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    After a couple of five-hour drives last weekend (haven’t had time to recount the in-between, but I hope to), the prospect of driving for five days is a little too much for me. But I guess the fantastic scenery makes it a completely different experience. Anyway, great to see you Dan, and Nora, and of course to have Marianne back as well. 1inMany, don’t let anyone steal your thunder as you come out of that rough patch.


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    This is what we are up against


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    My gardeners, and teachers. They simply are the best.


    And here I am with the whole team, who put up this new greenhouse in less than a week, working only part time. Totally awesome....

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    Ulli! We have exactly the same hairstyle down to the curls, length and color nowadays...I will change my avatar next time I come home..and your female gardener looks a lot like my Peruvian friend Francisca who I will see on Sunday
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    Quote Posted by transiten (here)
    Ulli! We have exactly the same hairstyle down to the curls, length and color nowadays...I will change my avatar next time I come home
    Maintaining my long hair in good shape was becoming a burden.
    Now that I have become a gardener/farmer I thought who cares?
    When I was still making jewelry it was different...
    the people I met in that world were very concerned with glam looks.

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    Here's a photograph of snow monkey's that I enhanced to bring out their fur more.

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    I watched a wonderful Japanese documentary about snow monkeys some months ago following a little "guy" who made friendships with a male who just had become leader of the flock and didn't socialize very much and showed him away, but the little one persisted and they became very close

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    How cute! Have seen a few You Tube video's of these monkey's and they are so fun to watch! They are beautiful animals and are so attentive to their young.

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    Here's what's going on in Sweden and Europe just now along with daily reports of the catastrophic events of fugitifs drowning in the Mediterranean and if they survive coming to Europe and mostly to Germany and Sweden.

    The final is tomorrow in Wienna and....I will be watching although I feel split...
    It's a sheer schizophrenia...European Song Contest and EU Festung Europa
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    Quote Posted by ulli (here)
    My gardeners, and teachers. They simply are the best.

    And here I am with the whole team, who put up this new greenhouse in less than a week, working only part time. Totally awesome....
    Thank you lovely people, Ullis' garden is wonderful!
    Ulli, you are more naturally beautiful here, then in your avatar photo.
    Nature is always, wonderfully perfect.

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    Got lots done this week. Relaxing now...the workers have left.


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    Here and Now, it's not like me but I am listening to this:



    My dad had a flugelhorn. They are mellow and full of soul, like the viola is to the violin. Quite beautiful. Those two gents look like they might be father and son. They are astounding musicians. I really like the medley they put together of Simple Things and Amazing Grace, while Em is addicted to their Rhapsody in Blue. I'm a little sick of hearing that one now, I have heard it coming from Em's room one too many times.

    Very long drive today. Visiting my girls and grandbabies. Little One will be 7 tomorrow. Seven. Holy Number. I will spend the afternoon with K, M, Em and the two Little Ones. (Don't know if whatshisname is accompanying them.) The baby is six months old now, can you believe it? Oh, she is just precious. Such a little drama queen that she cracks us all up. Glad I don't have to worry about that little booger being in my house through her teens hahaha. The Little Ones will get to spend the night tomorrow, and we will have such fun together. I hope the Light we cultivate when they are here helps to illuminate their dark spots.

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    Here's the Russian finalist one of the strongest "challengers" of "Heroes" since many believe Sweden will win. The Russian lyrics is about peace...she Swedish commentator made an ironic statement about this in live broadcast! What's your take on that....Also most of the songs are in English...hmmmmm.......

    Italy has a strong number according to the juries with great voices and they sing in Italian
    Israel is not part of the EU but has been a participant for long...why is that?
    And this year Australia a great fan of Eurovision contest and who many thinks may win....well this guy can sing alright, sounds very "American" though...

    Now Mercury is trixtering again, I can't insert the Australian video although it's on youtube and I do it in exact the same way...You'll have to check it out yourselves: The title is "Tonight again" with Guy Sebastian and could just as well have been from the US so:

    Why not make this a Worldwide Song Contest then...but maybe the Asian culture won't fit in...except for Japan though who loves everything from the West, esp Sweden...

    Waiting for your analysis thinking about the absurdity of the News reporting about this next to the fugitive catastrophe almost with the same tone of voice...

    Our vice prime minister a woman from the Green Party governing with the Social Democrats and a temporary agreement with the conservatives which forces them to govern with a conservative budget (almost like in the US) made the statement this catastrophe in the Meditarranean is the"Auschwiz of our times" and everyone went crazy accusing her of being ignorant, not being advisable/fit? - can't find the proper word - for her position...I think it was a valid comment....
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    Here is the view from my house, I tought would be a great idea to take pics while stirring my morning coffee... The scent given off by the apple tree smell so good!!!

    Good weekend to all !!! Much love!!





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    @ transiten
    These types of competitions are all part of mass control. So many commercial and political interests.
    I thought the Swedish performance was quite energetic, and a catchy tune, but perhaps too dark for the judges.
    Who knows what criteria they use to pick a winner.

    Maybe the Russian girl has already been picked as the next L'Oreal model,
    and it wouldn't surprise me if some mega corporation like L'Oreal can pull strings re the outcome.
    Neither am I surprised that Israel is included.
    It won't be long before they take this thing global.

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    @ Gaia, nice pics, but (talking from experience here) you may want to copy and paste a bit of tree-trunk over that blue dustbin.

    @ 1inMany, here is a bugler I saw a while back live with his jazz quintet (this is similar stuff with a quartet):


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    The problem, for some, is to come to the realization that a perfected system, is what we move toward.

    that a perfected system, ~IS~ death. As a perfected system, would have no change and stillness is truly a death.

    The thing that works, with unevolved beings, which in order to be alive, is to be an unevolved being....

    To be broken and searching for solution and perfection, is to be alive and to be a full actualized perfection, is to be dead.

    To live on the boundary of seeking perfection, and seeking unity, while it is being torn from you, that is life.

    To not find dissolution into total disarray and random noise. To be organized enough to possess consciousness and to seek. That is life.

    Pain. Fear. Love. Joy. These are the sort of varying pressures, that keep the edge of evolution intact, and flowing, the automata of the vehicle, of the avatar... that keeps it on a course of sorts.

    Unity is the polar opposite of the death of dissolution. One is no more useful to life than the other. To seek unity is merely the orientation of the systematic process of growth.

    The struggle is the purpose, is the end point, is the moment itself. There is no other than the rolling roiling wave of change, and the stresses that drive and purpose it.

    If one finalizes the idea of struggle in an end point of perfection, then one is, in essence, at a dead end. Once again...locked and unchanging..dead.

    To revel in your struggle... for in the idea of consciousness, awareness, growth, self....within those realities of universe as being -- there is nothing else.
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    Quote Posted by ulli (here)
    @ transiten
    These types of competitions are all part of mass control. So many commercial and political interests.
    I thought the Swedish performance was quite energetic, and a catchy tune, but perhaps too dark for the judges.
    Who knows what criteria they use to pick a winner.

    Maybe the Russian girl has already been picked as the next L'Oreal model,
    and it wouldn't surprise me if some mega corporation like L'Oreal can pull strings re the outcome.
    Neither am I surprised that Israel is included.
    It won't be long before they take this thing global.
    For sure ulli and I red the headlines today that the chief of the competition had made some shady moves to get Måns the Swede out of the way, don't know why just yet...actually as crazy the hoopla is I think Måns has a honest and simple - in a good way - expression so in the midst of mindcontrolled events there may also be something positive shining through once in a while...

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    Quote Posted by Carmody (here)
    The problem, for some, is to come to the realization that a perfected system, is what we move toward.

    that a perfected system, ~IS~ death. As a perfected system, would have no change and stillness is truly a death.

    The thing that works, with unevolved beings, which in order to be alive, is to be an unevolved being....

    To be broken and searching for solution and perfection, is to be alive and to be a full actualized perfection, is to be dead.

    To live on the boundary of seeking perfection,and seeking unity, while it is being torn from you, that is life.

    To not find dissolution into total disarray and random noise. To be organized enough to possess consciousness and to seek. That is life.

    Pain. Fear. Love. Joy. These are the sort of varying pressures, that keep the edge of evolution intact, and flowing, the automata of the vehicle, of the avatar... that keeps it on a course of sorts.

    Unity is the polar opposite of the death of dissolution. One is no more useful to life than the other. To seek unity is merely the orientation of the systematic process of growth.

    The struggle is the purpose, is the end point, is the moment itself. There is no other than the rolling roiling wave of change, and the stresses that drive and purpose it.

    If one finalizes the idea of struggle in an end point of perfection, then one is, in essence, at a dead end. Once again...locked and unchanging..dead.

    To revel in your struggle... for in the idea of consciousness, awareness, growth, self....within those realities of universe as being -- there is nothing else.
    In other words, it is truly a horrible thing when one finds perfection, as it kills you. Paradox, as the reflection of evolution - the reflection of - consciousness as reality.

    To seek the way out, but know there is no where else to go.

    Why would one have perfection of self on the horizon...and then step back? Well, obviously, it had to be let go, as that would be an ending. A motion toward a lesser place, a nothingness of sorts. A less alive place than this, this horror show that must be.

    There are other places and states that one can struggle within...that one can go to, in order to contest the evolution of self.

    When growth comes from puzzles one cannot reach, then..the layers of this place's confusion does indeed create...potential. Potential that cannot be found in many places, or in many conditions.
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    Perfection is the ultimate closed system: either you experience it as hell because you think you can’t get out, or you enjoy the experience of searching for the concealed exit, i.e. discovering the imperfection. In the ultimate open system, as opposed to the pseudo- closed system, there are no fun and games with the pretence of perfection, except for the perfect satisfaction of endless perfectibility: process as opposed to state.


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