Mornin' Chat With Kaithlin
Bonjour; happy holiday season,
'Tis Tuesday mes amies and I hope a good day for all of you. First, let me say that as much as we would like to, we can't post to our blog everyday. Many of you have wondered why given that Dream Teller has an office staff. Two reasons: as she recently explained, the posts have to be cleared through her for legitimate content, and the nature of all that we do sometimes requires our attention at a moments notice. As you also know, we try to find someone to fill in but that isn't always possible, so...
Boy, Dream Teller's game has generated some really awesome responses. Love the way some of your minds work and we find ourselves learning so much from all of you so keep the ideas coming. Also, we want to thank you for the holiday greetings and wishes and for those of you who've requested it we have put you on our prayer list for well-being.
Before we get down to answering some of your e-mails, I thought this would be good time to ask you to remember those less fortunate than us. You know, there are gifts you can give that cost nothing but a little of your time (I know how busy it is this time of year) and will go a long way to providing others with happiness. You've heard it all before but think about the elderly, handicapped, and ill who haven't the ability to get out and about, or have no family and friends nearby. A moment of your time to say hello and lend an ear is a gift that can't be rivaled. Aloneness and loneliness are especially painful for some this time of a year so join us in visiting the shut-ins to let them know they are thought of. Hospitals, nursing homes, children' s havens, and havens for the homeless are just some of the places one can give one's time to and offer one's help. Conversation, writing letters, and offering moral support are lovely gifts that will come back to you many times over for your kindness. So won't you please take a little time out of your busy schedule and give something of yourself? And what a perfect time to teach your children to give of themselves... Okay, on to business.
To Trish in S. Carolina: It is the responsibility of each of us to accept or reject what life offers. One can sit around and bemoan that others have more than us, or one can get off one's duff and do the best one can with what one has. Regardless of what one perceives as a deadend there are, if one looks hard enough, alternative paths one can take. These days it appears that so many are more apt to blame others for their circumstances rather than take responsibility for their own lives and seek solutions to their problems. There are no guarantees in life so it is your responsibility to forge ahead or remain behind.
To Meredith in Florida: Just because one embraces the 'Goth' lifestyle does not mean there is something wrong with that person's way of life or way of thinking. Sure, there are those who use alternative lifestyles to hide behind but one cannot paint all of one group with the same brush. Recall that I said each of us has a right to choice? How one looks and dresses should not be the criteria by which one is judged, for many is the time one judges wrongly and misses the opportunity to get to know an interesting person. Did you ever stop to consider that many mainstream persons stick with the ordinary because they have not the initiative to be themselves?
To Ramsey in W. Virginia: Depends upon what you consider as luck or fate. Mayhap it is your intended journey but that is something you must figure out for yourself. As far as I am concerned luck runs to games of chance and things of that nature while fate pertains to life.
To James in Idaho: True, the Christian bible teaches that certain otherworldly beings are disciples of Satan but nowhere in that holy book will you find Vampyres and Werewolves specifically named. What you do find is the naming of 'demons; those who have fallen from God's grace. Sadly, the bible has become the tool with which many are wont to misquote and misconstrue the scriptures to suit their purposes. They take it to extremes and condemn all of whom they do not understand and whom they fear, as demons. They proclaim the 'God-given' right to do so and thus it is no small wonder that anyone who is different from them is evil. There is in the bible a message that warns one to beware of false prophets, non? No caring God condemns any who follow His path, regardless of Kind but He does condemn those who lead others astray. Think for yourself.
To Tracy in Texas: As I have said on numerous occasions, one cannot save who does not wish, or need, to be save. Sounds to me as if you have done all that you can possibly do. Continue to love your sister but she is of an age to make her own choices; good, or bad. Who is to say she has not made the right choice? While you may not understand her choice be wise enough to realize that you do not know all that she is about. If, as you stated, she is intelligent in most things then mayhap she is on the right path, which happens to be one you would not choose.
Ponder, and Blessed May You All Be, Dream Teller.
'Tis Tuesday mes amies and I hope a good day for all of you. First, let me say that as much as we would like to, we can't post to our blog everyday. Many of you have wondered why given that Dream Teller has an office staff. Two reasons: as she recently explained, the posts have to be cleared through her for legitimate content, and the nature of all that we do sometimes requires our attention at a moments notice. As you also know, we try to find someone to fill in but that isn't always possible, so...
Boy, Dream Teller's game has generated some really awesome responses. Love the way some of your minds work and we find ourselves learning so much from all of you so keep the ideas coming. Also, we want to thank you for the holiday greetings and wishes and for those of you who've requested it we have put you on our prayer list for well-being.
Before we get down to answering some of your e-mails, I thought this would be good time to ask you to remember those less fortunate than us. You know, there are gifts you can give that cost nothing but a little of your time (I know how busy it is this time of year) and will go a long way to providing others with happiness. You've heard it all before but think about the elderly, handicapped, and ill who haven't the ability to get out and about, or have no family and friends nearby. A moment of your time to say hello and lend an ear is a gift that can't be rivaled. Aloneness and loneliness are especially painful for some this time of a year so join us in visiting the shut-ins to let them know they are thought of. Hospitals, nursing homes, children' s havens, and havens for the homeless are just some of the places one can give one's time to and offer one's help. Conversation, writing letters, and offering moral support are lovely gifts that will come back to you many times over for your kindness. So won't you please take a little time out of your busy schedule and give something of yourself? And what a perfect time to teach your children to give of themselves... Okay, on to business.
To Trish in S. Carolina: It is the responsibility of each of us to accept or reject what life offers. One can sit around and bemoan that others have more than us, or one can get off one's duff and do the best one can with what one has. Regardless of what one perceives as a deadend there are, if one looks hard enough, alternative paths one can take. These days it appears that so many are more apt to blame others for their circumstances rather than take responsibility for their own lives and seek solutions to their problems. There are no guarantees in life so it is your responsibility to forge ahead or remain behind.
To Meredith in Florida: Just because one embraces the 'Goth' lifestyle does not mean there is something wrong with that person's way of life or way of thinking. Sure, there are those who use alternative lifestyles to hide behind but one cannot paint all of one group with the same brush. Recall that I said each of us has a right to choice? How one looks and dresses should not be the criteria by which one is judged, for many is the time one judges wrongly and misses the opportunity to get to know an interesting person. Did you ever stop to consider that many mainstream persons stick with the ordinary because they have not the initiative to be themselves?
To Ramsey in W. Virginia: Depends upon what you consider as luck or fate. Mayhap it is your intended journey but that is something you must figure out for yourself. As far as I am concerned luck runs to games of chance and things of that nature while fate pertains to life.
To James in Idaho: True, the Christian bible teaches that certain otherworldly beings are disciples of Satan but nowhere in that holy book will you find Vampyres and Werewolves specifically named. What you do find is the naming of 'demons; those who have fallen from God's grace. Sadly, the bible has become the tool with which many are wont to misquote and misconstrue the scriptures to suit their purposes. They take it to extremes and condemn all of whom they do not understand and whom they fear, as demons. They proclaim the 'God-given' right to do so and thus it is no small wonder that anyone who is different from them is evil. There is in the bible a message that warns one to beware of false prophets, non? No caring God condemns any who follow His path, regardless of Kind but He does condemn those who lead others astray. Think for yourself.
To Tracy in Texas: As I have said on numerous occasions, one cannot save who does not wish, or need, to be save. Sounds to me as if you have done all that you can possibly do. Continue to love your sister but she is of an age to make her own choices; good, or bad. Who is to say she has not made the right choice? While you may not understand her choice be wise enough to realize that you do not know all that she is about. If, as you stated, she is intelligent in most things then mayhap she is on the right path, which happens to be one you would not choose.
Ponder, and Blessed May You All Be, Dream Teller.
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