Is anyone else getting really scared?

[HenSpa]

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You have such an eloquent way with words!!! Even though we belong to different religions (I think), your thoughts are exactly the same that I have for me and my family.

Thanks, Steff! I'm cheating, though. I'm a freelance writer

 

[horsejody]

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When we finally get to the bottom, take a look at Frontline (FRO on the NYSE).

 

[mirime]

I have WHAT in my yard? :

Take a deep breath, breathe into a paper bag if you need to! People still need food and they still go to work when they have it. People survived the War to End all wars and then had another! We managed the depression and if you read the thread on what did your family do during the depression most of them simply got by.

The food shortage scare is always true SOMEWHERE on the planet. It isn't true here. Despite the loss of crops to the midwest floods, the corn crop this year was larger than last year. The countries that we had been exporting to will not be buying as much so there will be more on the market here.

The world "as we know it" has ended. So what? It's a new world. Adapt, adjust. The world as we know it ends repeatedly throughout our life times, this one is just more obvious.


There is NO political solution to this. There is blame enough to spread to all, including us. When you look ahead and adapt you're doing good. When you look ahead and panic you're not helping yourself or anyone else.

Great post!​

 

[mirime]

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I agree with what I quoted from fatguy here

 

[mirime]

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agree!

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

Too true. Besides the mayans give us another couple of years and some interpretations of the bible say it ends at the end of this "era" or "age" which is the end of this cycle when we move into Aquarius (the dawning of?....) in 2150. So chill we got better'n a hundred years!

 

[fatguyaz]

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Thanks for the reply, fatguyaz. Appreciate the way you came back with this. Trait of stand-up guy.

On the action-realism/blind faith thing: you might find it surprising to know that I don't believe I should be just sitting around, resting on my laurels, expecting God to service me from whatever tough time's coming. Nope. I'm preparing physically, too. I feel Him pushing me to do so, in fact. I don't have a bubble-gum and lollypop view of God never allowing bad to come in my life. I expect bad times in my life and know I will have them, with or without God in my life. We all do. But the faith part, for me, is knowing that no matter what, He is there for me and has already given me His all, His best - atonement in His beloved Son. He paved a path for me. I expect nothing more and certainly deserve not even that. So, to me, faith is not expecting Him to fulfill all of my wants/needs like a spirital Santa Clause; rather it's loving and trusting Him in my life, no matter what. I know He wants good things for me and will bless me according to His will. But I don't expectantly lean or wait on that. I just trust.

Just explaining myself on that a little better.

everything you just described is how i feel about my parents... Except they are REAL and i don't have to assume anything. I put faith in things i can see. I'm not AGAINST faith or spirituality. I think it gives people strength that they otherwise may not have known that they already had. I DO, however, have a problem with organized religion. They are made to profit and spread their own agenda and that's all.
Too often people use religion as a crutch to tell them how to live their lives. People should innately know the difference between right and wrong. They should know that they don't need to pay to get into heaven. Look at the extremist Muslims trying to get into heaven by blowing themselves (and many others) up... They are just being good Muslims, as far they're concerned. If they sat back and understood how LIFE works and not just what they are spoon fed to believe, they should know it's not right to blow people up.
I'm going off on a tangent, now... Sorry. By the way, Vote Obama.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

Dude you're gonna get this thread killed.

 

[lorieMN]

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thats why soo many people are in a panick,our generation hasnt seen any of these things and most dont know how to handle it..I grew up in a family where my father was off work more then at work during the winter because of union issues and picketing...no unemployment came in then,and that was just about every winter for 12 years before he got out of there,by then I was out of the house and on my own anyway..but my parents taught me to pay with cash whenever possible,keep loans down to the bare minimum(house and car),how to live off a garden for all year (6 kids to feed in my family) and how to work hard and save..I feel very secure as of this time,we have 1 years worth of hay for the horses,I filled the propane tank for the shop and kennel,I have a freezer full of chickens,turkey and veggies,only 8 car payments left,and corn just keeps dropping in price to run the corn burner for the house heat,so am going to get a load next week and that will get us through march..and I took everything out of my 401k about 3 years ago to build my grooming shop and boarding kennel,people told me to go get a loan,told me I was crazy..now whos crying over lost money,I didnt want a loan,I wanted a building owned free and clear,everything has been pure profit sense the day I opened it,and I have already made back my investment and then some,and its something I love doing and will continue to do way past retirement age..

 

[fatguyaz]

I have WHAT in my yard? :

Dude you're gonna get this thread killed.

because i have a differing opinion? Is that how this board rolls? I haven't been here long, but it seems with all the flag waving that goes on here, that free speech would be expected if not encouraged. You guys have your guns and killin stuff, and i have words... I'm the dangerous one, all of a sudden? I'd love for a mod to let me know if i'm overstepping my boundries, and where the rules regarding my opinions being shared are posted? Thanks.​