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Joined: 11 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:51 pm
Post subject: Afterlife and the 10th insight I am confussed
Hi All,
I was wondering what you all think about the fact that the 10th Insight says that the afterlife is what we expect it to be. So if we are negative it will be negative or if we are positive it will be positive. Have I interpreted this right. It does worry me that for those who don't get it, will they be trapped in a terrible place, experiencing terrible things?
Can anyone shed some light on this? I was okay with dying but now I am not so sure.
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Joined: 05 Apr 2006
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Location: Stratham, NH
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:17 am
Post subject: 10th
I read the book too long ago to comment. I do know we create our reality. On the other side we more than here create with our thoughts and can think ourselves in a different place etc. Maybe that is what they mean. Not that it is like a hell if there is something we don't believe in here, but more like. " I think I'll connect with my son on earth today, whoosh and be there, or I'll go in the library and review my life in the GREAT books" That's my thought. Leila
There is that law in life so cruel and so just that demands that one grow or pay more for remaining the same.
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Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:27 pm
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Hi there T, I wouldn't fret about the perception of the "afterlife", because in many ways it's like moving to a different country, that's all. So if someone believes that it will be "a land of opportunity" then they will enjoy their new life there. However, if they take all of their woes along with them, then they will find them there also.
One of the key things here is that the tiny fraction of our soul-self that we experience on the Earth as our "complete consciousness" can't magically return to the full-bodied soul-self except by raising its energetic awareness. This process is a choice of the soul and something we "know all about" on other levels of awareness. However, at our present level it's quite a test - which is one part of why we do all of this - so when we physically end our tenure here, we do raise in vibration but that is largely dictated by what we have achieved in the physical. I'm not talking about philosophic achievements, healing achievements or monetary and building achievements though. I'm just talking about achieving simplicity.
The more complex our lives are or were, the greater our "reward" for achieving simplicity becomes. It is the
of our actions that mean everything. Our quality defines our vibration. We can give all of our wealth and possessions away for an entire lifetime but if our heart isn't in it, we gain not one thing. Conversely, we can retain everything yet in our heart of hearts renounce it all and become truly and wholeheartedly simple. But that's just one aspect - there's simplicity in our dealings with others... are we out to make a fast buck? Do we ensure fairness? Do we lash out when others take advantage of us despite all we have offered them? There is the real road before us. If we can resolve these things and others, then what awaits us when we leave here will have great foundations indeed. If the foundations are suspect, then soon we will return to the Earth to build them anew. So there we go then; the Earth is a building site for the soul and before we can enjoy our towers we have to prepare the ground before them.
love, Matt
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Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:03 am
Post subject: Missed the Preview!
I was
disappointed to have missed the many previews of this film that took place in the Seattle area. It was a bit strange. . .on April 11 for the first time ever, I attended a meeting at the Unity Church in Kent. I'd NEVER been to that church before, and (unfortunately) on the 11th there were no signs promoting the preview. Only today (4/14) I discovered that the preview was on the 13th at that location! I think I'll follow this 'lead' and visit that church this Sunday and see what happens. This is surely more than a coincidence!
It's also interesting that I'll be in Minneapolis next week when the film Premier's in Seattle on 4/21. Wonder why this film is so illusive for me? Perhaps the message is that I must remember that Truth is within me--I don't need a film or a book to show me the way. Nonetheless, I intend to get to the theater as soon as I return from Minneapolis (which won't have a premier until May 24!). Thank you, James Redfield. You have made this planet just a little more peaceful and a little more loving.
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Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:05 am
Post subject: The Afterlife
Hi Theressa,
I wouldn?t worry too much about where you personally are going when you die. If you have made it to this site then chances are pretty good that you have enough spiritual enlightenment to know when the end is here you are free to go through the light. But I do believe there is some merit to the theory that some people become stuck somewhere in between this world and the next. They are called ghosts. James talked about it a little in his book and there is also a very good movie, ?What Dreams May Come? with Robin Williams that also broaches this subject. Dieing is basically just a transition from physical form to spirit form. This transition is complete when you go through the light and join the other spirit beings by becoming aware of your spirit form. Sometimes, though, when people die tragically or suddenly they may not realize that they are actually dead. They?re actually in the same place as the other spirits but they think they are still physical and refuse to acknowledge that they are dead. The spirits on the other side try to coax them out of their confusion but a few may resist because they are not ready to give up what was their life. So a scenario plays out over and over again having to do with the reason they are stuck. It is probably a safety net device in that through repetition the soul may at one point realize that what they are experiencing isn?t really life as they knew it. They will hopefully catch on and finally let go. The thing to realize is that hell is not a place that you are sent to by some other force judging you as bad. Any hell, whether that be hell on earth or hell in the afterlife, is just a soul trapped in a self-induced negative state of mind. And not to pull any punches but yes, this is a choice that people make. It isn?t something that just happens to you. These souls don?t want to let go of their hell. To them this place they are at is better than what may lay ahead of them. They may enjoy being sad or angry. Some may be fearful of dying because of some wrong they committed while alive. Some may be angry or resentful about how or when they died. Some may not feel worthy of the love from the spirit world. And some may be so deep into sadness that they can?t believe they can be or should be happy. So the bottom line is if you want to guarantee a transition into heaven learn to let go of your fears and negativity because when you are in a positive state of mind your soul will gravitate to the love that is through the light. But even if you are not perfect, I promise you, you will still transition without incidence. I truly believe the souls that are stuck in their own personal hells are extreme cases and are more the exception than the rule. And hopefully when we as a group of souls get ready to move on from this place all of us together will be strong enough to pull these lost souls back into the light with us. I would think we really couldn?t totally move on without them anyway. At least that?s my theory on the subject.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:36 am
Post subject: 10th insight?
Hello everyone.
I never got past the first book, so I was not aware of what the "10th insight" was. After Theressa's post though, I couldn't help but laugh. Mr. Redfield, good soul that he is, appears to be confused as well.
Please allow me to part these waves of confusion, for a short moment:
When your BODY dies, your EGO dies.
Without an ego, there are no "good" experiences and no "bad" ones. Good and bad is what we get when emotion is experienced through the ego. After you are dead, there will no longer be a "you" to speak of. The thing that creates the illusion of "you" will be gone.
So rest easy Theresa, you are neither going to heaven nor hell, because such things are irrelevant when you are dead.
Still confused? Stop reading Redfield's books for a little while. Then take a field trip to the local mortuary. Be sure to speak to a corpse or two, maybe they can help you clear things up.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:30 am
Post subject: corpse
We could talk to a corpse, the spirit can be anyplace. I'd make it easier and talk to your loved ones from wherever you are. Love, Leila
There is that law in life so cruel and so just that demands that one grow or pay more for remaining the same.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:33 pm
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Are you... threatening me?
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:19 pm
Post subject: corpse
No, I am scaring you. (:- )
There is that law in life so cruel and so just that demands that one grow or pay more for remaining the same.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:15 pm
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Words alone dont scare me:) I have never seen, heard, or felt someone making contact with the dead. And since the idea is completely absurd to me, I am not willing to take anyone solely on their word that this is possible.
I am open minded though in the sense that I would not turn down someones offer to watch this being done. However, having the hairs stand up on my arm is not good enough to convince me that someones invisible friend is actually real.
If anyone were ever able to demonstrate to my satisfaction that the idea of a ghost in the machine is not absolute bullsh*t, then that would surely turn my world upside down, which would be very exciting, indeed. Theres nothing more spectacular than an absolutely profound paradigm shift that changes your life forever. But ive only had one of those, and it did not involve spirits, ghosts, or transcendental entities that do not exist in the universe but are somehow able to communicate with people in the universe. There is nothing outside of the universe because the universe is all there is. The universe is like a machine, blindly existing, its contents all blind cogs in this machine. The thing that makes life magical, spiritual, and full of meaning is nothing more than our subjective experience of being alive, combined with the fact that all events are predetermined, thus a sense of fate.
Aside from all the talk ive heard about spirits though, no one has ever even offered to prove that claim to me. EVER. Ive asked and been refused, either because "i dont believe" or because "it would be too frightening" - so I have to conclude at this time that these people are doing nothing more than building sculptures from horse sh*t. All that ive ever seen or heard were empty words, and empty words are worthless to me.
Its a simple values judgement.
Most people do not realize this but we value feeling good much more than we value anything else, including the truth. We all unconsciously make choices that will move us towards the "positive" end of the spectrum, that make us feel good.
Everything that follows is frivolous rationalization.
If we can take an illusion that makes us feel good and convince ourselves that its the truth, then that is good enough. Not a bad choice, actually, but it just takes so much energy to mantain these illusions. Anyways that is samsara. We are all living in it. Enlightenment never promised anything more than a new pair of glasses.
By the way, I am an "indigo child" - "highly sensitive person" also - I just happen to have a brain in addition to a gut. Im not here to throw stones at people, im here to advocate a much better balance between intuition and the prefrontal cortex.
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:50 am
Post subject: this is a topic that is very personal
Who knows for sure except each one of us, individually. We each have our own unique belief system. It sounds odd to others to discuss the words of John Edwards, James Van Praugh, Sylvia Brown with others that don't value their gifts.
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Location: Stratham, NH
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:07 am
Post subject: beliefs
You are right Ronni, we all have our own experiences. I am happy i have experienced things thru dreams, prayer, energy changes in the house etc. I love being open to messages. It is so confirming we are all connected.
Synchronicity comes from someplace. We teach our patients, there is no coincidence. Leila
There is that law in life so cruel and so just that demands that one grow or pay more for remaining the same.
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:23 pm
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Your dogma is no match for my catma. Wke up. Stop talking and start practicing. There are ways to prove what I am saying to yourselves.
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Location: Stratham, NH
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:01 pm
Post subject: prove
I have ways to prove also, if you are not open, why should I waste my energy and disrupt you. I don't think you are awake, you don't think I am awake, we are even, neat thought. love, leila
There is that law in life so cruel and so just that demands that one grow or pay more for remaining the same.
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:43 am
Post subject: Afterlife and the 10th insight I am confussed
Interesting. You say you are a "highly sensitive person" My perception of you is that you are more inclined to look at life from the scientific angle. Life is just energy and nothing more. There is no purpose or soul definition beyond our existence here. You are logical to a fault and there is nothing wrong with that. But my perception of sensitives is that they are people who are in connection/contact, in one way shape or form, with those on the other side. Those who have an awareness of that which cannot be explained through science. So what sort of sensitivities do you have?
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Up until December of last year I hadn't had sex in thirteen years. Some people find this difficult to believe, other think I am just insane. I just did what I thought was in the best interest of my child.
The last time I had had sex I was twenty-four having sex with a man who had been in a seven year relationship with one of my coworkers, in the front seat of his truck in the driveway of my home in Moreno Valley, CA. My roommate was home and I shared a room with my then five year old son, so we sat in the truck.
I didn't even want to have sex with him. We had actually stopped seeing each other two months prior to our last sexual encounter. I was moving to Oregon the following week and he insisted that he give me a ride home so that he could say goodbye. He asked if I would spend the night at his place which he knew I would not do. I wasn't spending the night away from son. After some serious persuasion he climbed on top of me. After a while I told him to finish so I could go in the house. He stared at me blankly and with a few more thrusts he was finished and I was hurrying into the house without even a goodbye.
It was that night that I decided that something had to change. I had been making poor decision that up until that moment had only affected me. I never wanted them to affect my son. I made poor choices and I had no desire to see my son suffer for or because my mistakes. I decided that I needed a break from men. I felt incapable of making solid healthy choices for myself in regard to my personal relationships so I vowed in that moment that I would not attempt to be in a relationship. I would focus all of my energy supporting my son. If I couldn't be a good example in some aspectof my life then that aspect of my life would just be put on the back burner until it was no longer an issue.
And so I spent the next thirteen years of my life completely abstinent. I can count on one hand how many times I even kissed a man on the mouth during that period of my life. I went on a handful of dates that I viewed as platonic and conducted them as just that, friends having dinner or drinks or whatever. My focus was on my son. Every decision I made was one that I thought was in his best interest. I do not regret my choice to practice celibacy for a second. At some point a few years later I realized I didn't even notice men much anymore. If I was informed some was interested in me my automatic response was I am just not really in a place where I want to date right now.
My desire for carnal pleasure during this time was not diminished however. I thought about sex a lot. I missed it terribly but I had made up my mind and when I decide I shouldn't do something my self-control is unfaltering. And I masturbated a lot. I mean a lot. I might hold some record but I never really looked into it. I was a pro.
And then shortly before the end of this past year, just before my son's nineteenth birthday I had sex for the first time in over a decade and it was amazing. I slept with a man I had dated a few times and had crush on for months. And the sex was everything I hoped it would be. I had developed a keen understanding of my body which made sex far more enjoyable than anything I had experienced when I was younger. It was incredible.
And do you know what I learned after my sabbatical from physical intimacy? I still have pretty bad taste in men or at least the men that right for me. It is the lesson I am still learning but not one my son was forced to learn through me. He knows what love is. He knows how to treat the people who care about him. And that is the lesson I wanted him to learn.


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Maine takes away equality rights
Maine takes away equality rights.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/...marriage_maine "With liberty and justice for all." Bullshit! Rick
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Remember, they won FRAUDULENTLY.
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so, do we boycott Maine and their products? do we go for another 'Day without a Gay" ??? what do we do about this religious persecution, and let's be frank, that is exactly what happened.
I've been moving away from calling myself a christian for quite some time. I left the christian church behind nearly a year ago. This particular event, the imposing of a certain segment of christians' beliefs onto the civil govt in Maine has sealed the deal for me. I will not be aligned with christians. I am NOT a christian. I'm also struck by the reality of our lgbt friends in Maine. They wake up this morning knowing that slightly more than half of the people they will have contact with today think that they don't deserve to marry or have their unions respected and honored by the civil govt. that's tough. my heart is breaking.
Tolerate one another, just as I have tolerated you.- Jesus Christ? |
Easy on the anger but don't let up
The election won 53% to 47%. This is a barometer of the attitude of the majority of people in Maine. The good news is within an error of 3% half of people have an evolved sensibilty that recognizes that capacity for same-gender intimacy is a trait with equal entitlement to expression.
Compare it to climbing a mountain. Just because you made it 95% to the summit doesn't mean that you have lost. Improve the trail, get better supplies and equipment and get in better shape. When you are ready, start again. We are steadily winning. These popular votes are showing that we are very close to having the majority of the population sypmathetic with us. Our government is flawed because flawed humans run it and allow principles to be ignored or violated. What has to evolve are people's awareness toward violence to minorities. Counter hate and lies with compassion and honesty. Everyone has the capacity for both. Don't counter violence with opposition or violence. That just reinforces the violence, fear and predjudice within the oppressor. Cultivate inner compassion and practice genuine expression of this. This is what touches other people's hearts and changes them from fear and predjudice seeking gratification to compassion and offers of kindness. nat equality march.jpg From the National Equality March How Beautiful!
Love and affirmation, Forrester Tongpa Nyi (formerly Ash Phoenix, faeries evolve! ) When you come to know that your entitlement to joy is a given, All that remains is the exploration of the many different ways to let it in |
Reportage this morning notes that Portland was against repealing the law, but was outvoted by citizens upstate. And guess who campaigned - even passing the offering plate- against gay marriage?
The Catholic church. My late Uncle lived in Hew Hampshire, just a stone's throw away from Maine, and in conversations with him, the big issue was the word marriage. Not the rights, but the word. He just couldn't get over it, though he wanted my guy and I to have equal rights. My sense is that many highly educated older straight people are stuck in this same place. A generational thing? To be blunt, is the matter of gay marriage about patiently waiting for the growing number of young people to mature to voting age? What do we do in the meanwhile? Fight like crazy!
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I think it is very much a generational thing Time is not on the conservatives side and the Catholic Church will either lose the young vigorus and longer-lived folk and fade or Change If we keep up!
Love and affirmation, Forrester Tongpa Nyi (formerly Ash Phoenix, faeries evolve! ) When you come to know that your entitlement to joy is a given, All that remains is the exploration of the many different ways to let it in |
The same people who brought us prop 8 are the people who brought us
yes on ballot intiative 1. Their campaign was also centerd on that if gay marrige remained legal that it would be taught in schools. As well as support from all over the country from anti-gay organizations like NOM, who produced that really funny and easily spuffed commercial. I think that its not only waiting for the younger generation to grow up, but also constantly countering the deliberate lies. I liked Harvey Milk's idea, The more people know us and our stories and who really are the more difficult it becomes to discriminate. Most of these people who hate us do not know us on a personal level, we are just those people, not human beings with families, friends, jobs or that we are apart of their community. Here in New Mexico, it took 12 years to pass an anti job discrimation bill that included sexual orientation and gender identity, it did eventually pass. The domestic partnership bill hasn't passed yet, but I know its just a matter of time.Things do change, even if they are slow. I will fight hard hard and pick my battles. and every victory no matter how small is still a victory. There are still five other states that have legalized Same sex marriage. Yahoo News = Fox News?
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. -- A fortune cookie that I once ate. |
Your optimistic and rational approach makes good sense. I agree that this is the best way to react to this defeat. Last night, however, when I read the bad news my immediate reaction was anger. I was furious. I wanted to lash out at the opposition. This morning your words have calmed me down and have gotten me thinking more clearly. Thank you. Rick
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Tolerate one another, just as I have tolerated you.- Jesus Christ? |
My sense is that
It is all too easy to confuse calm with inaction or passivity. And remembering the awful 80's, when AIDS felled so many, actions like those of ACT-UP were born of anger and outrage.
Anger can get one going, but I don't see how it can keep one going over the long haul. Why? Burnout. The flame of anger burns up everything in it's path. Getter to stay calm, focused, and ready to change with the wind. A little zen, no? Hard to pull of perhaps, but we have to stay in this thing for the duration.
Be the love you seek. |
I agree with your POV, psycho drama.
Nothing bad can ever happen. ~God |
Having just read the news minutes ago, I'm still very much in the anger stage. I'm reminded of this day a year ago when we learned the far right stole marriage equality from residents of three other states. I keep asking what the %^&*(@ is wrong with this country. What the @!#$ does it take to get it through people's heads that what they voted away were civil human rights? And my anger at the Church, oh my--anger isn't a strong enough word. I'm with Keltic on that. Frankly, how these certain sects remain tax-excepmt organizations is beyond me.
On the other hand, people who have pointed out the positive are right. We've had a great many victories this year, not the least of which was our President signing the hate crimes bill. I acknowledge what Daniel said, that anger can be counterproductive if left unmanaged. I will say that despite my anger, I'm hopeful. I recently sent in a response to one of the nastiest antigay letters to the editor I've ever read, and I received several heart-warming thank yous from total strangers that made me cry warm tears of joy. Our opponents may still outnumber us, but we outweigh them in heart, and that counts for a lot. And we ain't goin' away!
"And though I may not know the answers, I can finally say I am free. And if the questions led me here, then I am who I was born to be." --Susan Boyle "If all fools could fly, the sun would be eclipsed forever." --Dutch proverb |
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No wonder so many gay people can't stand the inside of a church, when Christ's followers act in such an un-Christ-like manner.
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I am so sorry
Yesterday, I voted in Maine.
I am disappointed that so many Maine people, who are typically tough and self-reliant-- but community minded, responded to fear and hatred. Maine people regularly withstand ice storms, floods, blizzards, weeks without electricity, spotty cell-phone coverage, & moose crossing!!! What is so scary about a household headed by two men or two Moms attending their child's Saturday soccer game? Many terrified people who voted to repeal the same-sex marriage law did so because they were told that the law would require schools to "teach gay marriage to children." Whatever that means. Some people, not careful readers, mistakenly marked "yes," not realizing that a "no" vote was a vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Others voted to repeal the law because their church told them to, and they fear eternal damnation. A few voted to repeal the law because they fear what they heard about the "gay agenda." Supposedly a belief by gay and lesbian people that everyone is gay and just need to be carefully taught (in school) about how to live the "lifestyle." Whatever the reason, Maine's same-sex marriage law was repealed. It was repealed because of ignorance, stupidity and fear. I am so sorry. |
I'm deeply disappointed,
but not surprised.
I grew up in Maine, went to college in Maine, and left Maine after I graduated. I continue to have a love-hate relationship with the place, with an annual pilgrimage enough to remind me what I love about the place and why I left. At the end of the day, the heavy lifting of one county -- Cumberland Co., home to Portland, Maine's largest city -- wasn't sufficient to offset the other 15 counties in the rest of the state. While a few southern, coastal counties teetered back and forth over the 50-50 line, the rest came down decidedly in the Yes column. To me, this is largely a class issue. Southern coastal areas are more cosmopolitan. They are wealthier, better educated, and host most of Maine's huge tourism business. In short, they know gay people. The inland areas (where I'm from) are isolated geographically and culturally. They are poorer and more blue collar. Think depressed mill towns. If you grow up gay there, you make it through high school in one piece and you leave. In short, they really don't know gay people. The good news is that this is also a generational battle, and the wind is at our backs. Check out this soothing balm of a post at Daily Kos, written by their resident Mainer. It made me feel a helluva lot better today.
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Thank you for your compassion and well thought through analysis, snowqueen.
Great post Snowqueen!
And thank you for the link dsdrane. Balm indeed.
Be the love you seek. |
In all the gospels I've read (canonized or omitted) Jesus taught unconditional love, non-judgement, forgiveness, brotherhood, and peace. Also that there is no difference between him and you. He basically just told you what you already are. You are worthy by virtue of being alive. Or if you prefer you're born blessed. "There is one life, that life is God, that life is my life now. This life circulates through me. It animates my whole being." Ernest Holmes
Ben N. Moore It's great to have here to be. |
A sign at the Sacramento rally tonight - the one year anniversary of Prop 8 taking our rights away: This fight is SO not over! How true.
I do not believe that rights should ever be put through a popular vote. Rights are not granted by popular vote (except for chickens here in CA). Rights are granted legislatively and/or judicially, but not through a popularity contest. It infuriates me that this could even be allowed in a country that was built on and prides itself on 'freedom'. That said, the only way we are going to get equality right now is at the ballot box, so we must continue to fight this war until we are in a position to win it, and permanently, through our lawmakers or our justices. I'm pissed about Maine, it brought back so many bad memories of Prop 8. I'm angry, heartbroken, dejected, and a host of other emotions. I'm not even sure that I want to continue fighting - at least at this very moment. That will change of course, I'm an activist at heart. So, will we succeed? How can we succeed? A very important lesson is here for us to learn, if we are willing. The same people that ran the Yes on 8 campaign here in California - Schubert and Flint - ran the Yes on 1 in Maine. Same lies, same scare tactics, same deceitful messages and methods. Same success (slightly more successful, actually). How did they do it? That's what we must learn. Organized religion is very organized and very powerful, even within individual sects. When these people come together over one cause, it is a power that is going to be very difficult to fight and win. We must learn how to be organized like them. How to be united over one cause, cease our infighting and complaining and self-victimizing. We must join together, get organized as a unit and spread out. We must all become involved, because I guarantee you, they are all involved. In their churches, homes, schools and neighborhoods. Most importantly, we must come out of our closets, live proudly and demand equality. No more asking, no more Mr./Ms. Nice Gay, no more treading lightly and trying not to hurt feelings. Sure, we can do this in a compassionate way and we must, but we must tell our stories and how discrimination hurts not only us, but our children and our families and our friends and in the end, them too. We must learn to reframe our messages so that they can understand our message. We need to refuse to be on the defense, but instead take the offense which in turn may put them on the defense. A good offense would work wonders for us. Organize, unite, spread out and become active, reframe, initiate dialogue and most of all come out of our closets and LIVE. Live out and proud and let them get to know the real us. No more hiding, no more asking, no more excuses.
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been looking at best price for tickets.
orlando ticket deals seems to be the best price at the moment at;
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question is when you get to the checkout they offer you additional insurance against loss, damage theft.
its an extra £40 si it does put price up. is it worth it??
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I would say that is a ripoff. If you write down your ticket numbers Disney will replace them if you lose them.
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We've always got our tickets through OTD and not once have i ever taken out their insurance - i always think its a con!
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We have found that the savings when purchased other than on Disney Property is minimal. For our trip next month when doing the math and research it amounted to about $25 per ticket or about $75 overall. That is a nice little chunk of change however we normally make two or more trips a year (last year we made 4) so we are annual pass holders. For people that make more than one trip per year this is most definitely a money saver. Additionally Pass holders are entitled to discounts that make it very worth while to have if you do plan on a second trip to Walt Disney World within the year. We do not do the water parks so we just get the basic annual Pass.
We will in fact be ordering our Passes through Disney in the next week and a half or so. Our trip is coming up fast and we are looking forward to it.
I would recommend against Insurance. You are the only person that can use your pass. All a guest needs to do is show an ID at the Guest Relations booth or at the Walt Disney Resort Hotel you are a guest of to have passes reissued. I would always check with your Disney Travel Expert about special discounts when booking a stay at Walt Disney Resort. Many times the savings cant be matched with Free dining plans and hotel discounts / upgrades when booking through Disney or when using a Disney Vacation expert. Walt Disney World Does a GREAT job of keeping the money on the property.
We ALWAYS use a Disney Vacation expert. Checking the offers on the Walt Disney World Website first and conferring with her she often is able to uncover some hidden or special offers not available through the Passholder site. We will soon become Disney Vacation Club members and are looking forward to it we will continue to use her for the times that we do not use our membership to go experience the Magic of Disney.
I hope this helps. If you'd like I can forward to you the contact information of our Disney vacation expert. She is as much of a Disney fan as I am or anyone else that I have met. She and her family are Disney Vacation Club members and Annual Passholders. Her and her family make multiple trips to Walt Disney World per year. She is Very highly recommended and takes her job very seriously, not only that SHE LOVES IT. Not to worry she can also do EVERYTHING online. I have booked this trip completely online with her due to my being in Afghanistan.
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My wife & I have been members since 1999. We upgraded our Costco Executive AmEx cards to a TrueEarnings Executive Card. I called and followed all the directions. My card came in the mail shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my wife's card. So I called today and the rep told me my wife's address is different than my address. WHAT?! WTF!? The rep had no solution, other than to cancel the other card and resend a new card with a new account number. Meanwhile, the other card has been floating out there, to our old address. What a joke. When I call Visa and update my address, it updates the address for both my wife and I. There are no seperate addresses! This is a PERSONAL card, not a business card. There is NO REASON why you cannot link both cards addresses, so when one is updated, the other is updated. It is pure LAZINESS! If it weren't for Costco, I would have cancelled my card today. Unacceptable.
If Costco is the only reason to keep an "Tru Earnings Executive"credit card and not the automatic dual card update issue, then I canoverlook the three letters after "WHAT?!". But would they?
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Why would they link two separate, individual accounts just because youare married? I would think from a privacy standpoint that unless thiswas a joint account or they were somehow linked, they wouldnt be ableto update both if one changed. And clearly your wife had at some point used the prior address or itwould not have been on file - but when you upgraded the account, didyou not both CHECK the addresses? My ex and I BOTH have CHASE cards and I thank GOD his information isnot tied to mine because then everytime he changes HIS info, it wouldchange mine too. Believe it or not, that is for your own protection that they don'tupdate both unless you expressly request it.
I would imagine that the reason people don't tie a husband's and awife's address together in databases is that you might someday notlive together -- you might move somewhere temporarily for a short-termjob, she might want to rethink the marriage, you might need to go livenearer to your parents if they become ill, she might want to get amaster's degree and get a really good offer from somewhere you'd haveto quit your job to go to -- and various companies do not want you tocontact them to shout "WHAT?! WTF!?" when all your mail starts goingto her place or all her mail starts going to hers. I really don't think that expecting a customer to say, "And of courseI'll want both cards sent to the new address" is too unreasonable. After all, you are in a better position than the credit card people tokeep track of whether or not you and your wife are living together.
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Being able to have different addresses seems like a good thing. They clearly made a mistake in doing the update. For which they needto take responsibility. It appears they are, since they canceled theold card and are sending a new one. You should calm down. WTF, are you a child?
It sounds like AmEx has separate accounts for both you and your wife,so maybe you do have to do address changes twice. Big deal. Using"WTF" in a business letter is ridiculous and inappropriate.
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I haven't seen one of my favorite regular customers in a long time. I think it's been over a year now. The last time I saw her, we hugged for a long minute on my sales floor, at the end of which I whispered in her ear, "I'll pray for you," to which she whispered back, "Thank you."
She left my store that day to fight an enemy from within–breast cancer. She was the main reason why I walked in Race for the Cure last year, and I have yet to tell her.
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To all our friends in China and Taiwan:
It is with regret that we must inform you of the cancellation of our performances in Shanghai and Taipei until further notice due to visa issues beyond the control of the band or promoter. Fans in the Asian Pacific region are encouraged to come visit us at our shows in Japan. As we had a terrific experience performing in China and Taiwan in 2007, we eagerly await the resolution of the visa issues and hope to visit again very soon.
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Testament's Chuck Billy greets German Fans
Testament's Chuck Billy greets German fans
Chuck Billy, singer for thrash legends TESTAMENT, has recorded a short video message for all fans around Germany and the surrounding countries the band will tour in March.
Check out the clip at: http://youtu.be/XNm6M7kPftA
TESTAMENT will tour Europe in support of their latest studio effort, "Dark Roots Of Earth", which was released in Summer 2012 and marked the band's highest chart entries around the world.
TESTAMENT live 2013
16.03. I Reggio Emilia – Tempo Rock Club
17.03. D Nürnberg – Rockfabrik
18.03. D Dresden – Schlachthof
20.03. D Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn
21.03. D Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
22.03. D Hamburg – Docks
23.03. D Köln – Live Music Hall
25.03. D München – Backstage
26.03. CZ Prag – Nova Chmelnice
27.03. PL Krakau – Studio Club
28.03. D Berlin – Huxley's
30.03. NL Schijndel – Paaspop Festival
31.03. F Paris – La Machine de Moulin Rouge
Testament 'Dark Roots of Thrash' VIP Photo Gallery Links
Here are the Testament 'Dark Roots of Thrash' VIP Photo Gallery Links for your convenience:
Testament Dark Roots of Thrash VIP Gallery 1
Testament Dark Roots of Thrash VIP Gallery 2