tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post2754915998862226214..comments2023-10-21T05:09:27.355-04:00Comments on a second chance: uncle jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-25429500804031209512008-03-17T03:13:00.000-04:002008-03-17T03:13:00.000-04:00there's a great free resource at www.INFJ.com(PS: ...there's a great free resource at www.INFJ.com<BR/>(PS: You never change your type; it's innate. Only your test *results* might change because you don't answer the same every time. That's why you're supposed to *verify* whatever results you get.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-30846986347582755472008-03-12T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:39:00.000-04:00I once worked for a company (small two owner place...I once worked for a company (small two owner place) that got scammed into hiring a “management firm.” They paid 25K to have these people them how to make more money. When they returned from their first seminar, the book they were using was by L. Ron Hubbard. Oh now, there’s a real management expert!! (sarcasm intended.) The first thing they wanted to do was give us all personality tests. I refused. These tests have been introduced into the workplace as a result of the New Age infiltration of our society and are being used improperly.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-52993751614688234932008-03-12T07:43:00.000-04:002008-03-12T07:43:00.000-04:00Emily - God can't create bad things - this is agai...Emily - God can't create bad things - this is against His character...He is all good. You're right though, WE are the ones who create the bad out of the good. It is us, mankind, who turns the order of things around. When we sin, we are in effect, turning our backs from God - away from His glory and grace. He won't stop us from doing this because He gave us the freedom to choose. This is His design from the beginning. <BR/><BR/>Yes, your right when you said that "He [God] allows us to make our own mistakes and realize that we do need Him so that we can choose him freely out of love and necessity." How awesome of a God is that - that He would allow us not to choose Him if we so desire, but is always waiting for us to return to Him...just like the Prodigal Son. God is the Father, watching for us each and every minute of the day, waiting for us to walk down the path toward Him. And when we do, He sees us miles away and runs to greet us before we have even reached Him. With contrite hearts, we plead for forgiveness, which He is ever so willing to give, so that we can live with Him in Heaven. <BR/><BR/>Just remember - our sins are no deterrent to God's forgiveness and grace! Pretty awesome! Lillian MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-43614996666296945222008-03-11T23:37:00.000-04:002008-03-11T23:37:00.000-04:00Oh I see now. Whoops. Thanks for the clarificati...Oh I see now. Whoops. Thanks for the clarification.<BR/><BR/>God totally lets bad things be created. If he didn't, the world wouldn't be as much of a mess. We sin and create bad things all the time. And hopefully we learn from our mistakes. I think some substances are just inherently evil (GHB, for example) and God doesn't really do much to stop it because that's not really how it works. He lets us make our own mistakes and realize that we do need him so that we can choose him freely out of love and necessity. Maybe we're just misunderstanding each other though, that's a definite possibility. I'm kinda dense sometimes.<BR/><BR/>*steps off of soapbox*<BR/><BR/>:)Buddhist, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777947611604831806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-86745639554168023722008-03-11T14:04:00.000-04:002008-03-11T14:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments, Emily! I think what rea...Thanks for your comments, Emily! I think what really got me was my reaction to the test & the 'trinket'. Neither are inherently bad they are actually good - since God would never allow anything bad to be created. But my reaction to those had me doing a double take. My faith was definitely being challenged! <BR/><BR/>The Orders that I am currently in discernment about are Trinitarian Sisters (located in Euclid, OH) and Sisters of Reparation of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (in Steubenville, OH).<BR/><BR/>Lillian MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-87645695029012842932008-03-11T11:51:00.000-04:002008-03-11T11:51:00.000-04:00LOL!In Cleveland? This past Sunday? Tell them to...LOL!<BR/><BR/>In Cleveland? This past Sunday? Tell them to try a "Make Up" trip when the weather is a bit nicer!Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-77171426973350768102008-03-11T11:14:00.000-04:002008-03-11T11:14:00.000-04:00Hi em,those comments re the tests were made by a r...Hi em,<BR/>those comments re the tests were made by a regular reader 'LM' = "Lillian Marie" ... not me.uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-12492803506115477162008-03-11T10:48:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:48:00.000-04:00I throw salt over my shoulder for good luck. But ...I throw salt over my shoulder for good luck. But if it makes you feel like you're moving away from God, I guess the best thing is to not do it. I think my superstitions are fun, just because I get to throw salt over my shoulder and pick up my feet going over state lines (it's even more fun when you're the one driving!). But I don't put too mcuh real stock in them. But heck, if it helps me psychologically, great! A lot of things people believe in just work because you THINK they're going to work (but I won't even get on that soapbox).<BR/><BR/>I hope you keep the Buddha though, I love little pieces of culture. If you don't want it, I do! :)<BR/><BR/>I'm an ISFJ. I'm very much like what the description says. I don't think it's meant to tell you how to act unless you take it that way. That just helps me figure out why I may react the way I do so I can do something about it. I think it's a handy thing to have when creating teams of people to see who might work best together. Dad has taken one a few times at work. I think I could see you as an INFJ...though I think I've missed where you turned from an E into an I! You were always very extroverted and outgoing. What kind of Order are you talking about? Maybe I missed somthing big. 'spose that's what happens when I move.Buddhist, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777947611604831806noreply@blogger.com