I Am Angry Today Because . . .

[Tery]

Peace Hill lover35 . Get out into nature. Walk in the woods, along the beach, through a park. Some folks call it "forest bathing" (in the manner of sun bathing) but some of us have known for years how good it is for the human soul to spend some time in nature.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Peace Hill lover35 . Get out into nature. Walk in the woods, along the beach, through a park. Some folks call it "forest bathing" (in the manner of sun bathing) but some of us have known for years how good it is for the human soul to spend some time in nature.

....yep....had my own “thinking rock” in my youth...waded into the woods, climbed on that rock and mulled over what ailed a young teen mind....

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

....yep....had my own “thinking rock” in my youth...waded into the woods, climbed on that rock and mulled over what ailed a young teen mind....

There used to be a huge metal cog stuck in the creek in the woods right near my house, but it’s gone now : (
Pretty steampunky

Maybe it’s unrelated but on the topic of woods I was reminded of it. I never even got around to investigating it closer.

 

[GNTLGNT]

There used to be a huge metal cog stuck in the creek in the woods right near my house, but it’s gone now : (
Pretty steampunky

Maybe it’s unrelated but on the topic of woods I was reminded of it. I never even got around to investigating it closer.

....that stuff fascinates me....

 

[Spideyman]

Peace Hill lover35 . Get out into nature. Walk in the woods, along the beach, through a park. Some folks call it "forest bathing" (in the manner of sun bathing) but some of us have known for years how good it is for the human soul to spend some time in nature.

Absolutely-- a lifesaver at times.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

....that stuff fascinates me....

My biggest question is who removed it, how, and when. It was at least 6-8 feet tall and wide and was stuck in the ground beneath. I tried to check it out when I first saw it but it was across the creek and I misjudged the depth of the water (it’s very murky, practically opaque) and fell in and got all wet : (

I’m no Bear Grylls

 

[morgan]

Well, I'm more disappointed (in mankind in general) than I am angry. I met a young lady today who is developmentally delayed, but incredibly high functioning - who had brain surgery several years ago at Mayo clinic for an extreme seizure disorder. She can't work or drive and depends on people from her church for rides. She volunteers every Sunday as a greeter or in the nursery. She's a part of the young adults group, but has been told she is too old (34) and is looking to fit in somewhere. She just wants to be a part of something, to be included. If you are a religious person and exclude someone because they are a bit of a challenge or inconvenient at times, I'm sorry - but you aren't grasping the concept.

 

[Spideyman]

Well, I'm more disappointed (in mankind in general) than I am angry. I met a young lady today who is developmentally delayed, but incredibly high functioning - who had brain surgery several years ago at Mayo clinic for an extreme seizure disorder. She can't work or drive and depends on people from her church for rides. She volunteers every Sunday as a greeter or in the nursery. She's a part of the young adults group, but has been told she is too old (34) and is looking to fit in somewhere. She just wants to be a part of something, to be included. If you are a religious person and exclude someone because they are a bit of a challenge or inconvenient at times, I'm sorry - but you aren't grasping the concept.

That is so wrong on many levels. That religious group is missing an opportunity to visibly show the meaning of fellowship.

 

[morgan]

That is so wrong on many levels. That religious group is missing an opportunity to visibly show the meaning of fellowship.

Absolutely right! That church is having a convention on Friday and Saturday for the young adults group and the young woman I mentioned will be attending. She was concerned because they aren't providing a lunch, but will have an extended break. She's asked several members about their plans and has received a consistent I don't know yet answer. She will either pack a lunch or walk to Wendy's if she can afford it. I am going to try VERY hard to find out the itinerary and rearrange my schedule so I can pick her up and take her out to eat on one of the meeting days.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

Absolutely right! That church is having a convention on Friday and Saturday for the young adults group and the young woman I mentioned will be attending. She was concerned because they aren't providing a lunch, but will have an extended break. She's asked several members about their plans and has received a consistent I don't know yet answer. She will either pack a lunch or walk to Wendy's if she can afford it. I am going to try VERY hard to find out the itinerary and rearrange my schedule so I can pick her up and take her out to eat on one of the meeting days.

These people act quite hypocritical for a religion that preaches to love one’s neighbor as thyself. Is there perhaps an authority figure you can get involved to help her be seen more as an equal?

 

[Spideyman]

Absolutely right! That church is having a convention on Friday and Saturday for the young adults group and the young woman I mentioned will be attending. She was concerned because they aren't providing a lunch, but will have an extended break. She's asked several members about their plans and has received a consistent I don't know yet answer. She will either pack a lunch or walk to Wendy's if she can afford it. I am going to try VERY hard to find out the itinerary and rearrange my schedule so I can pick her up and take her out to eat on one of the meeting days.

Thank you for caring-- now if those so called "members" demonstrated the teaching they taught, they could have easily said-- "I don't know yet, but I will find out/ or simply say how about joining me for the lunch break". Good gravy-- how about practicing what you preach. That irks me to the core.

 

[morgan]

These people act quite hypocritical for a religion that preaches to love one’s neighbor as thyself. Is there perhaps an authority figure you can get involved to help her be seen more as an equal?

The church is huge. I don't think I'd get very far with confronting anyone. I am choosing to get involved personally because that is the best way IMHO to make a difference.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

Thank you for caring-- now if those so called "members" demonstrated the teaching they taught, they could have easily said-- "I don't know yet, but I will find out/ or simply say how about joining me for the lunch break". Good gravy-- how about practicing what you preach. That irks me to the core.

These are the kinds of people that give religious people in general a bad image.

 

[Spideyman]

The church is huge. I don't think I'd get very far with confronting anyone. I am choosing to get involved personally because that is the best way IMHO to make a difference.

You are setting the positive example the so called church members are not. Maybe???? someone will take notice.

 

[Spideyman]

These are the kinds of people that give religious people in general a bad image.

Totally agree. If one can not due in daily life, what they profess/ are taught on a Sunday service, they disrespect religion.

 

[morgan]

Thank you for caring-- now if those so called "members" demonstrated the teaching they taught, they could have easily said-- "I don't know yet, but I will find out/ or simply say how about joining me for the lunch break". Good gravy-- how about practicing what you preach. That irks me to the core.

Those members would rather spend their lunch/dinner breaks with their own friends and cliques (at least that's my assertion of the situation). I guess selfishness is universal and non-denominational.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

The church is huge. I don't think I'd get very far with confronting anyone. I am choosing to get involved personally because that is the best way IMHO to make a difference.

Oof, you’re probably right. I can understand that some people have trouble understanding or dealing with people who suffer from conditions like this, but disregarding and excluding them is just an asshat thing to do, they’re just people who suffer from something beyond their control and want to make friends.

 

[CoriSCapnSkip]

Reminds me of my mom's church (her "real" church as opposed to the one we attend locally), where it's universally understood that any unmarried woman over the age of 22 is lower than garbage. You are supposed to marry someone in the church, but the church has about 12 members scattered across the entire country and no way of getting together at least while I was still young enough. For years I attended gatherings, wrote letters, and tried to have a young singles group formed. By the time one was, I was told the cutoff age was 28, and I was a couple of years older than that by then. Also for a church whose watchword is charity, they are among the most uncharitable people on the face of the earth, I mean not only would many of them (and I notice the richer they are, the meaner they are) not help you if you were lying in the road bleeding to death, they'd say you were the type who deserved it. What really made me give up was being unable to meet anyone suitable through my best interest, Ray Bradbury, which after going online I met a couple of guys who were absolute disasters. The death blow was dealt in 2003, that is seven years before the picture of us at his 90th birthday party. Well, I am now 57 and never married so I guess I'm bound for Hell. Too bad, they cannot say I didn't try!

Incidentally, this all went down even before the TV show Unsolved Mysteries came on, when I was around 26--the "cutoff age" after which Newsweek magazine declared one would never be married. After watching that, there were SO MANY things I was SO GLAD I never did! UM isn't on anymore, but there are a number of others, my favorite being People Magazine Investigates. There are so many stories of people being killed by their spouses or kids, as a matter of fact my sisters went to school with a guy who murdered both his wife and son. So there is a plus to being single they never tell you in school.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

Reminds me of my mom's church (her "real" church as opposed to the one we attend locally), where it's universally understood that any unmarried woman over the age of 22 is lower than garbage. You are supposed to marry someone in the church, but the church has about 12 members scattered across the entire country and no way of getting together at least while I was still young enough. For years I attended gatherings, wrote letters, and tried to have a young singles group formed. By the time one was, I was told the cutoff age was 28, and I was a couple of years older than that by then. Also for a church whose watchword is charity, they are among the most uncharitable people on the face of the earth, I mean not only would many of them (and I notice the richer they are, the meaner they are) not help you if you were lying in the road bleeding to death, they'd say you were the type who deserved it. What really made me give up was being unable to meet anyone suitable through my best interest, Ray Bradbury, which after going online I met a couple of guys who were absolute disasters. The death blow was dealt in 2003, that is seven years before the picture of us at his 90th birthday party. Well, I am now 57 and never married so I guess I'm bound for Hell. Too bad, they cannot say I didn't try!

Incidentally, this all went down even before the TV show Unsolved Mysteries came on, when I was around 26--the "cutoff age" after which Newsweek magazine declared one would never be married. After watching that, there were SO MANY things I was SO GLAD I never did! UM isn't on anymore, but there are a number of others, my favorite being People Magazine Investigates. There are so many stories of people being killed by their spouses or kids, as a matter of fact my sisters went to school with a guy who murdered both his wife and son. So there is a plus to being single they never tell you in school.

I agree that too many people draw an automatic line between being single and being unhappy. It’s good to find someone that makes you happy and that’s you’d like to spend the rest of tourneys life with, but too many people rush into it without much second thought and end up in undesirable situations, this is why so many marriages end up in divorce. There are plenty of happy people out there who are single/found their partner in later stages of life.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Blade finally shows up today! I will post pics in the "Bought Anything Cool Recently" thread