I want to start a Prayer Circle in Here..there seems so much going on in our world and in our lives..and if we can connect to each other feeling each others pain or pray, or just think of all those in pain..i think it would do some good in our world..

I am not religious nor to do i confine myself to the beliefs, customs, ways of one religion..I think we create our own God so its for each and everyone to decide on his/her own for himself/herself about God..and faith, religion, beliefs, love..but I feel that no matter what our beliefs are..we should have compassion,caring for the less fortunate.

I do not follow any ritual or custom but I feel with my heart and act on my feelings to contribute in whatever little way that I can to share my love amongst everyone..through donations, sharing, or just prayers felt in my heart

All of us share something within our ourselves..the sensibilities, heart, even our challenges are more or less the same..we connect in here through our sharings, by having fun together..I thought it will be great if we can just pray
or think of those in pain in union..


Couple of days ago two tiny girls were sold in a town in Eastern India for less than $1.

Please pray for these girls..if u can..

It pained me so much..to hear of that..


I hope I wont get a warning from the mods of this thread, forum..for I have already got one warning for uttering the G-d word..

I have already explained in my posts, about where I come from..I am not here to preach or to convert anyones beliefs or to sing in glory of any particular G-d..I'd hate myself to do anything that'll cause hurt to someone.

So if anyone is offened by this mail..please forgive me..


Nachi

I believe...someone correct me if I'm wrong that we are free to speak our beliefs here. I will pray for those little girls and all the little one's sold before them and the one's to be sold after until such a practice is abolished.

I'll join your prayer circle too.

Scattered

I pray that these little ones do not feel the fear of abandonment...I pray for all children who are left alone and hungry and without love. I think about the children who miss the sheltering arms of their mothers and fathers. for a child to feel such terror and aloneness is too much to imagine... [and yet it happens all of the time]

Is it ok to add to the prayer circle? If so here I go and if not oopsy daisy.

We need good thoughts and prayers as Dakota will for the first time with back up from his dad and I advocate for himself today. Yes, we worked out a game plan and his teachers agreed to let him lead the meeting and our ducks are in a row but I'm still so nervous. We feel now is the right time for him to learn how to advocate for himself rather then later when we aren't going to be of much use.

I'd like to make a request. I feel safe posting this and I haven't felt that way about prayer requests in quite some time.

My husband just got a new job, a very good job. It involves a great deal of commuting 3 days a week. (which he's not used to) Last week he had to commute 4 days and it completely messed him up. He just couldn't get back in sync with his routine and it really tired him out. Last night he made himself ill and very upset worrying that he'd made a horrible mistake. He is excellent at his job, but he doesn't have the mental strength to commute 4 or 5 days a week or play the office politics that is going on right now in the office.

This includes my ADD and bipolar because he also worries about me constantly. If I have a bad day or a bad week I drop the ball around here and he can't pick it up. He can't come home those three days if anything goes wrong. (which I count he's done on one hand, less)

I don't think it was a bad decision, it's just in a transition period, but I don't like seeing him worrying and getting so upset. He does tend to worry too much in general, so when there's a real threat, a genuine reason to be concerned, it's amplified and overwhelming. Because of this I do feel extra pressure to straighten up and fly right so I can be more of a help and support to him.

Any warm, comforting thoughts our way would be greatly appreciated.

Chel,

For the office politics tell you husband to fly low and avoid radar. Worry only when the worry is a real issue in other words be honest with each other and keep your lines of communication open, very open...that way he can trust you not only to keep your business under control but can trust you that if there is a problem he will be notified immediatly before it becomes a cautastrophy. And you can rest easier knowing that he isn't worrying needlessly about you.

As for the faith part...I will be keeping you and yours in my prayers and thoughts during your transitional period. Sending my most calming, comforting, balanced thoughts and hopes for a good week your way.

Love,
C

If this is out of line let me know but when I read a request I am compeled to type a prayer right away. I will try to type it in a generic way as to not offend anyone.


Dear heavenly father
Take your loving hand and place it apon this family. Be with Chels husband as he drives to work each day. Please let him feel the peace inside him as he deals with the pressures of this job. Guide him dear lord to deal with the politics inside this office in a way that would be worthy of your love.

Be with Chel and help her with her daily task and be the help mate that she desires to be.

amen

Please be with Nach let him feel your presence. Be with these dear children until this practice is done away with. Please send a servent to put an end to the childrens suffering.

Amen

I don't feel you were out of line at all. I felt compelled to say my own prayers and to send Chel more good thoughts. A second time never hurts IMHO.

wow! what a way with words ttjmom and cherity. thank you.

chel, i'll share with you what i figured out is true for me in regards to worry. maybe it'll be something your husband can apply in his life as well. maybe not. take what you need and leave the rest, right! :)

i understand that life is beyond my control, that any attempt to control things is me deluding myself. setting up expectations about how a weekend with my parents will go is just inviting dissappointment into my weekend.

anxiety is another expectation ... only it's the expection that something will go wrong. another feeling i recognise from experience.

when i'm able to go into a situation with *no* expectations, it is so much easier to take whatever happens in stride. if it's a good thing, it's good enough however it's presented - so, no disappointment. if it's a negative thing, it's not about me and i had no control so, i'm free to just deal with it.

i'm not wording it well. i hope some of the message is getting through though. i'm still working out my understanding and how it fits with everything else i know to be true for me.

btw, you sound like you are worrying too -- worried that you'll be a burden rather than a support.

my prayer for you is that you will be buoyed by our faith in you and will feel it as your truth. you are courageous, funny, strong, capable and caring. not perfect, but good enough. *way* good enough. :) (besides, who needs perfect? it puts too much pressure on the rest of us! ;) )

(((hugs))),

W.

Very encouraging and I really needed that. Thanks so much.

I'm so Happy that I finally found this particular spot. Prayer goes by many names & is done in just as many different ways. It gives Hope & is a way for others to show that they care. Hope & knowing that others care about you & your life is something that to me is as essential as food water & oxygen to survival.
BlessedLady

Well, said BL.

I'm in need of prayers and good thoughts to ensure I get past the next couple of weeks with my sanity intact.

I'm out of work, trying to register for school, filing out financial aid and scholorship forms, trying to find a job, registering with unemployment, jobservice, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention I haven't even started getting the kids their school clothes. :faint:

I'm not sure I have what it takes to be a full time student, manage a job, house, kids, hubby.....I'm losing it just thinking about it.

Anyways,
Thanks in advance
Cherity

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone here, and including those little girls that were sold. How sad and terrifying to hear about.

I'm out of work, trying to register for school, filing out financial aid and scholorship forms, trying to find a job, registering with unemployment, jobservice, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention I haven't even started getting the kids their school clothes. :faint:

I'm not sure I have what it takes to be a full time student, manage a job, house, kids, hubby.....I'm losing it just thinking about it. Cherity

You've got them. I've learned that many times when we are faced with things that we are "not sure" that we "have what it takes" to handel them...let alone handel them in a successful manner that we end up finding strength that we were unaware we ever had.

Cherity, please keep us posted on how you are doing as well as how things are going. And remember you're human & have limitations just like everyone. Being human with limitations is Not the same thing as failing. And be as Kind to yourself as you are to others.
BlessedLady

Yesterday, I hit the bottom. Couldn't pay my electric bill, haven't been able to even start school clothes shopping for my kids, Doug has a fine to pay that we didn't have the money for, school papers still not filled out and no prospects for a job.

Then my mom called and told me my cousin is moving back from Australia and has to sale everything they own there. She wanted to know if she could buy her van back which we have been trying to sale for three months. :D

Gives me more then enough to tide us over, catch up on bills and start the kids' school clothes shopping, I also have a job interview with a traveling nurse organization that pays more then I was making in the past and won't have to travel outside of a 20 mile radius of my home with tons of flexibility for my school schedule-keep your fingers crossed.

Thanks for the prayers and good thoughts :D
Cherity

Congrats Cherity, praying all goes well with the job...

I usually just read and pray silently, but I felt this situation needed to be added...

A coworker of mine's father recently passed away after a short 6 month fight with cancer. For his wife and two daughters it was bitter sweet because he had declined so fast, it was an end to his extream suffering. While my coworker's sister and mother were going for a walk, after the wake, before the funeral.... they happened upon a body, less than a mile from the funeral home. I can't even imagine. Through all the grief and sorrow they had been going through themselves they had to muster up courage and strenght to go through police processing and then go straight to the funeral. They are truly strong ladies for them to have been given these responsiblities. Now it is three days later and I just ask that we all keep them in our thoughts as they go through the rest of the grieving process...

List of accomplishments for today:
Paid electric bill.
Put some clothes on layaway for the kids.
Deposited my first and last unemployment check.
Got a job!!!!!!!!!

And its a cool job too. Since I am going to be starting nursing school they are going to work around my school schedule and and and and I get to work with Autistic kids!!!! :D So, when I hit the field running after graduation I'll already have experiance.

D**n I'm lucky!!!!!!!

Thank you all for all your prayers, thought and pep talks
Cherity and the rest of the gang.

can I un cross my fingers & toes yet?????

Well... I spose so

NO wait!!!!!

Keep them crossed in hopes that I finish all my registrations and financial aid forms today. Then you can uncross them.

Hugs

you got it..............anything to help you out


Congratulations on getting a job. I know how stressed out you were about that.

Sounds like you got a lot accomplished, today. Congratulations, on your new job. That would be great, working with Autistic kids.

Ok I got the forms filled out and mailed to register as a full time student this semester and all the financial forms.

Now all I have to do is survive tommorrow and I'm home free. :D

Then I can start work Monday :rolleyes:

Ya know what they say...NO rest for the wicked. :p

A coworker of mine's father recently passed away after a short 6 month fight with cancer. For his wife and two daughters it was bitter sweet because he had declined so fast, it was an end to his extream suffering. While my coworker's sister and mother were going for a walk, after the wake, before the funeral.... they happened upon a body, less than a mile from the funeral home. I can't even imagine. Through all the grief and sorrow they had been going through themselves they had to muster up courage and strenght to go through police processing and then go straight to the funeral. They are truly strong ladies for them to have been given these responsiblities. Now it is three days later and I just ask that we all keep them in our thoughts as they go through the rest of the grieving process...
How very painful this must have been for them, I'm so very sorry. I will keep this Family of remarkable Strength & Courage in my Prayers as well as my Thoughts..
BlessedLady

:soapbox:

Hello everyone. I am so glad that we have this post here. I have gone through a really rough time and reading the storeys and prayers gives me hope and a "warm fuzzy" feeling inside. LOL...
Anyway if you dont mind please think happy thoughts for me and say alittle prayer for me..
For the last 9 months to a year I have been in this relationship and it hasnt gone well.. I got pregnant with this man and then I lost the baby.. Also all we ever did was fight and my poor kids had to live through this . Which was not fair to them. Oh also when he drank he would pick fights with me.
Anyway I have now moved into the basement suite at my parents place which is the most beautiful spot.. Right on the water ....
I am working and have been offered another job. Please I need for you to please pray for my children and help them heal from all this, and for my parents who are tiring themselves out by helping me with my twin 8 yr old girls.... And for me to keep the strength to be able to do the two jobs over the winter to pay off the bills and get back on my feet.

WOW for having ADHD I wrote a long letter.

Thank you again..

Princess :faint:

I begin and end each day with prayer and meditation and I wish all of you the blessings and healings that will make your lives complete.

Where would we be without our spirituality and our good intentions for each other?

So please add me to your circle. I would love to offer my prayers for you... it is comforting to me to know there is this kind of support here.


~gourmet~

You have shown Courage & Strength by leaving your abuser. You have already been Blessed with many things that unfortunately so many others will never realize for themselves. You never know when the example that you have set by leaving your "abuser" & continue to set by getting on your feet will be just the Encouragement someone else needs to leave their "abuser(s)."

You, your children & your parents are in my Prayers.
BlessedLady

Princess,

I lived in an abusive home for 8 years. My mother got us out at about the same age as your girls are. She didn't have anyone and had to find a way out herself. There are many things you can do to ensure you do not ever make that mistake again and many things you can do to help your girls and your parents.

First off you need to speak with your daughters if you haven't already about what they saw, how they felt, how they feel now, if anything happened that you are not aware of (sadly my mother didn't find out about a lot of the things that went on when she was gone until long after we had left) give your girls a voice and teach them how to use it. You may hear "I hate you" or "Its your fault" do not panic your girls probably have some very confusing feelings running thru their heads and never do they last forever. All it is is a starting point for your girls to see that you take their feelings seriously, that you want them to be honest with you so that you can be honest with them. Your building a new trust with them.

I know that money is an issue but your girls are old enough for an allowance. Ask your parents for a list of chores the girls can complete easily and pay them a little spending money or allow them to earn a dinner out at their favorite restraunt, a movie party at home-we make nachos and rent a few movies the kids are in seventh heaven especially when they get to invite friends. What I'm hoping is that this will not ony boost the girls self esteem but if they spend half their time with their grandparents working hard to earn something they will spend less time being a strain on your parents allowing you to work in peace.

You've done the hard part which was leaving now you need to figure out what went wrong, how to spot such behaviour in the beginning of a relationship and how to avoid it a support group will help you do that.

My prayers and thoughts are yours
Cherity

ps if you'd like to join an online support group contact minn306 or Draga they will assist you.

Dear All,

Namaste,

on 26th of July it started raining heavily in the city of Mumbai, where i live. It rained heavily throughout the state of Maharashtra, in india.

In one day alone it rained about 966 c.m. a record rain fall in the country's history.

Within in no time the roads were washed out..and water started rising to alarming levels. Even before people could react to it and reach to a safe place..all transport lines were cut off..the electricity went off and the telephone and mobile network went dead. People were stranded on streets..thousands of people were locked out of their homes..by this fury of nature.

In days to come..worst was to follow...1000 people, and countless animals died. Entire villages and towns were submerged below water. No one could come to the rescue of those who needed help. It was as if the rains had washed out the faces of the people.and what remained was only fear, chaos, pain and death.

The situation is still at standpoint. There is a major threat of epidemic in the state. People have been displace out of their homes, shops and businesses have incurred massive losses.

I was out in the city, 50 k.m away from my home..and witnessed start of this all..The inconsequentiality of human life..disturbed me..and so did the helplessnesses that comes with it..I still dont know how to think of those who have sufffered by losing their life or livelihood..in their loss I seemed to have lost something of my own.. I am also terribly angry at the Government which sat silently over this tusami created by the rains..(the roads had water above 10-15 feets in many parts making it impossible to walk, swim..)

I can not say that those who have lived through this harrowing experience have been chosen to remain because they are any worthy than those who died or they have any purpose to fullfill..so a part of me is disturbed even at my fortune..(I had to walk in about 4 feet water for hour and half and had to stay at strangers places..)

It makes a sad plight to watch the news, read the stories the paper about people even about animals and trees. Even a tree being uprooted makes such a sad sight..

God knows when will the rains will stop raining and the water and the dead bodies will be cleared. There are chances of diseases all over the state.

A friend of mine tells me to enjoy the rains..He tells me to walk in the rains..I cant tell him that the rain has my own tears in it..He wont understand it any one bit.

Please pray for those have been affected by this tragedy.

If you can please send some light, love and words of guidance for me..

Someone other might stand on this pain..and stand taller..but i find I am sliced through again.

Much Love & Light to Everyone,

Nachi

Nachi,

My dear friend I have missed you and my heart goes out to you and your people. Have you ever heard of survivors guilt? Why did I live? why them? what made me special? All good questions but regretfully they have no answer.

I ask you now to open your heart to those who have survived and aid in anyway you are capable. I'm not sure what the main food staple in India is but in many countries rice is relativly cheap and easy to prepare when you make your meals make a little extra and feed someone who has nothing left. If you cannot afford to feed yourself then be sure to give someone the knowledge that you are praying for them.

Don't waste your energy on useless wondering but instead turn your extreme empathy into a positive force. Let people know you feel a terrible loss for your fellow man, get active in helping restore homes, food, cleaning up.

After the Tsunami I felt very I don't even know how to put it left out maybe. I couldn't go and help clean up, couldn't help feed people so I sent what money I could without taking food out of my kids' mouth and when my nephew's National Guard unit was activated to help rebuild homes we were allowed to send clothes, toys, etc to the afflicted area. He brought me home pictures of kids wearing or playing with my kids' old belongings and I felt that I had done something positive. It doesn't matter how big or how far you reach Nachi just reach.

I'd focus on important things right now such as telling those close to you what they mean in your life, feeding those who cannot feed themselves, helping rebuild homes or make shift shelters for those who have none. Any move you make in a positive direction right now will help improve your state of mind do not let hopelessness overtake you.

All my love, all my prayers and thoughts are with you and your people right now and will be until you are back on your feet.
Cherity

Now That I know we have a spiritial fourm I will jump in here. Good to see so many of the ones I know.

Its so good to see you to Dave I've missed you in both forums you always have the ability to make me laugh even when I'm fighting it.

How have you been?

Good morning.....just a note to say that I have been thinking about everyone of you. I haven't posted here in a while but want you to know my prayers are with you all.

Futz, I hope your school is going well :)
Dave....good to see you again.
And to all of you, hope you have a happy, healthy, and productive day.

~gourmet~

I've been doing great. But if you booggie like the weird "O" in your avitar You'ed have me in stiches LOL.

Come by the site things will strat to take off with the season closeing in.

God is good and laughter dose good like a medicen.

It is

I am

I will

lol

I had the best day yesterday signing up for classes. I found out that I kicked the liven pants off our family "genius" in the COMPASS test. After all those years in high school when I struggled with math and her patting me on the head, informing me "someone had to be the family retard" and watching her pull A's in advanced college course math classes. Learning yesterday that she didn't retain a thing not one single thing felt soooooooo good. I promise though I did nothing more then smile.





























But, it was a HUGE smile.

I did go to the site, I am confused by all the different camo patterns and asked how to pick the right color so that I don't have to listen to Doug laughing at me.

You'll just have to read my thread "Can I ask you a stupid question" lol

I need to go back and read it myself.

Haven't read it yet but I will. Look Deer don't see color. Thay see black and white and gray's. Patterns. So all the camo stuff is maily for making money. NC has the best pattern I can think of. But anything that breaks up your outline is good.

We need prayers for Koda. He cycling rapidly and and its really awful. Going to a specialist tommorrow hopefully they will have the answers because I'm not sure if I know all the questions.

How's Koda?

I'll update the thread in the morning as everyone wants to go to bed now.

But, we need to re-evaluate him completly starting with academics all the way to appts with a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist, CT scan, sleep study, blood work, etc. We're all just a little frustrated and tired lately but surviving.

Koda is having some troubles with school mostly social. I just don't know right now but am working on it I can't solve all the problems in the world in one day it generally takes me about a week. lmao

Could use some prayers about now.

I'll most likely be losing my job at the end of the month. While we are okay financially for a few months beyond that, the stress is starting to tear at my family. I've been on suspension for 11 weeks, waiting to hear if it's termination or get back to work...termination was decided upon. I have until next week to rebut the termination, accept it or quit. (I work for the Fed. Gov't.) Specifically, pray that I know what to do. My first and gut instinct is to quit. Part of me says to fight for my job. I'm good at it and this is my first infraction. Part of me says why fight to keep a job where they want to get rid of you?

And part of me is scared to death of the unknown. I know "perfect love casts out all fear" but personal history, family politics and a healthy side of ADHD have made me fearful of failure and the unknown.

Pray that I'll know what to do about my job.
Pray that I'll fear not the unknown.
Pray that if I lose my job, I'll find another.

I know that God takes care of His own...always has, always will...

"Never have I seen the righteous forsaken,
Never abandoned in the flood lands.
Never have I seen the children out begging,
Never have I seen them slip through your hands" - Stever Taylor

Eric