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CarolSampaio

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Lynx said:
*Lynx scratches absently behind an ear with a hind claw and puzzles over the recent outburst...
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I can really see my cats doing this when you describe it... :)

I love my cats!! :) They are so... so....... so.......... lovable!!! :) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
 
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i came back to work to find a huge stack of EOB's i need to review.....

and i'm totally procrastinating.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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I am a bit confused about the outburst too, but I don't think my legs are bendy enough to join Lynx

and: yay for procrastinating!
 
Stravinsk

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Lynx said:
*Lynx scratches absently behind an ear with a hind claw and puzzles over the recent outburst...

So Stravinsk, what I can gather from your post is that someone used to berate you on the forum. And shortly after you returned to the forum, so did he. And you anticipate he will resume berating you.

Correct?
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Not exactly. A different website. But if it's the same person (he's using the same user name and hails from the same US State)...then yes, it's roughly correct. It's a VERY long story involving a LOT of partial and miscommunication, assumptions, disinformation, a smattering of truth and assumption as well.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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:S

well, just stay behind our shield wall and if he oversteps the line, report him and leave him to the mods :)
 
chickwithsticks

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Tintin said:
Wow. Good on you, sister! That's something I'd like to aim for. If people tell me I'm not good at something, I usually give up. Now I feel like I need to learn more persistence. It's going to be a long and difficult journey, but it should be worthwhile.
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Persistence is the key Tintin...just look throughout history at Edison, Michael Jordan and countless other successful people who failed thousands of times and admit it before achieving their goal. My father told me growing up to never let anyone tell me what I can and cannot do or who I should or shouldn't be.
 
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CarolSampaio

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chickwithsticks said:
Persistence is the key Tintin...just look throughout history at Edison, Michael Jordan and countless other successful people who failed thousands of times and admit it before achieving their goal. My father told me growing up to never let anyone tell me what I can and cannot do or who I should or shouldn't be.
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Your father is a very wise man!! :)

I'm glad you never listened to the ones who told you you couldn't do or be something you dreamed... :)

I find great pleasure in proving to myself that I can... especially when people (me included) thought I was not able to...
 
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chickwithsticks said:
Wondering why people are always telling me what I can't do. Probably explains why I am always telling people what they can do and offering encouragement along the way. Started in high school with my guidance counselor laughing at me when I asked about applying to college in my junior year. She told me that I didn't have the grades or ability (oh yes she did) and that I should go to a secretarial school and marry a man!! I'm not THAT old so this happened at an age when it shouldn't have. Not only did I go to college but I managed to graduate and go on for my masters. Halfway through undergrad I needed to take a year off and my uncle told me I would never go back. Obviously I did.

I told my cousin I wanted to pursue a particular job in a certain field that is unique lets just say and she laughed at me and rolled her eyes and just said ok. My mother who witnessed this had the pleasure of answering her question 3 years later when asked "how's -insert name here doing?" that I was fine and had been working in X position for the past year. I was blessed to work there for 8 years before I decided to move on but the point is people have always seemed to go out of their way to tell me what I can't do.

Recently I was told by the owner of a local yarn shop I shouldn't even attempt to do this one pattern because I had never used two of the techniques before. Probably out of stubbornness, I finished the little project this weekend by leArning these two techniques (gotta love you tube) on my own. It was a challenge but it's not rocket science.

The recent example is a small minor one but I spent time on Sunday thanking the Lord for all my blessings but more importantly the wisdom to ignore those who can't for whatever reason lift people up. Also thanked him for making me so stubborn.
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You Go Girl!!! This is what I found I could do that I didn't know I could do but my niece gave me step by step instructions and this is the result.... I LOVE ART and wish I was an artist...but never really thought I'd be good at it.... but here is my newest thing that I didn't know was in me..... 11828572_1015452948486843_8525206421388248513_n.jpg
 
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CarolSampaio

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JesusLives said:
You Go Girl!!! This is what I found I could do that I didn't know I could do but my niece gave me step by step instructions and this is the result.... I LOVE ART and wish I was an artist...but never really thought I'd be good at it.... but here is my newest thing that I didn't know was in me..... View attachment 136224
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This is beautiful, JL!!!

Way to go, girl!! :)
 
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JesusLives said:
You Go Girl!!! This is what I found I could do that I didn't know I could do but my niece gave me step by step instructions and this is the result.... I LOVE ART and wish I was an artist...but never really thought I'd be good at it.... but here is my newest thing that I didn't know was in me..... View attachment 136224
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Fantastic artwork!! You go yourself!! :cool:
 
MultilingualMessenger

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zeroturbulence said:
Please pray for my dad if you would. Thanks.


My dad's condition has gotten worst and I have little energy or patience left because I haven't had a day off or any real time to myself for the last 2 weeks or so, plus these past few days I've only gotten about 4 hours of sleep total for each day. My own health is going down the tube too because I have no time to workout and I am eating unhealthy food just to keep my sanity. I won't be suprised if I already am diabetic and have high blood pressure.
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I most certainly will!
 
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MollyConnor

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chickwithsticks said:
Wondering why people are always telling me what I can't do. Probably explains why I am always telling people what they can do and offering encouragement along the way. Started in high school with my guidance counselor laughing at me when I asked about applying to college in my junior year. She told me that I didn't have the grades or ability (oh yes she did) and that I should go to a secretarial school and marry a man!! I'm not THAT old so this happened at an age when it shouldn't have. Not only did I go to college but I managed to graduate and go on for my masters. Halfway through undergrad I needed to take a year off and my uncle told me I would never go back. Obviously I did.

I told my cousin I wanted to pursue a particular job in a certain field that is unique lets just say and she laughed at me and rolled her eyes and just said ok. My mother who witnessed this had the pleasure of answering her question 3 years later when asked "how's -insert name here doing?" that I was fine and had been working in X position for the past year. I was blessed to work there for 8 years before I decided to move on but the point is people have always seemed to go out of their way to tell me what I can't do.

Recently I was told by the owner of a local yarn shop I shouldn't even attempt to do this one pattern because I had never used two of the techniques before. Probably out of stubbornness, I finished the little project this weekend by leArning these two techniques (gotta love you tube) on my own. It was a challenge but it's not rocket science.

The recent example is a small minor one but I spent time on Sunday thanking the Lord for all my blessings but more importantly the wisdom to ignore those who can't for whatever reason lift people up. Also thanked him for making me so stubborn.
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Aw I'm sorry that you have those types of people in your life. I've gone through similar things and I have come to a conclusion. If people are being mean to you and you didn't do anything wrong to them, it's most likely they are jealous of you. This is especially true with women. They tend to be catty and envious of one another.

I know because I had a step-cousin (is that how you say it?) from my step dad's family who was always putting me down. She is two years older than me and she would always say things like "you're too pale," "you're such a nerd," "you're getting fat," "pink is such a horrible color" etc. My favorite color is pink. And I talked to my mom about this because honestly I thought she was cool and she was older and popular in school so I wanted her to like me. My mom explained, if you didn't do anything wrong to her, it's just jealously. I couldn't believe that someone like her would be jealous of me. But that year she ended up failing and having to stay behind one year of school. A couple of years later she got pregnant and had to graduate from an alternative school. I guess my mom was right.

I don't mean to sound proud at all. I still pray for this young lady, even though my mom and step-dad are divorced now. And I wish her and her family all the best! But what I'm saying is that you shouldn't let those people get to you. If they are rude, mean or negative about your goals, that says more about them than you. What you do is up to you and the Lord's will.

Another quick story, my step-dad didn't really like my brother. I think he thinks that he's irresponsible and immature. My step-dad didn't think he would even graduate high school. Boy was he surprised when my brother not only graduated but got a full-time job as a board operator for a Christian radio station. He is also a Youth Pastor at 22 years of age.

Sometimes it's nice to just prove people wrong huh? Good for you Chickwithsticks!
 
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MollyConnor

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JesusLives said:
You Go Girl!!! This is what I found I could do that I didn't know I could do but my niece gave me step by step instructions and this is the result.... I LOVE ART and wish I was an artist...but never really thought I'd be good at it.... but here is my newest thing that I didn't know was in me..... View attachment 136224
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I love mermaids! It's gorgeous, JesusLives!
 
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I've always been one with rather vivid dreams, but about 3 years ago, the dreams stopped which was sort-of disturbing. In the last week or so I've been dreaming again, and BOY has it been difficult to get used to.
 
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chickwithsticks said:
Wondering why people are always telling me what I can't do. Probably explains why I am always telling people what they can do and offering encouragement along the way. Started in high school with my guidance counselor laughing at me when I asked about applying to college in my junior year. She told me that I didn't have the grades or ability (oh yes she did) and that I should go to a secretarial school and marry a man!! I'm not THAT old so this happened at an age when it shouldn't have. Not only did I go to college but I managed to graduate and go on for my masters. Halfway through undergrad I needed to take a year off and my uncle told me I would never go back. Obviously I did.

I told my cousin I wanted to pursue a particular job in a certain field that is unique lets just say and she laughed at me and rolled her eyes and just said ok. My mother who witnessed this had the pleasure of answering her question 3 years later when asked "how's -insert name here doing?" that I was fine and had been working in X position for the past year. I was blessed to work there for 8 years before I decided to move on but the point is people have always seemed to go out of their way to tell me what I can't do.

Recently I was told by the owner of a local yarn shop I shouldn't even attempt to do this one pattern because I had never used two of the techniques before. Probably out of stubbornness, I finished the little project this weekend by leArning these two techniques (gotta love you tube) on my own. It was a challenge but it's not rocket science.

The recent example is a small minor one but I spent time on Sunday thanking the Lord for all my blessings but more importantly the wisdom to ignore those who can't for whatever reason lift people up. Also thanked him for making me so stubborn.
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My brother said I couldn't get straight A's in high school. I got straight A's the first quarter of my freshman year. (And multiple times after that.)
 
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