Bro. Dave, it is a blessing to see you back at the Golden Eagles! Praying for your sister Janet, after having a stroke, for her strength to be renewed, and for her complete recovery. Thankful that the mass was not cancerous in her body. Praying for her family. Praying for your physical health and strength from God, Bro. Dave, for complete healing. Praying that God works everything out for your moving and provisions, and for your family.
Thanks for posting and giving updates concerning you and your family.
Thank you
faithinlife Sis' for your welcome posts and prayers
I am 'well'
My 'view', is that ~while none of us 'can foresee' the
manner
'nor, foretell' the
time, 'of our passing' (?)
we are so very-similar / not, so very-different, to all, other-'life' on this planet
we ARE BORN, we LIVE, and, we DIE (of, the body)
I KNOW ME, far-better than any of my friends can possibly 'know-me'
I am, ~so my Mother would tell me
"TOO OUTSPOKEN, FOR MY OWN GOOD"
I realise, that she was trying to caution-me
~
"NOT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED, IN 'WHAT' YOU HAVE-TO SAY"
To see 'wrongdoing'
and not do /or say, anything (whatever we can) about-it [regardless of, personal-cost]
is therefore, to allow-it / to abet it's occurrence (?) and 'such-wrongdoing' persists
only, for want, of someone-else's reluctance, to engage, in it's suppression
We all have CHOICE [to behave or, misbehave, to care, or, be careless]
to be 'concerned' or not, regarding, our treatment / mistreatment of others
Empathy, is '
the product'
of, a 'marriage' between experience and, one's conscience
while Compassion, is born of love and caring
and grows, to become Sharing, in a commiserative and understanding nature
Any 'lack' of empathy and compassion
will support selfishness and inhumanity
which is of-course, what so-irked me prior-to my departure
when, despite my gentle counselling
a 'friend' and, sibling in-Christ, denounced my suggestion
(of, them having some-propriety) and then basically, told me 'where to get off'
I was unable to 'pluck my eye out'
so, I sought to 'gag myself' (instead) with a self-ban
because those events caused me such emotional distress
and presented me with physical symptoms, pertaining-to my health
So, in prayer and soul-searching, I arrived at the conclusion
that it's important
~to have faith, that whatever we do in His name (in Love for each-other)
is good and, that 'giving-up',
is not, how a seed gets to bloom (?)
Following my second divorce, there wasn't much lust in me, to keep-going
(for what reason?)
My heart was broken and my soul had 'a piece missing'
The loss of my 'spouse' was
as if, I was, in mourning and yet, she still lives (albeit with someone-else)
She, had been the baby factory
in which our children were grown and delivered from
When 'Miggles' brought me to CF and GE 50+ in-particular
the folks here, reached out to me in forums and PM's in friendly and familial terms
Some have gone on ahead and it seems both right and just, for me
to give 'something-back' / to 'pay it forward'
I see, that in my absence from The Golden Eagles
that a number of Newbies have entered into, our family
Welcome Everyone_ you have joined a great-bunch of folks
your Bro'
dave