Unlikely place for a witnessing

1/27/2009 at 2:53 pm gwd
Delete 1/27/2009 at 2:53 pm
(2:53:08 pm)gwd:Hi, just came across your rant about people stating they are "sarcastic" as an introduction to their abrasive personality, and couldn't agree with you more.
(2:53:13 pm)Sharizx9:hi
(2:53:17 pm)Sharizx9:thanks
(2:54:36 pm)gwd:whoops, I just finished reading the end
(2:55:01 pm)Sharizx9:lol
(2:55:05 pm)gwd:I guess thanks for cleaning up the language
(2:55:12 pm)Sharizx9:its ok
(2:55:20 pm)Sharizx9:i gave credit where it was due just now though
(2:55:32 pm)Sharizx9:i reposted because i agreed with it too
(2:55:36 pm)Sharizx9:and it needed to be said..
(2:55:50 pm)Sharizx9:i just told the person who wrote it that you also liked it
(2:56:05 pm)gwd:cool thanks
(2:56:09 pm)Sharizx9:np!
(2:56:11 pm)Sharizx9::)
(3:00:04 pm)gwd:I'm Den by the way.
(3:00:24 pm)Sharizx9:Hi Den. I'm calling myself S
(3:00:56 pm)gwd:is that an 'S' or a "five"
(3:01:08 pm)Sharizx9:it is an "S"
(3:01:17 pm)Sharizx9:as in Sam, or the end of Den :P
(3:01:25 pm)gwd:okay S its nice to meet you
(3:01:29 pm)Sharizx9:nice to meet you
(3:04:04 pm)gwd:You're quite the writer. Excuse me for not keeping up on the conversation. I'm just finishing up reading your ad.
(3:04:20 pm)Sharizx9:i am happy to hear you are reading my WHOLE ad.. its rare..
(3:06:15 pm)gwd:You start off easy but then wham! you lay it out there on the message me part.
(3:06:36 pm)gwd:I'll be honest I skipped through the music and food part.
(3:06:45 pm)Sharizx9:lol.. well i dont want just anyone to message me.. i know exactly what im looking for and want..
(3:06:51 pm)Sharizx9:ooh those parts are good
(3:06:57 pm)Sharizx9:food nad music.. good times
(3:07:24 pm)gwd:haha the one time I take the easy way out it comes back to bite me.
(3:07:38 pm)Sharizx9:no way.. im not judging you.. its all good :)
(3:08:32 pm)gwd:I only know about half the people you listed, but I guess that why we have youtube.
(3:08:40 pm)Sharizx9:yeah :)
(3:08:55 pm)gwd:at least you gave me something to do tonight
(3:09:10 pm)Sharizx9:your choice in what you do! :)
(3:09:47 pm)gwd:I'm always will to expand my mind
(3:09:59 pm)Sharizx9:very cool
(3:10:04 pm)gwd:always willing
(3:10:56 pm)Sharizx9:chk the movies out i talked bout too!
(3:11:02 pm)Sharizx9:they are pretty awesome
(3:11:52 pm)gwd:I do like anime. and V for Vendetta is listed on my must watch list.
(3:12:06 pm)gwd:actually it the only movie I have listed
(3:12:12 pm)Sharizx9:yeah totally.. it was so good.. alot of references to our current political environment..
(3:12:18 pm)Sharizx9:lucky they shot it out of the US
(3:13:46 pm)gwd:I agree. I think that is why it struck a chord with me.
(3:14:11 pm)Sharizx9:mhmm me too
(3:16:00 pm)gwd:Why do you have such faith in your God?
(3:16:18 pm)Sharizx9:er, well it has been life changing
(3:16:34 pm)Sharizx9:"my God" has truly changed me and my life
(3:16:41 pm)Sharizx9:and my perceptions on life
(3:16:59 pm)Sharizx9:dont get my wrong I helped
(3:17:10 pm)Sharizx9:but alot of it has been me dragging my feet and later being like ok God.. i get it this time, and then I dont get it. lol
(3:17:11 pm)Sharizx9:lol
(3:18:09 pm)Sharizx9:i mean i have fought tooth and nail with "my God"
(3:18:22 pm)gwd:I'm afraid I don't get it.
(3:18:25 pm)Sharizx9:but then later realized.. dude im a moron, it would have been so much easier to just go with it, to just trust in Him and put Him first..
(3:19:01 pm)Sharizx9:well for one my God doesnt want to harm me.. and everything that happens in life.. is usually for my good
(3:19:15 pm)Sharizx9:even the things that seem uncomfortable at the time or really frustrating to me
(3:19:22 pm)Sharizx9:hA HA I didnt get that one for a LONG time..
(3:19:46 pm)gwd:that which does not kill you right
(3:19:50 pm)Sharizx9:i dragged my feet and would fight and would insult God..lol
(3:20:04 pm)Sharizx9:and God just well loved me through it
(3:20:13 pm)Sharizx9:and opened my eyes to lessons i needed to see and learn
(3:20:33 pm)Sharizx9:i angrily would just stomp around and complain and question etc
(3:20:38 pm)Sharizx9:but then.. in retrospect.. I would see..
(3:20:50 pm)Sharizx9:so thats what i mean by alot of it has been me dragging my feet
(3:21:20 pm)Sharizx9:little by little i am learning.. its a lifelong process with God
(3:21:27 pm)Sharizx9:God doesnt give up on me ever
(3:21:30 pm)Sharizx9:lol
(3:22:05 pm)Sharizx9:for instance I am waay more patient and loving than I was say.. 1 year ago
(3:22:21 pm)Sharizx9:there is a reason for that.. and its God
(3:22:52 pm)Sharizx9:I am much more akin to the needs of others... because of Gods teachings to me
(3:23:27 pm)Sharizx9:idk... i cant explain it really.. you just have to experience God to know.. and to change.. some people get it, and some people get it and push it away out of selfishness and pride.
(3:23:53 pm)gwd:How did you find God? I mean when, how did this spiritual awakiening happen?
(3:24:05 pm)Sharizx9:wow.. how did i find God
(3:24:10 pm)Sharizx9:thats a crazy story!
(3:24:19 pm)Sharizx9:no really.. i dont think you have the time
(3:24:21 pm)Sharizx9:lol or the energy
(3:25:00 pm)gwd:I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to know. I have my reasons for asking too.
(3:25:06 pm)Sharizx9:well..
(3:25:17 pm)Sharizx9:this may sound strange but i believe God found me..
(3:25:26 pm)gwd:I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to know.
(3:26:02 pm)Sharizx9:this may sound strange but i believe God found me. I mean I didnt even know i was looking for something
(3:26:13 pm)gwd:sorry about the repeat.
(3:26:25 pm)Sharizx9:i was just going through my life in the depressing, usual way that people do
(3:26:38 pm)Sharizx9:filled with desires for fame, money, "love" etc
(3:26:57 pm)Sharizx9:and well at some point things had gotten really bad with all of the above and it caused my eyes to be opened to something (I didnt know what it was though!) ..
(3:27:08 pm)Sharizx9:but truly it is when we are in trouble that we look for "God"
(3:27:14 pm)Sharizx9:and I was in a whole lot of trouble!
(3:27:43 pm)Sharizx9:so i gave in .. i had a change of heart and said im gonna try this God
(3:27:53 pm)Sharizx9:Fuck, I dont believe in God.. but what else do I have to lose, I mean really?
(3:28:05 pm)Sharizx9:im at my lowest.. i mean there is nothing/no one else
(3:28:20 pm)Sharizx9:that is when God comes.. because then is when we are ready..lol
(3:28:45 pm)Sharizx9:we are not full of pride and self satisfaction etc.. shunning God.. not "needing God"
(3:29:00 pm)Sharizx9:anyway, i didnt even know it ..
(3:29:12 pm)Sharizx9:but there i was.. losing my pride.. losing my "ego"
(3:29:28 pm)Sharizx9:and then I prayed.. earnest prayer.. crying, thining of my life and what it had become and all the mistakes I had made, saying if you exist .. i mean if you are real
(3:29:40 pm)Sharizx9:then come on! pls help me, i beg you pls help me
(3:29:47 pm)Sharizx9:over and over and over again ..
(3:30:03 pm)Sharizx9:and because God had been there all along
(3:30:14 pm)Sharizx9:I finally "felt" God and He was there.. with me..living breathing and with me! I had no fear, no thoughts of hurt, it was.. well,
(3:30:31 pm)Sharizx9:and then ... I took the next steps
(3:31:05 pm)Sharizx9:the more steps I take, the more God is there and I can feel it and know with certainty
(3:31:36 pm)Sharizx9:BUT when my pride creeps in.. when I am feeling selfish, or tempted or etc..
(3:32:12 pm)Sharizx9:God doesnt move away from me, I move away from God.. and because its a truly loving God - I am allowed to do/go as I please.
(3:32:29 pm)Sharizx9:if I choose not to serve.. I am allowed and i get the consequenses of that..
(3:32:44 pm)Sharizx9:if I choose to give in and submit to the will of God.. I am allowed too, but the difference is, he blesses me.
(3:33:10 pm)Sharizx9:does this make any sense?
(3:33:15 pm)Sharizx9:sorry, i dont usually talk to people about this
(3:34:03 pm)gwd:I'm the one that asked.
(3:34:26 pm)Sharizx9:k :)
(3:34:29 pm)gwd:I have my own reasons for wanting to know about god
(3:34:38 pm)Sharizx9:oh.. cool
(3:34:58 pm)Sharizx9:well i would say dont ask me! lol.. im no pro.. i can only tell you what i know and what i personally have learned
(3:35:15 pm)Sharizx9:i say if you want to know about God.. go where God is
(3:35:35 pm)Sharizx9:and most importantly.. say whats up to God.
(3:35:52 pm)Sharizx9:actually talk and be real with God.
(3:36:10 pm)Sharizx9:thats the start i think.. actually being able to start a conversation.. beginning building that relationship - like any relationship
(3:36:13 pm)Sharizx9:im trying to do that too
(3:36:53 pm)Sharizx9:you know?
(3:38:21 pm)gwd:I don't want to listen to some expert
(3:38:55 pm)gwd:I actually want to know about real people
(3:39:05 pm)Sharizx9:well im as real as it gets i guess!
(3:39:11 pm)Sharizx9:i mean i have such a crazy background
(3:39:13 pm)gwd:real experiences
(3:39:23 pm)Sharizx9:you wouldnt think someone like me would even believe in God
(3:39:28 pm)Sharizx9:but it happened..
(3:39:37 pm)Sharizx9:and it will keep happening..to others..
(3:39:44 pm)Sharizx9:its destined actually
(3:40:00 pm)gwd:I believe in God I just don't have faith in him.
(3:40:08 pm)Sharizx9:you know what? neither did i..
(3:40:19 pm)Sharizx9:that is the harder step..
(3:40:29 pm)Sharizx9:knowing God is there but then not taking the faith and actions leap
(3:40:41 pm)gwd:what about bad things happening to good people?
(3:41:37 pm)gwd:sorry i'm not trying to get into a discussion with you.
(3:42:06 pm)Sharizx9:you know what if you dont want to talk to me its ok.. but if you do want to talk to me.. just tell me you do, ok?
(3:42:37 pm)gwd:no I want to talk to you. I just don't want to seem like I came to argue with you about god
(3:42:50 pm)Sharizx9:lol.. no worries i dont believe in arguing about God
(3:43:01 pm)gwd:good me either
(3:43:04 pm)Sharizx9:i just say it like it is ..fro mwhat i know..
(3:43:12 pm)Sharizx9:you dont have to believe or agree :)
(3:43:17 pm)Sharizx9:i wont judge you
(3:43:28 pm)Sharizx9:Jesus said dont judge.. so i try not to now
(3:43:32 pm)Sharizx9:you know?
(3:43:52 pm)Sharizx9:he didnt say dont judge certain people who believe what you believe
(3:44:04 pm)Sharizx9:he said dont judge at all, lest you be judged with the same severity..
(3:44:13 pm)Sharizx9:that means all people.. in all fairness.
(3:45:33 pm)gwd:I know what you're saying
(3:45:41 pm)Sharizx9:so its cool.. lets talk if you want.. if you want to go, go.
(3:45:47 pm)Sharizx9:what would you like to know about me and God?
(3:47:21 pm)gwd:Awesome, if you don't mind I'm going to ask for your opinion on this next question.
(3:47:33 pm)Sharizx9:ok
(3:47:52 pm)gwd:What would you do if you found out that you had say ten years to live
(3:48:09 pm)Sharizx9:truthfully?
(3:48:15 pm)gwd:yes
(3:48:43 pm)Sharizx9:i would give it up to God, pray about it, determined what I wanted to do with that 10 years and make every freaking day count until then.
(3:49:50 pm)gwd:you wouldn't be mad at him for giving you only ten years?
(3:49:50 pm)Sharizx9:for me, with what I know about Jesus..there will be a way..either way His will will be done, so why fight it? that is where i am now with it, i didnt used to be but now after all thats happened, I am trying to submit to God more and more..
(3:49:57 pm)Sharizx9:yes i would
(3:50:06 pm)Sharizx9:my body, my relevant mind would be raving mad
(3:50:12 pm)Sharizx9:but... and this is the big but
(3:50:36 pm)Sharizx9:I choose His will over mine.. until I got to this place, I was ALWAYS mad
(3:50:50 pm)Sharizx9:and so things kept happening to me in life..situations to teach me patience, situations to teach me to surrender, situations to give me humility etc etc
(3:51:19 pm)Sharizx9:they made me so mad at the time.. I would be so freaking confused and feel so bad about myself..
(3:51:51 pm)Sharizx9:but over time.. little by little.. he has pushed (and allowed through life experiences and even the devils temptations) me in the direction I need to be
(3:52:20 pm)Sharizx9:man, we can either fight Him all the way there.. or we can give in and be happy about it and just go and get blessed in the process..
(3:52:24 pm)Sharizx9:either way.. we are goin..
(3:52:32 pm)Sharizx9:either way the end comes.
(3:52:55 pm)Sharizx9:im gonna cry
(3:53:12 pm)Sharizx9:this is a blessing..
(3:53:13 pm)gwd:don't cry
(3:53:24 pm)Sharizx9:in telling you this, He has just made me realize something I been asking about for a long time - about relationships, about where to be, about what to do..
(3:53:51 pm)Sharizx9:no its ok to cry..
(3:54:00 pm)Sharizx9:please never tell someone not to cry..
(3:54:04 pm)Sharizx9:you know why?
(3:54:14 pm)gwd:no i don't know why
(3:54:24 pm)Sharizx9:when you tell a child not to cry
(3:54:38 pm)Sharizx9:youare in essence asking them not to feel what they are feeling
(3:54:51 pm)gwd:I see
(3:54:57 pm)Sharizx9:you are leting them know that their feelings are not acceptable..
(3:55:08 pm)Sharizx9:and children who are not allowed to cry
(3:55:15 pm)Sharizx9:become adults that stifle their emotions or try to use things to stifle emotions
(3:55:21 pm)gwd:That is very mind blowing... but good to know.
(3:55:31 pm)Sharizx9:adults that cannot attune to their own pain
(3:55:43 pm)Sharizx9:and adults that cannot feel, cannot feel for others
(3:55:59pm)Sharizx9:then they become hate filled and the only emotion/things they can access is anger and self degradation
(3:56:28 pm)Sharizx9:it is ok for me to cry when something bad happens and I am sad about it
(3:56:38 pm)Sharizx9:and this may blow your mind, but its ok for you to cry too
(3:56:50 pm)gwd:okay, then why are you crying?
(3:56:56 pm)Sharizx9:it took me 30 years to learn that
(3:57:10 pm)Sharizx9:30 years to learn that it is ok to cry
(3:57:18 pm)Sharizx9:and you know who taught me?
(3:57:27 pm)Sharizx9:God.. by his example in the bible..
(3:57:53 pm)Sharizx9:im crying in this instance because i am happy..
(3:57:57 pm)Sharizx9:crying can be both you know!
(3:58:27 pm)gwd:What did you just figure out?
(3:58:58 pm)Sharizx9:well ive been wondering what the deal is with God now that I let go of my need for a car here and to have everything be cushy in CA
(3:59:13 pm)Sharizx9:and the truth is.. it doesnt have to be.. im going where im going regardless..
(3:59:28 pm)Sharizx9:either i enjoy the journey or I fight him again for another 6 months..
(3:59:52 pm)Sharizx9:and why would i fight him? because inevitably he has always given me exactly what I need and taken me where I need to be
(4:00:00 pm)Sharizx9:and I am ALWAYS happier in the end..
(4:00:18 pm)Sharizx9:so i am crying because this time i am gonna just give in ..
(4:00:25 pm)Sharizx9:i am going to take my own advice to you
(4:00:28 pm)Sharizx9::)
(4:01:11 pm)gwd:sweet, glad I can help... kidding. I glad I got to witness you find some peace of mind.
(4:01:47 pm)Sharizx9:lol
(4:02:11 pm)Sharizx9:yeah .. it's moments like this. that make me glad I have God.
(4:02:59 pm)Sharizx9:a lot of people have no one.. or believe only in luck and in other humans or "things" to bring them happiness..
(4:03:28 pm)Sharizx9:what about you? what were your reasons you said u wanted to know about God?
(4:03:57 pm)Sharizx9:something about bad things happening to good people..
(4:04:18 pm)gwd:and ten years to live
(4:04:24 pm)Sharizx9:yes
(4:04:39 pm)gwd:you're a smart girl just peice it together
(4:05:06 pm)Sharizx9:i cant piece together your thoughts..lol didnt you read my ad? i dont read minds and dont ever want to :)
(4:05:50 pm)gwd:Oh, okay. Here goes...

(4:06:34 pm)gwd:I have a bad heart. Books will tell you I have 5 years to live. My doctors say anywhere from 10 to 15.
(4:06:56 pm)Sharizx9:ok and why do you say good people? do you think you are a good person?
(4:07:47 pm)gwd:I don't know any more. I used to think I was.
(4:08:02 pm)Sharizx9:i am going to say something that may upset you or make you mad
(4:08:24 pm)Sharizx9:and if it does.. i understand.. but know that it is your choice to get mad or to ask me what I mean, ok?
(4:08:26 pm)gwd:but then it gets into a whole discussion about karma or fate/destiny
(4:08:47 pm)gwd:go ahead I don't get mad
(4:09:07 pm)Sharizx9:you are not a good person. there are no "good" people.
(4:09:42 pm)Sharizx9:if you believe in God. whether you have faith or not, he gives a standard that cannot be denied in the bible of what constitutes a "good person"
(4:10:04 pm)gwd:the ten commandments?
(4:10:11 pm)Sharizx9:er, in any book of any "God" Torah, Koran, etc., commandments. you can only try to be a good person. you are not already inherently good, because you have bad thoughts
(4:10:30 pm)Sharizx9:and there is negativity in you ..as well as behaviors/choices that are not "good"
(4:10:36 pm)gwd:Okay I see that
(4:10:49 pm)Sharizx9:mind you im not just talking about you, im talking about you as a human
(4:11:07 pm)Sharizx9:pls i dont want you to think i am judging you as a person.. im not.
(4:11:11 pm)gwd:No I understand where you are coming from
(4:11:38 pm)gwd:Please, go on.
(4:11:46 pm)Sharizx9:so by the bible standards.. if you have broken one commandment you are not a good person.. nor would you.. ever go to heaven.. as it were.. unless you repent and stayed clear of sinning.
(4:12:04 pm)Sharizx9:by human standards you may not be as good as you think, either..
(4:13:09 pm)Sharizx9:but here is the real ticker.. God doesnt care about that. God still gives you a chance to try. Humans don't. God still shows you what you need to do and is very explicit. Humans are not. and at the end of the day.. God blesses the wicked AND those who try to be good.
(4:14:10 pm)Sharizx9:God cares more about saving the lost, than he does about the righteous. Jesus didnt die for those who are righteous. Jesus died for YOU. those who are imperfect, those who have anger, those who watch porn, those who steal, etc
(4:14:56 pm)Sharizx9:so talking about bad things happening to good people, you know good things also happen to bad people, and vice versa.
(4:15:09 pm)Sharizx9:the sun shines on all of us, he says. "I make the sun shine on all, I bless all and love all." im not pulling this out of my ass, its in the Bible.
(4:15:23 pm)Sharizx9:he says also why worry about tomorrow? what will we wear, what will we eat, where will we go" etc
(4:15:50 pm)Sharizx9:God alone is hanging the entire world on a string and makes the sun shine on the plants and the air for the birds to fly in. You choose Him and to do right, He blesses you. You are also free to choose to continue in sin reap from that too til the end comes.
(4:16:21 pm)Sharizx9:Jesus said, ignorant Man, do you not know you are more important to God than they? You who are so faithless, how long will I be with you?
(4:17:46 pm)Sharizx9:Dude, Jesus was very intelligent, almost every question I have had has been answered by him in human form.. in the bible..
(4:18:30 pm)Sharizx9:those commandments are damn hard to stick to!
(4:18:37 pm)Sharizx9:i know, because i have tried.. and still try..
(4:18:40 pm)Sharizx9:but...
(4:19:06 pm)Sharizx9:Jesus died so that I dont have to.. well I want to, but Jesus died so that its ok that I mess up.
(4:20:14 pm)gwd:I know about the bible I went to catholic school for 12 years
(4:20:57 pm)gwd:Like I said I believe there is a God... it's just my faith in him has been a little shaken.
(4:21:24 pm)Sharizx9:knowing about the bible from catholic school and opening it up now are 2 very different things
(4:21:28 pm)gwd:But you have help me to open my eyes to a few things that I need to seriously think about
(4:21:40 pm)Sharizx9:if it were me, I would open it now and see what you learn
(4:21:49 pm)Sharizx9:the truth is everytime i open it i learn something new
(4:21:55 pm)Sharizx9:something relevant
(4:22:25 pm)gwd:I couldn't agree more about the bible I knew about then and the bible I would learn from today
(4:22:50 pm)Sharizx9:its not me, its God, who loves you reaching out to you..through me. trust it and go with it.
(4:22:59 pm)Sharizx9:Catholic school we were forced to learn it
(4:23:13 pm)Sharizx9:but not really consider it, looking at the messages and how to apply them to our lives or even given love to learn it from.
(4:23:33 pm)Sharizx9:the bible is what good to you if you dont apply it? what good is any knowledge with out practice and application?
(4:23:45 pm)Sharizx9:thats what Paul taught me. Ephesians..
(4:24:21 pm)Sharizx9:im telling you i did not know any of this before i started reading that feakin book.. to me, it truly is the manual for humans..
(4:24:28 pm)Sharizx9:as a creation why would I ignore my own manual from my inventor? lol the book is really old man, AND STILL AROUND, it has to be right in some respect..
(4:25:10 pm)Sharizx9:I say get to know Jesus..
(4:25:16 pm)Sharizx9:then go backward..
(4:25:19 pm)Sharizx9:then forward..
(4:25:41 pm)Sharizx9:i started with Matthew.. and really be open to what you are reading.. put yourself there.. in that time etc
(4:25:51 pm)gwd:You are a way rad chick and I'm glad God lead me to you. You have given me much to chew on tonight. Plus I still have to listen to your music list.
(4:26:34 pm)Sharizx9:put on the gladiator clothes...walk with the lepers etc..chill with Noah watching everyone die and why in that Ark, be there about to kill your only Son and think of Gods personality and knowledge. you know?. go there, like in your mind.. and be open to the messages/the points Jesus makes before dying for you - you will find they are just as relevant today
(4:27:17 pm)Sharizx9:thats what happened to me man.. thats my story.. it will open up to you.. if you let it
(4:29:55 pm)gwd:This has been a really interesting experience. I'm just sitting here taking it all in. I would love to chat some more but for now I have a little bit of pondering to do.
(4:30:03 pm)Sharizx9:ok np
(4:30:22 pm)gwd:what is np
(4:31:58 pm)Sharizx9:Nice to meet you Den..dont give up on God, God obviously hasnt given up on you cause we talked. Thats what the Devil wants you to do. to second guess yourself, to feel angry, to feel bad about yourself, to blame others, to get lost in your addictions, to feel pressured etc..anything to keep you from the truth - anything to keep you from God.
(4:32:04 pm)Sharizx9:np = no problem :)
(4:34:16 pm)gwd:It was a real pleasure to meet you S. I'm sure this won't be the last time I talk to you. Take care and have a good night.
(4:34:41 pm)Sharizx9:instead of thinking you have 5 less years...think that you have 5 more years. 5 more years..look at it from the positive perspective shift..you too Den. Good night man.
(4:36:50 pm)gwd:I refuse to look at it either way cause they aren't taking me with out a fight.
(4:37:45 pm)gwd:Thanks for everything.
(4:38:29 pm)Sharizx9:np :)

Too sweet to die for!?

Wow, I have learned a lot about sugar today. I think it may very well be one of the hardest things to give up. Readthe below article below for more info that is astounding but true.

Sugar, Diabetes and Incurable diseases

About white sugar, Aspartame, other concentrated sweeteners and health

Cause and prevention of diseases

In Sugar We Trust

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This page is an important stop for all of you who are addicted to sugar, honey, or any other concentrated sweetener.

For all of those who eat sugar every day in all kind of food, from bread to Coca Cola, from ice-cream to ketchup, from hot-dog to cakes, jams, candies, sausages, yogurts ...

And for all of those who are having problems like colds, flu, food allergies, high cholesterol, candida, cancer, diabetes, fatty degeneration, degenerative diseases, depression, dizziness, crying spells, aggression, insomnia, weakness, skin problems, heart and circulatory diseases...

What the hell is white sugar?

White sugar is refined sucrose (simple sugar), C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ , produced by multiple chemical processing of the juice of the sugar cane or sugar beet and by removal of all fiber , protein and minerals , which amount to 90 percent of the natural plant.

( P.S. I do not want to be misunderstood. I will explain that concentrated sweeteners are bad for your health. BUT, that does not mean that you should use artificial sweeteners like aspartame (nutra sweet), xilitol, sorbitoll, or any other artificial sweeteners. ALL artificial sweeteners are worse for your health then natural sweeteners, so think about it! )

Read articles:

THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

• Excitotoxins - MSG and Aspartame May 03
• Fructose (corn syrup) is No Answer For a Sweetener Jan 04
• THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS Dec 30
• Killer Sugar! Suicide With A Spoon Dec 12
• 78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health Dec 11
• Stevia
• Maple Syrup

This page is not only about white sugar. It is also about brown/ raw/ turbinado sugar, molasses, syrups, and other concentrated sweeteners like : dextrose (glucose) , fructose, galactose, maltose, lactose, dextrin, dextrains, and honey. Our body digests and absorbs these concentrated sources of sugars rapidly, and quickly turns them into saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. If we do not burn off the fat through activity, it will start accumulating under our skin,in our lever in our arteries and other organs.

One thing is common characteristic for all those sweeteners: they are concentrated and composed of simple sugars (monosaccharide and disaccharide). Simple sugars are also called rapid sugars because they do not need digestion and are absorbed rapidly in our bloodstream.

After being absorbed in our bloodstream, they rise blood glucose levels too high. This condition is called hyperglycemia, and is one of the symptoms of diabetes. If or pancreas function as it should, it will produce enough insulin to remove excess glucose from our bloodstream with amazing efficiency.

But huge production of insulin can not be stopped in the same moment as sugar stop coming in the bloodstream. To much insulin will then cause too rapid fall of glucose level in the blood. That is called hypoglycemia, and symptoms may include depression, dizziness, crying spells, aggression, insomnia, weakness, and even loss of consciousness.

When blood glucose falls too low, our adrenal glands will mobilize the body's stores of glycogen (starch like carbohydrate , many glucose molecules hooked end to end in a chain,stored in liver and muscle) and will also stimulate the synthesis of glucose from proteins and other substances present in our body.

A diet rich in sugars will catch our pancreas and adrenal glands in a biochemical see-saw, overworking them. It could weaken pancreas and result in diabetes. Cardiovascular complications that follow excess glucose or fats kill many diabetics. If our body is unable to use all of the extra fats and cholesterol produced from sugars,it must dump the additional load. Fats can be deposited in the cells of our liver, heart, arteries, fat tissues, kidneys, muscles, and other organs. That is beginning of fatty degeneration.

One of the aspects of fatty degeneration is deposition of visible fat in places where it is not normally found in healthy people. Fatty degeneration includes atherosclerosis, fatty liver and kidneys, some tumors, obesity and some forms of diabetes.

Sugars inhibit the function of our immune system, and increase diseases caused by poor immune function, such as colds, flu, AIDS, allergies, infections, ...

Sugars increase our body's production of adrenaline by four times, which puts the body into a state of 'fight or flight' stress, without anything to fight or flee from , except the consumption of sugar. This stress reaction increases the production of both cholesterol and cortisone. Cortisone inhibits immune function.

Sugars lack the vitamins and minerals required for their own metabolism. To be metabolized, sugars must draw on our body's stores of these nutrients. The more sugars you eat, the more vitamins and minerals you need.

It can leach B, C, D vitamins, and those minerals:

calcium, phosphorous, iron, selenium, zinc, chromium, vanadium, tin, boron, bismuth, rear earth elements etc. from our teeth, bones, and tissues.

As these are depleted, our body becomes less able to carry out other functions that require minerals and vitamins to be present: to metabolize fats and cholesterol; to convert cholesterol into bile acids for removal from our body through the stool; or to burn-off excess fats as heat or increased activity. As a result , our cholesterol level rises; our metabolic rate goes down; fats burn more slowly; gall stones are crystallizing in or liver; we feel less like exercising, and our weight is increasing. We have already started walking our way to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

As you see , sugar is where it all starts, I mean disease.

Sugar causes irritation and weakening of the mucous membranes of the body and robs the teeth, bones and blood of a great percentage of their minerals. Inflammatory diseases of the breathing and digestive organs result from the use of brown and white sugar.

If , after reading those facts you feel to stop eating sugar , we are recommending next alternatives:

dry fruit, fresh fruit, fresh fruit juice, resins, apple syrup, rice malt, barley malt.

But, do not just replace sugar with malt, or apple syrup. It is also important to generally decrease consumption of concentrated sweeteners. Eat more fresh fruit and compote.

The easiest way of decreasing consumption of sugar is by decreasing consumption of meat.

How to stop eating sugar ?

There is a balance between meat consumption and sugar.

If you eat meat, you need sugar, and visa versa. Serious trouble can happen if the balance is off which is easy since sugar is addictive, like a drug. If you are a vegetarian and eat mostly carbohydrates, the effect of extra sugar is heightened.

One of the major drawbacks is that sugar raises the insulin level, which inhibits the release of growth hormones, which in turn depresses the immune system. Not something you want to happen if you want to avoid sickness.

According to Kathleen DesMaisons in her book Potatoes Not Prozac sugar sensitive people , those who have a more volatile reaction to the substance, usually have low levels of serotonin and low levels of beta endorphins.

The level of beta endorphins have a direct impact on a person’s self esteem, tolerance for pain, sense of connectiveness and to the ability to take personal responsibility for action. It follows that with higher levels of beta endorphins the disease management process would be easier.

When blood sugar spikes it signals the adrenal glands to release more adrenaline. This leads to adrenal fatigue and in turn makes blood sugar ups and downs ever more pronounced. Note this, for many of us have adrenals already fatigued from overeating of sugar.

According to William Duffy in "Sugar Blues" the difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree. Here are some suggestions to make the withdrawal easier:

- As you are reducing the amount of sugar also reduce the amount of meat you are eating

- Eat a bit of ginger before meals

-Taking Colloidal minerals that contain trace minerals Chromium and Vanadium would solve problem of craving for Sugar and sweets !

- Craving for Sugar and sweets is a symptom of Chromium and Vanadium deficiency.

- Don’t eat any concentrated sweetener for breakfast

- Eat your breakfast as late as possible and start with fruit

- Make pause between fruit and other food

- Never eat fruit together with a rest of food

- Make treats like cookies sweetened with rice syrup (a honey like sweetener made from cultured rice) or barley malt

- Get to know some new foods that have a subtle sweet taste from natural sugars. Try manna bread (tastes like a muffin but is made only from sprouted grains) or oatmilk.

- Get to know more about the sugar/depression/energy connection. Read Food and Healing, Sugar Blues, or Potatoes Not Prozac

More about sugar :

Sugars are classified as either simple or complex carbohydrates. Refined sugars such as white, brown, and turbinado sugars, and the unrefined simple sugars, such as fruit sweeteners and concentrated fruit juices, are all simple carbohydrates. The grain syrups: barley malt and brown rice syrup, contain complex carbohydrates besides some simple sugars.

Complex carbohydrates are a string of simple sugars (glucose) strung together that must be broken back down into simple sugars before they can be absorbed into the bloodstream; whereas simple sugars can go directly into the bloodstream.

An influx of sugar into the blood stream upsets the body's blood sugar balance, triggering the release of insulin, which the body uses to keep blood sugar at a safe and constant level. Insulin also promotes the storage of fat, so when you eat sweets high in sugar and fat, you're making way for rapid weight gain and elevated triglyceride levels, both of which have been linked to cardiovascular disease. Complex carbohydrates tend to be absorbed more slowly, lessening the impact on blood sugar levels.

Refined sugars have been stripped of the vitamins, minerals, and fiber that were originally present before processing. White sugar is 99.9 percent sucrose, and brown and turbinado are 96 percent sucrose. Brown sugar is white sugar with molasses and/or caramel coloring added. Turbinado sugar, also called raw sugar, is slightly less refined and contains a trace amount of a few minerals.

Consequently, consuming large amounts of refined sugars places an extra burden on the body to supply the nutrients, specifically the B vitamins, chromium, magnesium, and zinc, needed to convert glucose (blood sugar) into energy. According to USDA biochemist Richard Anderson, refined sugar may also impair the absorption of trace minerals like copper and chromium present in some of the other foods we have eaten.

Refined simple sugars also have an impact on brain chemistry. They raise serotonin levels, which can leave you feeling drowsy. However, the unrefined simple fruit sweeteners have less impact on brain chemistry because they are high in the sugar fructose, which does not affect serotonin levels.

Choosing natural sweeteners rich in complex carbohydrates and reading labels before buying a product will help you reduce your consumption of refined sugar. Natural sweeteners retain most of their vitamins and minerals, and many contain complex carbohydrates. Below is a list and brief description of some of the natural sweeteners available.

Natural sweetener	% complex carbohydrates in dry matter (good ones)	% simple sugars in dry matter (bad ones)
Brown Rice Syrup (Rice malt) is made from (yeast culture) fermented brown rice and sprouted whole barley. Like barley malt, it is ground and heated to make a thick syrup. Because of its mild taste, it can be used as a substitute for white or brown sugar. OK for sick people but not too much ! It is one of the best of all concentrated sweeteners ! Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem !	40 % complex carbohydrates (starch)	57 % maltose
Barley Malt Syrup is made from (yeast culture) fermented whole barley which is sprouted to break down some of the carbohydrate into the simple sugar maltose. It is then ground and heated to make a thick syrup. Barley malt is a good substitute for brown and white sugar. It is delicious in hot breakfast cereals, cookies, breads, muffins, and recipes using carob. OK for sick people but not too much ! It is one of the best of all concentrated sweeteners ! Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem !	33 % complex carbohydrates (starch)	66 % maltose
Granulated Brown Rice Sweeteners are made from dried brown rice syrup or a combination of dried brown rice syrup and powdered grape juice concentrate. Brown rice sweeteners have a very mild flavor and can be used to replace white or brown sugar in baked goods. OK for sick people but not too much ! It is good concentrated sweeteners ! Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem !	33 % or more complex carbohydrates	66 % maltose, fructose, glucose, and sucrose
Fruit Concentrate/Sweetener includes frozen juice concentrates such as grape or apple juice and refrigerated jars of fruit concentrates which are typically blends of juices such as peach, pear, and pineapple juice. Fruit concentrates are thicker than fruit juice concentrates and are made by cooking whole fruits at very low temperatures until they have been reduced to a thick syrup. Fruit sweeteners work well in most baked goods. They are not much better then white or brown sugar !!! If you are sick, avoid it !!!	1 % complex carbohydrates	90 - 96 % simple sugars, fructose, glucose, and sucrose
Maple Syrup is made from the sap of sugar maple trees. Thirty­five to 50 gallons of sap are boiled to produce one gallon of maple syrup. Grade A maple syrup has a lighter color and flavor than Grade B, which is darker with a stronger flavor. It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!! I do not recommend it !!!	1 % complex carbohydrates	96 % sucrose
Honey is a mixture of acid secretions from the glands of honeybees and nectar from flowers. Although honey is a natural sweetener, it is considered a refined sugar because 96% of dry matter are simple sugars: fructose, glucose and sucrose. It is sweeter and higher in calories than refined white sugar. Honey does contain some B vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. However, the enzymes are generally destroyed by high heat causing the honey to lose nutritional properties when used in baking. God to use in special cures, but not as a every day food ! It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!! I do not recommend it !!!	0 % complex carbohydrates	96 % simple sugars, fructose, glucose, and sucrose
Granulated Cane Juice is made from organically grown sugar cane juice that has been filtered and dehydrated. Its a simple sugar that tastes much like brown or turbinado sugar; however, its less refined and contains more vitamins and minerals. Granulated cane juice can be used as a substitute for both white and brown sugar, but it is still rich in sucrose. It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!! I do not recommend it !!!	0 % complex carbohydrates	96 % sucrose
Molasses is a by­product of the refined white, brown, and turbinado sugars. Sweet molasses or light molasses is the liquid left after the first extraction of sugar crystals. Blackstrap molasses is the liquid left after the last extraction of sugar crystals, and has a stronger, bittersweet flavor and is richer in potassium, calcium, iron, and B­vitamins than sweet molasses. Though molasses is better than white sugar, it still contain a lot of it, so I can not recommend eating molasses. It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!! I do not recommend it !!!	0 % complex carbohydrates	96 % sucrose

Substituting One Sweetener For Another

by Don Buscher, MSN

The granulated brown rice and cane juice sweeteners are roughly equal in sweetness to refined white, brown, or turbinado sugar and can be substituted on a cup for cup basis without changing t anything else in the recipe.

When you substitute a liquid sweetener for a dry one or vice versa, you will have to adjust the recipe to end up with the right batter consistency. The chart (below) will help you modify your recipes when using natural sweeteners.

SWEETENER SUBSTITUTIONS
To replace 1 cup dry sweetener with 1 cup liquid sweetener:	reduce another liquid by 1/3 cup or add 4-5 tablespoons flour.
To replace 1 cup dry sweetener with 3/4 cup honey:	reduce another liquid by 1/4 cup or add 1/3 cup flour.
To replace 1 cup liquid sweetener with 1 cup dry sweetener:	add 1/3 cup water.
To replace 1 cup liquid sweetener with 3/4 cup honey:	add 1/4 cup water.
Note: When using thick liquid sweeteners, heat the jar in hot water for five minutes to make pouring easier and spray measuring cups with vegetable spray to prevent sticking.

Facts about White sugar consumption

The average American consumes an astounding two pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, ketchup, mayonnaise, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

Adults purchase over 50% of all chocolate sold in USA.

An average American consume 147 pounds of sweeteners each year.

Monoglycerides used in some ice creams are a possible cancer causing agent in test animals.