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I am sometimes overwhelmed by the wisdom that comes from this so called rock and roll website.
Rainy - you are right. We all have to find our own way through the darkness. Friends can help; that's all.
Lost yet another brother in AA today; a young man who kept himself sober for 14 years picked up some heroin and left this world abruptly. His friends couldn't help him either. Saw him only last night. There was no indication that he had given up. We cannot make choices for anyone or make anyone feel anything other than they do. We can only give our love and support and then leave everything in the hands of the God of our understanding.
Pinto ..Thanks for your words of wisdom here on DB GB. So glad your part of the family here..
Nic, Thanks for sharing your inspirational journey with all of us here, it is greatly appreciated. I wish you continued good health and success .
I always keep Keegan :flower2: in my thoughts and heart. I hope she is well .
Kay... That is a beautiful picture of Lucy.... I still am not over losing my puppy Jax.... 😥 it all takes time... Big hugs of comfort to you tonight..
Footpattin.. a lovely beginning to Miss Betsy and LuLu Belle how lucky you all found each other..
I have not heard from Joseph in a few days.. I am concerned for him . But, as I read Nic's post here on GB... It was comforting to me, to know that when faced with such illness , pain , misery ... you mentally and spiritually have to come into a place of peace , by yourself... you can not grab a persons hand and say follow me... It is a stepping stone unlike any other, I would imagine.. He will know what to do for himself... and he will share it all when he is ready.
In the mean time.. we are all here to support him in all ways we possibly can... If only with a few words.. to show our love..
So very sorry to hear about Lucy Jane. She was a beautiful kitty and I know she will be greatly missed.
In the last 15 months we've had to say 'goodbye' to sweet little Teeny (age 17) and my special buddy, Sambo (18 ).
We are now owned by two sisters, Miss Betsy and Lulu Belle. They are rescue kitties, as they were left in the middle of the street when they were just days old. Needless to say they have not had a 'bad' day since coming home.
The hurt from losing one of our furry friends fades with time but the special memories never dim.
I am sorry to hear of the illness Lucy is battling Kay. May Thoughts and Prayers are with you all.
I am Praying for you RedDog. Hang in there Brother!!
You hit the nail on the head for me pintobean. Once I got beyond being affraid to Die it gave me a whole new outlook on my Life and made me realize my Blessings. I am trully Blessed with Job, Friends and Family. That really sums it up for me. My Life may last a year or 20 years and I kind of figure that is in God's hands. My trust in God could be stronger. I am doing all I can from my end by following up with ALL the Drs and Health Care Provides and seeking the best in medical care. The rest is out of my control.
We are so much looking forward to GABBA this coming weekend and seeing New Friends and hanging with Old ones!!! I'm sure there will be some surprises in order or at least I hope so. This coming weekend is one of those Blessing I am talking about!! Peach.
While I would never deny my faith in God, I realize that each and every person must seek his own relationship with our Creator. Some people might choose not to believe in Him and that is their right. However, we can all control what we say and how we say it, and regardless of our beliefs we should be considerate of the other people who are present. I just thought the remark was the ultimate callousness, showing complete disregard for everyone else here - especially in light of the fact that we have people who are suffering and need encouragement and reinforcement for their will to live. Personal faith to many people in that condition is an essential component of coping with stress and suffering. How completely cruel and cold is it to try to rob that from someone? It was just a completely thoughtless remark and I took great offense to it. Nevertheless, if it was made from someone who is himself suffering, I certainly hope he will in time take an inventory of all the many ways he has been blessed because no matter what your circumstances the blessings always far outweigh the miseries of life. Take time to smell the roses!
Sending my thoughts to Kay and for Lucy. When I started typing this, Ramblin' Man came on the radio.
Coincidence ? I think not.
Mitch
My thoughts and prayers are with Lucy and Kay today. Lucy's gonna be just fine, healthy and light and playful like the kitten she will always be. Kay, you are one extraordinary woman, mother and friend.
Love to Red Dog today, as always and forever.
Rain Lady, you are in my heart also.
Love and peaches to all my friends here. Have the best day you can.
Oh Kay 😥 I am so sorry about Lucy... I hope you find peace and comfort.. 🙁
Thank you all so much. My heart is heavy and I feel as if punched in the gut. Her body is ready but her spirit keeps on fighting. I have been a nurse for 34yrs. & seen the human and animal spirit rise far above medical science. All the technology in the world can't hold a candle to the spirit! Kind of like seeing a flower growing from the middle of a cement sidewalk.
Rick, you make some indisputably good points there. We got some smart folks hanging around here.
Please send you thoughts, love and prayers to Detroit Kay today and her lovely cat, Lucy. :cat2:
I'm no :angel:, but I'm somewhat sweet and kind. 😉
A "fool" is an adequate description, given all the evidence that surrounds us in plain sight or not in plain sight but with assistance from scientific devices such as the microscope.
No different than me being a fool for believing/not believing
in certain things. I do it all the time; Im a fool for example in believing in Santa Claus at age 5. Its equally foolish not to believe in God, just older in the life cycle.
And then of course you mentioned "rights" in the context of a free mind, a free will. Interesting to note where all DAT stems from.
Oh yes, the layers...the layers. Laminate them ALL together, and BOOM...you have something pretty humbling to consider, and even people we hold to the realm of the most intellectual cannot grasp it.
Yes, the moniker fool is adequate. Short sided, simpleton, myopic, universe-ignorant...they work also.
Hell, just last week, someone overcame the physics accociated to create fried beer! It took mankind over 2010 YEARS to make fried beer. As wonderful as that is and as happy as that makes me, Im humbled by the fact we dont know if we are scratching our watches, or winding our asses honey....and the fool is the man who thinks he does.
It is our right as human beings and as Americans to believe or not to believe in a power greater than ourselves.
Personally, I can't imagine that this universe and all it's wonders, and our level of personal consciousness is all just a result of scientific incidences resulting in something as magnificent as creation AND evolution.
Mark said that if it was our choice to believe, then he would not slander it.
Rick, you're description of all that is is eloquent but I don't believe we have the right to call anyone a fool.
Sending love to Red Dog today. I hope that he reads this discourse on the existence of a God as the source of our lives. We were all given the gift of life. Here too, I can say that we were given the gift of Red Dog, a very special man in all of our lives.
You are dearly loved, Augie. It is your life to do with as you wish. That is your right as a human being. We are all pulling for you each and every day, dear brother. You are the most important person here. You owe us nothing; just know we love you.
Good Old Sunday Morning...
That is some good reading there, Mr. Rick T....
:dog: J O S E P H ... hoping today is better than yesterday...
Anyone making the mere statement posted as thought first, then issuance to the world as fact, makes them a fool.
You exist and procreate and process energy and are capable of thought and reason....all within a world surrounded by a universe, surrounded by light years of other universes....only to conclude there is no God.
You are surrounded within a world of plants and animals, only which approximately 10 percent have even been identified by Man to date. You live in a world bound by physical law, as well as a moral compass. A world where moving 5,000 feet in one condition takes 15 minutes, yet the same distance attempted in the ocean is a physical barrier that cannot be obtained naturally...and yet at that condition however, other life exists and equally impressive, thrives.
Within the simultaneous, instantaneous enormity of considering existence of all plants, animals, the Sun, Earth, universes, process to sustain life, all things....all existance in this world and beyond....layered with the capability to individually evoke emotions....and the complexities within.......the mind cannot absorb but one thing at a time by comparison...and from all of this, by comparison, you and those like you can best sum all that up by rejecting the idea a Supreme God created this and therefore has a hand in all of it, in part because your science cannot logically process the complexities associated combining the nuances of existance into a system of nuances to replicate the physical, emotional, and spititual worlds....i.e., all this shit and how it fits and continues to work? Then Sir, you are truly a fool.
When we finally figure out we as Mankind are simply on a journey of discovery, in order to prepare ourselves for another non-understandable dimension....called eternity, then perhaps God will say its time to call it done.
For me personally, just the thought reminds me of how truly nothing I am, yet that same God calls me you us His greatest creation....amazing.
Everyone have a nice Sunday and enjoy your families. Life is too short to let simple minds spoil it!!
on track is believing in the brotherhood and sisterhood...........the road goes on forever and we all are part of it, like it or not......
Healing vibes going out to brother RedDog and some healing prayers to God also for our brother, invisible or not to some.
Hang in ther Dog!
The post by Mark is probably the most inappropriate, selfish, thoughtless, crass, and indecent remark I have ever seen on this site. Why introduce the stain of an ugly controversy on the GB, where we are all trying to provide encouragement and support to one of the most instrumental characters throughout the history of the music which unites us? Sad.
Go Ohio State!!!!!!!
Always pay attention to your gut.
It's not always correct, but alot of the time, it is.
quote from blackey ...
You have this feeling that is strong about something but you ignore it because something in your brain tells you that you are being silly.
yes, alot...