FlowerOfTheSnow Forum Posts (2,212)

RE: love hurts

If you got some left over tip it into the love potion couldron! We can bottle it and sell it!

RE: Givers/Takers- discuss

Did you spot the word "expect" in what I wrote... which goes back to what you were saying...

RE: Givers/Takers- discuss

You just did! (say it) and I agree! In that case, if you elliminate the a....s then I agree with your definition :-)

I already made a post ages ago in this thread and I still believe that:


The thing about "giving/taking" is that we often expect "to be given back" by the same person we have given to. Sadly, we often miss what is being given to us by others (sometimes strangers or family or friends) because we are so focused on the "two way thing"

So if you swap the words "to be given back" and "taking" with the word "receive (ing)"... that works!

RE: Decline of the church

Don't forget christenings, marriages and funerals..

RE: love hurts

Great risk you're taking their Lagoona!!!!!
Now you got Nico running for cover and Lisa and Brunette going

RE: Givers/Takers- discuss

So you would call people who only ever take without ever (well most of the time) giving anything back to anyone "receivers"?

RE: Decline of the church

RE: CS GET-TOGETHER in Dublin 19th-22nd of October

Nice to have you back Oslo!

RE: Decline of the church

Hence the growing awareness of people and growing numbers calling themselves "spiritual" ...

RE: To all of u!!

Lisa thank you for you beautiful wishes!




I notice no mention of money...

RE: Forgive

Forgiveness I think is very much linked to guilt...

The guilt trip... how can one forgive others if we haven't dealt with the "amount" of guilt we feel for what might have happened - did we get conned? Did we think we should have "protected" someone better? etc.. First we have to forgive ourselves for what we think we "might be guilty" of before we can move on to even start looking at forgiving someone else...

The negative emotion of hate towards someone is often linked to anger towards oneself for "having let it happen" or "being/feeling helpless to stop it" ...

Guilt and hate "eat you up inside", drains you and get projected as cynicism, and aggression at the best of times... and can make you ill... (dis-ease)... Don't feel at ease in your body or in your own skin...

Forgiveness and peace of mind is a regenerating energy that feeds you up and makes you feel strong. Healthy for the mind, soul and body...

Pretty over-simplified I know...

RE: Thoughts for today

RE: Can money bring happiness?

This is a story (not my story) that perfectly illustrate how I feel about money and happiness and the balance of all in life... It's very sad, but the poem at the end says it all for me...


Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, "I love you. I wish you enough." She in turn said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy."

They kissed and she left. He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?"

"Yes, I have," I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me.

So I knew what this man experiencing.

"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever goodbye?" I asked.

"I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back would be for my funeral," he said.

"When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, "I wish you enough." May I ask what that means?"

He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." He paused for a moment and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more."When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them," he continued and then turning toward me he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

* I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

* I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

* I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

* I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

* I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

* I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

* I wish enough hello's to get you through the final goodbye.





My friends, I wish you enough!

RE: Can money bring happiness?

Noooooo! "A twinkle in the eye" always has a kind of pureness/kindness to it.... but kind of naughty...

What you are talking about is more like ...lechery, lasciviousness, salasciousness... May be....

RE: thought i'd share..................

Wondeful news! What a weight of yours and your Mum's mind!

Great work and an amazing man too! That makes 3! For you : and for your Mum:

RE: love

Hiya Libra!

Several of us have, you lnow, found love here! So hang around you never know...

RE: High Maintenance Woman

Nope sorry! happily married to a drop dead gorgeous man of course!

RE: High Maintenance Woman

I have a friend who fits that description exactely!

Everytime a guy tells her she's drop dead gorgeous (which she is) she always replies " Then why are you still standing?"

RE: More Mistakes Women Make!

Did she say why? Hiya witchy sis!

Don't let anyone...

I think Lagoona is busy locking up all his doors and windows!


Re-read your post and mine... then work out what I really mean!

RE: What is the definition of love?

Hey Rebel! I remembered quite a few threads on love and its meaning... I just "revived" an old one for everyone... May be you can have a look at the posts and see if you find anything valuable for where you are at now...

RE: love

So much truth in that!

RE: High Maintenance Woman

Why are you a maintenance man with a dream?

Don't let anyone...

Why thank you! I certainely will...

Don't let anyone...

Hey Natasha! Remember research is no good unless the findings are shared and debated about!

Don't let anyone...

I don't need a uniform sweety... it would be too restircting for my mind blowing aura

Don't let anyone...

Anyone in a nurse's uniform Lagoona! Or was it a maid's one?

Don't let anyone...

You can always tell yourself it's for research .... so that you can make informed choices about what "age range" patner you will be settelling with

RE: alphabet game [2]1001

Mataro

RE: alphabet game [2]1001

Moselle
Madrid
Minster