Re: faith -- REALLY OFF TOPIC!

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In a message dated 11/14/2004 6:10:30 PM Central Standard Time, low dose naltrexone writes:

What advice do we give people who may not have that faith?

Now THIS has been a fun discussion--thanks to everyone with all the good ideas and isn't it nice that we can let each of us be us! Here's my 2c worth:

1. OK now, I'm going to get back on my soapbox about laughter. It is truly a great healer and a tremendous gift. What can we do that makes us laugh? Find it, read it, watch it, do it. Getting at least 1 good laugh every day makes a HUGE difference!

2. One of the 12-step programs forced me to come to grips with my agnosticism long ago. I'm still not at all religious, yet I have found a way to tap into the flow of that natural force for the good that's out there in the universe. (Actually, "quit fighting" that natural force is more accurate than "tap into.") I had observed it working for lots of other people and finally recognized it in my own life. I don't even mind if people call it God now, and if you knew me, you'd know how far I've come! ; )

So the advice I have is that there is plenty that anyone at all can do to get and stay positive and happy, regardless of their religious or spiritual beliefs or lack thereof. I went from being a rather unhappy, negative person, to WANTING to be a positive person, to being positive 50% of the time, then 75% and now, maybe even 90-95% of the time I'm pretty positive. And all this decades before I was diagnosed with MS. Aren't I lucky to have this tool right now? !

Daphne

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Daphne,

Right on! Laughter is more powerful than. . . . yes even LDN!! Being positive not only helps you, but also attracts positive people in your circle of friends! Thanks for a great post.

From: gateswill@... [mailto:gateswill@...] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:00 PMlow dose naltrexone Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: faith -- REALLY OFF TOPIC!

In a message dated 11/14/2004 6:10:30 PM Central Standard Time, low dose naltrexone writes:

What advice do we give people who may not have that faith?

Now THIS has been a fun discussion--thanks to everyone with all the good ideas and isn't it nice that we can let each of us be us! Here's my 2c worth:

1. OK now, I'm going to get back on my soapbox about laughter. It is truly a great healer and a tremendous gift. What can we do that makes us laugh? Find it, read it, watch it, do it. Getting at least 1 good laugh every day makes a HUGE difference!

2. One of the 12-step programs forced me to come to grips with my agnosticism long ago. I'm still not at all religious, yet I have found a way to tap into the flow of that natural force for the good that's out there in the universe. (Actually, "quit fighting" that natural force is more accurate than "tap into.") I had observed it working for lots of other people and finally recognized it in my own life. I don't even mind if people call it God now, and if you knew me, you'd know how far I've come! ; )

So the advice I have is that there is plenty that anyone at all can do to get and stay positive and happy, regardless of their religious or spiritual beliefs or lack thereof. I went from being a rather unhappy, negative person, to WANTING to be a positive person, to being positive 50% of the time, then 75% and now, maybe even 90-95% of the time I'm pretty positive. And all this decades before I was diagnosed with MS. Aren't I lucky to have this tool right now? !

Daphne