I never thought about that. I wonder how many people I have made sick through the years by my attitude and mood.
(Potentially) Profound Thoughts
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I once went to Disney World with my cousins for 10 days. At the end I felt rejuvinated, despite the fact there is not a lot of Christianity there. I guess it has become worse. A hangout for immorality. But there are ways to get rest on a vacation, but I do not really know of anything but staying home and wasting the few days you get to do something in a lifetime.
My pastor signed my Bible in High School seemingly a million years ago with the quote, "Either this book will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this book." That seems to be a worldwide universal truth since it was written. It seems to only get more true with time.
There's a teen at work, nice guy, good attitude, good work ethic, basically a great coworker. He has this rare bone disease, something genetic, and he's not really supposed to lift heavy things.
He asked the manager to get somebody to lift something 50 pounds in weight for him. The manager told another guy to take care of this. The other guy started making catty comments about "Well I'm getting this because (first guy's name) doesn't want to." I made the observation in passing - as politely as I could stand being at the time - that the first guy has a bone disease and doesn't need to be lifting that heavy box, and the second guy shut up.
But it started me thinking. I've been upset with people sometimes when I thought they were shirking their fair share of work. Not a lot, mind you, but often enough to bug me, because I wonder how many of those people really just couldn't do what I thought they should be doing.
He asked the manager to get somebody to lift something 50 pounds in weight for him. The manager told another guy to take care of this. The other guy started making catty comments about "Well I'm getting this because (first guy's name) doesn't want to." I made the observation in passing - as politely as I could stand being at the time - that the first guy has a bone disease and doesn't need to be lifting that heavy box, and the second guy shut up.
But it started me thinking. I've been upset with people sometimes when I thought they were shirking their fair share of work. Not a lot, mind you, but often enough to bug me, because I wonder how many of those people really just couldn't do what I thought they should be doing.
The beauty of your shores
At the birth of days dawn
Is that of a just rained forest
Surrounding as a cloak
A newborn fawn.
It's startling fresh
As new felled dew
Tasted by the lips of a loved one
Then tenderly shared by two.
p.rehbein
At the birth of days dawn
Is that of a just rained forest
Surrounding as a cloak
A newborn fawn.
It's startling fresh
As new felled dew
Tasted by the lips of a loved one
Then tenderly shared by two.
p.rehbein
My profound thought although trying to be humble is that God is everywhere at all times, the Bible says this. He is omnipotent. I also like that God loves his children and sent his Son to save the world by changing it one person at a time or in groups through bible believing churches. May God bless everyone 
There's man's (huMANkind) wisdom, then there is knowledge that can only come from God, THAT is true knowledge, now how do we get true wisdom from solitude? Asking for myself
When you are alone with yourself and you realize it's okay to be alone with yourself, you are able to start figuring yourself out.
When I go to the animal shelter to find a dog, I can't tell anything about any of the dogs they have because ALL the dogs are yapping and any dog I want to look at is yapping just like all the rest. I have to ask to get the dog off alone, where I can deal with that dog without all the other dogs barking.
Similarly I am able to best figure myself out, think about things that are important to me and figure out why they are important to me (and figuring out WHY they are important to me is often more important than identifying which things are important to me) when I am alone, without the whole rest of the world speaking their opinions all around me.
I like the way you address the distinction. I've found that solitude allows for genuine self reflection; which leads to earnest wisdom gained thru life's experiences and lessons learned...
I probably caused an epidemic through my early adult years. Perhaps the opposite is true also, a good mood and attitude could be like a vaccine of some sort to prevent one from becoming a sourpuss.
Well, actually I meant my late second wife and my third (and last) wife. You have the right idea in placing God at the center of the marriage. Your thought process is spiritually sound.