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juste a question in my head now what is the real life mine is hard an bad i juste like speak whit friends(when friends reply me) an try be a good man an like made paint juste want be happy whit friends en restart if you dont like the pass annyway pass is pass the question... what is the real life for you
i juste think paint is good for made a good exit of mind c-ya sorry if you think the question is bad juste need know
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Hmm, sounds like you are having a bad day Rene.
Everybody's lives are different, and I think the trick is to be happy with the life you have. If you compare your life to everyone elses, you'll drive yourself crazy because nothing will ever seem good enough.
Life is enjoying the small blessings along the way, taking time to smell the flowers and learn and discover new things everyday. Life is what you make it.
I hope you have a better day tommorrow!
Suelynn
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Here's hoping you have a better day tomorrow!
-grampa dan
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Joeys got it. Im still laughing about your "Wonshot" reply the other day Joey. That cracked me up. Made me laugh all day.
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Jesus...His death, burial & ressurection and understanding how this means He came to give us life, and that more abundantly.
Getting to paint signs, breath, blink, ride a motorcycle, or whatever, are simply a few of the fringe benefits we get to partake of until we pass away or while we're waitin' for Him to return...when 'life' really begins.
The short Italian version:
Live~Laugh~Love
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Thank you, Sheila, I wanted to share the same without offending anyone. I have seen God do miracles in my life, & in the lives of others, but when you finally "see" the truth, it is the biggest miracle of ALL, truly. That song "Amazing Grace" was written by a slave trader, after he got to know Jesus. He wrote, "I once was blind, but now I see..." Perfectly written.
Rene, this may sound corny, or religious, but put all that aside, pick up a bible, & read the gospel of John. Ask the Lord to show you what He wants you to see.
My life is a million times better than it was, & even in my saddest moments, I know He is here with me, & it makes all the difference in the world! I have so much reason to live now.
Hope you are feeling better.
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Amen. Rene if your feeling as low as you can get, you can't help but going up. Find something positive and build on that. Or do something wild and crazy...I wonder what you'd look like with "spiked" hair? A trip to your family physician could be in order too. Sometimes we needlessly worry our selves sick imagining problems that are even there. Frank communication is so important in all aspects of life, I'm glad you shared with us. It's a brand new day Rene. :)Grab onto something good today.
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I agree with Sheila and Bobbie. The things of the world can only make you happy for a moment. I believe true happiness can only come from above.
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...In winters dark days paint (or what ever the medium) is a saviour. By simply "making marks" with an intangible substance (like paint), a tangible, real and wonderful thing can be created. Sometimes the greatest creative expression can result from lonliiness, lsolation and introspection.
...As self therapy, nothing is better than making art.
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arrgggghhhh!!! I just typed out a nice 10 minute collection of thoughts for you but my laptop seems to like have a secret "back" button hidden on the mousepad thingy, so I lost it
the summery though was to live your life with the fearless, childhood wonder & optimism that has always worked for me, & to remember that being broke, naked, hungry & alone is not really that bad... in fact it could be a really good way to meet up with the next cool chapter of life
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If you have a something wrong... the medicine usually tastes bad but fixes you. Here's the key not sweetened or watered down..... The Bible tells us: "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9)
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believed in His name." (John 1:12) ________________________________________ This is how to receive Jesus Christ: • Admit that you are a sinner and your need for Him. • Be willing to turn away from your sins. This is called repenting. • Believe that Jesus Christ suffered and died for you on the Cross and rose from the grave. • Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit. Ask Him to be your Lord and Savior. How to Pray: Dear God, I understand that I have broken Your commandments and sinned against You. I'm sorry. Please forgive my sins. I'm willing to change my way of thinking and living, and I'm ready to bring my whole life under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. ________________________________________ If you prayed this prayer...PRAISE GOD!
Welcome you to God's family! To grow and become a strong Christian you should read the Bible daily; find yourself a Jesus-centered, Bible-teaching church and commit yourself to it; and tell others about Jesus' sacrifice!
"In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'" (see John 3) "At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures." (see Titus 3)
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I think you have set good goals for your life and I particularly like your determination to let go of the past.
Only an hour ago, I have received the bad news that my husband's close friend and business partner is in hospital in critical condition after suffering a heart attack. My husband Eugene is on his way there right now. It just feels like your question suddenly becomes twice as important: What is the real life?
If my happiness was dependent on my circumstances it would be an exasperating rollercoaster. As it is, I'm with Sheila and the others and look to the Lord for inner peace.
The real life to me has little to do with happiness but usefulness instead. Take our personal circumstances right now (sorry, it's just so much on my mind), if Eugene's goal was happiness, he'd be living a lost day today, but if he can go and pray with his friend and be a support to him, he will have lived a successful day because he will have made a difference. That's what I call the "Real Life".
Hope things are going better today. Sometimes life can be a bit overwhelming.
The good thing is anyone can choose to start their day over anytime during the day if the choose. Something wicked bad happens....try and accept the things you cannot change or control.
I usually apply the 50 year rule. I ask myself if I think 50 years from now I will be sitting around talking about this circumstance or event....then it is a big deal. If I don't think it will be worthy of remembering 50 years from now, it doesn't deserve the time now.
The most calming thing about that rule is...50 years from now, I'll be dead and won't be worried about anything....so why get stressed now!
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thanks all this day is better because i can read a lot of good think on board for the rest its juste ordinarie........... maybe tomorow can be better thanks a lot all reply me its juste hard when you see life in faces this day i juste made a good hand paint its good(i think) c-ya
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and some days ya just gotta stand the mattress up against the wall, turn stereo up to 11(good heavy tunes), flip the world the bird and run into the wall for a while
be the mosh pit
a new (or used) CD of music you've been wanting makes a nice "pick-me-up"
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Rene - look in the mirror and smile - the guy in there is gonna smile right back at you The sun will come out, hang in there buddy.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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When you are SO low you have to reach UP to touch bottom...
... who's bottom it is makes a HUGE difference!!!
Try to keep UP and tell someone a funny joke and watch them smile... because it was YOU that made them smile and have fun!! Then pat yourself on the back, eat some chocolate and have a better day!!!
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Rene I know you ride too, so when I am having one of those days I hop on the Harley and just cruise no where in particular just ride, no phone, just me and the bike and enough noise to drown out the world, get on that bike and go make some noise, it's good for the soul.
-------------------- Dan Streicher Slidell, LA Posts: 445 | From: Slidell, LA | Registered: Feb 2004
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this day are better juste go see some dead friends an i think now life is better than be in ground..........more hard more friends i think life is in the way all want. mine are so bad in pass now i think i can made a real good one dan i juste want go out whit my bike i have a new one hd springer 2005 juste to cold an snow not a good time for made noise thanks all life can be beautiful if you work on this way...............now i juste try this c-ya letterville good familly for help
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Rene, last weekend of February there is a bike show in Montreal. Me and the girlfriend are going on the Sunday. This is what we look foward to in these sometime depressing winter months.
Take care and life always as a suprise for everybody!
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Hey Rene! I have to agree that purpose in life can only come from the Creator of us all. If you can get a copy of "the Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren (in French, of course) it says so much more than any of us here could. It's a life-changing book for sure. I personally can't understand how anyone can really live without a purpose bigger than themselves...
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it's cold here as well, but I got on the bike the other day in the rain just cause I had to get away from it all...you're not alone we all have those days, keep the rubber side down
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There you all go, talking about riding, and my bike is sitting down in my shed, covered up, waiting for warmer weather. Cant wait for spring! Ive got a 2000 suzuki Intruder 1500lc.
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I've recently buried a friend who committed suicide. He was a man devoted in service. He served our country and when his term was up, he chose a job that allowed him to serve others for a living. He always did it with a smile and always helped out those with unfortunate situations. He lost his wife and his job all at once, as he chose to worship Budweiser instead of Jesus.
It came down to this, suddenly he did not feel important to anyone (devasted/lonely) and could not find a single friend, the one day he needed one. He gave up.
I lost contact with him when I moved far away for 2 years. I did not look him up when I got back home and when I went to the funeral I felt as if I'd let him down.
I cannot tell you how deep it hurt to find out that it was a month before someone just happened to find him. Think of all the people that you could talk to or make smile or laugh in a month's time.
I felt abandonded when my children left home and I sat in the mountains for that 2 years alone in a crunchy yard (snow/ice/hard wind,) with no friends. I thought that maybe God was through with me and I had no purpose for my life anymore.
Feeling broken on the inside I prayed that God would lift me up and put me where I could serve and be a friend to other people with broken hearts and He did!
I am trying to get up my strength from cancer again and right now, my Mother is trying not to die. I am better each day and my mother is still here.
God has blessed me with a good husband and my children rise and call me blessed to this day! I can sing in my kitchen and praise God for the blessings He has given me, as they are many and wondrous.
Joy is now a real part of my life and I can say it is good medicine! I pray for God to hold your hand when you need friends... and to bring friends to you that you can share real life with.
I get depressed when the yard gets crunchy too, and pineapple is a good thing to eat. It is good medicine for cold bike weather.
I am sorry you miss your friend, and I hope you find others soon!
When you find a Bible, look up what Jesus preached when he grew up and wanted to show people how to love each other. Isaiah 61
Letterheads is a big family Rene. Try to find a Letterhead Meet nearby to go to and get to know someone close enough for new friends! They are even more wonderful in person! We do care about you.
Much Love and Laughter to you! Linda Silver Eagle
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I opologise to anyone I may have offended in my chaotic account of recent time in my world. That's kind of how it hit, all at once and from every direction...within a week of helping my daughter and her husband deliver my first grandchild/son, I was rushing my Mother to Emory Hospital because she began falling down all of the sudden and was very scared and very 72 years old.
Rene, I have learned so much from God. I have been fighting cancer since I was 17 years old. I am now 45, still standing and still smiling. I'm not pretty to look at on the outside and I do talk a lot, but I, too, am someone who has hurt so much that my life became about making it better when and where I could. I was lucky to have the gifts of art and music in my life. I have done my best to make things better with my brushes. Paint is good.
I am happy you reached out to us to let us know you are tired and feeling broken. I am proud of you because that is hard sometimes. You are a survivor. This too, shall pass. We are stronger in the broken places Rene! A man's time to understand that comes when he is 30. You will understand more truth and turn the child, the adolescent and the man in you towards eachother and realise in peace with yourself that you are one. One good man, who can love. Congratulations, you are almost there!
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Rene, I agree with Denis. We have an '83 Sportster we ride, & since it is so cold, we have a big Biker Swap Meet coming up in a week. It kind of breaks up the winter & the cold. Just being around other people who ride is a lot of fun, & lifts you up. Seeing all the things people sell always gives me a laugh, too.
I just started to go to a new church, & that helps me. I found people who really care about me, & love me. They are all just a phone call away. I am going to pray that the Lord will bring some good people around you to lift you up, just like I have.
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Hi rene: Sometimes life just gets you down. Focus on the good things, WR said something good, do another painting, I've seen your work here, focus on that. Better times are just around the corner, you just have to believe!
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hey i juste want all know im not a suicidal man i think life is so hard some time an can be so funny some other time..... now its a hard time........never can kill my self thanks all c-ya
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Lindian . . .that was a wonderful & touching testimony to the love and Mercy of God.
I'm really impressed with your outlook and courage and ability to 'rise above' it all and find the silver lining around the cloud . . . . . . No wonder you last name is 'Silver Eagle'.
KTF
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quote:i think life is so hard some time an can be so funny some other time..... now its a hard time........never can kill my self
Oui, Oui, mon ami. Je d'accord avec vous. C'est la vie!
Et excuser moi, s'il vous plait, je ne parle pas Francais! J'ai besoin chercher dans le dictionaire pour les plupart de ces mots! Donc, si vous repondez a moi en Francias, ecriez vous un message court.
Sincerement, --William
en Englais: Yes, yes, my friend. I agree with you. That's life!
And, please, excuse me, I can't speak French. I had to search in the dictionary for most of these words. Therefore, if you respond to me in French, write a short message.
Sincerely, --William
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-------------------- William Bass wjb71@bellsouth.net Northwest Florida Posts: 636 | From: Pensacola, FL | Registered: Aug 2004
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J'etudie Francais en ecole secondaire (about 15 years ago!), mais j'ai oublie le plupart d'il; donc, je dois chercher et chercher dans le dictionaire, et j'ecris tres doucement.
Au revoir!
En Englais:
Hi Rene,
I studied French in high school (about 15 years ago!), but I have forgotten most of it; therefore, I must search and search in the dictionary, and I write very slowly.
C-ya!
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