Orangeslice13, a blessing to those around him…..Again

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Danl said:
I'm trying to figure out what they were trying to accomplish with this. Looks like there's enough wiring for two separate single pole switches without splicing in a bunch of red wires???????
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It turns out there were 2 live lines that were on different breakers. Neutral was hot…..and somehow it functioned.

I’m still not sure how it was working
 
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So…..I’m doing pretty well all in all. I still see DrM every other week. And getting help for the demons that have taunted me for as long as I can remember has been the best thing I’ve done for myself maybe ever. There’s been a paradigm shift in my life that is rather interesting. Sports and being a fan. The thrill of victory…..someone else’s victory……has been diminished. That joy has been reduced to the level of a good movie. The sting of defeat…..other people’s defeat……has been reduced to the time it takes to turn off the TV. It turns out that everything is bull ****. Every goal, every deadline, every desire is a false construct all too often placed on you by someone else, but ultimately made up in your own mind. The joy of life is all around you. What’s important in that moment is the beauty you recognize. What you choose to recognize. It’s important to take stock of that and honestly decide for yourself what desires deserve your attention.
Solomon says that it’s all Bull ****. It’s all made up.
Turns out I believe him.

“Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,
“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”
3 What advantage does a person have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
4 A generation goes and a generation comes,
But the earth [a]remains forever.
5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And [b]hurrying to its place it rises there again.
6 [c]Blowing toward the south,
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues [d]swirling along;
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
7 All the rivers [e]flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers [f]flow,
There they [g]flow again.
8 All things are wearisome;
No one can tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
9 What has been, it is what will be,
And what has been done, it is what will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one might say,
“See this, it is new”?
It has already existed for ages
Which were before us.
11 There is no remembrance of the [h]earlier things,
And of the later things as well, which will occur,
There will be no remembrance of them
Among those who will come later still.

Shabbat shalom my friends
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
So…..I’m doing pretty well all in all. I still see DrM every other week. And getting help for the demons that have taunted me for as long as I can remember has been the best thing I’ve done for myself maybe ever. There’s been a paradigm shift in my life that is rather interesting. Sports and being a fan. The thrill of victory…..someone else’s victory……has been diminished. That joy has been reduced to the level of a good movie.
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Good. Takes a lot of gumption to go on the journey you're on. Hope your personal growth continues.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
That post posted before I was through. That would have really aggravated me not long ago. I just hope I can hold on to this peace I’ve stumbled across.

Thanks
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You can. Of course you can. The question is, will you. And I'm hopeful you will.

Jehovah Jireh will meet your needs with a stumble or a 2x4 to the head. Whichever gets the job done. 😎
 
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Out of a spirit of grace, I am trying to think the best. But I really don't understand this at all. And to be candid, it feels inappropriate.

Orangeslice13 said:
I think you should celebrate your victories.
You woke up this morning. That’s really good.
Sometimes I wonder if you’re going to be able to do that.
The Victories of people we never met going to our university should be entertaining but ultimately not that important in our lives.
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McDad said:
Out of a spirit of grace, I am trying to think the best. But I really don't understand this at all. And to be candid, it feels inappropriate.
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Meant no disrespect.
That was a throw back to a conversation where you and I were talking in gramps thread, I believe, where you said something close to “well I got out of bed this morning. That’s pretty good for me” and I said something smart ass back about myself and you said something like “at our age it’s a wonder we’re still able to do anything “

I’m in a good place so I’m playing fast and loose with certain people that I consider my imaginary friends. It’s important to remember that not everyone is in my head and or is thinking about the things I am. Without that context I’m sure you thought that was an awful thing to say. Not my intention and I do apologize.

Edit: I believe Hogg was in that conversation too.
 
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