Look, ya stay away from booze and broads, ya hear me? Arright.
Posted on 02/27/2002 4:33:04 PM PST by New Horizon
I posted a thread last night entitled:
Tonight, I am officially separated.
I am frightened, I have no family, I am alone...I have nobody but you guys to turn to. I received much valuable advice from fellow FReepers, which I expected. Why else would I post that type of "vanity"?
For some reason, my thread was pulled. Thank God I can salvage at least some of the intelligent replies were via FReepMail. Unfortunately, I never made it through the entire thread. I believe it was a good thread, for more than just my own selfish interests.
If I was rich (which is unlikely now) I would contribute to a forum like this. I'm not. I won't be.
If this thread is pulled, consider it my "opus".
"Now Stavros -- If you can manage to find any booze or broads, knock yourself out fat-boy..."
Butt Prints in the Sand
One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.
But then some stranger prints appeared,
And I asked the Lord, "What have we here?
Those prints are large and round and neat,
But Lord, they are too big for feet."
"My child," He said in somber tones,
"For miles I carried you alone.
I challenged you to walk in faith,
But you refused and made me wait."
"You disobeyed, you would not grow,
The walk of faith, you would not know,
So I got tired, I got fed up,
And there I dropped you on your butt."
"Because in life, there comes a time,
When one must fight, and one must climb,
When one must rise and take a stand,
Or leave their butt prints in the sand."
I promise I mean no offense. A friend sent this to me and after I huffed in disgust, I started thinking...then laughing. Yep, I'm sure I've left my share of "strange prints" in the sand...I'm just grateful for those times the Lord doesn't mind carrying me.
Why we should all retain this kind of useless trivia while not remembering what we had for lunch two days ago is one of those great mysteries, ain't it?
Hardly; Jesus said, "I'll never leave you or forsake you". I've been single a long time, but I'm never alone.
There is a difference in being alone, and being lonely. There is a quote I heard years back that I never get right, but it was about how you are the only person you are truly stuck with for your entire life, so you need to learn to like yourself, and to enjoy your own company.
Guess that sounds a bit trite, and does little to ease the emptiness you must be feeling after years of being half of a whole.
Another addage comes to mind: "God never closes a door but that He opens a window."
One more, and I won't bore you further. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life -- what are you going to do with it?" I've always liked that one, as it applies to anyone, anywhere, and at any time.
By the way, a bit of advice on the divorce settlement -- make certain you get the right to claim any dependent children on your tax return. It may sound trivial now, but it can add up to big bucks every year. It is certainly a point my ex-son-in-law now wishes he had paid closer attention to.
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