turbodog
Flashaholic
I stole this thread title from the movie title starring Michael J Fox, in case you're wondering.
It seems that there's some crow-eating going on, so I figured I might as well join in.
At various times in various threads above and below ground, I have boasted a little about being busy (at work) and having plenty of $ to play around with.
Well, as much as I *thought* my success was a product of my hard work, it has been painfully shown to me that it is not. Don't read too much into that. I still believe in hard work, honesty, etc as companions to any man.
I am simply saying that I was trying to hog all the credit, usually in an effort to make a point in the thread in which I was posting. To use a common-saying, I had gotten a little too big for my britches.
So what gives? What am I talking about? Some of you probably know exactly what I am talking about. I'm talking about my faith in God, and not giving credit to him (publicly) for the good things in my life.
I can (and have) look back over the past year or so and see that every time I boasted about my success and blessings being a SOLE product of my hard work and determination, he has been showing me that that is not the case. Every time I made a post extolling my virtues, my income dropped about 25% (overnight/immediately).
I haven't been "punished" per se. I'm healthy and my family is doing well. It's more like "not as easy" as it was, and I'm in a very stable industry so it's not the economy.
So, in summation, I'd like to say that I have been holding back on giving credit to God for his blessings to me. As long as I have been on the internet (15+ years), nothing riles people up as much as talking about religion, but that's a poor excuse for what I have done (omitting).
I could ramble on, and usually do, but hopefully my point has gotten across. Perhaps there are others in my shoes that this will help. This has nothing to do with my curtailing my CPF activities, blame that on HDS (in a good way).
It seems that there's some crow-eating going on, so I figured I might as well join in.
At various times in various threads above and below ground, I have boasted a little about being busy (at work) and having plenty of $ to play around with.
Well, as much as I *thought* my success was a product of my hard work, it has been painfully shown to me that it is not. Don't read too much into that. I still believe in hard work, honesty, etc as companions to any man.
I am simply saying that I was trying to hog all the credit, usually in an effort to make a point in the thread in which I was posting. To use a common-saying, I had gotten a little too big for my britches.
So what gives? What am I talking about? Some of you probably know exactly what I am talking about. I'm talking about my faith in God, and not giving credit to him (publicly) for the good things in my life.
I can (and have) look back over the past year or so and see that every time I boasted about my success and blessings being a SOLE product of my hard work and determination, he has been showing me that that is not the case. Every time I made a post extolling my virtues, my income dropped about 25% (overnight/immediately).
I haven't been "punished" per se. I'm healthy and my family is doing well. It's more like "not as easy" as it was, and I'm in a very stable industry so it's not the economy.
So, in summation, I'd like to say that I have been holding back on giving credit to God for his blessings to me. As long as I have been on the internet (15+ years), nothing riles people up as much as talking about religion, but that's a poor excuse for what I have done (omitting).
I could ramble on, and usually do, but hopefully my point has gotten across. Perhaps there are others in my shoes that this will help. This has nothing to do with my curtailing my CPF activities, blame that on HDS (in a good way).