Exactly. I believe Witchcraft is a religion, and also a practice.
I practice witchcraft. I am not one who studies the religion.

I don't believe I need a higher power to practice magic.
It doesn't hurt to call on them, though!

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
-Richard Bach

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
-Josh Billings

Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.
-Mel Brooks

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
-Anton Chekhov

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
-Umberto Eco

All life is an experiment.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be.
-Jose Ortega y Gasset

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
-Cary Grant

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
-William James

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Not at all. The reason why I am not dating now is because a lot of women I know don't really know what they want.

I know what I want in life. I am able to take care of myself.
I would hope that the woman I date can do the same.

i am not intimidated by that.
That is something that I look for in a woman.

I've not been happy about the change in music and movies for the past 10 years, at least.

Music has become simple. Get an average band that can play basic stuff, stick a guy on the mic who can not escape that annoying falseto, and let him sing songs about "missing someone". Before you know it, the band makes millions.
Whatever happened to singer-songwriters?
Whatever happened to music that truly inspired you?

The reason why music has become this way is because of us.
Even I am at fault.

And if that doesn't take the cake, now we've got movies that are spoofing other movies that spoofed other movies. Oh, wow, another blockbuster.
Last time I saw a good spoof was when I saw Airplane.
And if that isn't bad enough, we've got a lot of these "psychological, ultra violent" films that don't rely on a story or even a plot. Simply, this is what happened, and this is the effect.

I know a lot of people don't buy into this crap, but I also realize that a lot of people do.

It's not doing us any justice.

This is not saying that good movies don't still exist; they do, and they come out every year. I am just tired of these average, every day movies.

This is also true with music. There are a lot of good artists out there, but more than likely you are not going to find them playing on the radio. You have a look a little bit deeper to find those hidden gems.

I don't know. The way things our progressing only makes me sad, and it makes me wonder what the future will hold in the entertainment business.

I am sure there was someone from the 70's who was saying this same thing around this same time.

Yes. It is unfortunate.

You didn't hear? I'm running for Mayor!
Then, the next President.
Beck is telling me that he has the cut in half blues... so I guess he's right.
Poor Beck.

That is good. I've only been to one other forum site.
It's a forum soely for those who follow a Pagan path.
As much as I enjoy chatting with other pagans, it can get kind of boring!
I like the variety of this forum.

Indeed. There will always be rules... but i will never be too strict.

Then that is what seperates me from you!

So persistent. How much longer will we go round and round?

I am simply leaving because this became too one-sided all of the sudden.

I believe that we really don't know as much as we possibly think we do.

In a world where new things are created and born every day, just how much can we know?

All of our sources came from sources that came from sources.
The said sources can and will change at any given moment, even before we realize it.

So, instead of relying on what we believe is fact, I say we should rely on the idea or the belief.
Facts are viewed many different ways. There is no one way that something happened. There will always be multiple.

I think if we were to have an idea instead of believing it to be fact, we would be more open to the concept of change, if and when it does change.

People who believe in only facts and nothing else tend to be those who may or may not be more judgemental, and they are usually the people who will take the time out of their day just to tell you that you are wrong.

But how am I wrong if the information you are getting is the same that I am getting?
Isn't their any other conclusion or is this fact truly a fact?

There isn't any real way for us to know.

Thanks for joining JSH.
I'll be looking for you the next time you are on.

Peace,


-Russ

Virginity like a bubble. One pop and it's gone.

Completely agreed.
I would not only want to be their role model but also their best friend. I want to give them the things I did not get to have as a kid.

If I am another statistic, so be it.
And just to let you know, I will be voting for Ron Paul if he is to run (I am not honestly sure if he is).

I am not sitting here and *****ing about it.
I only did not vote once.
Why? I didn't like the candidates.
I am not political, and this is the first time I've ever brought up this issue.
This is not a topic for me to discuss with everyone.

I stated my thought on the subject.
I would appreciate it if you would stop telling me that I am only leading to the problem.

This argument could go on forever, so you know what?
I am leaving this thread before it becomes out of hand.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts, and thanks for reading.

Peace,

-Russ

I can not see myself having kids for at least another 10 years.
It shocks me at how many people in my generation are getting pregnant. My sister, who is 20, is about to have another kid.
She doesn't believe in abortion, so she is going to have the kid.

If I am to have kids, this is how I would want to raise them:

1. Let them have their imagination - Imagination is a powerful tool for any mind. Imagination creates new ideas, new beliefs, and a new way of life. I would allow my kids to be as imaginative as they wanted, and I would join in with them.
Imagination is a strong building block in any child's life.

2. Allow them to think freely - I can not throw any religion or belief onto my kid. I would think that this would only stunt their mind. When they got old enough to start making mature decisions, I would tell them about my experiences. I would let them know why I did it, how I did it, and what my experience was. I would not tell them not to do it... but I would advise them if they were to. Honesty is the key.

3. Let them appreciate nature and the seasons - I don't like the traditional holidays. I.E.: Easter, Christmas, etc.
When the seasons change, I would take my kids out into nature and let them know about the moon cycles, the weather, and the celebration that goes into seasons. For Autumn, I would collect leafs with them, and store them away each year, so as they get older, they can look back at past years and appreciate what we once did together.

4. Let them be an individual - If they want to get into sports, if they want to be a part of a big religion, or they want to be someone who is more reserved, I will support them with positivity. I would be concerned if they were doing something bad, and I would show my concern, but I would still allow them to be individuals.

Those are a few ideas of how I would like to raise my kids, if I ever have them.

Wow. I've not even come close to that.
I've only been on this site since December of 2007.