--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > on 12/22/05 4:58 AM, Jason Spock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Pension was deducted from the salaries of all initators in > > indiâ. Nobody > > > > knows what happened to the pension fund. Nobody has recieved > > his pension > > > > fund. > > > > > > > Same thing happens here. Whenever MUM is in the black, it is > > ransacked by > > > ³International² so that for months afterwards it is unable to > pay > > its > > > vendors. Meanwhile, faculty and staff have been working for > > decades for a > > > pittance. They have nothing to retire on, unless they can expect > a > > family > > > inheritance. > > > > > Then they should grow up and take responsibility for their future, > > and quit waiting for Daddy to do it for them. > > > This is one of those classic situations that Byron Katie teaches > about- Lots of "but it should be like this" and "I did this, > therefore someone should've done this" and "Someone said this, and > it hasn't happened yet, but it will" involved here. > > Rick expresses the naked reality of people firmly welded to a > specific outcome, and not getting it. > > Therefore it may be prudent and realistic for them to recognize what > in fact is happening, i.e. they are living in near poverty > conditions, and deal with it, instead of continuously waiting for > deliverance. > Some may see these statements of mine as those of an idealogue or uncaring soul. A bit of my personal financial history over the last ten years:
-Gave away a house now worth ~750K following my divorce. Didn't have to, but without going into details, it was in my heart the right thing to do, not from a standpoint of guilt, but love. -Have been laid off 4 times in my high tech field. -Have been unemployed for 3 of the past 5 years. -Have virtually no savings and am over 50 years old. Throughout I have persevered, and money has been there when it had to be. Quite miraculously, and without any begging on my part. I have often worked for free and offered my services and skills at no charge, in order to continue to excel in my chosen profession. Did I feel sorry for myself and get depressed and complain like hell at times? Of course, who wouldn't? But that was then and this is now, as they say. Over time, as the wise person who recently posted the brilliant piece on God in all things, I learned the wisdom of everything I went through, and grew in ways I never would have, had I not faced such adversity. The point being we are ultimately responsible for ourselves, and can either succeed or fail, moment by moment. it is entirely our choice and our Reality. I have learned as a result, to always stay in touch with Reality, and the living truth of the expression God helps those that help themselves. Jai Guru Dev ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
