Connotation can be very powerful.
On Sep 9, 5:53 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
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