[Mr.Kurd]

This is what I love about this place, the diversity that can come up out of the blue, to redirect my mind to other things,and truly import things for me, that I have sometimes come to ignore, because I have lost a sense of control and experienced pain, not the physical kind, call it a broken heart, worry, sadness, etc............but that's on me,  do I own my body, I would say no, we rent them and control what we can or think we can, and it will fail us one day.  But, our spirit, our presence, our energy....our SOUL..we own and it resides inside our body, as we make our way through life. 

My soul, was created by God, in a way I can't explain or understand so easily, but at times I can as it's so simple.  Call it a blessing or curse, but I will find the good in everything and everyone, the positive is there, it just may not be clear, time may not have passed long enough to see it, but it comes.  Maybe it's my perception, but it's who I am and what I am.

Sometimes we have decisions to make and hard ones, we ask God for guidance, what decision to make, and I hear so often "whatever decision I want to, because God will be here either way, and we will deal with it, and keep at it until we are done and on to the next.

So we have control and own those decisions, what good has come out of being sad, or unhappy, angry etc.  I look back in my past and can't say anything I thought was bad,  was as bad as it seemed at the time.

I have used your smile analogy often, because I have seen and know how just a smile can have an impact on the world, how the smallest gestures can make the biggest difference.

And I can honestly say, everyone who has posted above me, has had a significant impact on my life and making it better and greater, and I have passed the awesome impact onto many, in a time where darkness could have reigned in my life, and dread would followed.  Not so, and how honored am I to have been so blessed by you all.

That I promise, to carry on that awesomeness, to others.  And I can't explain how great of an impact you all have had on my life, you did, I can't thank you enough.  How great the future will be.  Let's keep doing what we do!

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What a lovely thing to say! Kurd definitely brings some interesting topics, and there is a fairly diverse range of viewpoints and cultures on this board. Not everyone notices it, as most users are likely American, British (or one of the other colonies I kid). Lots of people will get involved in these discussions.

Kurd is also very open about his culture, religious beliefs and things he's learning about. Great person to chat to. His English in the early days wasn't as clean as it is now. He's made incredible progress.

The smile analogy can be cliche, but I think it's so true. I can think of a dozen times when it's made me feel better, and then I've smiled at a stranger later in the day for one reason or another.

it is very kind of you to say that Boudica. I'm always thankful to this community for giving me a gateway to learn more about different cultures, religions and values of others not to forget my start here with a very bad grammer and gradually learning with you guys.

Again, without your support I can't really write these type of topics. I always know that some of you are here to read them otherwise I wouldn't have energy to write. You, Oni and Mothered .. many others actually. Thank you, you are the source of my motivations behind writing.