Poor, poor Bryon! He does not know what he says!!! :) :) :) Every other day he seems to successfully fit his proverbial foot into his mouth, yet he tries so often in vain to write as if he's intelligent, educated, well-read, or whatever other slogan he feels like throwing at you on any given day!!!:) :) ;) And in his latest attempt to spew hatred he'll attempt another alinski routine which btw, doesn't work any longer because we got your number B! That's right! It's quite obvious that you are empty as a cast away shell... Devoid of any spirituality, any understanding of serenity with your present state of mind and your obviously hurting soul!!! :(
So what if the Steelers aren't playing up to their potential??? What in the heck does that have to do with the conversation we're having, because quite frankly B - I DON'T LIKE YOU EITHER IN YOUR PRESENT FORM!!! But I'll still pray for you nonetheless, and I guess that's what really makes me so different than you, and you cannot seem to understand or accept that! ;) Oh well!!! Stick around son! There are some things in life that only time can teach you!!! :) :) :)
So don't get any wierd ideas as if I'm attempting to use any of the Dalai Lama's teaching to change your thought processes, because short of performing electro-shock therapy, or a complete memory dump, there's no way anyone is going to change the way you think!!! Nah B! You're gonna have to do that all by yourself - CAPECHE???
So, "Nam-i-yo-ho-renge-kyo" to you too Bryon!!! :) ;) ;) What can I say Dude! You walked right into that one! ;) Remember Bryon! The first step is admitting that you have a problem, and that your life has become unmanageable... The Second step is when you come to believe that a power greater than yourself can restore you to sanity... And once you get to the third step Bryon, you will have to make a decision to turn your will and your life over to the care of GOD as we understand him... So, if you cannot do these three very simple steps, you will remain lost, and your life will remain unmanageable as it is today!!! :( :( :(
So, what's it gonna be Bryon??? your choice because only you can make the decision to change your life - CAPECHE??? By The Way, There are a total of twelve steps to work in this program, but I thought that I'd keep it simple for you, and not overwhelm you with all of the other steps. So if you're ready to go through steps 1 thru 3 on a daily basis, and there are also twelve traditions for you to learn as well, but don't worry about all of this stuff to learn because after all, you have your whole lifetime ahead of you - ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! ;) Please let us know! We will be here to guide you along the way since after all, GOD always works through others - CAPECHE BRYON???
At this time, I would like to end this discussion with one prayer that's also many folks I have come to know over the years as one of their favorite prayers and it goes like this Bryon:
"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference."
Which in fact originated like this:
"God, Give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."
The second part of the prayer, most folks tend to forget, but I will include it here because it is just as important, so it goes like this Bryon:
"Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen."
Now, nobody says that you must say this exactly verbatim as it is written, but I like to end every meeting (Yes Bryon! You were in a meeting! ;) ) with a simple saying that goes like this: Keep coming back! Because you're worth it, SO WORK IT!!! :) :) :)" And this basically means that in order to once again be willing to learn how to manage your life, one MUST WORK THE STEPS!!! "SO, WELDCOME BRYON! :)"
Follow this path Bryon, and I know that your spirit as it truly should be will find a way to shine once again, and you will finally find that place of comfort, and serenity where you will learn to really love thyself, and pass that new found love towards your fellow man, woman and whoever else you want to share it with! ;) Dios te Bendigas siempre Bryon! ;)
Respectfully,
Henry