Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)
http://www.eisp.org/

Just wanted to have a look...

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Hey Meeradas, I visited the link this morning, too, and the site is unavailable. I googled the project, and the search result stated that the site is compromised. Wahnsinn. It worked fine yesterday. That makes me wonder if it is a fake project.

Thank you for instituting Wand Day, Ulli. I have never eaten a paw paw, so my wish is that I find a paw paw in the local grocery store, which, when I do, it will be a miracle. We get very little tropical, exotic fruits in this podunk little town.

Have a great day everyone.

[astrid]

It was one of those times when you get a shock with having to deal with 3D people and situations.
Because i rarely deal with anyone these days that isn't partially awake, i forget how lost and clueless
some people are.
The house hunting has been rough as i was thrown back into dealing with the
"system" .
I have just enough people that act as buffers and bridges between me and the system
so i can get across the line. If it wasn't for them, it would be so much harder.
So for those people tonight i have much gratitude.
Ditto for all the kind words and thoughts from the villagers.
It's been quite a ride, i forgot what it was like to feel so unbalanced.
Now i sleep knowing my new home awaits.

Night all

[Marianne]

Posted by ulli (here)
Which brings me to the idea of creating OUR meme here, our personal Utopia. The model Village were one is for all and all are for one....

After all, the real higher powers are going to help us make this vision a reality.
I'm not talking about the PTB, or the PTW, but the PTATB...the powers that are to be,
namely ourselves and our descendants.
We just have to become more creative. We need more wands for starters. Sierra is back, maybe she will show us her wand again.
So lets all join together here on Wand Day, which was formerly called Wednesday.
Wand Day also means Wish Day.
So far the Villagers have been doing mostly repair jobs...waiting for an emergency to happen before going into action.
But what if we could rise to the next higher level, where it is taken for granted that traumatizing emergencies will no longer happen? Instead we improve on where we were before.
Where we can just take delight in exploring our new powers?

Anyway, when Wand Day comes around (tomorrow) that's when each of us can make a wish..
Good health is fine, of course. But also real 3D stuff; so don't be scared to ask for a better phone or computer.

Lets then see if four weeks from now our first Wand Day has produced results and our wish has shown signs of coming true.
This is, after all, the time of the new earth...some may call it the Kingdom, some call it Shamballa.
But it was promised by many seers, and as far as I'm concerned it has already arrived.
Ultimately there is only one moment...the eternal NOW. (and right here, of course....)

Ulli, a bump for this post. And a wish on Wands Day.

[1inMany]

Woah. Did you know that every little droplet of water is...like...a prism? Because I did not. Until this odd but magical moment. I do enjoy looking at the dew in the morning as it sparkles. But just now, when I looked out over the yard, I saw, instead of the tiny glimmers of light, tiny glimmers of color. Here, a flash of blue and purple..there a flash of red and orange and pink...it mesmerized me until I found myself standing in the middle of the yard bent over trying to see what little speck of glitter had fallen into the grass. Only, I found that each droplet of dew, no matter how tiny, was itself a rainbow. I feel like a child opening my eyes for the first time ever and being, well, mesmerized is the only word for it, by each blade of grass and the earth beneath it. Of course, when I realized I was doing this in my underwear, I decided to check this phenomena from inside the window The dew is all but dried now.

Woah. Changes happening within me, and I think this means they are reflected without. Maybe.

Anyway, for me this was a must share, must document. I don't want to forget this, don't want it to go away. Sharing it is one way to assure it cements itself.

Much Wonder,

[PurpleLama]

It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

[Calz]

Shameless exploitation of cute time ...

[another bob]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
Woah. Did you know that every little droplet of water is...like...a prism? Because I did not. Until this odd but magical moment. I do enjoy looking at the dew in the morning as it sparkles. But just now, when I looked out over the yard, I saw, instead of the tiny glimmers of light, tiny glimmers of color. Here, a flash of blue and purple..there a flash of red and orange and pink...it mesmerized me until I found myself standing in the middle of the yard bent over trying to see what little speck of glitter had fallen into the grass. Only, I found that each droplet of dew, no matter how tiny, was itself a rainbow. I feel like a child opening my eyes for the first time ever and being, well, mesmerized is the only word for it, by each blade of grass and the earth beneath it. Of course, when I realized I was doing this in my underwear, I decided to check this phenomena from inside the window The dew is all but dried now.

Woah. Changes happening within me, and I think this means they are reflected without. Maybe.

Anyway, for me this was a must share, must document. I don't want to forget this, don't want it to go away. Sharing it is one way to assure it cements itself.

Much Wonder,

"When the sun of understanding brightens this road each receives light according to his merit and he finds the degree assigned to him in the understanding of truth. When the mystery of the essence of beings reveals itself clearly to him the furnace of this world becomes a garden of flowers. He who is striving will be able to see the almond in its hard shell. He will no longer be pre-occupied with himself, but will look up at the face of his friend. In each atom he will see the whole; he will ponder over thousands of bright secrets."

"In this Valley nothing old or new has value; you can act or not act. If you saw a whole world burning until hearts were only shish kabab, it would be only a dream compared to reality. If myriads of souls were to fall into this boundless ocean it would be as a drop of dew. If heaven and earth were to burst into minute particles it would be no more than a leaf falling from a tree; and if everything were to be annihilated, from the fish to the moon, would there be found in the depths of a pit the leg of a lame ant? If there remain no trace of either of men or jinn, the secret of a drop of water from which all has been formed is still to be pondered over."


Attar, Conference of the Birds

[Guest]

My wish for wand day is that all of the Villagers dreams come true in a good way.
And I do need a new computer....

Last night a hushed silence in the forest do not know how else to describe it but mystical and magical.

This morning the forest is alive with all the little creatures -the bees are feeding off the red oaks and manzanitas
that are flowering their leaves.
The Jays and Blue Birds flitting here and there feasting on the new seeds.

White Tail and his sister are playing in the yard.
More yard work today.


Love

Nora

[Calz]

Posted by another bob (here)

"When the sun of understanding brightens this road each receives light according to his merit and he finds the degree assigned to him in the understanding of truth. When the mystery of the essence of beings reveals itself clearly to him the furnace of this world becomes a garden of flowers. He who is striving will be able to see the almond in its hard shell. He will no longer be pre-occupied with himself, but will look up at the face of his friend. In each atom he will see the whole; he will ponder over thousands of bright secrets."

"In this Valley nothing old or new has value; you can act or not act. If you saw a whole world burning until hearts were only shish kabab, it would be only a dream compared to reality. If myriads of souls were to fall into this boundless ocean it would be as a drop of dew. If heaven and earth were to burst into minute particles it would be no more than a leaf falling from a tree; and if everything were to be annihilated, from the fish to the moon, would there be found in the depths of a pit the leg of a lame ant? If there remain no trace of either of men or jinn, the secret of a drop of water from which all has been formed is still to be pondered over."


Attar, Conference of the Birds

Delighted to see your presence here Bob ...




We have been missing you and you are *most* welcome

[ulli]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
Woah. Did you know that every little droplet of water is...like...a prism? Because I did not. Until this odd but magical moment. I do enjoy looking at the dew in the morning as it sparkles. But just now, when I looked out over the yard, I saw, instead of the tiny glimmers of light, tiny glimmers of color. Here, a flash of blue and purple..there a flash of red and orange and pink...it mesmerized me until I found myself standing in the middle of the yard bent over trying to see what little speck of glitter had fallen into the grass. Only, I found that each droplet of dew, no matter how tiny, was itself a rainbow. I feel like a child opening my eyes for the first time ever and being, well, mesmerized is the only word for it, by each blade of grass and the earth beneath it. Of course, when I realized I was doing this in my underwear, I decided to check this phenomena from inside the window The dew is all but dried now.

Woah. Changes happening within me, and I think this means they are reflected without. Maybe.

Anyway, for me this was a must share, must document. I don't want to forget this, don't want it to go away. Sharing it is one way to assure it cements itself.

Much Wonder,

Awesome. I've been feeling a bit trippy myself lately.
Perhaps this is how life was meant to be all along.
The good thing is I can still function like a "normal" person, whatever that means.

[meeradas]

Posted by Nora (here)
Last night a hushed silence in the forest do not know how else to describe it but mystical and magical.

This morning the forest is alive with all the little creatures -the bees are feeding off the red oaks and manzanitas
that are flowering their leaves.
The Jays and Blue Birds flitting here and there feasting on the new seeds.

Was in immediate tears upon this.
These words are totally alive.

Thank you [with an exclamation mark].

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

PL, is this a cryptic way to say that you found some gum on the sole of your shoe in your avatar picture? By the way, I dig yo' purple soule!

[Marianne]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

New sneakers, PL?

[PurpleLama]

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

PL, is this a cryptic way to say that you found some gum on the sole of your shoe in your avatar picture? By the way, I dig yo' purple soule!

Posted by Marianne (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

New sneakers, PL?

Fairly new, yes. If I looked long enough I am sure I would spot some cat poo, rather than bubble gum.

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Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

PL, is this a cryptic way to say that you found some gum on the sole of your shoe in your avatar picture? By the way, I dig yo' purple soule!

Posted by Marianne (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

New sneakers, PL?

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Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)
http://www.eisp.org/

Just wanted to have a look...

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The link is working for me, now.

[meeradas]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)
http://www.eisp.org/

>>This site is currently unavailable<<

The link is working for me, now.

Yup, site is up and running again. Thanks, PL.

[Calz]

Posted by Marianne (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
It is amazing, the more time we take to pause and look, the more we see.

New sneakers, PL?

He is "sneaking" up on these babies ...

[Marianne]

We haven't seen Viral Spiral for awhile ... sending her sparkling thoughts.

And Eaglespirit hasn't been by today, unless I missed him. Nora, I think you've got him happily doing yard work. Good job!

We have a folk song in the southern US about paw paws, picking them up and putting them in a basket.

JB

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by Nora (here)
Last night a hushed silence in the forest do not know how else to describe it but mystical and magical.

This morning the forest is alive with all the little creatures -the bees are feeding off the red oaks and manzanitas
that are flowering their leaves.
The Jays and Blue Birds flitting here and there feasting on the new seeds.

Was in immediate tears upon this.
These words are totally alive.

Thank you [with an exclamation mark].

I second that, Meeradas! I felt mystical and magical and there, after reading that. It reminded me a sequence of lyrics from the Good Ol' Grateful Dead song "St. Stephen":

"High green chilly winds and windy vines
In loops around the twisted shafts of lavender,
Theyre crawling to the sun.

Underfoot the ground is patched
With arms of ivy wrapped around the manzanita,
Stark and shiny in the breeze.

Wonder who will water all the children of the garden
When they sigh about the barren lack of rain and
Droop so hungry neath the sky."

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Wait! Marianne, we have paw paws in the south?!? Ok, after looking at Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paw_Paw) I think the American paw paw is different from the ones in the video in Australia.

[Eram]

Dear everyone,

some time ago I discovered that I like reading poetry. It happened to be 'another bob' who posted a poem he wrote on the forum and it moved me a lot. years ago one could have thrown poetry at me all day without as much as getting my attention.
I must have changed since ....

Last week I read a poem that I'd like to share with you here.
It made me look at my children in a different way.
It helps me pay them respect in every moment of the day.

On Children
Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

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