Since the statement keeps showing up, among some people even on this site.

PhoebeCat comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Trump is a direct result to a black man getting more power than white people* were prepared to allow or tolerate. I honestly have no problem with people who came into this country illegally as adults being deported; however, children who were brought here by their parents should be made citizens...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@PhoebeCat. I am just not into punishment...and, I truely believe that we should not discard people, from this earth! People have been migrating all over the globe, since the beginning of time, according to DNA! I have never been bothered that my tax dollars, went to support anybody, until they got on their feet! Or... the disabled, or children, or the mentally ill, or the elderely (especially now that I am one). But, by the grace of all that is precious, I could be one of ANY of them(and was for a time)! But, I had a brain, that I learned, could be improved and developed further...from my own life of mental illness and proverty! Not even among my peers...will you find one other person, who had 25 years of government supported mental health services. All I ever wanted was to be accepted among the people. And, i have been told hundreds of other personal stories, some that i considered worse than my own...this earth does not belong to any of us, and people born into it should have a place to belong in it! As there is not one of us who engineered his OWN CREATION! For me...everyone is my brother/sister! Even if I don't like and disagree with some of them!

The religious activists on the rise inside Trump's health department - POLITICO

Knitfreak comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I have been reading about this. It's a scary time in the USA to be a woman.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@FortyTwo AND, they have endocternated...their grandchildren, that they have care of!

The religious activists on the rise inside Trump's health department - POLITICO

LEPeff comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I'm not a fan of either Trump or the religious right. That pairing is a deal with the devil, but purely for political expediency. Mr. 2 Corinthians does not share the religious right's moral values and I can't understand how why the "moral majority" can support the p---y grabber and chief.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Once 'they' got the upper hand...nothing is going to stop them! Especially Scripture verses, that are already up side in logic to begin with) I knew this was in the works for years, but I also thought logic and human decency would win out...BOY! Am I surprised and there is no end in sight...

The award goes to.

Nena comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Temporary...why? I at first thought only singles were on this site, but after reading several posts and seeing individuals say "my wife says..." gives me hope that I too can one day say "my better half says..."!

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@Nena ...that means you win...regardless!

Huh. No confetti or balloons when I hit Level 5.

Freedompath comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Just like kids that got the stars, for good behavior, just different!

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@phil21 Me Too! Maybe, the points/stares are part of 'seducing' process? Like...running a herd of bison over the cliff, but not quiet...

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

ChrisB33 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Oprah is the only hope. She knows how to organize people as well as motivate them. She has the largest media and social network following of any other possible candidate.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@BlueWave see...Bluewave, proved my point...if there is the least 'speck of dirt' on trump, most of us ((except those people who needed a savior), will 'see' it before night fall! He should have been more careful in 'marketeing' himself to everybody!

Is Atheist vs. Agnostic conflict a real thing?

CapriKious comments on Jan 24, 2018:

The few times I have discussed more fully what I would profess, I have said that I was a philosophical Agnostic and a practical Atheist. I would suppose that we all necessarily are forced into a state of agnosticism in that we do not and in principle, may not know everything. After this we are only ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Well, I think I believe and agree about something one day and the next day I find out that I was leaning toward something else. ..I am still stuck on that color, though!

The award goes to.

Nena comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Temporary...why? I at first thought only singles were on this site, but after reading several posts and seeing individuals say "my wife says..." gives me hope that I too can one day say "my better half says..."!

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

I support you in your search...there is someone, it is always in the timing...

The award goes to.

ripcurldane comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Well I think I might stay for life. Of course if the greater western community becomes vast majority atheist/agnostic types then I imagine we will no longer be special in the freethinking sense, but we will have plenty of numbers to still be a dating site ;). By then I will have long been ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Good luck...

Today I went on a date with someone I met on this site.

Crimson67 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Excellent for you both! No one on this site lives near me.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Surely, there are lots of folks that love to travel...

Today I went on a date with someone I met on this site.

bingst comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I wish, but nobody has asked me yet.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Maybe it's all in timing...did you consider that?

Is Atheist vs. Agnostic conflict a real thing?

Smlnjac comments on Jan 24, 2018:

My question is if Theist is the belief in one god, therefore, Atheist, then Deism as the belief in more than one god would be Deist, are not most proclaimed Atheist really Adeist? :)

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

...I guess we needed a little confusion in the mix...to make it interesting!

Is Atheist vs. Agnostic conflict a real thing?

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 23, 2018:

This is the only site (and the only person, actually) that I have ever seen/had this debate. It's basically semantics and one of the silliest things I've ever wasted my time debating, but in a room full of people who identify as one/both or people trying to decide how to identify, I felt it was ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

One day when you are my age, you will look back and see...nothing is ever wasted in the 'big picture!'

Is Atheist vs. Agnostic conflict a real thing?

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 23, 2018:

This is the only site (and the only person, actually) that I have ever seen/had this debate. It's basically semantics and one of the silliest things I've ever wasted my time debating, but in a room full of people who identify as one/both or people trying to decide how to identify, I felt it was ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

What happened to the other 4 cents...was that the rich part?

Is Atheist vs. Agnostic conflict a real thing?

buck1977 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Atheist/Theist addresses belief Agnostic/Gnostic addresses knowledge conflict is imaginary

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Boy! I hope I can stay on here because all that I know for sure is...I am no Christian!

" On the one hand we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only...

ChrisB33 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

People have been beaten and robbed on life's highway since the beginning of time. No more or less now than back in prehistory. The vast disparity between rich and poor in the modern U.S. has gotten drastically larger in recent decades, and with the repeal of the Estate Tax and just about ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

I 'know' your frustration! Sometimes...i, who would hardly blow-up a balloon...sometimes, feels like single handedly, blowing up the 'system'...then the vision of body parts crosses my mind...I am not ready for that...

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 22, 2018:

They don't want to be affiliated with the current POTUS.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@JackPedigo ..could it be that quality conditioner is working? I wouldn't put to much stock in that 'consideration of peace' thing! One never knows what tomorrow brings...

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

KKGator comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Hell, I'll run.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@KKGator 2 votes...

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

godef comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Mueller

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

He sure has that mysterious quality...in spades! But, when he finishes with his latest project...he may completely disappear!

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

ChrisB33 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Oprah is the only hope. She knows how to organize people as well as motivate them. She has the largest media and social network following of any other possible candidate.

Freedompath replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Speaking of that 'media and social network' thing...have you forgotten about, what we have done to trump...we want even allow him to go the 'john' without our evaluation!

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

jlynn37 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I will make that decision in 2020.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

You could be dead by then...

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

KKGator comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Hell, I'll run.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

You got my vote...!!

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

Paul628 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I picked Warren only because there was no "other" option. I think it's too soon to predict now. We don't even know if he'll still be in office in 2020. The challengers are up in the air too.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

...'don't even know if he'll still be in office in 2020,' wouldn't that be nice, if HE wasn't?

What do you think happens when you die?

jeffy comments on Jan 23, 2018:

You decompose. Eventually, the Sun destroys the earth. Then everything gets cold until you get sucked into a black hole into a new dimension - maybe the 5th - if it is, then you get to sing This is the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius all day.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

Lol...lol..

Since the statement keeps showing up, among some people even on this site.

PhoebeCat comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Trump is a direct result to a black man getting more power than white people* were prepared to allow or tolerate. I honestly have no problem with people who came into this country illegally as adults being deported; however, children who were brought here by their parents should be made citizens...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

On the immigration issue...it makes me angry that we have had this immigration problem for YEARS, used the illegals for labor, took their tax money and all of a sudden, we need to deport several million people back to different countries!! People who have been here 20-30-40 years! That is inhumane to me...I am hurting from the tearing apart of families and their livehood...stranding them out in a strange world to start over! AND, what makes it even worse in my book...there is NO PLAN, on the immigration issue at this moment! Just news clips on how 'one people' can destroy the lives of 'other people!' Yes! I feel very angry about this situation !

Since the statement keeps showing up, among some people even on this site.

PhoebeCat comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Trump is a direct result to a black man getting more power than white people* were prepared to allow or tolerate. I honestly have no problem with people who came into this country illegally as adults being deported; however, children who were brought here by their parents should be made citizens...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

I kinda, sorta, agree with that. But, I have also kept up with the Evangelicals who have been putting money and pressure on Republicans for years, over the abortion issue more than anything else! Franklin Graham, has power! With my family of Evangelicals, abortion will be the first thing, they toss out! 'They' (what I am exposed to here) believe appointing a 'strict' Republican to the Supreme Count, was the greatest thing that trump has done! AND, DEFEND all of his abhorrent behavior on that appointment. And that has not changed. It seems muli-layered, to me!

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

SchuylaRDiamond comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Yeah, I've felt loneliness. Perhaps not as profound as what you appear to feel. I feel it in terms of a lack of a friend, either male or female, and also in not having a female love interest. My mind wants fulfillment in both with one person.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

Well...good luck with that!! I learned the HARD way that we can never put that much pressure on one person! That also narrows your developmental process (I believe we are always developing). Have you visited a nursing home and come across a patient male/female that put their whole life in the hands of their now deceased spouse? It is not a pretty picture! The more strong bonds (not strangling), the stronger we are. Each person has something different and useful for us to gain from...that is my discovery for my better life.

Homelessness... what are the solutions?

gipsy comments on Jan 23, 2018:

One if my daughters is mentally ill. I would love for her to get disability but she can't get through the process. I've done all I can but she needs to get more diagnosis' from more doctors. I've taken her to loads of doctors but they treat for just anything else, we leave without a diagnosis. I'm ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

My heart goes out to you...I can say that I have similar personal experience. I support you!

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 22, 2018:

They don't want to be affiliated with the current POTUS.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo see...right here is a break down...you assumed that I meant 'assuming'...when I meant 'guessing'...is this how to split hairs?

Since the statement keeps showing up, among some people even on this site.

Jack-of-scythes comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Since I have been born an American citizen, I am compelled to support America first. That support is not always to cowtow to either the democrats or republicans. DACA, Dreamers--whatever category seems to be in the spotlight--is smoke and mirrors. Illegal is illegal. Law is law.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@Jack-of-scythes omg or gods...we are having enough difficulty getting the DACA's placement...do we really have the-where-all now...to go back in history and take up again, the plight of Native Americans? (Even if i agree.) The last time i checked, progress is stalled, on DACA.

Is a president to be revered or challenged? Read the full question before replying.

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I will not insult my President in careless word or song: whether I agree with him-- whether he or she is right or wrong... We must work in peace and respect together if we wish to “make America great” --and so, out of respect for America I’ll keep its stewards from the ink-spray of my...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@stinkeye_yes, I am not into 'name calling' under any conitions the other person seems to shut down, when that happens. So no progress there. It seems we agree, but from different angles. Thanks...

Is a president to be revered or challenged? Read the full question before replying.

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I will not insult my President in careless word or song: whether I agree with him-- whether he or she is right or wrong... We must work in peace and respect together if we wish to “make America great” --and so, out of respect for America I’ll keep its stewards from the ink-spray of my...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

I am bothered by the words, 'not insult'...'whether he is right or wrong,.' I can't see challenging a wrong, as an insult? I would not 'insult' someone because they were wrong, either. Isn't 'respect' built on truth, fairness and justice? I simply cannot 'respect' a country...it is just a 'land mass.' It is the people I care about. They could be under many 'flags,' ie, organizations, states, etc. I feel no 'hate!'

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 22, 2018:

They don't want to be affiliated with the current POTUS.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo ...'guessing' is opinion...assuming is, prentend to know, or take for granted. Just so we are on same page.

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

azzow2 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Think the language barrier, they have to take a test and study. Could be finical. Some may just not know where to start.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo I appaud your wife and family, but would you be interested to know, that I have not been able to grasp a foreign language. I have been around Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Arabic, as hard as I try I cannot learn another language. But, I listen with my heart and it all comes out in the end.

Boy, those tricky questions sure are tricky.

Freedompath comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Everybody is expert in something...you only need to ask them!! @hankster you stay out of that 'tricky' swamp...you hear me now?

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@Rugglesby...would that fall under hypothecate?

Boy, those tricky questions sure are tricky.

AMGT comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I know shit about shit :)

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

I knew you would...

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

ashley44 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Freedompath - To quote you, yes, I "have felt the loneliness in my soul that feels like a kind of hell." I call it depression. I am 73 years old and I really am over "relationships." However, the loneliness I feel is a result of living in a city where I have been unable to meet like-minded ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

Yes, I know this 'walk'...have you read my bio? Some of my family and even friends, don't know what to make of me at this point in time. I took matters into my own hands and made 'another life' here in my last years! And, I had resistance from children who see me aging! But, to sit here and wait to die, is just not what I had in mind! If I fall over dead, fine? But, I intend to live in every one of these last moments...my way! This may be the most real 'living' that I have done in most of my life... I cannot make a life that pleases, other people, now! There is something very powerful that happens when you claim your desire to live, fully...my best

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

LEPeff comments on Jan 22, 2018:

It's hard to be isolated, but it is worse to be lonely when you're in the middle of a crowd.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

Yes, we are not connecting...I simply never felt that I would be excepted, if 'they' 'really' knew me. Once I excepted myself, (seriously examined) the good, bad and indifferent aspects of my nature...that has changed, I simple don't seem to care whether 'they' approve or disapprove and at the same time...I feel perfectly fine! I wish this had happened, years ago!

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

azzow2 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Think the language barrier, they have to take a test and study. Could be finical. Some may just not know where to start.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo ...reading your post again, suddenly took me back 77 years, to my proverty stricken childhood, not to mention the mental illness! Maybe, if you used another approach to support your position, the people, who's people have been here for generations, wouldn't get their feathers' up...realizing that they once were 'those' people, that seem to hold less value to society than you do!

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 22, 2018:

They don't want to be affiliated with the current POTUS.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo ...I was guessing?

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

azzow2 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Think the language barrier, they have to take a test and study. Could be finical. Some may just not know where to start.

Freedompath replies on Jan 23, 2018:

@JackPedigo ...then maybe open heart surgery would help?

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@BlueWave ...well, he must have taken himself out of the running...that's a shame, because he may have on the verge of a 'break through!'

I've noticed most on this site don't think Trump is a good president.

gater comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I love Trump and what he is doing for this country!

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@DaveRampey ...it's just what I have done all my life and I see no point in stopping now...it is a natural thing and we must not deny our nature! Lol

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

azzow2 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Think the language barrier, they have to take a test and study. Could be finical. Some may just not know where to start.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@JackPedigo ...my neighbor is a Mexican Spanish teacher at our high school...she has a master degree...whole family are professionals back in Mexico...YOU really do need to get out more...

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 22, 2018:

They don't want to be affiliated with the current POTUS.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@JackPedigo you need to travel more, have some 'wordly' experience under your belt... you might get more comfortable with the 'people' thing!

So why don't many US immigrants seek citizenship?

Sarahroo29 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I was adopted at the age of 2 from Vietnam. My mom died when I was 18. I got my first job at age 25. I found out I wasn't a US citizen. I had to quit and get my citizenship. It took 1 year. I got denied 3x. We hired someone to help us fill out the paperwork. I got it when I was 26. I got my job back...

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

Uninformed people have no idea what happens out in the 'real' world...if they don't know about it, never heard of...then every thing is only like, what happens in their 'little' world!

It seems very apparent to me Trumpublicans have engineered the government shutdown to energize their...

Jack-of-scythes comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I must have missed the whole democrat debacle that swore to shut down the government if Trump didn't address DACA. He responded in kind:" give me something to sign and I'll sign it". They allegedly whined like spoiled children. All they had to do was submit a plan for DACA. No plan was given to ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

You missed the interview with Lindsey Graham (R), I see! One of the people who brought the plan to trump!!

I never realized how much strife there is between the religious and the non-believers until I joined...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I think that the conservative christian movement is just getting louder as they feel threatened but non believers.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

They sure seem threatened by something...I would be the last person that would harm them...I don't think leaving them to stew among themselves, is harm on my part!

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@BlueWave check his bio, for particulars...I am just responding to his responses...

Since the statement keeps showing up, among some people even on this site.

Jack-of-scythes comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Since I have been born an American citizen, I am compelled to support America first. That support is not always to cowtow to either the democrats or republicans. DACA, Dreamers--whatever category seems to be in the spotlight--is smoke and mirrors. Illegal is illegal. Law is law.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

Well, you go right ahead...your value is in land, not the people...me thinks! So are you saying, that you carry 'those' or most or a lot of...my mentioned thoughts?

I never realized how much strife there is between the religious and the non-believers until I joined...

AxeElf comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I thought that sort of thing went away with the Crusades.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

They have started up again...

I've noticed most on this site don't think Trump is a good president.

gater comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I love Trump and what he is doing for this country!

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

Your perception of 'love' is not any kind of 'love' that i have ever been exposed to...maybe, you got bored here and lost your concentration? Then on the other hand, maybe you need more 'love' in your own life?

I've noticed most on this site don't think Trump is a good president.

PhitDoctor50 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

During the election campaign, he mocked a disabled reporter, harassed a gold star family, said he could shoot someone on the streets of New York, and so on. Despite all of that he was nominated by his party and won the election. But because of all of that, he does not deserve my support, and instead...

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@VirginCotton ...would it surprise you that I can say, without hesitation...I have never in my 78 years thought like that...and I have this theory...that if there is one of something..there is bound to be some more!

I've noticed most on this site don't think Trump is a good president.

JohnnyThorazine comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I think there should be a sign on the lawn of the white house that reads,"Racists and Sexists need not apply." He's not even good at lying. Politics is all about being a crafty liar. He is dumb and boorish and everybody knows it. You wouldn't be prankin' us agnostic.com's, would ya?

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@VirginCotton ok...

Just wanted to know if anyone else out there is having difficulty meeting like minded people?

EmeraldJewel comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I’m sorry to hear this is happening. If it isn’t one thing it’s another. Religion is like a freaking virus that spread. I’m sure you will have more luck here on this site. Most of the people here are very kind hearted people from what I’ve gsthered. I had to join this site just so I would ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@CharlesAhrens I sure hope not!!

I've noticed most on this site don't think Trump is a good president.

JohnnyThorazine comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I think there should be a sign on the lawn of the white house that reads,"Racists and Sexists need not apply." He's not even good at lying. Politics is all about being a crafty liar. He is dumb and boorish and everybody knows it. You wouldn't be prankin' us agnostic.com's, would ya?

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@VirginCotton I DID and reported on it, with my accumulated information...but apparently you invalidated my response? !

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@briangs ...your message is not meant as an exchange. You simply pushed me into a corner. If you are satisfied with that, nothing else that I might say, would help here.

How can we improve this community?

Freedompath comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Looking for my 100 points for new member...'Dwizzle?' (Sent from Web forward page)

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@Admin I sent the referral from that page, myself! Maybe I did not do it correctly!

Why are we not farming politicians who have the integrity to say, no, I'm not a believer in ...

Freedompath comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Wow, would I LIKE to see that happen! At this very time, Pruitt is investigating every single member of his EPA departments to see if they have made negative remarks about trump! This is simply beyond a rigged system to me! It is difficult to hold out hope, with this much 'weight' stacked against...

Freedompath replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@MrLink thank you, I am humbled!

Level 5 - first perk

VictoriaNotes comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Fantabulous. *Doing the happy dance*

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@Admin I never even imagined that something, on my phone could be this rewarding! I don't clearly know how I got here, but thanks anyway for this forum...

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

ItsOkay comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Yes, I know loneliness. Is like trying to return to a home that I never knew. I have always been a loner and do enjoy being alone, mostly. As I have aged, though, I think how nice it might be to have a partner, confidant, lover.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

My guess is, the only way to honor that urge is to take actions.. actions,.that give you fighting chance! I cannot recall a single person, that had a 'partner,' 'confifant,' 'lover,' show up at their door...I just haven't! Now, I can say this, 'tongue in cheek" because, back in the day, when that mattered to me, too! I was frozen in place! I can report that I never found one, either...just for what it is worth!!

Visited a Universal Unitarian church.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I enjoyed one of our UU churches. Problem being it was way across town and I just don't want to drive that far. I know, first world lazy person problem.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

I don't think lazy...I have the same problem! UU churches are not on every street corner, like the 8 churches that I have here within 8 blocks!!

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

Varn comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Lacking a ‘soul,’ I’ve likely experienced the depths, and survived. Religion had nothing. Friends had little more.. It was up to me. Anymore, whatever emotion arrives, I let it wash through me… Nothing lasts, good, or bad. To me, loneliness is a void, and nature abhors a void, which ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

Yep! Been there, done that!

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Freedompath comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I can't say that I lean left, anymore. I can say... with all that is in me and all that I stand for...it is not the GOP...Republican! Since we only have 2 choices, I stand with the left...Democrat! But, it bothers me that their 'stand' is 'wobbly!' I realize, that the 'left' has never ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@Marcus_Angelus I must have missed something here in my "old age'...I have seldom heard a reasoning person refer to Democrats as 'communism'! What dictionary did you use, maybe I will look it up in the kind you used and see where I went off the cliff...

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

corgimom1994 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I have. Its one of the worst feelings in the world. I've been on my own and achy loneliness comes, and I've been with someone where I feel like I'm more alone even surrounded by others. My dog is my life. He makes my days better

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

...don't give up, relationships take time! Even friendships sometimes are tested by 'fire,' and not all friendships work, same as all marriages don't work! And, the more we are connected to ourselves, the more we know what we are willing to give away! And what we choose to give away, is given freely, without regret!

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

andygee comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've felt exactly that way sometimes. Then I observed that whatever someone thinks is wrong with them and preventing them from meeting someone else, someone out there want what that person has to offer. So continuing to be in the game may result in an end of loneliness, or some interesting ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

Searching for anything is a lonely path, be it a 'love,' an answer to a complex problem, or our place that matters in the 'world!'

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs AND...I see that you disespect people with EASE...that is scary!!

It has been weighing on me heavily, this last debate I was a part of here, in regards to the thread ...

Freedompath comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I would like to say, that I was not part of the post that you referred to, but you sounded a little hard on yourself! Learning curves are hard...no matter what they cover. I would not 'judge' you so harshly...mainly because, I once stood in your footsteps! Without, experience, I know of few ...

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

WOW...that is a lot!!! I do get your 'regret' and wanting to make amends. Most admirable! But, I believe that you are in a 'forever' uphill climb, if you are living your life, for your dead or alive 'people'...' each of whom had/have different ideas about who you were/are! I can't imagine one of them wanting you to life a life that would be to please them! (By the way, none of them would have been perfect, but according to your assessment they must have had integrity) They would want you to be yourself and learn from your mistakes and JUST become even more of who YOU are! That is major job in it's self, for each of us...no less, attempting to measure up to 'dead' people (or even the living)! ...I'm just saying!! If you can take it further...I applaud you!!

Are there others here, who have felt the loneliness in your soul, that feels like a kind of hell?

Naeem comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Loneliness is a very devastating feeling, it increases when you don't feel that you belong in the society! specially when the society rejects you!

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

I completely agree...as I have had a lot of that experience in my lifetime!

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs ...'stand behind your argument,' with your own words?

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs please may I ask...since this was not a discussion on Goebbels, why did you abdicate your power (of thought) to Goebbels? You are using 'Goebbels' complete quote to support your position! Can"t you stand behind YOUR argument?

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs I must admit that I felt you had some secret insight, that I am not privy, too?

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs One Goebbels study want make a majority premise! And I wonder where YOU are here! Are you saying Goebbel's expresses your position on THE matter, too? I am a little confused!?

What political party do you consider yourself to be?

Rufus_Maximus comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I've voted for more than one, depending upon which seems to have the best approach to the pertinent issues at the time. I would never align myself permanently with a party.

Freedompath replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@briangs However, that 'person' running with that party, will never be able to stand-out, of the herd! He will merge, with the majority over time! (Think about mob mentality.) Look at Trump, he was once a Democrat and SHOULD have some carryover, from his earlier life?! He is even confused!!!

Donald Trump has gone nuts and has tried to get the book banned.

wordywalt comments on Jan 12, 2018:

All patriotic and moral weapons MUST get their dander up and demand Trump's impeachment. We need to flood the offices of ALL of our US representatives and senators with calls for impeachment.

Freedompath replies on Jan 12, 2018:

I have been doing that on a weekly basis since trump was elected and my Reps appear to come out with even stronger support

Why do so many people in the US seek out therapy?

ToakReon comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Because many Americans are dingbats.

Freedompath replies on Jan 10, 2018:

...that is not very deep! 'Dingbats' doesn't sound like a disorder! Have you ever gotten therapy?