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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 5:25 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Kindness — a wonderful video by Naomi Shihab Nye
- Replies: 1
- Views: 42
Kindness — a wonderful video by Naomi Shihab Nye
"Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth." Thus begins Naomi Shihab Nye's poem Kindness, animated poignantly by Ana Pérez López for the On Being Project. The poem, first published in 1980 and read softly here b...
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 6:00 pm
- Forum: Spiritual Contemplations, Essays And Articles
- Topic: Blurting Out “God” — A Spiritual Practice — by Welles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 99
Blurting Out “God” — A Spiritual Practice — by Welles
I’m always open to making up new (to me) ways of focusing on God (Creator, Father, Source etc. take your pick). You see I’m firmly on the path of a Paradise ascent already and feel lucky to exist with the realization of that reality. Sometime in Eternity I fully expect to be so perfected that I wil...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Rupert Sheldrake, The Most Controversial Scientist On Earth, Speaks Out
- Replies: 3
- Views: 189
Rupert Sheldrake, The Most Controversial Scientist On Earth, Speaks Out
We live in a world where stress, anxiety, and depression are on the increase, particularly in modern industrial nations, so any insights that can help us become more balanced and fulfilled, individually and collectively, are to be welcomed. “If we have a worldview that says the universe is unconsci...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Power of Interrelatedness — by Betsey Crawford
- Replies: 0
- Views: 107
The Power of Interrelatedness — by Betsey Crawford
It’s become an instant cliche as the pandemic reveals the threadbare fabric of our culture: the truly essential people that make day-to-day life possible are often the ones in the most precarious and poorly paid jobs. As grateful as I am to have professional people in my life, I am utterly dependen...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ambiguity Of Violence — by Robert Sapolsky
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Re: Ambiguity Of Violence — by Robert Sapolsky
The ending was almost an O Henry twist!




- Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:34 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Ambiguity Of Violence — by Robert Sapolsky
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Ambiguity Of Violence — by Robert Sapolsky
This little essay has the philosophy in the first paragraph. Here it is. It is the ambiguity of violence, that we can pull a trigger as an act of hideous aggression or of self-sacrificing love, that is so challenging. As a result, violence will always be a part of the human experience that is profo...
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:30 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Message from GOD
- Replies: 8
- Views: 332
Re: Message from GOD
That's a great message. I would suggest not putting too much weight on a date. In the resolution of the Lucifer rebellion on earth plans have to be fluid to accommodate the rapid changes going on, both good and bad. I personally believe that a miraculous lifting of faithful from this planet would o...
- Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:44 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Six13 - The Red Sea Shanty: A Pirate Passover
- Replies: 1
- Views: 109
Six13 - The Red Sea Shanty: A Pirate Passover
It's Passover. For some reason sea chanties have become a big thing during Covid. Passover and Chanty, mix 'em up and you have a hilarious and wonderfully performed piece of music. Six13 - The Red Sea Shanty: A Pirate Passover https://youtu.be/VQON0ipv6iI :bana: :sunflower: :bana: :sunflower: :bana:
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:53 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: A Higher Level Of Conscious Engagement — by James O'dea
- Replies: 0
- Views: 226
A Higher Level Of Conscious Engagement — by James O'dea
We live in an age of spiritual smorgasbord: People are mixing concepts, aphorisms, and insights from a broad variety of mystical and faith traditions. A blend of notions culled from many spiritual paths is now surfacing as popular prescription for all and sundry seekers: “Believe everything will tu...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What is the Central Channel Breath? — by Dr. Sue Morter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 283
What is the Central Channel Breath? — by Dr. Sue Morter
This is a tip that relates to her coursework. I don't know about her courses but here is a valuable suggestion.
https://youtu.be/3JKz4V9V4Xk

https://youtu.be/3JKz4V9V4Xk

- Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:53 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Enter Spring, Parker Palmer Muses on the Season — by Parker Palmer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 225
Enter Spring, Parker Palmer Muses on the Season — by Parker Palmer
Each year, as spring begins, we share a reflection on the season by Parker Palmer. In 1995 Parker wrote a welcome for the Fetzer Institute's newly built retreat center, Seasons, which included a reflection on each of the four seasons. Here we excerpt his musings on spring in the Upper Midwest where...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Two drops of oil — by Paulo Coelho
- Replies: 2
- Views: 182
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Two drops of oil — by Paulo Coelho
- Replies: 2
- Views: 182
Two drops of oil — by Paulo Coelho
A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was looking for. However, instead of finding a holy man, ou...
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Questioning Covid — the best website for information
- Replies: 566
- Views: 63030
A Coming Covid Catastrophe — The HighWire with Del Bigtree
I won’t be sharing this with friends who have already been ‘vaccinated’ for it would just cause them severe cognitive dissonance. "World renown vaccine specialist, Geert Vanden Bossche, gave a groundbreaking interview this week risking his reputation and his career by bravely speaking out against a...
- Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:06 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Thirsty For Wonder — by Mirabai Starr
- Replies: 1
- Views: 169
Thirsty For Wonder — by Mirabai Starr
Contemplative life flows in a circular pattern: awe provokes introspection, which invokes awe. Maybe you’re making dinner and you step outside to snip chives from the kitchen garden just as the harvest moon is rising over the easterslopes. She is full and golden, like one of those pregnant women wh...
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:57 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: One Man’s Trash — by Stuart M. Perkins
- Replies: 3
- Views: 245
One Man’s Trash — by Stuart M. Perkins
I've mentioned before that Stuart M. Perkins writing reminds me of Ray Bradbury's. They are both all about heart. Ray wrote science fiction. Stuart writes as if he were channeling Norman Rockwell into stories. I love them. “No, let’s just leave it in there for now.” Mama said over her shoulder as s...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:35 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Write or Wrong? The Forgotten Art of Spelling — by Tamara Rant
- Replies: 1
- Views: 290
Write or Wrong? The Forgotten Art of Spelling — by Tamara Rant
Many people are unaware that back in the day, only the nobles were allowed to read and write. So, to understand and to be able to read and write symbols was kind of a big deal. Eventually leading to spoken languages, written symbols have always been a way to represent and give meaning to something;...
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: A Brief Tale From the Life of Franz Kafka
- Replies: 2
- Views: 236
A Brief Tale From the Life of Franz Kafka
At the age of 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who had never married and had no children, was walking through the park in Berlin, when he met a little girl who was crying because she had lost her favorite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll without success. Kafka told her to meet the next day to ...
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:05 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Not Taking Things Personally — by Mark Manson
- Replies: 5
- Views: 434
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:59 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Not Taking Things Personally — by Mark Manson
- Replies: 5
- Views: 434
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Some Thoughts on Water — by Richard Whittaker
- Replies: 1
- Views: 209
Some Thoughts on Water — by Richard Whittaker
As an experiment, a few years ago I began asking friends if they had any memorable experiences with water. I was surprised by the blank looks I got. “Well, do you remember any experiences of swimming or playing with water when you were a child?” I'd ask. That question worked a little better. “Oh, y...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:18 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: If There Is No Self, Whose Arthritis Is This? — by Sylvia Boorstein
- Replies: 0
- Views: 224
If There Is No Self, Whose Arthritis Is This? — by Sylvia Boorstein
"If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?" is one of a list of a dozen questions that have been appearing regularly in my email. I think it’s the choice of arthritis, out of all the ills of the world, which makes this particular statement funny. It’s also mildly mocking, making a joke out of t...
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:42 pm
- Forum: Inspiring Poetry
- Topic: On poetry — by Gwendolyn Brooks (a quotatoon)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 954
On poetry — by Gwendolyn Brooks (a quotatoon)
"Poetry is life distilled." — Gwendolyn Brooks


- Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:39 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: “Face the Music!” - Thought Adjuster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 422
Re: “Face the Music!” - Thought Adjuster
Totally tubular, Dude.






- Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: “Face the Music!” - Thought Adjuster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 422
Re: “Face the Music!” - Thought Adjuster
And so my confusion with the message. Face the music, don't blame others but listen to others blame you? I'd say that your confusion is because the message doesn't apply to you at this point in your life but you are still trying to squeeze into it. Although most of the 11:11 messages have a reasona...