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|When I am in this state of spiritual dryness, unable to pray or to practice virtue, I look for little opportunities for the smallest trifles to please Jesus, such as a smile, a kindly word when I would rather be silent. . . . If no such occasion offers itself, I try at least to say over and over again that I love Him. --
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Would it help, too, to know that some of the greatest saints went through periods of spiritual dryness? I know St. Therese of Lisieux did, and she was one of the gentlest, sweetest saints that ever lived. I found this quite from her:
I believe Mother Teresa went through it as well, and St. John of the Cross called it "the dark night of the soul". So you are in good company. I know you're not Catholic, but I guess my point is that feeling far away from God is not uncommon. I think it tends to be more pronounced and more devastating when you're from a background that tends to put an emphasis on feelings and emotions. I hope you can find some peace soon.
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1 Therefore let us also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, put away every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us and run with endurance the race which is set before us,
2 Looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For compare Him who has endured such contradiction by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary, fainting in your souls.
Magelet I most sincerely respect your perspective and hope that you won't be offended when I contradict it. All perspectives are welcome on mdc, but I must gently say something here which will contradict your perspective. This is not to take away from your post because I know you wrote it with care in order to help the OP.
Look heavenly, Bunnyflakes, it is the earthly things which entangle us and weigh us down. No runner can run with heavy clothing on. Look away unto Jesus and He will heal you.
Stopping your pursuit of the Lord in order to heal yourself could result in years spent away from His loving presence. May the Lord have mercy on us all to continue to run the race.
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14 I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward.
No Magelet is not saying anything wrong according to a non christian point of view.
Wouldn't you agree that as a christian we should not take a break from God to focus on earthly things?
I've always thought that endeavoring to get closer to the Lord is the goal no matter what situation we are in...no?
Regarding need of physical healing, the Lord is our great Physician. We cannot heal our selves apart from Christ. Sure we can do things like exercise and take supplements or medicine if necessary, but the Lord is the One whoheals us both physically and emotionally.
Respectfully disagreeing.
I feel far from God. At first I thought I was just depressed. But really, in every area of my life, I feel so happy. I am happy where I live, I am happy where I work. The church situation broke my heart, but I don't feel that I am in a depression because of it.
I think maybe God doesn't want me anymore? Maybe that is why I have zero desire to pray, zero desire to go to church. You know I used to listen to music and songs like "Shout to the Lord" would come on and I would really *feel* something. I felt God moving through me.
So if I believe all of these things to be true, if I really believe in God and can accept no other alternative, then why don't I want to read the Bible and pray and go to church? I worry that He is done with me and doesn't want to use me for anything.
Then I wonder if it is because I am so obese, that He is disgusted that I abuse my body so much? Or if perhaps He is upset that I let my husband abuse me so much and did not ever step out in faith and try to get my life back together.
Or maybe this all means that I really *don't* believe in God?
I am very conflicted
And you who seek to know Me, know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.
It isn't about taking a break from God. It is a matter or determining the cause of the problem. A 'feeling" of not being emotionally invested might not originate from a spiritual cause, but a physical one. Prayer for healing would be a good thing (and at such a time other spiritual disciplines might be important too), but one would also have to address the physical issue. That might be quite different from how you might approach a spiritual problem that was having physical repercussions.
And it is a mistake anyway to think that emotion is some kind of barometer of one's relationship with God. Why then work to try to achieve an emotional state - you can take drugs if you are just interested in that. We need to do what God calls us to, not chase after feel-good spirituality.
Suffering can be a kind of Christian calling and witness. I can't help but mention again Mother Teresa, who for years felt abandoned and unloved by God, or felt as if he did not exist.
On the other hand, feeling like I have lost the presence of the Lord is the scariest thing ever to me and I hate when that happens. I feel blocked and stuck regardless of how much I pray, sing, and read, I sense the Lord is gone. Usually it has to do with an offense toward another member of the body. Sometimes it has to do with a sin that I need to confess, but more than likely it is due to an offense. Offenses with other Christians can really hinder the flow of the Spirit because the same Lord that lives in me, lives in the person that I am offended with. When I am offended with another believer, in actuality I am offended with the Lord, too, sort of indirectly.
OP I don't know which is your case. I do know that you left the believers you were meeting with, and if you haven't gone to the Lord about it, that may be something that is hindering your relationship with the Lord. Even if you were right and they were wrong, you may have some things in your heart to let the Lord shine on and heal you. Talk directly to the Lord about it. Many time I am mulling something over in my mind and I think I have given it to the Lord, but really I am just in my mind wandering around. Try to have direct conversations with the Lord.
Fellowship of the Spirit is very sensitive. There is vertical fellowship which is the Lord as the Spirit flowing to you, and you flowing back to the Lord. Horizontal fellowship is the Spirit flowing among the believers. If a water hose gets blocked with dirt the water can't flow. Likewise, if our heart gets clogged up with unforgiven offenses or unconfessed sins the Spirit can't flow.
I wanted to say a little more in response to some pp that said it is not about feelings or how you feel. While I understand your point and agree that we need to pursue the Lord regardless of how we feel, I think there is a need to point something out.
Feeling dry and feeling like you have lost the presence of the Lord are two different things in my own experience.
When I feel dry, may not have any hunger for the word nor any desire to listen to hymns. I may still talk to the Lord or pray, but I don't have the sense that I am receiving much grace or light. I still know the Lord is there and I believe in Him, but I may not have much desire to contact Him or spend time with Him. I view this feeling of dryness as quite a normal part of my christian life and just wait and pray for it to end.
On the other hand, feeling like I have lost the presence of the Lord is the scariest thing ever to me and I hate when that happens. I feel blocked and stuck regardless of how much I pray, sing, and read, I sense the Lord is gone. Usually it has to do with an offense toward another member of the body. Sometimes it has to do with a sin that I need to confess, but more than likely it is due to an offense. Offenses with other Christians can really hinder the flow of the Spirit because the same Lord that lives in me, lives in the person that I am offended with. When I am offended with another believer, in actuality I am offended with the Lord, too, sort of indirectly.
OP I don't know which is your case. I do know that you left the believers you were meeting with, and if you haven't gone to the Lord about it, that may be something that is hindering your relationship with the Lord. Even if you were right and they were wrong, you may have some things in your heart to let the Lord shine on and heal you. Talk directly to the Lord about it. Many time I am mulling something over in my mind and I think I have given it to the Lord, but really I am just in my mind wandering around. Try to have direct conversations with the Lord.
Fellowship of the Spirit is very sensitive. There is vertical fellowship which is the Lord as the Spirit flowing to you, and you flowing back to the Lord. Horizontal fellowship is the Spirit flowing among the believers. If a water hose gets blocked with dirt the water can't flow. Likewise, if our heart gets clogged up with unforgiven offenses or unconfessed sins the Spirit can't flow.
Hope this helps and sorry if I am stepping too far out there. I don't mean to presume anything. I'm just throwing some concepts or principles out there for your consideration.
I'm not christian, so maybe I come from a different perspective.
I'd say that it's perfectly ok. It doesn't mean you don't beleive in G-d, or that G-d rejects you. I think what it means is that you have been through a really really rough time lately. You may need to focus on earthly you for a while, and your healing, and when you are feeling a little more whole, you may be feeling more open to your connection to G-d. G-d is still there, and loving you if need support, however G-d can also understand and wait while you get yourself a little more straightened out, while you devote your energy to healing yourself.
s. My thoughts (again opinion) is that sense of community is damaged for you, by what your church did to you as a member, an active caring member. Shameful!!
I agree with Zoebird, and Annettemarie and was coming to offer just my suggestion from a different perspective to look for the little things. The joy in a sunrise or sunset, the laughter of children, the smile of babies, the cool breeze on a hot day. The divine works all around us, and even when we feel alone, abandoned, shunned - it is still working, just "whispering", nudging us and trying to direct us back to our paths in life or in new directions we need to be going.
My point is that Bunnyflakes should always endeavor to reconnect with God and then the healing comes with God as the source of her healing.
If you do a word search on "earthly" it is not positive. The Bible tells us to look away unto Jesus. Magelet admitted that she is not christian and I completely respect that and I completely respect her point of view. However, because I am christian and so is Bunnyflakes I thought it would help the op to point out certain principles, like looking away unto Jesus.
I know that our physical bodies can have a profound effect on our spiritual pursuit, but still believe we should look to the Lord for all things.
I guess that my main issue is that God should be the source of her healing. Focusing on the 'earthly you' and healing yourself takes God out of the picture all together.
Hope that makes sense. I don't know if we are disagreeing, Bluegoat, or if we use different terms to mean the same thing.
Like a PP, I agree paying attention to things like sunsets and majestic forests and children's smiles can help, by showing us G-d's presence in the world. they are such beautiful, powerful awe-ful things that they are clearly OF G-d, and thus a reminder of G-d, or perhaps a gift from G-d.
I was thinking about those posts and was going to say soething like that, but didn't know how to say it.
I know that when I go to church on Sunday morning, I try to let absolutely everything go, and I feel as I let them go, I am more in tune with the Holy Spirit. It is so amazing, and maybe it's because I am a new Christian. idk. But I always try to let as much of it go as I can, the Lord is so wonderful and amazing, I really crave that closeness.
In John, just before the Lord went to the cross, He prayed that all of the believers would be one, even as He and the Father are one. The oneness among us is way more significant than we realize.
Sometimes I wonder if I belong on some of these threads because when I have a disagreement with another believer I feel it is spiritually unhealthy and it does not build up or encourage the other person, or me, for that matter.
I am still getting through the first page But before I forgot, I wanted to comment on one thing:
I think the reason I think I *should* feel something, is because I *used* to feel something. So that is why it is strange for me. But if I look at it from the angle that I am not supposed to feel something, then yes, it makes sense. I just used to feel such powerful love for God. I can't put it in to words. But it was like this rush of emotion and happiness and sobbing with joy at the same time. I suppose maybe I think it should always feel that way? Well, not always, but you know, once in a while, at least.
I have always had trouble praying. My mind wanders. I think a lot and I can't concentrate. I have never been able to be still with God. I have tried so much. I have OCD and I think that plays in to it. Like I want God to think that I don't love Him or that I hate Him because I want to keep Him away from me, perhaps because I don't believe that I deserve to be loved like that? I was never even able to work through this in therapy because I could never say outloud the problems I had with prayer. I really don't know why I have such trouble with this.
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- All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment, should apply Online direct to the Union Public Service Commission. Persons, already in Government service whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work-charged employees other than causal or daily rated employees or those serving under public enterprises are, however, required to inform their Head of Office / Department that they have applied for the IES Examination. Candidates should note that in case communication is received from their employer by the Union Public Service Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for / appearing at the UPSC IES Examination, their application will be liable to be rejected / candidature will be liable to be cancelled.
Note 1 : While filling in his / her application form for IES Exam 2016, the candidate should carefully decide about his / her choice for the centre and engineering discipline for the IES examination. If any candidate appears at a centre / Engineering Discipline other than the one indicated by the Union Public Service Commission in his / her E-Admission Certificate papers of such a candidate will not be valued and his / her candidature will be liable to cancellation.
Note 2 : Suitable provisions for information regarding use of scribes by the blind candidates and candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant ( writing ) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function ( Minimum of 40% impairment ) have been made in the online application.
Note 3 : Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances. Candidates are not required to submit hard copy / print out of their application to the Union Public Service Commission at this stage.
The candidates applying for the Indian Engineering Services Examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Indian Engineering Services Examination. Their admission at all the stages of ESE examination for which they are admitted by the Union Public Service Commission viz. Written Examination for UPSC ESE 2016 and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the IES Written examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the ESE Exam 2016 eligibility conditions, their candidature of the Engineering Services Examination will be cancelled by the Union Public Service Commission. Candidates are requested to keep ready the attested copies of the following documents for submission to the Union Public Service Commission soon after the declaration of the results of the IES written Examination 2016 which is likely to be declared in the month of December 2016.
- Certificate of Age.
- Certificate of Educational Qualification.
- Certificate in support of claim to belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, wherever applicable.
- Certificate in support of claim for age / fee concession, wherever applicable.
Immediately after the declaration of the UPSC ESE Written Results, successful candidates will be intimated the Union Public Service Commission electronically and they shall be asked to submit Detailed Application Form ( DAF ) online. The successful candidates have to send the print out of IES Exam 2016 DAF with each page duly signed along with the attested copies of the above mentioned certificates to the Union Public Service Commission at that time. Originals will have to be produced at the time of interview. The UPSC ESE interview letter to the candidates may also be issued electronically.
If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Union Public Service Commission in terms of Rule 11 of the Rules for Engineering Services Examination, 2016 notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 27th February, 2016 and also reproduced below :
A candidate who is or has been declared by the Union Public Service Commission to be guilty of :
- Obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or
- Impersonating; or
- Procuring impersonation by any person; or
- Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
- Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or
- Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the IES examination; or
- Using unfair means during the Indian Engineering Services examination; or
- Writing irrelevant matter including obscene language or pornographic matter in the script(s); or
- Misbehaving in any other manner in the IES examination hall; or
- Harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Union Public Service Commission for the conduct of their examinations; or
- Being in possession of or using any cellular / mobile phone / pager / bluetooth or any other electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the IES examination; or
- Violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificate permitting them to take the IES examination; or
- Attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Union Public Service Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses. May in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :
- To be disqualified by the Union Public Service Commission from the examination for which he / she is a candidate; and / or
- To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period :
- By the Union Public Service Commission from any examination or selection held by them;
- By the Central Government from any employment under them; and
- If he / she is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules :
Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after -
- Giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as he / she may wish to make on that behalf, and
- Taking the representation if any submitted by the candidate, within the period allowed to him / her into consideration.
Important Instructions for Applying UPSC ESE Online Exam 2016
1. Candidates to Ensure their Eligibility for the UPSC ESE Examination 2016 :
The candidates applying for the UPSC ESE examination 2016 should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the UPSC Indian Engineering examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
Mere issue of UPSC ESE Exam e-Admission Certificate 2016 to the candidate will not imply that his / her candidature has been finally cleared by the Union Public Service Commission. Union Public Service Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for UPSC IES Interview / Personality Test 2016.
2. How to Apply for ESE Exam 2016
Candidates are required to apply Online IES Exam 2016 only by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in. Brief instructions are given in Appendix – II. Detailed instructions for filling up IES Exam 2016 online applications are available on the above mentioned website.
3. Last Date for Submission of UPSC ESE Applications 2016 :
The UPSC ESE Exam 2016 Online Applications can be filled upto 31.03.2016 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.
4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an UPSC ESE Exam e-Admission Certificate 2016 three weeks before the commencement of the IES examination. The e-Admission Certificate for IES Exam 2016 will be made available in the UPSC website [ www.upsc.gov.in ] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are requested to provide valid & active e-mail i.d. while filling up Online application form for UPSC IES Exam 2016 as the Union Public Service Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.
5. Penalty for Wrong Answers ( in Objective Type Papers ) :
Candidates should note that there will be penalty ( Negative Marking ) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
6. Facilitation Counter and Website for Guidance of Candidates :
In case of any guidance / information / clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc., candidates can contact UPSC's Facilitation Counter near Gate 'C' of its campus in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271 / 011-23381125 / 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs. The Union Public Service Commission also has Website at address : www.upsc.gov.in over which the candidates can obtain details of the Indian Engineering examination as well as information about registration of their applications, venue of the IES examination and results etc.
7. Special Instructions for UPSC IES Exam 2016 : Candidates are advised to read carefully "Special Instructions to the Candidates for Conventional Type Tests and Objective Type Tests" ( Appendix III Part A and Part B ). For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet [ Answer Sheet ] in objective type papers, candidates must use black ball pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or ink pen.
Candidates should note that any omission / mistake / discrepancy in encoding / filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.
Candidates in the category of visually impaired are advised not to apply for IES Exam 2016 as no vacancies are earmarked / identified for them for the Services / Posts included in Engineering Services Examination, 2016.
8. Mobile phones not permitted :
- Mobiles phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the UPSC Indian Engineering examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future IES examinations.
- Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones / pagers or any valuable / costly items to the venue of the Indian Engineering Examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured. Union Public Service Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
Candidates are required to apply UPSC IES Exam 2016 only through Online mode.
Engineering Services Exam E Admit Card
UPSC Engineering Services Exam E Admit Card download from 06.05.2016 to 27.05.2016.
Important Instructions :
1. Check the e-Admit Card carefully and bring discrepancies, if any, to the notice of UPSC immediately.
2. Mention your Name, Roll Number, Registration ID and Name & Year of the Examination in all the correspondence with UPSC.
3. Bring this e-Admit Card in each session to secure admission to Examination Hall. e-Admit Card may be preserved till the declaration of written result.
4. You are responsible for safe custody of the e-Admit Card and in the event of any other person using this e-Admit Card, the onus lies on you to prove that you have not used the service of any impersonator.
5. Enter the Examination Hall 20 minutes before the scheduled commencement of the examination.
6. You will not be admitted to the examination if you report 10 minutes after the scheduled commencement of the examination.
7. If you appear at a centre / sub-centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in your e-Admit Card, your answer scripts will not be evaluated and your candidature is liable to be cancelled.
8. Please Read the "Instructions at Appendix-III &" "Rules for the Examination" Published in the Employment News and "Poster containing instructions displayed outside the Examination Hall.
9. Your candidature to the examination is provisional.
10. Battery operated pocket calculators of "non programmable" type are permitted for use during conventional type papers only.
11. There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type Question Papers.
12. Candidates are advised to bring Black Ball Point Pen for objective type Papers to the Examination Hall.
13. Answers other than those made by BLACK BALL POINT PEN for objective type Papers would not be evaluated.
Important Instructions for Disability Candidates :
Instructions regarding availing of Compensatory Time and / or Scribes by candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy where the dominant ( writing ) is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function ( Minimum 40% impairment )
1. The Engineering Services Examination 2016 will be held on 27.05.2016, 28.05.2016 & 29.05.2016. On 27.05.2016, there is only one session in the morning i.e. 9.00 AM to 11.00 AM. The Examination on 28.5.2016 and 29.5.2016 will be held in two sessions. Each session on 28.05.2016 will be of two hours duration ( 09.00 AM – 11.00 AM & 2.00 PM – 4.00 PM ) while each session on 29.05.2016 will be of three hours duration ( 09.00 AM – 12.00 Noon & 2.00 PM – 500 PM ).
2. However, candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy ( LDCP ) having impairment ( to the extent of 40% or more ) in dominant ( writing ) extremity are entitled to 20 Minutes per hour as compensatory time to answer each of these papers and also utilize the services of scribes for writing the papers during each session on all three days.
3. The candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy ( LDCP ) having impairment ( to the extent of 40% or more ) in dominant ( writing ) extremity are required to submit an "Undertaking" in the prescribed proforma, to be supplied at the venue of the examination by the venue supervisor, to clearly indicate whether he / she has availed compensatory time in each of paper.
4. Such candidates also have the option to either bring their own scribes or to seek deployment of scribes for them by the Commission to write the examination.
5. On the basis of such option exercised by the LDCP candidates, e-Admission Certificate would be generated in respect of the scribe to be brought by the candidate for each Paper.
6. Candidates who have exercised the option to bring his / her own scribe should note that such scribe would not be allowed entry, in the examination hall to assist him / her, without valid e-Admission Certificate.
7. Every LDCP candidate will have one scribe sitting opposite to him / her and one Invigilator sitting alongside the scribe.
8. The scribe brought by the candidate should clearly read out the instructions for candidates, as printed on the Question-cum-answer Booklet, and candidate should ensure that the said instructions are also meticulously followed by the scribe while writing the answers on his / her behalf.
9. The scribe will read out the questions to the candidate and on the instructions of the candidate, the scribe will write the answers. The candidate should clearly indicate to the scribe what is to be written so that the scribe can write the answers accordingly in blue/black pen in the answer Booklets.
10. The invigilator will ensure that only the answers spelt out by the candidate are written on the answer Booklets.
11. The scribe will make no gestures, sounds or any other form of communication designed to indicate to the candidate the correctness or otherwise of an answer being recorded by him. Any such attempt should entail disqualification of candidate and stringent action against both candidate and scribe.
12. The scribe will be required to furnish his / her particulars, i.e. name, address, educational qualifications, etc. in the prescribed "proforma" to be supplied at the examination hall by the venue supervisor. The particulars furnished by the scribe will have to be certified by him as true and correct before the commencement of the examination. The scribe will also have to sign a declaration that he/he has read the Commission's instructions regarding the examination in respect of LDCP candidates and he/she undertakes to abide by these instructions.
13. The candidature shall be subject to the compliance of the Rules / instructions of the Examination and any violation of the same will attract an action against the concerned candidate.
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The Effect of Parental Divorce on Romantic Beliefs and Relationship Characteristics
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Creator: Rowland, Audrey
Description: This study investigated a proposed model hypothesizing that parental divorce would directly effect romantic beliefs and attitudes, romantic attachment and relationship characteristics. A sample of 494 young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 indicated that parental divorce does have a negative impact on romantic beliefs, attitudes toward marriage and divorce, romantic attachments, and relationship characteristics when considered in the context of marriage. Those individuals whose parents divorced reported less positive attitudes toward marriage and more openness toward divorce. Those whose parents divorced reported less idealized romantic beliefs and less of a belief that love will find a way. Those who experienced parental divorce had a more fearful romantic attachment style and reported a lower chance of marriage to their current partner.
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Creator: Laughlin-Rickman, Sonya
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Preschoolers' Beliefs About Overt and Relational Aggression
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Creator: Turcotte, Amy D.
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Creator: Bradshaw, Joe W.
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Attachment Styles in a Sample from a Correctional Drug Treatment Facility
Date: December 2006
Creator: Shivpuri, Michelle Yvonne
Description: Substance abuse and dependence causes many problems in our society. Attachment style may be useful in the etiology of this problem. Using archival data, this study hypothesizes men in a court-ordered facility will be more likely to have an insecure attachment style. The participants were 73 males ages 18-49. The Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) was used to measure adult romantic attachment style. Through cluster analysis and conversion of the subscales of the AAS, four attachment styles were measured. Men were more likely to have an insecure attachment style especially a Fearful style. The study concludes with limitations of the results and a discussion about possible interventions based on attachment style.
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Date: August 2009
Creator: LoCascio, Stephanie
Description: Past literature suggests that working mothers are at an increased risk for experiencing role strain compared to other employed adults. The current study investigated attitudes and beliefs of 783 working mothers of 15-month-old children using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Working mothers' levels of role strain was associated with perceived social support, attitudes toward maternal employment, job and parental role quality, financial stress, and depression. Negative attitudes toward maternal employment predicted maternal separation anxiety, while positive attitudes toward employment did not affect separation anxiety. These findings have implications for the importance of decreasing role strain in working mothers.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
The Effect of Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Among Teenage Mothers
Date: May 2004
Creator: Brown, Amber L.
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a breastfeeding education program on breastfeeding initiation rates, breastfeeding knowledge, and attitude towards breastfeeding among teenage mothers at an urban school for pregnant and parenting teens. Breastfeeding initiation rose from 35.7% in the control group to 85.2% in the treatment group. The mean score on the Breastfeeding Knowledge Subscale was significantly higher for the treatment group but not the control group. There was not a significant increase in mean scores on the Breastfeeding Attitude Subscale. Participants who initiated breastfeeding scored also had a significant increase in scores from pretest to posttest on the Breastfeeding Knowledge Subscale, while participants who did not initiate breastfeeding did not.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries


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Author has written 9 stories for Teen Titans, Legend of Zelda, and Neopets.
August 14, 2013: At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I just wanted to mention that I really am still working on Those Who Remain. I ended up being less than satisfied with how chapter 3 was turning out, so I've actually been having even more trouble with it than I was with chapter 2 .-. Hopefully the story will start to come along more easily once chapter 3's done, but by this point I think I might just be thinking too much into this, so who knows. Just please try to be patient! (Actually, the fact that I'm posting this update now should be taken as a good sign – I decided to bring it up after finally coming up with a better chapter opener, so it's actually starting to move forward now. Yay progress!)
May 19, 2013: To those waiting for the next chapter of Those Who Remain, I swear I'm working on it! D: Now that school's out I have a lot more time and focus to put into it, but it's been oddly difficult trying to work though a certain part of the chapter. Once I get through this mental block it shouldn't take much longer, and then with any luck the wait time between chapters should become much shorter. On a similar note, Continuing Adventures is out of its "plot hiatus" (turns out there wasn't anything in the Obelisk War that ended up interfering with my headcanon, but better safe than sorry heheh) and I was actually trying to write a new oneshot for it some weeks ago... only to decide that it didn't really flow quite right .-. I may end up going back and finishing it to post later, but for now I'm just going to finish the current chapter of Those Who Remain and then get to work on the next oneshot currently on the list. (Edit: Gaah, switch that. The oneshot's coming along much easier than the chapter right now) As a little teaser, it's going to be titled "Chance and Fate" and be the first in a special two-parter... I'll leave it to you guys to imagine what it might be about ;)
Greetings, fellow fanfiction readers and writers! You can call me by my pen name, or just Star, Dragon, Sport (if you want to use my Neopets nickname) or (if you really want to) Cassie. I'm a slightly nerdy member of the female sex, and a recent college graduate with a degree in Biology and a minor in Creative Writing. I write fanfiction for three main reasons: because the Plot Bunny commands me to (trust me, that guy will not leave me alone), because it's good practice for real life stories that I hope to not only write but have published one of these days, and because it's just plain entertaining! I also read plenty here, of course; even when I'm not currently writing for the site, you can expect me to still come and lurk here in search of some good reading material.
What fandoms do you write for? Beyond what you can see at the top of my profile, you mean? *chuckles* Well, yes, I do hope to branch out a little more once I have the time. I like to think of myself as a bit "young at heart," so you can expect me to keep writing for things like "kids" shows. However, if I do ever get around to branching out fully, I have stories in mind for such diverse fandoms as Epic Mickey, the Mistborn trilogy, and Psych. So, just keep an eye out ;) (And as for right now? Well, I'm on a huge Neopets kick right now, so most of my writing is currently focused on that. But you've probably noticed that by this point...)
Where have you been?!? I've been reading one or more of your stories and you haven't updated in foreverrr D: If you're asking this question, then most likely I've been on hiatus. This doesn't mean I'm tired with the site or anything, just that I don't have time to write for it at the moment. You see, I'm currently trying to juggle working on stories for this site, another one, and real life (not to mention quite simply live my life), and I've found that the most potentially productive way to do so is by focusing on one thing at a time; thus, I generally have to semi-disappear from ff when I'm busy elsewhere. For the same reason, when it comes to chapter stories, I generally try to get one written out in full before shifting my focus to the next one. That being said, a few of my really old stories have kind of... died, muse-wise (I may go back and revive one or two of them in the future, but I'm focusing on other projects right now). Sorry about that :(
What's that picture you're using for your avatar? That lovely pic is a free icon I found on DeviantArt. It was made by the user hellsDragonWolf, and yes, I do have permission to use it here.
Wait a second, "college student?" Aren't you a bit old for some of these fandoms? Oh, not at all! Remember, "young at heart." In any case, I've come to find that a good story can easily defy supposed age constraints; I think you'd be surprised at how many people my age and older really enjoy some of these fandoms.
Right. So, anyway, what are your favorite pairings? When it comes to fanfiction, I take the original canon very seriously (after all, we became fans of it for a reason!) This means that I'll most likely side with canon pairings, and will never write something that interferes with one. I may ship a non-canon pairing, but only if it doesn't interfere with a canon one and I feel like it makes sense with the characters.
Yes, yes, that's all good and well, but what are your favorite pairings? Oh, right! Well, due to the nature of some of my stories, I have too many ships to just list here. Some of the pairings that I have a particular soft spot for, though, would have to include Robin and Starfire from the Teen Titans cartoon and Brynn and Hanso from the Neopets site.
Wait, what do you mean by "the nature of some of my stories?" I also happen to have a bit of a soft spot for next-generation stories. I'm not certain why, but I absolutely love imagining what the kids of the characters we all know and love would be like. The reason I brought that up earlier is because it means I have to pair off much of the major cast in order to give them children in the first place *chuckles*
Cool. So, what kinds of stories do you like/write? Like, what genres? Let's see... I'm really into Fantasy, so that tends to come up. I'm also easily hooked on Action/Adventure, and that is almost always going to be one of the genres of any multi-chapter story. I seem to tend more towards drama than comedy... But that doesn't mean I don't like to try my hand at Humor every once in a while. Romance doesn't come up way too often as a genre, but I do like to have a pairing or two show up in the background. And when next-generation stories come into play, the Family (and sometimes Friendship) genre usually does too.
I really like your fanfic and/or I think I know how you can improve on something in your story. Great! Both praise and constructive criticism are always welcome, so feel free to drop me a review. You can also PM me if you like.
I think you/your stories/your fandoms/the pairings you ship are lame/stupid/bad. If you seriously mean that, then I guess we just don't see eye to eye, sorry. If you're trying to rile me up, I'll have to say that you're wasting your time and kindly suggest that you find something more productive to do than harass innocent writers.
You sound nice/fun! Can we chat sometime? Of course! Like I said, PMs are always open. I'd love to meet a fellow reader and/or writer!
Bonus Content: Those Who Remain
I decided to go and make a fancy full-length summary for my next upcoming chapter story, mostly because it sounded cool in my head. Enjoy!
For several years, the alien madman who calls himself Dr. Sloth has been attempting to transform all of Neopia's citizens into his mutant army. Time and time again, he has been driven back by vigilant resistance fighters and a powerful faerie of the stars, and through his repeated failures most of the public has lost its fear of him. Even among the wary, few have ever really given thought to what would happen if one of his plans actually succeeded.
They no longer have that luxury. In a single morning, all of Neopia is turned upside-down as a wave of power washes over the planet, mutating virtually every pet. With that mutation comes a brainwashing that transforms once-free societies into kingdoms of willing slaves ripe for the taking. All hope is not yet lost – a relative handful of pets have found the strength of will to resist the brainwashing, and the faeries are unaffected by the ray that caused this mess. Even so, those who remain in resistance face down a mighty challenge, not only in the overwhelming numbers stacked against them but in the demons plaguing their own hearts.
In Meridell, a knight awakens to find his king gone, his country in chaos, and a few dozen brave souls looking to him as their Champion and savior. Letting his people down is the last thing he wants, but he has never faced a threat on such a global scale before.
In Maraqua, a prophetess thanks the stars that she was able to warn the sea-dwellers before the ray's effects could leave them in a more deadly situation than it already has. Yet she fears that the warnings may have come too late, not only for some of her people but for her own precious sister.
In Faerieland, a guard captain trudges on with a stoic face and a roiling soul, haunted by fresh memories of a loved one who lost his will as she looked on helplessly, and who still carries orders to hunt her down.
In Altador, a councilor bears the mark of what she considers her greatest failure – the failure to protect her people from the ray's effects. Her own power mocks her, it seems, for she still somehow managed to protect herself.
These four heroes join a host of others – a great many to the incautious eye, yet only a drop in the proverbial bucket of the world's full population – to convene in Faerieland, where they must put together one last effort to free their fellow pets from Sloth's control before he can capture and subdue them as well.


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