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In the French motel that we stayed at last night there was the phrase written on the walls - stencilled in quite a large script as part of the decor, not grafitti - "la meilleure façon de réaliser ses rêves est de se réveiller" (the best way to realise our dreams is to wake up). Quite surprising to find such a profound pronouncement in such mundane a context!
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I am going to talk about eternity briefly in a different way than you are probably used to. Most people usually think of eternity as a large amount of time. Usually it consists of many, many years. My idea of eternity is a little different than most.
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Hey Fred
I was just having a general look around the forums and can see there's a lot of history and stories in there. I was amazed that there were hundreds of comments on the most commented post, going back 10 years or so - obviously a lot more activity at that time.
I was interested that there seemed to be a lot of posts 'removed at author's request' - what's that all about?
Nice to see that active members have recently expanded to the 4 of us ;-)
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What is this website mean to you and what is it intended for . I am curious to hear responses to this question, strictly curiousity .
The world loves I , Eric
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So... Not sure where to start.
Our mainstream version of history for the last few hundred years is faulty. War isn't our natural heritage, it was beaten into us. All the wars since around 1800 have been to wipe traces of our true history from the planet. Even RIGHT NOW they are still attempting to obliterate it. NWO. Disney and McDonald's.
Tartaria. Giants. Global civilization and trade. California island and mud floods. 1000 years added to an already "trumped up" Roman calendar.
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So, I have been seeing something in the sky lately and can't find anything about it on the internet or from anyone I talk to. Actually, I haven't brought it up to many people and the ones I do think I'm crazy. So here goes...
At night I've been spending a lot of time with the stars lately and they have been flashing at me. I don't know how to word it, but there have been kind of flashes like from a camera almost happening several times a night coming from the sky.
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Anxiety and worry seem to be ongoing challenges for most of us to varying degrees in our daily lives so I just thought I'd post some stuff that helps me when I'm coming unstuck ...
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My life being quite chaotic at the moment, this article spoke to some of the issues which are currently whirling about me - amongst other things, the challenge of compassion and the way of making a difference by dealing with the small things at hand ....
http://www.dailygood.org/story/2321/the-work-of-love-is-to-l...
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I am so sick of what is going on in this world right now and not being able to help. I consider myself an eternal optimist, but this is getting ridiculous. I used to think it was a small percentage of people that were harming this Earth.
I'm starting to believe that there are more people out there with bad intentions than I imagined. Maybe this is part of the awakening process? Maybe this all needs to happen in order for us to realize how screwed up we all are?
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The Gathering Spot is a PEERS empowerment website
"Dedicated to the greatest good of all who share our beautiful world"
Just now, whilst re-reading Seth Speaks (thank you again, Chris, for that nudge), it sorta dawned on me that the above idea is intimately tied up with one of my own key life lessons - that despite all signs to the contrary, with life becoming more and more challenging on all sorts of levels, I have to hold the faith that EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING PERFECTLY. This is obviously easy enough when life is smooth and pleasant, but more recently I have to tell myself again and again that everything happens for a reason, it's all part of the divine plan, all is well - and that's why I keep getting these reminders popping up. WOW, I'd never thought of this being a personal lesson before, but it does make sense ...
Just felt the need to share ;-)
That's powerful, Julie! I find that the more I open to taking personal responsibility for literally everything happens, the more aligned I become with All That Is. And at the same time, I know that we are all co-creating this together, so it's not just me, but everyone who is co-responsible for everything that happens. Thanks for sharing your realization!
THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN
HANDED DOWN FROM ANCIENT SANSKRIT
1. YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY
You may like it or not, but it will be yours for the entire period round.
2. YOU WILL LEARN LESSONS
You are enrolled in a full-time, informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.
3. THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS
Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The ‘failed’ experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately works.
4. A LESSON IS REPEATED UNTIL IT IS LEARNED
A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it, then you can go on to the next lesson.
5. LEARNING LESSONS DOES NOT END
There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.
6. ‘THERE’ IS NO BETTER THAN ‘HERE’.
When your ‘there’ has become ‘here’, you will simply obtain another ‘there’ that will, again, look better than ‘here’.
7. OTHERS ARE MERELY MIRRORS OF YOU
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU
You have all the tools and resources you need, what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9. THE ANSWERS LIE INSIDE YOU
The answers to life’s questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.
Desiderata
GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
By Max Ehrmann © 1927
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Beautiful, Julie! I love both of these posts. Thanks for sharing the inspiration. With much love and gratitude, Fred
Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change. ~~ Wayne Dyer
Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. ~~ Course in Miracles