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jar
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Message 115 of 331 (795815)
12-17-2016 12:20 PM
Reply to: Message 114 by mike the wiz
12-17-2016 10:43 AM


Re: Looking Back Over The Past Year
mtw writes:
Sometimes I will thank God for X, then X will change, and become a curse, which means it can't have been from God.
Remember God often sends curses as well. Ask Pharaoh, Lot's wife and Job.

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jar
Member (Idle past 394 days)
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Message 119 of 331 (795820)
12-17-2016 4:58 PM
Reply to: Message 117 by Phat
12-17-2016 2:31 PM


Re: Looking Back Over The Past Year Day 153
I don't think you can call any thing an addiction. Religion, alcohol, drugs, gambling ...things are not the addiction. Some religious behavior could be an addiction, misuse of alcohol or gambling or drugs could be an addiction.

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jar
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Message 126 of 331 (795842)
12-18-2016 8:42 AM
Reply to: Message 121 by Phat
12-18-2016 7:43 AM


Re: Looking Back Day 154
Great questions you should ask yourself.

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Message 130 of 331 (795890)
12-18-2016 5:07 PM
Reply to: Message 129 by NoNukes
12-18-2016 5:00 PM


Re: Religious addiction?
It depends on how you do it. If it needs to be done at a time when you are expected to be in a meeting but instead must be on a prayer rug facing Mecca or if you need to have your serpent with you or make a burnt offering other than microwave popcorn sure it could be disruptive.

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jar
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Message 132 of 331 (795907)
12-19-2016 8:15 AM
Reply to: Message 131 by NoNukes
12-19-2016 12:52 AM


Re: Religious addiction?
NN writes:
I take your comment to mean that generally speaking you agree that there is not all that much substance to the idea that one person praying is an imposition on another persons rights and that the real problem is extreme behavior of the type that would be a problem associated with any activity.
Correct. Praying like gambling or eating or drugs or most any THING is not the addiction. When how you perform or use the THING interferes with normal behavior, with other people, with family, with work, with your health then that behavior can be the issue or addiction.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing...

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jar
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Message 169 of 331 (800134)
02-20-2017 9:09 AM


Keep on keeping on.

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jar
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Message 174 of 331 (802006)
03-11-2017 6:52 AM
Reply to: Message 172 by Phat
03-10-2017 11:46 AM


Re: Day 236- A Bit Of Irrational Anger
Phat writes:
Jar set me off. He always defends the rest of the world more than he does the US...just as he defended the Native Americans against us---going so far to suggest that if we were honorable we could give them back their land!
I certainly don't want or intend to "set you off" and was certainly not defending the rest of the world but rather trying to point out reality.
But what is really good news is that you now recognize irrational anger for irrational anger. That was not always the case and it's great that you are making such progress.
Keep on keeping on.

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jar
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Posts: 34026
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Message 178 of 331 (808787)
05-13-2017 7:42 AM
Reply to: Message 177 by Phat
05-13-2017 7:38 AM


Re: Day 300 has arrived!
Keep on the trail, there are wonders to see just over the next hill.

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jar
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Message 203 of 331 (814828)
07-13-2017 6:41 AM
Reply to: Message 201 by Phat
07-11-2017 2:49 PM


Re: Slogging Towards A Year (Day 359)
Keep on keeping on.

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jar
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Message 210 of 331 (821862)
10-13-2017 5:44 PM
Reply to: Message 209 by Phat
10-13-2017 5:38 PM


Re: Relapse Blues
Get to a Psychiatrist. Not a Pastor, not a Counselor, not a Psychologist; a Psychiatrist. Seriously. Help is there.

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