tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post820134103003339002..comments2023-03-31T06:31:01.370-07:00Comments on The Lioness at the Gate: The Caffeine ExperimentEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-30751710551529335642012-09-12T06:13:18.790-07:002012-09-12T06:13:18.790-07:00So true, Swedemom about not just about health, but...So true, Swedemom about not just about health, but standing apart. Your comments about addiction also ring close to home, too. You hear about some people's personalities being addictive, and I wonder, really if some are more than others? Does the fact that both my husband's grandfather's were alcoholics make him more likely to be addicted to whatever? Or, am I just as likely to get addicted to whatever if I go start doing it. I don't think I'll go start whatever to find out, but I wish I knew!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-26217133073340846092012-09-11T22:37:31.110-07:002012-09-11T22:37:31.110-07:00I don't believe the Word of Wisdom is solely a...I don't believe the Word of Wisdom is solely about our health. Certainly there is a component of health attached to it. I think it has to do with setting ourselves apart from the world.I also think about the statement in the D&C about this being a principle for the weakest. <br /><br />None of us know if we would become addicted to those substances. It's kind of a crap shoot when you drink alcohol. Some people can drink it with moderation and are fine. Whereas others alcohol completely destroys. But no one knows at the outset (unless they have a strong history of alcoholism in their family) how they will react to the alcohol. Thus, it is a principle for the weakest. <br /><br /><br />I think we all know that just by not drinking alcohol or coffee, we set ourselves apart. This generates a lot of conversations for me and for my husband as we have lived most of our married life outside of Utah and densely populated LDS areas. <br /><br />While I appreciate how we members are trying to appear more mainstream, I don't think the Lord really intends that we should ever become 100% mainstream. He talks about being a peculiar people for a reason. <br /><br />Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-43576319599881829542012-09-11T09:25:55.987-07:002012-09-11T09:25:55.987-07:00Interesting Emily! I liked a quote in a Tribune a...Interesting Emily! I liked a quote in a Tribune article that basically said that the caffeine/non-caffeine choice is a great place for LDS people to practice personal revelation and discretion. I agree with this because I know that before kids I LOVED Dr. Pepper and would have one almost everyday at work. I didn't notice a huge difference, but when I became pregnant with our first I decided I didn't want to drink that during pregnancy and that's when I noticed a difference in how I felt. I definitely craved it, which to me is never a good sign for your body and so I decided not to drink caffeine again. It's not a big deal to me if others do (we have some family members who love soda with caffeine - but I love your taste-test idea), but for me I know that it affects me negatively. Justin doesn't drink caffeine either, but as he likes to point out there are foods that are a million times worse for our body than caffeine (McDonalds anyone?), so it's kind of hypocritical to point fingers at those who choose to drink it since there are a lot of things we knowingly eat that are harmful to us. Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730337486122095101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-40418612846461212062012-09-10T06:10:10.600-07:002012-09-10T06:10:10.600-07:00I appreciated your thoughts on this. You've ac...I appreciated your thoughts on this. You've actually helped me see my husband's viewpoint. <br /><br />I drink coke occasionally, especially when suffering with migraines, which have come far more often than I would like. I also like to drink German fruit teas. My husband is not comfortable with either of these things. We've had many discussions about this because he thinks I'm being a bad example, when I don't see it that way. We still haven't resolved this issue. But we are trying. <br /><br />Again, I appreciate your viewpoint and thoughts.<br /><br />Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-44662114798001518092012-09-09T21:40:59.743-07:002012-09-09T21:40:59.743-07:00The LORD'S short list
...I like that!The LORD'S short list<br />...I like that!Jocelyn Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342635172904848811noreply@blogger.com