I love being around the swans, yes they can attack if they have babies around , same with Canada geese, but as long as you keep your distance and go slow, generally they leave you alone if you leave then alone.
I stretched on the picnic table where the swans are and just read a book, they are like an alarm system if they move somethings afoot.
Fluffy that would be so neat, I would be right there helping you feed them.
Crackers are good too.
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Does Jim still...?Swan feeding
Awe it was...........they were SOOO adorable......i'd never been to that pond before so i didn't know if they were a scary bunch or not..........but sometimes ignorance is bliss........
Well............they literally surrounded me..........i sat on a wall and some of them put their heads on my lap and others let me stroke them.......i guess they couldn't sense any fear from me because i didn't think to be scared.........It was such a happy moment/time......... But they've gone now...........  i drove past the pond a couple of weeks ago and they had gone..............i am so sad 
 Fluffy  Fluffy
Back to religion. It's still so complicated to me. I still have many questions and ultimately think some people might be worshiping the same God.
I have no doubt there's a God. And I believe Jesus died for my sins, but the rest of this is awfully complex. I'm reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis now. Also The Bible, the Purpose Driven life and an essay on metaphysics. I had to eschew the Handmaid's Tale because, well...it made me too sad. And then I had to go look at some Dali pics. I'll have an order of confusion, hold the fries. "When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Sometimes reading up on it complicates matters............sometimes it's better to pare it right back to the most simplistic of terms........some Baptists i know tried to explain to me that for them happiness is total unquestioning acceptance..........they are educated and they know about science but if they don't question then they have found their bliss..........
i guess i'm too sceptical and nosey for blind acceptance.....but it works for them............. fluffy Fluffy
ignorance is bliss
but hey, it definitely works for some people to have faith like a child and truly believe without question. i, am far too curious in nature not question my own beliefs. i have a gut feeling of what i should believe but i always want to stay informed. the day i stop learning and questioning is the day i die. literally and figuratively.
please let me apologize already for the ignorance comment. there are many very intelligent people who are very strong in what they believe. i truly meant no disrespect.
It's good to question,with no questions there are no answers
It's good to investigate and find out what you truly believe,
I think a question all the time perhaps that is why I am so hesitant in many instances.
No need to apologize for comments that apply. Since my wee episode I often find myself thinking the same thing. That the ignorance I had before it was bliss. Now I'm on meds. And I keep hoping they'll turn me ignorant again. Or at least make me feel somewhat normal. I mean, I'm ok...I just feel like this cup that runneth over and can't be filled at the same time. My brother calls me a baby Christian. I do derive comfort from the words of Jesus, though. The Old Testament scares me because I'm looking at the mighty entity that is God and God predestines people to suffer. That's what I have trouble with. The fact that man is cursed. Life is so beautiful and so tragic at the same time. "When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
believing that God knows all the bad that is going to happen and lets it happen anyway is a tough concept to swallow. the only consoling fact i see about all the bad happenings is 1) it sure makes you appreciate not only the good but the mundane too - anything but bad stuff is GOOOOD 2) it helps you truly see, through your own hard times and from others' misfortunes, just how fragile life is - such a delicate balance of life and death.
sometimes i wish i didn't "know" so much. it would make life simpler but would it be better? well, not in my eyes. sometimes life is hard and sugar-coating things isn't the answer. the sooner we all accept that bad does happen but then decide if it really IS bad - we all will be a lot happier. for example, one of my best friends and one of the most creative video editors i know died suddenly after being sent home after a small heartattack with a prognosis of full recovery and permission to go back to work in a week. he was 41. he was seemingly in good health but he smoked. he had an amazing relationship with his 5yr old son but his wife did not. now, after this horrible tragedy, his son and wife are getting closer everyday and i have to believe that is the reason that my friend is gone. the world is a different place without him for many of us but we are all better people for knowing him. (RIP, my friend). bad story with a good ending? is bad just a relative concept? if you can find the good in all situations is there really "bad"? so many questions to ask God when i reach my final destination.
I guess I can apply that to my life, but right now at the same time all of this is happening...I also feel frozen in place. Why can't I pull my finger out and go get a job? Why do I feel that something is so close and so far away at the same time?
It's just....AAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaugghhht! (I didn't really scream. It would scare Grandma. But that WAS a virtual scream.) "When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
i can totally relate. i am at a strange place in my life right now. i have usually let fate lead me where i need to be and it's worked well for the most part but (and this may be the approaching of "40" talking) i feel that i missed some things along the way - big dreams and plans i had. so do i go for it and start a new life or keep living my pretty happy existence here and now. i'm afraid in 5-10 years i'll regret either choice.
???????? life is a strange and wonderful thing but sometimes that free-will thing will throw you for a loop
...and that brings us back to ignorance is bliss 
That's true but reality is... what do you want to do?
Not all of us will make a big dent in history but we will be accountable for our own life,
you must decide what you want to do and doit. Set goal and go for the Gold! Now if I could only take my own advise, I'd be great.
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