Good Neighbors
Over the weekend I had been doing some research about something I plan on writing about soon when I discovered how many people are starting to think the same way as I do. Funny part is two years ago when I was doing my bible research my so called theories were only agreed with by a few people and information was hard to come by. Now it seems that everyone is getting on the bandwagon and starting to express their feelings about certain biblical subjects as well. I’m so happy that people are finally coming to the point where they are questioning what they are taught at church and trying to find the answers themselves before taking anyone else’s word for it.
I have no doubt that the people we rely on to teach us biblical truths probably mean well. I say probably because sometimes I think they are full of hot air and there isn’t much substance to what they say. Sure, sometimes they throw out a truth here and there, but unfortunately a good portion of the time it’s church ethics, or what they want you to know or what they don’t want you to know.
We have become so accustomed to traditions and the ways we ‘think’ things are supposed to be that we get caught up in it and don’t realize that it’s quite possible that we are doing everything wrong. We are doing a lot wrong, I’m afraid to say. We recognize holidays that were based on Pagan religion, neither of witch does it state at anytime in the bible we should celebrate and ignore the holidays/festivals that we should be taking part of. We don’t take care of our poor or needy people, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. We let our government decide what is best for us while they tote their bible along with them, yet in the end all they are looking for is that next vote or the next payoff.
I suppose I am coming off as being highly cynical. Really, I’m not. I realize that there are a lot of good people in this world. It was not only shown on 9-11, but during the tragedy that occurred overseas with the tsunamis. However, don’t you think we should be so generous and loving and forgiving ALWAYS? Isn’t that what the bible tells us? Once the tragedy is over, we just go on with our day to day lives. Did you ever stop to consider that your next door neighbor may be going through a rough time and could use some assistance, or maybe just someone to talk to? How about the guy at the grocery store standing in front of you with his wallet about ready to fall out, that you noticed, but don’t say anything about?
Let me tell you about my neighbors. Once a week my neighbor calls me and asks me if there is anything she can do for me, how I am, how my family is etc. If I am sick, she has gone to the store for me, offered to bring some soup, or just called to check on me. She comes over to the house once a week and cuts my grass for me so I don’t have to push the lawnmower in 90 degree humidity. (They have a riding mower, so it doesn’t take her but 30 min, where as it would take me 2 hours, with the sitting and resting because it’s so hot.) They have invited me to dinner on holidays when I’m alone, taken care of my kitties when I go out of town, and I could probably go on for another paragraph about them. They have even gone so far as letting me borrow one of their vehicles when mine broke down and I couldn’t get it fixed. They always say I do just as much for them, but I don’t think there is any comparison. These are truly children of God and have been a blessing in my life. I have learned a lot from them. We should all be so kind and loving to one another.
Wonderful, Just Wonderful
This weekend I had the opportunity to try out the ACV and peroxide bath. Saturday I was feeling a bit sore from sitting in front of the computer all day, and then stayed up rather late to watch Enterprise. Unfortunately for those of us who can’t afford cable, we have to rely on local stations for any extras, and Enterprise happens to be on at 1:30am.
After watching Enterprise (good episode, btw) I wasn’t really tired enough to go to sleep, but my neck was stiff, and my knees were pretty sore from sitting Indian style all day. I decided to see how the ACV and peroxide bath would work for me. Wow. It was a wonderful experience! 1 cup of ACV, a few lavender bath salts, and I only used ½ cup of peroxide. (You can use up to 4 cups of ACV, and a whole bottle of store bought peroxide if you want.) I didn’t want to overdo it on the ACV because I had just taken my nightly cocktail, so I kept it to 1 cup.
I have to say, it was the most relaxing experience I have had in a long while. I suppose it could be due in large part to the fact that I’m not much of a bath person, bath is small, not very easy to get comfy in, so why bother. Anyhow, I hadn’t been in the tub for 5 minuets when I felt so much better, and so relaxed that I was shocked. You are supposed to stay in the tub for at least 25-40 min, depending on what you are doing it for, but I couldn’t stay in any longer than the 25. I was so relaxed I was afraid I would fall asleep and wake up at 4am in a tub of ice cold water and that didn’t seem very appealing to me. J Needless to say, when I got out, I pretty much went to bed, and can’t beat this, I slept great! I didn’t wake up but once and that was because one of the cats was on the dresser sticking his head in one of my baskets that I keep my hair scrunchies in trying to find a toy to bat around. (Don’t buy cat toys, they don’t want those, they much rather have those stupid hair scrunchies!)
Yesterday I suffered a bit…for whatever reason (I think I took TOO much ACV) and the heartburn was getting to me a bit, also had a bit of a tension headache for much of the day. It wasn’t bad, just annoying because otherwise I felt wonderful. I was rather surprised because earlier in the week the ACV took care of this for me. I took another bath last night and upped the peroxide to a full cup. I want to get into it gradually so I know how much my body can take and can’t. Same results too. Very relaxing. I made the mistake of doing this before my other Sci-fi program, Andromeda, and ended up falling asleep half way through it. Lol. It was a new episode too, dang it. Slept great again, also, so I may make this a regular thing.
Another plus, I noticed that a varicose vein I have on the back of one of my legs shrunk. I read that it would help varicose veins, however I didn’t expect it. I was shocked to say the least. It’s still really blue, but the vein itself has shrunk, and at least that is something because before it was a little gross the way it just stuck out as if it were saying hello to everyone. (There’s a scary picture!) Well, I think that’s it for today. It’s a beautiful spring day here in Bama; I hope everyone had a great Monday!
I have no doubt that the people we rely on to teach us biblical truths probably mean well. I say probably because sometimes I think they are full of hot air and there isn’t much substance to what they say. Sure, sometimes they throw out a truth here and there, but unfortunately a good portion of the time it’s church ethics, or what they want you to know or what they don’t want you to know.
We have become so accustomed to traditions and the ways we ‘think’ things are supposed to be that we get caught up in it and don’t realize that it’s quite possible that we are doing everything wrong. We are doing a lot wrong, I’m afraid to say. We recognize holidays that were based on Pagan religion, neither of witch does it state at anytime in the bible we should celebrate and ignore the holidays/festivals that we should be taking part of. We don’t take care of our poor or needy people, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. We let our government decide what is best for us while they tote their bible along with them, yet in the end all they are looking for is that next vote or the next payoff.
I suppose I am coming off as being highly cynical. Really, I’m not. I realize that there are a lot of good people in this world. It was not only shown on 9-11, but during the tragedy that occurred overseas with the tsunamis. However, don’t you think we should be so generous and loving and forgiving ALWAYS? Isn’t that what the bible tells us? Once the tragedy is over, we just go on with our day to day lives. Did you ever stop to consider that your next door neighbor may be going through a rough time and could use some assistance, or maybe just someone to talk to? How about the guy at the grocery store standing in front of you with his wallet about ready to fall out, that you noticed, but don’t say anything about?
Let me tell you about my neighbors. Once a week my neighbor calls me and asks me if there is anything she can do for me, how I am, how my family is etc. If I am sick, she has gone to the store for me, offered to bring some soup, or just called to check on me. She comes over to the house once a week and cuts my grass for me so I don’t have to push the lawnmower in 90 degree humidity. (They have a riding mower, so it doesn’t take her but 30 min, where as it would take me 2 hours, with the sitting and resting because it’s so hot.) They have invited me to dinner on holidays when I’m alone, taken care of my kitties when I go out of town, and I could probably go on for another paragraph about them. They have even gone so far as letting me borrow one of their vehicles when mine broke down and I couldn’t get it fixed. They always say I do just as much for them, but I don’t think there is any comparison. These are truly children of God and have been a blessing in my life. I have learned a lot from them. We should all be so kind and loving to one another.
Wonderful, Just Wonderful
This weekend I had the opportunity to try out the ACV and peroxide bath. Saturday I was feeling a bit sore from sitting in front of the computer all day, and then stayed up rather late to watch Enterprise. Unfortunately for those of us who can’t afford cable, we have to rely on local stations for any extras, and Enterprise happens to be on at 1:30am.
After watching Enterprise (good episode, btw) I wasn’t really tired enough to go to sleep, but my neck was stiff, and my knees were pretty sore from sitting Indian style all day. I decided to see how the ACV and peroxide bath would work for me. Wow. It was a wonderful experience! 1 cup of ACV, a few lavender bath salts, and I only used ½ cup of peroxide. (You can use up to 4 cups of ACV, and a whole bottle of store bought peroxide if you want.) I didn’t want to overdo it on the ACV because I had just taken my nightly cocktail, so I kept it to 1 cup.
I have to say, it was the most relaxing experience I have had in a long while. I suppose it could be due in large part to the fact that I’m not much of a bath person, bath is small, not very easy to get comfy in, so why bother. Anyhow, I hadn’t been in the tub for 5 minuets when I felt so much better, and so relaxed that I was shocked. You are supposed to stay in the tub for at least 25-40 min, depending on what you are doing it for, but I couldn’t stay in any longer than the 25. I was so relaxed I was afraid I would fall asleep and wake up at 4am in a tub of ice cold water and that didn’t seem very appealing to me. J Needless to say, when I got out, I pretty much went to bed, and can’t beat this, I slept great! I didn’t wake up but once and that was because one of the cats was on the dresser sticking his head in one of my baskets that I keep my hair scrunchies in trying to find a toy to bat around. (Don’t buy cat toys, they don’t want those, they much rather have those stupid hair scrunchies!)
Yesterday I suffered a bit…for whatever reason (I think I took TOO much ACV) and the heartburn was getting to me a bit, also had a bit of a tension headache for much of the day. It wasn’t bad, just annoying because otherwise I felt wonderful. I was rather surprised because earlier in the week the ACV took care of this for me. I took another bath last night and upped the peroxide to a full cup. I want to get into it gradually so I know how much my body can take and can’t. Same results too. Very relaxing. I made the mistake of doing this before my other Sci-fi program, Andromeda, and ended up falling asleep half way through it. Lol. It was a new episode too, dang it. Slept great again, also, so I may make this a regular thing.
Another plus, I noticed that a varicose vein I have on the back of one of my legs shrunk. I read that it would help varicose veins, however I didn’t expect it. I was shocked to say the least. It’s still really blue, but the vein itself has shrunk, and at least that is something because before it was a little gross the way it just stuck out as if it were saying hello to everyone. (There’s a scary picture!) Well, I think that’s it for today. It’s a beautiful spring day here in Bama; I hope everyone had a great Monday!
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