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Hmm. I remember once at work I got so tired of someone's complaining that I finally said, "Could you please stop complaining so much? You're depressing me." Somewhat blunt, but it worked. She stopped. And another coworker made a noise halfway between a laugh and a choking sound and immediately went off to do a job around the corner - she said later it was so she wouldn't laugh out loud in the complainer's face.
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Yes.
Though some don't get through despite encouragement, prayer, or affirmation. Sometimes heartache or mental illness can hinder even the most loving of experiences.
Praying your heart is eased, Sydlit.
Though some don't get through despite encouragement, prayer, or affirmation. Sometimes heartache or mental illness can hinder even the most loving of experiences.
Praying your heart is eased, Sydlit.
I'm not a big fan of bootstrapping, but this sounds like you are saying that it's everyone else's fault if a person experiences heartache.
In my experience, if you want to make friends, you have to display the kind of friendship that you are looking for. People are attracted to what they need. Mostly, I think, because we can understand the language of care. And if you don't have anything to give? It's time to go to God and get filled up. Well, heh, it's ALWAYS time for that. But God is the one who meets our needs, not other humans. If a person is needing a deep level of fulfillment, they should be seeking God first for it, because human beings cannot fill the void only God fills.
All we can do is encourage each other in faith or to faith in Christ - through whom we have relationship with the Father.
In my experience, if you want to make friends, you have to display the kind of friendship that you are looking for. People are attracted to what they need. Mostly, I think, because we can understand the language of care. And if you don't have anything to give? It's time to go to God and get filled up. Well, heh, it's ALWAYS time for that. But God is the one who meets our needs, not other humans. If a person is needing a deep level of fulfillment, they should be seeking God first for it, because human beings cannot fill the void only God fills.
All we can do is encourage each other in faith or to faith in Christ - through whom we have relationship with the Father.
S
Don't know what you mean bootstrapping. Wouldn't AT ALL blame others for others heartaches. Misunderstood. Just saying if they had ppl in their life who prayed and cared for them consistently, it might help ease their pain, and help avoid it in the future. I think we'd all be surprised to know just how many there are that don't really have anyone that cares enough to actually enter their world and be-friend them, and many try to hide it. It's hard to give away what you don't have, especially when rejection, ridicule, or chastisement is your common experience.
Olerica,
If you see this post, I was wondering, if I may ask, has the egg shortage had a big effect on your baking? I had thought about this when I first read about it, and even more so when I got fried rice yesterday and saw that the restaurant is substituting CORN for the scrambled egg. Bleh.
I understand it must be tough for the food business... But I went home and added two scrambled eggs myself.
I was wondering if you've had to change any of your recipes, too?
If you see this post, I was wondering, if I may ask, has the egg shortage had a big effect on your baking? I had thought about this when I first read about it, and even more so when I got fried rice yesterday and saw that the restaurant is substituting CORN for the scrambled egg. Bleh.
I understand it must be tough for the food business... But I went home and added two scrambled eggs myself.
I was wondering if you've had to change any of your recipes, too?
Nope. This is why utilizing small business farmers is so important. I get at least 5 dozen eggs every week. I don't change recipes, but in the last year I have had to effectively raise my prices.
As much as possible, I go straight to the producer. Go in with friends and get a cow together and split the butcher fees and come out with 1/6th of a cow... which is enough beef to last me over 2 years. (Yeah, you've got to have storage space for that, I know I'm blessed). I also get my chickens from the egg producer. I get whole chickens and butcher and freeze. Those older layers are mighty tasty!
But you get some exceptionally fresh stuff from people who care about what they are doing. And it's really quite cheap to do that. I freeze a lot of blanched and cut produce. And I eat on it all year. I'm not a huge fan of canning because of the time. I'm pretty tired when the bulk of the fresh season is going.
As much as possible, I go straight to the producer. Go in with friends and get a cow together and split the butcher fees and come out with 1/6th of a cow... which is enough beef to last me over 2 years. (Yeah, you've got to have storage space for that, I know I'm blessed). I also get my chickens from the egg producer. I get whole chickens and butcher and freeze. Those older layers are mighty tasty!
But you get some exceptionally fresh stuff from people who care about what they are doing. And it's really quite cheap to do that. I freeze a lot of blanched and cut produce. And I eat on it all year. I'm not a huge fan of canning because of the time. I'm pretty tired when the bulk of the fresh season is going.