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RE: Teton Rambler - 12/13/2008 8:50:12 AM
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Please Report Suicidal Posts
I just came upon a thread created 5 days ago in which the OP's words indicated that he might have been suicidal at the moment that the thread was created.
While everyone who has posted in that thread prayed for and / or gave encouragements to this person, no one had reported the thread yet.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE always report anyone whom you think might be suicidal. There are ways that the administration can then contact the poster's local law enforcement agencies in an attempt to find them and help them.
Please do not second-guess yourself neither; if the post sounds suicidal, report it. Report it immediately, and flag the report as a high priority (lower left corner of the actual report window). If you're wrong, no harm done. If you're right, you may be instrumental in helping someone. Shouldn't that be our main priority?
After you've made the report, if you then want to make a post to that poster, please certainly do so. But report them first. Their very life is at stake in such circumstances.
To report a suicidal post, do so in the same manner that you would report any other type of post: by clicking on the "report" button located in the lower right corner of each post.
I've reported suicidal posts before (including the one I'm referring to in this post).
I will continue to report suicidal posts - each and every time I encounter one. I simply am unable to not do this. It's far too important.
I find it somewhat ironic that this very post follows the post I made about National Survivors of Suicide Day. Please, everyone, let's all try to do our part to keep people from becoming such survivors.
Thank you very much for reading this.
Abundant Blessings to each of you,
Sharon-Marie
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RE: Teton Rambler - 12/20/2008 7:28:54 PM
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The above is a link to a video on a really cool website.
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The below is a link is to another awesome website.
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May Our Lord abundantly bless each of y'all during this Wonderful CHRISTmas Season.
Pax,
Sharon-Marie
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RE: Teton Rambler - 1/15/2009 1:05:19 PM
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Suicide is not an end to pain.
I just read about someone in these threads passing away this past Tuesday.
I wasn't familiar with his handle, so I did a search on his post history.
His last post was made this past Monday . . . and based on that post, I am now filled with grief that this person may have committed suicide.
I am deeply mourning for this person. I am deeply mourning for his family and friends.
The pain of suicide is so horrendous; definitely for the people who are left behind to pick up the pieces; and quite very often for the very people who have died via this tragic way. (there are exceptions, but for the most part, pain is quite a very prominet aspect in someone deciding to take their lives).
Death is a part of life, but suicide never should be.
I know it will all be moot when I get to Heaven; but right now, my heart is so heavy because of what I have just read.
Please pray for this poster's friends and family - they have a long journey ahead of them.
Does a survivor ever really get over a loved one taking their own life?
I honestly don't know.
My birth mother took her life almost 24 years ago; and while I never met her, I am saddened when I think of what she did and when I ponder the pain she was feeling.
A co-worker took his life about 11 years ago; and again, I feel such a sense of saddness when I contemplate the fact that he chose to do what he did.
And, of course, CS, my awesome Cowboy Sweetie, whom I love with all of my heart. To attribute "sadness" to what I feel when I remember what happened almost 4 years ago would be quite the under-exaggeration. The grief I feel during times of intense memories regarding CS taking his life is so multi-faceted, it is almost inexplicable.
That doesn't mean that Our Lord doesn't cover these times; He most certainly does. His Healing for me is continual, with no expirations. And, Father, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You so very much for such a loving gift. You carry me when I need carrying. Thank You.
I wish there were some easy answers to this whole suicide "thing."
But there aren't.
People have free will; another absolutely wonderful gift for which I truly thank Our Lord.
Tragically, sometimes people use their free will to end their life.
I don't understand.
To anyone who has ever contemplated suicide, or who may be contemplating it right now:
You think it's going to be an end to pain, but it's only just the beginning.
The pain that will be created because of a suicide will linger in the hearts and lives of surviving friends and family; and it will rear its ugly head often. Committing suicide will end one life and shatter countless others.
It is a most dark and excruciating abyss; and often, trying to pick up the pieces after loosing someone to suicide is so horrendous that other people will also commit suicide to end the grief they feel. I know this to be fact. That first year after CS's death, I would go to sleep clutching my Bible to my chest and asking Our Lord to protect me from myself . . . I was so scared that I would follow CS in what he did.
If you are suicidal on any level, I urge you to please seek help. Go to a church, a local counseling center or even the police station. Get help!
Do this for yourself AND for the people who love you.
Suicide is not the end of pain; it is, in fact, just the very beginning
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RE: Teton Rambler - 1/16/2009 1:30:25 PM
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I have created a suicide support thread HERE.
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RE: Teton Rambler - 1/21/2009 12:24:07 PM
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Romans 12:18
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."
I've had a blog post swirling around in my thoughts for quite some time now; a post about how we . . . all of us . . . should behave towards others; both here in the threads and also offline, as well. Specifically, the focus of this particular blog musing is how we treat people through our posts that we type.
I've had Romans 12:18 in my thoughts as well; in fact, for an even longer time . . . because that truly is how I personally want to live, and I hope it is also how other Believers want to live.
My challenge was how to merge the two together into one; Scripture and blog post . . . Especially, in light of the fact that there seems to be so much contention in various places here in these threads.
There is a big difference between disagreeing with someone and being contentious towards that person. I wish I could claim that I have always been innocent of the latter, but I'm unable to make such a statement. I do know that it has always been my goal, though.
Lately, however, it seems as though this type of attitude is rising among posters more and more, and is spreading throughout various threads at an almost contagious speed. It also seems, at least to me, that many people simply no longer care what they say to someone; as long as they get to say it. I personally find it quite alarming and also disheartening. If this is how we, as Christians, treat our brothers and sisters in Christ, then how are we ever going to become unified to reach those who are not-yet believers? And, what kind of witness are we giving when our communication with and about each other is so sarcastic and vitriolic?
Our Lord is so Good! 
I found my answer this morning while perusing a particular thread. It wasn't in response specifically to the topic of this thread; but it spoke to me about it, just same.
My thanks to Elena1030 for allowing me to repost some of her thoughts here. Her words are in blue. Words that I've paraphrased or added here for the purposes of this blog post are in black. Words that are bolded are where I've added emphasis for this blog:
Please... I do want you to benefit from participating in any thread you chose to participate in, so here are my further thoughts:
• Be sure you are building a biblical worldview in your own life.
• Prayerfully ask God to inventory your attitudes, values, goals, opinions, and preferences -- about every area of life. Ask Him to help you weed out what needs to go and feed what needs to be kept. Ask Him to do the same with your thoughts, speech, and actions.
• Take what you have observed from online behavior and write a description of the bona fide Christian behavior you’d like to see from people.
• Let your mentor see your description and help you know if your expectations of others are realistic AND to help you know if your expectations truly line up with God’s plumbline … or if you have some pharisaical, unrealistic, not-grace-filled rules for people.
• Find opportunities to interact with people in offline situations. Get to know “real” people, not merely online profiles.
• If you want to invest in other Christians’ lives and really help them continue on in their journeys of being transformed into Christlikeness, then men, mentor some young guys or boys and women, do the same with young girls – help them learn to live biblically.
• Speak encouragement to brothers and sisters in Christ who you see living humbly, joyfully for Him. Also encourage others who invest in helping men and women grow in Christ.
You can find Elena1030's complete post HERE. As I mentioned above, it was originally written in response to a different topic . . . but I find her words so very appropriate and applicable for this particular blog post.
May Our Lord abundantly bless each and everyone one of you.
May HIS Peace rule in each of our hearts and May HIS Joy be our Strength and emanate from us for all to witness.
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RE: Teton Rambler - 3/22/2009 11:14:46 PM
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March 26th: Purple Day
Y'all probably know my disdain for the actual word, but this Thursday is Epilepsy Awareness Day.
A prettier term for it is Purple Day. 
"Founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide."
Thank you, Cassidy. You are a courageous girl, and you have my respect and admiration.
Click HERE for more information on Purple Day.
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On a personal note, I have been completely seizure-free for 5 months and 2 days (since October 20, 2008).
Y'all may remember last September (2008), my posting at that time that I had been completely seizure-free for a year.
That was the longest I had been seizure-free in the previous 6 years.
However, this past October, I sustained what I thought was a seemingly minor injury . . . my finger got smashed; and while it hurt tremendously, no bones were broken, so I didn't really give it a second thought. However . . .
GRAPHIC ALERT . . .
There was some pretty intense internal bleeding in that particular finger . . . and bleeding can cause seizures . . . which is why I'm not allowed to give blood . . . but I digress. 
Two hours after the injury happened, I had a grand mal seizure.
So . . . back to the starting board again, starting all over with the length of seizure-free time.
That's where the 5 months and two days come in.
HOWEVER . . . Except for the injury-induced seizure back in October, and based instead on what I ingest into or put onto my body, I have now been seizure-free . . . for 18 months . . . 1½ YEARS (plus 2 days . . . heehee).
Ladies and Gentlemen . . . THAT is huge; this is the longest time period I have EVER been seizure-free since I had the first seizure 21 years ago, back in '88.
If you take it a step further . . . (the seizure I had in September of '07 was due to chemicals in hair coloring and hair perm solutions) . . . if you take it a step further and base my seizure-free time on what I eat / drink and more specifically what I do not eat / drink, I have been seizure free, in that aspect, for 22 months (plus 11 days) . . . almost 2 years!
"Legally", I can only claim 5 months; and I will obey the laws of the land regarding that (i.e., it varies from state to state, but one must be seizure-free for specific amounts of time in order to legally drive . . . which is why I don't drive).
However, what makes these time periods . . . the 18 months and the 22 months that I've mentioned above . . . so incredibly significant to me is that I have been able to remain seizure-free not due to any drug but instead due to the health & nutrition research I have been doing and implementing for the past 21+ years. God-incidentally, I started researching food before I even had the first seizure; before I had even heard there was such a medical condition . . . in fact, it wasn't until after the first seizure that I knew there was such a thing that could happen within a person's body. Once I started having seizures, I still continued my research but the focus definitely leaned very much towards finding ways to combat seizures by what I allowed and didn't allow to be ingested into my body.
DISCLAIMER: I am not dispensing medical advice within this blog post. If you are taking anti-seizure meds and you want to come off of them, I urge you to do your own research. You also need to know that coming off of anti-seizure drugs is a serious matter and needs to be done quite responsibly. I also caution you that if you have a mainstream doctor, they very most likely will not like that idea and will try to get you to continue taking the meds. That is between you and your doctor and completely not any of my business. 
In fact, the website that I linked above talks about the importance of taking anti-seizure medication. I passionately disagree with this . . . based on my own research and my own experiences AND based on other peoples' stories that I have read over the years.
I simply do not want to spend my life taking anti-seizure meds. Over the years, I've been on 12 different ones; and none of them stopped or even lessened the seizures and all of them had horrendous side-effects (one such drug had a side-effect that came close to taking my life . . . that's not an exaggeration; that's a factual statement) None of this is at all appealing to me.
I believe that Our Lord instilled in me the desire to do my personal research on food and nutrition. I also consider it a gift from Him to me, and I thank Him deeply for such wonderful gift. I intend to continue using that gift and doing my own research for as long as I remain on this earth.
I also will urge every one of y'all to do your own food and nutrition research. There is no moral, ethical nor legal law that prevents you from doing so.
Regarding the website I linked above . . . please especially visit the pages, "About Epilepsy" and "Quick Facts".
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this rather, well, rambling post. LOL
Initially, I had only intended to tell y'all about Purple Day, this Thursday; March 26th . . . but then this post took on a life of its own. Gee, imagine that.
Abundant Blessings to each of y'all!
Happy Purple Day!
HIS Peace and HIS Joy,
Sharon-Marie
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RE: Teton Rambler - 10/27/2009 11:42:23 AM
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November 21, 2009 - National Adoption Day
✼ This post is in honor of every family or person who has adopted a child and to every child who is blessed with a family through the wonderful gift of adoption.
✼ It's also my way of thanking all birth mothers who make adoptions possible. You truly have my utmost respect.
✼ Also, for those of you who have had abortions, please know that I hold you in my prayers; specifically for Our Lord's Healing in your life. Please rest in His Comfort and the knowledge that if you have changed your heart since "then" and have asked Our Lord for His Forgiveness, that it's there for you; all you have to do is to accept it.
✼ And most especially, this post is dedicated to Christopher.
My fervent hope and prayer is that you grew up among a loving family and that Our Lord was the focus and center of such love. Where ever you are, I pray that you intimately know, live and exude His Peace, His Joy and His Love.
All my love to you,
Sharon-Marie
For more information on National Adoption Day, please click below:
>>> On National Adoption Day 2009 – Saturday, November 21 – an unprecedented number of courts and
communities across the nation will come together to finalize thousands of adoptions of children from
foster care and to celebrate all families who adopt. The Day brings together hundreds of judges,
attorneys, adoption agencies, adoption professionals and child advocates who are dedicated to
creating forever families for waiting children.<<<
And may I also informally add newborn babies to Adoption Day. Adoption, no matter the age of the child, is a most precious gift; it is, on so many ways, the gift of life.
May Our Lord bless you all.
Sharon-Marie
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RE: Teton Rambler - 10/27/2009 12:03:46 PM
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November 21, 2009 -
National Survivors of Suicide Day
✶ This post is dedicated to everyone who has lost a loved one to suicide. May Our Lord continue to saturate you with His Strength and His Comfort.
✶ It's also in respectful memory of everyone who has taken their life.
✶ And most especially, this post is in loving memory of CS, my awesome Cowboy Sweetie.
I truly hope that you are resting in His Peace now.
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"Every 16 seconds someone dies by suicide.
Every 17 seconds someone is left to make sense of it."
On Saturday, November 21, 2009, simultaneous conferences for survivors of suicide loss will take place throughout the U.S. and internationally. This unique network of healing conferences helps survivors connect with others who have survived the tragedy of suicide loss, and express and understand the powerful emotions they experience.
Click HERE for a conference site near you.
For those survivors of suicide who don't live near a conference site or who find it difficult to attend in person, the 90-minute broadcast will also be available live on the AFSP website from 1-2:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time . . . Click HERE for more information (scroll down to the 3rd paragraph).
Also, there is a Suicide Support Thread, HERE in these forums. All are invited.
May Our Lord abundantly bless each one of y'all who reads this post.
HIS Peace and HIS Joy,
Sharon-Marie
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