RainbowsGirl

Happy Birthday Dear Eyesopen!Thank You for gracing this place with your beautiful heart. May all Your wishes and dreams come true!"Here's wishing you the top o' life without a single tumble.Here's wishing you the smiles o' life and not a single grumble.Here's wishing you the best o' life and not a claw about it.Here's wishing you the joy in life and not a day without it.""Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you."(Marsha Norman)"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other"(Dougias H. Everett)I have a list of folks I know,All written in a book..And every now and thenI go and take a look.That is when I realizeThese names...they are a part,Not of the book they're written in,But taken from my heart.For each name stands for someoneWho has crossed my path some time,And in that meeting they've have become,The reason and the rhyme.Although it sounds fantasticFor me to make this claim,I really am composed ofEach remembered name.Although you're not awareOf any special link,Just meeting you has shaped my life..More than you could ever think.So, please don't think my greetingAs just a mere routine.Your name was NOT forgottenIn between.For when I send a greetingThat is addressed to you,It's because you're on that listOf folks I'm indebted to.Whether I have known youFor many days or few...In some ways you have a partIn shaping things I do.I am but a totalOf many folks I've met,And you are one I would prefer..Never to forget.Thank you for being my friend.Author Unknown Love You Eyesopen, RainbowsGirl

That was very telling to me and it has inspired the post I just wrote: as we all don't need any undue accusations, barbs, sarcasm or name calling slung at us! The Devil...that's his job! Thank You Suda...Love You, RainbowsGirl

I don't like to see people hurt or to be hurt, or to do the hurting...so this is something I needed to say! I hope You understand this as a whole...that I will never understand why it is necessary to attack individuals unless your personally threatened in a manner that absolutely requires this response. This is a forum not a battle zone. The Greatest people I have ever known come here and I consider myself fortunate to be among you all. Aren't we the Christians here, fortunate indeed that God's thoughts and ways are higher than our thoughts and ways. and that His Love is past finding out. We all think we are right in our own eyes....Who, what man or what woman among us actual can or should be allowed to determine who is right and to measure as to what degree that might be? That surely maybe debatable but I will not join in. The only one that is truly right and capable to me is God..The only one that truly understands is God. This of course is my personal belief as a Christian. I am both loving and open to and tolerant of anyone elses viewpoints and beliefs...without undue accusations, barbs, sarcasm or name calling. I Love everyone here and it is not my place to attack or try to dismantle or to pass judgement on anyones beliefs. I am here however to learn and to grow and walk in Love... the way of my choice. To Listen and to speak with respect love and tender-heartedness. We all choose and continue chosing how we deal with the ways we were hurt in our affiliation with TWI. Some of us handle it with a more loving viewpoint and a quote on quote "rosy" disposition; and are treated by a very very small group of individuals here as if because of this different attitude we have; that our own pain and damages was minimal. Further that we quickly healed with no on-going effects and surely were left no scars...and that we are dancing around in our rose colored glasses, spewing sweet little platitudes or that we sympathize with the cruel perpetrators of these crimes against anyone of you who feels this way about our viewpoints. I would never defend any of them, The perpetrators...they shock and disgust me as they do you! On the other hand why can't I be so called "rosy" rather than it's oposites????? No one knows the sorrows and the overwhelming challenges I feel at times. I just don't let them get a grip on me and pull me under as I know it would just be all the harder for me to get up again... They are not my focus. I would rather let the love in my heart reign and win my particular battles in life without a hostile war against people I have yet to understand. I don't compare or conclude that I was wronged more or less than anyone else. My life is so radically different than most of your lives are since my involvement with Josh's Father, due in part to Josh's special needs (Incidently, although I hope that he will be totally restored..I love Him very dearly just as he is and don't regret anything his presense in my life has changed). His father believed all that VPW and LCM believed about sexual relations in TWI and I drank of his father's koolaide too...cause I Loved him and I thought He loved me. Both His Father and I have long since owned up to and taken our own responsiblities for our own mistakes and in our own separate ways. I am not looking for and I most definitely do not need sympathy. I am here because of our commonality of experiences in TWI and my beliefs and to heal and grow. Though, Then this is where my understanding is disconnected: How can you, the few here that do conclude things in a broadly generalized way without knowing the hearts or the facts of people's lives object to our ways and views in porly done ways? Please do tell me just how that is justifiable? Is it because I don't bash TWI...That I can glean the good things as a whole and be thankful and that I don't believe everything was wrong? I don't want to be in any abusive cults anymore ever. If I don't believe in bashing I don't want to be in that cult either. As I stated previously; I am not here for sympathy nor do I want it. I am here to learn and grow and share with everyone. I do truly love and respect all of you even the few who find my ways appauling! Your all unique and very specially gifted and talent people; who continue to amaze me with your thoughts and hearts. I am truly sorry that I do not understand you the few enough either yet...but I refuse to attack you in areas we disagree on and I hope that I can look forward to the same respect! Love You ALL, RainbowsGirl

Happest of Birthdays Sirguessalot, Have a fun filled day...enjoying every minute! From what I read of your posts I think you should be: Sirknowsalot and cares a lot as well!!"Youth is, after all, just a moment, but it is the moment, the spark that you always carry in your heart."(Raisa M. Gorbachev) Love You Sir, RainbowsGirl

Hey Now Jonny, I just finished reading this entire post...and for weeks I have been reading the archives; and just when I was getting to know you a little and like you a lot....your leaving! It's like losing before you begin.... I was hoping that we could at least have a few cups of coffee!!!??? I have truly loved reading all the heart and soul that you put into your posts....and romantic stories!!!!! You are well Loved here and will be long remembered and greatly missed!!!!! So drop in for coffee and reminise...when you can! Thanks for all the wisedom you've left behind. know that it has and will make an impact on many hearts! Love You Jonny Lingo, RainbowsGirl

Congradulation Ex70'shouston, I am very happy for you.....I don't know much about your sport; but we all can understand breaking through and accomplishing our goals and your pride and you joy is well founded!!!!!!!!!! Love You Ex70's, RG

Happy Birthday Groucho Marx Jr.Have an especially wonderful day filled with Love! With Love, RainbowsGirl

Happy Birthday Dougie!Hope You like this song...even though the guy is not the singer! and are having a Great Birthday!!!! Love You Dougie, RainbowsGirl

Dear Kit , I enjoyed that so very much! I have an adopted daughter and she is from Louisiana...she is very precious to me...and reading this so reminds me of her. Sometimes I cannot always understand her, but reading this helps. I am a four seasons girl; but other than that Southern hospitality in so alluring!

Hey Eyes Thanks, I guess this means I am "coachable"...now all I have to do is learn cards and annimations and all their rules and regs.... Welllll....come to think of it ....ahhh maybe that's not all I need to learn...Learning never stops and in so many ways and areas I have so very much to learn....at least I am still in the race and amonst great teachers and great friends....which make it all a very pleasant task! By the Way...Sweet Eyes I have been reading the calendar and it would seem that you are going to be the Birthday girl soon.... March 26th to be exact!...I'll try to find something special for you> You are always in every way so kind,loving and warm hearted witty and charming to everyone here. I am so glad you are part of our family!!!!! (((((((((((((((Eyesopen))))))))))))))))) Love You Eyes, RG

Happy Birthday Dear Watered Garden,Have a wonderful day filled with love and surprizes!"Laugh As Much As You BreatheAnd Love As Long As You Live"(Charles R Swindol)Love You Watered Garden, RainbowsGirl

Dear dmiller, Thank you, that was very good to read.....How quickly we segragate ourselves because of our diversities. If the things that we believe in are so strong and solid why do we fear what others believe; when we have other more productive options.???? Love You dmiller, RG

Thank You Doojable, After reading your last post, which I might add was excellant. I googled "Well-behaved women rarely make history" and one of the cites I found was Think exist .com; you probably know...so if I did the link wrong maybe doojable will redo it. , but it is a great cite ! http://thinkexist.com/quotation/well-behav...ake/180481.html

Thanks OnionEater, MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm Sounds like a good recipe!

Happy Birthday HAPe4me!Hope that you have a wonderful day full of love, good company, and laughter! :) Love You, RainbowsGirl

Thank You Sushi, "Innate" may have been a better choice. They are similiar. Knowing myself as well as I do. I probably would have liked to go off in even another tangent and describe their similarity and why I chose inbred...sorry LOL...I do try to convey as much as I can and have a Huge tendancy to over do it. Then my thoughts lose their intent. I apologize to everyone. What I should have done was compose it in Microsoft Word...thought in over clarified it and corrected it. Too often so much comes to my mind at once in a great discuss like this one and I get lost in my own thoughts! I'll be working on that. Love You All!

Sorry Captain Spiritural, I was probably trying to say too much at one time! Hope this helps. Imbred should be inbred...I appologize for my errors. qualifications: 1. a skill a quality or attribute that makes somebody suitable for a particular job,activity or task 2. meting conditions or requirements 3. something that modifies. limits or restricts Inbred:existing naturally, through being possessed (not with "debbles" LOL) from birth or inherited from parents. Does that help Captain????

Thats awesome "Bear" Thanks!

In my opinion authority, no matter who holds it or wields it; it is never perfert. It is always in need of checks and balances. I think authority is nothing without being tempered with humility and compassion; and that otherwise is apt to just become an egocentric dictatorship. The Virtuous Woman in Proverbs chapter 31: 1-31 quantifies in part what I feel is a good example of the Authority a woman in particular, as relating to that which she is expected to deal with on a day to day basis successfully; but not only that...it seems to address her perhaps inbred qualifications. I further think that the unique ways and make up of a woman is somewhat different than that of a man both traditionally and in some of the ways we process and apply knowledge. I wonder about the inbred factors and modeling for both sexes. I do know we have gone far beyond our preset roles of yester year. I wonder too about the single parenting effects and the effects of the break down of standards in the world; How will they impact our children and how it will affect their ability to handle and deal with authority in their lives. That is a concern of particular to mothering and the authority of motherhood, Although that is somewhat a conditioned role, I know. Is Authority learned through modeling? Is it imbred? is it a combination? Myself, I think it is a combination but I am not certain. In order to be a good authority of a women figure do we need to teach it or model it for women and men differently or have our genetics predetermined this? Qualifications affect the authority of a women; as well as they do a man. Qualifations always affect the results This is not to say that a man is more qualified than a woman...or a woman is more qualified than a man. I am wondering how we can demonstrate this in a way that men will respect and understand us more???? We may need to learn to share our authority in somewhat more clarified ways so that men can recognize and respond to it differently. Not in ways that define us as male versus female role players on the stage of life; but as respected friends, partners, and colleagues. Knowing the feeling is mutual and reciprocal. Hey I don't deny that aI could be dreaming...although I am hoping and looking for a recipe!

Happy Birthday, YIdon'tdotochurch,I Hope Your Special Day is fulled with Love, Joy and Laughter...I am certain You will provide the humor, the wit and the charm that completes the merriment and celebrations! Love You, RainbowsGirl

I 200% agree with your posts T-Bone and Billy D...100% each! They were very well stated and based as always! Thank You WordWolf for beginning these topics up. I think they clarify our purposes and intends and reduces speculations!

These are the Reasons that I am here at The Grease Spot Cafe, Why I post the things I post, and Why I continually read and mull over as many topics and documents from both the present and the past as I can. I Love the coffee and the company is superb!!!!!!: 1. To find out what really happened and what is true or is not about TWI and the offending parties within it's machine; In order to be able to answer and understand all the why questions that I have. 2. I believe we tell our stories to support and undergird one another in loving ways.In order to be able to if we can help each other sort it all out in a safe enviroment and to then learn new and better things and grow in the process; All while possibly gleaning what we can or want to hold on to from the past. 3. To help each other heal, rebuild and grow past the injuries Then perhaps to fill the void that I have been left with... with something better, stronger and more durable and trustworthy. Something that truly honors God. 3. To help discover and to dismantle the destructive effects we acummulated in our affliliation with the TWI....which may warn the ones who don't know or understand the TWI machinery and its methodologies. 4. To help rebuild my life and help anyone who I can help...on the basis that they really want help. 5. I also enjoy the opportunity to share from my own unique perspective and life situation. 6. One of the most outstanding reasons is that I have very deeply missed the love and friendship that is only available in this unique circumstance of our affiliation with TWI. 7. This is the closest place to heaven on earth that I know of today....Just because You are all You and You all hang in here with me! Thanks for all the love Everyone! I wonder if we truly can know just how fortunatue we all are to be here... and to be together with some of the most wisest, most invincible, most knowledgable, most valliant and most incrediably loving people who have ever graced this earth!!!??? Thank You All!!! Love You All, RainbowsGirl

Happy Birthday GeorgeStGeoge! Since we haven't met yet I read your profile and it would seem that you're a bit of a dreamer so I selected this quote for You! I hope you enjoy it and every minute of your birthday!"Those Who Dream Day By Day Are Cognizant Of Many Things Which escape Those Who Dream Only At Night"(Edgar Allen Poe)And here's a little song for Your Birthday! Love You GeorgeStGeorge, RainbowsGirl

I Second all those emotions Dear Free At Last and Quiet Thinker!

Happy Birthday Ex70'sHouston, "May God's Love Embrace You Today and Every Day Because Time Itself Is Like A Spiral Something Special Happens On Your Birthday Each Year The Same Energy That God Invested In Your Birth Is Present Once Again" (Author Unknown) I am glad you had a wonderful day and I hope it keeps right on Spiraling on........and on! Love You, RainbowsGirl