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Hi Ark.
I went to the home page of MB and found our old message board.
Your 3,068 posts are all still there, unlike your 3 or so posts here!!!
I will copy and paste it here but if you can find the original thread, it would sure be nice if you could 'bump' it here at this new and improved??? message board.
I didn't find the original, just what you posted in January.
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Icon 1 posted January 10, 2005 06:31 AM Profile for ark^^ Edit/Delete Post
Your spouse is in huge conflict....
the good news is and the truth is that they are totally incapable of a healthy relationship with anyone right now...
the competition we believe that exist with the OP is a shallow empty reflection of Gods light in this world...
It is empty and lonely no matter how good the rush
their actions are actions that they themselves do not like in themselves right now....though the need to go back again again and attempt to prove themselves wrong or right is strong...they do not like what they are doing...
their actions towards you, the children, the OP, and themselves...keep them from engaging in any type of real interactions...with real depth and truth
all they offer are misguided attempts to fill the void that has appeared in their life...
yet the filling is way too fleeting to sustain them and the truth is with them each night he or she lays down regardless of whom is next to them....
they are the living cliche..of no matter where you go to hide...there YOU are...
he or she is lost to themselves...
and you stand at that point of being the lighthouse home....even though they create the waves that block their vision from seeing that...
You become the lighthouse..you fill your home with light, calmness and sanctuary...
see just visualize yourself as a lighthouse...
Your offer them glimpses into that sanctuary at every chance you get...
you invite them towards it...let them know it is there as much as you can in a most subtle way....
they are untrustable right now...
but you know that...so they can't hurt you right now...they will spend great energy to convince others differently...but you know better...
you show the path by also protecting the children from their painful actions.....
set clear boundaries that the OP is not part of your childrens lives....
without lovebusting...
offer alternatives that let them see the children...but be clear that the OP is to have no access to them...
you fill the childrens lives with stability....they deserve it and need it more than anything else....
Do not discuss and or powerstruggle with them on irrational movements...seek out and validate the rational ones with lots of praise for when he or she chooses correctly....
your spouse is very lonely and sad right now..but that is OK...no one can stay very long in that chaos...it is wearisome to the soul...
and remove yourself from any aspect of participating or adding to the chaos...and eventually they will see that you are the only one...who stood with clarity and reason when they needed it most...
be the lighthouse....
OK that's really out there I know....
strength to you all..
ARK
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oh lordy..
how do you bump from the old to the new..
i hate to lose the plan a thread as that had lots of good tips from posters...
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I think your messages are all right here on this new message board, Ark. They said they were transferring all the messages!
Have you tried typing in 'search' your original ID number?
If that doesn't work, we will have to do a lot of copying and pasteing (aarrggh) to get the good information over here to this new message board.
My post numbers are still the same as the old message board because I did not have to change my ID.
I sometimes (often) wish things would stay the way they were, but like with everything in life, we have to accept change and probably it is often for the best, true?
Sincerely, Julie
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To bump an old thread, here's what I did:
- Log in using Mozilla
- In My Profile >> display preferences, switch from "Threaded View" to "Flat View"
- Go find my post (which required a search on the word "free"; it wouldn't search on my username or on "I'm FREE")
- Reply to it
Sunny Day, Sweeping The Clouds Away...
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[color:"blueviolet"] Hi Ark.
I noticed this ID on another Topic:
*^aeri^*
I wonder why you can't have
^^ after Ark? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Julie [/color] <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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