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Scroll down to see One Liner & Featured Story posted June 27.
Past posts on Diary Page in case you missed one!

NFGGO's 1 Year Anniversary Party pictures below!

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Clips from some of our past Talkers will be posted soon!

SOME OF OUR UPCOMING TALKERS (subject to change):

Linda Antwi: A Fashion Designer, Host and Entrepreneur -
Talking about Following the Vision For your Life.
Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Links: http://blog.lindaantwi.com/  -  www.lindaantwi.com
Kathy Kastelan:  A Professional in Educational Therapy with
a focus on reading, writing and spelling. 
Originally from Chicago, IL - Link: www.shermanoakseducationaltherapy.com
Michael Musa: Talking about the Sport of Horse Racing - Originally from Huntington, WV – Link: http://closingspeed.blogspot.com/
Jim: Talking about Golf - Originally from Miami, FL
and more ... stay tuned.

 PAST "TALKERS" INCLUDE:

Pam: Currently marketing the documentary, The Labyrinth,
which will be at DocuWeeks - August 13-19 !
Originally from Bostan, MA  Link - http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010
Jan Pastras: A prominent Los Angeles Westside Realtor -
Originally from St. Clair Shores, MI – Link: www.bestrealtorinla.com
Ted: LA Greek Fest Organizer – Originally from Clinton, IA
Links: www.lagreekfest.com  – www.stsophia.org
Maritza: TV/Post Production Expert - Talking about Fantasy Baseball - Originally from New York, NY

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The NFGGO Story: It started at birth... more

Are you ready to Stop the Crazy Talk? Read on!

Featured One Liner

"Time heals all pain"

NFGGO says: "In this life, time heals some pain."

Pix from NFGGO First Year Anniversary Party!
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Featured Message

"Just a Day"

A couple of months ago, I came home from Church and went upstairs to change my clothes, as usual.  I had a nice day and went to lunch with some friends after Service. I was fine. As I put on my new clothes, it was as if the garments themselves extracted the flu which was somewhere hidden in my body and I began to ache. I had intended to go downstairs to watch TV and kick back with my spouse; but the bed was beckoning to me and I welcomed its invitation. I flopped down.

I thought if I could just lie here for a few minutes whatever was going on would pass. My spouse remained unsuspecting as to what had happened; probably thinking I had gotten lost on the computer or was on the phone.  As my heat, pain and thirst increased, I decided getting a drink and maybe taking some aspirin would be a good idea.  I started down the stairs.  With each step the pain intensified and my body began to lose flexibility and mobility. By the time I reached the bottom, I wasdecrepit.  I told my spouse, “I’m sick.” “Really, what happened?” was the confused response. After all, I had just gone upstairs 20 minutes earlier in good health. I just shrugged, not really knowing myself.

I made it to the kitchen, had a drink, and took some aspirin and was now looking at the mountain of stairs in front of me. “Why didn’t I just yell down to my spouse to bring me the things I needed?” I wondered. Perhaps it was the fever clouding my mind.  Slowly, I started the ascent.

As I lied in bed, suffering with the unbelievably, excruciating pain which overtook every nook of my body, I kept saying to myself that in a few hours, maybe a day or so tops, this will be over and the pain will be a distant memory.

My thoughts next went to other types of pain: labor pain, sprained ankles, stubbed toes, toothaches, etc., etc., etc., all of which usually go away in a relatively short time and finally about chronic pain. 

I thought of people in my family and various friends, some of whom have been in pain for years, decades even.  They did not have the comfort I did in the knowledge that in a day or two their pain would subside and life would resume as usual. Their hope lies mostly in ongoing medication. Some of which helps; some of which doesn’t.  Some of which is covered; some of which is not. A lot of which has some sort of unwanted side effect, especially with long term usage. And yes, it can sometimes be too expensive to buy and since the pain can’t kill you (or so people think) you go without. The truth is pain can kill you. It can kill your spirit; your mind; your heart and too much pain may actually be too much for your physical body to bear. Blood pressure can go up; pulse rate may increase; and perhaps, there may even be added strain on your heart and other organs. It is not something trivial or imaginary; it is something real with real consequences.

Was there something the people could have done to prevent or slow down the debilitating pain in the first place?  Sometimes the answer to that is yes, and sometimes no. But, at a certain point that is question is academic. Life becomes about pain management; mental, physical and spiritual. All are tough to achieve. The sufferers are always on the lookout for a new medicine that may work better than the current one they are taking and bring some added relief, maybe even a cure. But in their hearts and minds remain the almost certain idea the condition and pain will get worse with time, not better. 

And while the main concern and sympathy is, of course, with the person in pain, let us not forget the ones who love that person because they are profoundly affected in a number of ways as well.

All of these thoughts were in my head. Mostly, I thought how lucky I was there was an end in sight to pull me through.  That time would make my pain, fever and suffering go away and restore me to good health. Time was my physician, my friend and my hope. And so I drifted off to sleep and my body, aided with a couple of aspirin, battled the flu and won the hard, but thankfully, short war. By the next day, my body felt a whole lot better; but the things my mind had contemplated from a totally new perspective the night before, will be with me forever. 

I pray for those who are beset with pain that they may have relief, good health, and joy and be restored physically, mentally and spiritually and hope you all will too.

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The NFGGO Story:
It started at birth. People all around said things that didn't ring true, because it wasn't ... it was "Crazy Talk." No one was really talking about the Crazy Talk but they were listening to it and letting it affect their lives and decisions, sometimes quite dramatically. The need to stop "it" was great, though it would not be easy. It was not part of mainstream, everyday "polite" conversation. Until recently, progress was slow, depending solely on individual encounters under the correct circumstances. The stories were all too similar; the challenges familiar. A better way to share all those "Crazy Talk" stories and reach out to more like-minded people at once was needed ... thus, NFGGO was born.

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