Friends

[giovonni]

Greetings my Friends~

Here's the way all<>old and new friends should do

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqqdFN1tDQE

[Caren]

Hi to you Giovonni,
I enjoyed your video, thank you.

[nomadguy]

Ola!
Newby here, glad to be here

[Rimbaud]

Hello..me too...I'm very fond of friends...so goodnight I must go to bed

Love

Rimbaud

[Wookie]

Wookie hugs FOR EVERYONE


MORE HUGGING REQUIRED

Peaceful Journeys. Wookie

[giovonni]

thank you
caren~ nomadguy~ Rimbaud~ and Wookie > for you very kind -responses and loving sentiments.
It means a lot to me to hear from members like you all (still) participating on this forum!

my best to you always~ gio

[giovonni]

Moving Forward- A poem

In an effort to discover who we are meant to be
We must all travel many paths
Some long, and some short
People join and tag along
While others only follow momentarily
In this changing world it is difficult to know where the paths will take us
And yet we are compelled to follow each as far as it will go
Through pain and suffering
Hurt and hardship
We continue
Hoping for better days
Where living is effortless
Life isn't about winning the race though
It's about meeting people, making friends
Living, and loving, and losing
Sadly nothing in this life is permanent
And the people who believe it is are just deluding themselves
We must make the best of what and who we have in our lives
And never take these things for granted
Our friends and enemies make us the people we are today
And without them we would have nothing
We need their encouragement and discouragement
Help and hindrance, love and hatred
To continue along these paths
We cannot move forward without both wins and losses
These things make us stronger, more resistant
If life was easy it wouldn't be worth living
The challenges make it interesting, they make us try
They make us fight for the things we love in order to keep them
But some of those those things will never last
They fade into the darkness all too quickly
Into the depths of memory to be treasured or forgotten
Lost behind us on the path to be found by others
Hoping they will be treasured as we once treasured them
Memories change, feelings fade, and we are forced to let go of things we once held dear
We can't let these things hold us back
Because if we never move forward we will never be happy
And happiness is the goal of all
If you are happy with where you are in life, enjoy it
It may last, or it may not
Just keep traveling, and living, and learning, and loving until the end.

by nochance

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlsNEBOLIQ

[giovonni]

Greetings my Friends,

Some food for your thoughts~

Power vs Force

"Power arises from meaning. It has to do with motive, and it has to do with principle. Power is always associated with that which supports the significance of life itself. It appeals to that part of human nature that we call noble~ in contrast to force, which appeals to that which we call crass. Power appeals to what uplifts, dignifies, and ennobles. Force must always be justified, whereas power requires no justification. Force is associated with partial, power with the whole."

Force always moves against something, whereas power doesn't move against anything at all. Force is incomplete and therefor has to be fed constantly. Power is total and complete in itself and requires nothing from outside. It makes no demands: it has no needs. Because force has an insatiable appetite, it constantly consumes. Power, in contrast, energizes, gives forth, supplies, and supports. Power gives life and energy~ force takes these away. we notice that power is associated with compassion and makes us feel positively about ourselves. Force is associated with judgment and makes us feel poorly about ourselves.

Force always creates counter force; its effect is to polarize rather than unify. Polarization always implies conflict; its cost, therefore, is always high. Because force incites polarization, it inevitably produces a win/lose dichotomy; and because somebody always loses, enemies are created. Constantly faced with enemies, force requires constant defense. Defensiveness is invariably costly, whether in the marketplace, politics, or international affairs.

In looking for the source of power, we've noted that it is associated with meaning, and this meaning has to do with significance of life itself. Force is concrete, literal, and arguable. It requires proof and support. The sources of power, however, are inarguable and aren't subject to proof. The self-evident isn't arguable. That health is more important than disease, that life is more important than death, that honor is preferable to dishonor, that faith and trust are preferable to doubt and cynicism, that the constructive is preferable to the destructive~ all are self-evident statements not subject to proof. Ultimately, the only thing we can say about a source of power is that it just "is".

Every civilization is characterized by native principles. If principles of a civilization are noble, it succeeds; if they're selfish, it fails. as a term, principles may sound abstract, but the consequences of principle are quite concrete. If we examine principles, we'll see that they reside in an invisible realm within consciousness itself. Although we can point out examples of honesty in the world, honesty itself as an organizing principle central to civilization does not independently exist anywhere in the external world. True power, then, emanates from consciousness itself;
what we see is a visible manifestation of the invisible."

from~ "Power vs. Force"
(The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior)
by David R. Hawkins, M.D., PH.D.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMjzxHzZnnI

[MorningSong]

I want to dedicate this lovely song to all the wonderful friends we have here at Avalon, with lots of love and light from the heart!

(For some reason I can copy the URL...ufff)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0lEt...eature=related

Peace and Good Will!

[giovonni]

MorningSong

Thank you~young Lady
Here it is again for you ~ Gio

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0lEtJAS_QQ

[MorningSong]

Thanks Gio!

XOXOXO

[MariaDine]

Hello G !
Nice to meet you........Blessings
MD

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRenWLlRHx4

[lightblue]

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thanks very very much maria!!!

this is the bestest version of the song ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goes straight onto my mp3...

by the way, what's your favourite fado ?

thanks again l

[MariaDine]

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiDcL2pFwtA

The best !

[MariaDine]

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWP5AUlKsEY

[lightblue]

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great choice again...
by the way, you may know amalia 's fado mayer - been trying to find it online, but not a prayer... except ONE very ancient live recording where you can hardly hear her sing.. .do you know which album is it on? i want to buy it... thanks l

[giovonni]

Greetings my Friends

Wishing ~ much love~happiness and abundance to all of you~ on your spiritual journeys

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX7zIypE2FE

[giovonni]

Dear Friend

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLjpXLEp1A

[giovonni]

The Prayer (duet With Andrea Bocelli) lyrics

( by Carol Bayer Sager/David Foster)

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe
La luce che tu hai
[I pray we'll find your light]
Nel cuore resterà
[And hold it in our hearts.]
A ricordarci che
[When stars go out each night,]
Eterna stella sei
Nella mia preghiera
[Let this be our prayer]
Quanta fede c'è
[When shadows fill our day]
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Sogniamo un mondo senza più violenza
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno lo dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace, di fraternità
La forza che ci dà
[We ask that life be kind]
È il desiderio che
[And watch us from above]
Ognuno trovi amor
[We hope each soul will find]
Intorno e dentro sé
[Another soul to love]
Let this be our prayer [Let this be our prayer],
Just like every child
Need to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
È la fede che
Hai acceso in noi,
Sento che ci salverà

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJkq-U7_8ZA

[giovonni]

Dear Friends
this is the picture ~ of an excellent bird

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw9-RE80EEg

when i close my eyes ~ i see the future now
watch out!