OUR GUEST BOOK
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Posted:Jun 19, 2009 3:17 pm
Last Updated:Jul 9, 2018 7:13 am
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We have noticed that people come and read, and would be pleased if you would come and sign our guest book.
Thanks for dropping by, and we hope to visit your blog, if you have one to drop by and read as well.
Happy searching and have a great day 
Mr and Mrs Borris998
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My how time flies
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Posted:Mar 2, 2013 6:14 am
Last Updated:Mar 2, 2013 6:38 am
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We've been members here for a few years now. Was just looking at the home page and this thing about the blog confronted my eyes.
I had totally forgotten about the blog that we started a few years ago, once upon a day, I would journal nearly daily, and now from what i've read, its been nearly 3 years..........goodness where has the time gone.
grown and grand arrived.....that is where life has gone, and goodness when one sits and contemplates, it can be very scarey.
To those that were once followers, hope that life is treating you all well and that life in your part of the spectrum is good and happy, I might visit a little more occasionally and see if the urge to create and write again arrives.....
take care my friends
Mrs Borris 998
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Old Accquaintances
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Posted:Sep 10, 2011 1:56 am
Last Updated:May 1, 2024 9:50 am
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Was on here a few nights ago and found a lady in the chat room of a group that I used to haunt a few years ago.
Was certainly good to catch up with her again.........it had been a long time.........and life has moved many thousands of miles since then, but deep down, she hasnt really changed.
Was always a pleasure to chat to, and still is.......
Stay safe my friend.............
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False Impressions and Misleading Statements
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Posted:Aug 8, 2011 7:16 am
Last Updated:Aug 8, 2011 6:44 pm
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People join this site for varying and different reasons.
To read and comment on one's profile and begin talking to them, is probably what the majority of us are here for.... but then there are others that seem to have an agenda.....
People have a reason for putting themselves out there, some meet here and become partners, others meet others for the obvious reasoning of the site.......Sex...and some just for the pure pleasure of getting to know people.
No matter what a person's persuasion, it seems recently, that a few members of this site, like to take advantage of a person's good faith, learn to be trusted, exchange a few things and then just dash off into cyberspace.
So be it I guess, but the way things have been lately, its rather obvious that the majority of people just seem to like to collect photographs and get under your skin for the hell of it and have no intentions EVER of coming forward and actually meeting with others.
There has been a lot of this in our little corner of the world in recent years, to the detriment of a lot of really nice people and groups that have gone begging just for this exact reason, isn't about time that people stood up to be counted and make the powers that be listen to the minority......
We dont like to be abused, used and spat out like a piece of gum, we are afterall human not androids belonging to the cyber network where you may of initiated from!!!!!
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2011 - A NEW BEGINNING AND REALISING THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT WHAT THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE!!!!!!
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Posted:Jul 13, 2011 7:27 am
Last Updated:Sep 2, 2011 11:36 am
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Over time a person can gauge from reading profiles and starting conversations with people. It can become fairly obvious whether or not a person's intentions are going to be true, or they are just there to have a chat, finding out what information they can, and then for no particular reason, making preconceived judgements and then just cease all contact.
In time you can judge whether or not they are going to end up meeting with you, even through chatting. Amazingly enough, it happens even as a couple. People come and chat to us, and then for no apparent reason just disappear back into cyber, the way they appeared "from nowhere".
So be it, least over a period of time, you can certainly work out who your mates are, and those that stick around and really get to know you are the ones that will be still by your side when the road gets hard, or you are in need of a shoulder or on the other hand people that try and befriend you only to gather information that they feel necessary to make detrimental comments and judgement about people.........
I can really only classify a couple of people that I have met through this site in the category, and I'm glad to have them as my mates, its a pity that there are those that appear to be genuine, and just put up the front to gather what information they care for then disappear, well to those I say, good luck, and happy hunting, there are few and far between people that will endure what you have to offer, which to me isn't very much at all.
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LETTING GO
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Posted:Oct 10, 2010 10:24 am
Last Updated:Oct 20, 2010 3:39 pm
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If we contemplate desires and listen to them, we are actually no longer attaching to them; we are just allowing them to be the way they are. Then we come to the realisation that the origin of suffering, desire, can be laid aside and let go of.
How do you let go of things? This means you leave them as they are; it does not mean you annihilate them or throw them away. It is more like setting down and letting them be. Through the practice of letting go we realise that there is the origin of suffering, which is the attachment to desire, and we realise that we should let go of these three kinds of desire. Then we realise that we have let go of these desires; there is no longer any attachment to them.
When you find yourself attached, remember that ‘letting go’ is not ‘getting rid of’ or ‘throwing away’. If I’m holding onto this clock and you say, ‘Let go of it!’, that doesn’t mean ‘throw it out’. I might think that I have to throw it away because I’m attached to it, but that would just be the desire to get rid of it. We tend to think that getting rid of the object is a way of getting rid of attachment. But if I can contemplate attachment, this grasping of the clock, I realise that there is no point in getting rid of it - it’s a good clock; it keeps good time and is not heavy to carry around. The clock is not the problem. The problem is grasping the clock. So what do I do? Let it go, lay it aside - put it down gently without any kind of aversion. Then I can pick it up again, see what time it is and lay it aside when necessary.
You can apply this insight into ‘letting go’ to the desire for sense pleasures. Maybe you want to have a lot of fun. How would you lay aside that desire without any aversion? Simply recognise the desire without judging it. You can contemplate wanting to get rid of it - because you feel guilty about having such a foolish desire - but just lay it aside. Then, when you see it as it is, recognising that it’s just desire, you are no longer attached to it.
So the way is always working with the moments of daily life. When you are feeling depressed and negative, just the moment that you refuse to indulge in that feeling is an enlightenment experience. When you see that, you need not sink into the sea of depression and despair and wallow in it. You can actually stop by learning not to give things a second thought.
You have to find this out through practice so that you will know for yourself how to let go of the origin of suffering. Can you let go of desire by wanting to let go of it? What is it that is really letting go in a given moment? You have to contemplate the experience of letting go and really examine and investigate until the insight comes. Keep with it until that insight comes: ‘Ah, letting go, yes, now I understand. Desire is being let go of.’ This does not mean that you are going to let go of desire forever but, at that one moment, you actually have let go and you have done it in full conscious awareness. There is an insight then. This is what we call insight knowledge. In Pali, we call it nanadassana or profound understanding.
I had my first insight into letting go in my first year of meditation. I figured out intellectually that you had to let go of everything and then I thought: ‘How do you let go?’ It seemed impossible to let go of anything. I kept on contemplating: ‘How do you let go?’ Then I would say, ‘You let go by letting go.’ ‘Well then, let go!’ Then I would say:
‘But have I let go yet?’ and, ‘How do you let go?’ ‘Well just let go!’ I went on like that, getting more frustrated. But eventually it became obvious what was happening. If you try to analyse letting go in detail, you get caught up in making it very complicated. It was not something that you could figure out in words any more, but something you actually did. So I just let go for a moment, just like that.
Now with personal problems and obsessions, to let go of them is just that much. It is not a matter of analysing and endlessly making more of a problem about them, but of practising that state of leaving things alone, letting go of them. At first, you let go but then you pick them up again because the habit of grasping is so strong. But at least you have the idea. Even when I had that insight into letting go, I let go for a moment but then I started grasping by thinking: ‘I can’t do it, I have so many bad habits!’ But don’t trust that kind of nagging, disparaging thing in yourself. It is totally untrustworthy. It is just a matter of practising letting go. The more you begin to see how to do it, then the more you are able to sustain the state of non-attachment.
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A Night Visitor
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Posted:Apr 17, 2010 3:56 pm
Last Updated:Aug 8, 2011 7:23 am
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The Night Visitor
As I lay on my bed, thinking about you, I feel this
strong urge to grab you and squeeze you, because I
can't forget last night. You came to me unexpectedly
during the balmy and calm night, and what happened
in my bed still leaves a tingling sensation in me.
You appeared from nowhere and shamelessly,
without any reservations, you laid on my naked body...
you sensed my indifference, so you applied your hungry
mouth to me without any guilt or humiliation, and you
drove me near crazy while you drained me.
Finally I went to sleep.
Today when I woke up, you were gone, I searched for
you but to no avail, only the sheets bore witness to
last night's events. My body still bears faint marks
of your enthusiastic ravishings, making it harder to
forget you.
Tonight I will remain awake waiting for you.......
you damn mosquito.
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A lesson from Frogs
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Posted:Apr 17, 2010 3:55 pm
Last Updated:May 1, 2024 9:50 am
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A Lesson from Frogs
A number of frogs were travelling together through the woods. Two of them fell into a pit and all the other frogs gathered around. When it looked like the two could not jump out, the frogs on top told them that they were as good as dead.
Traveling together the frogs on top needed to wait until the two in the pit either got out or died before they could continue their journey. Quickly becoming impatient they yelled at the two below to give up, quit trying and wasting time; to quit suffering and die.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The frogs on top kept telling them to give up and stop, that there was no way they could make it and they were as good as dead.
Eventually the situation overcame one of the frogs who took heed to what the others were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump and try to get out. Again the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and eventually, finding better footing and getting hold of some roots near the top, finally clawed his way out.
The other frogs were stunned. They congratulated him and explained how amazed they were that he could get out of there. They admitted they were wrong and apologized for discouraging him and then realized that they had to use sign language to communicate - learning that he was deaf.
He expressed his deep gratitude for their sustaining support and encouragement. - - - HE THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE ALL CHEERING HIM ON THE WHOLE TIME.
Author notes
The lesson:
THERE IS THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IN THE TONGUE.
- - An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. A destructive word to someone who is down can be the push over the edge. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. Anyone can speak words that can rob another of the spirit to push forward in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another, or hold his tongue when irritated.
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One in time for Anzac Day
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Posted:Apr 17, 2010 3:54 pm
Last Updated:May 1, 2024 9:50 am
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Here is a new way to look at a deck of cards!!
Deck of Cards
It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard.
The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week.
As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk.
Just then an army sergeant came in and said, 'Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?'
The soldier replied, 'I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord'
The sergeant said, 'Looks to me like you're going to play cards.'
The soldier said, 'No, sir. You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country,
I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards.'
The sergeant asked in disbelief, 'How will you do that?'
'You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God.
The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments
The Three represents the Father, , and the Holy Ghost.
The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The Five is for the five virgins there were ten but only five of them were glorified.
The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.
The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation.
The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives -- the eight people God spared from the flood that destroyed the Earth.
The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy.. He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him.
The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone.
The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.
The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.
The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.
When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year.
There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year.
The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter .
So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.'
The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, 'Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?'
Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting
Prayer for the Military.
Please keep the wheel rolling. It will only take a few seconds of your time, but it'll be worth it to read on....
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them.
Bless them and their families.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen.
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our servicemen and women all around the world.
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My I was wrong and Thanks!!!!!!
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Posted:Mar 16, 2010 4:38 am
Last Updated:Mar 31, 2010 2:32 am
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I thought we were friends
Maybe I thought wrong.
I thought.
And again...
I though wrong.
I thought I was right,
But clearly I thought wrong.
And it turns out...
I've been wrong...
All along!
It goes to show that somewhere along the line, it pays to listen to people, instead of people listening to "idle chatter" - eventually the outcome will always be the same............
Truth Conquers All
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What does Life Bring
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Posted:Mar 15, 2010 4:51 am
Last Updated:Mar 16, 2010 4:32 am
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Life throws us some very unusual curve balls.
There are times in everyone's lives that things go curved and out of whack. It depends on how the people involved decide to sort things out, is how in the long run, it will work.
Communication is definately the biggest issue for a lot of people, no matter what age, source of relationship status or just life in general.
How one sorts things, is eventually what the outcome will bring.
I cannot speak for all who stem
'Long roads less traveled as their way,
Nor question choices made by them
In days long past or nights long dim
by words they spoke and did not say.
Each road is long, though short it seems,
And credence gives each road a name
Of fantasies sun-drenched in beams
Or choices turned to darkened dreams,
To where each road wends just the same.
From North to South, then back again,
I followed birds like all the rest
Escaping nature's snowy den
On roads I've seen and places been,
Forsaking roads that traveled West.
This journey grows now to its end,
As road reflections lined in chrome
Give way to roads with greater bend
And empty signs that still pretend
They point the way to home sweet home.
But all roads lead to where we go
And where we go is where we've been,
So home is just a word we know,
That space in time most apropos
For where we want to be again.
For even home, it seems to me,
Is still a choice we all must face
From day to day and endlessly,
To choose if home is going to be
Another road - or just a place.
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My Thought :)
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Posted:Feb 20, 2010 12:20 am
Last Updated:Mar 15, 2010 4:42 am
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I've been away, and now I'm back
I am not going anywhere, so take that as you may
Life is to short to really be disturbed anymore
Friends that I've made, and they know who they are
Life is to short to bicker anymore
Take me as you find me, and if it doesn't suit, so be it
Life is way to important to be stressed
so now its time to evaluate
Its our time........NOW AND ALWAYS, so if you don't or cant understand what it means,
well leave well enough alone...............
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ITS BEEN A WHILE
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Posted:Nov 20, 2009 12:22 pm
Last Updated:Feb 21, 2018 1:36 am
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We have not been here for a while.
Over the last few days there have been happenings in our group that confronted our leader and had her banned and removed from the site.
Through some very hard work, we went and worked out the problems and now she has been reinstated. But ours was not the only group that advertises happenings in their room, they happen over and over again worldwide.
Apparently through a complaint that was received by the management of this site is why this woman was banned.
This was brought to our attention by a couple of emails received by her from the head haunchos. It ires me, that if a person has a gripe, why do they have to go and spoil the fun of others by making complaints about things they have more than likely partook in....ie... the night out
Obviously the person concerned has nothing better to do and well hopefully will also read this and know that an idea of whom or what may be forthcoming......
If a person has a difference of opinion, why not approach the person concerned and ask and talk to them, instead of taking the childish route and becoming a "dobber" that only creates havoc and unrest amongst other people that belong to the group.
Now i've had my say, i'll return to my corner....thanks for reading
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