What are your personal thoughts on what is life all about?
Be as broad minded or small minded as you like what does life mean to you and what do you think its all about?
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What are your personal thoughts on what is life all about?
Be as broad minded or small minded as you like what does life mean to you and what do you think its all about?
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you do come up with some good questions marcus, i dont even think i know where to start with an answer! what are your thoughts on this?
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Come on have a think and let us know your thoughts, your deeper thoughts about what's life about....I will chime in my thoughts soonOriginally Posted by sawyer86
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My answer would change depending on my stage in lfe at the time. As I have gotten older and more mature...life is about being the best husband and father I can be.
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i get where lunk is cominng from i have a 2 year old daughter and i cant think of a better reason to get up on a morning!
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For me, life is about quality, peace, happiness, and fulfillment.
Doing good things, acts of kindness, making others feel good, being a good person/husband/friend/father/brother etc.
I am most certainly not saying I fit this most of the time; far from it. But this is my (romanticized) idea of what it's really all about. All the other crap... EVERYTHING... is just a distraction from what's really important and substantial. We're briefly on this planet. We can leave good energy, or bad energy. That can be in the form of things we have accomplished, the children we've raised, etc. You have 1 life to make an impact on SOMETHING/SOMEONE... make it something positive.
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These two answers are perfect. Life is about happiness; I believe we're meant to be happy. However, as we mature and learn, we discover that happiness is best achieved through service to others. If our happiness is only self centered, it's fleeting. Being grateful for what we already have, and SHOWING that gratitude are the most meaningful things we can do.
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To a certain extent I agree there is nothing better than helping somebody but if one was on a journey of discovering ones self or of self enlightenment, others happiness rarely comes into this.
Ive travelled a lot by myself and was content and happy without a care in the world for others.
Now this isn't me being a selfish bastard.
I was truly in my element seeing sights on my own doing my own thing
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Self discovery is important, I agree. It can also be very fulfilling. As for "other's happiness," I don't think that's the meaning behind, "being of service." I can be of service to you, and you can wind up resenting me for it. We see that, right here, every day; when 18 year olds come on here asking about cycles, and they're met with answers like, "...wait until 25", please don't ruin your body", etc. those answers are definitely "of service", but the people getting the answers aren't generally happy. (Not until they pass 25, and are still healthy, hopefully)
I get your point, and I agree. My point, maybe, is that I'll bet if I seriously asked you about traveling solo; for advice on how and where, etc., you'd give me that advice, and reminiscing about those times would probably make ya "happy."
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It's what you make it:
You can be boring and coast through just being average joe
OR
You can set small targets and goals, hit them targets and goals then set more.
I found you can't say "in 10 years I want to be here" that's not going to work life has a way of throwing unforeseen circumstances.
Make out of your life what you can just be happy doing it
We're only here once so live that life.
I know people who have never left the county but are happy with their lives and that's great.
Me I want to travel there's a big world out there and I would like to see it if its possible.
I'm being the best dad I can to my 2 young children and right now they are my life.
My traveling plans are on hold but I will resume them one day.
As long as your happy in yourself than life is good
aka "JOB"
By the way...it's about pic update time of that little monster!
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6 months old 2 weeks ago going so fast
By the way...it's about pic update time of that little monster!
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Original thread updated as per your request mate
By the way...it's about pic update time of that little monster!
Sorry Marcus
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being the best person i can be and trying to leave my mark. it may not be as big of a mark as others but its my mark!
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Damn you!! That's what came to mind when I saw the title lol. Lifes a garden dig it.Some random hippie.
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Life is about **** bitches get money and JUICE Up!
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So much to learn...20-25 I'm guessing???
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Wow got to be one of euroholics friends?
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Close friend wink wink.
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How did I guess lol
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Having fun and enjoying yourself
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The purpose of life is to survive and evolve, there's nothing more to it than that. If you're lucky enough to survive, you breed, and you die, but your species carries on, stronger than the last generation.
From a humanitarian point of view, I think the purpose of life is to be happy. If you can live a life, a happy life that doesn't involve screwing others over, then I think that is a good life.
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For me life used to be just about me.. Now life is also about others. This life is infinitely important as it decides where we will spend eternity. The Lord saw fit to deliver me from my life of death, now it is up to me to be used by Him to spread THE GOOD NEWS: Christ died so that we could be forgiven for our sins. All who believe in Him are forgiven for their sin and spend eternity with Him. All who do not believe will spend eternity in torment and isolation.
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Jesus saved my life, my marriage and has given me hope in an otherwise worthless life. I thought if I died I left no mark, at least nothing positive. I was selfish (hence being a competitive BB'r), mean, miserable unable to love . Now I try to do our lords work, help others, be content and a better husband. The first 37 years of my life were drug, alcohol, anger driven waste of time, well so I thought. I prayed for strength and guidance. My creator answered me by having me speak at both church services this Easter, gave my testimonial. So many people came up afterwards and asked for advice or just thanked me because they have been through the same and I gave them hope. Not only has Jesus saved me, but showed me all those years weren't a waste.....they were a lesson and with that lesson I can help others. To me life is living the way our lord intended. PRAISE THE LORD.
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It doesnt matter how good looking she is, some where, some one is tired of her shit.
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That's heavy stuff BG, nice of you to put all that down in writing for us to read. I do struggle with this superior being called god who controls and created life here on our planet when other things point in different directions but I do like listening to things like this because I am open minded to both sides of the coin.
From the above statement you have changed a lot for the better and that can only be a good thing.
With what you know now and how you feel if someone was put in front of you identical to yourself how would you get him to be in the same place you are now???
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this is a very good thing marcus. dont let go of this questioning/open-mindedness.
also a very good question you ask. i am not going to answer for BG, but instead will give my own answer, also being a Christian whos life was saved and delivered from slavery to drugs and alcohol by God. what i would do is pray for my friend first and foremost, as well as try to bare witness to all the similarities we shared in our lives before God. i would try to show how God used my love for alcohol and drugs by allowing it to eventually consume me thru addiction whereas what once was my love and passion now became my enemy and master.
this is the tuff thing about addiction. the nature of the relationship changes slowly over a long period of time. the change is so subtle u dont really notice it until u have ended up on opposite poles from where u once started. by then its too late. it is a tuff thing to be forced to come to grips with having to choose between what u thought was ur best friend that has now become ur worst enemy. not just the alcohol and drugs but the lifestyle. it has turned on you.
the place i am in now was a very complex process. it would take a very long time and a lot of words to be able to accurately describe it in a way you could understand it like i do. i dont know if it is even possible. a lot of my understanding comes from enlightenment i have received from the Lord. we learn a lot about life and ourselves thru pain. these type of lessons cant really be imparted thru conversation.
each person has their own process they must go thru. it is my prayer each one is led to the same conclusion as me. unfortunately this will not be the case. all i can do is try to share my experience and what God has shown me in hopes some of it will sink in.
ultimately salvation is between each individual and the Lord. it is a spiritual process. only God can open the eyes of a person to see the truth. this wisdom cannot be imparted from one human being to another without direct involvement from God.
ill leave u with one final thought for consideration: consider the fact that God who sent His son down from Heaven to live and die on the cross so that all who believed would be saved holds faith in very high regard:
faith: Faith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a deity or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion. It may also be belief that is not based on proof.Ephesians 2:8-9 "8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast."Romans 4:3 " For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”"now keeping in mind God values faith does not logic lead u to be convinced that God who mentions faith all thru the bible would have it be so that man could not prove his existence thru scientific methods? God - the creator of science? certainly the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, immutable, infinite Creator of all things seen and unseen is capable of putting this universe into existence in such a way that mankind would be unable to prove scientifically that it was created by a divine power..Romans 4:5 "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,"
consider the pride of mankind at his work of science. how high of regard man holds his ability to hypothesize, conclude, theorize, and calculate. does it not seem in the least bit possible all these scientists who say the earth is "x" years old, and "this" happened this way, and "that" happened that way could be wrong? think about all this in the terms of this one scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:21 "For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe."
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this is a very good thing marcus. dont let go of this questioning/open-mindedness.
also a very good question you ask. i am not going to answer for BG, but instead will give my own answer, also being a Christian whos life was saved and delivered from slavery to drugs and alcohol by God. what i would do is pray for my friend first and foremost, as well as try to bare witness to all the similarities we shared in our lives before God. i would try to show how God used my love for alcohol and drugs by allowing it to eventually consume me thru addiction whereas what once was my love and passion now became my enemy and master.
this is the tuff thing about addiction. the nature of the relationship changes slowly over a long period of time. the change is so subtle u dont really notice it until u have ended up on opposite poles from where u once started. by then its too late. it is a tuff thing to be forced to come to grips with having to choose between what u thought was ur best friend that has now become ur worst enemy. not just the alcohol and drugs but the lifestyle. it has turned on you.
the place i am in now was a very complex process. it would take a very long time and a lot of words to be able to accurately describe it in a way you could understand it like i do. i dont know if it is even possible. a lot of my understanding comes from enlightenment i have received from the Lord. we learn a lot about life and ourselves thru pain. these type of lessons cant really be imparted thru conversation.
each person has their own process they must go thru. it is my prayer each one is led to the same conclusion as me. unfortunately this will not be the case. all i can do is try to share my experience and what God has shown me in hopes some of it will sink in.
ultimately salvation is between each individual and the Lord. it is a spiritual process. only God can open the eyes of a person to see the truth. this wisdom cannot be imparted from one human being to another without direct involvement from God.
ill leave u with one final thought for consideration: consider the fact that God who sent His son down from Heaven to live and die on the cross so that all who believed would be saved holds faith in very high regard:
now keeping in mind God values faith does not logic lead u to be convinced that God who mentions faith all thru the bible would have it be so that man could not prove his existence thru scientific methods? God - the creator of science? certainly the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, immutable, infinite Creator of all things seen and unseen is capable of putting this universe into existence in such a way that mankind would be unable to prove scientifically that it was created by a divine power..
consider the pride of mankind at his work of science. how high of regard man holds his ability to hypothesize, conclude, theorize, and calculate. does it not seem in the least bit possible all these scientists who say the earth is "x" years old, and "this" happened this way, and "that" happened that way could be wrong? think about all this in the terms of this one scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:21 "For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe."
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Thanks 405 for going into detail about your thoughts and feelings on my question but what was sticking out in your response to me was why do you think it was god who saved you from addition and not just willpower, self control and discipline. With addition there is a circle of power what people keep following and it needs willpower and self control to break the circle of addition and then you will be free from it. Now from reading your post it stuck out that you finally had the willpower and self control to do something positive and break these habits and have a better life.this is a very good thing marcus. dont let go of this questioning/open-mindedness.
also a very good question you ask. i am not going to answer for BG, but instead will give my own answer, also being a Christian whos life was saved and delivered from slavery to drugs and alcohol by God. what i would do is pray for my friend first and foremost, as well as try to bare witness to all the similarities we shared in our lives before God. i would try to show how God used my love for alcohol and drugs by allowing it to eventually consume me thru addiction whereas what once was my love and passion now became my enemy and master.
this is the tuff thing about addiction. the nature of the relationship changes slowly over a long period of time. the change is so subtle u dont really notice it until u have ended up on opposite poles from where u once started. by then its too late. it is a tuff thing to be forced to come to grips with having to choose between what u thought was ur best friend that has now become ur worst enemy. not just the alcohol and drugs but the lifestyle. it has turned on you.
the place i am in now was a very complex process. it would take a very long time and a lot of words to be able to accurately describe it in a way you could understand it like i do. i dont know if it is even possible. a lot of my understanding comes from enlightenment i have received from the Lord. we learn a lot about life and ourselves thru pain. these type of lessons cant really be imparted thru conversation.
each person has their own process they must go thru. it is my prayer each one is led to the same conclusion as me. unfortunately this will not be the case. all i can do is try to share my experience and what God has shown me in hopes some of it will sink in.
ultimately salvation is between each individual and the Lord. it is a spiritual process. only God can open the eyes of a person to see the truth. this wisdom cannot be imparted from one human being to another without direct involvement from God.
ill leave u with one final thought for consideration: consider the fact that God who sent His son down from Heaven to live and die on the cross so that all who believed would be saved holds faith in very high regard:
now keeping in mind God values faith does not logic lead u to be convinced that God who mentions faith all thru the bible would have it be so that man could not prove his existence thru scientific methods? God - the creator of science? certainly the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, immutable, infinite Creator of all things seen and unseen is capable of putting this universe into existence in such a way that mankind would be unable to prove scientifically that it was created by a divine power..
consider the pride of mankind at his work of science. how high of regard man holds his ability to hypothesize, conclude, theorize, and calculate. does it not seem in the least bit possible all these scientists who say the earth is "x" years old, and "this" happened this way, and "that" happened that way could be wrong? think about all this in the terms of this one scripture:
1 Corinthians 1:21 "For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe."
Are you saying god gave you these powers?
If the answer is yes, than how do you know it was god what made you think it was him and not just your inner self having enough of the situation you was in, why use the god and salvation as the excuse and not how us human beings use our minds to break these habits.
In all honesty the bible quotes do nothing for me at all in fact they make me edge the other way but what does help is your thoughts and feeling on the matter on how you came to this conclusion that it was god who saved you and not your inner self?
I really do struggle with it especially when I look at the bigger picture and the whole life and universe thing and what science has proven, I am not saying one way or another all I'm trying to say is I'm on the fence and that's why I asked the questions I do. Anymore insight is welcomed from yourself or BG because it does interests me
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I meet this people all the time. All they need to do is find their faith. Yahweh will take your anger/hurt/anything away that is keeping you living a life of the flesh and guide you to a spiritual life. Once you start living in spirit, things will be clear to you, strength will be given to you. That the devil controls us through our weaknesses, exploits them to keep us from being one with our Savior. Money, power, lust are some of the things the devil uses to keep us in his clutches. Once we learn to be content, that we are not entitled, we start to lead the life that was intended for us before we were already born. Man, his laws and his desire for power is pushing the human race away from religion. This allows the devil here on Earth to strive.
Ever watch the UFC? Jones, Henderson, the great Champions are all powered by God ! Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength". Paul spells this out to us in the Bible time and time again. Notice many athletes, power lifters, fighters and others have that tattooed on them or is posted somewhere they train.
Disclaimer-BG is presenting fictitious opinions and does in no way encourage nor condone the use of any illegal substances.
The information discussed is strictly for entertainment purposes only.
Everything was impossible until somebody did it!
I've got 99 problems......but my squat/dead ain't one !!
It doesnt matter how good looking she is, some where, some one is tired of her shit.
Light travels faster then sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Great place to start researching ! http://forums.steroid.com/anabolic-s...-database.html
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You mention the devil a few times BG.
In what context do you mean "devil"?
The devil as in a single being, an evil force or the devil as in ones personal demons?
Say the lust for money, wealth, and greed. Like the seven deadly sins being the devil.
I'm just trying to see this through your eyes now
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How to you find faith BG? Like ive said if you found someone like yourself come to you for help how would you get him to the place you are now?
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Here is the reality on happiness! Too many ppl think they need to pursue happiness by finding a new job, banging a diff chick, having more $ and so on. Reality is that happiness is a mind set. You have to find peace and happiness within and it changes your outlook on all of the other things you are unhappy with
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duality of man
The intuitive and psychological confusing nature of mankind to be twofold. The state of being in two qualities.
The duality of man to destroy itself:
"In order for peace, you must prepare for war."
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