TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS
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Adorable grandsons.
Jasmine, I brought the potato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Comfort food for the soul.
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That is great, Margaret. I haven't even started my soup yet.
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Doris Quote
You are absolutely right and there are some scripture quoting, angel posting people on this thread that won't even acknowledge or speak to some here.
One can only say hmmmmm since we are not to judge.
This thread should be removed.
Amen...to all the scripture quoting, angel posters that are so unforgiving...this circle is now yours and yours alone. I would not call it a circle though...a clique maybe is now a better word. I remember the days when it was accused of being a clique...it wasn't true then...it is now. This is not intended to be a general statement to everyone here...the ones that are unforgiving know who they are and what they are. There are far more loving, caring women here that don't deserve this.
I hope too that the moderators delete this entire thread.
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Jasmine, are your pictures a sort of apology. I'm trying to understand. Or are they lalala la la - I'm not hearing you.
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Vickie, Doris, Nicki, Puppy and everyone who has PMd me-
Thank you.
I knew you would feel the same way.
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Laura, your grandsons are absolutely adorable.
Jas, Margo, Susan, and Amy ... thank you.
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{{Angel}} We is friends!
Laura -- they are absolutely adorable. How old are they?
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This story is for all of those who are stuggling today. Whether with illness, finances, etc.
The Struggle of the Butterfly
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared and he sat and watched the butterfly as it struggled for several hours to force its body through the little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared it had gotten as far as it could. The man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would expand and be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened! in fact, the butterfly spent its whole life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly. What the man, in kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved freedom.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through life without obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been.
And... we would never fly.
Remember, like the butterfly, our struggles serve to make us stronger.
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Jasmine, that's a beautiful story.
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Thanks! I've posted it before but with this new editor, I can't get rid of the html tags in the middle of it.
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DebC, Nickie, Vickie, Doris, Puppy - oh yes I agree.
Gina - Amen
Sue
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A scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly, he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river.
The fox said, "No. If I do that, you'll sting me, and I'll drown."
The scorpion assured him, "If I do that, we'll both drown."
The fox thought about it and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back, and the fox began to swim. But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him. As poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said, "Why did you do that? Now you'll drown, too."
"I couldn't help it," said the scorpion. "It's my nature."
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I've actually heard that story before by someone who used to post here.
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Here is another picture of the Blue Angels.
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And this my friends, is exactly why I agree.
The Circle no longer is - let it be deleted.
Brenda
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Friends with differences! That's what we are.
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I wouldn't want to see this thread deleted. Locked but not deleted. We should take a vote.
Jasmine, friends with differences still acknowledge each other.
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You all know I have sat here and read and tried to understand. I have been posting here since day 1 and have continued to post here through everything. It is always the same ones that come on here and post about how the circle isnt like it used to be and are forever bringing up the things that are the very problem. We have people here that post daily and the past is never mentioned until somebody comes around and stirs the pot so to speak. I get so tired of sitting in my wagon conversing with others and enjoying myself to look up and see somebody riding in on a white horse to save the day. It only causes problems. I swear I think if some people doesn't have drama going on in their lives they just arent happy. I don't need the drama! If you don't like what somebody posted can you not just ignore it? All the remarks about the people that post angels and quote scripture,,why don't you just call names cause its all in black and white. If you don't like somebody here then can't you fall back on the rule that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all? I tell ya, it gets old, very old.
Cy needs our thoughts to be with her right now. There are many of us that are stage IV and I could very well be in the same shoes as CY but instead it is her right now and all I can do is think of her and imagine myself being in that position.
I am in no way asking for everybody to get along cause we are adults and we all should be able to make our own decisions. I am not your mother and don't plan on preaching to you but once again I say, if you dont have anything good to say please dont say anything at all. Don't come here and point fingers cause at some time or the other we have all been guilty of not treating somebody the way we should have.
My thoughts are with you Cy and family.
Amy
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Not going to edit but I do want to add that Melissa and Tami are over this board and nobody else so all this about deleting and locking is not our decision.
Amy
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Blue,
I don't know what "locked" means about a thread.
Edited 6/29/08
PS -Since no one reads back on this thread, and I have been accused by others of taking sides regarding an angel picture posted to Angel, I'm going to copy and paste the original post I deleted on the previous page. It had nothing whatsoever to do with an angel picture.
2-3-08
Susan,
The picture that Peter posted of the "devil" was a cartoon of a devil jumping in the air with the caption under it reading "I've been sprung from hell." He was referring to being able to post again on BCO!! It was a cartoon!! And was not evil and there was no reference to anyone on BCO. It was a joke about him being able to post again. That's all it was.
This was Angels response to my post.
Bren: YOU'RE crying? Imagine how I feel. Don't bring up past pics? I'm referring to an angel comfort pic I posted last night for CY that was removed and how that fuels the fire I have no idea. If anything, your post is fueling the fire by saying those kinds of things. Maybe what you could say is, whoever keeps removing Charlene's posts please stop it. Now that would be supportive. And people didn't remove an angel pic of Peter's, they removed a devil pic of Peter's. Big difference.
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Bren, it means no one can add any comments.
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{{Amy}}
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Amy,
I remember when we never had to stand up for anyone or defend anyone, if anyone said anything out of line - they recognized it, apologized quietly and everything just moved on. I think when you come and over and over see someone upset over a something that happened in a post - does it ever make us long for the days of when we could just post and enjoy each other. My frustration is that it seems everyone is "looking" for something. Everyone is adults and they should know if their post or pictures are appropriate in this thread or anywhere on the board.
You know, tomorrow, I'm having another test. I came here already upset over Cy and what is going on in my own life and we have someone upset and someone needing to defend someone. I stopped posting for a bit - just to get away from it. There are lots that come and post and there isn't anything negative in the post but if they get frustrated, as I have done today, I don't think that is stirring the pot - it is just stating something we feel in our hearts - "we never had to do this before; we never acted like this before".
You are right, it could be you, Ferne, Joanne, any of us, the next round. You and many of us know how much Cy loved this circle - she didn't like to come here and read when she could because of all the bickering and fighting between the people that she cared about. That is all I have been trying to express and I think others are saying - why have we turned on each other? That is what has been lost.
I'm glad things are currently stable for you, Amy. Cy, believe me, thinking of you today too.
Brenda
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Amy, You said that all so very well.
The issue here isn't about pictures or about who had a rougher year. I don't even know how that could become construed as the issue. The real issue is about removing someones post when it is not in violation of the rules of conduct. I have just as much a right and need to show support to CY as anyone else, and the fact that someone removed those posts is the issue. People need to quit trying to turn this into something it's not and stirring things up. Whoever removed my posts could perhaps step forward and be accountable.
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Sometimes it takes an outsider to see things more clearly. I've been reading your Welcome To The Wagon Circle thread and it's such a nice place. I have read a little bit of the main Circle thread here. I have a friend that used to be in the Circle and she seemed to feel like it was more her real family than her family was. She talked about this place just like she knew every one of you personally. Oh the funny stories she would tell. And the true sense of support she got was unbelievable. She did Move Beyond and doesn't come here anymore but she is forever grateful. She recommended that I come here and you all would put me in the middle of the wagons and take care of me. I need that badly.
To those who want to do away with this thread why don't you simply pretend it isn't here? How can it possibly bother someone that doesn't read it. I realize that I'm on the outside looking in but it appears cut and dried to me. Like the other lady said, if you don't like a certain thread just ignore it. I would like to feel the fire warm on my face and the comfort of knowing arms around me. There's many others like me who can benefit from this.
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I was wondering how long it would take.
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Hello,
I don't post here often but still read. As far as removing the thread,I hope not as it is where I met some nice people at a time when I needed support. It is similiar to reviewing a special memory or visiting a favorite spot.
Do I agree with everything said? No,who does on any site? However,I credit people who have kept the Circle going when others such as I,needed a break. Thank you,Margo,for taking us back to when the Circle began. For a few moments,I separated all feelings and emotions and remembered how it felt to be there at the beginning of this wagon circle journey.
It was everyone who came together and made it fun.When looking at over 900 pages-this speaks for itself.
Thanks for the walk back through some really special times. I have been reading some neat posts and saw some lovely photos! Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder is what I have heard. I chose to read some meaningful things and reflected on some neat friends that are now just memories.
Thanks for your indulgence,
Iris0
