On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:44 PM, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry Never have been that limber or strong in my entire life ,, but that is > amazing > Allan
And a little gross. People aren't meant to do that. When I think pink I think of the pink cloud. It's what observers see after a suicide bomber explodes himself. dj > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 - >> > > > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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