Eddie Bennett

Don't be so vain, rays! This post is not about you. Unless you, and dap, are in a support group of your own.

Que Ball is a hand full!

If you ever want to know ANYTHING, m l, just ask a man. He knows EVERYTHING!

No wonder business, run by women, are almost unheard of.

I know exactly what you're talking about, k! You are so right, jdb! I think it's all in the state of mind, of every individual.

Christmas should be jolly, in my opinion! I thank the King, himself, for this wonderful Holiday. After all, time was named after him. In terms of time we say 'BC', or 'AD'. It's not just that, however! This man (some know as the King) is very important in our lives, today, and every day. I don't want this wonderful Holiday to fall at the wishes of "politically correct" attitudes. In an effort to be "PC" the story formerly known as "Twas' the Night Before Christmas" is now known as "Twas' the Night Before a Non-Denominational Winter Holiday." But, there are still other opi

Thanks for your opinion, CO!

My daughters is brown, his name is Tazz! Charlie looks brown in his picture.

My daughter has one that looks like Charlie.

Your cats are "baby angels" too, tbw! My Yorkies are not as big as cats, but they think they are. Our neighbor's cat just slaps them up side the head, when they bark, and get to close.

These are my beloved boys! They like to play in the grass.

I appreciate being able to say Merry Christmas in any way I see fit. I do it out of love. When I say Merry Christmas, I am not just wishing a person has a merry Christmas, I saying I appreciate them as my fellow man. Why would we just want our fellow man to be merry, however, without saying, thank you Jesus? I say thank you Jesus, in my internal dialog every time I say Merry Christmas. I will say Merry Christmas to members of my family who are merry, already, from popping beer tops. But, in the back of my mind I am saying "THANK YOU JESUS," for my fellow man.

I agree, tbw, but people do think this way. And, it's more common than you may think. I'm not saying it's bad thinking, though! If it works for cm, then it's all good. Our rights to our own opinion is very important.

Some people can't read between the lines of love, Tt! You are 100% right in your thinking, oand what you have said. I'm not saying that people who can't read between the lines of love are nnt smart people. They just need to be told streight out that you love them. Thanks, for your reply, Tt!

tbw, doesn't think so, either, B w! Thinking is the internal dialogue we all have. Thinking makes things true or false.

There is some truth to that, tbw! Nevertheless, the thinking, and talking, part is more important! I rely on a few different poems, which I recite to myself, that helps me. I don't have all of them memorized, but they are closely at hand. My favorite one, when I'm facing tough Issues, is: “If You Think You Can You Can.” If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't. If you like to win, but you think you can't, It is almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost, For out in the world we find, Success begins with

Happy Trails To You, LL F!

Thank you very much, that is great, LL F! I have another post, I put in today, on here. It's a story that Dr. Phil McGraw encouraged me to share It was about telling our children that we love them. And, how they don't just know that we do. They need to be told. The topic is about how we ware Black hats and White hats.

I am so very happy for you, momof3! I have thanked PUBBY, until it was probably a little embarrassing to him, for this wonderful website. People can come on here and find many friends to associate with. We have a marvelous atmosphere, in which we can associate with U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G people to share our concerns with. kind regatds, momof3 TP

I'm just so glad you guys are sharing your stories with me. Leaving the pity sakes out, allows me to see, more clearly, the real meaning behind a support group. This, in itself, is a support group of very good people. I appreciate what each and every one of you have said.

You motioned a key word, here, jenilyn! A support group can help you with 'fear'. I learned that, by just going to AA meetings with a friend. 'Fear' can cripple people's judgment of reality. I don't want to pick on just that one word, though, because your whole statement is enlightening, and a very good story. Thanks for sharing, TP

Thanks you, momof 3! I know what you mean. If I am in the hospital, with a broken leg, and another person (sharing my semiprivate room) has broken bones in all four limbs, it doesn’t help my broken leg feel any better. Even though, I'm glad that I only have one broken bone, it still hurts. I may even prefer to be in another room. I know that sounds cold, but I can comfort other people better when I am in good health. kind regards, TP

I grew up thinking that I was not vulnerable enough to appreciate a support group. I had come to believe that public school, and even Sunday school, was not for me. I did finish high school, and a couple years of college, but it was not really the education I wanted to have. In fact I got very tired of studying what somebody else wanted me to study. I have found that my self-education is a lot more valuable to my life, than what I learned in public school. You can probably relate to that, seeing as how you call yourself 'thebookworm.' I appreciate your reply, TP

I was just reading a story, which Dr. Phil was referring to in his book, 'Self Matters'. It inspired me to express my view about it, here, because it reminded me of my earlier life, as a child. People have someone, or several somebody’s, in their lives that has had a profound influence on the way they feel about life. As the old Western Movies used different color hats to indicate who was a good person and who was a bad person. We do it by our understanding of the people around us as we form opinions about them. Dr. Phil had a patient to tell him how much she admired her father for his

I have been advised in my life, when tragedy happens, like my first wife dying, at the age of 27, to go to a support group. I want go into detail of the several severe tragedies I have been told to seek help from a support group, on. But, it seems that people recommend that. I have never been an alcoholic, but I've gone to an AA meeting, a few times, with a dear friend of mine. The support group, there, was much like the support group I attended when my young wife died after battling Multiple Sclerosis for 4 years. I'm not telling this story for pity sakes, but to ask if anyone has