Dear Lady, that is an art of a few young men, that many can only wish to practice.
peace & Love On May 5, 6:56 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > You do Slip??? Which end of the barrel? > > Tink, that hardly qualifies as art. Try again. > > On May 5, 6:41 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I hear cooing! > > > On May 5, 5:28 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Is that like when a young man about town comes up with a killer line > > > to bring in a lady he's after? > > > Pick your play any day :-) > > > > I like 'higher power', rather than something above us, the best 'of' > > > us. > > > > peace & Love > > > > On May 5, 5:54 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sometimes a revelation can happen when focused on a deep intent love > > > > for someone. That's inspiration, passion and wholehearted loving. > > > > Now I'm picking on you. :P > > > > > Of course the ability comes from a higher authority or so I believe. > > > > > On May 5, 2:55 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > My dear young lady, what explains any revelation? > > > > > Although God usually gets the credit, I'd say it's the collective > > > > > intelligence. > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > On May 4, 10:37 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > What about when the "explosion of art" is provoked simply due to > > > > > > thinking about someone, what explains that revelation. > > > > > > > On May 4, 7:00 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I would think the 'exploding in the arts' would be better > > > > > > > classified > > > > > > > as insight, inspiration or revelation rather than Love. > > > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > > > On May 4, 6:28 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes. It explodes in the arts. Have done the whole trip- > > > > > > > > painting, > > > > > > > > music, needlearts, poetry, gardening, cooking, diplomas. It > > > > > > > > still > > > > > > > > doesn't cure a lost heart. I am now a hermitess living in a > > > > > > > > grand > > > > > > > > house. My children are scattered and I was a good mother to > > > > > > > > them. > > > > > > > > Maybe that is Love. > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 5:04 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Love is beauty and pain defined. But in order to experience > > > > > > > > > the pain > > > > > > > > > you must see its beauty. Which often happens unexpectedly. I > > > > > > > > > wish I > > > > > > > > > wasn't one of those people that think with their heart. What > > > > > > > > > is the > > > > > > > > > value of brilliance when the actions of your heart blind you > > > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > > using it? When I think of love, it's a deep, deep, longing for > > > > > > > > > passion. Perhaps a flight without a plane. Or a swim without > > > > > > > > > water. > > > > > > > > > Maybe even a delicacy tasted without swallowing. It's there > > > > > > > > > but your > > > > > > > > > wary from it, worried about losing it, careful but not > > > > > > > > > capable of > > > > > > > > > determining whether you keep it or not, as love does change. > > > > > > > > > It gives > > > > > > > > > one the ability to things they would never expect. > > > > > > > > > > For example: I was able to play a tune on the piano, yet I > > > > > > > > > don't play > > > > > > > > > the piano. No, not expertly, I would post a link to it but > > > > > > > > > would be > > > > > > > > > worried about getting critiqued by experts. I am no expert > > > > > > > > > and don't > > > > > > > > > play the piano, never have, we bought a keyboard about two > > > > > > > > > months ago, > > > > > > > > > yet I managed a whole heart felt tune, I closed my eyes and > > > > > > > > > let my > > > > > > > > > fingers work their own magic. Do you think love gives one > > > > > > > > > abilities? > > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 5:46 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I am one of you- though disappointed and resigned. I look > > > > > > > > > > back over my > > > > > > > > > > life as a grief of love. Take my heart but spare me my > > > > > > > > > > money. The last > > > > > > > > > > time I heard "jaded" was from my highschool sweetheart who > > > > > > > > > > I dated for > > > > > > > > > > a year after he divorced from a 30 year marriage. He was > > > > > > > > > > still a jerk > > > > > > > > > > and died soon after I left him. Stuff happens. > > > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 3:54 pm, Chris Jenkins > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm...I don't know, from what I hear, age is no barrier > > > > > > > > > > > to love nor lust. ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > Glad to have you aboard. Strong opening salvo, though! No > > > > > > > > > > > soft spot at > > > > > > > > > > > all for us romantics? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:39 PM, rigsy03 > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for Monday's laugh! One is allowed. Two would > > > > > > > > > > > > be lethal.// I > > > > > > > > > > > > wasn't sure this thought would get through but I would > > > > > > > > > > > > like to read > > > > > > > > > > > > along in this group. I am a grandmother so somewhat > > > > > > > > > > > > protected from > > > > > > > > > > > > foolish fancy even in the lusty month of May. I lust > > > > > > > > > > > > after William > > > > > > > > > > > > Safire. :-) Anyway, thanks for the welcome.// > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 10:35 am, Chris Jenkins > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> Ah, the voice of the jaded. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Welcome, Rigsy. Care to tell us a story? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> [ Attached Message ]From:rigsy03 > > > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds Eye\"" > > > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]>Date:Mon, 4 May 2009 > > > > > > > > > > > >> 06:16:08 -0700 (PDT)Local:Mon, May 4 2009 8:16 > > > > > > > > > > > >> amSubject:[Mind's Eye] Re: What is the nature of Love? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Love is a myth and marketing tool. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On May 4, 8:10 am, Chris Jenkins > > > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Not always, but definitely at least sometimes. There > > > > > > > > > > > >> > is much healing in a loving touch. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > [ Attached Message ]From:Rosey > > > > > > > > > > > >> > <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds Eye\"" > > > > > > > > > > > >> > <[email protected]>Date:Mon, 4 May 2009 > > > > > > > > > > > >> > 05:53:04 -0700 (PDT)Local:Mon, May 4 2009 7:53 > > > > > > > > > > > >> > amSubject:[Mind's Eye] Re: What is the nature of > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Love? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Is affection healing? Can a person kiss and hug the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > pain away? I > > > > > > > > > > > >> > believe this tactic works. But for some it does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > On May 4, 8:41 am, Molly Brogan > > > > > > > > > > > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > I think I understand and I do appreciate your > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > words here Vam. We all, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > each of us, deserve to be surrounded by those that > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > love us > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > unconditionally, and allow us to be who we are as > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > we evolve and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > awaken. The key for me has been to provide this to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > those around me. I > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > have found that in doing so, I am surrounded by > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > folks who can love in > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > the same way. This does not mean that I allow > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > myself to be exploited > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > or abused, because I think that a part of > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > unconditional love is > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > bringing such behavior by the other to light, and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > then moving away > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > from it, allowing the other to learn or not. There > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > are times when > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > compassion is enough and the relationship becoming > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > peripheral is in > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > perfect order. Your unconditional love then > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > includes honesty, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > appreciation and psychological safety for all. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > These can be provided > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > through deep intimacy or great distance. There is > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > a grace that leads > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > the way. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > On May 4, 12:49 am, Vamadevananda > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > " Affection, in all forms, is an extremely > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > valuable and important part > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > of the relationship to me ... " > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > And Grace, both while giving to and receiving > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > from ... But, valuable > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > and important as they are, these are still the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > atmospherics. The > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > crucial part is the quality of ' being ' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > individuals sense within > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > themselves, and the opportunity they have to ' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > be ' themselves, to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > grow and evolve and continue to transform the ' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > I - Space ' within to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > greater sense of strength, happiness, freedom > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > and self - discovery. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > We are all striving for that rich and pregnant > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > ground of ' I - space ' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > in which our finitude dissolves. The others are > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > important to us, in > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > this context, for the atmospherics they cause or > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > contribute to. It can > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > aid or mar the ' awakening.' > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > We each love the other, for the love of our Self > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > ! > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > ( I waited long before punching the ' Send ' > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > button, wondering if what > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > I'm posting makes any sense. Even, if it is > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > appropriate ? ) > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > On May 4, 7:57 am, Chris Jenkins > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > I think (a very necessary disclaimer in topics > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > such as these) that the secret may be to only > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > require commitment from your partner, to > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > continue to freely be who you are, and expect > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > the same from them, and to strive for the > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > happy balance of compromise and acceptance in > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > the places where friction inevitably occurs. > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Sometimes we align ourselves with partners who > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > have drastically different life goals, and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > that's simply not possible. Other times our > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > partners, or we ourselves, are in a self > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > destructive place which is simply not > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > conducive to a healthy relationship. If, > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > however, we are both aligned similarly, and > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > both committed to that goal, then a zen state > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > of love, where it is not questioned, but > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > simply is, seems to me to be the path to a > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > long term bliss. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > If everyday, despite the day I've had, I make > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > the effort to express some portion of Eros > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > energy to my partner, even if in no other form > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > than text message, I've "been", in the zen > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > sense, affirmed the love, made it be by being > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > it. 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