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I get questions all the time about emotions. They are usually along then line of "Do you think I am bad for feeling that way?" 1 My answer is always the same NO!!!!! 2 Emotions in and of themselves are not bad or good. They are involuntary for the most part and not something you can change. I am, of cours
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When I was young and escaping abuse, I thought, as many young folks do, that a change of address would make me happy. I joined the military at 17 and was sent overseas to Germany at 17 years old. I was thousands of miles away from the hurts but guess what? I was still sad and depressed. I still was unable to findby Spiritual Poet on Jun 8 4:22 PM, In My own personal thoughts, Thoughts. 400 words. → 4 comments, Add one?
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Happens all the time. I get some nasty or rude remark or reply from someone on AP. Then I visit their page and find Bible verses, or I love God quotes or even I am a Christian statement. 1 ......and I am confused. Didn't Jesus teach his disciples to love others, forgive their sins, to be filled with love, jo
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I haven't been writing much poetry lately but I do have a lot on my mind. One thing I discuss with young folks all the time is about true love and I have some thoughts on that subject. 1 True and real love is unearned and cannot be explained. It just is.......... 2 A true love situation between two people
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22 May 1979 A young dumb kid of 17 years old joined the Air Force. I went through boot camp and a few months of tech training and arrived in Germany just before Christmas in 1979 and I was still 17. Didn't take to long I was lonely, bored and missing the USA. I would go to the recreation center and hang out. Play
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I run across people all the time that have huge lists of things they want. The list are often comprised of cars, jewelry, expensive houses, clothes, etc. Some spend years and all their efforts to get those things. Obtaining the things often brings a thrill but it is short lived. You may get that 2009 fby Spiritual Poet on May 6 12:55 PM, In Life, My own personal thoughts. 600 words. → 7 comments, Add one?
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The one thing that is bad about the net is it allows people to act in ways that they would never do in person. Many people are rude and nasty on the net who would never say such things in person. I have experienced this a lot. You try to be nice to people and they go off on you randomly. Maybe they forget
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Many of you know that as a Child I went through a lot of abuse at the hands of my mother. Good memories are far and few between. One place I do remember is my maternal grandmothers house in East Texas. She died when I was a young boy but I do remember her. Her house was out in the country many miles from even
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I see them all the time. The Christians who have missed it totally. Oh they are "righteous" upright and appear to be perfect. They live in a "plastic bubble" totally insulated from the outside world. Inside that bubble are Christian friends, Christian activities, etc. They have no contact with the outside worldby Spiritual Poet on Apr 27 12:27 PM, In My own personal thoughts. 500 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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I see them all the time. The Christians who have missed it totally. Oh they are "righteous" upright and appear to be perfect. They live in a "plastic bubble" totally insulated from the outside world. Inside that bubble are Christian friends, Christian activities, etc. They have no contact with the outside worldby Spiritual Poet on Apr 27 12:26 PM, In My own personal thoughts. 500 words. → 2 comments, Add one?
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Real Men don't slap her around a few times and teach her a lesson................. Real Men don't say she's dumb, *bunny* or *bunny*. Real Men know she's a human being, a girl that deserves to be loved a
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This is a series continuation. This stuff is my opinion based on a long history of observation and personal experience. I have mentioned two other long term effects of abuse in the previous articles and this covers the third most common response to abuse I have observed. A common effect of abuse is that the vi
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America is changing. I see a good thing about to happen. We had lost our way for a long time. We had our minds and efforts focused on materialism and pursuit of more. The economic crisis is not all the fault of the government or the banks. It is our fault as a nation. "We the people" just wanted more and more.
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This is a continuation of the previous journal about common ways many adults respond to childhood abuse. As I say these things, please understand I am not a trained psychiatrist. This is by many years of personal observation as well as dealings with my own personal abused child recovery. I have also dealt with
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I will write a four part series about the four most common responses I have seen people had to childhood abuse. This is part one The first common response to childhood abuse is to hold tightly to the abuse and refuse to let go of it. This type of person is typically angry and they always have that abuse before tby Spiritual Poet on Apr 15 11:15 AM, In My own personal thoughts. 400 words. → 5 comments, Add one?
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Have you ever noticed that even a friendly dog will snap at you if you mess with his food sometimes. You give him a bone and then try and take it and see what happens. You might get bit. It is because he is a dog. NO ability to truly think, he just reacts to defend something that is important to him. This kindby Spiritual Poet on Apr 10 11:09 AM, In My own personal thoughts. 400 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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I hear it all the time that someone tells me I am bad because I am angry or something similar. They are weak because they are scared. They somehow get the idea that you are bad or weak because of a certain emotion. That simply is not true. Some are surprised to learn that Jesus got angry when he went into
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It is a sad situation that I see often. Someone has been wronged in some way. Maybe abused, cheated, lied to, or some other slight. The victim is angry sometimes for months, years or decades. They refuse to speak to or see the person who slighted them. They hold on to anger in their heart not realizing
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Hope........... one of the most necessary things for a person to be happy and become something in life and yet............ I have met a few who had none. I even met a young lady once who told me she didnt even know what that word meant. I never heard a sadder statement than that. What is hope? It is the
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I have often stated that the most powerful force in the world is love. I love how the bible states that there is faith, hope, and love but the greatest is love. What can love do? I saw love break the heart of an atheist father who watched how his kids were loved by a Sunday School teacher. He broke weepingby Spiritual Poet on Apr 6 11:07 AM, In My own personal thoughts. 300 words. → 13 comments, Add one?
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As a survivor of abuse and informal counselor to many dozens of abuse victims over the years I have learned a few things. One universal thing I have seen from abuse victims is they have a desire to help others. Many wish to be social workers to help abuse victims. When I meet a victim of abuse I often see
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I see it all the time on here. Abused ones. Innocent victims. Hurt and wounded by an angry abuser who uses pain and humiliation to make up for their own lack of confidence and sense of worthiness. And let there be no doubt about it. Anger is one of the key motivations behind many abusers. They lash out in ra
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Today's world is awash in knowledge. The internet and satellite communications have made it possible to know what is happening, where, when and how. It is possible to read any or all of the worlds great books. To see live what is happening on every corner of the globe. From biology to mathematics, it is possibleby Spiritual Poet on Mar 31 3:53 PM, In My own personal thoughts. 300 words. → 11 comments, Add one?
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Life........... full of hurts, aches, pains, disappointments, sorrows, tears, death, rapes, fires, earthquakes, hunger, wars, cancer, divorce, abuse, abandonment, anger, rebellion, betrayal, murder, kidnapping, fires, looting, robbery, theft, greed, Satan, etc.......... Life.......... full of joy, happineby Spiritual Poet on Mar 30 9:18 PM, In My own personal thoughts. 200 words. → 10 comments, Add one?
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Sometimes you do your best to do as God wishes. To love others. To care. To encourage. To lift up. You always hope for a good outcome to that but often that just doesn't happen. You do your best with good intentions and it doesn't work at all. Maybe they misunderstand. Maybe they are scared. You see tby Spiritual Poet on Mar 29 11:20 PM, In Diary, Life, My own personal thoughts. 200 words. → 7 comments, Add one?
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The stories I hear on here from so many young ones. Of neglect and abuse. Of shattered hearts and dreams. Of unspeakable horrors done to them by parents and relatives. I often wonder how a human mind could even conceive of those things much less do them. I recently passed my 4th year on here. Almost 600 poemby Spiritual Poet on Mar 26 5:39 PM, In My own personal thoughts, Personal. 300 words. → 5 comments, Add one?
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I have many friends on here and lots and lots of AP kids. Many of you are fond of changing your name often. I oft don't know who is who I have serious memory problems and lots of name changes are hard for me to keep up with. Please don't get upset with me if you like to change your name a lot and I don't know wh
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I was watching Oprah today. A thing I rarely ever do. I saw the stories of the people who are homeless, losing all their possessions, jobs, and everything. They have lost hope. I realized how blessed I am to have a job. No I don't like the location. I hate being so far away from those I love but.......... I haveby Spiritual Poet on Mar 15 1:04 PM, In My own personal thoughts, Personal. 100 words. → 7 comments, Add one?
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As some of you may know I am quite heavily disabled. Nothing you can visibly see for that is the nature of Gulf war syndrome. Most of it involves central nervous system malfunctions. I wont bore you with the details. If you are curious look it up. Anyway I recently was struck down with far more pain with this thaby Spiritual Poet on Mar 13 5:13 PM, In Diary, My own personal thoughts. 300 words. → 8 comments, Add one?
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Lately I have had four young women come to me and tell me that they were pregnant. All were young. They all want babies but I wonder if it was thought through. Babies have lots of needs and from the moment you hold your baby in your hand, your life has been changed more than you can know. Your freedom is gone, youby Spiritual Poet on Mar 10 4:44 PM, In Life, My own personal thoughts. 400 words. → 10 comments, Add one?
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Some would declare there is no God. For a man to declare God does not exist means he knows everything there is to know. He has gained all knowledge past and present on this earth and the entire universe. So he would have to be Omniscient (All knowing) He would also have to have searched the entire universe to rul
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by Spiritual Poet on Jan 21 2:50 AM, In Contemplative, Diary, First person, Life, My own personal thoughts. 200 words. Friends only.
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