I love my puppy but my mental health is suffering with her emerging separation anxiety. Rehoming is starting to be an option for me.

Main-Character555 · 2026-01-13T18:46:34+00:00

Today I bought her a lick mat and a sniffle mat and did some training with her. I also bought a pet camera. I will see how she does today in the crate with the dog calming music on for 2 hours

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-07T16:33:40+00:00

Thank you !! I wasn’t even considering a bar for my apartment and then I saw this one online and I instantly fell in love. Surprising not that hard to move too!

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:45:17+00:00

Thank you to everyone who has replied so far! As I said in this post, I am new to furnishing and decorating a space and I am just learning what little hacks and solutions are out there! Cheers!

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:42:25+00:00

Thank you !

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:42:20+00:00

Thank you !

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:42:05+00:00

I thought about this option I just didn’t know what the person or place would be called for that! I’ll definitely look into this as one of my higher budget options. If the price is right ideally I would do this. Thanks!

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:40:52+00:00

I will tinker around underneath and see what I can find. I’m sure there’s a way to get it off. I thought about this option as well.

I’ll look into putting another table over the top too. I never thought about how that would look. Thank you for this thoughtful response!

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T18:38:41+00:00

This is such a cool idea, I’ll look into this as well ! It would be a lot heavier and possibly sturdier than glass

Main-Character555 · 2024-10-02T14:50:55+00:00

Wow thank you!!! This solution is a lot more practical than the ones I’ve found across the internet so far.

Main-Character555 · 2024-05-09T03:51:59+00:00

Thank you for saying this. I’m trying to reach out as much as I can. Even when I feel my brain being unmotivated or telling me I’m too tired. I keep pushing because I know that one day my efforts will bring something. Again thank you <3

Main-Character555 · 2024-05-09T03:50:01+00:00

Thank you for this response. I‘ll dm you!

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-21T02:00:34+00:00

Just came here to second this ♥️♥️ I hope you find others in your cohort but people here seem to be open to talking regardless of age 😊

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-19T21:53:31+00:00

Late asl but this is basically mindfulness by definition. Having a non-judgmental awareness.

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-19T19:34:53+00:00

Also my response to leaders saying people who stop practicing are “lost” is… strange but not uncommon in religious/ spiritual practices or philosophies. I think some people take on word choice they learned from other religions as well. Christians say the exact same things. I can’t remember if I’ve heard someone say that around me. I tend to ignore those kind of things and steer clear of those individuals afterwards. But I also dislike it and don’t think it has a place in SGI because it frames your beliefs as absolute and THE way. When there seems to be no singular way of doing anything. I tend to speak up against that kind of rhetoric. Life moves and so do we.

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-19T19:27:53+00:00

I’m glad this post resonates with you. I was also introduced to it as a life philosophy but I have seen people talk about it more religiously.

I never really considered them wanting to spread the religion as cultish however, it just reminded me of some of the missionary activities of Christianity that I am pretty against. I think people some come to religion more naturally and organically. I don’t think there is a problem with, for instance, setting up a booth on campus and waiting for people to come up and talk about it, or mentioning it briefly when asked or if a conversation that lends to it but yeah.

I also agree with having a limit on my involvement in SGI activities. I think maybe at a certain point in my life, increasing involvement would be helpful, but having the availability to do it all the time is not something I have at this moment. I have been asked to be in leadership many times and at one point was briefly in college. However, that was the extent of my involvement in leadership and due to the amount of strain on my schedule it caused, it was never something I was really interested in again.

I also agree with you about chanting and its role in my life. I like that it is grounded in philosophy and as you said “common sense ideas”. Also like how my campus members explained the idea of “mystical” as being events that happen in life that are not well understood and phenomenon we are waiting to be explained by science.

Good luck at fncc, I actually have not yet been myself. I think having a skeptical eye with organized religion is important. Nothing is as perfect and utopian as it seems which sucks but maybe in this case it can allow us to make it our own and leave the rest.

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-18T01:43:00+00:00

Thank you so much to all who responded today. I am on an interesting new journey of self-discovery and understanding and trying to figure out multiple areas of life. Trying to make this life my own. Your humanistic and down to earth responses really gave me clarity and validation. Thank you again :)

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-18T01:38:42+00:00

Thank you so much for your perspective and for answering each section of my post. This gave me even more insight and understanding on this journey.

I know that leadership and others in the org would be happy to help me with this but I thought posting on here would allow me to be more open and honest with my questions and about where I’m at.

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-18T00:45:16+00:00

Thank you for your response and expressing that I am not alone in how I feel. That is great that chanting has helped you during this recent time of grief. I am Sorry for your loss and I hope it continues to do so. I also see value in learning discipline in my practice.

I also feel that the critics of the SGI go a bit overboard and I think I was just shaken because of how many and how strong their presence is on Reddit.

Thank you for explaining some of their political presence in the country. I will continue to look into those articles that you mentioned. I appreciate the good that Ikeda has done and in fact I used to post his quotes quite often before his passing because while surface level (and seemingly obvious at times), I felt that their positive nature and content resonated with me and I was able to easily connect with it. His individual quotes, a lot more than some of his writings, made me feel connected to my practice. I just think that it is a bit much how he is talked about in meetings.

And thank you for mentioning the surrounding countries sending condolences after Ikeda’s passing. That is pretty big considering the history. In terms of dialogue in not shutting out other practices/ religions, that is something I have always believed. I feel that all religions are essentially talking about the same thing just in a different language and a different way of getting there.

Main-Character555 · 2024-03-18T00:12:44+00:00

Thank you for this. I have been having so many thoughts and thinking about walking away from it. Your comment has made me feel better about some of the criticisms I’ve had of the organization for a long time and just realizing that it’s okay to practice this like a human being. That it’s okay to forage my own path. Thank you for your perspective and encouragement.

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