You, my brother, are my kindred spirit. I lean on BOTH of you. I need the male companionship and understanding. Please continue to give of yourself on my thread of hope.
No problem HH. I give when I see fit. I sense that your thread/thinking (and this may have been what Amy was saying is BAD in some respects) oscilates between the more spiritual side and the more secular. I feel better suited commenting on the secular issues, those I am more framilar with, and thus, when you and Amy are discussing your faith, I tend to read more and post less.
Please, I think that discussion is VERY important for you and don't feel like it excludes me in any way other than maybe letting my fingers rest for awhile.
YOU also do God's work here when you jump in to help someone. It's when we are helping others that we are closest to Him. YOU just don't recognize that you do His work yet. So far, you just think you're a nice guy and while I agree with that, it is so much more. You are building up treasures that you aren't even sure you believe in but that doesn't lessen the fact that He has them for you.
Then please comment on the secular side if that is where your comfort lies. I will cull what I need from your posts and disregard the rest. I get a great deal of perspective from you. Please continue giving of yourself.
If your fingers need a rest, please do so. I do, however, gain comfort from your posts.
Quote: YOU also do God's work here when you jump in to help someone. It's when we are helping others that we are closest to Him. YOU just don't recognize that you do His work yet.
I agree with Amy. You live in the world of "right is right" and THAT, my brother, is God's work. I work every day to LIVE in that neighborhood.
Quote: So far, you just think you're a nice guy and while I agree with that, it is so much more. You are building up treasures that you aren't even sure you believe in but that doesn't lessen the fact that He has them for you.
Here, here. You have cultivated a friendship with me and I have never even laid eyes upon you. I know that you have extended your hand of friendship to others with your time, effort, energy and caring. I will ALWAYS remember you. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers.
Quote: Anyway, HH, fire away. Give me something to chew on...what is the issue of the moment to you?
My most pressing issue is gathering the strength to pull away from my W and love her from a distance. She is off doing what she is doing believing what she is doing is right. I know, in my heart of hearts, that this house of cards and lies she has built around herself is going to come crashing down on her head like a ton of bricks. I strive to be able to be there for her to lovingly pick her up and nurse her back to health both physically and spiritually from her misguided dance with the devil (no, not OM, the actual devil).
Tell me that my staying open to reconciliation and continuing to love my W is the RIGHT thing to do! I know that the great GH will always steer me to the patch of right and righteous (whether he says he believes in righteous or not). You, kind sir, are my Jiminy Cricket, my conscience, like it or not. Stay with me in my battle to defeat the enemy and re-claim my W.
Tell me, as Queen Amy does, that I need to strighten my spine and stand up for myself and STOP taking "stuff" from my W because of my guilt. I am changing every day. I know that what I did was wrong. I am working to make amends, but keep reminding me that being a whipping post is NOT making amends, it's making myself a punching bag and a doormat and who the hell wants to have THAT for a H?!?!?
Quote: P.S. Thanks for the kinds words as usual...BTW, isn't there something about nice guys finishing last and never with the girl? Hmmmmm...
I have heard that baseless saying, but I intend on finishing FIRST and KEEPING MY girl!!! I know you do too, my brotha from anotha motha!
