Most of conflicts and tensions are due to language. Don't pay so much attention to the words. In love’s country, language doesn't have its place. Love's mute.
~ Shams Tabrizi On Sunday, September 21, 2014 10:41:47 AM UTC-4, andrew vecsey wrote: > > Molly, I realize that you wanted to stop the bickering but I do not think > that you did it the right way. First as a moderator of this group, I think > you should have answered Gabbi`s gaberish comment by reminding her to stay > on the topic. Second, you yourself took the discussion right off course. > Third, you should address your comments or questions to the entire group, > and not just to one person. I commend Neil for not biting your bait. > Perhaps the problem is that you enjoy the bickering as you once posted a > few months ago. As far as this topic is concerned about "beauty" in the > eyes of the beholder (and now suddenly "fame" in the eyes of beholders) I > think that beauty has something to do with love. People that I love radiate > a kind of physical beauty that they did not radiate before I grew to love > them. As far as fame goes, I think it has to do with marketing. Its not > what you know that matters, but who you know. > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2014 12:25:34 AM UTC+2, Molly wrote: >> >> What do you think the vote in Scotland means to Great Britain and >> England, Neil? >> >> On Friday, September 19, 2014 5:08:16 PM UTC-4, Gabby wrote: >>> >>> What about the needle? Are you afraid it could damage to your pink >>> bubbles? >>> >>> 2014-09-19 22:52 GMT+02:00, Molly <[email protected]>: >>> > http://youtu.be/fi2XCsPKlY8 Damage done >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Friday, September 19, 2014 4:35:39 PM UTC-4, Gabby wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Whereas I doubt that the damage done can be ignored and suppressed >>> any >>> >> longer. >>> >> >>> >> 2014-09-19 22:09 GMT+02:00, Molly <[email protected]>: >>> >> > But I have no doubt that these emotions will be tempered by an >>> >> > understanding of the feelings of others. >>> >> > >>> >> > On Friday, September 19, 2014 1:31:10 PM UTC-4, Gabby wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Hahaha, God save the Queen. :) >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Am Freitag, 19. September 2014 schrieb Molly : >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Picking on each other seems irresistible at times. It is no >>> substitute >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> for dialogue. Not sure what purpose it serves. Maybe none. Maybe >>> some >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> kind >>> >> >>> of personal satisfaction. I try to stay out of it. Life goes on. >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> On Friday, September 19, 2014 10:05:30 AM UTC-4, Allan Heretic >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> Molly and Neil do an excellent job as moderators. I would like >>> to >>> >> give >>> >> >>>> both of them a long heartfelt ovation for putting up with the >>> likes >>> >> of >>> >> >>>> me >>> >> >>>> and you Gabby. >>> >> >>>> Thank you Molly & Neil for a job well done. >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> Allan >>> >> >>>> Living Soul >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>> >> >>>> From: Gabby Thiede <[email protected]> >>> >> >>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> >> >>>> Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 3:57 PM >>> >> >>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: "A wise man once said." >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> I would prefer you excised your moderation job in a more >>> unartistic, >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> less biased way and took your responsibility as group owner more >>> >> >>>> serious. >>> >> >>>> But it seems this is only my preference. >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> Am 19.09.2014 um 15:37 schrieb Molly <[email protected]>: >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> art that is beautiful, art meant to disturb, art that pushes the >>> >> >>>> technical limits previously established, art constructed not to >>> last >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> like >>> >> >>>> chalk on sidewalks or sand sculptures on beaches - art comes in >>> many >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> forms >>> >> >>>> and can be as simple as a concept in Haiku or complicated as Mt. >>> >> >>>> Rushmore. >>> >> >>>> This age old question, will it always be asked and answered? It >>> does >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> provide a platform for good dialogue and self exploration. >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> On Thursday, September 18, 2014 9:05:40 AM UTC-4, archytas >>> wrote: >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> I agree Facil - though some definition of artist is required. >>> What >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> is >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> this 'art' not part of 1000 channels with nothing on except the >>> >> >>>>> simulacrum >>> >> >>>>> of drivel, generally funded by advertising? I might point to >>> >> Maxwell >>> >> >>>>> (perhaps both the great scientist and my dog) and Einstein. >>> I've >>> >> long >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> wondered about art and people-community development - I'm >>> floored by >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> people >>> >> >>>>> using dance to work with disabled kids (as an example). Brian >>> Bevan >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> (rugby >>> >> >>>>> leaugue's record try scorer) was a work of art in action. >>> Gabby >>> >> might >>> >> >>>>> be >>> >> >>>>> see as such in another form of side-step. Not all art brings >>> much >>> >> >>>>> reward. >>> >> >>>>> Allan and Andrew have a go, sometimes not at each other. >>> Molly has >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> often >>> >> >>>>> touched me deeply, even if so much of my experience has been >>> 'dark >>> >> >>>>> side'. >>> >> >>>>> The chocolate box picture isn't art unless a child is smiling. >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> Art may have some function in revealing such as 'change is the >>> same >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> thing' and the depravity of political words, the 'lie that >>> tells us >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> the >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> truth' sort of stuff - but does the 'pipe' have to be painted >>> by >>> >> >>>>> Magritte? >>> >> >>>>> One confronts this picture doing systems analysis - modelling >>> the >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> reality >>> >> >>>>> is not modelling the rhetoric. >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> On Thursday, 18 September 2014 00:31:17 UTC+1, facilitator >>> wrote: >>> >> >>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>> I don't think artists do, otherwise the term "starving artist" >>> >> would >>> >> >>>>>> be applied less frequently. >>> >> >>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:54:57 AM UTC-4, archytas >>> wrote: >>> >> >>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>>> Ms Tidulz says she has no gold and just looks at her claws >>> when I >>> >> >>>>>>> >>> >> >>>>>>> suggest she should be replaced with a golden goose. Perhaps >>> one >>> >> >>>>>>> needs a >>> >> >>>>>>> heretic cat? 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