What's on your mind?

[LoveDivine]

"Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;"

"Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood."

"Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of God’s unchanging love."

These lines!

I like most of the classic hyms. I've always liked that one a lot. It's definitely helpful to listen to hymns when you are struggling or depressed.

 

[DragonFox91]

I like most of the classic hyms. I've always liked that one a lot. It's definitely helpful to listen to hymns when you are struggling or depressed.

Me too!

They say there's something in hymns that contemporary worship music just doesn't have.

 

[DragonFox91]

That's one of my favorite hymns, too

Yeah, it's basically a love song, so us romantics fall for it.

Hmm. One of the most effective ways to poke my heart is to impress me with kindness and decency. I saw a little of that today in an email exchange with a guy I've been getting to know a bit in recent weeks. When a man can exude strong, masculine gentleness and caring, it melts my innards. Maybe a new friend is on the horizon? We'll see.

Probably, since it's going well.

 

[TheLastGeek]

Probably, since it's going well.

Never underestimate my ability to screw something up, or decide that I'm not really connecting with someone, lol. I think that new, opposite sex friendships among people over 30 are somewhat rare. Understandably so. People are usually either in relationships/marriages, and having an O.S. friend suddenly arrive on scene can be awkward and tense. Or, if both parties are single, one develops feelings while the other doesn't.

But, you never know if you don't give it a shot. I've always gotten along better and more easily with guys, and I'd love to have a decent friend who doesn't live in another country, lol.

 

[DragonFox91]

"Everything works for God's glory, & because we are united to him in Christ, our glory."

Even tho I've been a believer my whole life, this was something never really taught or explained or I understood or flew over my head, or what.

I knew we knew things work for God's glory. I knew Christ saved us.

What I never understood until recently, was how these 2 truths are connected.
It's not just about pardon from sin someday, & in the meantime our troubles exist & it's just the way it is.
No, it's about NOW! NOW we are glorified. NOW we are heirs. NOW we have his promises. At least in part.

 

[GodDoesListen55]

I am so worn out.

 

[DragonFox91]

Never underestimate my ability to screw something up, or decide that I'm not really connecting with someone, lol. I think that new, opposite sex friendships among people over 30 are somewhat rare. Understandably so. People are usually either in relationships/marriages, and having an O.S. friend suddenly arrive on scene can be awkward and tense. Or, if both parties are single, one develops feelings while the other doesn't.

But, you never know if you don't give it a shot. I've always gotten along better and more easily with guys, and I'd love to have a decent friend who doesn't live in another country, lol.

Whats wrong w that?

 

[RileyG]

Feeling really down- prayers please.

 

[RileyG]

I need to take a leap of faith and trust in God's mercy.

 

[MehGuy]

Today was a hard day psychologically.

I don't really want to deal with this height stuff anymore, but it's not an issue that should be ignored. Younger men should take up the struggle.. I feel like I did my time. Sadly too many short men are so meek. I only wish the angry short guy was a real trope. The majority are nothing like that.. to a fault.

 

[DragonFox91]

You only have to melt one’s heart, Meh.

I found a Facebook page that posts pictures from when cameras were first invented & it’s so strange. Everyone dresses the same. Everyone looks the same in general. For the most part, people look young & thin, but there are pictures of elderly too. Kids grew up really fast (some people think this is b/c their parents would die young so you had to learn fast, but I’m not sure that’s accurate)

I understand it’s wrong to idealize the past b/c there were injustices back then, although different from the ones we have now. Probably the pictures that survived may just be those who were very privileged so it gives a false picture (history mostly written by the winners).

But at minimum, you get a sense of connection: they had the same dreams & hopes, some were fulfilled, some never were.

I wonder if they had any idea this is where we’d end up. That making certain things more convienient would lead to collapses in other areas. Were there those who said ‘don’t do this.’ I don’t know if they fantasized about what the world would look like, but I know today we have sci-fi & it’s either dystopian or utopian.

In Romans it says we are constantly creating new ways to sin, & everything gets corrupted. Some Christians believe we will turn the world into a paradise, but I see the same problems people have been experiencing since the beginning.

 

[angelsaroundme]

Apparently, Aspartame can damage the structure of the sciatic nerve. Would have been good to know that sooner.

 

[MehGuy]

You only have to melt one’s heart, Meh.

I don't speak out against heightism because I can't attract women. I've attracted plenty of women during my lifetime. Honestly, I'm little shocked other posters here seem to have trouble getting dates.

Growing up I wasn't really obsessed with height; it wasn't until I came into the feminist body positive movement that my rage quickly built up. This anger is really an extension for my anger with feminism. I really just want society to treat the genders equally. I know biologically this is pretty much impossible. We're hardwired to want to protect and provide for women... and the fact that feminism doesn't address it or even worse denies it really does set me off. I'm sure I'd focus on height issues less if I was a tall man myself, but this idea that I'm angry with women because I cannot attract one (which isn't true at all) isn't a reason.

Just now.. hitting my mid-30s.. I really do want to move on to something else... but I just feel like no one is doing anything about it. 20 something short men should be getting into these heated debates... older short men should be marrying younger women and showing them off like women do with their tall boyfriends. Being unapologetic about the age gap.. but kind of cooling down and letting the younger men take over more of the needed emotionalism.

 

[MehGuy]

As a society, we need to understand that men will never be treated with the same gentleness or care as women are. That we need to act accordingly to this reality. Feminism is not your friend. Your issues are always going to take the backseat to women's. I'm angry with body positivity being heavily biased in media toward women... but this doesn't surprise me. A few naive men and manipulative feminists will try to tell short men that they can have their moment under body positivity too... but it's never going to happen.

Really... we need to form our own structures... that will realistically address our issues.

 

[MehGuy]

I feel a lot better now. I am still in the right to fight against heightism... I just need a new role on it. I've outgrown the one I was in. Just didn't really fully realize it until today.

 

[TheLastGeek]

Whats wrong w that?

It creates an imbalanced relationship. If one person persists in romantic feelings while the other does not, there's almost a certainty of hurt feelings, jealousy, resentment, and other Bad Stuff as time goes on.

 

[TheLastGeek]

Entitlement is a turn off.
Desperation is a turn off.
Bitterness is a turn off.

 

[RileyG]

Apparently, Aspartame can damage the structure of the sciatic nerve. Would have been good to know that sooner.

I've also heard Aspartame can cause dementia.

 

[RileyG]

Entitlement is a turn off.
Desperation is a turn off.
Bitterness is a turn off.

Absolutely! And I need to work on about being so bitter. God, forgive me.

 

[RileyG]

Thank you everyone for your prayers. Hopefully, I will find a new job ASAP, and will start applying like crazy tomorrow.

God bless