On 1 Mar, 19:48, Doris Briscoe <[email protected]> wrote: > Me: to me is a center of a person and spreads out beyond his or her self. I > do not think there is not one person on this earth that has lived just for > their self, at least I have not ran into this or seen this. People will > touch others one way or another. It is going to be a good thing or it will > be bad and the good will always leave a great impression in ones mind. dj >
Yes, but seemingly bad things can actually turn out good and vice versa. Without knowing the full context, our judgements are unclear at best. Also, as food for thought: Are we drawn to something because we see it as good or do we see something as good because we are drawn to it? Which is the cart and which is the horse? > > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 20 Feb, 05:17, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think I would like to be myself, with the feeling that I am living out > > > my purpose. How great, but who and what that is, I wonder... > > > You are. I can guarantee that. You will only know all the details on > > your last day. And you may not know it's your last day until the last > > second. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that you are fulfilling your > > purpose. That's been another one of those 'secrets' that was revealed > > by Special Relativity and the concept of a space-time continuum. All > > that you will do is already a part of it and you are just perceiving > > the motion from some parts of it to the next due to the expansion of > > space-time. So, realise that you ARE fulfilling your purpose. BUT, > > are you doing everything that you would like to do? Are there changes > > that you could make to better your life or the lives of others? If > > so, what can you do to move yourself towards accomplishing that? Self- > > motivation is the key. If you want to get to point B, then you must > > move towards it. > > > > There is much purpose I could derive from my understanding of things and > > > meaning from my experiences. It seems there is an overabundance of > > > opinions on matters and directions to follow which makes it difficult to > > > develop a sense of continuity. There are some powerful practical > > > worldviews out there, but I've seen them as dangerous like a prison for > > > the mind. There are many things I would not like to be and have plenty > > > of first hand examples in mind. There must be more than avoiding pain > > > and suffering, or seeking power and dominance though they may provide > > > valuable lessons about a larger picture. > > > > I would like to embrace my potentials, freely navigate possible paths, > > > augment my limitations, overcome my challenges all while being true to > > > the self (knowledge, memories, feelings, needs, desires, values). I > > > think this cannot be done by supressing myself but with affirmative > > > compassion and rational analysis of the self. Too much experience with > > > the former makes this a struggle, but since there were reasons for > > > taking that path I have to determine its meaning and seek > > > reconciliation. From this process might arise an answer to your question. > > > Yup. you're on the right track alright. You must accept that which > > has been yet still strive towards where you want to be. Irrespective, > > you WILL fulfill your purpose. Have no doubt of that. In fact, you > > couldn't avoid it if you tried. > > > > On 2/18/2010 9:27 AM, Molly wrote: > > > > > Expanding Identities > > > > > Who am I? > > > > > How you answer that question says a lot, not just about how you see > > > > yourself, but also about how you see others and how you relate to the > > > > world. And it s an important question at this time in history when the > > > > challenges of our global community are drawing us out of limited > > > > identities based on "me" and "mine" into identities based on the "we" > > > > of the whole planet. > > > > > Identities help us find our way in the world, navigate challenges and > > > > make choices. They can be founded on anything from the color of our > > > > skin or religious orientation, to goals we have achieved or dreams we > > > > hold. Often during times of stress those boundaries can contract and > > > > tighten we protect what is ours more rigorously and separate ourselves > > > > from the needs of others. > > > > > But times of struggle can also be motivation to expand our boundaries. > > > > Instead of contracting around our own needs, we can open to the needs > > > > of others, share resources, and choose to cooperate. As we do so, our > > > > identities shift and the separation between "me" and "you" or "us" and > > > > "them" seems less compelling and defining. But how can this happen? > > > > Where do we start? > > > > > Its not easy letting go of strong identifications, opening to those > > > > who are different than us, or finding ways to share resources and live > > > > together peacefully. Expanding our identities is our choice, and our > > > > imperative. We can restrict ourselves around a small "me" or around an > > > > impenetrable group boundary. Or we can discover ways to relate more > > > > deeply to others and life itself. It may be that not only our own > > > > wellbeing, but the long-term viability of the entire earth is at > > > > stake. It is up to each of us to answer and live the question, moment > > > > by moment: Who would I like to be? > > > > >http://www.globalonenessproject.org/themes/expanding-identities > > > > > What do you think?- 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]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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