I spent some time thinking about this thread today. I appreciate the sentiment of so many of the posts and have read carefully the criticism of my post and have come to the following conclusions.
I would not change anything about my past. I was not perfect. I made a large number of mistakes. I have had unimaginable joys and heart-breaking sorrows. I have lived a life. If I where to go back and change anything I feel that would change the outcome of so many events. I believe God placed some things in my life because I was strong enough to shoulder the burdens. I believe he placed other things in my life because of my willingness to open my heart. I would not thrust my pains on another person and I would not trade my joys for anyone else’s.
The gray in my beard and the lines on my face where earned. I take everyday as it presents itself to me. I don’t grieve I live. I cry and laugh and tell the people that matter to me that I love them. I also spend as little time as possible on those people who choose to judge and criticize. I just pray for them and move on.
Now as far as change going forward I have a lot to work on. Some days I get better some days I go backward but that is what keeps me going.
For the people that came to my defense thank you but it is not necessary. Words on a computer screen can’t hurt me and the people who wrote them are an even smaller threat. If I made you uncomfortable about laughing at that joke, I am uncomfortable because there was a time in my life where I thought it was funny also. Now I don’t. As for the people who didn’t get why I wished that the joke wasn’t funny or who assumed that I was trying to embarrass or ridicule someone for telling it or laughing. May God bless you.
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No offense taken by me deldad. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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No offense taken by me deldad. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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quote:Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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MERRY CHRISTMAS bsbl247. I thought a gift membership to this group is something you could put to good use.
I can't believe it's better!
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HaHaHa...or HoHoHo, Merry Christmas to you too, Woody!
Especially to deldad and some others -- but also to everyone here -- Merry Christmas. It is amazing in a very good way how this website came into being and how it has evolved over the years and continues to be a wonderful place to visit.