Yes, we do. What do you think forgiveness means? Compassionately, Emily.
________________________________ From: seventhray1 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:07 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: to laughinggull a new kind of good life We all have blind spots, don't we? --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > I was gone for a week and I am most definitely not trying to start a fight. >  Please don't participate in creating such an "us against them" reality - > this is a farce that most have bought into, dolt-like in my opinion.  I most > definitely am farther along the understanding of compassion than your last > post to Share. I won't deign to repost it here.  I am stating my > understanding and reality around the host of posts that she left unanswered > and unaccounted for.  There is no need for her to respond unless she wants > to.  Compassionately, Emily > > > ________________________________ > From: turquoiseb [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 11:15 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: to laughinggull a new kind of good life > > >  > Five posts in a row, all trying to restart fights that > blessedly had died down, all signed "Compassionately, > Emily." Someone doesn't understand compassion. > > Let it go. Discussions here have moved on, even if you > haven't. The person trying to get in the bitchy > "last word" and restart things is YOU, Emily. > > --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: > > > > Dear Share:  This post of yours below is very dismissive and demeaning. > >  Raunchy was being very up front and considerate in her post to you and > > you provided no information at all about what you think.  You exited > > stage left again.  Are you one of those people who hold grudges for > > life?  Thank you for your kind thoughts for my Thanksgiving.  It was > > absolute hell despite the advance preparations I made and I will never do > > another one with either of my beloved parents in this lifetime, quite > > seriously.  There is something about a dinner table in our family that > > is not a good thing.  Luckily, I have gained immeasurable perspective > > from participating and reading everyone here at FFL, including you. > >  Luckily, raunchy posted that lovely poem about rutabagas. > >  Compassionately, Emily.   > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Share Long sharelong60@ > > To: "[email protected]" [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 3:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: to laughinggull a new kind of good life > > > > > >  > > dear RD, glitch equals stress. Everybody excepts saints, etc. has such > > to greater or lesser degree. And they got it right when they said that > > the later ones to go are the real biggies. Hope you and your family > > have a wonderful Thanksgiving. You too, Emily in case your lurking. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: raunchydog raunchydog@ > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:24 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: to laughinggull a new kind of good life > > > > > >  > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > LG, finally there's an opportunity to say something I've been wanting to > > > say to you for a few days. Which is, I think a lot of us in Fairfield > > > are living a new kind of good life. Consequently I rarely if ever > > > feel like a victim. Even childhood traumas I recognize as > > > opportunities to balance out karmic debts. Nonetheless such traumas > > > leave their influence in the form of chemical and or structural glitches > > > in the physical body, even in the physical component of the psychology, > > > the brain and nervous system. > > > > > > > > > > Share, I'd like to better understand what you tell us in this post. Are you > > saying that due to childhood traumas you have a chemical/physical "glitch" > > that effects your psychology and physiology? Do you believe the research > > you cite indicating parental abandonment causing elevated stress hormones > > permanently effecting the brain applies to you? These are issues that seem > > personally important to you, enough so, that you would raise them. I > > understand if you want to keep your medical history private. I get the part > > about Fairfield being a place to heal and you are doing your very best to > > do so. I guess what it comes down to is that I don't know what your gliches > > are and how exactly you believe this effects your life. Are you offering > > this post to help us understand your interactions with people on FFLife or > > in real life? If so, how so? > > > > > To cite just one example, there is research which indicates that in a > > > child whose father goes away for a year, the level of stress hormones in > > > the body stays elevated for a year even after the father has > > > returned. In turn that long term elevated level does something > > > seemingly permanent to the brain. I say seemingly because I do > > > believe there are powerful and natural techniques for healing even such > > > seemingly permanent damage. Anyway, these glitches must first be > > > recognized before they can be addressed and healed. > > > > > > > > > This is all simply to say that I don't feel like a victim of anyone or > > > anything. But I do recognize my glitches and I pursue healing > > > them. But because I can pursue healing them, I don't feel like a > > > victim at all. Just the opposite, I feel very fortunate. > > > > > > > > > Now to fold in the Antifragile post: I feel grateful for Fairfield > > > because it is a place where I can fairly easily deal with these glitches > > > and still make something of a contribution to others. Obviously some > > > people have few glitches. Perhaps they are the ones who thrive in > > > places like NYC. But I believe that the world needs all kinds of > > > people. FF has all kinds, including Jeffrey Smith who is world > > > renowned opponent of GMO and those who are in the Dome 7-8 hours a day > > > and those who are retired and frequent the cafes. > > > > > > > > > FF offers a new and very good kind of life. FFL hopefully helps me > > > integrate all that goodness. Off to Dome and thank you (-:  > > > > > >
