by working together in pink, we can get there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ76pS23Ky8&feature=related
On Sep 9, 7:06 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > I wore pink yesterday, Molly. It was a birthday present from my > sister. And I definitely wouldn't have worn it, had it been a rainy > day. So much for "the change comes from inside out". Unless you are > suggesting that my wearing a pink T-shirt brought out the sun, of > course. > > Me, like Lee, don't do shadow work with my family but live with them. > This is not all pleasing to the golden god's view, but we don't > pretend to be other(s) than we are. It is good for children to be able > to try out things and get an honest answer rather than the safe answer > that everything is pink and if it isn't just yet then it will surely > be one day. > > On 9 Sep., 12:37, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sep 9, 5:37 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote > > "some people may see things like that Molly, lets take that for > > granted, but to extend this to all humans, no I belive that is > > wrong." > > > I don't believe I did extend that to all humans, Lee (hence, the "or > > not") > > > "I'm with the kid, we DO hurt those we love the most," > > Our most intimate relationships allow our best shadow work - we > > project our shadows onto those closest to us. If we don't understand > > this, pain may be involved. This is true. Some of us, may become so > > addicted to anger and pain, we weave it into our relationships so that > > we can get a regular dose of it. This requires others in our > > relationship to also require regular doses of it, and this often > > develops in family dynamics. However, people with this kind of > > dynamic in the family likely also extends that relationship dynamic > > into the larger community as well, and their ability to function in > > the larger society is vastly limited. > > > "we CAN treat family worse than we treat strangers." we can if our > > family unit has fallen into deep dysfunction, however if this is the > > case, relationships outside the family will also be dysfunctional. > > Someone who beats her husband and children, may not physically beat > > people outside the family, but will have extremely limited > > relationships because of a range of other types of abusive behavior > > that are not hard to spot. I did not dispute any of this. However, > > if we can truly feel our connection to everyone, we are not in a frame > > of mind to be abusive. > > > "We do not all think alike" > > > I don't remember stating or implying this. I to believe in human > > potential, however. I surely do. > > > "and this relalisation of 'family' I think will make not a lot of > > differance to the majority." > > > Might be more than you think. I think, it is more and more all the > > time. > > > "There are many ills in the world and I figure that the fix is really > > not going to be this simple." > > > You are right, not simple, because it is up to each of us, > > individually, the change comes from inside out. > > > > On 7 Sep, 16:45, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The difference that it makes, kid, is that if we truly understand that > > > > we are all related in a way that means what happens to you happens to > > > > me, we see the world differently, we act differently toward each > > > > other, we live differently. Most of us learn this first in our > > > > families, but if we have the misfortune of being born into a family > > > > that does not provide a loving foundation or give us this lesson, it > > > > is up to us to learn it from the greater community (or not.) > > > > > On Sep 7, 10:03 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > my point is.. how does it matter whether one is a relative or not... > > > > > where > > > > > does this obligation of being good to our relatives come from.. it > > > > > was the > > > > > accident of birth that made them our relatives... why should that > > > > > make them > > > > > special... wat if they were not our relatives.. would we behave > > > > > differently > > > > > towards them? > > > > > > On 9/7/09, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > that might be how it feels kid, but someone capable of being rude > > > > > > and > > > > > > indifferent to family is also prone to this behavior in public, > > > > > > although they might be more selective and use the behavior to > > > > > > promote > > > > > > personal agenda... > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 9:35 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > i dont thinkit would.... we can be rude and indifferent to our > > > > > > > relatives like we can be to neone else. > > > > > > > > On Sep 6, 2:50 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Have you ever thought about those to whom you are related? > > > > > > > > Of > > > > > > > > course you have, but maybe not in this way. > > > > > > > > We all have four grandparents, eight great grandparents, > > > > > > > > etc. > > > > > > > > This geometric progression continues as we go back from > > > > > > > > generation to > > > > > > > > generation until, in about 1400 AD it equals the entire > > > > > > > > population of > > > > > > > > the human species at that time. In other words, each of us is > > > > > > > > related > > > > > > > > to everyone else if we look back far enough. > > > > > > > > Similarly, if we go forward, from children to > > > > > > > > grandchildren etc., > > > > > > > > making some reasonable assumptions and using the current > > > > > > > > projections > > > > > > > > for the future human population, our direct progeny will equal > > > > > > > > everyone living in about 2900 AD. If we include in this > > > > > > > > calculation > > > > > > > > brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins, we will be > > > > > > > > related to > > > > > > > > everyone living in about 2700 AD. > > > > > > > > So at present we seem least related to friends, neighbors, > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > those in our community and country. But in fact we are all > > > > > > > > related. It > > > > > > > > is just that it seems now that we’re not. Would it change > > > > > > > > anything if > > > > > > > > we but acknowledged our relationship to everyone, ancestors and > > > > > > > > descendants? Jim- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
