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Always liked this quote.

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The beauty of the United States of America! (I'm independent, so I wear a paisley tie.)

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A rainbow with no rain? Knew it was possible, but never seen it. ~~~~ made me feel all warm and fuzzy 'cause I got some big dreams & goals.

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#rain #rainbow #cloud #clouds #rainbows #dreams #dream #goal #goals #possible #possiblity #unexpectedly #unexpected

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This is not something I recommend. I'm no spiritual scholar, seer, or genius. Plus, I've done absolutely no research into the plausibility of having a Divinity examination. In fact, I'm mentally ill in several different ways. Quizing the Almighty in some way, some how, or some form just seems to be a bad idea. However, praying daily has greatly helped my daily life.

Anyway asking God in a rushed, thoughtless, conversational tone, I flat out said, "Okay, God if you help me successfully drill a straight, long hole through this tiny twig and I'll have completed faith in you."

Now hold on! Before anyone scoffs at me, it should be noted that I immediately said to myself, "Oh sure Ted. Hey Jesus, it's your midterms. You'll probably drill a hole in your thumb." I've made millions upon millions of beads. I've been sober for 20 years and the first 3 of those were spent carving beads. Wood working, specifically carving, was my replacement hobby for alcohol. (The reasons behind this will follow this post.) Most beads are done quite easily, but Wednesday, Sept. 25, I was just pushing myself to try to drill into smaller twigs than normal. My drill bit blasted through the side enough times that the ridiculous prayer came racing out of my mouth, followed by the mental scolding.

However, I have to admit that I prayed harder, and my concentration and focus was completely locked on my drill & the twig than before or after this one when I put God to the exam. (I include this sentence only for the atheist, agnostic, and the sake of faith. Your faith cannot be based on someone else's reasons.)

The bead in the photo is the only one from that section of the branch which turned out successfully. The inserted photo is the finished product.

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#test #quiz #exam #midterm #examination #God #Lord #Almighty #god #Jesus, #faith #reason #reasons #beads #wood #woodcarving #wood_carving #carver #carving

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Being in a fog can be nice as long as you don't want to be noticed or stand out. However if you want to make a difference in your life or anywhere, you have to have the courage to step outside your zone of comfort (or at least that's what I read at https://www.movemequotes.com/comfort-zone-quotes/). I'm planning on making some changes to my life, which has caused a lot of stress. I also started meditating and praying if I should or could follow my dreams. I had read a passage from that website and started praying when I got outside. Then I saw that cloud formation, where I came up with that idea. I got a hunch I will. It'll be wet and messy. However even if I don't, I'm confident that my life will be stinking and chaotic anyway.



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#individual #comfort #zone_of_comfort #dream #courage #clouds #cloud #stand_out #standing_out #prayer #pray #prayers #meditation #meditations #dreams #goals #goal #individualization #quote #quotes #difference #life #chaotic #life #choices #life_choices

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True scene. Well except, I'm much more attractive.

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Gratitude (for me, at least) helps keep me stay stable and maintain a sense of inner peace.  Pride meanwhile sets my mind for to be stress filled, anxious and exasperated.

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#gratitude #happiness #charity #blessedness #pride #anger #hatred #greed #inner #peace #innerpeace #inner_peace #stable #stability #stress #anxious #exasperated

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Remembering the difficulties that Helen Keller dealt with and how she stayed positive, makes me put my mental health problems in perspective.

I tell myself: Just keep trying and don't give up.  Don't put yourself down & slip into depression.  Focus on your positives and stay up.

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#sun #shadows #quote #Helen_Keller #mental #illness #mental_illness #mentalillness #positives #shadows #HelenKeller #depression

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I work at Schnucks Grocery Store, which in my cartoon is Schmucks. Trust me, I lived up to my cartoons' name. I had no idea that a liquid laundry detergent bottles' lid was barely sitting on the the bottle. I dumped it all over myself. I laughed it off & got a fresh shirt. I could have bitched up a fit & plunged into a pit of negativity. Some days that would have been my response. If there was something knawing at my mind, this episode would have provided the perfect fuse to set me off. Last night, I got a lot of sleep and was not hungry. Furthermore for five days of work, we're given two shirts. When it happened, I was actually happy about it, because I received a third one.



Now as far as this customer is concerned: I don't know. and I could care less. However, I often wonder why some women grocery shop for cleaning supplies, toiletries, or pet food while dressed with their clevage out for the nightlife and it's only 2 in the afternoon. I'm not looking for an answer. It's just something that it makes me wonder about the world around me.

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#laughs #laughter #funny #cartoon #cartooning #mess #positive #positivity #negative #negativity #happy #happiness #cleavage #shopping #shop #grocery #store #sleep

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I love spiritual, moral quotes by St. Mother Theresa.  Her comment in the comic is one of her actual quotes.  Meanwhile, Trump is just an easy fall guy.

I have made countless mistakes in my life and when I read a similar quote by her hinging on the intent of action a heavy weight that had been on my heart was lifted.  Two decades earlier I worked in Nicaraguan refugee camps.  I returned to the U.S. after only three months of a three year assignment with post-traumatic stress disorder.  My failure was kind.  My intent was kind.  My actions were kind.  My assignment was kind.  The only unkind problem was how I couldn't forgive myself for not lasting the full assignment.

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#quotes #quote #comical #comicalquote #funny #MotherTheresa #StMotherTheresa #comic #Trump #DonaldTrump #PresidentTrump #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentTrumpComic #StMotherTheresacomic #kind #unkind #kindness #unkindness #action #miracle #kindfailure #mistakes #miracle #kindmistakes #unkindmiracle #unkindaction #kindintent #unkindintent #kindactions #intent #spiritualquote #moralquote #kindfailure #intention #forgiveness #pardon

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No one walks a 1k miles without a good reason. 

There are different types of refugees.  Displaced people (refugees) stay in their own country. Just asking for prayers.

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#refugess #Central_America #El_Paso #Nicaragua #El_Salvador #Honduras #Guatamala  #prayers #displaced_people #Contra_Conflict #El_Paso_mass_shooting, #pray #praying #migrants #assylum_seekers #hatred

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If there is anything inside you that is causing you distress, you will be upset, angry, and restless with the exterior world. I lived my life this way for countless years. Only through prayer and meditation did I find peace with myself and the world in which I live.

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#peace, #inner_peace, #peace_of_mind, #Dali_Lama, #Dali_Lama_quote, #quote #prayer, #meditation, #upset, #angry, #restless, #distress

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The post stories are long because they're from my blog. If you want to read them, go to:

http://tedcircled.wordpress.com

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A quote from St. Francis of Assisi, which I TRY to follow but often fail.

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#quote, #St.FrancisofAssisi, #St.Francis, #wood, #woodstatute, #spiritual, #pride, #humility

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I doubt they realized how happy they made me.

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#happiness #happy #compliment #words #compliments #smallwords #wood #cedar #cedarwood #woodcarving #woodcarving #impact #impacts #Cross #ChristianCross

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#thoughts #thinking #ideas #actions #affects #effects #beyourself #art #painting #meme #yourself #mentality #mentalhealth #mentalillness #mentallyill #mental

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Repost somewhere/anywhere if it can help someone.

#Epilepsy, #Bi-Polar #bipolar #Bipolar1 #Depression, #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Alcoholic, #suicidal, #weakness, #strength, #mentalillness #mentallyill #sobriety #smoking #smokefree #diagnosed #weak #strong