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Someone brought up to me something that made me want to share this.
I have been here a very long time at mip. Along with growing in alanon I am growing in my spiritual life.
You guys know I am not perfect. I am doing my best to be the best person I know how to be. I make mistakes.
I hope you know that in growth there are times, being human I may slip.
My being a JW is no secret. It is me. I am not brining up religion.I don't just be a JW when I want to be, like going to church and always being nice only on Sunday. It is my life. It is me.
Dealing with Aism is very hard on all of us. The miracles I have had and cont. to have are from my hp. I have never taken credit for the words I share with you.
My point is, I hope you know even JW's are imperfect people but are hopefully striving to be better and be a good example. It is so important to me to please my hp. so important, more than anything else in the world.
So if anyone has wondered about me, please maybe share with me in a pm. Or email me.
All I know is becuz I have always been open and listened to others, and did not try to be holier than thou, more people are willing to listen and share with me. I treasure this so much.
I hope you all know I am humbled by your sharing here and always being supportive of me and everyone around you.
Thanks for sharing that. I so appreciate that all of you are here. I am new to all this 9 weeks to the day. I have tried to totally submerge myself in this program to save my sanity.
Without you and others like you I would have lost hope. I can't imagine going to my first F2F and having everyone be as distraught as I was. Not that I wouldn't have been comforted in the fact that I am not the only one... LOL
The truth for me is that I hear from people like you who can share that '... yes I was like that once too, but now my life is better...' I don't need to hear that things are perfect, just better!
The differences in people here helps too. Differing backgrounds and variations in the shares keeps this program from being like reading a single book of suggestions. Don't need a program for that.
Thank you for being you and being here!
Take care of you!
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"Good judgement comes from experience... experience comes from bad judgement" - unknown
Over the years your posts have been like a hand reaching out through the darkness. Common sense and compassion when I needed it and at other times the antics of your furries at your Eden have given me a laugh, when I didn't think there was anything left to laugh about.
Your compassion and ability to love, and yes your faith have always been an inspiration to me.
You are so right, your religion is part of who you are. One cannot seperate themselves from their faith. Sharing who you are is not preaching, it is simply being. You have never preached, just shared Debilyn with all of us. I can't think of a greater gift.
I don't care what your religion is Debilyn I love you for who you are. You don't have to be a good christian or devoted JW for me to like you. I accept your religion and your choices that is part of you and your beautiful nature. Luv Leo xx
I didn't know you were a JW. One of the things that I like about alanon is the fact that religion is not a part of it the ESH that is what we are all here for.
I have always looked froward to reading your posts and will stil continue to do so.
Much Love,
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"Today's problems can not be solved if we still think the way we did when we created them" -Albert Einstein
Had to tell you all who responded thank you. I got a very harsh pm and wanted to make sure I was not reflecting a bad image of who I am and the important spirt I represent.
Well today two lady friends came over. It was so so nice. I am going to begin the swimming class I planned to. Just gotta pray my guts don't turn against me....
I was getting groceries and realized all the nice things I do for me. lol so weird, it comes natural now. I got a nice new to me fridge off freecycle and omg the food looks so good in it. lol
My A had busted my fridge slamming the door over and over.
Well my dahling daughter and my little sprout grandson is coming for the night. So I gotta try to wrangle some of this dog hair, lol.
You have always been so caring and compassionate in your posts to others!
Try to remember that some of us are in very serious pain and sometimes lash out in that pain and are sorry afterwards.
I know you try the best you can to be a loving and caring person. You do so much! For yourself, your daughter, your grandson and all of the wonderful animals that you have.
Please try to be compassionate once more in how you see that private post. Try to forgive and forget and put it behind you.
I and SO many people on here love you so much for your kindness and compassion! And even though a person's private and personal religion is not encouraged to be mentioned in alanon, I can understand your viewpoint about sharing your beliefs.
I love reading about your animals and your progress in alanon, I hope to continue to read more about the wonderful work you are doing.
Your posts are some of the most thoughtful and insightful ones on the board. I know many people who get much strength from thier own personal faith but yet by no means try to enforce it on others. All there is is the love hope and faith. I have worked with a JW and she was just always a very caring and warm person, as I have worked with people of other faiths also.
Also as you know, we all love your Eden posts to bits! It can brighten my whole day sometimes! : )
