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Originally Posted by maianhvk
My parents are... atheists? I don't know. They don't believe in any superhuman strength seriously
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I wonder if, under the right circumstances, if they would fervently pray to a God? We use to say 'there are no atheists in foxholes.' What would happen if a close relative were to become very ill? Would they still feel the same way?
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I'm a typical case. I find it hard to say if I'm religious or not - I don't believe in any particular God, but I still believe in something, or in other words, some things from many ancient believes.
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I don't think it's all that important to give a name to one's 'higher power,' (if I may borrow a phrase from AA,) to take comfort in knowing it exists. The very first sentence in the 'Tao Te Ching,' the 'bible' (for lack of a better term) of Taoist belief, says; "The Tao that can be named is not eternal Tao." That is, if you can name your higher power, it's not high enough. At least, that's what Taoist believe. Personally, I tend to agree!
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Originally Posted by beppe
littlegirl has been dispatched to school, by her proud parents in close formation, mother in her power look (she went to work after), father in his beach comber attire
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I'm getting a very nice mental image of this scene...
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I also noticed a sort of thickening of the skin, all over my figure. Like a light padding. ....SNIP....So now it is 2 weeks of strict diet. Green smoothies. Back to tea? That could be a good idea.
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Tea! Lots of black tea! No more gelato. No more Scotch. No more cakes. No more anything that tastes good... except for black tea, that is. And of course... green smoothies! Good luck!
Stitchawl