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Category Archives: feelings
Bob about what?
When you bob about in the sea of your wrongful feelings and desires, you’re risking getting swept away by their dangerous undertow. Think before you bob! Here are some pre-bob thoughts: Let your heartBe molded byTruth and kindness,Not hardenedBy our … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, desires, feelings, humor, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged bob bob bobbing, bob definition, bobbing about, bobbing definition, forgiveness or approval, What about Bob?
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Pro-wise-choice
Don’t follow your heart when it tries to lead you into bad choices. Choose to make your life a wonder, not a blunder. When you let your feelings make your choices, you’re in for a reckless ride. Choose thoughts, words, and actions … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, bad habits, Bible, emotions, feelings, habit, heart, heart care, heart is deceitful, positive attitude, sin, thoughts, Uncategorized, wisdom
Tagged choice, choices, consequences, decision making, decisions, life skills, prochoice
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The best thing to do with a bad thought
A human mind, polluted with various forms of negativity, produces a life overflowing with the same pollutants. I think, therefore I am . . . not going to think negatively! One thing I’m positive about is that thinking negatively is never … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, depression, do it if it feels good, don't think about a pink elephant, feelings, happiness, inner peace, joy, optimism, overcoming depression, pessimism, stream of consciousness, think on these things, Uncategorized, unhappiness
Tagged brain chemistry, I think therefore I am, positive thinking, rational emotive therapy, recovery, thinking
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The beach ball in my heart . . .
The Beach Ball In My Heart –When life shoves me under And tries to hold me down, The beach ball in my heart Comes bounding back, Thrusting me to the surface Like a jack-in-the-box And keeping me afloat, Displacing sadness with … Continue reading
Posted in beach party, beaching it, broken heart, brokenhearted, Create in me a clean heart, discouragement, encouragement, feelings, fire in the heart, happiness, heart, heart connection, heart is deceitful, heart monitor, heart of gold, heart strangely warmed, heart-felt, heart-felt love, heartbreak, hopeful, hopefullness, how to be happy, how to cope, how to flow in the spirit, human heart, inner joy, inner peace, joy, light hearted, motivation, ocean thoughts, optimism, overcoming circumstances, overcoming depression, overcoming setbacks, overcoming temptation, peace, peace of mind, poetry, pop up, sadness, secrets of your heart, shined in our hearts, speaking from the heart, the door of your heart, the heart of worship, thoughts from the beach, Uncategorized, unhappiness
Tagged beach ball, buoyancy, depression, heart care, hope, Jack in the box, poem, quotes
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“What greater gift than the love of a cat?”
Cats don’t go to church, but perhaps church could learn emotional honest from cats. Ernest Hemingway wrote: “A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” If cats did … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church services, emotional honesty, feelings, new book, people and cats, Quotations, religion, sermons, spirituality, the greatest of these is, Uncategorized, What greater gift than the love of a cat?
Tagged book, cats, Charles Dickens, church, cool cats, Ernest Hemingway, quotes
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Did the US Supreme Court just decide that subjective desires and feelings override the facts of human anatomy?
Today the US Supreme Court suddenly changed the definition of the word “marriage” that has stood for thousands of years of human history. So what definition of marriage are we left with? Here’s a go at the Court’s new definition … Continue reading
Posted in facts, feelings, genealogy, human anatomy, redefining marriage, subjective desires
Tagged decision, definition of marriage, marriage, same-sex, Supreme Court
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Guilty Pleasures?
Is the phrase “guilty pleasures” an oxymoron? Here are some thoughts about guilt: To do wrong and feel entitled to have no guilt is like burning your hand and feeling entitled to have no pain. Guilt and pain are danger … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, condemnation, conscience, consequences, everyone who sins is a slave, feelings, freedom, It is not the healthy who need a doctor, Lord have mercy, oxymoron, popular culture, Quotes, repentance, sinners
Tagged denial, forgiveness, guilt, guilty pleasures, pain, psychology, recovery
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Urges or Conscience?
“To thine own self be true,” writes Shakespeare as Polonius in his play Hamlet. Those words have become so popular that you can find entire Tumblrs of pics of people with “to thine own self be true” tattoos. People often use this phrase when they are feeling defensive and want … Continue reading
Posted in desires, feelings, holiness, Nashville, orientation, religion, Tennessee, urges, whims
Tagged conscience, Hamlet, Polonius, Shakespeare, tattoos, to thine own self be true, tumblr
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“You’re a victim of disorganized thinking.” –The Wizard of Oz
Watching The Wizard of Oz in IMAX 3D in 2013, the wizard’s words to the Scarecrow seemed prophetic from this 1939 movie: “You’re a victim of disorganized thinking.” Our contemporary culture “is a victim of disorganized thinking.” “Intellectual freedom” has … Continue reading
Posted in biblical, biblical morality, conscience, contemporary, contemporary society, entertainment, ethics, evil, feelings, film, God, hedonism, historic moral standards, moral decision, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral restraints, morality, movie, movies, Paul of Tarsus, Philippians 4:8, positive thinking, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, think on these things, victim of disorganized thinking, whatsoeverthings are true
Tagged 3D, faith, IMAX, intellectual freedom, philosophy, the Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz
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What’s streaming in your heart? Raw desire? Or Spiritual Fire?
What’s streaming in your heart? Raw desire? Or Spiritual Fire? Lust and disgust? Or love from above? Thoughts that annoy? Or real time joy? Spiritual blindness? Or lovingkindness? What do you find flowing through your mind? So, what’s innernet streaming … Continue reading
Posted in Be still and know that I am God, be transformed by the renewing of your mind, belief, belief system, Bible, Bible study, deny yourself, discipline, faith, faith in God, faith-based, feelings, heart is deceitful, heart is desperately wicked, joy, love, Love one another, love your enemies, lovingkindness, lust, Old Testament, radical obedience, searching, seduction, seduction of self-destruction, self, self-control, self-denial, self-destruction, self-discipline, self-focus, self-will, selfish desires, selfishness, Spirit surfing, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-prompted, spiritual, spiritual adventure, spiritual blindness, spiritual disciplines, spiritual drunkenness, spiritual experience, spiritual fire, spiritual flow, thoughts
Tagged heart, Jeremiah, raw desire, spiritual fire, spiritual formation, spirituality, streaming
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Free Gas For Your Think Tank (A blog to jog your mind and unclog your heart . . .) 