Do you have a parrot too rigs? I can bring rum! I used to knit with Mum. More dangerous with power tools these days. Sue bought me some thermal mittens, socks and hat - along with an indestructible umbrella that promptly broke. Some years back we took in my friend's retired Guide Dog - a truly wondrous beast. Having experienced walks as 'work' he would poke his nose into rain at the door, give me a knowing look and abandon walks until a weather upturn. The current dogsworth has me halfway to the front gate within a second of attaching lead in wind, rain and snow. The boy baulks only at large hailstones. Yesterday he raced 30 yards on the wet field, slipped, went base over apex, whimpered over a sprained left front fetlock and lay down while I stroked and kissed said bit better. He was up quicker than a kid sporting a plaster on a wounded knee. I recommend said hound for our pirate gang. He would want to sport your eye patch. He has been hoarding my socks in a hole behind the holly tree, so has most of the pirate pre-requisites though not the parrot's ability to recite 'pieces of eight'. I have found I can generally live without parrots.
It's horribly wet and windy here, though warm in bed if I can squeeze in between the canine and his two cat buddies. The racket they whip up if I try to keep the door shut is intolerable. On 22 Nov, 07:44, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish you a happy Thanksgiving Day all of you over there! :) > > 2012/11/21 Molly <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Not sure if it a shield (that separates), rather a dynamic of > > innocence (that unites) as we all have it in us. Sometimes it is > > buried in limitation or corruption. That "innocence" as you say, is > > simply the unlimited, or eternal in us. Simple recognition brings it > > forth. The rational view is indeed, important overall. I have felt > > myself to be the voice of reason more than once, and lately too. But > > it includes, and does not limit what is possible for me. > > > The diversity in this group has real value, to me anyway. So thank > > you my friends. > > > On Nov 20, 3:04 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's hard to know how we cope Moll. I don't do it like you - but have > > > some kind of shield of innocence. Oliver Stone now says he was born > > > into being a consevative Republican who believed he was fighting > > > communism in Vietnam. Now he knows he was had by false history. Very > > > few people seem to realise our current paedophile panic is nothing > > > new, just another manifestation of our inability to grasp nettles. I > > > don't go for religion where the issues are clearly practical - its > > > rationalisation to me. > > > > On 20 Nov, 07:45, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > my view of the sacraments and rituals were far different years ago and > > > > do seethe importance of them.. you can buy the missal, actually all > > > > the official prayer books for your phone if you have android.. don't > > > > know about apple as I don't have one.. > > > > > I used to love the prayers and Mass,, then evolution of beliefs > > > > started again, with my vacation to Malta. An very interesting truth > > > > saw reveled since then it does not read the same.. > > > > > oddly though my beliefs have returned full circle from where I started > > > > 45+ years ago with a vision involving Jesus.. the The vision is still > > > > valid but my interpretation of "I am the way the light and the truth." > > > > has changed. > > > > > I am studying in a way the same thing.. The Buddhist teaching are > > > > very correct.. in the path of salvation,, (looked up a word, only to > > > > find it actually meant something different than what I had gained as > > > > its meaning,) It was said that in the years before Jesus started > > > > teaching he had traveled to India, I see tremendous similarities in > > > > his teachings and those of Buddha.. I also see the influence of > > > > people wanting a short cut to spirituality. > > > > > Though I never read or knew Merton I did have the privilege of > > > > talking with people that did know him.. I could not afford his books > > > > at the time. > > > > > Oddly I do believe with globalization and the greater access to > > > > knowledge, beliefs are starting to change again. I see it in myself > > > > and what is saw as the very core and foundation of belief. > > > > Alllan > > > > > On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My husband and I are both reading seven story mountain, and I bought > > a > > > > > few more for Christmas presents: No Man is an Island; New Seeds of > > > > > Contemplation; Contemplative prayer. I admire his translation of the > > > > > sacraments and rituals to internal processes. > > > > > > What is often missed, is that the notion of heaven on earth does not > > > > > ignore human shortcoming or suffering. It integrates and recognizes. > > > > > Like a Bodhisattva, joyfully participating in the sorrows of the > > > > > world. Allowing each his own, and knowing and feeling the connection > > > > > of all. I don't dwell in despair. That doesn't mean it does not exist > > > > > in the world. I work every day in downtown Detroit. And see much, > > > > > but don't worry about the wrong or right of it. I just work each day > > > > > in joy. People smile when they see (and feel) a genuine smile. > > > > > > On Nov 19, 3:45 pm, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Molly which one of Merton's books are you reading .. he is quiet > > prolific.. > > > > >> Allan > > > > > >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > I don't think that isolating like the Amish (who lead their > > > > >> > ethnocentric group with control measures) or focusing on the ills > > of > > > > >> > government, law enforcement or narrow economic pictures give a > > clear > > > > >> > picture of what globalization means to humanity. Ultimately, > > what is > > > > >> > seen in separation, separates us. I feel toward humanity as > > Thomas > > > > >> > Merton: > > > > > >> > "There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a > > > > >> > silence that is a fountain of action and joy. It rises up in > > wordless > > > > >> > gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created > > > > >> > beings." > > > > > >> > The unseen roots unite us, and globalization is spirit in action > > in > > > > >> > the "rising up." How this manifests in our view is largely > > dependent > > > > >> > on our own given focus. If it is dismal we need to feel, we will > > see > > > > >> > the dismal every time. It doesn't change the fact that heaven on > > > > >> > earth is ours for the taking. More spirit in action. > > > > > >> > "It doesn't matter which you heard, the holy or the broken > > > > >> > Hallelujah." Both holy and broken co-exist. Both are holy in the > > > > >> > unification. > > > > > >> > On Nov 19, 6:49 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> >> From my perspective this reborn metaphor is misleading, it leads > > you to the > > > > >> >> next level of happy self betrayal. The Amish community is a > > wonderful > > > > >> >> example of what it looks like when an evolving society allows a > > small group > > > > >> >> to conserve themselves in their own bubble and protects them > > from natural > > > > >> >> updating processes. I believe there is better ways to not forget > > the values > > > > >> >> of America's European history. > > > > > >> >> 2012/11/19 andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > > > > > >> >> > In my opinion opting out of their game is more like being > > reborn than of > > > > >> >> > going to your own funeral. The less defendant we are on others > > or on > > > > >> >> > things, the more free we are. We have grown to be so defendant > > on the > > > > >> >> > system that we are afraid that we can not survive without it. > > The Amish > > > > >> >> > community is an example that clearly demonstrates that we can > > survive and > > > > >> >> > even thrive without the system that I refer to as > > globalization. It is > > > > >> >> > dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket. > > > > > >> >> > On Monday, November 19, 2012 11:39:27 AM UTC+1, gabbydott > > wrote: > > > > > >> >> >> It really is that simple. It is like going to your own > > funeral. > > > > > >> >> >> 2012/11/19 andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > > > > > >> >> >> With drugs and mass media they control our desires and with > > drugs and > > > > >> >> >>> schools they control our thinking. The only simple solution > > I can think of > > > > >> >> >>> is not to play their game. Just refuse to buy what they > > offer to sell. . > > > > > >> >> >>> On Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:47:11 PM UTC+1, Allan Heretic > > wrote: > > > > > >> >> >>>> globalization can be very beneficial and granted there are > > many self > > > > >> >> >>>> centered individuals and corporations that have that have > > little > > > > >> >> >>>> concern for others or our world.. but one thing that is > > coming out of > > > > >> >> >>>> it they can not control what people thing and desire their > > world to > > > > >> >> >>>> be.. Little by little I see people reclaiming the dreams > > of a better > > > > >> >> >>>> world. > > > > >> >> >>>> Oh well what can you expect from an old hippie > > > > >> >> >>>> Allan > > > > > >> >> >>>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:43 PM, archytas <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >> >> >>>> > Andrew is obviously right when one considers where our > > wealth is > > > > >> >> >>>> > ending-up. This group is broadly parochial, white and > > barely > > > > >> >> >>>> > understands what it excludes and how. We are reliant on > > centralised > > > > >> >> >>>> > technology that is soon to force us to a format we don't > > want. > > > > >> >> >>>> > Rigsy's question is about right. Previous globalisation > > was > > > > >> >> >>>> > colonising and I suspect most of what we are witnessing > > now is in > > > > >> >> >>>> that > > > > >> >> >>>> > model. It would be good to make the move in emphasis > > Molly suggests, > > > > >> >> >>>> > but the signs in the underlying business model indicate > > the opposite > > > > >> >> >>>> > to me - currently remaining in advertising and making a > > killing in > > > > >> >> >>>> > market share. There is another (dated) form of > > globalisation in the > > > > >> >> >>>> > phrase 'workers of the world unite' and it must be clear > > this has > > > > >> >> >>>> been > > > > >> >> >>>> > resisted by the powerful other than in their own > > 'guilds'. My list > > > > >> >> >>>> on > > > > >> >> >>>> > what globalisation is would be long and rather vague - > > including > > > > >> >> >>>> > teaching foreign students with bare English textbook > > answers I kn ow > > > > >> >> >>>> > to be rot. James Bond has globalised but not decent > > water, food and > > > > >> >> >>>> > housing for all - let alone freedom from the kind of > > idiots on all > > > > >> >> >>>> > sides who keep such stuff as the Arab-Israeli conflict > > going. > > > > > >> >> >>>> > We need realistic optimism - but this means embracing > > really bad news > > > > >> >> >>>> > on climate (worse than we think) and history (much worse > > than we > > > > >> >> >>>> > think) in order to see how we get some decent stuff done > > amongst the > > > > >> >> >>>> > enemies of open > > ... > > read more » --
