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October 2009

( Monthly archive )

Are you being taken seriously?

Thursday, 29. October 2009, 13:58:38

This comes up regarding my ex-marital life about not trusting my word when I've said things were wrong in the relationship even though I never gave a reason to believe otherwise.

This makes me take notice as I see this happening in many places. In the workplace and many places in between. When you say you feel something or will do something and people pretend to take it seriously but when it comes about they seem surprised.

What is it that surprises someone?

Do most people have so little follow through on their word that we don't have basic trust anymore?

Or do we place so much value on comedy that we are afraid to actually be serious?

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Are you ready for Halloween?

Monday, 26. October 2009, 15:15:45

I still have my Wonder Woman costume I never used so I may 'be' that this year.
I wonder if anyone else is going to dress up? Last year I was the only one at work that got into the spirit so this year I will just wear the tshirt my mom got me "Have Broom, will travel"

Here is a nerd halloween joke:

another one

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Some things my religion lives by

Saturday, 24. October 2009, 15:11:17

wiccan rede and bylaws

I find all religions have great lessons and ethics to live by. Mine is Wicca and here are some I reread recently that I really think are good universal ones as well.

HONOR all as everything you do good or bad comes back to you three times.

HONOR Deity always, both as Goddess and as God. Revere the sacred spark of life, which is within you and within all things. Revere also the sacred dance of life, which is manifest as the physical world.

HONOR the Earth, Nature, and Her processes. All life is sacred, and the entire Universe is one Being, Whose soul is Gaia. All, which exists, is eternally and inseparably connected through the Spirit of the Goddess and the Dance of the God.

HONOR the Divinity within you. Do not pollute your sacredness with hatred, nor with falsehood. Be honorable, fair, and truthful in all things. Strive always to act from your Higher Self, in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.

HONOR the Divinity within others. We are all sacred, all manifestations of Deity. Therefore follow always the Wiccan Rede: "Do as you will, but harm none."

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What is your dark side trying to tell you?

Thursday, 22. October 2009, 13:11:04

I thought this article I recently read was interesting. What do you think of yourself when you act out of character or something invokes your dark side?

Whether we want to admit it or not I think people are multi-dimensional.

"During a TV interview with Michael Parkinson last November, Madonna did not hesitate in owning up to her off-camera behaviour: ‘I am still spoiled and petulant. I have a dramatic nature and have the most spectacular tantrums.’"

"Not all of us find it so easy to recognise or admit to a ‘shadow self’ – the hidden, ‘dark’ side we wish didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean we haven’t got one."

Is it the real you coming out or just part of your personality?

I think that is the fear that some have, that the dark or evil side of them is the real side and the 'nice and polite' side is the fake.

For me it is triggered when someone dismisses my feelings or opinions or gives me that "you are pretty, you can't possibly have a brain"

What triggers your dark side?

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Music not to be missed

Tuesday, 20. October 2009, 16:16:35

So while visiting my parents in South Florida I happen to know my dad really likes Bela Fleck. He is a banjo player that for awhile was in a band called "Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones".

So I noticed Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer (incredible bass player) and Zakir Hussain (incredible tabla player) were playing in Miami.

Not knowing what to expect we walked in and heard beautiful music. Who would have thought such instruments worked SO well together! I downloaded the album just now but it does the live performance near no justice.

Here is a video I found of Bela and Edgar, incredible what they can do with these instruments.

Here is all three of them together although this is a rogue recording

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Right to bear arms

Sunday, 18. October 2009, 15:35:07

american gun control

I got this email from my friend and can't say I disagree although I'm sure many will.

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

1. "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."~Thomas Jefferson

2. "Those who trade liberty for security have neither." ~ John Adams

3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

5. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

6. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control

7. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.

8. Know guns, know peace, know safety.
No guns, no peace, no safety.

9. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

10. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

11. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

12. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.

13. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

14. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you NOT understand?

15. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.

16. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

17. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

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