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My elephant foot brolly holder

jacpod comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Brilliant!

Does anyone think we will live in a post-religious society?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I already do in my own little world

What was the happiest day of your life?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I think it was when I found out how easy it actually was for me to stop drinking alcohol and also how easy it was to stop 'doing' Christmas.

Where are you going on vacation?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I live two minutes from the sea in beautiful Northern Ireland Just living here is a holiday.

Anyone ever stay in a marriage because of kids? Is it worth giving up your own happiness?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

No I didnt I always thought my kids were safer with me .

Atheists are good or bad persons?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I ma not really interested in what other atheists do or dont do what you are saying is quite interesting to me but - 'so what!' I am an individual who has never had a god. its not of any interest to me to talk about that - other atheists are just other people some of whom I will be friends with - I have never ever sat down with another atheist friend and talked about our non belief we talk about our families what we will order at the cafe etc just like everyone else does. My athiesm is of no importance to me at all - My Life and how I live it is important and the people whom I love.

This was a response to someone's post, but being new to the site, I thought I'd post it here to see ...

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

How is a non-belief a topic of discussion. I dont sit around spending time 'not believing' its a one time comment for all time I have never had a god I never want one end of no more to be said

Between rains, finally.

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I forgot abotu that suff thanks for the reminder will go buy some tommorrow!

Sneeze comment

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

That seemed to have come about because it was believed that the soul temporarily left the body when someone sneezed and the devil could get in - So quite a lot of believing to be done there!

Do you believe that religion is a natural human development resulting fromtheir inability to explain...

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I'd say both because there are always people who want power over others and an all knowing all seeing sky god is just the job too...

I sculpted these two faces ago .

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

great love them - I made my own clay head and fired it at our local arts centre it is now in my garden and makes me laugh every time I see it there mostly because at teh time I was so fed up with faff about my hair I used to have a no.1 cut which was easy to do for myself so the sulpted head looks a bit like Tin-tin.

Hi. I'm bipolar. Thank you for allowing me to become part of your group. I hate all of you.

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I have Dissocaitive Identity Disorder at the moment I am good with it perhaps because I am an 'auld doll'!

Does your workplace offer support or resources for mental illnesses?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I worked voluntarily for a mental health support group and we were really supportive of each other as well as our clients. I was also a lecturer in person centred counselling ,so ,many opportunities to co-counsel with other staff members. Before that I lived in intentional communities and again we looked out for each other- I have experienced stigma and also experienced the person most vocal against people with mental health problems having her own aha ! Moment and catching herself on when her partner went off with another woman.

I make purses out of jeans that my sons have outgrown before they stained or ruined them.

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

I made some small purses out of back jeans pockets I put a strap on them and used the original metal fastener. noce ad lightweight and inconspicuous.

Hi. I'm bipolar. Thank you for allowing me to become part of your group. I hate all of you.

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

hate is fine at least its some emotion!

How do you transition from being the center of the world, to not?

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

It would only be cold cruel and random for you if you were those things yourself - I am sorry that I didnt have your experience. I never had a god. But I know that I am enough to myself my experiences are real and its a fun world if you look at it with humour and intelligence - dwelling on losses I try to tune in to my own lovingkindness - giving out what is missing in my life not particularly with the intent to get anything back just to feel myself as a real person in control of my life and able to love freely whomever I want and to avoid anyone who want s to harm me . I think what is going on politcally in my world is more damaging than religion In my country people are pawns to be played and we are being kept under.

Hi. I'm bipolar. Thank you for allowing me to become part of your group. I hate all of you.

jacpod comments on May 31, 2018:

bienvenue wilkommen welcome!

Is it just me??

jacpod comments on May 30, 2018:

I think so but I avoid that bit so much partly as I am old and cant really keep up with it all but I have never been interested in my looks/clothes don't wear make up don't style my hair - clean and reaonably tidy is all I need for myself.

I find it fascinating that conservatives are appalled, offended and totally freaking out over the ...

jacpod comments on May 30, 2018:

wow loved it!

I made these boots at a 4 day workshop last summer in OR.

jacpod comments on May 30, 2018:

nice boots!

Serious question but also ranting a bit, do many atheists or agnostic here beleive in astrology, ...

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

No none of the above

What if the United States had proportional representation instead of a winner take all system?

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

I wish we had proportional representation here in UK. yes I think it would at least be a different political shape

Sometimes you can only do what you can do and that's ok

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

Nice thought - it made me smile especially as I am under a lot of pressure having been publicly libelled.

Men and Transgender women.

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

I have a friend who was fortunate enough to find someone who was also transgender they are having a great time.

Corbyn yet again shows his pro-imperialist bourgeois colours.

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

You and I both, have no idea of what Jeremy Corbyn s long game is as there are too many balls in the air. Livingstone himself knew that he had to go so what ? How many Tories have fallen on their own swords yet?

I really can't fathom how human beings believe in an invisible man living in the sky?

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

For me I think people have to evolve at their own pace and I wouldn't tear anyones security blanket from them because then it would be down to me to do something about it - I think you are right but its the process of getting there that is the problem - Like the young girl Malala? who was shot for wanting an education- getting from a to b is not that simple.

Alright world travelers! What are some of the weirdest foods you've tried while abroad?

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

I was in China, Shenyang before they let in foreigners I am not sure if I ate dog or not but most of everythign looked quite dodgy at that time - fish was lying on cobbles where dogs had peed and no one seemed ot mind - I was with my friend who was a health visitor and wanted to close china down but we ate at the university and it was pretty ok except that everyone looked at us all the time because they hadnt seen the likes of us before

I don't know if this web page is accessible outside the UK, but this story made me so proud of our ...

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

That is a really good story that panned out well in teh end -

My pal Burnie

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

A good eye for the ladies too!

Painted this on the back of my daughter's fiddle back in 1991.

jacpod comments on May 29, 2018:

Wow that is amazing and I am scared of horses!

Is contentment a mini-death?

jacpod comments on May 28, 2018:

No its wonderful - liking what you get rather than getting what you like -happiness.

Orb g I made

jacpod comments on May 28, 2018:

What did you make it with looks rubbery!

I keep a smile on my face, but I’m torn up inside.

jacpod comments on May 28, 2018:

Wow! so Sorry all this is going on for you - sincerely hope that things get better soon !

Hi everyone.

jacpod comments on May 28, 2018:

I'd love to but its just so rainy here most of the time!

Tip us all

jacpod comments on May 28, 2018:

Nice one thanks

Good things bad things

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

Its a strange world and I guess a bit of adversity might make us stronger - I think getting used to anything happening at any time is a good practise - Expect the best and be prepared for the worst - not many other options.

What Do You Do When You Are Sad?

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

Cry very badly - snot all over face till someone notices

Beauty is in the eyes of humans, as an individual you decide what is beautiful and what is ugly.

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

I don't really think anything is ugly I do see beauty all around me and also something special about - form and line - Yesterday I saw a small cat being sick - probably a fur ball and it was interesting and a little bit frightening - I ran to tell it s owner but couldn't find her - I also remember a long time ago that someone everyone thought of as lumpy and unnattractive became really beautiful when she talked of something that had moved her.

Are you a friendly or unfriendly, atheist or theist?

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

I think I might be 'somewhat' unfriendly if someone were to question my position, because I wouldn't be questioning theirs. Live, and let live however you want -

A little deep and profound but something to think about because so many people do base their lives ...

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

I don't know - I wasnt given a story when I was growing up just weird but at least atheist abusive parents, but no narrative. I told lies all the time because I didnt know that they were lies ,When I caught myself on I stopped lying and told the truth all the time and that got me into more bother -Experimentation brought me to the point of not caring less. I would lie to save my life I would tell a truth to save my life.

Hello! I just wanted to post because I'm new on here.

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

Hi there hope we fit the bill!

Atheist cities and towns

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

According to polls more than half of England is godless Brighton and Hove is the most godless city.

How long have you been/were you agnostic?

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

70 years. I am 70 years old.

I am getting anxious and depressed with the newer people on this site who feel they need to ...

jacpod comments on May 27, 2018:

Nice one! I am getting fed up with new people on the site who haggle about the 'A ' words agnostic versus atheism - so boring ---Yaawn! I am without a god; I have always been without a god; I will always be without a god; End of! go word games in teh word games section debate agnostic v atheist to your hearts content.

Philosophy of Life

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

I keep busy - I still have a lot of energy and have had a good life I tend to look for things that need doing ,because I am a happy do-er ;happier than being a be-er.

What's something you finally figured out?

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

People! There is an expression in Northern Ireland called "Passing Yourself" It basically means lying / doing, whatever it takes to get people to behave how you want them to. (Like going away) I had a really strange family mad as hatters (not in a good way) They were abusive and mentally unwell . Left home @ 15 yrs old and I had amazing experiences because no one ever passed on any information to me about how people live & get on /or not , with each other. everyone imagines that you pick it up from your family. It has taken me a really long time to 'get it' , 70 yrs old and still not fluent. I tend to go blank all over and even run away when I don't understand what people are wanting from me, for instance, there is a guy in our housing scheme who tells stories of people who were murdered and suchlike and seems to take ghoulish pleasure in the recounting and I don't want to be any where near him but politeness gets in the way as well as realising that he isnt that bright and it would be unkind - So going round in a loop but finally getting to the place where I just make an excuse and leave. Yes passing myself 'fine".

Hello everyone.

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Hi there! Welcoming party at your service!

Has anyone ever seen this before or have it?

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Smiley fish-in-boots totally right-on! I imagine all fish are atheists at heart and in need of boots.

A guitar I made from a epiph Paul jr

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Fun twang thang!

What is your response when people threaten you with religious punishments? (i.e. Hell/Jahannam)

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Laughter. laughter solves a lot of my life problems

The meaning of life????

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Lovingkindness is a buddhist philosophy not a religion - practising it without damaging yourself could fill a void

Until people get tired of people, including children, being killed or wounded, they will not take ...

jacpod comments on May 26, 2018:

Its frightening and we do have gun laws - watching america at the moment is really frightening.

Is it just me? Or is everyone getting Stupider at an alarming rate?

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

I am 70 and sometimes have a ten second memory, its good coming on here as it gets me focused but I do quite a lot in a day - gardening crafting - earning money for charity work by laundering for other residents who pay - I am not too bothered at the moment about it but might in the future get a bit more antsy if I start forgetting peoples names.

What is your favorite food or food related/sounding/evoking word?

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

Welsh Rarebit - I could eat it every day and never get bored- I know I was supposed to have a simile but Welsh Rarebit just forced its way into my conciousness.

How important is your family history or lineage to you?

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

No importance at all and I have no family left above me - but I do have a name that only four other people in england have, which makes me smile.

Guilt and Shame -- how much is too much, how little is too little?

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

Ooh that is a hard one to answer - For myself I think shaming and guilt tripping another, is in bad taste so its only me shaming guilt tripping myself thats up for grabs for me. I don't actually do either - most times I feel guilty its about something that I could have/should have done and didn't in which case I can apologise and explain that my faculties are on the wane . Shaming seems to me too brutal to contemplate I have felt shame but wouldn't want to shame myself .

Do you think that the points system on this site is "pointless"? LOL

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

Points of course are pointless but theres a feel good factor in there somewhere I dont know what location but there is something compelling like being 'liked ' OOh I got a point how lucky or someone liked somthing i liked so we like the same things - goody goody gumdrops. I think it is quite a happy thing to have around and not have to be taken seriously - good for bonding - I reckon most people are non-competitive about points. but they are kindnesses.

Today is National Wine Day If you drink wine, what kind is your favorite?

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

Afraid not, havent had a drink for thirty years or more don't miss it maybe when I am older say eighty might start boozing again, who knows?

My first water color back in 1985 12x16

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

I'd like to be in that landscape!

Made a lamp...

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

wow!

Dozens of tiny bean seedlings! Thanks to plenty of rain, my garden is getting off to a good start.

jacpod comments on May 25, 2018:

excelllent beans! Most beanie looking beans I have ever seen.

Anybody else here from Ireland? ?

jacpod comments on May 24, 2018:

Not from here but have lived in northern Ireland 25 years Its beautiful and the south is beautiful too ; well it is all the same island of ireland. My partner was born here and moved to England where we met in Manchester.

One of my projects.

jacpod comments on May 24, 2018:

I liked this but mainly because I wouldn't have a baldie what you're talking about and yes I love it that you do - so lots of admiration from me for your technical ability.

Movie night! What is your favorite drama?

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

yes I liked Jean de Florette - I would reccomend 'Kicks' a film based in Liverpool by Lindy heymann and Leigh Campbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-O3NiidhHE

The Loch Ness Monster (Or not) [bbc.co.uk] Will evidence be found

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

It would wane as one of the most interesting tourist spots if it were not. - All those people who believe they have photos of monsters would be upset to know they were decayed trees. No one would visit the Loch as without a monster whats the point and Scotland would lose its revenue ' Interestingly there are other landmaks Molly Malone is a statue called colloquially the tart with the cart and there is another woman in a fountain called the Floosie in the jacuzzi. I think we have to go for the enjoyment value not for disproving. Plenty of real history in Kilmainhen gaol.

OH how nutty. I've been on here... maybe a day. Maybe two?

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I didnt get a free six pack when I got to level five - hey thats not fair!

Thoughts on "things happen for a reason"

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I rather embrace the chaos - sort of love it - anything can happen at any time and any place - great!

Stormy Daniels will get the key to the city of West Hollywood today.

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I thought that she won it fair and square-No?

Worth thinking about.

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

yes I think of the joke element too in this post truth society

Pablo Picasso: Good artists copy; great artists steal. Yes/no?

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I like the second part of that. I am an artist & I steal all sorts of ideas and bend and blend them to my own tune. I remember at art college our tutor said that he couldn't understand my work - and I loved that he said that. In one of my final pieces I had a room full of collected items flashing lights and everything that was important to me - representing my Dissociative Identity Disorder. So he couldn't understand what me and eight alters wanted to portray and I understand that too as most people I come out to are afraid of what I may say or do or achieve when its out of their realm of understanding. And I have a feeling that that is the place where art is supreme - when it has to be a relationship of 'trying' to understand and d it doesnt really matter what the understanding is for the individual, because it s all understanding self.

Man. If there was ever a week for having bacon. This week would be it.

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I have no problems with anyone else eating bacon but - Are you usually veggie? I am vegan not through choice just through not liking meat -and happily don't have the urges as i have never eaten meat unless it was fiendishly disguised as something I didn't know about . I was horribly picky as a child and wouldnt eat any food that had touched anything else on my plate or if someone, usually my brother tried to filch something off my plate - My favourite was cucumber sandwiches. Safe.

Your religion is bullshit....every one of you. [youtu.be]

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Funny- !

Maybe I'm just fed up with gun loving misogynists but this meme struck a chord with me when a friend...

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Love it !

Promise everybody, I'll be less of a downer after Friday. Cross my black heart...

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

I don't mind how, or when, you come, easy here, no pressure.

Is Reality Just a Figment of Our Imagination?

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Maybe there are some ,yet to be discovered truths' that were staring us in the face all the time and we didnt know how to look- I have been watching a documentary about neanderthals who were 'with the benenfit of hindsight' and a lot of scientific/genetic hard work, actually far more capable than us in many areas

Happy National give us a wink day.

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Nices wink I ve seen all year thanks,

Quote of the Day: "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds".

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Ain't that the truth - happening all aroudn us at the moment

Massive Democratic turnout in rural Kentucky propels progressive Amy McGrath to upset victory All...

jacpod comments on May 23, 2018:

Not sure i really understand,but sounds like you have had a good day - well done !

Why is there so much anger here?

jacpod comments on May 22, 2018:

I don't experience it, but then I would never engage with someone who was angry in a bullying way. My feelings about anger are that it is the only feelign that is a force for change. Fear,Sadness ,& Joy don't get anyone who is standing on your foot to get off Anger is the only force we have for change.

Discovered Alan Watts about a week ago after much searching about Hinduism, Buddism, and religions ...

jacpod comments on May 22, 2018:

I have loved him long.

Breaking Up: Why Is Leaving Religion So Hard? Hasidic