- Thank you but no thank you by labellavita
17 y
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Blog: I gotta gotta do this 21 day June fast
I believe in God, but I am not going to call myself a Christian anymore. Today, I met a doctor introduced to consider being my guarantor of my TFL. I was not surprised that he turned me down since he had not known me before. His explanation started out alright but it continued till it bordered on irksome. He is a staunch Christian, and he felt that from his prayers to God, God communicated to him not to help me because this was not a missionary course. OK, I can handle that. When he asked me why I moved out of the house, I briefly explained that my parents and I had sever conflicting views about life and mentioned that they were also in disagreement with my foreign boyfriend, reasons for their use of violence. This was when he began to go off tangent. He told me he was uninterested in my story. Then he obversly told me that I am "meant" to leave my boyfriend and prophesized my next six months to be unhappy and turbulent. He advised me to withdraw from my situtaion because I needed some quiet. Well, that is why I want to commit to this fast so badly. I need time out.
From the point of view of a Christian, perhaps I will get threatened, afraid and confused by someone of the same "religion" that your life is going to be completely screwed up. Right now, I feel insulted and hurt that anyone could just ramble things with little regard and knowledge of another human being. Furthermore, unsolicited advice on what I ought to do in my life to live the so-called "Christian" way is not what I want to hear. Thank you for your opinion, but that is just what it is. You are entitled to it but I would like to live life by my rules and not a structure which a large community agree on. (An irony in itself when different communities disagree with each other to the extent they will kill for what they believe.)
Due to the unhappy and hurtful event that wasted 4 hours of my time, I am more determined than ever right now to tackle this fast, spend this quiet time to clean my internal self intensely, find a solution to my medical financial problem and live. I have an exciting wonderful life ahead of me. I am going to make the most of it and learn the most from it.
I am a free woman. I am Isabella.
Stay hopeful. We'll fix each problem--one by one.
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- Yes!! by lilly1
17 y
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Hi Isabella
Love and respect one another should be the highest commandment!!!
Each individual has his/her own unique needs. And the right to ask for what he/she needs. If anybody really wants to help, they can support the expression of that individual and only give opinions if specifically asked for. And not as a given rule statement but a possibility, inspriration. Otherwise they are not helping!!!
Yes, you are Isabella and you know what makes you feel happy! Go with that!
Love and respect,
Lilly
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- Re: Yes!! by labellavita
17 y
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Hi again Lilly,
Thanks for the cheer, though it is really ok. I am just glad I allowed myself to express my stress and disdain rather than bottle it up. It helps to stabilize my whole being.
Lots of love. Stay healthy.
Isabella
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- Religion has nothing to do with it!! by Kerminator
17 y
2,031
Have picked on your blog; you can check mine out later... A few words that may help you...
1) You appear to have some confidence issues... Almost everyone does are some time in their life... You need to sit down and get a plan... Check out several of my past blogs and you should see some ideas... Or go to my web site @ http://www.simplytruth.com... read the forum!!
2) Most people get the issue of religion confused by the contemporary world views... A religion is any practice or routine that a person or persons follow religiously... The current world view is that there is some holy place or thing that is needed in a person's life... Not necessarily true; you do not have to belong to any church; or go to any special place at any special time to seek salvation and forgiveness from Almighty GOD!! Any place any time, and you can offer your own prayer direct... More on that later...
3) Relationships should be based on trust, love, (not just affection or physical attraction) but you should know this... If more people would come to realize that it is far, far better to take some time and really know a person before jumping into some relationship; things would turn out much better for all concerned...
4) A word of caution on Fasting; it should be done with some care and controls... I may visit that again on an upcoming Diet blog...
Just some advice; from a mentor and life coach... At least you are seeking some answers and appear to be an intelligent lady...
See ya... Kermit
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- r.e.m. by Aharleygyrl
17 y
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