tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440800713127524860.post1344901842219606911..comments2023-06-29T22:44:22.942-04:00Comments on A Sideshow Journey: My ConfessionLiesa Swejkoskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024754914061995688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440800713127524860.post-19999673008373898052016-01-31T17:38:45.411-05:002016-01-31T17:38:45.411-05:00For reference and for the sake of time, here is an...For reference and for the sake of time, here is an updated link to the post about my train wreck. You may still read my other posts. In fact, I encourage it. http://asideshowjourney.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-day-i-will-never-forget.htmlLiesa Swejkoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024754914061995688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440800713127524860.post-11297462485949293752016-01-31T17:12:15.769-05:002016-01-31T17:12:15.769-05:00Thank you for your kind comments. I am not afraid ...Thank you for your kind comments. I am not afraid that I support the Word of Wisdom. I love it, too. The symbol RX stands for "prescription" which is a written order by a doctor for his or her patient to receive medication. Since I have had negative and nearly fatal reactions to medications, I prefer to not experiment further. I have had blessings and if not for those blessings, I would most likely be in some institution pinned in a corner in a straight jacket, screaming at the walls. I am not joking. <br /><br />Heavenly Father gave us commandments which should not be toyed with and he also gave us free agency, also known as free will, to choose for ourselves after we have weighed our options. People should not randomly go out and drink a bottle of vodka or smoke weed because they suddenly thought, "Hey, I wanna' be a rebel!" I likewise do not believe someone should take poison or expose himself to radiation, but if he has cancer, by all means he must have chemotherapy and radiation treatments. If people are afflicted, they must medicate somehow. I thank my God for giving me free will. If not for free will would any of us be here? Eve used her free will. Adam weighed his options and chose to follow her initiative so that he would not be a lone man. God gave us a brain, a heart and a soul to choose wisely. Choose wisely.Liesa Swejkoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024754914061995688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440800713127524860.post-33494780216390544672016-01-28T04:32:57.308-05:002016-01-28T04:32:57.308-05:00I'm afraid I love the Word of Wisdom. I work w...I'm afraid I love the Word of Wisdom. I work with alcoholics, and I see how destructive alcohol can be on a daily basis, and am always grateful that the saints have been protected by this revelation.<br /><br />I suspect your positive reaction to the Drambuie and coffee was largely psychological. You've been through a lot of trauma and a lot of pain, but alcohol - even in tiny quantities - is never the answer, especially if it is making you less true to yourself. Remember, too, that alcohol is a depressant. I don't know what RX means, but I suspect there are more treatment options still to be explored for you - and yes, some of them may be ecclesiastical.<br /><br />Yes, Mormons eat more meat than they should, and much more sugar than is good for them. That just means it's something we have to work on; it doesn't negate the entire Word of Wisdom. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641418558597053909noreply@blogger.com