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Where Your Attention Is ... There You Are !

2008-05-12T21:52:29Z

Where Your Attention Is ... There You Are !

By Patricia Diane Cota-Robles

It is hard for us to fathom the true significance of the unique events taking place on Earth, but they are unprecedented and profound. You and I have each been preparing for thousands of years for this moment. During this process of preparation we continually vacillated between the emotional extremes of great expectation, hope, and elation, as well as great anxiety, fear, and dread.

Even now, we regularly experience those extreme feelings because we have forgotten the Truth of our physical experience on this Planet. We have forgotten that you and I, as Sons and Daughters of God, have the Divine Birthright of co-creating this reality. We are NOT just powerless victims of circumstance, we are powerful creators of circumstance.

Even though every world religion and every form of education has tried to teach us that Universal Law, in one form or another, we just haven't gotten it. But now, our time is at hand, and we can no longer remain in the discomfort and pain of our ignorance and denial.

The religions of the East have referred to this Universal Law as the Law of Cause and Effect, or the Law of Karma. In Judaism, it was called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. In Christianity it was stated as reaping what we sow, or casting our bread upon the water to have it return to us. In more scientific terms, it is referred to as like attracts like, action and reaction, radiation and magnetization. In other words, the Law of the Circle.

The literal interpretation of this Universal Law simply means that ALL of our thoughts, words, actions and feelings go out into the World and return to us in our everyday life experiences.

At any given moment our lives are reflecting all of the thoughts, words, actions, and feelings we have expressed in the past. We are always a sum total of everything we have ever experienced since we were first breathed forth from the Heart of our Father-Mother God.

Just imagine!

It is no wonder we are having such a difficult time. Just think how many times you have had negative thoughts or behaved in a way that you weren't proud of in this lifetime. Now, multiply that by a thousand lifetimes.

Whew! Scary isn't it?

The purpose of this information, however, is not to terrorize us. It is being given at this time to remind us of what we have forgotten and to put things back into perspective so each of us can accept responsibility for turning our lives around. It is being given to us so that we will understand and know that if we don't like what is happening in our lives, we have the option to do something about it. This is true for each of us individually, and it is true for us collectively as a Global Family.

It is imperative that we really grasp the Truth of this Universal Law because we are ALL subject to it whether we believe in the Law or not. It is like the Law of Gravity. As far as the Law of Gravity goes, our belief in whether it is true or not is immaterial. If we jump off of a roof, we are going to fall to the ground. Even if we don't believe in the Law of Gravity, we are still going to fall to the ground.

The Universal Law of the Circle is the same. We don't have to believe that every single thought, word, action and feeling we have will go out and effect the World and then return to us to effect our personal lives, but it will happen scientifically to the letter of the Law in spite of our disbelief. It doesn't matter whether we believe in reincarnation, or whether we understand that we have an accumulation of experiences from our pasts that are influencing our present lives, it is happening anyway.

So, what if we stop resisting that Truth and just accept it as a possibility. What if we say to ourselves, "Maybe it is true. Maybe I can turn things around in my life by accepting that Universal Law, and working with it instead of fighting against it." If we are willing to take that first step and genuinely put forth the effort to correct our behavior, the floodgates of Heaven will open to assist us in accomplishing our goals.

Okay, so how do we begin? Well, first of all, we must constantly remind ourselves that whatever we are thinking, feeling, saying, or doing, we are co-creating, empowering, and magnetizing into our lives. Read that statement again...

WHATEVER WE ARE THINKING, FEELING, SAYING, OR DOING, WE ARE CO-CREATING, EMPOWERING, AND MAGNETIZING INTO OUR LIVES!!!

That is true whether we are talking about prosperity and abundance, vibrant health, loving relationships, fulfilling jobs, happiness, spiritual growth, World peace, Global harmony, tolerance, healing the Planet, the vision of the New Heaven and the New Earth...or hatred, war, dysfunctional relationships, poverty, disease, natural disasters, cataclysmic Earth changes, governmental conspiracies, violence, crime, inhuman behavior toward each other or any other negative situation manifesting on Earth at this time.

This does not mean putting our heads in the sand and pretending that the negativity is not occurring on Earth. Of course, there are a lot of things that need to be dealt with, but it is how we deal with them that determines whether we are part of the solution or part of the problem.

All life is interrelated, interconnected, and interdependent. That means that every single electron and subatomic particle of energy effects every other electron and subatomic particle of energy. That in turn means that every person, place, condition and thing, effects every other person, place, condition and thing. Contemplate that for just a moment. This is a critical facet in our understanding.

What that Truth means, literally and tangibly, is that we cannot have a negative thought about a person, place, condition or thing without it effecting ourselves personally.

WE ARE ALL ONE!! There is NO "us and them." As soon as we deteriorate into thinking there is "us and them", we become part of the problem.

So, how do we address the negativity without co-creating and empowering it? First of all, we move out of the "holier than thou" consciousness of separation and acknowledge that part of ourselves is out of sync. Even if we would never think of picking up a gun and shooting someone, or being violent, or committing a crime, or hating another ethnic group, or lying, or being dishonest, or instigating a war, or being judgmental, or being corrupt, or polluting the environment, or abusing another person, or betraying a loved one, hoarding our wealth while others live in dire poverty and starvation, or leading people astray, or breaking the Universal Laws of Harmony and Divine Love, there are millions of people who do those things, and those people are part of us.

That means that you and I are effected profoundly by their thoughts, words, actions, and feelings, because we are all One. So instead of judging them, saying they are bad, disassociating ourselves from them and hating them, we need to say, "How can I help to lift up that other facet of my own consciousness and correct that behavior.

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By focusing our attention on the negative behavior, talking about it, judging it, criticizing it, and being emotionally involved with it, we are actually amplifying the very thing we are angry about.

If, however, we go within the deepest recesses of our hearts and ask our God Selves how we can assist in a positive way to dissipate the negativity and correct the dysfunctional behavior of this other aspect of ourselves, we will get the answers we are seeking.

Our God Selves will joyously respond, and we will be reminded of the Universal Law..."As I Am lifted up, ALL life is lifted up with me.

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Then, we will begin to remember the training that we have had over aeons of time to cope with the negativity that is surfacing during this unique time on Earth. We will KNOW that we have, blazing within our hearts, all of the Sacred Knowledge, skill, talent, courage, and strength we need to succeed in this Divine Mission Victoriously.

We will remember the Divine Truth... "Ask and you shall receive. Knock and the door will be opened.

"

As those Truths begin to surface in our conscious minds, we will understand that we have a choice as to how we are going to allow negative things to effect us. We cannot control everything that is happening, but we have absolute control over how we respond to each experience. If we get angry, filled with hate and broadcast our indignation to the World, we are co-creating and intensifying the problem. If instead, we detach from the anger and hatred and invoke the Light of God into the situation, we will transmute the negativity and perceive new positive ways to handle the situation. Often we will see viable solutions to old problems, and we will learn new ways of dealing with old challenges that will make our lives easier and happier. If other people are involved, the Light of God will create the environment so the God Self of that person can get through to them to guide them in another direction.

This is not a complicated process; it just takes discipline and determination on our part. Getting furious and outraged is a very normal reflex response when we hear about the atrocities people are inflicting on each other. The problem is that those feelings don't help the situation.

We must learn to consistently recognize the negative behavior and instantly say to ourselves, "I AM going to transmute the negativity associated with this situation and lift up the aspect of my consciousness that would think of doing such a thing.

"

Our consistent, positive response will change the course of history and the direction of the World!

You already have within you all of the information you need to accomplish this Divine Mission. The problem is that often people haven't dared to trust themselves enough to listen to their own hearts. Therefore, I am going to give you a few invocations to use until you feel confident enough to create your own.

Whenever you are confronted with a negative thought, word, action, feeling, person, place, condition or thing personally in your own life or in the World simply say:

"Through the Power of God pulsating in my Heart, I invoke the Light of God into this situation. I Am One with all life, and I understand that as I Am lifted up, ALL life is lifted up with me.

Beloved Father-Mother God, Transmute into Divine Light every electron of energy associated with this negative situation and Transmute the cause, core, effect, record and memory of this negativity back into its original Divine Intent.

I ask my God Presence, the God Presence of each person involved and the God Presences of ALL Humanity to take full command of our thoughts, words, actions, and feelings. Lift each one of us up into the Truth of Oneness and Reverence for ALL Life. Guide and direct us so that we will each recognize the error of our ways and take the necessary steps to create a new reality based on Divine Love and Harmony.

* I Am a Force of the Violet Flame of Limitless Transmutation more powerful than any human miscreation.

(Repeat from * 12 times)

I understand and KNOW that this activity of Light is being God Victoriously Accomplished even as I speak. I ask that the Light of God be increased through me and ALL Humanity daily and hourly with every breath we take.

I accept that the Light of God is ALWAYS Victorious and I now understand and KNOW that I AM that Light!!!

And so it is, Beloved I AM.

"

After invoking the Light of God, observe the negative situation and determine what you want to happen in your life, or on Earth, instead of the negative situation that is occurring. Then, focus all of your attention on creating what you want instead of manifesting the fears of what you don't want.

You already have the answers and the solution within you. Trust yourself!! You are more powerful and more magnificent than you can possibly imagine.

br />Recommended book written by this author:
What On Earth is Going On by Patricia Diane Cota-Robles.

This article is copyrighted, but you have my permission to share it through any medium as long as the proper credit is included.

©2006 Patricia Diane Cota-Robles - Patricia Diane Cota-Robles - New Age Study of Humanity's Purpose, Inc.

a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit educational organization

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Encourage Kids/People To Go Green! Celebrate Earth Day!

2008-04-23T04:54:18Z

Here are ways you can Encourage your Kids/People
to go green during Earth Day.

Reduce electricity
Explain to your children that lights, computers, televisions and furnaces use energy, and that energy is in short supply. Jessica Altman of Buffalo, NY, encourages her 3-year-old to always flip off the light when she leaves a room and shut off the TV when she’s no longer watching.

Now the toddler even reminds others: “Turn off the light!”

Appliances like DVD players use energy even when off, so cutting the power totally is the only way to conserve. Go shopping together to buy power bars and plug your electronics into them (watch little ones closely so there are no shocks).

Take small steps
There are dozens of small things your kids can do every day to save energy and keep the world cleaner and greener.

Your kids can:

Shut off the water when they brush their teeth
Walk, ride a bike or take the bus instead of traveling by car
Take faster showers or baths in just a small amount of water
Help hang clothes on the line instead of putting them in the dryer
Choose products that are not over packaged

Recycle
Explain to your kids that every bottle and can they use is waste that just sits in a big pile at the local dump if we don’t recycle. Get them involved by making it their job to sort recyclables and take them out for pickup. (Remind them to watch out for broken glass and ask for help if this happens.) If there’s no recycling collection in your area, find out where you can drop off items.

Consider recycled crafts too.

Compost
It’s easy to collect your own food scraps and garden waste and turn it into healthy compost in your own yard. Children can help buy a composter (they’re sold at home reno stores and sometimes through municipalities), and, like Altman’s young daughter, fill it with kitchen scraps and garden waste on a daily basis and even help stir it to get things breaking down. And, in a few months when you’ve got compost, they can take part in spreading it over the garden and seeing how “garbage” can become rich dark dirt to make a garden grow.

Do a donation tour
A great way to get across the message of "reuse" and "recycle" is to take kids on a trip to your local thrift store, recycling center, or church. If your children have old clothing, toys, shoes, or other items in reusable condition, make a family trip down to the donation center so they can see how their trash is someone else's treasure. Teach kids how items can be reused for different purposes--for example old towels, blankets, and comforters can often be donated to local animal shelters for bedding. These real-life examples will teach kids that many items they would normally throw away can actually have a second life.

Write a letter
Fifteen years ago, 9-year-old Melissa Poe of Nashville saw a TV show about pollution. Horrified by the problem, she wrote a letter to the president that suggested he “get on TV and put up big signs” to make people aware of the problem. She also founded Kids FACE, an environmental organization for young people. Your children can write letters to government leaders and corporations about pollution and other environmental issues, and you can give them a hand in looking up addresses and help them decide what they’re going to write. Talk about how you live in a democracy and every voice counts, no matter how small.

Make a reusable bag
One of the first projects Poe and her friends did as pat of Kids FACE was to make fun bags for grocery shopping. Plastic shopping bas are a big garbage problem -- it takes 1,000 years for a bag to break down! Here’s how: Have your kids help you choose some heavy fabric and sew it into simple rectangular bags with handles. Or, buy some canvas bags at a craft or environmentally friendly gift shop. Then use fabric pens to draw pictures on them. (Check out our Canvas Grocery Tote bag craft for detailed instructions.) Take the bags out with you every time you shop.

Do a project
If your child has an independent research project coming up at school, suggest she tackle an environmental issue like pollution, garbage or energy.

Check out these resources:

Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Kids Club
Environment Canada Kids
DMOZ Open Directory Project (which organizes research sources)

Enjoy the earth
Kids have to love the world to want to protect it. So take nature walks and look at the trees, flowers and sky. When you’re away on vacation, don’t forget to enjoy the local natural environment, not just the tourist sites. Encourage them to take pictures, draw pictures, read books and write stories about the world and its beauty.

Talk about it
“We focus on just being aware,” says Altman. She often talks to her daughter about birds, plants, gas-guzzling vehicles and energy use. Indeed, just asking your children to shut off the lights and reuse plastic bags is not enough -- they must understand why we’re doing these things and what impact they might have.

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earth hour

2008-03-31T21:36:21Z

In 2007 the World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Australia organized the first Earth Hour. An estimated 2.2 million people in Sydney turned off their lights and all non-essential electronics for sixty minutes to promote electricity conservation.

Earth Hour has gone international in 2008 with partner cities all over the globe. All you have to do is turn off your lights and non-essential electrical items for sixty minutes at 8pm local time this Saturday.

Info can be found at:
http://www.earthhour.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_hour

Please feel free to pass this around. The more people involved, the better for our earth.

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I will change the world - there is no doubt about it!

2008-03-31T05:50:03Z

Sometimes
the way just one lone star in that sky
twinkles for you

just one chance moment
can brighten your lives

So, I will change this world

- more brighter
- more wonderful
- more butterfly-like...

will you look up the sky tonight and look for your light, dont blink, you'll miss your life - it goes by fast

'be the change you want to see in the world'

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happy st pattys - go green

2008-03-17T20:22:13Z

50 Easy Ways to Go Green
Leslie Billera
You can be good to the earth--without giving up things you love. Plus, what those "eco" labels really mean.

At the supermarket

Be picky about produce

Download the "Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce" at ewg.org. The wallet-size list sorts out the fruits and veggies that tend to be higher in pesticides (like apples and spinach) from produce with a lower count (like bananas and peas).

Choose "certified" coffee

Yuban coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified (that means it's grown in a way that preserves the ecosystem). A Fair Trade Certified brand is Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. (Both brands are available at many markets.) For more on these certification labels, see the chart.

Support local farms

At eatwellguide.org, you can plug in your zip code and find suppliers of organic and sustainably produced meat, poultry, eggs, and more. If you buy locally, you won't have to rely on farms that ship food nationwide, which helps to decrease our dependence on oil and to cut back on gas emissions.

Tote your own grocery bag

Paper or plastic? Neither! If you're shopping for a small load, bring along a cute sack like the polka-dot tote, above, from Cath Kidston (cathkidston.com). Another practical option: the ACME Workhorse Style 1500 (reusablebags.com), which crunches into a tiny pouch that fits in your purse.

Pay attention to packaging

Every American produces about four and a half pounds of garbage a day. So before you buy something, eyeball the amount of cardboard, plastic, and/or other materials used for the box or wrapping. Wal-Mart is one big retailer that is waking up to the problem: The chain is replacing petroleum-based plastic containers with corn-based packaging for precut fruit, herbs, strawberries, and Brussels sprouts.

Around the house

Save money in the bathroom

Buy water-efficient showerheads. With low-flow models, a family of four can cut water usage by as much as 280 gallons a month-and yet not feel much difference in water pressure. Two we like: Kohler's Master Shower Eco (kohler.com) and Niagara Conservation's Earth Massage (niagaraconservation.com).

Bring home superhero plants

Certain greens can help remove indoor air pollutants like formaldehyde and benzene. Don't have the gardening gene? Golden pothos, English ivy, and peace lilies are all easy-to-grow toxin fighters.

Recycle rechargeables

Cell phones, digital cameras, and camcorders have made these batteries more popular than ever, but in certain states-Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Vermont-it's illegal to throw them away. Wherever you live, you can find a nearby store that will recycle them for you; just go to rbrc.org and type in your zip code.

Adjust fridge and freezer temps

Refrigerators eat up the most electricity in the household. Maximize efficiency by keeping the fridge at 37°F. and the freezer at 0°F.

Lighten up with energy savings

Consider using compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). They cost a bit more than regular bulbs, but you'll lower your electric bill and pay less in the long run-CFLs last up to ten times longer than traditional ones. (Worried that fluorescents will fill your house with a greenish glow? That's no longer a problem. When we compared a regular bulb with a GE Energy Star Qualified CFL, testers couldn't tell the difference.) You can buy CFLs at most hardware and home stores. To save more on lighting, install dimmer switches and use timers, indoors and out.

Recycle smart

From furniture to electronics, one person's trash is another's treasure-so when you want to dispose of an old item, don't make the dump your first stop. Two sites with alternatives: freecycle.org and earth911.org. The Freecycle Network describes itself as "a place to give or receive what you have and don't need or what you need and don't have-[to keep] stuff out of landfills." The Earth 911 Web site offers community-specific resources, with a focus on recycling. Check out the home page to find out where you can recycle your computer, your cell phone-even used motor oil.

Entertaining

Protect the earth while you picnic

At your next outdoor party, ask people to write their names on disposable cups so they'll use only one (to make it easy, put out markers). If you use disposable dinnerware, buy the kind that won't clog landfills or kill trees. To try: EarthShell plates and bowls (www.earthshell.com). They're made from corn, potatoes, and limestone-and cost less than 6 cents per plate.

Remodeling

Take paint precautions

Most paint emits VOCs (volatile organic compounds), the same kind of chemicals found in gasoline and nail polish. But manufacturers like Sherwin-Williams have developed water-based products that perform well but give off virtually no VOCs. Krylon's H20 paint is the first low-VOC latex spray paint that can be cleaned up with soap and water. Made from 99 percent food-grade ingredients, Anna Sova's Healthy Wall Finish (annasova.com) leaves your rooms smelling vaguely like vanilla. To be at least minimally organic, use a water-based latex paint, not an oil-based alkyd paint-and remember, exterior paints should never be used indoors.

Raise the roof with recycled materials

If your old shingles need replacing, consider a Classic Metal Roofing System (classicroof.com). It's made from recycled aluminum cans but resembles traditional shakes or tiles. Thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, installing this type of material can qualify you for a $500 tax credit.

Choose energy-efficient appliances

Look for the Energy Star label, awarded to fridges, washers, and other products that exceed government efficiency standards by using less water or electricity. For Energy Star appliances that have been tested by GHI, visit goodhousekeeping.com.

Personal style

Dress in eco-chic clothing

Lara Miller's Melissa tunic is 100 percent bamboo, yet it's as soft as silk. (For stores, go to laramiller.net.) Linda Loudermilk, an eco-couture designer, uses fabric made from sasawashi (a Japanese leaf), along with bamboo, soya, and other exotic self-sustaining plants(lindaloudermilk.com).

Opt for new undies

Wearing 100 percent organic-cotton panties reduces your exposure to chemical pesticides in a sensitive area. Try Blue Canoe brand (goodhumans.com).

Make up with Mother Nature

Aveda's All-Sensitive Body Formula moisturizing body oil uses organic jojoba. What's more, most of Aveda's packaging is made from recycled material. A makeup line that's entirely organic: Nvey Eco (econveybeauty.com). We particularly like their eyeshadows.

Get sporty, eco-style

Patagonia's PCR fleece vest ($70) is made from recycled soda bottles.

Be clean (and green)

Pangea Organics soaps, which are made with organic and often Fair Trade Certified ingredients, are scented with oils like lavender and lemongrass. They come in a biodegradable carton that will start disintegrating within 48 hours if you plant it in your garden. Available at Whole Foods Markets.

Cooking and eating

Become a flexitarian

Swap out one meat dish a week for a veggie plate. Why? Because raising produce is "cheaper," in terms of energy, than raising animals. Log on to vegweb.com to find tasty, meatless recipes (our favorite: the lentil burgers).

Grill corn in its husk

Instead of stripping off the green leaves, soak the ear whole, then place it right on the barbecue-no aluminum foil required.

Go for the gold- coffee filters, that is

Spare trees by replacing paper filters in your coffeemaker with reusables (usually gold colored).

Get the organic habit

Switch to organic for at least one product that you buy every week.

Put it in park

Avoid drive-through windows, especially if there are long lines.

Compost

Instead of trashing food scraps, toss them into Gardener's Supply Company Kitchen Compost Crock, a ceramic countertop composter that's perfect for first-timers (gardeners.com).

Break out the bamboo

This plant is a far more sustainable natural resource than wood because it grows very quickly. Try the stylish bamboo bowls and cutting boards from TimberGrass (lamsonsharp.com).

Home office

Buy a laptop

It uses considerably less power than a desktop computer.

Get off junk mail lists

Register with the Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service (dmaconsumers.org) and you'll see a significant reduction in mail after three months.

Double up on printing

Configure your printer so that it prints on both sides of the page. You know those extra pages you get when printing out one simple e-mail? Turn them over and put them back in the printer for reuse.

Invest the green way

Environmentally conscious mutual funds are increasingly available through 401(k) plans, especially if employees express interest. To learn more, log on to socialinvest.org; then talk to your benefits administrator.

For kids

Buy organic for baby

Hanna Andersson makes her children's clothing-including the romper at left-with 100 percent organic cotton grown without harmful chemicals (hannaandersson.com). This garment is also certified to meet the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 requirements, meaning every fabric, button, thread, and zipper is tested for over 100 potentially harmful substances. Another source for organic-cotton baby clothes is Wal-Mart's new George Baby line for sizes up to nine months.

Teach kids to be green

Give your little ones responsibility for your family's recycling and match whatever they make in deposits at the store. They'll learn about money and recycling at the same time.

In your yard

Mow-ercise!

Today's non-gasoline-powered reel lawn mowers are easier to push than the old models. Their eco-benefit: zero emissions (plus, you're getting great exercise). If you prefer a power mower, consider a quiet, battery-operated model from Black & Decker.

Warm up to solar energy

You may not be ready for a totally sun-powered home, but you can get a taste of the technology by using solar-powered lighting in your yard or on your patio. We like Malibu's Solar Floodlight (intermatic.com).

Go native

Plant flowers and shrubs that are well suited to your climate (the staff at your local nursery can help). The benefit: You'll use less fertilizer and pesticides.

Five eco labels you can really trust

--USDA Organic

Seen on: Food products

What it means: Food is produced without antibiotics, genetic engineering, or most synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

--Rainforest Alliance Certified

Seen on: Coffee, chocolate, bananas

What it means: Companies harvesting the food practice soil and water conservation; they also reduce the use of pesticides.

--Fair Trade Certified

Seen on: Coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit, rice, sugar

What it means: Food is grown on small farms; farmers receive a fair price.

--Certified Humane

Seen on: Eggs, meat

What it means: Animals raised for dairy, meat, and poultry products are treated humanely. Growth hormones are prohibited, and animals are raised on a diet without antibiotics.

--Green Seal

Seen on: Napkins, toilet paper, paper towels

What it means: they must meet recycling and bleaching standards.

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hug nation -- reasons to burn

2008-02-25T12:52:50Z

http://www.youtube.com/v/JE-c0DlYW1w&rel=1&border=1

http://hugnation.com/

have you had your hug today?

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do no harm

2008-02-03T20:22:38Z

The “Do No Harm” Rules

DO NO HARM is a non-profit non-organization.

If you think you’re a member,

You’re a member.

If you think you’re not a member,

You’re an honorary member.

There are no dues or fees.

There are no donations.

There is no official language or terminology.

There are no approved or disapproved concepts.

There is nothing special that you must believe.

There is nothing special that you must do or not do.

But . . . do no harm.

p.s: Although not required, a sense of humor is helpful.

check it out...................

donoharm.us

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from me to my si-fi geeks out there

2008-02-02T06:17:56Z

http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/discovery/universcale/nano.swf

amazing!

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karma ghost

2008-01-31T04:06:04Z

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jYTKCFGYXUY

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the story of stuff

2007-12-28T20:58:33Z

Please watch this and pass it on to everyone you know.... :)

http://storyofstuff.com

peace.

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let this new year be bright

2007-12-28T19:48:56Z

strange how it is that things you say or do or write or create - how you never know who or where or when they will touch others. isnt that cool. as an artist i really think that is wonderful truly shiny and bright.

i've been in a neglective state with that tribe. with tribe and online overall. no bad reasons. just doing other things you know....

this message i got made me think of you'all and i wanted to share it

and keep on share'n

from me to you

this is a great time to think of not only the steps you have taken and the foot prints you have left behind on your way here - but on what your life is and where it is going

love and rockets always my friends.

Sprout wrote:
> I was reading a post about craigslist ads and I
> really appreciated what you said about spelling
> and being yourself...and all of the advice was
> good for anyone who read it....
> In the interest of being friends with people who
> are interesting and complex in an actually
> individual way I would like to be friends with
> you on the computer.sometimes it
> seems like you make friends with someone and
> then never talk to them....this is not strange.
> rather regular actually....
> It does sem a bit odd to be someone's friend and
> never talk to them though...
> I try to keep up...what's a guy to do?
> Hey I hope your holiday time is just swell....
> and I hope you consider making my aquaintance as
> well....
> ~Namaste
> Joshua....
>
>
> P.S. love and rockets......Brilliant!! =)
> I'm a rocket surgeon 80)

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rainbow reforestation,mexico

2007-08-01T08:42:13Z

<http://www.reforest a.nomadsunited. com/>
VERY SOON INFORMATION ON THE INTERGALACTIC RAINBOW GATHERING TO TAKE
PLACE IN <http:///>
MEXICO ON NOVEMBER 2007 <http:///>
LOCATION:
The event will take place north of Chiapas, Mexico. Close to a village
called Ostuacan.
Camping is on the shores of a deep river, where swimming is fantastic.
Nearby is the Chichonal Active Volcano, that in it's crater holds a lake
with emerging volcanic hot water, an unforgettable experience. (swimming
is possible with a bit of common sense and taking certain precautions)
There will are also many beautiful horses, and a few excursions will be
arranged, though we cant guarantee that everyone will be able to take
part in this activity.
We use horses to transport the baby trees to their location minimizing
our carbon emissions.
The event is non-commercial, and is free for all, we maintain a
vegetarian food diet, basic maintenance choirs should be shared equally
by all those attending.
We count on donations to feed everyone as well as support from
environmental institutions, we also raise funds through the shows we
offer in the communities. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
We consider essential to compliment the reforestations with
environmental education initiatives thus helping raise awareness of the
importance of planting trees and conservation. We work together with
governmental and nongovernmental organization to help monitor the trees.
We organize plantations in schools accompanied by the students, in this
case we prefer to plant fruit trees which also helps the students to
have fresh fruits right in school, this being specially very beneficial
in low income villages.
Fruit orchard planting in School (21st of May)
For more info on our environmental education program please check:
www.edu.nomadsunite d.com <http://www.edu. nomadsunited. com/>
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MULTI ETHNIC PERFORMANCE
7th of May Community annual Fair,
24th May Post Reforestation Performance offering.
In our reforestations we seek to reach out to the local community by
creating a multi-ethnic show, so after the end of the festival we
usually offer this event to the community, which usually includes music
from all over the world, ethnic dances and several other performances.
For more info please check
www.shows.nomadsuni ted.com <http://www.shows. nomadsunited. com/>
Bring:
We suggest to bring essentials for camping in nature.

- Tent and tarp
- Waterresistant raincoat
- Sleeping bag
-Own plate, spoon and cup.
- Musical instrumments, if you have
- Flashlight and candles

DonÂ´t bring!
-Plastic, each person is responsable for his/her own waste.
-There is no electricity in this area so avoid to bring electronic
devices. No hay energÃa elÃ©ctrica en esta zona, evita traer
aparatos que la requieran.
-DonÂ´t bring alcohol nor drugs !
PARTICIPATE!
Participants upon arrival are advised to sign in agreement to a letter
of terms conditions that are provided upon entry, in this way the basic
concepts of communitarian life are established and the people are
informed regarding basic notions of how to behave in the environment,
preventing the space from suffering negative ecological effects.

If you are interested in participating please register so we can
coordinate how many trees will be planted as well as general food
supplies and so that the event does not exceed the maximum capacity of
the area. Location will also be announced to those registered. Please
mail us at:
reserve@nomadsunite d.com

Don't forget to bring your musical instruments, camping gear, rain is
scarce though we recommend to come prepared.

Bring positive vibrations and the will to serve eachother and the earth.
We hope to see you here to share 7 days of magical planetary healing.

Nomads United

www.nomadsunited. com <http://www.nomadsun ited.com/>
March for global Cooling

This reforestation will be the launch of
a new campaign to help revert global warming.

Remember that the earth does not belong to Mankind
But Mankind to the earth.

We march with the earth
and for the earth

and her voice is our voice!

www.march.nomadsuni ted.com <http://march. nomadsunited. com/>

Why reforest

Reforestations are essential activities to help revitalize the health of
the Earth and combat climate change. Today around the world the
deforestation has grown to an alarming rate exceeding by far the index
of reforestations, this brings catastrophic consequences to the
atmosphere as well as for other organisms that's depend on these forests
for habitat..

We have but a short time to avert damaging and economically debilitating
climate change. We also have all the economic, intellectual and
technological know-how to head off this calamity and avoid the
disruption and misery that inaction would entail.
The solutions are numerous and, as many economists say, affordable when
compared with the costs of complacency.

Globally, forest cover is at least one-third less than what it once was.
It is time to reverse the trends, it is time to act.

Climate change confronts us now. There is no longer conjecture or debate
around an abstract or hypothetical future. We need action. We need to
plant trees and in doing so send a signal to the corridors of political
power across the globe that the watching and waiting is over â€"
that countering climate change can take root via one billion small but
significant acts in our gardens, parks, countryside and rural areas.
Achim Steiner, Executive Director
United Nations Environment Programme

â€ The question is not whether climate change is happening but
whether, in the face of this emergency, we ourselves can change fast
enoughâ€
Kofi annan
<http://www.unep. org/billiontreec ampaign/>

Our reforestation programs.

Our innovative reforestations combine the plantation of trees fused with
a multicultural events, workshops and temporary ecologically friendly
living spaces that last from a few days to several weeks. This promotes
reforestation events not only as necessary duty of each individual to
combat climate change, but coordinating a culturally appealing and
spiritually earthbinding.

Through the reforestations and creative activities and workshops we
intend to generate a deep and lasting effect, as much for the local
communities as well as for the participants and simultaneously create a
forest or of fruit orchard that can also help as nutritious source of
food of the communities, as well as to absorb carbon dioxide emissions
which are exceeding on our planet.

Another key point is the life and direct experience of participating in
an temporal ecological community with all the benefits and complications
that this carries, thus also promoting ecovillage living and a more
sustainable lifestyle. Workshops are offered on a volunteer basis, We
ask from those attending consideration in order to maintain a
harmonically working community as well promoting principals of respect
towards the environment.

Participants upon arrival are advised to sign in agreement to a letter
of terms conditions that are provided upon entry, in this way the basic
concepts of communitarian life are established and the people are
informed regarding basic notions of how to behave in the environment,
preventing the space from suffering negative ecological effects.
We use horses to transport the baby trees to their location minimizing
our carbon emissions. The event is non-commercial, and is free for all,
we maintain a vegetarian food diet, basic maintenance choirs should be
shared equally by all those attending.
We count on donations to feed everyone as well as support from
environmental institutions, we also raise funds through the shows we
offer in the communities.

We consider essential to compliment the reforestations with
environmental education initiatives thus helping raise awareness of the
importance of planting trees and conservation. We work together with
governmental and nongovernmental organization to help monitor the trees.
We organize plantations in schools accompanied by the students, in this
case we prefer to plant fruit trees which also helps the students to
have fresh fruits right in school, this being specially very beneficial
in low income villages.

I Reforestation Festival
Palenque, Chiapas
Mexico
December 2005
Click here to see the full size poster
<http://nomadsunited .com/events/ reforesta1. htm>

Temporary ecovillage habitat.

Participants have the opportunity to offer workshops with a cultural or
ecological focus, like for example: Acoustic Music, permaculture, cob
brick building, African Dance, collective Intelligence, consensus and
facilitation, handcrafts from recycled materials, Horse maintenance and
care, temascal (sweat lodge), Maya calendar, African percussion, yoga,
martial arts and capoeira

In order to be able to live in this communal space that hosts a
considerable amount of people, it is necessary to distribute the work
equitably. For that reason we created the energetic administration that
equilibrates workload. Which is vital in successfully maintain an
organic community in a natural context.

In the morning, after the breakfast we form a circle of discussion where
people take responsibility for choirs and activities. The tasks are
distributed according to the amount of people that attend, divided by
the amount of necessary activities.
Usually during or after every reforestation we take the time to organize
a show for the village, that combines ethnic music, dances and many
acts. We also use the space and time to respectfully transmit ecological
messages.

This innovative initiative seeks to venture into new way of creating
events without a negative impact to environment, as well also to raise
awareness in the participants and the local communities, on the
importance of reforestations and sustainable development in a creative,
dynamic, attractive and effective method.
II Reforestation Festival
Chapultenango, Chiapas
Mexico
Augst 2006
Click here to see the full size poster
<http://nomadsunited .com/events/ reforesta2. htm>
<http://nomadsunited .com/events/ reforesta1. htm>
<http://nomadsunited .com/events/ reforesta2. htm>
<http://nomadsunited .com/>

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hi , i have a poem

2007-07-02T09:03:47Z

i need to know your interpretation of this poem.

they're suposed to be song lirics but they don't have any music yet.

i've always liked the peaple in this tribe and the types of insitfull respectfull, kind harted responses that you always seem to com up with , i look forward to hearing your opinoins and interpretaions. :) thanks. love .

pourly writen caricters
drawing on the walls
leaving behind the things they wer
draging out lil pieces of peaple
beilding new faces to wer
a thousand lil shards all lined up
all glued on
all cut out
all stuck in
they stand out
you're fucked up
you're bleeding
the arangment
is fading
they're seeing
what you're hiding
run away , now , run away.
now take the time
now spend a dime
and call me.
now call me
and i'll pretend to listen, pretend to hear you , pretend i don't see you.
i want to be finding a way out , but insted i'll be crying,
a flood of emotion , i'll drink all i can but i'm drowning
i'm drowning
i ot to be finding a way out , insted i'm just locking my hart up
treding and dreding until you come and find me.
come find me.

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Landscapes ...

2007-04-18T05:44:56Z

A nifty bit of video ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zieOWy_Fv68

I want to go to all of these places in time, including space. (-;

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dream

2007-03-03T19:23:15Z

"A culture is only as great as it's dreams, and it's dreams are dreamed by artists."
-- Science of Survival

(thanks mark for the quote)

hey guys -- dont forget the lunar eclipse at 6:22 pm tonight!

its a storm moon
(see my blog)

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good morning earth shine

2007-01-12T20:20:44Z

the world awakes you

its been awhile. i know i know. hope all is well and blissfull in each and everyones days.

happy new year-may it bring you much joy and love

from me...to you
~bonnie rose~

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merry xmas from me to you

2006-12-20T19:54:49Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5grqhj1b8

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The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

2006-12-18T08:40:40Z

I close friend shared this with me.
I hope it inspires you as much as it did me.

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded t o fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else--the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critica l to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Please share this with someone you care about. I JUST DID

"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."

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Some Poems and Cathartic Emotional Processing to Share

2006-12-11T09:50:34Z

I've been riding a roller coaster of involvement with a new friend and muse, and thought I'd share with you some of my new poems.

THey go in order. The 1st two were written on Monday and the last one I wrote today...it has indeed been a rollercoaster....thanks for receiving my art.

Love You,
Laura

#1-- DO I WANT TOO MUCH FOR TODAY?

I love the first big poop in the morning. Why is it that we never talk about poop very much? Oh it's so taboo....huh?

Well I'm waiting for mine...I've smoked a lot already this morning....But it hasn't...moved...down there....yet. I'll try some coffee and breakfast.

I'm hungry.

I feel soooooo high maintenance right now...do I want too much for today?

Coffee
Breakfast
Stretching
Talking
Smoking
Laughing
A Kiss
Lots of Hugs
Dancing
The Pleasure of Waking You
Finding Common Grounds
Bus Rides
Reading
Sharing
Mantra
Reiki
Massage
Caresses
Visions
Blogging
Learning
Drawing
Qi Gong
~*~ A Full Moon Mushroom Journey ~*~
Grounding
Healing
Fire
Water
Air
Earth
Spirit
Health
Abundance

AND SwEeT sWeEt SuNsHiNe.........ahhhhhhhhhh........Bliss Filled,

Soaking into my skin with the smell of morning and the sounds of city stirred into me.....

Well at least the garbage truck is always on time, and the sun is coming *so* soon.

#2 Pre Dawn Ramblings

First I had to take a break and drop the kids off at the pool...but it was just gas. Sometimes, I don't wash my hands after I pee...is that gross? :)~ I am *such* a dork. :)

I want to draw soon
I want to visit my best friends
I want some hugs
I want a kiss.

shhhhhhhhhhh-----I really need to give this a rest for a minute, time for a stretch and a spliff....

But I snuggled up to you for a minute instead.......and I realized....

....Waiting for a kiss is easier to bear after writing about it....

......AND I *love* anticipation......

......I feel so beautiful lately, inside me and outside.....

.......And I wonder.....

.....Do you really like me?....
...Because I feel *so* beautiful around you, and compassionate.

And in this weird vulnerable space- where I feel so open...

...I want to share...

....Everything about myself, I want to know you inside and out. I come into contact with you and there is an activation that is beyond most I've felt. It's electric intensity is overwhelming but I am not afraid....

....But you are....
Of Me? Your Self? Stepping into Your Power? The Future?

......You and Me......It's a We of Unlimited Energy....we are are so safe in each other.

What are you afraid of....? It's hard to tell why?

And Really.....

Who Really Really Really cares anyway....Your Safe.....and now your waking up.

HOORAY!!!

So this is new work was Wednesday morning, the night after I had read the two previous poems at an open-mic and then went to hang out with my muse to celebrate.....my how the wheels of life shift:

#3 SATURN IN RETURN MAKES US ASK WHY.

I really didn't believe you when you told me all it would be was a disappointment because...

...I took my time...

...I walked with care...

...I made sure to show you my whole truth...all the time...

...I thought you were just scared...and scarred...

So I asked my heart over and over and over and over...

Are you Safe?
Should you be here?
Are you living in the moment?
Responsibly?
Are you doing your dharma?

So you see I've got my own 12-steps worked out, it took me a long time to hone, but it's my way and it works for me.

Step1: Breathe

Step2: Ground

Step3: Stretch

Step4: Be Grateful

Step5: Hug As Many People As Possible

Step6: Plan Your Day with Intention....but loosely...

Step7: Soak in The Sunshine...Recalibrate to the Earth.

Step8: Be Fully In Your Body

Step9: Release The Past, Keep Yourself Watchful and in The NOW.

Step10: Open Your Heart

Step11: Clear Your Mind

Step12: Put Aside The EGO and be VuLnErAbLe!

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I put my method into action in everything I do and... Happy to report....It's afforded me a way to stay in the flow and gracefully accept the changes of life.

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And then...
....we got to last night...

And the AnTiCiPaTiOn was too much to take...

So I Asked:

"(Inhale)...Before I go home tomorrow, Can I kiss you?...(Exhale)"

You smiled that flash of grinning lips that sends me spinning....hoping...soaring...excited.

But then you said:

"HA!....NO...Kissing is something I save for someone special..."

....And then you laugh....

...And then there's that smile again...

....Only NOW it hangs off your face swollen with poison words....

Then FIrst I react.......DON'T FLINCH! DON'T CRY! Every nerve ending in my being screams this to me as my heart throws up walls and my spirit tries to tear them down. BrEaThE bReAtHe BrEaThE!

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"...Huh, This is funny..."

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That's when I learned even an open heart can break.

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Do you sleep with a pet?

2006-12-07T00:31:49Z

I don't. But I'm visiting my brother and his cat sleeps with him. So I'm wondering, do a lot of people do this?
If you don't sleep with a pet, do you hug a pillow while sleeping??? I used to do that but, uh, we broke up....

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Random Smooch

2006-12-02T17:07:11Z

I can't remember who invited me to this tribe, or even when I accepted for that matter... but I'd like to share a quick and personally meaningful story with you all.... on the short side :)

After visiting my girlfriends sick grandfather this week, whom I had never met, away from the city, away from everything really... being the boyfriend that has his arms around his love's shoulders... I discovered that the world has a funny way of telling you that you're allright. When a man on his deathbed that is soo amazing for what he's done in his life, meets a stranger, a man that sleeps with his grandaughter, and through the fog of disease and medication looks him square in the eye to acknowledge, respect, and accept help from... blows my hearts innards outwards.

On the way home today we stopped in Santa Cruz to watch the sunset... the dolphins played in front of us until the sun went down... then travelled on.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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ahem

2006-12-01T00:37:35Z

there hasn't been any activity in here for awhile, I think I might know why, our lovely leader has found herself a special fella :) *warm fuzzy feeling* but I wanted to just take a moment to thank her for not only starting this tribe but for being true to herself. she's a wonderful friend and I adore greatly! she's full of love, life, spunk and sensuality - a true goddess ... smooches to my pet :) xoxo

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the heart of the matter... forgiveness

2006-11-07T18:08:57Z

I thought this had a powerful message. I know forgiveness is the main focus but there is a lot of insight to life and our perspective on it. I know for me this really hit home.

November 2, 2006
The heart of the matter
By John Fischer

I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter,
But my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter –
But I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness –
Even if –even if –you don't love me anymore.
- Don Henley

Yes, Don Henly was right: it’s all about forgiveness. It’s all about forgiveness, because we are all in such a mess – we are all in such need of it. Applying large doses of forgiveness is a necessary requirement for any relationship to flourish.

Authentic fellowship requires forgiveness or it is a phony, surface fellowship. It skips over the sins, disappointments, and letdowns of our lives because these are too painful or too hard to face.

The only way it wouldn’t be about forgiveness would be if everyone were perfect and I checked myself in the mirror recently and concluded that my perfection doesn’t look like a possibility, at least in my immediate future. I desperately need those around me to be forgiving if I am going to get anywhere near them because I have so much in me that will stand in the way of a real relationship if it’s not brought out into the open. And when something like that is brought out into the open, something has to be done about it. It has to be the featured obstacle – the reason why we can’t get close – or it has to be forgiven.

I really don’t see this going any other way. Because we are all going to fail each other’s expectations so assuredly that I see only three possibilities here. Hate or fear each other and completely avoid any relationship. Carry on a superficial relationship where we hide most of our real feelings behind a mask of pretension. Or come out into the open and love each other applying forgiveness liberally to others and ourselves. Forgiveness is the only way to avoid resentment and anger. Fellowship is impossible without it.

“Above all, love each other deeply,” wrote Peter, “because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 Whose sins are being covered over here I wonder? Everyone’s. Love enables me to look past your sins and be in relationship with you. And love enables you to look past my sins and be in relationship with me. Not only that but it also allows us to have our own sins forgiven so we can have a sense of being worth something to someone else as a friend.

Fellowship is a great thing but don’t even try it without a commitment to forgiving each other. Otherwise, your fellow “ship” will never even get out of the harbor.

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Sexual Consent

2006-10-24T21:44:49Z

www.glumbert.com/media/consent

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If there were one relationship you could revisit, which would it be?

2006-09-29T22:00:30Z

I think lately about my first girlfriend in college. She was older than I was (-she was the head librarian on the campus, which was fitting for a bookworm like me) and taught me a lot more than just one or two things. She came to want more than I could then offer and we drifted apart. No dramatic final scene, nothing like that. Lately though I've thought, "If I had been more open then, who knows?"
I wonder where she is now, how she's doing. I don't think ours was an affair for the ages, but I know I never told her (-because I didn't know it until later) that she made a big, lasting impression on me and I'm sorry for any hurt I caused her.
That's my story. (Well, not the story, a synopsis of the story.) What's yours?

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Could you love and have sex without penetration?

2006-09-27T20:12:58Z

Could you care, love, nurture and have various sexual realtions with a loved one but never have penetration?

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We've missed you, Bonnie!

2006-09-20T03:05:37Z

Hope you had a wonderful time at Burning Man. I'm glad it's over so that you can be back here spreading good vibes. :o)
Do you have pictures to share? I hope so.

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hi.

2006-09-13T19:15:13Z

sooooo. how"s everybody been doin latly?

i haven't herd from ya in a wile.

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Always a kid "at heart"

2006-09-13T19:11:17Z

I always feel like i missed a lot of my childhood....i have never felt my "true" "365-a yr" 25 old age....It goes through fazes, but sometimes i get more "shit" about my age then other times.....I truly want to always feel like a kid at heart, try and look at things/situations from different angles AND to attempt to see things and people through a new light.

When people give me shit about being "young" (always) It kind of makes me realize how immature THEY are. How it is the life EXPERIENCE that makes us who and what we are. I have met very intense 15 yr olds, and very childish 50 yr olds...it just depends on the life experience and situations that make a person who they are.......Now, since we have laws about age, obviously that is an issue, but im talking about the REAL person inside, the soul.....which does not have an age or name in our society.......

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Won't someone tell me..........

2006-09-13T16:18:06Z

What its all about?

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With whom are you most "yourself"?

2006-08-19T10:33:34Z

I've been around family more than usual lately and that brings out a side of me that I'd forgotten and enjoy. The familiarity, the associations spanning decades, recalled follies and highlights. It's been good. Yet I don't feel like the "family" me, however real and valued, is the real one. Prayer now seems more "me", more open, raw, and surprising, than any other relationship for me now. I have great old friends and delight in them, and enjoy meeting some new people as well, but great literature seems to make me click on all cylinders more than anything else.
How is it for you? When are you most "you"?

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Doin' something GOOD_!!

2006-08-18T00:26:00Z

Talking about what you guys just mentioned on a topic before, the one about the 'how far would u go?' one i remember quite well...I'd like to make it go a little further and....Ok, Im asking you, is there anything you are doing, anything at all that actully makes you feel as though you are creating(?) or simply turning someone or sometihing into more positive .... maybe as a volunteer cleaning up the beach of the city where you live near to, maybe I dunno, say 'I'll do one charity action t least evry two/three days', whatever. At the moment, Im kind of gettin' in to this thing....to try to make to stop to smoke the greater possible number of smokers..starting with my friends, obviously. I know its tough, but I feel this is good...Otherwise are u doing something good too? Or, are u thinking of it??

Im not an ecologist but I do care about the health of this planet and about saving it, the only things I have are my will, my heart and my hands.

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Drive By Compliments

2006-08-09T08:24:24Z

We iive in a world so bizzare as to have given birth to "drive by shootings"

I feel that it is important to balance that out -- one way I like to do it is with a Drive By Compliment

DBC's are pretty simple... pick a target being.. summon up something complimentary and positive to say to the target being... then.. as you walk past them or near them launch the compliment and keep on cruising...not even stopping to see how your compliment was taken...

Try it.. It's fun..

That's a little gift from me to you...

=)

posted in From Me to You - 11 replies

I'm not "in love"...but I'm growing to love him...

2006-08-09T06:02:14Z

I'm reaching out to anyone that can give me some helpful feedback!!!!!
At the moment I have somewhat of a long distance relationship with a man that is defenitely growing on me. We met up 4 times in the last 6 months and danced a little dance back and forth...I've been rejecting this man quite a few times allready since i didn't feel the romantic in love feeling!! He's been so persistantly persuing me with such incredeble devotion that he defenitely started to grow on me....i've never ever experienced feeling this safe and loved by any of the man i've been in a relation ship with. I trust this man to be able to commit to me with such consistency...it" quite enticing!!! I'm at a point in my life at 38 in which the desire to still have a child,a union with a beautiful beloved is at it's peak.I'm quite a sassy gal and always felt attracted to very intens powerful and mature man who are evolved conciously on a level that keeps me interested...Now this guy is a deeply sensitive emotional being with still quite some baggage and yet such a sincerity!! My attraction to him is for his heart and the incredable capebility of lovingness, I love how he loves me!!! He deserves to be loved like he's able to love me....instead i find myself irritated and somewhat controling at times by his inmaturity and emotional instability,and question whether he's commited enough to desire the evolvement of his own personal growth as much as wanting to commit to me!! I'm confused,...is there a lesson to learn around my own fears...Is this an oppurtunity to let go of a pre-assumption what being in love, finding ones soulmate seems to look like and actually feel present to the growth of a complete different experience of love with man??? Ultimately he would make a good candidate to create a family with in which i'd feel secure with,I feel very connected to him,he's a great friend,a fun lover and i'm completely myself with him..................still my uneasyness to whether that's enough lingers,and because of this haven't been able to really surrender to him and commit to a relationship.I'm not ready to give up,there's more to discover and would miss him terribly to let go allready!! I feel a fear of having his heart broken once he moves here to be with me and things wouldn't work out......and by god his heart is so precious!!!
Do we know immediately when we find "the one", has any of you had the experience of slowly growing to love someone enough to make it work instead of the passionate romantic soulmate connection???
I'm really praying for some guidance to intuitively know what this connection is showing me...
Please feel free to respond ,I'll so appreciate it!!!!

In lightness....

posted in From Me to You - 8 replies

Hugs --- Do you know when to say when?

2006-08-08T00:08:49Z

I come from a huggy family, so I'm okay with hugs. On greeting, before parting, during a poignant moment, during a celebration: those are the normal times for hugs. But what about people who just "like hugs" and want a LOT of them, so they approach you with arms spread and say, "I need a hug," and you think, "We did this an hour ago..." Have I become a hug-enabler????

posted in From Me to You - 2 replies

24 hour fitness coupon

2006-08-07T04:59:50Z

Hi everyone!

I have a coupon to join 24 hour fitness. This coupon excludes you from having to pay any processing fees. That is roughly a $200 savings!!!

All you have to do is pay the first & last months dues when you join. The rate is $24 a month.

A few things though:
1. You can't be a current member of 24 hour fitness
2. You have to take your ATM card as they will suck your money out every month
3. you must sign up before Aug. 31st!!!!!!!

let me know if you are interested---first come first served.

for fastest response, send email to: isidro@castillolends.com

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how far would you go?

2006-08-03T18:58:29Z

so how far would you go to stop a wrong doing you encounter?

ok, i'm talking about simple day to day wrong doings; littering, vandalism, stealing, animal abuse (on a household basis), violence...etc.

we all encounter a great amount of less then perfect behavior, most of us involved in one way or anouther, but how do you counteract your ''bads' to create 'goods'

a few months ago my mom went threw an ordeal related to drugs and child abuse involving her neighbors and their children, she got in the middle of it, resulting in her own suffering. but did the problem ultimately result in a better outcome because of her intervening? i beleive it did.

now that's a grand example. but what about littering or smoking in public. these things that harm everyone, effect more then the party's doing the act.

recently on a beautiful sunny california afternoon walking to class along the treefilled path and flowerfilled air of my school i encountered someone who threw a large bit of trash right there on the ground with no regards to anyone/thing around him. i was following behind him and asked, 'excuse me (he was shocked i was speaking to him as i repeated myself), excuse me. yeah, you, um... i was just wondering What on earth makes you think that is acceptable behavior?" he of course was confused and acted as though he was a model citizen what ever could this girl be speaking of? so i asked him why he threw that on the ground and if he could pick it up and place it in one of the may trash cans around campus.

i smiled and he smiled back and gladly picked up the item, disposed of it properly and apologized. i simply ask him to take a moment to really think of what his part was here on earth and to live as true as possible to that.

so did i make any difference or should i just keep my hippie tree huggen mouth closed?

if my mother would have let the situation go (in her mind not a choice to see and hear children suffering) would there have been a harsher consequence for those kids? or would it have worked its way out?

if we stop to see the things wrong with the world, help change them and be active in life will we then be able to see our own faults and learn to grow into the people we 'need' to be in this world?

when is it just easier to look the other way and when dose it become to hard to look anymore?

where do you stand?

i know i cant change the world, but i plane on try'n one smile at a time.

posted in From Me to You - 16 replies

creigs list adds

2006-08-03T05:11:41Z

HI YA'LL!

i've been posting on creigs list a lot latly , becals a freind recomended it , but i haven't been geting very many if any responses.

i was wondering if some of the peaple in his tribe could take a look at my adds and let me know what you think.
am i coming off as creapy or insecure? what's the impretion you get from these adds? do you have any recomendation , words of advise , words of wisdom ect. for me on the subject , after reading the adds?

most of these adds are not active rite now so i'll just put the text of the adds in three short posts here and number them .1. 2.and 3. if you so you can easily tell me witch add you red and are comenting about.

thanks for you help .
sinceraly me

posted in From Me to You - 24 replies

What do you make of rainy (weekend) days?

2006-07-25T20:07:25Z

I'm facing one. They're great days for reading, for watching rain fall (duh), and doing lots of things inside I have been putting off (-shelving, filing, straightening).
Rainy days seem more meditative to me too.
How do you spend rainy days when you have no outside obligations?

posted in From Me to You - 9 replies

new kids roll call!

2006-07-16T02:48:03Z

hey everyone there are some new members here in From me To you so i wanted to take a moment to say welcome to them and everyone here. thaks for stoppen by dont be afraid to show your face :)

posted in From Me to You - 19 replies

Tribute to Bonnie! ...

2006-07-05T01:12:41Z

What are some of the things that you personally love about Bonnie??

Here are some of mine:

* have you seen her art?
*where does she get all that energy?
*so wise, well beyond her years
*mega-compassion
*so human, yet so divine, at the same time
*moderater of the best tribe on tribe
*haven't met her personally, but feel like I know her well
*she was my very first friend on tribe

posted in From Me to You - 2 replies

from one of van gogh's letters to theo

2006-07-03T13:08:31Z

Dear Theo,

I was glad you answered me so soon and that you like Brussels and have found a nice boarding-house. Don't lose heart if it is very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

i just loved this start to one of the many dear theo letters van gogh wrote to his brother theo

posted in From Me to You - 6 replies

Feeling full of gratitude today for my life and phamily

2006-06-26T16:32:16Z

http://people.tribe.net/603a5f14-02ae-49e1-9053-f602748436d9/blog/357c3ad4-1b29-448b-ae2b-001e204c5bf4

so much so I had to tell them

posted in From Me to You - 2 replies

compassion

2006-06-24T15:52:11Z

By the power and the truth of this practice,
may all beings have happiness, and the causes of happiness.
May all be free from sorrow, and the causes of sorrow.
May all never be separated from the sacred happiness
which is sorrowless.
And may all live in equanimity,
without too much attachment and too much aversion,
And live believing in the equality of all that lives.

May all beings be filled with joy and peace.
May all beings everywhere,
The strong and the weak,
The great and the small,
The mean and the powerful,
The short and the long,
the subtle and the gross:
May all beings everywhere,
Seen and unseen,
Dwelling far off or nearby,
Being or waiting to become:
May all be filled with lasting joy.
Let no one deceive another,

Let no one anywhere despise another,
Let no one out of anger or resentment
Wish suffering on anyone at all.
Just as a mother with her own life
Protects her child, her only child, from harm,
So within yourself let grow
A boundless love for all creatures.

Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.

:buddha

posted in From Me to You - 7 replies

What is it that fills you w/ joy??

2006-06-08T18:59:41Z

To me seems like a lot of things fill me with joy, different and random, all kinds. Yesterday I was getting back home on the train ( i was w/ my dad) all of a sudden little young kid came up to second deck, sat right beside me, might 've been like 7. Me and my dad started talking with him, though wasn't italian, i figure he was from somewhere over the 'Northlands' , like somwhere around Sweden; in fact he was Danish. Somehow we communicated, so nice to notice that my ways of expressing myself weren't always the same he uses. And when he left was waving at me w/ his cute lil' hand. Enjoy the story? Filled me w/ joy.

posted in From Me to You - 4 replies

make a new friend tuesday.

2006-06-07T15:00:41Z

I love Tuesdays. They seem to always be a good day for me. Filled with achieving and relaxing and movement and peace. It’s a day I look forward to and look back on as a good day. It’s a day I would like to share with all of you and many more to come.

So I declare Tuesdays to be make a new friend day. Is there someone here in ‘From Me to You’ you’d like to get to know better. Or has someone’s words or blog or pictures caught your eye here on tribe. Or maybe you have a regular place you go everyday and see the same person and you don’t even know their name (think your morning cup of coffee at the shop around the corner from work; of the front desk girl at your gym; or the guy three desks down from you). Or is there an acquaintance you’ve been meaning to get to know better/make friends with, a neighbor you see all the time and smile at but don’t know. Send’um an email, introduce your self, ask a question about their life.

Today is the day for you to reach out and start a friendship. In fact every Tuesday I challenge you to add one person to your network, for the more people we touch the higher our sprits will sour.

posted in From Me to You - 15 replies

just a little poem

2006-06-07T08:57:37Z

just a little poem
from me to you

while we're all here
in this electric stew

we'll have some fun
just hangin' out

lets run around
and scream and shout

posted in From Me to You - 2 replies

no life

2006-06-07T06:42:10Z

You know you have no life when you take time out of your day to FUCK UP others...

posted in From Me to You - 17 replies

stupid

2006-06-07T06:40:41Z

"Stupid questions are better than stupid mistakes." - Anonymous

or as my mother would tell me 'the worst they can say is No'

and there is always the classic forest gump 'stupid is as stupid dose'

anyone else got a good one?

posted in From Me to You - 14 replies

To manifest my own reality

2006-06-07T00:18:40Z

My new Mantra is...
(for today)

I will do the balancing poses on my left left/foot today in yoga practice

(for the near future)

I WILL WIN THE VISITATION I ASK FOR (of Soul)
WE WILL SEETLE OUT OF COURT
MY FAMILY WILL BE PROUD OF ME

so if anybody cares to give these soon to be realities any energy
I'd sure be grateful

namaste
FG

posted in From Me to You - 3 replies

dogs & lovers

2006-06-05T19:30:50Z

Hey people check this out!
Ever thoght of it, to me it seems like the way you act with your girlfriend/ boyfriend is somehow related to the way you are with your puppy, or..dog. Seems like you always treat him well, taking good care that's kinda like the way you do with him/ her, if you feel like it's a drag for you to take care of your animal, that's probably how sometimes relationship with your partner is. The love you feed your dog, the way you make dog feel, and the reason he wants to love you, Im not a scientist or anything like that but I feel like this, 4 someone could even be the way they act with their daughter or sons. I may have weird opinions but people, I am dying to hear your comments on this...

posted in From Me to You - 6 replies

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Encourage Kids/People To Go Green! Celebrate Earth Day!

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do no harm

from me to my si-fi geeks out there

karma ghost

the story of stuff

let this new year be bright

rainbow reforestation,mexico

hi , i have a poem

Landscapes ...

dream

good morning earth shine

merry xmas from me to you

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

Some Poems and Cathartic Emotional Processing to Share

Do you sleep with a pet?

Random Smooch

*ahem*

the heart of the matter... forgiveness

Sexual Consent

If there were one relationship you could revisit, which would it be?

Could you love and have sex without penetration?

We've missed you, Bonnie!

hi.

Always a kid "at heart"

Won't someone tell me..........

With whom are you most "yourself"?

Doin' something GOOD_!!

Drive By Compliments

I'm not "in love"...but I'm growing to love him...

Hugs --- Do you know when to say when?

24 hour fitness coupon

how far would you go?

creigs list adds

What do you make of rainy (weekend) days?

new kids roll call!

Tribute to Bonnie! ...

from one of van gogh's letters to theo

Feeling full of gratitude today for my life and phamily

compassion

What is it that fills you w/ joy??

make a new friend tuesday.

just a little poem

no life

stupid

To manifest my own reality

dogs & lovers

ahem