of facing enemies, or fears, or evils that are either internal or...

I went through a phase of what the OP is describing. I trashed games and all kinds of things that I had downloaded, feeling guilty as a new Christian. I thought that it was important. I thought that my ethical stand was honorable, and a big step toward improving my relationship with God. At...