I suspect no one got the 6 degrees of separation element of Art Bell and Barry?
Bhairitu wrote: ><snip> >But no I see you are doing your usual Art Bell retirement imitation. I >know better, you'll be back. :) > > >TurquoiseB wrote: > > > >>Yesterday was a real wake-up call for me. >>I started the day with a great meditation >>that left me happy and fulfilled, and >>followed it up with laughing and joking >>with friends over coffee in the corner cafe. >>None of them meditate, but they rejoice in >>life, and consistently find ways to share their >>joy with others. There was not an ounce of >>fear or disharmony around the table. >> >>And then I went home and logged onto FFL, and >>it was like diving into a cesspool. I was >>plunged into the words of 30-year meditators >>who were advocating the use of nuclear weapons >>on millions of people whose only crime was to >>be born in a country and a culture the 30-year >>meditators are terrified of. I read the words >>of those who supported that stance for no other >>reason than because it gave them another way to >>slam someone on FFL they don't like. I saw again >>the TMO's 'selective focus' in reporting the >>'News,' and trying to take credit for those >>selective reports, while distancing themselves >> >> >>from the bigger stories they can't see because > > >>of the blinders they're wearing, and have been >>wearing for so long. I was reminded of the way >>that the TMO deals with those who don't believe >>what they're supposed to, and how some of these >>same 30-year meditators here see absolutely >>nothing wrong with that. >> >>Suffice it to say that it was a real bringdown. >>This morning the experience repeated itself. >>Within moments I was right back in the shit >>again, reacting and posting stuff just as >>lowvibe as the things I was reading. I've now >>deleted them. >> >>Enough already. >> >>My thanks to Rick for creating such a forum, >>where people can do what they are not allowed >>to do in the TMO -- express their doubts and >>their questions along with their fervent beliefs. >>At the same time, my apologies to Rick and >>everyone here for my part in turning it into >>a more contentious forum than it needed to be. >> >>My thanks also to Kirk, Vaj, Jim, Tom T., Sal, >>Dr. Pete, Rory, George, Paul, Michael, Shemp, >>cardemeister, and all of the others who have >>consistently demonstrated that one can survive >>the TMO with one's spiritual hopes intact, and >>with some sense of style. You have all posted >>many great comments and experiences for me to >>ponder, and I have. >> >>I have also pondered the things that others >>have said about my participation here, and have >>come to the conclusion that they were correct. >>I don't belong here; the nasty things that are >>said get to me and all too often goad me into >>participating in and perpetuating -- if not >>deepening -- the nastiness. Kirk was right in >>his decision to leave FFL, and for the right >>reasons. He found many of the discussions here, >>the way they are handled, and the mindset of >>the 'handlers' too heartbreaking for him to >>endure. He wisely moved on. I join him in that >>decision, and in the quest for people who more >>closely share my own sensibilities. >> >>Road Trip time. I'm taking August off from >>reading and posting to *all* of the Internet >>forums I have been participating in, not just >>FFL. With any luck I will not return to any of >>them. Thanks to all here for being one of the >>catalysts to make me realize that I need to >>hit the road. I wish you all well in your own >>travels, wherever they may lead you. >> >>Unc/Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > 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/
