[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-08 Thread curtisdeltablues
I guess we have to admit that understanding each other, and feeling understood by each other, is not one of our options Judy. I don't doubt that I contribute to the weirdness of it all. I think there is a fundamental lack of trust and rapport that makes real communication possible. It

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-08 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess we have to admit that understanding each other, and feeling understood by each other, is not one of our options Judy. I don't doubt that I contribute to the weirdness of it all. I think there is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: From the perspective of a non-TM teacher, who has never lived fulltime, the whole structure of the programs I lived in were over your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
They woke me up in the middle of the night and forced me to buy a deerskin against my will. horselaugh I'm sorry, Curtis, but how do you expect to be taken seriously with an assertion like that? I don't expect jokes to be taken seriously Judy. Given how obvious that was I certainly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They woke me up in the middle of the night and forced me to buy a deerskin against my will. horselaugh I'm sorry, Curtis, but how do you expect to be taken seriously with an assertion like that?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
Judy: Uh-huh. Thing is, it's not as obvious as you'd like to think. Maybe you should just work on being more straightforward: Me: I was wondering how you would spin your ridiculous misunderstanding as my fault. Nice touch not backing down on the victim point. horselaugh --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy: Uh-huh. Thing is, it's not as obvious as you'd like to think. Maybe you should just work on being more straightforward: Me: I was wondering how you would spin your ridiculous misunderstanding as my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: They woke me up in the middle of the night and forced me to buy a deerskin against my will. horselaugh I'm sorry,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy: Uh-huh. Thing is, it's not as obvious as you'd like to think. Maybe you should just work on being more straightforward: Me: I was wondering how you would spin your ridiculous misunderstanding as my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread curtisdeltablues
She's not worth the dialog Curtis. And the idea of this big tub of condescending snarkiness having a belly laugh or a horselaugh is extremely unappealing under any circumstances. Thanks Geezer. The whole victim projection is one of moves that people try to impose to make my leaving the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-07 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She's not worth the dialog Curtis. And the idea of this big tub of condescending snarkiness having a belly laugh or a horselaugh is extremely unappealing under any circumstances. Thanks Geezer. The whole

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-06 Thread curtisdeltablues
(Warning: this discussion may only be relevant to Judy and myself, and people who enjoy reading our disagreements. If I have done my part it may at times cause you to spill your coffee or Chai tea while reading.) snip Judyjim have presented a criticism of my total commitment and sincere

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-06 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Judy: What I was pointing out by quoting what you told the D.C. City Paper was (a) that you went *way* overboard, embellishing your program with all kinds of things that had nothing to do with what MMY

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-06 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the perspective of a non-TM teacher, who has never lived fulltime, the whole structure of the programs I lived in were over your chosen board. I don't know what over your chosen board means. The way you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to comment on this and don't really know how to, except to endorse your willingness to explore life with deep and wholehearted committment. I love that you were so totally into the movement; you and me and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip [moved from the end of the post] Thanks again to Curtis and Marek for exemplifying what makes FFL a great forum, and pointing out via their examples what *detracts* from that great forum in the behavior of a few

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will address this to judyjim who seem to have formed a symbiotic entity of malice toward me personally. Nobody has malice (desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another) toward you personally, Curtis.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread Duveyoung
Turq, Nice post, Mr. T. I'm going to pretend that I'm writing to you, but this is me looking into my mirror. I found myself resonant with your protect my mind concept -- and I think that expanding it a bit might be educational. How about we agree for it to mean: a resolve to not identify

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Sigh. Rambling here. Who's still reading? Definitely not me, and what a shame since I so enjoy your posts. lurk -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, you guys leave Curtis alone. We hungout together at MIU and he's quite otay in my book. If you personally knew Curtis there's no way in the world you guys would attack him or attempt to demean him. He's one of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-04 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sal, what's the meaning of your signoff acronym JM2C (below)? I'm stumped. Salvatore is a conspiracy theorist. JM2C is an obvious reference to the belief held by many Beatles fans in the 1960s that Paul

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks for the breath of fresh air Sal, I needed it! Where is that lighting rod Turq anyway? I have had some very valuable email discussions with a few posters here about our experiences and perspectives on the teaching. Without the distraction of personal attacks and agendas, they have been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the breath of fresh air Sal, I needed it! Where is that lighting rod Turq anyway? Trying to stay on the beach and out of this. :-) Heading back to the beach right now, in fact...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will address this to judyjim who seem to have formed a symbiotic entity of malice toward me personally. From the ages of 16 through 31 I explored the teachings of MMY. I did it with the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Sal, what's the meaning of your signoff acronym JM2C (below)? I'm stumped. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 3, 2007, at 9:19 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: To Judy: You have brought up the idea that when I fight back when personally

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 3, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: Sal, what's the meaning of your signoff acronym JM2C (below)? I'm stumped. It's a secret code, Marek--I like to keep people guessing. :) JM2C=Just my 2 cents Sal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread mainstream20016
Re: Curtis M., Yes, Peter, Curtis is wonderful. He has marvelous talent and charm. His posts on FFL create spontaneous outbursts of laughter. On the other hand I would appreciate him more were I not to get the sense that he traded one messianic mission for another in 1989,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread curtisdeltablues
First to Pete: Thanks man. You have always been a positive vibe in my life. I miss our lunches at MIU. To Main: I think you missed my point about my years in TM. I need no absolution and don't even think of it as a poor judgement. I joined TM when I was 16 and was fulltime by 18. How

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread Peter
With all due respect, what the f*ck are you talking about? I see no messianic mission. I don't see him attempting to convert people. Convert them to what? Do you know Curtis at all? --- mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re: Curtis M., Yes, Peter, Curtis is wonderful. He has

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Troubled past

2007-05-03 Thread Peter
;-) --- curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First to Pete: Thanks man. You have always been a positive vibe in my life. I miss our lunches at MIU. To Main: I think you missed my point about my years in TM. I need no absolution and don't even think of it as a poor