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gurliexchic · 2 years ago

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What is considered heavy marijuana use

The urinary discharge of cannabinoids was resolved utilising a photometric immunoassay procedure among youths and youthful grown-ups who had an unexpected and firmly managed end of medication use on entering a severe restoration program. No dishonestly sure pee test results were experienced among 70 people conceded continuously to the program. Among five subjects with a background marked by ongoing, weighty pot use (roughly 56 g/mo [approximately 2 oz/mo]), urinary cannabinoids were distinguished for a normal of 13 days (range, nine to 25 days), following discontinuance of purpose. Among four subjects with a background marked by moderate weed use (roughly 28 g/mo [approximately 1 oz/mo]), test results stayed positive for a normal of 4.7 days (range, two to eight days). Test results were negative 48 hours after end in two subjects with a background marked by rare use (under 7 g/mo [0.25 oz/mo]), who had partaken in cannabis inside the previous two days. The explicitness of the technique for distinguishing late weed use seems great; the responsiveness relies upon the power of the pot planning, the hour of last use, the recurrence of past use, and the particular gravity of the pee example. Based on this primer experience, positive test results for in excess of eight back to back days recommend either secret proceed with use or past persistent, weighty use in a recently abstinent individual. Intentional corruption of known-positive pee examples with blanch, blood, vinegar, salt, and fluid cleanser created erroneously adverse outcomes. Except if tests are gathered under direct perception, pee tone, temperature, explicit gravity, and dipstick tests for blood and pH ought to be recorded.

What is Viewed as Weighty Pot Use?

Use Weed for clinical reasons. You will screen with your PCP. Individuals use Marijuana to assuage the sickness they experience from having chemotherapy therapy for malignant growth. They have persistent torment, sleep deprivation, stress, and tension, and your PCP decides the need in light of their ailment. This reality came to fruition as researchers found the plant's true capacity in treating ailments.

What is weighty use? Smoke a joint now and then? It doesn't make any difference how you consume utilising Marijuana items. Eating edibles, brownies, chewy candies, or drinking, can be interpreted as weighty use. Different techniques for utilising Pot are vaping and smoking. Assuming that any of the techniques referenced above be your decision of utilising marijuana, care ought to be taken to mindfully utilise it.

Weighty Pot Use Concerning Clients' Sex and Weight

Weighty utilisation relies upon the sum you consume, the individual's body weight, and the amount you consume in a meeting. Researchers are investigating to see what impacts result from use. Their examination decides if impacts are long-lasting or brief, the kinds of harm or none, and the amount Pot utilisation causes these responses.

In June 2018, clinical weed was authorised in Oklahoma. Presently, there are in excess of 340,000 dynamic patient licences all through the state. Weed can be utilised for various ailments, including disease, hunger, misfortune, epilepsy, psychological sickness, muscle fits, constant torment from there, the sky's the limit.

While there are many advantages of clinical pot, it's vital to comprehend the drawn out impacts of constant cannabis use. Since pot, otherwise called pot, has as of late been legitimised in many pieces of the nation, long haul studies are deficient with regards to, which can make it challenging to gauge the advantages and dangers.

Jedidiah Perdue, M.D., clinical chief at Paradise Trails INTEGRIS Community for Habit Recuperation, offers his aptitude and offers what you ought to be familiar with what cannabis means for the body and psyche over the long haul.

Prompt impacts of weed

The prompt impacts of weed might shift in light of the sum, strain and strength. In any case, as a general rule, weed can have the accompanying impacts for one to three hours when breathed in and a few hours when ingested:

Expanded unwinding or joy

Uplifted faculties

Expanded hunger

Debilitations in momentary memory, consideration, response time and engine coordination

The prompt impacts of weed are many times the justification for its utilisation. These impacts can assist with people who experience tension, loss of hunger or persistent agony. Notwithstanding, when taken in higher dosages or potencies, individuals can encounter the accompanying adverse consequences:

Expanded tension

Perceptual unsettling influences

Fast pulse

Dizziness after standing

Red eyes

Long-term effects of cannabis

Long-term effects occur over time due to heavy or chronic use.

“Generally speaking, heavy use refers to daily or near-daily use of cannabis at an amount sufficient to lead to intoxication,” Dr. Perdue says. “When a person continues to use cannabis on a regular basis for months or years, we describe that as chronic or prolonged.”

Chronic use of cannabis can result in the following long-term effects:

Mood changes

Anxiety

Low motivation

Impaired verbal memory

Cannabis tolerance

With prolonged use, the brain makes adaptations that lead to the development of tolerance, where your body requires more cannabis to achieve the same desired effect. Consequently, it’s possible to experience symptoms of withdrawal upon stopping. Withdrawal typically begins within two days after stopping and includes problems with sleep, decreased appetite, anxiety, restlessness and irritability. Cannabis withdrawal is uncomfortable but not medically severe. Symptoms can last seven to 14 days and resolve on their own.

“One particular condition to be aware of is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS),” Dr. Perdue warns. “This highly unpleasant illness involves cyclical vomiting triggered by frequent use of cannabis. Nausea is pronounced and may abate temporarily with a hot shower. Fortunately, this syndrome improves upon stopping cannabis.”

Permanent effects of chronic cannabis use

Most long-term effects of chronic cannabis use are reversible and tend to improve within a few weeks after stopping all cannabis use. However, for some individuals, especially chronic users who started using cannabis in adolescence, changes can be long-lasting or even permanent.

“Chronic use of cannabis has been associated with deficits in verbal memory, which may persist even after stopping,” Dr. Perdue says. “There is also a risk of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, most pronounced among adolescents with genetic risk factors and those using highly-potent forms of cannabis.”

Long-lasting impacts of ongoing pot use

Most long haul impacts of constant marijuana use are reversible and will generally work on inside half a month in the wake of shutting down all pot use. Notwithstanding, for certain people, particularly ongoing clients who began involving weed in pre-adulthood, changes can be enduring or even long-lasting.

"Constant utilisation of weed has been related with shortfalls in verbal memory, which might continue even in the wake of halting," Dr. Perdue says. "There is likewise a gamble of mental problems, including schizophrenia, generally articulated among youths with hereditary gamble variables and those utilising exceptionally strong types of marijuana."

Marijuana use jumble is a finding as of late presented by the Symptomatic and Factual Manual of Mental Problems and is described by the presence of no less than two of the accompanying side effects inside a year time span.

Taking more marijuana than expected

Trouble controlling marijuana use

Investing a ton of energy in marijuana use

Hankering marijuana

Issues at work, school and home because of marijuana use

Proceeding to utilise marijuana regardless of social or relationship issues

Surrendering or lessening different exercises for weed

Taking pot in high-risk circumstances

Proceeding to utilise weed notwithstanding physical or mental issues

Resilience to marijuana

Withdrawal while stopping weed

Medicines for marijuana use jumble

Despite the fact that there are no meds endorsed by the Food and Medication Organizations (FDA) for weed use jumble, a few prescriptions might be helpful in tending to side effects of withdrawal and nervousness or burdensome side effects coming about because of ongoing use.

"At Paradise Trails, we find that a multi-faceted methodology mixing treatment, gatherings and health functions admirably in assisting an individual with recuperating," Dr. Perdue says. "There is proof for psychosocial mediations, for example, mental social treatment, persuasive upgrade treatment and possibility the executives in treating weed use jumble. Peer recuperation gatherings, for example, AA are compelling at supporting recuperation, as well as private treatment for those with more serious enslavement or for whom different mediations are ineffective."

Interesting points prior to utilizing clinical marijuana

It's critical to consider your gamble factors while deciding to involve marijuana for clinical purposes. Around 9% of the individuals who use weed give indications of reliance.

"People deciding to use pot ought to grasp there's a potential for habit," Dr. Perdue says. "I attempt to comprehend a singular's gamble to have an open discussion about the equilibrium between chances and anticipated benefits. Young people, people with an individual or solid family background of serious psychological instability or compulsion and the old are at most noteworthy gamble for unfavorable impacts."

Measurement and strategy for use are additionally significant contemplations. For instance, smoking or vaping pot isn't suggested, as it can prompt comparable unexpected problems as smoking cigarettes.

"Patients ought to be mindful so as to pick low-strength items that have a low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD) proportion, as CBD might counterbalance a portion of the neurotoxic properties of THC," Dr. Perdue suggests. "Many view indica strains as more quieting than sativa, which might increase uneasiness. Patients ought to be cautious about portions: 5 mg is frequently adequate, however edibles are frequently sold at 10-20 mg increases."

On the off chance that you have inquiries concerning whether clinical weed is ideal for you, contact an INTEGRIS Wellbeing doctor today to examine expected gambles. For additional solid living tips, look at our On Your Wellbeing blog.

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theateared · 4 years ago

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Karma’s a Bitch. ❜

Summary: Edgar doesn’t take kindly to people messing with his creed members. Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence.

He entered the bar with a sense of purpose, immediately locating the man that he was after in the same spot as he had been when they had first met. It was late, closing time upon him, and the dwindling staff pleased Edgar greatly. I need you alone. I can’t do anything with an audience.

After a moment to compose himself, the Alpha proceeded to the bar, leaning against it and waiting to be given attention. When he wasn’t given it after a few seconds, he cleared his throat, prompting Ronnie to turn around quickly.

“Did I scare you?” Edgar asked with his usual wide grin. He was delighted to note the slight pause before the other told him that he didn’t, that he’d just surprised him. You’re a liar. I unsettle you. “Good! You don’t have to fret around me, you know. I came with a simple request.”

“It’s kinda… closing time,” the man mumbled, glancing at the clock. Edgar nodded.

“It isn’t a business inquiry,” he replied, fingers steepling. “I was wondering if you wanted to play cards. I never did get the opportunity to play with you the last time I was here and I’ll admit that I’ve been thinking about it. I want to see if I really can beat you.” When he didn’t look convinced, Edgar slipped the cash that he’d taken from his tavern’s till and set it down on the bar-top, smiling wider. “Of course we’d play for money. Like men!”

He watched as the man halted in his tracks, eyes taking in the notes in front of him before his face cracked into a smile. “That’s quite a hefty sum.”

“That’s why I’m betting it,” Edgar replied with a smug smile. “I think people play better when they have something to lose, no?”

He had to hold back a snicker as he was led down to the basement. That’s exactly where I need you.

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Ronnie clearly felt comfortable down there. It didn’t take him long to settle once he’d set up the table, a bottle and a pack of cigarettes set out for his consumption throughout their match. Edgar refused any and all things that were offered to him, spinning some tale about abstinence for the sake of his children when Ronnie ceased to pester him about it. Surprisingly, he was respectful of that much, not asking again.

Good for you. But it’s not enough to help you now.

As he was dealt his hand, Edgar swept his cards from the table and stared at them. It was average, not particularly good or bad; a couple of viable routes he could go down, a couple of dead-ends that could cost him the game if he tried to pursue them. It wasn’t as if it mattered. We won’t finish.

“When did you start playing?” Ronnie asked as he took his first card from the pile, face not changing when he saw it. You’re good. You have one hell of a poker face, though I bet it’s only for cards.

“I have a friend who can’t seem to keep himself away from casinos,” he replied, voice chipper. That much was the truth. Moxie had a gambling streak in him to say the least. Whenever there came an opportunity to bet money on something or play on a slot machine of some sort, the lye lit up in a way that Edgar found equally as worrying as he did endearing. Why is it only when you’re throwing things away that you find any joy in what you’re doing? “In an effort to cut his habits down, I learned to play so that we could do so in a way that we could both control. He could still make some bets; I could stop him if it became too pricey or too stupid.”

“It works?” he asked, shuffling his cards around before discarding one, replacing it with another.

“Eh. Varied results.” He picked his own card to throw away, taking one from the pile as Ronnie’s previous one didn’t help him any. Though he didn’t intend to play the game all the way through, he still felt some sense of commitment towards making good choices. Perhaps I don’t want him to have a final high before he dies. “What made you open up a bar?”

“Is this a tactic? You tryna distract me?”

Edgar spared him a brief chuckle, tail coiling behind his head. “I’m just curious. I own a tavern.”

“Ohhh. That makes a lot of sense.” Ronnie paused to take a long swig of alcohol, his legs suddenly propped atop the table. “Yeah no, I just wanted to make some place that was different, y’know? Somewhere kinda charming but not as in-your-face as a club. Vide’s got too many of those.”

“Ahhh,” Edgar said, chuckling. “That’s funny. I figured you did it to rape women more easily. To get them all drunk and high and incapable.”

There was a heavy silence, one devoid of the niceties they’d both been exuding up until that point. Then, in a frustrated voice: “Excuse me?”

“You’re not excused,” he said breezily, swapping his card for one on the pile. At this point, he could feel Ronnie’s stare burning a hole into his skull, indignation hot and fierce. When he didn’t say anything, Edgar lifted his gaze to his, head tilting to one side. “Mhmm. I know what you did to ‘NeeNee’. She told me everything.”

He seemed to go pale then, shooting up from his seat and demanding that he left.

“I knew it. Your pokerface is certainly only for card games,” Edgar replied, remaining seated. “So? How was it? Did you have fun?”

“Did you?” he spat back, furiously trying to deflect blame. When Edgar looked up at him again, he continued, an enraged spiel beginning to leave him. “Everyone could hear you two in there, you fuckin’ sicko. It’s bullshit for you to be pointing fingers like this!”

“The difference being that she begged me to do it,” he replied calmly, shuffling his cards around until placing them face-down on the table. “She couldn’t get far away enough from you if she tried. She likes me, you see. That’s not something you’re so familiar with, is it?”

“Fu--” He was interrupted by the hybrid’s tail flitting by his ankle, slithering upwards until the forked end could get caught in his shirt collar. It dragged him close, his hip slamming painfully into the side of the table as he all but tumbled onto the Alpha’s lap. His words caught in his throat as fear took a hold of him.

“If you ever insinuate that I rape my inferiors again, I’ll take your eyes and feed them to you, understand?” Edgar hissed. Perhaps a little introspection would do you good regardless. If you could look inside yourself, maybe you’d be able to see what a scumbag you are.

Ronnie hesitated, nodding feebly, though it was clear he was still pissed off. “Why’re you here? It was just a bit of fun. You just left her there--”

“She told me to leave, so I left. She did not tell you to lay your hands on her. Did she?” The room was silent, and that ticked him off enough to stand up, slamming the man’s head down onto the table. “Did she? She didn’t tell you to do that, did she?”

“NO, Ch-Christ, let me-- what’re you-- WHAT’RE YOU DOING?!” He began to struggle as he felt the man above him feeling around his waist line, his pants loosening from his waist. His fingers curled into the table, legs kicking furiously, terror building up in his throat like vomit as he began to scream.

“What’s the phrase... ’karma’s a bitch’, eh?” Edgar asked, asserting more of his weight atop him as he wrestled his pants to his ankles.

“Oh my fucking God, don’t-- you’resomuchfuckingbiggerthanme--” He was beginning to sob, sanity slipping through his fingers as he felt himself going numb with fear. He was bucking and squirming as much as he could, adrenaline rushing to his head, and then all at once he’d frozen still, body seizing up, tears blurring his vision as he felt the other man’s hands tear and rip and push--

-- and then the pressure was gone. When he dared to open his eyes again, he barely had time to see anything before he was dragged up by his hair, body meeting Edgar’s sturdy frame effortlessly. He felt foolish standing there in just his underwear, though he was too terrified to think about retrieving his pants. He just stood there like an idiot, wheezing through tears and whimpers, and when Edgar’s cold hand gripped his chin, the sounds only got worse.

“... I want you to remember that,” he told him softly, voice hot against his ear. “That fear. I want you to carry it with you to the grave. And every time you recall it, I want you to think of that poor, small girl that you took advantage of in the bathroom. Do you understand me?”

He nodded quickly, sniffling for all he was worth. “G-God, yes, o-of c--”

“You revolt me. I couldn’t do this for the life of me. I couldn’t regardless, because I’m not an animal, but especially not to you. You make me sick--” He didn’t think about what he was doing when he spat at him. In truth, he hadn’t meant to-- only realised when he was staring at a missing patch of skin, pale white bone revealed, the screaming fading in as he came to terms with it, and that was the beginning of it all.

I was going to let you go, you know. I was going to hurt you, badly, but I was going to let you live. Carry that guilt around for a while. But we can’t go back, can we?

He couldn’t stop himself from beating him. Edgar didn’t often punch people. He was more keen on scratching; on scraping until there was nothing left for his claws to get caught in. He enjoyed the feeling of blood beneath his nails, of gore between his fingers… but punching certainly relieved more stress. By the time he was able to stop, he became aware of Ronnie’s rattled breathing, as if oxygen was being shook around in his lungs before being expelled as a measly puff of air. Bent over him on the table, he realised that the other man had been right: he really was so much bigger than him. It wasn’t hard with his height, but it really put things into perspective nonetheless. You’re nothing. You’re like a rabbit to me, only you serve less of a function. You’re dirt. You’re the bitch I refused to become in this life.

“Look at me,” the Alpha demanded heatedly. His smile was nowhere in sight. How could it be when he was this angry? When Ronnie failed to open his eyes, the lye snarled, hand closing around his throat. “I said look, at me,” he pressed, squeezing hard. With a choked noise, the bartender cracked one eye open and stared at him. Whatever light had been there had been squeezed out of him. “This is--”

His words were cut off as a glob of blood was spat at him. It rested on his cheek, viscous and thick, and his brow furrowed slowly.

“Fuck you,” Ronnie muttered through shallow breaths. “Y-You’re gonna kill me? You’re gonna kill me for one little girl?” he asked, voice high-pitched and breathy. “I loved fuckin’ her. She whores out for you so she ain’t tight, but she-- she forgot all about you-- she didn’t give a shit about who you were when my dick was inside her. ‘Alpha’ my ass. Alpha of what, the fuckin’ children?”

The words rang out like a siren in his head, bouncing against the walls of his skull like ricocheted bullets. A bloody hand reached up to wipe his cheek slowly, ridding it of the saliva that offended him so, before a chuckle left him. It was quiet at first, though it quickly turned shrill, teeth remaining grit together in a perfect smile as he did so. Where does your voice come from?

In a distorted, crackled voice: “YOU WANT TO PLAY GAMES WITH ME? AHAHAHA--” He didn’t say anything else, reaching across the table until he could grab some loose poker chips, shovelling them into his mouth. He pushed them so hard that several teeth broke along with it, one chip tumbling free and lodging itself in the back of his throat. Ronnie began to struggle, choking, but Edgar refused to give him any relief as he held him still against the table. When he was on the very cusp of death, skin fading after being a terrible pink, the Alpha pulled him up and dragged him close, weight pressed into his stomach. A mess of poker chips and vomit came spurting free like confetti from a party-popper. The man immediately hunched, feeling his stomach turn as he tried desperately to catch his breath, groaning when the lye wrapped his tail around his leg. He suddenly tugged hard, a sickening crack resounding in the well-lit basement, and Ronnie screamed as a searing pain consumed his lower half. The tears were starting again, words and apologies garbled messes as the Alpha grabbed at his face, propping it in his direction. “I suppose it’s kind of hard to talk shit when you’re choking, hm? Hm? Do you have anything else to say, wise-guy?”

Ronnie shook his head quickly through horrified wails. Where’s my leg? My hip’s in the wrong place.

“No, I didn’t think so. Let’s just--” He reached into his mouth then, claws acting like a pair of scissors as he scraped at the man’s tongue. He continued until he could feel the tip of it coming loose, Ronnie’s mouth a mess of blood and vomit. When it was free, Edgar pulled it away, inspecting it under a lightbulb as if it was a rare jewel of some kind. “Let’s just take that. I don’t want my title in such a dirty mouth. And you won’t make another blunder like that again, will you? Win-win.”

The lye took a moment to pause, letting the man’s body crumble to the ground as he leaned against the table. Bloody hands reached into his coat pocket for his pack of mock-cigarettes. One was lit slowly, a controlled breath taken in and then heaved out. As he smoked, he thought. I wonder if Neena’s the only one he’s taken advantage of like this? Probably not. These kinds of dirtbags tend to be repeat offenders. I’m probably ridding the world of somebody horrible. The police will probably consider it a favour.

Only when he’d finished his smoke did he tune in to the man’s pathetic crying. An ear flitted in his direction, the hysteria plain in each laboured breath as he attempted to pick himself up, broken leg leaned on for the briefest of seconds before he gave into another shriek, sinking to his dominant knee again. As Edgar stared down at him with cold eyes, he was stricken with a thought so primitive that it surprised him: you’re not even an inferior. They’re too good for you. You’re a parasite.

With a quiet huff, the Alpha stood up again, putting his cigarette out on the back of Ronnie’s hand before reaching for the alcohol he’d been drinking beforehand. He considered taking a sip before deciding against it. Not only do I not need it, his dirty mouth’s been on it. It was smashed against the table, jagged edge brought to the light for him to inspect as liquor spattered against the floor like blood.

He watched with black eyes as his target attempted to slide on his knee away from him, though it looked more as if he was trying to hop. Every time Ronnie placed even the slightest of pressure on his wounded leg, he would whimper and shake, sometimes even wail. Eventually, Edgar became bored, standing up and making his way around the table, the neck of the bottle squeezed tight as he gained a firm grip in Ronnie’s hair, pulling him against his legs. Had he been able to speak, he likely would have tried to bargain for his life.

“I’m through with you,” he said without feeling, as if his favourite toy’s batteries had died and he’d decided he didn’t like it as much when static. “Let it be known that this was completely unavoidable. All you had to do was keep it in your pants! That was it! And hell, had she said yes-- you could’ve had at it! Gone like little bunny rabbits for all I cared! But that’s not how it happened, is it?” Whatever playfulness entered his voice was gone when he spoke again. “You’re a coward. You’re a liar. And you’re a rapist that decided to mess with the wrong woman. You have no business here. You’re nothing - and you deserved this.”

The way he stabbed him could have been described as intimate. The glass of the broken bottle slid into his neck much like a patient lover would his partner; perhaps serving as a final reminder as to how he should have handled his women. Edgar listened to him choke and splutter, a hand clawing loosely at one of his pant legs before it dropped to the ground, his body slowly going limp. As Edgar released his grip on his hair, the body collapsed at his feet with a sad slumped sound-- like a small bag of stones hitting the bottom of a river. You were dead long before that, Edgar thought as he stared emotionlessly at the dead man before him-- still with his pants around one of his ankles like a fool. I’m not like you. I granted you mercy even though you deserved none.

The glass was put down on the table gently, as if he was afraid to smash it further, hands humming with energy as the high of the kill slowly sank into his bones. Deep down, he knew he shouldn’t have found as much enjoyment in that as he did. It was supposed to be a business endeavour; a prod in the right direction. He was supposed to take his life and leave, not linger and make a mess, but it seemed that he just couldn’t help himself.

I have needs too, he thought, circling the table as he considered how best to proceed. However he did, he knew that he had one hell of a clean-up on his hands. The Vide task force was lazy, but he knew that Kuro had given some of their officials a swift kick up the backside. Some of them would care about this case, if only for a little while. The last thing he needed to do was leave any trace of himself behind

A hand hesitated before flipping his cards back over. Upon seeing them, he winced, the smile stretching back across his face. It’s just as well I didn’t come solely to play. I would have lost.

#🞮 — if i could i'd trade my heart for a second brain. ❜ ( edgar. )#☆ — i never promised you your dream boy. ❜ ( main. )#☆ — i'm just here to destroy. ❜ ( ic. )#drabble *

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pamphletstoinspire · 6 years ago

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Fasting and Abstinence

If you see a poor man, take pity on him

Fasting and Abstinence

According to a Catholic Dictionary, 1951 the definition of:

Fasting: is concerned with the quantity of food eaten and so must be distinguished from abstinence. The law is that on fast days only one full meal may be taken. Fasting is imposed on those over 21 and under 59, but severe work, whether manual or mental, sickness or debility excuse from obligation (see your parish priest for dispensations). Collations may normally be taken on fast days if they do not add up to a second meal.

Abstinence: refers to the refraining from eating flesh-meat or soup made from meat, and is to be distinguished from fasting, with which it may be combined. Abstinence is normally obligatory for all who have completed their seventh year, on specific days of the church year.

There are many references in Scripture to fasting and abstinences. Several examples are: "Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasure of gold..." (Tobias 12:8-9); "And when you fast..." (Matthew 6:16-18); and "And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting..." (Acts 13:2-3). Other examples in Scripture can be found in: 2 Esdras 1:4; Acts 14:22; Matthew 4:1-2; and Matthew 17:17-20.

In the time of Christ’s Incarnation, practitioners of the Old Testament religion fasted or abstained on Mondays and Thursdays, but Christians opted to take Wednesdays (the day Our Lord was betrayed) and Fridays (the day Our Lord was crucified) as their penitential days.

Wednesdays and Fridays are still days of penance in most Eastern Catholic Churches (and among the Orthodox), but in the Roman Church, only Fridays, as memorials to the day Our Lord was crucified, remains as a weekly penitential day on which abstinence from meat and other forms of penance are expected as the norm. The rules governing fasting and abstinence are found in the 1983 Code of Canon Law (# 1249 to # 1253). For those who want to keep the older practices given for the Universal Church for use with the traditional calendar as it was in 1962. please visit fisheaters.com/fasting. html pg. 3-4, for a complete listing of both traditional and Novus Ordo calendar discussing when fast and abstinence is required.

Always remember, that the priest can give a dispensation for medical reasons and that true charity trumps all law, and law exists to serve true charity!

Why Should We Fast?

There are many reasons why we should fast. Even if there were no other reasons to fast, we fast out of obedience:

Our Lord and His Apostles tell us to do so. We also fast to discipline the body so that we can focus more intently on the spiritual. And we fast to do penance. This last reason is described by Pope Clement XIII in his "Appetente Sacro," written in 1759. In this document, he exhorts his Bishops to explain to their flocks the reason for fasting:

"… penance for the Christian man is not satisfied by withdrawing from sin, by detesting a past life badly lived, or by the sacramental confession of these same sins. Rather, penance also demands that we satisfy divine justice with fasting, almsgiving, prayer, and other works of the spiritual life.

Every wrongdoing– be it large or small– is fittingly punished, either by the penitent or by a vengeful God. Therefore we cannot avoid God’s punishment in any other way than by punishing ourselves. If this teaching is constantly implanted in the minds of the faithful, and if they drink deeply of it, there will be very little cause to fear that those who have discarded their degraded habits and washed their sins clean through sacramental confession would not want to expiate the same sins through fasting, to eliminate the concupiscence of the flesh..."

The Proper Attitude When Fasting

St. John Chrysostom, in this excerpt from Homily III of his "Homilies on the Statues," summed it up well:

7. ...We have to fast too as an ally, and as an assistant in this good intercession. Therefore, as when the winter is over and the summer is appearing... the soldier burnishes his arms, and makes ready his steed for the battle... So too, when the fast makes its appearance, like a kind of spiritual summer, let us as soldiers burnish our weapons... and order our thoughts against the waves of extravagant desires...; and let us set a journey toward heaven…

8. ...Real fasting is not merely an abstinence from meats but also from sins. For the nature of a fast is such, that it does not suffice to deliver those who practice it, unless it be done according to a suitable law... To that end, when we have gone through the labor of fasting, we forfeit not the crown of fasting, we should understand how, and after what manner, it is necessary to conduct this business; since that Pharisee also fasted. While the Publican who had not fasted; was accepted in preference to him who had fasted; in order that we may learn that fasting is unprofitable, except if all other duties follow it...

Fasting is a medicine and it is necessary to know the time it should be applied, and the requisite quantity of it; the temperament of body that emits it; the nature of the country, the season of the year, the corresponding diet as well as various other particulars...; Now if, when the body needs healing, such exactness is required on our part, much more ought we, when our care is about the soul, and we seek to heal the distemper's of the mind, to look, and to search into every particular with the utmost accuracy.

9. ...These things are said for the honor of fasting because it consists not in the abstinence of food, but in the withdrawing from sinful practices; since he who limits his fasting only to an abstinence from meats, is one who especially disparages it. The proof of fasting is in the works. What kind of works? If you see a poor man, take pity on him! If you see an enemy, be reconciled to him! If you see a friend gaining honor do not be envious of him!...

Aside from the mandatory laws of fast, all true Catholics should regularly want to practice fasting along with prayer, as a means of penance. To avoid fasting during the year is not Catholic!

From: www.pamphletstoinspire.com

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celibacy is meant for us until marriage

where two bodies become as “One” body through sex shared between husband & wife. this is our Creator’s design. each life begins on earth at the genesis spark of conception to form in the womb as either a daughter or a son to an earthly mother & father when their seeds combine. we don’t choose our gender nor can we change it, no matter what is done to the physical body to appear as so. people die naked in the same gender they were born and what matters is if the heart is reborn in Light in the True illumination of the Son.

(and this is grace)

Today’s reading of the Scriptures from the New Testament is the 7th chapter of the Letter of First Corinthians where Paul writes of sex and marriage and singleness as well:

To Be Married, to Be Single . . .

Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?

Certainly—but only within a certain context. It’s good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder. The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to “stand up for your rights.” Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out. Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it’s for the purposes of prayer and fasting—but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it. I’m not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence—only providing my best counsel if you should choose them.

Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.

I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. But if they can’t manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single.

And if you are married, stay married. This is the Master’s command, not mine. If a wife should leave her husband, she must either remain single or else come back and make things right with him. And a husband has no right to get rid of his wife.

For the rest of you who are in mixed marriages—Christian married to non-Christian—we have no explicit command from the Master. So this is what you must do. If you are a man with a wife who is not a believer but who still wants to live with you, hold on to her. If you are a woman with a husband who is not a believer but he wants to live with you, hold on to him. The unbelieving husband shares to an extent in the holiness of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is likewise touched by the holiness of her husband. Otherwise, your children would be left out; as it is, they also are included in the spiritual purposes of God.

On the other hand, if the unbelieving spouse walks out, you’ve got to let him or her go. You don’t have to hold on desperately. God has called us to make the best of it, as peacefully as we can. You never know, wife: The way you handle this might bring your husband not only back to you but to God. You never know, husband: The way you handle this might bring your wife not only back to you but to God.

And don’t be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. Don’t think I’m being harder on you than on the others. I give this same counsel in all the churches.

Were you Jewish at the time God called you? Don’t try to remove the evidence. Were you non-Jewish at the time of your call? Don’t become a Jew. Being Jewish isn’t the point. The really important thing is obeying God’s call, following his commands.

Stay where you were when God called your name. Were you a slave? Slavery is no roadblock to obeying and believing. I don’t mean you’re stuck and can’t leave. If you have a chance at freedom, go ahead and take it. I’m simply trying to point out that under your new Master you’re going to experience a marvelous freedom you would never have dreamed of. On the other hand, if you were free when Christ called you, you’ll experience a delightful “enslavement to God” you would never have dreamed of.

All of you, slave and free both, were once held hostage in a sinful society. Then a huge sum was paid out for your ransom. So please don’t, out of old habit, slip back into being or doing what everyone else tells you. Friends, stay where you were called to be. God is there. Hold the high ground with him at your side.

The Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel. Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don’t get married. But there’s certainly no sin in getting married, whether you’re a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.

I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple—in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things—your daily routines of shopping, and so on. Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is fading away.

I want you to live as free of complications as possible. When you’re unmarried, you’re free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master. Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse, leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God. I’m trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.

If a man has a woman friend to whom he is loyal but never intended to marry, having decided to serve God as a “single,” and then changes his mind, deciding he should marry her, he should go ahead and marry. It’s no sin; it’s not even a “step down” from celibacy, as some say. On the other hand, if a man is comfortable in his decision for a single life in service to God and it’s entirely his own conviction and not imposed on him by others, he ought to stick with it. Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.

A wife must stay with her husband as long as he lives. If he dies, she is free to marry anyone she chooses. She will, of course, want to marry a believer and have the blessing of the Master. By now you know that I think she’ll be better off staying single. The Master, in my opinion, thinks so, too.

The Letter of 1st Corinthians, Chapter 7 (The Message)

Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the 42nd chapter of the book (scroll) of Isaiah where the Son coming to earth is revealed before it ever came to be:

“Take a good look at my servant!

I love him dearly, for he is my chosen one.

I have taken hold of him in my strength,

and I have clothed him with my Spirit.

He will cause justice to spring up for the nations.

He will be gentle and will not quarrel with others in public.

He will not exalt his own voice.

He would never crush a broken heart

nor disregard the weak and vulnerable.

He will make sure justice comes to those who are wronged.

His inner being will not become faint or discouraged,

nor will his light grow dim before he establishes justice on the earth.

Even the distant lands beyond the seas

will hunger for his instruction.”

Here are the words of the true God, Yahweh,

the one who created the starry heavens and stretched them out.

He is the one who formed the earth and filled it with life.

He gives breath to every person

and spirit to everyone everywhere.

“I, Yahweh, have commissioned you in righteousness to succeed.

I will take your hand in love and watch over you.

I will give you as a covenanth for the people,

a walking-light to the nations.

Your mission is to open blind eyes,

to set prisoners free from dark dwellings,

and to open prison doors to those who are held by darkness.

I am Yahweh; that is my name.

I will not give my glory to another god

nor my renown to idols.

Don’t you see that what I have prophesied has come to pass?

And now I am foretelling the future.

I declare it to you before it sprouts up.”

Sing to Yahweh a brand-new song!

Sing his praise until it echoes from the ends of the earth!

Sailors and sea creatures, praise him!

Islands and all their inhabitants, sing his praise!

Let the desert and its villages lift their voices in praise!

Let the tent villages of Kedar shout their praises!

Let the residents of Sela’s cliffs shout with glee,

with a celebration shout from the mountaintops!

Let them give Yahweh the glorious praise he deserves

and declare his praise in the islands!

Yahweh goes out to battle like a hero

and stirs up his passion and zeal like a mighty warrior.

Yes, his God-shout is a mighty battle cry;

he will triumph heroically over all his foes.

For a long time, I said nothing.

I restrained myself and kept silent.

Now I will groan, pant, and gasp like a woman in labor.

I will level their hills and mountains

and dry up all their vegetation.

I will turn rivers into islands and dry up their lakes.

I will walk the blind by an unknown way

and guide them on paths they’ve never traveled.

I will smooth their difficult road

and make their dark mysteries bright with light.

These are things I will do for them,

for I will never abandon my beloved ones.

But those who trust in idols,

who say to their metal images,

“You are our gods,”

will be turned aside in total disgrace.

Hear me, you deaf! Look up, you blind, and see!

Who is as blind as my servant Israel

or as deaf as the messenger I send?

Who is as blind as my covenant friend,

as blind as Yahweh’s servant?

Israel, you have seen so much, but you don’t get it!

You have been taught so much, but what did you really hear?

For the sake of his righteousness,

Yahweh was eager to exalt his law and make it glorious.

But this is a people plundered and robbed,

trapped in holes and hidden in houses of bondage.

They are like prey that no one will rescue,

like spoil with no one to say, “Bring them back!”

Doesn’t anyone understand this?

Will any of you pay attention to this in the future?

Who gave up Jacob to looters and Israel to robbers?

It was Yahweh himself, against whom we sinned

by not walking in holy ways nor heeding holy words.

So he poured out the heat of his anger

and they suffered the fury of war.

His anger enveloped them in flames,

but they still did not understand—

consumed by fire yet they did not take it to heart.

The Book (Scroll) of Isaiah, Chapter 42 (The Passion Translation)

A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures for Tuesday, july 20 of 2021 with a paired chapter from each Testament of the Bible along with Today’s Proverbs and Psalms

A post by John Parsons that reflects upon Tishah B’Av and eternal hope:

During Tishah B’Av we studied the grave matter of God’s judgment for our sins. We read the prophet Jeremiah and grieve over the destruction of the Temple. We weep over the lost vision of Zion - and of the exile of the Jewish people. This is a somber time of national mourning for Israel...

But there is always hope, even in our darkest hour.... The Sabbath immediately following Tishah B’Av is called Shabbat Nachamu (שבת נחמו ), “the Sabbath of Comfort,” because we take time to remember Israel’s prophetic future. The Haftarah therefore begins: Nachamu, nachamu ammi (נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי) “Comfort, O comfort, my people, says your God” (Isa. 40:1). And because the study of Torah brings comfort and joy to our hearts, the sages chose parashat Vaetchanan to be read at this time to emphasize our duty to learn Torah (תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה) and to rejoice in the revelation of God, as it says: "The precepts (פִּקּוּד) of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the mitzvah of the LORD is pure, bringing light (אוֹר) to the eyes" (Psalm 19:8).

The Torah portion begins with Moses’ plea to the LORD to be allowed entry into the Promised Land, despite God’s earlier decree (Num. 20:8-12; 27:12-14). Note that in Jewish tradition, the idea of appealing to God’s grace is not without expending personal effort. The gematria of vaetchanan is 515 -- the same as the word for prayer (i.e., tefillah, תְּפִלָּה) -- which suggests (according to some of the sages) that Moses offered tachanunim (supplications) no less than 515 times to be allowed into the Promised Land. Despite his repeated appeals, however, God finally said to Moses: רַב־לָך, “enough from you” (Deut. 3:26) and reaffirmed His decree that he would not be allowed to lead Israel into the land. That privilege was given to Yehoshua bin Nun (יְהוֹשֻׁ��ַ בִּן־נוּן), i.e., “Joshua the son of Nun,” who was clearly a picture of the Messiah.

Moses was forbidden into the land because symbolically the covenant made at Sinai was insufficient to fulfill the promise of God. This insufficiency, however, was not the fault of God’s Torah, which is “holy, just, and good” (Rom. 7:12), but rather because of the weakness of the human condition (i.e., the law of sin and death). "For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit" (Rom. 8:3-4). The New Covenant was needed to bring people to Zion, and this required a “change in the Torah” and a new priesthood (Heb. 7:12). “The former commandment was set aside because of its weakness and uselessness - for the law made nothing perfect - but a better hope is introduced, and that is how we draw near to God” (Heb. 7:18-19).

The sages refer to the principle: ma'aseh avot siman labanim (מַעֲשֵׂה אֲבוֹת סִימָן לַבָּנִים): "The deeds of the fathers are signs for the children." The entire Exodus story amounted to a sort of parable: “As below, so above” (and conversely). In Jewish midrash, the rock is called the “well of Miriam” because the water was said to have run dry upon her death. But this is simply a midrash, and we know from the New Testament that both the manna (i.e., lechem ha-chayim: לֶחֶם הַחַיִּים) and the living water (i.e., mayim ha-chayim: מַיִם הַחַיִּים) both represented the Presence of Yeshua (John 6:35; 7:38). “Our fathers ... passed through the sea and ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was the Messiah” (1 Cor. 10:1-4). This Rock was not given to Israel in the merit of Miriam, but rather foreshadowed the sustenance of life given through the One who would be stricken for His people (Isa. 53:4 and 1 Cor. 10:4). The Torah states that Moses’ sin that led to his exile was that he “struck the rock twice” (Chukat), and this implied that the Savior of Israel would need to be stricken a second time to give life to the people. No! The Rock that was once smitten for the people was now to be spoken to as the “Living Rock” (Num. 20:8, 1 Cor. 10:4).

Even in the face of exile, we know that God’s correction and judgment is not the last word for those who turn to Him in trust (Lam. 3:22-23). In the end, the Jewish people will be saved (Rom. 11:26), just as Moses was indeed later admitted to the Promised Land where he met with Yeshua on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-5). The LORD is faithful and true, and He will never break His promise to the children of Israel... [Hebrew for Christians]

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Today’s message (Days of Praise) from the Institute for Creation Research

July 20, 2021

The Delightful Law

“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man.” (Romans 7:22)

To many people, the law of God is harsh and cruel, consisting of an unreasonable list of “thou shalt nots.” But Scripture teaches that “the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good” (Romans 7:12). The “old man”—that is, the natural man—“is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts” (Ephesians 4:22), and therefore it is written, “Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them” (Galatians 3:10).

No natural man could ever truthfully say, “I delight in the law of God,” and in our modern world it is even probable that most people have broken at least most of God’s Ten Commandments and often delight in doing so. But the “old man” becomes a “new man” when he accepts Christ as his Savior, for “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made [the] curse for us” (Galatians 3:13). Thus, the “inward man” can thenceforth “delight in the law of God,” as our text says. Not to earn salvation (which we could never do) but because we love to live for Him who died for us.

God’s law (and we can understand this now to include even the entire Word of God) indeed becomes our delight. We can say with the psalmist, “Thy law is my delight” (Psalm 119:77). Every one redeemed of the Lord should now find that “his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalm 1:2).

The old covenant said, in effect, we must keep the law to live. But now, “this is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them” (Hebrews 10:16). No longer are the commandments written “in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart” (2 Corinthians 3:3), and we delight in them. HMM

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Alcoholism Is A Destructive Condition

While alcohol dependence is a destructive health problem that can destroy lives, certain people who have a problem with it manage to hold down huge responsibilities and demanding careers. Externally, these supposed high-functioning alcoholics appear to have everything together. They could drive nice vehicles, reside in great neighborhoods, and earn a lot of money. However, simply because they're high-functioning does not mean that they're immune to the consequences of alcohol. One in five adult Americans have normally resided with an alcohol dependent relative while growing up. are still at risk of hurting themselves and others around them. A pilot nursing a hangover, a a doctor operating on a patient with trembling hands, or a banker dealing with big sums of money are each at-risk of causing horrible disasters if they stay on their unhealthy path. Here are Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Alterations In The Structure And Function Of The Developing Brain that can guide you in identifying these powder kegs: 1. They consume alcohol instead of consuming food. Alcoholics will often replace meals with a couple of cocktails, lose their appetite for meals altogether, or substitute mealtime as a disguise to begin drinking. 2. Most Used Treatments for Alcohol Dependence? may awake with no hangover, even after a number of drinks. Consuming alcohol regularly over an extended period of time can easily cause the body to come to be dependent on alcohol. Routinely high-functioning alcoholics are able to drink excessively without the brutal hangover that plagues the irregular drinker. 3. Abstinence makes them grouchy, anxious, or uncomfortable. If an alcoholic is required to abstain from drinking, his/her body oftentimes reacts negatively, as they depend on the sedative effects of alcohol. Abruptly stopping can trigger anxiety, uneasiness, perspiring, an abnormally fast heartbeat, as well as seizures. 4. Their behavior patterns transform significantly while intoxicated on booze. When True Alcohol Allergies Are Infrequent drink, alcoholics may change considerably. For Many People Think Consuming Alcohol A Pleasurable Way To Relax And Conquer Anxiety , a normally mild-mannered person might become aggressive, or make spontaneous decisions. 5. They can't have only 2 drinks. One in five adult Americans have stayed with an alcoholic family member while growing up. has a difficult time quiting, and may even finish other people's' alcoholic beverages. Alcohol Use and Your Health and Wellbeing will never be left on the table, and there is always a reason for "another round.". 6. Time periods of amnesia or "blacking out" are common Many people dependent on alcohol will participate in adventures that they cannot recall the next day. They might not seem extremely inebriated at the time, but they're unable to recall things that occurred. 7. Efforts to talk about drinking habits are received with anger and denial. When challenged with issues involving their alcohol consumption, problem drinkers will usually fall back to denial or aggression, making discussion problematic. 8. The Path to Addiction: Stages of Alcoholism have a very good explanation for why they consume alcohol. Most alcoholics will have an outwardly reasonable explanation for their actions if flat rejection or aggression is not the selected method of avoidance. Anxiety at work, problems at home, or an abundance of social activities are prevalent reasons to explain their damaging conduct. 9. They conceal their alcohol. Many alcoholics will consume alcohol alone, or sneak alcoholic beverages from a bottle in a desk or in their car. This kind of concealed drinking is a tremendous warning sign and there is no other explanation for this conduct aside from alcoholism. Let's keep our society efficient, safe, and sober by keeping our eyes open for problematic behavior in an effort to get these troubled coworkers, family members, and friends the assistance they require. While alcoholism is a destructive disorder that can damage lives, some people who battle with it manage to hold down demanding jobs and massive responsibilities. From the outdoors, these so-called high-functioning alcoholics seem to have it all together. They could drive good vehicles, live in terrific areas, and make a considerable income. Simply since they're high-functioning doesn't imply that they're immune to the effects of alcohol. A pilot nursing a hangover, a surgeon with shaky hands, or a money-lender handling big sums of money are each at-risk of triggering horrible catastrophes if they remain on their dysfunctional path.

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goodvibesatpeace · 6 years ago

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This is How to Increase Human Energy

Can We Learn to Harness Our Energy?

The most fundamental principle, the basic program of all life, is to save energy. Whatever you do, whatever you like, whatever feels good for you, these are all psychological responses that show you how to be more energy efficient.

Life craves energy, and subconsciously you’ll always choose the path of least resistance because of that. That’s why high-calorie food tastes better, why whenever your beliefs are questioned you naturally refuse any arguments, and why people feel more depressed when there is no sunshine outside.

But what is the source of our energy? How can we gain more energy? How can we raise our consciousness and increase our intelligence?

The main, most fundamental source of human energy, and how to increase our energy and evolve as a species:

First let us ask: Whence comes all the motive power? What is the spring that drives all? We see the ocean rise and fall, the rivers flow, the wind, rain, hail, and snow beat on our windows, the trains and steamers come and go; we hear the rattling noise of carriages, the voices from the street; we feel, smell, and taste; and we think of all this. And all this movement, from the surging of the mighty ocean, to that subtle movement concerned in our thought, has but one common cause.

All this energy emanates from one single center, one single source, the sun. The sun is the spring that drives all. The sun maintains all human life and supplies all human energy.

3 Steps for Cultivating Your Energy

But how can we increase human energy? There are 3 steps.

Increasing the Human Mass:

In order to increase energy, we have to think in terms of speed. If for example, there is a train and you add one more wagon, 3 things can happen. Either the wagon travels at the same velocity as the train, in which case the speed of the train will slightly increase. The wagon has a lesser velocity, in which case the whole train will decrease its speed. Or the wagon has a higher velocity, in which case the whole train will significantly increase its speed. We can think of it like this:

If there is a family with children of the same degree of enlightenment as the parents, that is, mass of the ‘same velocity’, the energy will simply increase proportionately to the number added. If they are less intelligent or advanced, or mass of ‘smaller velocity’, there will be a very slight gain in the energy; but if they are further advanced, or mass of ‘higher velocity’, then the new generation will add very considerably to the sum total of human energy.

Building muscle mass (with weights) is “equivalent to adding mass of ‘smaller velocity’, and I would not commend it” but moderate exercise “ensuring the right balance between mind and body, and the highest efficiency of performance, is, of course, a prime requirement”.

Food is one of the most important elements of increasing your mass. What we consider as food is just processed sunlight. Plants, with their photosynthesis, combine carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and bind them through sunlight, forming the CHO molecule (fat) that we consume through food and burn for energy. However, the actual energy comes from freeing the photons of light between the chemical bond. That’s what produces heat. That’s what gives calories, which are stored photons. We eat sunlight for energy!

Fruits, vegetables, meat; everything that we eat has consumed the CHO (carbohydrate) molecules that the plants created. The energy that we consume through our food is actually the very same energy – or sunlight – that the plants used to forge these elements together.

When we eat meat, we are actually eating already consumed, unused CHO molecules (unused because CHO is only created through photosynthesis). It’s second hand CHO in a way. Consuming CHO directly from plants, fruits and vegetables is equivalent to adding a mass of ‘higher velocity’,

It is certainly preferable to raise vegetables, and I think, therefore, that vegetarianism is a commendable departure from the established barbarous habit. That we can subsist on plant food and perform our work even to advantage is not a theory, but a well-demonstrated fact. Many races living almost exclusively on vegetables are of superior physique and strength. There is no doubt that some plant food, such as oatmeal, is more economical than meat, and superior to it in regard to both mechanical and mental performance.

The consumption of second-hand food is one of the main limits we put on ourselves for evolving as a race into more intelligent, kind, and less animal-like species.

To free ourselves from animal instincts and appetites, which keep us down, we should begin at the very root from which we spring: we should effect a radical reform in the character of the food.

Gambling, business rush, and excitement, particularly on the exchanges, are causes of much mass reduction.

Whisky, wine, tea coffee, tobacco, and other such stimulants are responsible for the shortening of the lives of many, and ought to be used with moderation. But I do not think that rigorous measures of suppression of habits followed through many generations are commendable. It is wiser to preach moderation than abstinence.

Consume food that’s closer to the sun, avoid unnecessary enlargements of your body that invariably use more energy, avoid energy wasting habits and unhealthy addictions that serve solely to your ego. Each man who practices this advice adds a ‘wagon’ with higher velocity to the ‘human train’ that we all are.

Reducing the Force That’s Holding Back the Human Mass:

The force which retards the onward movement of man is partly frictional and partly negative.

To illustrate this distinction I may name, for example, ignorance, stupidity, and imbecility as some of the purely frictional forces, or resistances devoid of any directive tendency.

On the other hand, visionariness, insanity, self-destructive tendency, religious fanaticism, and the like, are all forces of a negative character, acting in definite directions.

To reduce or entirely overcome these dissimilar retarding forces, radically different methods must be employed. One knows, for instance, what a fanatic may do, and one can take preventive measures, can enlighten, convince, and, possibly direct him, turn his vice into virtue; but one does not know, and never can know, what a brute or an imbecile may do, and one must deal with him as with a mass, inert, without mind; let loose by the mad elements.

A negative force always implies some quality, not infrequently a high one, though badly directed, which it is possible to turn to good advantage; but a directionless, frictional force involves unavoidable loss. Evidently then, the first and general answer to the above question is: turn all negative force in the right direction and reduce all frictional force.

Simply said, a frictional force is ignorant, directionless, and without a quality, unlike the negative force which carries high quality but in a wrong direction. Most of the time, a frictional force will result only in energy loss no matter where it is directed, while negative force can lead to significant increase of human energy if focused towards a proper, strategic direction.

There can be no doubt that, of all the frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance. Not without reason said that man of wisdom, Buddha: “Ignorance is the greatest evil in the world.” The friction which results from ignorance, and which is greatly increased owing to the numerous languages and nationalities, can be reduced only by the spread of knowledge and the unification of the heterogeneous elements of humanity. No effort could be better spent.

Individually, this can be explained as maintaining a constructive balance between our talents and flaws; establishing peace between our darkness and light, and uniting them towards a mutual, greater goal. This, of course, needs to be accompanied with learning, curiosity, and reducing individual ignorance about The Universe around us.

Cleansing your chakras is as essential as taking a bath in the context of reducing the force that’s retarding your energy. Allowing energy to flow freely through your own body ensures a reduction in friction. It decreases the waste of your energy by fighting the negative emotions that are clogging your energy pools.

War should not be terminated suddenly as this can result in something worse than war.

War is a negative force, and cannot be turned in a positive direction without passing through the intermediate phases. It is a problem of making a wheel; rotating one way, turn in the opposite direction without slowing it down, stopping it, and speeding it up again the other way.

Therefore we shouldn’t aim to stop war but instead, redirect it towards a mutual goal of humanity. For example, instead of fighting ourselves, we can redirect our energy towards an exploration of different parts of our galaxy. Of course, gently and gradually, and with great maintenance.

It is doubtful whether men who would not be ready to fight for a high principle would be good for anything at all.

War would be made better by exchanging manpower for machines that will take the hit.

To understand how this can happen we must first understand how war began. It started with the law of the strongest, where physically weaker men were thrown completely to the mercy of physically stronger men. However, the weaker men developed intelligence, due to their energy efficiency, and developed ways to use stones and sticks, and make weapons. Today, wars are held by men sitting in a room smoking cigars, completely controlling physical forces with their intelligence. The future will see that intelligence creates machines, which they will control instead of men, until war is mainly intellectual and the physical factor is completely irrelevant.

To conclude: Use your talents to guide your flaws. Find peace and eliminate forces of friction with reason, within you and around yourself.

Increase the Force Accelerating the Human Mass:

Of the three possible solutions of the main problem of increasing human energy, this is by far the most important to consider, not only because of its intrinsic significance but also because of its intimate bearing on all the many elements, and conditions, which determine the movement of humanity.

How do you increase the force that’s moving the human mass?

Simply, exert more energy and exert it in the most efficient possible direction.

Our world is driven by machinery under a system created by our ‘motive power’ or work. The mass of people is not moving chaotically but systematically, following an order like clockwork. If we decrease our motive power we’ll unintentionally be imprisoned by the same system we alone have created.

That’s why increasing the motive power is key in increasing the human energy. Constantly increasing the motive power will result in a constant increase of human energy.

Motive power means work. To increase the force accelerating human movement means, therefore, to perform more work.

But how can one man increase his energy constantly? Will there not be a point when the man cannot do more work? Will there not be a point when doing more work becomes harmful to the man, perhaps even unhealthy?

There is a secret. When a man applies his effort in the direction of the collective human movement, the effort becomes most efficient, and with less energy more is achieved.

This means that as more people do more work towards a mutual goal, more is achieved, with less effort, resulting in an increase of mutual energy.

Think of it like spinning a wheel. At first, to start moving the wheel to even a fraction of its potential speed, you need to expend a lot of effort and energy. As you start moving the wheel and applying effort in the direction of its movement, the less effort it demands and the faster it keeps spinning. In the end, with less effort than was initially required, you can spin it countless times, faster.

It is the same with human energy!

The secret of energy is that it is eternal in the Universe, where almost nothing is. Your energy, no matter where you spend it, will forever stay and spread out if not directed. That’s why it’s crucially important to focus your effort. As you spend your energy in one direction, with time, this energy will accumulate and less effort and energy will be required to achieve a lot more. This is true globally and individually.

Imagine what we can accomplish if we all focus our efforts toward creating more sustainable ways of generating energy, cleaning the earth, reducing hunger, finding solutions for interstellar travel, and educating. Focusing your motive power and effort on one goal, towards the right direction of movement, will accelerate the velocity and will move you closer to your goal. With time, you’ll spend less effort and achieve more. Gain more, waste less, spend efficiently, learn. That’s the secret formula for increasing the collective human energy. That’s how we raise our intelligence and evolve as a species.

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alexatwood86 · 7 years ago

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How to treat Ultram addiction?

Ultram addiction is possible

Ultram (main ingredient tramadol) is a medication prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain. Ultram has also been proven successful for the treatment of anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder. Although it’s perceived to be not as addictive as similar medications, addiction to Ultram is possible.

So, how can you identify and treat addiction to Ultram? First, we suggest that you inform yourself about ways to recognize Ultram addiction. Then, we suggest that you seek professional help.

In this article, we’ll review the signs of Ultram addiction. We explore your treatment options and give an overview of the evidence-based treatments that rehabs use. At the end, we invite you to post your comments and questions. In fact, we will try to answer your real-life question personally and promptly.

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Unintentional addiction

Ultram lowers levels of pain and helps people who with chronic pain. Not only does Ultram relieve pain, it helps people manage pain so that they can live productive lives. However, these pain-relieving properties can get users accustomed to functioning only with the help of Ultram. In other words, the constant need for pain management can be habit forming.

Over time, Ultram users may need to take the medication more frequently or in higher doses. This is the phenomenon of “tolerance” – you need to increase dosing to achieve initial therapeutic effect. Additionally, once your body gets used to the presence of Ultram, it’s difficult to just stop. The body adapts to Ultram and becomes “dependent” on it. When this painkiller is stopped or needs to be discontinued due to dependence, users experience withdrawal symptoms.

If you feel unable to live normally without the help of Ultram, it’s possible that you may be addicted to tramadol. However, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Many unsuspecting users become addicted to Ultram unintentionally. To sum up, unintentional addiction happens when:

1. Users develop tolerance for Ultram and increase dosing amounts and/or frequency.

2. Users develop drug dependence, and continue using Ultram in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Additionally, some people purposely abuse Ultram to get high. In these cases, addiction can develop in the course of a few weeks. If you are using Ultram in any way other than prescribed, know that your risk of addiction is significantly higher. Next, we review quick ways that you can evaluate addiction.

Are you addicted?

Addiction is a complex state that may happen unintentionally. It can also go unnoticed for a certain period of time, especially if the medicine you’re addicted to has been prescribed by a doctor for legitimate reasons.

So, what are the hallmark signals? According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is mainly characterized by:

an inability to quit a drug – and stay quit.

cravings and constant need for a drug.

continued use despite significant problems (life, health, work, relationships)

impairment in behavioral control

You can also briefly assess yourself using the 3 C’s method. Have you lost CONTROL of your use? Do you have CRAVINGS for Ultram? Do you CONTINUE to use Ultram, even if you’re experience negative side effects to health, relationships, or responsibilities? If any of these is true, it may be time to seek professional help.

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Other signs & symptoms of addiction

Here is a list of additional behavioral symptoms related to Ultram addiction:

asking for Ultram refills earlier.

continually taking Ultram regardless of the harm it causes.

taking Ultram beyond prescribed doses and frequency.

seeing multiple doctors to get Ultram (doctor shopping).

using Ultram for nonmedical purposes.

In short, Ultram addiction occurs as a mixture of both genetic and environmental factors. The causes of addiction can be many and varied. However, there is one main red flag: If you use Ultram in spite of physical, social, or psychological damage, it’s time to seek help.

Treating Ultram addiction

Ultram addiction treatment focuses on both the physical and mental aspects of the addictive behavior. While each treatment plan is adjusted to address an individual’s case and needs, almost every addiction program follows a similar protocol. Most rehabs include stages of treatment that consist of:

1. Assessment

The first stage of addiction treatment is to understand the nature of the condition. Each person has a different relationship with a drug-of-choice. Therefore, reputable rehabs will take 1-3 hours to evaluate the depth of physical and psychological dependence. You can expect to complete an interview, questionnaire(s), physical exam, and to submit a drug testing sample. Then, rehab staff will work together with you to develop an individualized treatment plan.

2. Detoxification

Detoxification is the process during which the body gets rid of Ultram. During this procedure, all traces of Ultram will be eliminated from your system. This is often a necessary stage of addiction treatment and may or may not include prescription medications during withdrawal. However, because tramadol withdrawal can provoke atypical opioid withdrawal symptoms, it is important to seek supervision during Ultram detox. Detox is then followed by treatment with a behavioral-based therapy and a medications.

According to the Australian Drug and Clinical Advisory Service (DACAS) the following medications may be used to reduce the severity of opioid withdrawal symptoms:

Buscopan for abdominal cramps

Diazepam (Valium) for anxiety, insomnia, or restless legs

Loperimide for diarrhea

Ibuprofen and acetaminophen for muscle pain

Metocloperimide, Prochlorperazine, or in more serous cases Ondansetron for nausea and vomiting

Clonidine for physical symptoms associated with an overactive sympathetic nervous system

3. Medications

Ultram/Tramadol rarely develops into severe drug dependence. However, some medications like buprenorphine or methadone may be used occasionally during the treatment of Ultram addiction. Medication Assisted Treatment using these Rx drugs is recommended for long-term, chronic users, as they can help balance brain chemistry during and after rehab. When used at the same time as psychotherapy, medications can be extremely helpful in helping people achieve abstinence from their drug-of-choice.

4. Behavioral and mental treatments

The main treatment for any type of addiction is rooted in psychotherapy. It is important to use talk therapy to get to the heart of the emotional reasons for drug use. Talk therapy helps us identify and resolve problems without the need for drugs. Furthermore, behavioral treatments aims to reach the following goals:

Enhance motivation to stay in treatment

Develop a therapeutic relationship with an addiction counselor

Evaluate your treatment progress as you go

Create long term strategies for abstinence and recovery

Recognize warning signs of relapse to prevent it

Seeking help: The professionals who treat addiction

When you are considering the possibility of entering treatment, you can seek help and advice from the following experts:

Addiction treatment center

Clinical psychologist specializing in addiction treatment

Detox clinics

Licensed psychiatrist

Licensed clinical social workers

Your physician

Additionally, you can seek help through your community. Look for support such as a 12-Step group, self-help group, or other peer meeting. You can also consult with a trusted religious or spiritual leader who can point you in the right direction.

How to treat Ultram addiction questions

Did we manage to cover all you wanted to know about Ultram addiction treatment? If not, please feel free to post questions concerning the treatment of Ultram addiction. We will make sure to respond personally and promptly to all legitimate inquiries. In case we do not know the answer we will refer you to someone who can help.

References Sources: NCBI: Mu opioid receptor: a gateway to drug addiction

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dfroza · 5 years ago

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sex is pure.

when shared in the right context. by the Creator of the body it is meant for the marital bond in becoming as “One” body.

and we see this spiritual truth in Love from Today’s reading of the Letter of First Corinthians that Paul wrote nearly 2,000 years ago to illuminate and conserve words inspired by the Spirit within:

[To Be Married, to Be Single . . .]

Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?

The Letter of First Corinthians, Chapter 7 (The Message)

with these lines repeated in The Voice:

Now to the topics you raised in your last letter. Some have said, “It is better for a man to abstain from having sex with his wife.” Well, I disagree. Because of our tendency to embrace immoralities, each man should feel free to join together in sexual intimacy with his own wife, and each woman should join with her own husband. Husbands and wives have reciprocal duties. Each husband has the responsibility to meet his wife’s sexual desires, and each wife should do the same for her husband. In marriage neither the husband nor the wife should act as if his or her body is private property—your bodies now belong to one another, and together they are whole.

The Letter of First Corinthians, Chapter 7:1-4 (The Voice)

and we see God’s significance of the marital bond in Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments from the book of Genesis with chapter 20 that includes a dream used as a warning:

Abraham traveled from there south to the Negev and settled down between Kadesh and Shur. While he was camping in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She’s my sister.”

So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. But God came to Abimelech in a dream that night and told him, “You’re as good as dead—that woman you took, she’s a married woman.”

Now Abimelech had not yet slept with her, hadn’t so much as touched her. He said, “Master, would you kill an innocent man? Didn’t he tell me, ‘She’s my sister’? And didn’t she herself say, ‘He’s my brother’? I had no idea I was doing anything wrong when I did this.”

God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that’s why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man’s wife back to him. He’s a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don’t give her back, know that it’s certain death both for you and everyone in your family.”

Abimelech was up first thing in the morning. He called all his house servants together and told them the whole story. They were shocked. Then Abimelech called in Abraham and said, “What have you done to us? What have I ever done to you that you would bring on me and my kingdom this huge offense? What you’ve done to me ought never to have been done.”

Abimelech went on to Abraham, “Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?”

Abraham said, “I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they’d kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she’s my father’s daughter but not my mother’s. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father’s home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I’m your brother.’”

Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and along with her sent sheep and cattle and servants, both male and female. He said, “My land is open to you; live wherever you wish.”

And to Sarah he said, “I’ve given your brother a thousand pieces of silver—that clears you of even a shadow of suspicion before the eyes of the world. You’re vindicated.”

Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his maidservants, and they started having babies again. For God had shut down every womb in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

The Book of Genesis, Chapter 20 (The Message)

my personal reading of the Scriptures for Sunday, february 16 of 2020 with a paired chapter from each Testament along with Today’s Psalms and Proverbs

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dfroza · 5 years ago

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A reflection upon an ancient letter

and the True nature of marriage is seen in Today’s reading of the Scriptures as the kindness of a relationship to be shared amongst those joined Together as “One” in Light and in Love

(God fashioned the sacred and sexual Union of a man and a woman to “fit” Together as “One” body)

also, the nature of being single is reflected upon, which is Okay as well. it’s a personal decision.

[To Be Married, to Be Single . . .]

Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?

The Letter of First Corinthians, Chapter 7 (The Message)

my reading in the Scriptures for june 1, day 74 of Spring and day 152 of the year:

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