So I was drying my hair
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So I was drying my hair
This is about my HP so don't read if you aren't into that stuff.
So I was drying my hair and feeling gooooood and listening to music and thinking heaps of stuff about step 1, step 4 etc. It crossed my mind that I forgot to get down on my knees and pray this morning. I shut the thought out by thinking that I was doing really well and I could manage without following instructions and just as I thought that, a song came on the radio and the lines were "I dropped to my knees and I prayed". So I laughed and did it. Here are the words of the song cos they mean something to me.
I was half in mind, I was half in need
And as the rain came down
I dropped to my knees and I prayed
I said “Oh heavenly thing, please cleanse my soul
I’ve seen all on offer and I’m not impressed at all”
I was half way home, I was half insane
And every shop window I looked in things
Just looked the same
I said “Now send me a sign to save my life
‘cause at this moment in time there’s nothing
certain in these days of mine”
You see it’s a frightening little thing
When it dawns upon you
That I know as much as the day I was born
And though I wasn’t asked
I might as well stay
And promise myself each and every day
That when you’re knocked on your back
And your life’s a flop
And when your down on the bottom
There’s nothing else but to
Shout to the Top
My hero - Paul Weller (ex The Jam) in Style Council. Shout to the Top.
So I was drying my hair and feeling gooooood and listening to music and thinking heaps of stuff about step 1, step 4 etc. It crossed my mind that I forgot to get down on my knees and pray this morning. I shut the thought out by thinking that I was doing really well and I could manage without following instructions and just as I thought that, a song came on the radio and the lines were "I dropped to my knees and I prayed". So I laughed and did it. Here are the words of the song cos they mean something to me.
I was half in mind, I was half in need
And as the rain came down
I dropped to my knees and I prayed
I said “Oh heavenly thing, please cleanse my soul
I’ve seen all on offer and I’m not impressed at all”
I was half way home, I was half insane
And every shop window I looked in things
Just looked the same
I said “Now send me a sign to save my life
‘cause at this moment in time there’s nothing
certain in these days of mine”
You see it’s a frightening little thing
When it dawns upon you
That I know as much as the day I was born
And though I wasn’t asked
I might as well stay
And promise myself each and every day
That when you’re knocked on your back
And your life’s a flop
And when your down on the bottom
There’s nothing else but to
Shout to the Top
My hero - Paul Weller (ex The Jam) in Style Council. Shout to the Top.
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Steph,
Funny you should mention Steps 1 and 4. I was helping one of my friends today with those very steps.
He was confused and I felt the pain in his heart. We spent about an hour together. It's was so cool to see the light go on in his head. It just took a little time, patience, and undertanding to help him figure things out. Oh...he's not close to being done, not by a longshot. But from what he told me at the end oof our conversation, I think he's probably headed in the right direction. He told me that the olny way he could look at things today was by taking it one day at a time. I was amazed at how quickly he picked that up.
Sorry to digress. I'm very glad to see that you're following directions. That's really all we have to do. Your song is very pertinent for all of us. Cause even us old timers lose our way every now and then. Thanks for the reminder.
Ed
Funny you should mention Steps 1 and 4. I was helping one of my friends today with those very steps.
He was confused and I felt the pain in his heart. We spent about an hour together. It's was so cool to see the light go on in his head. It just took a little time, patience, and undertanding to help him figure things out. Oh...he's not close to being done, not by a longshot. But from what he told me at the end oof our conversation, I think he's probably headed in the right direction. He told me that the olny way he could look at things today was by taking it one day at a time. I was amazed at how quickly he picked that up.
Sorry to digress. I'm very glad to see that you're following directions. That's really all we have to do. Your song is very pertinent for all of us. Cause even us old timers lose our way every now and then. Thanks for the reminder.
Ed
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Hi Ed, Carol(s), Stone, and Groucho.
Thanks for the follow up.
Stone - Paul is my absolute fave. I like the Jam but well - Paul is the best. I love the one he sings about Ever Changing Moods specially the part about children. I want it played at my funeral. I have put the words at the bottom because they were important to me while I was drinking. I am having a very reflective day..... deep even.
Ed, I hope that friend of yours turns out OK. I am pleased you think he is making progress. You are such a great person to help him out like that. I bet he thinks you are just wonderful and that he is thinking hard about what you talked about.
I went over to the family site following a new registration and it turned out to be a wife in trouble. I just wrote her a book. It helped me a lot to try to help her and I am exhausted now. I might have to go back to sleep for a while. But now I am having a wee panic. Have I helped her? I am really scared what her reaction is going to be and I feel like maybe I want to undo it. Who am I to try to help??? What if it makes things worse for her? How far should we go with the truth? Who decides how much truth a person can handle? Maybe I should just have advised her to leave the stupid fool? Can I ask more questions?
Anyway here is the song that I used to listen to when I was blotto.
Daylight turns to moonlight - and I’m at my best
Praising the way it all works - gazing upon the rest
The cool before the warm
The calm after the storm
I wish to stay forever - letting this be my food
But I’m caught up in a whirlwind and my ever changing moods
Bitter turns to sugar - some call a passive tune
But the day things turn sweet - for me won’t be too soon
The hush before the silence
The winds after the blast
I wish we’d move together - this time the bosses sued
But we’re caught up in the wilderness and an ever changing mood
Teardrops turn to children - who’ve never had the time
To commit the sins they pay for through - another’s evil mind
The love after the hate
The love we leave too late
I wish we’d wake up one day - an’ everyone feel moved
But we’re caught up in the dailies and an ever changing mood
Evil turns to statues - and masses form a line
But I know which way I’d run to if the choice was mine
The past is knowledge - the present our mistake
And the future we always leave too late
I wish we’d come to our senses and see there is no truth
In those who promote the confusion for this ever changing mood
Thanks for the follow up.
Stone - Paul is my absolute fave. I like the Jam but well - Paul is the best. I love the one he sings about Ever Changing Moods specially the part about children. I want it played at my funeral. I have put the words at the bottom because they were important to me while I was drinking. I am having a very reflective day..... deep even.
Ed, I hope that friend of yours turns out OK. I am pleased you think he is making progress. You are such a great person to help him out like that. I bet he thinks you are just wonderful and that he is thinking hard about what you talked about.
I went over to the family site following a new registration and it turned out to be a wife in trouble. I just wrote her a book. It helped me a lot to try to help her and I am exhausted now. I might have to go back to sleep for a while. But now I am having a wee panic. Have I helped her? I am really scared what her reaction is going to be and I feel like maybe I want to undo it. Who am I to try to help??? What if it makes things worse for her? How far should we go with the truth? Who decides how much truth a person can handle? Maybe I should just have advised her to leave the stupid fool? Can I ask more questions?
Anyway here is the song that I used to listen to when I was blotto.
Daylight turns to moonlight - and I’m at my best
Praising the way it all works - gazing upon the rest
The cool before the warm
The calm after the storm
I wish to stay forever - letting this be my food
But I’m caught up in a whirlwind and my ever changing moods
Bitter turns to sugar - some call a passive tune
But the day things turn sweet - for me won’t be too soon
The hush before the silence
The winds after the blast
I wish we’d move together - this time the bosses sued
But we’re caught up in the wilderness and an ever changing mood
Teardrops turn to children - who’ve never had the time
To commit the sins they pay for through - another’s evil mind
The love after the hate
The love we leave too late
I wish we’d wake up one day - an’ everyone feel moved
But we’re caught up in the dailies and an ever changing mood
Evil turns to statues - and masses form a line
But I know which way I’d run to if the choice was mine
The past is knowledge - the present our mistake
And the future we always leave too late
I wish we’d come to our senses and see there is no truth
In those who promote the confusion for this ever changing mood
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
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Here is the way I look at trying to help others
I share my own journey in life
by telling my experiences and observations.
A prayer before & after works well too.
JMO
I share my own journey in life
by telling my experiences and observations.
A prayer before & after works well too.
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Your post reminded me of something that happened the other night. I have just started reading the Bible. I have always wanted to and well, the events of life lately truly prompted me to get on that. I was reading Proverbs..and during the reading I was suddenly aware of the really annoying whining sound that I had never heard in the house before (I've only been here a few weeks). I got up and looked around but could not locate the source. I went back to reading. Just before I put the book the down to go to sleep..I joked to myself (believe me it was an entirely wry remark)...if you really do exist Lord, make that incessant whine stop". I SWEAR the whine stopped as the book dropped on the bed. I actually started to laugh...Looked up and thought..."that's not even funny". The whine did not come back. It was rather disconcerting.
Coincidence..or does God have a sense of humour?
Coincidence..or does God have a sense of humour?
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Hi Nuudawn,
I wonder what the noise was? I think he has definitely got a sense of humour. He made me giggle. And it sounds like he is a bit of a home handyman too. O and a bit of a doctor doolittle. I'll tell you why.
It is something that my Dad told me once. It made him join the church. He forgot about it in time and didn't stay with the church.
My Mum was sick with cancer and she needed to rest. There were all these dogs barking in the neighbourhood - you know how it is when they all get started? Well Mum and Dad were both in bed and Dad was getting more and more desperate that the dogs should stop barking so Mum could get to sleep. He didn't believe in God but finally prayed and begged God to make them shut up and the barking stopped just like that. He was adamant that it was God's work.
I have been convinced ever since my visit from the mouse and so now I just take it like a kid would take a loving sign from a parent.
I wonder what the noise was? I think he has definitely got a sense of humour. He made me giggle. And it sounds like he is a bit of a home handyman too. O and a bit of a doctor doolittle. I'll tell you why.
It is something that my Dad told me once. It made him join the church. He forgot about it in time and didn't stay with the church.
My Mum was sick with cancer and she needed to rest. There were all these dogs barking in the neighbourhood - you know how it is when they all get started? Well Mum and Dad were both in bed and Dad was getting more and more desperate that the dogs should stop barking so Mum could get to sleep. He didn't believe in God but finally prayed and begged God to make them shut up and the barking stopped just like that. He was adamant that it was God's work.
I have been convinced ever since my visit from the mouse and so now I just take it like a kid would take a loving sign from a parent.
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Hey Steph. I so love that story 'bout your Dad.
He does work in mysterious ways....and indeed answers all prayers...just sometimes, the answer is "no".
And in hindsight, I'm sooooooo glad He has said "no" to more than a few of mine.
He does work in mysterious ways....and indeed answers all prayers...just sometimes, the answer is "no".
And in hindsight, I'm sooooooo glad He has said "no" to more than a few of mine.
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Pilgrim -
what a great experience - is the BATHROOM the best place in the world to connect with HP, or WHAT anymore ?!?!?!?!!!!
also - that's GOT to be one of the BEST thread titles I've seen yet ... LOL
I'm so glad for you
barb
*going to try and find the song*
what a great experience - is the BATHROOM the best place in the world to connect with HP, or WHAT anymore ?!?!?!?!!!!
also - that's GOT to be one of the BEST thread titles I've seen yet ... LOL
I'm so glad for you
barb
*going to try and find the song*
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Nuudawn - I think the same thing. I guess he knows when someone is ready to listen and do what he tells them.
Thanks Barb,
I read your posts from earlier. O - you will be big time in my prayers tonight and since HP has been using me like an old shoe today - he owes me one. I hope you get an answer back soon. I really hope it all works out for you. Off to urine and hugs pages we go for a laugh. Popcorn, toenails, diaper facials.... bring on those giggles.
xxx
Thanks Barb,
I read your posts from earlier. O - you will be big time in my prayers tonight and since HP has been using me like an old shoe today - he owes me one. I hope you get an answer back soon. I really hope it all works out for you. Off to urine and hugs pages we go for a laugh. Popcorn, toenails, diaper facials.... bring on those giggles.
xxx
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