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Theresa and the Texas Gang, WOW, that looked like a lot of fun. Wish I could have been there T, beautiful looking home. You look the same as I remember you. Brings back memories.... Next year I WILL be there...I am thinking this should be an annual event, and perhaps we can move PAST cheesecake and toward a new discovery....say, WINE MAKING or something...lol. Love to all, Hope you had a blast... DAWN

I think so too, Belle Happy soon to be birthday to you, also. Dawn Juan

SIRQUESSALOT YES, THAT WAS INTERESTING. WHEN EVER I START TO FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF, OR GO PLACES IN MY HEAD THAT I SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVER GONE TO BEGIN WITH, I WILL REMEMBER THOSE WORDS. DAWN JUAN

WONDERIN HOW I got LEFT OUT of the whole cheesecake thang, considering I was the only real contender to begin with. It just goes to show you how INTIMADATED and weak the others truly are. Well, guess you will have to have an annual tourne sometime, one in which all the rules are laid out and specified exactly and where ALL contenders are treated equal. NOT SURE YOU COULD HANDLE IT, THOUGH. DAWN (cheesecake victor) JUAN

HAPPY freeking belated birthday to the very very cool one. DAWN JUAN: =7 ] :dan ce: dsys][size= 1]

SOGWOP (SON OF GOD.........WITH ALL POWER) You and I have talked briefly but very openly to one another. I can only share my own experiences with you, in that they are mine, but perhaps they will help you to understand your own situation better. Trust me when I tell you that we have ALL had our own personal little HELLS to deal with. I think, in the end, its all in how you deal with it that makes the difference. For me, the times in my life that have tried me to my limits are the times that I do see my own charector of being come out. I used to be very afraid and hurt and bitter about alone times, and now I tend to cherish the moments...I go plant a tree or a shrub and sit back and think...I DID THAT. I get in my car for no reason at all, grab a cup of java, turn the tunes up and just enjoy the moment of feeling 18 again without a care in the world. I have come to a point in my life that I dont expect too much, but never ever give up hope for when something or someone GOOD comes along, its just that much more of an added bonus to me. I dont know how much you still pray or believe God for things, but the older I get the more that I do see how very very true the Words of God are in my life and in the lives of others. I will never be a bible thumper ever again, but I do hold the truth of what I know to be true in my heart and I always hope for the best. Another thing that I have found to be true that EVEN when I am with people or in a relationship, the bottom line is that I still have to look in the mirror......ALONE.....and just try to be the best person that I can be. If I helped someone that day....great. If I didnt have ample opportunity to do that, its still okay. I just dont pretend to be anything other than what I am, period. I want you to know that your name sake says it all.. SON OF GOD WITH ALL POWER Its not trite.......its true and I am here if you would ever like to talk again. Dawn-Juan

My turn.... Texas sounds like so much fun, I could come and be counted as ONE. It would be a treat to cause total defeat The cheesecake battle has been won. (BY ME). I need to take an account of whether or not to count me out I would have to drive by myself to the jive... but you only live once so dont count me out. Id love to see the T (ex 10) and the D (DMiller) and the Doo (j) and Id love to see the rum (runner) but alas the drive sort of gives me like "hives" so who knows...but it sure sounds like fun. DAWN-JUAN

My favorite poster was the kISS poster FRANK ZAPPA....(yeah, we all remember him) JIMMY HENDRIX... so, mine were all musical in nature. OH AND LETS NOT FORGET T-MAX

So, to sum up my feelings in song.... YOU AINT WORTH...the salt in my tears. or Here's a quater (50 CENT)...call someone who cares..... or na na na na nana na na na na nana na na na na na......its YOUR turn now to cry.....

Everything on the face of the planet is based on some sort of chemical make up. Ask any chemistry teacher. Dawn-Juan

I disagree with you on that, totally. It can be measured....by many different things, including behavior. BUT Thats the beauty of ol grease spot, without a doubt. Have a wonderful day as evidenced by 1. smiling 2. laughing 3. giving 4. receiving 5. thinking Love to all, Dawn-Juan

Just an added thought... If you are diabetic, you take medicine to BALANCE the imbalance of the tolerance of insulin within your body to regulate the chemical and lets say hormonal inbalance that you have. If you have a heart condition where your heart doesnt pump properly, you can actually take medication that allows your heart to not work so hard, or maybe work harder, whatever the case is for YOU so that you can actually function throughout the day...these can be electrical imbalances or muscle imbalances or even narrowing imbalances, either way....an imbalance. If you have kidneys that do not function properly, you can actually take a drug that goes deep into the loops of the kidneys that help the imbalance of the electrolytes that you are experiencing, that actually help the kidneys to function properly, flush adequately, and be able to MEASURE what goes in and what comes out, and that it is adequate and proportional. I would hate to tell a type one, juvinille onset diabetic.....hey, sorry, your using medicine as a crutch. Buck up, get over yourself and maybe you will be well. Just a few more simple thoughts, Dawn-Juan

YES, OF COURSE it would come from a medical professional. Dawn-juan

I think...... MENTAL ILLNESS..... as with the rest of life.... Is tricky at best, and whatever WORKS for a person is what works. The body is more than just emotions and situations, its physiological in nature, chemical in balance and there are things physically that trigger responses in the brain that can and do get better with outside intervention in the form of medication. Yes, some people are altered by meds...in the good sense and in the good way and NO...no one should take them if they dont trigger that sort of response. BUT AGAIN, its trail and error...its WHATEVER WORKS for that individual, and no one corners the market on what is right or wrong in regards to mental illness (I think that holds true of the the biblical truth as well). Just some additional simplistic thoughts, DAWN-JUAN

Cool, I have been gone all weekend until now, and have just read your post- (I THINK that explains the rest of it as well :)) How do I feel about mental illness.... I THINK...that more people suffer from it than they want to openly admit to. I also think that everyone has bouts of it in their lives relating to situational issues verses chronic issues. I worked in the field for 4 years while I was going to college, so I actually got to be there for alot of people who I could not even pretend to understand the torment or the torture that they were experiencing on a daily or even hourly basis, but tried to JUST BE THERE for them, and do what I could. I look back over my OWN life, and know now, without a doubt that there were times that I needed some form of anti depresant or anti anxiety assistance, and did not seek it for fear of the stigma, as you put it. I do want to say to you..as I have said before in open forum that we are ALL broken in some way and to me, it always comes down to dealing with it somehow, even if that means outside intervention from total strangers who can help us, and hopefully learning something from it that we can carry with us to first help outselves and than, to hopefully be strong enough to help others. I am very simplistic in my answers and also in my approach to life, so really, those are my thoughts on it. I LOVE YOU and am so very happy that you have a better understanding for yourself and again, in my simplistic way, I know that their is great great JOY ahead for you, as you take life one minute and hour at a time and value what you are learning, experiencing and breaking through. ONLY THE BEST OF INTENTIONS TO AND FOR YOU, DAWN

I NEVER drive with less than a half a tank. Thats just me, since I plan ahead so very well. Dawn OR its the OCD in me..... either way, it works for me.

My personal favorite is the one that Kramer on Sinefeild got by mistake in the mail......... (The proctologists plates) that said........THEASSMAN. Of course, in the show Kramer got alot of honks and waves with that one. Dawn

I whole heartedly agree, consult with a M.D. as shingles can be very very dangerous and can totally affect the central nervous system. Dawn

So rumrunner.... Since Jard asked for the first dance, does that mean I get the second one? I am so glad that your doctor and nurses were wonderful to you, it always makes me smile to know that most....(most) people of my chosen profession are within that realm...and most mean very well within their core being. Welcome back!! Dawn

He walked 500 feet today and was thrilled about it...and said that it was far less painful than what he had been dealing with for years. WOW, how great is THAT? He is in great spirits...good termanology, groucho. Sure he will be back here soon to give us all his own updates. Dawn

yes rhino, you ARE cute. lol dawn

I stared a new post, sorry....did not see this one in here. RUM is doing so well, in case you didnt see the other post, that his surgeon has decided to proceed with the other hip this Friday, which the runner is estactic about. He wishes to also thank all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers, and he has ASKED me to come in here and post his progress. He is doing outstandingly well... Thanks, Prayingfordaylight.... i.e. Dawn

Per request of RUMRUNNER.... He had total hip replacement last Monday, and has done so incrediably WELL.... that his surgeon has decided to proceed with his other hip this Friday... (GROUCHO....and forgive me if I spelled this wrong)...He has tried to get ahold of you, unsuccessfully to let you know how things were going. He has asked me to post this on his behalf to all of you, and he also wishes to thank all of you who took the time to go into the prayer room and pray, as he is doing better than he had hoped for himself. Thanks, Prayingfordaylight....i.e. DAWN

I have been inspired as of late about the REAL potential of creating new possibilities in my life. I think so many of us go through life behind our masks or our walls, and are never very authentic, even when we are so practiced at telling everyone how authentic we really are. I know that in the recent past I have even read posts about getting past the past and how some people can do that, and some cannot. I agree and disagree with this type of thinking, all at the same time. I agree that while some people cannot, I also state that they could....they could if they really wanted to create new possibilities in their lives. Does clinging and holding on to the past get you the results that you really want and deserve to have in your life? When I speak of possibilities, I use it in a very unconventional way. Possibilities CAN be used in the sense of the PRESENT TENSE...and not in its ordinary meaning of where the word itself represents an outcome or goal that always attaches itself to the future events. I just think....that new possibilities for being call a person into being a POWERFUL being.... give you new openings that perhaps you did not have before......... and that you can take something really, really ugly and negative and create a NEW VIEW and therefore a new experience in your life that makes any and all CURRENT constrants disappear. Its just a few thoughts I have had, and wondered what others may think about CREATING NEW POSSIBILITIES. I have learned some of this from a class I am taking, and will want to post more as I learn more, but so far, this is what I have taken from it. Its not a biblical class at all, its just about possibilities. Dawn

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