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The Discipline of Spiritual Self-Improvement

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Amy Brooks12 Amy Brooks12 Member
10 messages
joined Sep 2014
#101 ·
I can't believe I'm even typing this out, but here we go again. It’s honestly exhausting watching how things are playing out lately. You look around and it feels like common sense has just packed its bags and left the building. Everything is becoming so polarized, so loud, and frankly, so ridiculous. I’m sitting here trying to make sense of it all, and honestly? I’m struggling. It feels like we're constantly being pushed toward these extremes, and nobody is willing to just sit down and have a normal, rational conversation anymore. It's maddening! kaže:
Honestly, there’s just something about that whole idea—losing yourself completely in the heat of the moment like that—that feels... I don't know, a little surreal? It sounds kind of bizarre when you actually stop to think about it.
Honestly, it’s just plain ugly.
You can't ever truly give yourself away to anyone. Not really. And why on earth would I??
We aren't exactly the type of people who go around handing out gifts.

Because it’s absolutely divine!
Because it’s pure heaven: spiritually, emotionally, and physically.



There’s an old truth people always talk about: you have to give to get. It sounds like one of those cheesy Hallmark cards, but honestly? It’s real. There's something about putting yourself out there and being generous that somehow fills your own cup back up in ways you wouldn't expect.
Francis of Assisi



There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.
Betty Collins5 Betty Collins5 Member
15 messages
joined Aug 2014
#102 ·
Amy Brooks12 said:
I can't believe I'm even typing this out, but here we go again. It’s honestly exhausting watching how things are playing out lately. You look around and it feels like common sense has just packed its bags and left the building. Everything is becoming so polarized, so loud, and frankly, so ridiculous. I’m sitting here trying to make sense of it all, and honestly? I’m struggling. It feels like we're constantly being pushed toward these extremes, and nobody is willing to just sit down and have a normal, rational conversation anymore. It's maddening! kaže:
Honestly, there’s just something about that whole idea—losing yourself completely in the heat of the moment like that—that feels... I don't know, a little surreal? It sounds kind of bizarre when you actually stop to think about it.
Honestly, it’s just plain ugly.
You can't ever truly give yourself away to anyone. Not really. And why on earth would I??
We aren't exactly the type of people who go around handing out gifts.

Because it’s absolutely divine!
Because it’s pure heaven: spiritually, emotionally, and physically.



There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.

There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.

There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.
Pffft...
Can you believe that was actually meant as a joke?🤔
Steven Cruz3 Steven Cruz3 Member
34 messages
joined Aug 2005
#103 ·
Amy Brooks12 said:
I can't believe I'm even typing this out, but here we go again. It’s honestly exhausting watching how things are playing out lately. You look around and it feels like common sense has just packed its bags and left the building. Everything is becoming so polarized, so loud, and frankly, so ridiculous. I’m sitting here trying to make sense of it all, and honestly? I’m struggling. It feels like we're constantly being pushed toward these extremes, and nobody is willing to just sit down and have a normal, rational conversation anymore. It's maddening! kaže:
Honestly, there’s just something about that whole idea—losing yourself completely in the heat of the moment like that—that feels... I don't know, a little surreal? It sounds kind of bizarre when you actually stop to think about it.
Honestly, it’s just plain ugly.
You can't ever truly give yourself away to anyone. Not really. And why on earth would I??
We aren't exactly the type of people who go around handing out gifts.

Because it’s absolutely divine!
Because it’s pure heaven: spiritually, emotionally, and physically.



There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.

There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.

There’s just no real selflessness in purely selfish physical gratification. When you have sex where only one person is actually craving Christ's presence, the whole thing feels shallow, hollow, and completely empty—it’s miles away from that heavenly bliss we're meant to experience. Instead, it just devolves into nothing more than some heated friction or a fleshy dildo that probably needs to be sat down for dinner and served a full meal just to stay useful.

@ Betty Collins5
Look, let’s get one thing straight about PPII and Damir Ercegovac—all that talk about "him" or "that guy"? It’s nonsense. There isn't some special divine figurehead sitting there. It’s all just the Holy Spirit. Period. It’s funny how people work, though. You've got some folks who act like they can slap a papal seal on spiritual gifts to make them look official. You've got others preaching away behind an altar or grabbing a microphone on a stage to command attention. Then you have the ones who claim they need a private, monastic cell encounter to feel anything at all. But then? Then you have the real ones—the people who don't need the spotlight or the fancy titles because they simply witness to the truth through the way they live their lives. That's where the real stuff happens.
And how exactly do you know what sex is like without Christ's presence? — Tried it, have you? 🙂

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