Judge not for ye are but a mortal man
Placed upon this world
For only a time borrowed
And ye are part of a larger circle
Comprised of living beings.
Know thee that each man
Shall walk his own path
And step his own step.
Know thee also that
You shall walk your own path
And step your own step.
Judge ye not the other man
For walking his path
And stepping his steps
For thou art the other man.

I would love to just chat. I think given the opportunity a lot of women
would like to be able to 'just chat' but there is so much pressure to be
in a 'dating' mode that it is hard. So if you want to chat, let's chat.
What would you like to talk about?

I have recently learned something quite amazing. I have suffered for
years over the "wrongs" that have been done to me and by me, and had
reached the point of near death (literally), with my health. So being a
spiritual soul I started looking in different directions for answers.
There are no easy ones, you know. Anyhow, found some good information in
a book on healing. It says (to oversimplify) that instead of looking at
things in a personal way, to look at them with a 'world view'. In other
words, don't say to yourself "Why did they do that TO ME," or "why did
they TREAT ME SO BADLY". Instead, say to yourself, "what is the lesson
that has been presented to me". "What has been shown to me that will
further me along my life's path". "How has this experience helped me to
learn". And then go a step further and, at least to yourself, thank that
person for helping you to advance in your spiritual journey. I know this
all seems not only difficult but pretty simplistic. The truth is that
since I have stopped being angry, stopped being judgemental, started
being forgiving, both of others and of myself, started being thankful
for all that has come into my life and does come into my life, and
started living in the present, I have had a tremendous change in my
physical well-being and my mental well-being. And the better I feel, the
better I am. And the easier it will be for me to accept a loving,
healthy realtionship. After all, when we make a choice to go into an
unhealthy relationship, we ARE making a choice. We have to be
responsible for our own actions in this world. Make different choices
and you will find that you are a much happier person. It won't always be
easy, but once you start it gets easier every day. May your journey
always be one of loving yourself.

Hi to everyone. I am pretty new to the site as well. I have just
recently opened up to the idea of having someone in my life again, and
am always open to the idea of meeting new friends. I am looking forward
to checking out the different forums and getting to know people. Oh, and
T, don't bother to send me the floor directory, already read it several
times. Send me something original, okay? I am a very down-to-earth gal,
been around over half a century and looking forward to each new day. I
am a published poet and look forward to sharing some of my work with you
all. I live in the pacific northwest and am blessed with some amazing
countryside. I am also looking forward to learning about other places
and sharing info about where I live as well. Well, as you can tell, I'm
pretty talkative so guess I'll stop for now and take a look at the other
forums.