Hi Deanna  I know what you mean ,we all of us suffer in this world ,im going through a marriage whats over and so is my youngest son,but its what life is all about,God is there though always shining his light around this dark dark world,so there is always hope and love to feel through all the bad times.

God love and bless you and all of us around the world   Love Juditha

Hi Shirley That poem is beautiful,just by reading it , it has shed some light into my darkness at the moment,thankyou for this.

Love and God bless    Love Juditha

Deanna-

I think we look at the world in terms of the circumstances of our own life.  If things are going bad, it's easy to think that the whole world is going bad along with us.

Also, I think that some people who have lots of interest in the afterlife perhaps are leading unsatisfactory lives of their own.  Maybe they look upon the afterlife as a welcome change from this world especially if things are going badly for them.

Here's just a suggestion....why not take a break from your computer for a while?  Why not go into your town or neighborhood and volunteer to help in some way? Maybe in a nursing home or just a neighbor who needs some favors.  It might do you a world of good.

There are some people who spend many hours each day, posting things on conversation boards.  Not just this one but others as well.  It's one thing if they are disabled or home-bound, but if not it strikes me as a big waste of time. 

We are here for a reason.  I don't think we'll find the reason on this or any other board.  God really does help those who help themselves. 

R

Oh, hey no, this is not a dark world at all. This planet is making
huge progress. It is going backward in a few areas, but as we
become aware of that, we can correct that.

Thanks to the recklessness and courage of George Bush, there is now
a working democracy in Afghanistan, and life is safe in Kabul, the
capital. The cruel oppressive Taliban have been thrown out, and they
are not going to be voted back in.

It is hell in Baghdad, but this is caused by religious error, and
religious errors ARE CORREcTABLE. I sit in front of my computer and
drink in the beautiful knowledge that is pouring in here, to web
sites like this one. As I assimilate it, I will be able to show
others how to correct their errors and end the hell of religion
gone wrong.

I especially appreciate the thread on forgiveness, thank you,
Juditha, for starting that one. Forgiveness is what we will
desperately need in Baghdad, which is locked in cycles of revenge.

What you are experiencing personally, Deanna, is just the result of
life's difficulties for you personally. But these problems are
solvable. We must help you pull out of it. You have done something
for me in reminding me that I, we, can solve most of the worlds
problems, I know how, and I need to get on with the job.

love, Boris

I've been away here and there lately and missed this thread.  Deanna and Juditha, it is a confusing task to lift yourself up out of a discouraging view of the world sometimes.  I so totally understand.

I suggest that you try very hard to carve out the time in your life you need for healing and restorative activiites for your body and mind.  We have to feed the mind with what will sustain us when we are bombarded by an unhealthy amount of negative stimulation.

I use daily meditation for this.  Some is guided.  Some is just special brainwave music.  But all have the purpose of uplifting the habitual thoughts that we sometimes had difficulty replacing and helping the brain find a more balanced state.

Thre is not a day that goes by that I do not do this, and have for several months now.  Before that, I might let a day or two or even a week pass.  No more.

We are not made to absorb the negative stimulation that we do in our communities and our world.

But, yes, there is always something positive which can be done. A task accomplished gives a person satisfaction.  Find tasks that will lead you to a better existence.....identify them by name.....do a little toward these things every day, if only write them down as a map to your future.

But most of all, I say rest.  It is really okay to rest as much as you need to do so. Sleep and rest are SO underrated in our societies.

Especially life changes such as divorces can be traumatic.  I never expected it to happen to me.  It was much more difficult than I imagined.....

and also much more rewarding.

much love to you all today, blink  

Thankyou alysia and blink love u both love deanna