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Randall
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posted June 24, 2017 09:30 AM
  
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Ayelet
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posted June 24, 2017 04:55 PM
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Originally posted by Pearlty:Life is God's novel. Let him write it.
~ Isaac Bashevis Singer [/B]
I wonder. Do you agree? Should we give up trying to control our lives? Why study something like Astrology, then? Or the esoteric sciences?
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Pearlty
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posted June 25, 2017 09:45 AM
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Originally posted by Ayelet:
I wonder. Do you agree? Should we give up trying to control our lives? Why study something like Astrology, then? Or the esoteric sciences?
Yes Ayelet, I do agree personally with the quote. As far as control, if one feels comfortable and sturdy in the world perceiving they have control- then so be it. However could be fine weather today and a tornado tomorrow, as an example- you never really know. Astrology/Esoteric studies are wonderful enhancing tools, I feel they can also coexist beautifully with God's novel, and provide a wealth of insight- turning oneself inside out so to speak, learning about yourself and others, and our unique intertwining life road maps. eta: You may find this Seneca essay interesting.. http://sites.google.com/site/thestoiclife/the_teachers/seneca/essays/12/08  IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 26, 2017 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by Ayelet:
I wonder. Do you agree? Should we give up trying to control our lives? Why study something like Astrology, then? Or the esoteric sciences?
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Ayelet
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posted June 26, 2017 06:23 PM
Thank you, Pearlty, for a great read. I agree. Though that doesn't say that we cannot rule our destiny. It implies nothing in this world can harm our spirit, take away from us that which is worthy. It serves, perhaps, as a consolation. But I believe we can truly rule our destiny. Who was it that said: "The wise is ruling his stars, while the fool is ruled by them"? I am a fool for that matter. But it is our purpose (at least my ultimate purpose) to rise above planetary influence and achieve, at some far away day, enlightenment. Perhaps we cannot rule nature. But we may rule our own natures, and isn't that the same? And why did Linda's twin self tried so hard to stop the rain?IP: Logged |
Ayelet
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posted June 26, 2017 06:26 PM
Gooberz spoilerAt the end they both make it (stop the rain), no matter what happened in "real-life"... If Linda said: "I believe in words", may I say: "I believe in fiction"? IP: Logged |
Pearlty
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posted June 27, 2017 11:58 AM
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Originally posted by Ayelet:
Gooberz spoilerAt the end they both make it (stop the rain), no matter what happened in "real-life"... If Linda said: "I believe in words", may I say: "I believe in fiction"?
 Ayelet, I love your inquisitive mind! I think you are well on your way toward what you deem as enlightened and where you want to be and see yourself.
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Ayelet
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posted June 27, 2017 03:53 PM
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Originally posted by Pearlty:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ayelet:
[b]Gooberz spoilerAt the end they both make it (stop the rain), no matter what happened in "real-life"... If Linda said: "I believe in words", may I say: "I believe in fiction"?
Ayelet, I love your inquisitive mind! I think you are well on your way toward what you deem as enlightened and where you want to be and see yourself. [/B][/QUOTE] Thank you Pearlty 
I still have a long way toward that deemed (?) enlightenment, but I think that at least I don't stand still...
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Randall
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posted June 27, 2017 04:54 PM
What is fiction here is reality in an alternate Uni-verse. Perhaps, it was enough for Linda to know that.IP: Logged |
Pearlty
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posted June 28, 2017 01:04 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
What is fiction here is reality in an alternate Uni-verse. Perhaps, it was enough for Linda to know that.
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mirage29
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posted July 11, 2017 05:59 PM
Chanced upon an interesting youtube channel that you might enjoy.Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows  "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a web series that defines newly invented words for strangely powerful emotions. Written, edited, and narrated by John Koenig."
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Ayelet
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posted July 11, 2017 07:24 PM
Very interesting. I love it.IP: Logged |
Pearlty
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posted July 12, 2017 02:02 PM
"Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows"
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Pearlty
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posted July 12, 2017 02:17 PM
In this moment
Do not wait to be beautiful. Be your beautiful, authentic self right now.
If the world offers up negativity and despair, surprise the world by giving back love and kindness. Send out the energy that you wish to experience, and you are certain to experience it. Happiness and fulfillment are alive in this moment. Allow them to flow freely and creatively through your life.
Fall in love all over again with the miracle of being. Your imagination is great and magnificent, yet it cannot hold even a fraction of the possibilities. You'll do, say and act your best when you feel your best. Feel the limitless wonder of this very moment.
Be beautiful, alive, aware and filled with the energy of the possible. In this moment, is every dream made and fulfilled
~Ralph S. Marston Jr. His Daily Motivator link http://greatday.com/nmot/index.html IP: Logged |
mirage29
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posted July 12, 2017 03:21 PM
Just for Today These words are just for today.
Just for this moment, this slow inhale. . . this soft exhale
They are bits of green sunlight filtered through leaves
Small shadows moving across the grass
They are not for posterity
They do not promise prosperity
They do not pretend to be other than what they are:
The way I get through
The way I taste joy, bear sorrow, and feed hope
The way I remember that each moment is holy
These words are just for today ~Oriah "Mountain Dreamer" House (c) 2017
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mirage29
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posted July 12, 2017 03:23 PM
Pearlty ... Love what you just posted!
(Didn't see it. Hadn't refreshed my browser.}IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 17, 2017 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by Pearlty:
In this moment
Do not wait to be beautiful. Be your beautiful, authentic self right now.
If the world offers up negativity and despair, surprise the world by giving back love and kindness. Send out the energy that you wish to experience, and you are certain to experience it. Happiness and fulfillment are alive in this moment. Allow them to flow freely and creatively through your life.
Fall in love all over again with the miracle of being. Your imagination is great and magnificent, yet it cannot hold even a fraction of the possibilities. You'll do, say and act your best when you feel your best. Feel the limitless wonder of this very moment.
Be beautiful, alive, aware and filled with the energy of the possible. In this moment, is every dream made and fulfilled
~Ralph S. Marston Jr. His Daily Motivator link http://greatday.com/nmot/index.html
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Pearlty
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posted July 19, 2017 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by mirage29:
[b]Just for Today These words are just for today.
Just for this moment, this slow inhale. . . this soft exhale
They are bits of green sunlight filtered through leaves
Small shadows moving across the grass
They are not for posterity
They do not promise prosperity
They do not pretend to be other than what they are:
The way I get through
The way I taste joy, bear sorrow, and feed hope
The way I remember that each moment is holy
These words are just for today ~Oriah "Mountain Dreamer" House (c) 2017
11 Jul 2017 [/B]
Love that she's modern and of our time, yet her work
reads and feels old. Thank you Mirage IP: Logged |
Pearlty
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posted July 19, 2017 12:13 PM
"I wonder why I write about these things. As if I didn't know them! Why do I tell myself in writing what I already so well know? Don't I know about the mountain, and the brimming cup of blue light? It is because, I suppose, it's lonely to stay inside oneself. One has to come out and talk. And if there is no one to talk to one imagines someone, as though one were writing a letter to somebody who loves one, and who will want to know, with the sweet eagerness and solicitude of love, what one does and what the place one is in looks like. It makes one feel less lonely to think like this,—to write it down, as if to one's friend who cares. For I'm afraid of loneliness; shiveringly, terribly afraid."*
"It is beautiful, beautiful to give; one of the very most beautiful things in life." *
"Humility, and the most patient perseverance, seem almost as necessary in gardening as rain and sunshine, and every failure must be used as a stepping-stone to something better."
~Elizabeth von Arnim
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mirage29
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posted July 19, 2017 01:56 PM
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Pearlty
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posted August 16, 2017 10:54 AM
What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. ... In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them.
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Mystic Melody
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posted August 16, 2017 06:37 PM
I love seeing this thread and look forward to reading through it. Here is a small contribution because you said, "beauty" up there and it's All Poetry, right? "It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." ~from American Beauty
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Randall
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posted August 16, 2017 08:05 PM
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Originally posted by Mystic Melody:
I love seeing this thread and look forward to reading through it. Here is a small contribution because you said, "beauty" up there and it's All Poetry, right? "It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." ~from American Beauty
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Pearlty
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posted August 17, 2017 01:52 PM
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Originally posted by Mystic Melody:
I love seeing this thread and look forward to reading through it. Here is a small contribution because you said, "beauty" up there and it's All Poetry, right? "It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." ~from American Beauty
(but you all knew that)
This is perfect Mystic Melody, thanks for adding IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 25, 2017 07:14 PM
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