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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.
Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.
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A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Thomas Murray 7 hours ago. 5 Replies 1 Like
I received a gift this morning from a virtual friend, Pamela Smith:A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :" One day an old wise teacher was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have…Continue
Speak English? YOU FIRST! (Betty Bowers)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Thomas Murray yesterday. 4 Replies 4 Likes
Honestly, the title to this piece is badly under-representative of the content. To be far more accurate, what we have here is Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, going on a rant. Before you say it ... Say WHAAAA? Betty Bowers ranting? …Continue
A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Friday. 2 Replies 3 Likes
I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, has seen what is going on with the current occupant of the Oval Office, and my impression is that she is not at all happy with it. True to her citizenship,…Continue
Tags: prayer, Donald Trump, Oval Office, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers
Any Babymetal Fans Here?
Started by Bruce Carroll. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 12. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Any Babymetal fans here besides me? I have to ask because 1) I really like Babymetal and 2) Babymetal unknowingly played a role in my journey out of religion.For those who are unfamiliar with Babymetal, here is a link to one of their most popular…Continue
Tags: Japanese Idol, Babymetal
If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 11. 30 Replies 2 Likes
Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue
Tags: anti-scientific, irrational
Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 11. 16 Replies 1 Like
“Highly Religious Volunteer More, Lie Less, and Claim to Be Happier”~ Houston Chronicle; “Strongly Religious People are Happier than Non-Religious” ~ Christian Daily."The study determined that 40 percent of highly religious adults—defined as those…Continue
Tags: Nones, happiness, non-religiosity, religiosity, bliss
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Comment by Ian Mason on February 9, 2015 at 10:40pm -
Thanks, Patricia and Joan for starting my day so nicely.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 9, 2015 at 3:43pm -
My collection of "Companions" gives me great pleasure to relax and enjoy. I hope the album works that way for you, too.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 9, 2015 at 3:39pm
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Patricia I love, love, love this "Friends forever" video. Such sweet and gentle pairs and they seem to enjoy each other.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on February 9, 2015 at 2:10pm -
I've had unseasonably warm weather for the past 2 weeks. Wouldn't upset me if it keeps-up.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 9, 2015 at 2:06pm
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We have broken warm records this past week and lots of rain. Only small patches of snow that was piled up over the winter. The star magnolia broke dormancy. No more mountain ash berries left and the robins are everywhere. Mt Spokane sky parties are all cancelled.
We had an odd rain the other day. It seems a humungous dust storm blew high into the altitude from Nevada. The winds brought it north to our region and we had a mud rain. I noticed cars at the Cancer Care Northwest parking lot needed finger signs on their windows, "Wash me!"
We undoubtedly will get a late hard frost. We always do. Well, who knows? Climate change deniers, expect some tough ribbing.Scroll down for video
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Comment by Randall Smith on February 9, 2015 at 7:55am -
Love it, Patricia!
It's only Feb. 9th and freezing, but I saw a flock of robins. I'll be looking for Sandhill Cranes any day now! At least the snow has melted.
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Comment by Ian Mason on February 8, 2015 at 10:40pm
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R'amen, Patricia.
Yes, Randall, an interesting subject. One of my cousins did a lot of work on one side of my family and found a half-brother that was a secret and that his Dad wasn't his Dad. Scandal!
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Comment by Randall Smith on February 8, 2015 at 7:57am
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FYI, Ian, the discovery was the death date of my great great grandfather Wm. Henry Smith: 1842 -Mar 2, 1901. His grave site has no tombstone and no obituary was ever found. I spent $25 to have an expert from Ft. Wayne (IN) library investigate. I won't go into detail, but it's interesting.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 7, 2015 at 2:51pm
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I think I saw that movie. As I remember, it was a tear jerker.
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Comment by Ian Mason on February 7, 2015 at 2:42pm
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Joan, Charing Cross Road is the home of bookshops, new and used. It's the place I almost always visit when in London. The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square is at one end if I also want to feed my appetite for art. This is where you might have heard the name:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84_Charing_Cross_Road_%28film%29
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