I resigned from my job at the mall

[Blake]

m>s last post on your userpage was months ago tbh, time to suck it up and get over it IMHO

since you aren't one of the last 10 visitors to my profile page, and seem to keep track of m>s 's posts, I'm guessing you are just m>s trolling as Tom Slick

There was nothing for me to get over to begin with. m>s spamming my profile page and getting absolutely torched by timvp was extremly high on my entertainment scale.

I'd say you are still butthurt over it. Maybe it's time for you to suck it up and get over it.........although I hope you don't.

[Tom Slick]

since you aren't one of the last 10 visitors to my profile page, and seem to keep track of m>s 's posts, I'm guessing you are just m>s trolling as Tom Slick

There was nothing for me to get over to begin with. m>s spamming my profile page and getting absolutely torched by timvp was extremly high on my entertainment scale.

I'd say you are still butthurt over it. Maybe it's time for you to suck it up and get over it.........although I hope you don't.

not m>s tbh

all of m>s trolls got deleted IMHO

m>s is right though, you're a got

[Blake]

Quit speaking for God and let angel live her own life, tbh.

Blake God IMHO

God > Blake tbh

Quit speaking for m>s and let him fail in his own e-life, tbh.

Dog > m>s tbh

[Tom Slick]

Quit speaking for m>s and let him fail in his own e-life, tbh.

Dog > m>s tbh

dance puppet, dance muahahahaha

[angel_luv]

my opinion is that people that really care about you will give you an honest opinion over commending you for what they feel to be foolish actions.

I get what you are saying.

maybe you spending the much time self doubting and discussing this situation is God's way of telling you to think again.

I do not spend so much time self doubting, though like anyone I do have moments where I second guess myself.

I think that some reservation/ self doubt is to be expect anytime one makes a significant change- assuming one is a thinking individual.

I don't know for certain how this move will pan out in my life- so the aspect of the unknown makes a little nervous. And nerves, if I give in to them could cause me to cling to the known.

But hasn't it been said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." ?

Since Bo and I know that my current working situations has not been profitable to us, wouldn't the most foolish option of all be to stick with it?
If the current way is not working then the only way to find something that does work is to try something new.

Bo and I had the courage of conviction to decide absolutely ( after numerous discussions in which our ultimate goal never varied) to resign from my job.

I had the follow through to sleep on our final decision and get up the next morning and verify with Bo that he still felt good about it.

I had the discipline to research how to compose a proper letter of resignation and to sit down and write out. Bo printed out the letter for me.

I took the initiative to call my boss and make an appointment with her to inform her of my decision. Bo was there when I made the call and allowed me to debrief with him once I hung up.

I kept that appointment with my boss, gave her my resignation letter, and here I am, finishing up my last 12 days of work at the mall.

Bo and I are following through on the plan and budget we set for ourselves and thus far are both greatly pleased with our results.

So far, things are working out and I pray the trend continues. I expect it will.

[angel_luv]

any real pursuit of acting roles will take more time away from bo and your other job.

I had said I wanted to do work this summer as an Extra.

The Spurs are not in session in the summer.

The last time I worked as an Extra we shot in Austin around 6 am and I was all done and $75 richer by noon that same day.

[clambake]

you would drive to and from austin for 6 hours and $75?

[angel_luv]

you would drive to and from austin for 6 hours and $75?

As any occasional adventure/ hobby- Sure!

At worst I would break even from the outing. I would probably actually profit some.

I would much rather do that than go shopping at the mall or go get my nails done.

I did not anticipate getting called up to go to Austin every day or even every month.
All I am saying is that if I got called up for a day or two a month, it will be nice to know that if I want to take the role, I can.
Until now, I have had NO flexibility in my schedule to be able to do something like that.

[bigzak25]

literalist Christians, sure.

but even Christians that don't take the bible literally 100% still believe in the notion of salvation through faith.

yes, but again, lets not be flippant about 'through faith'. you don't just flip a switch and say, okay, i believe now, where's my ticket to heaven.

huh?

who says you have to earn salvation? you?

it's the difference between talking the talk and walking the walk.

I agree, but you are getting off track or missing my original point.

I have said before that Christians I have known over the years and talked to believe that salvation is still possible even at the last minute before execution on death row.

I'd like to know what the justification is that a murderer on death row still can have last minute access to Heaven while people doing what most of us would agree on as "good works" their whole life still can go to if they are non-believers.

well i don't know how they can believe that. salvation is a personal thing. but if one does not have the opportunity to walk the walk, then it rings hollow from my point of view. admittedly, i can't speak to it much either since i am not in the shoes or mind of a death row inmate at the present time.

[Jimcs50]

March 26 is my last day.

This is a change I have wanted to make for a long time. And I am so thrilled and grateful that my time has finally come.

I thought you moved

[bigzak25]

Joel Osteen says God wants you to have both.

i don't know about that. i can't judge him though.

but we are very lucky to live in a country where we get to choose our paths based upon what we value most.

[Blake]

dance puppet, dance muahahahaha

no wonder you think m>s is a winner.

[bigzak25]

my opinion is that people that really care about you will give you an honest opinion over commending you for what they feel to be foolish actions.

well if they really care, then they might take the time to try to see it from the other's point of view before passing judgement on whether they think the actions are foolish or not.

[Blake]

I do not spend so much time self doubting, though like anyone I do have moments where I second guess myself.

I think that some reservation/ self doubt is to be expect anytime one makes a significant change- assuming one is a thinking individual.

so if God clearly told you to quit, then why do you have any self doubt at all?

I wouldn't think self doubt is to be expected if God's message was clear.

[Blake]

well if they really care, then they might take the time to try to see it from the other's point of view before passing judgement on whether they think the actions are foolish or not.

so after they take the time to try to see it from the other's pov, is it then ok to pass judgement?

[Blake]

yes, but again, lets not be flippant about 'through faith'. you don't just flip a switch and say, okay, i believe now, where's my ticket to heaven.

who says that you don't just flip a switch? you or the Bible?

it's the difference between talking the talk and walking the walk.

The Bible says salvation is a free gift of God.

well i don't know how they can believe that. salvation is a personal thing. but if one does not have the opportunity to walk the walk, then it rings hollow from my point of view. admittedly, i can't speak to it much either since i am not in the shoes or mind of a death row inmate at the present time.

how much time does one have left to live before you consider it an opportunity to walk the walk?

[Tom Slick]

no wonder you think m>s is a winner.

i see y tough guys like you, and i slap the outta em!

[bigzak25]

so after they take the time to try to see it from the other's pov, is it then ok to pass judgement?

is it better to give and informed opinion than an ignorant one?

yes.

[CosmicCowboy]

I can't believe this thread has gone 13 pages.

[Blake]

i see y tough guys like you, and i slap the outta em!

cool story, bra

[Blake]

is it better to give and informed opinion than an ignorant one?

yes.

sure.

does that make someone less of a friend if the heart is in the right place, but the opinion is ignorant?

I don't think so. I think it just makes the friend ignorant.

[DisAsTerBot]

i see y tough guys like you, and i slap the outta em!

becoming the very thing you hate?

[bigzak25]

who says that you don't just flip a switch? you or the Bible?

i'm not good at quoting the bible. because i don't believe everything in that book is the definitive word of God.

but that's cool. cuz i don't believe in a book. i believe in a higher power.

i believe Jesus was one that knew the way.

The Bible says salvation is a free gift of God.

If they give bread away at the store, but you are not in line, you think it's gonna get delivered? You reap what you sow.

how much time does one have left to live before you consider it an opportunity to walk the walk?

that is not for me to decide. i don't know. but i would think that one that has strayed from the path of good so dramatically, i.e. the hypothetical murderer on death row, would have a longer journey.

here, i found this and it seems applicable.

Galatians 6:7
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

[angel_luv]

I thought you moved

I have moved a few times but always stayed in the same area of town.

I moved in the summer of '08 when my current landlady was no longer desirious to keep boarders.

Then I moved again this past August when Bo and I got married. I had been sharing a duplex with a friend.

[angel_luv]

so if God clearly told you to quit, then why do you have any self doubt at all?

I wouldn't think self doubt is to be expected if God's message was clear.

There is nothing wrong with God or His Message. The issue is that my faith is not perfect and so that is how doubt comes into play.