Here and Now...What's Happening?

[eaglespirit]

Methinks I will have to make a 'nostalgia' visit to Paradise in the near future before we shift into 'higher paradise'...
Hope its ok to give a hello to Ya'All ...Sierra and Another Bob : )

[1inMany]

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by 1inMany (here)

Oh, lordylordy, Ulli, I definitely know you mean no harm in any way, shape or form, lol, no offense taken.

I'm bleak and dreary today, have a MASSIVE migraine. So, my thoughts popped randomly from one thing to the other. That song, The Girlfriend Song, has no substance in it whatsoever. It is hilarious in my sense of humor. There is a very nonsensical part of me, the same part that posted "Yellow Submarine" a while back. I shared it only for others to find humor. Funny is on me this time, as I should have stated that it was funny before hand...oops.

Love you, Ulli...

I would never have said anything as I respect the fact that we all have very different tastes, but in the context of learning about our diversity and PC holding it all together I thought I would share where I with my partial Aspberger syndrome would be coming from.
Sensitive people cannot stand my energy, no matter how careful I am about expressing it, and if it hadn't been for astrology explaining to me that there are these different types I would have ended up in an institution.
Because from my perspective it has always looked like the whole world demands THEIR rights and THEIR space to be honored and to hell will little me. I'm sure there are some Capricorns here who would be grateful that someone summed up the Cap perspective, at least those who keep a lid on their own tenancy to be harsh.
It might help to know that I had an abusive and over-sensitive mother whose issues included a Russian POW camp and who got more comfort from having a baby boy than a baby girl. Forgot to mention that my father also needed a male heir and instead got me.

Well, now that I'm sitting here sobbing like a baby with my heart poured out, I feel so terrible that you had that kind of existence. I do not know how your experience feels, but I have known so many who carry with them the absence of being nurtured, or valued for who they are, and it breaks my heart.

For what it's worth, you don't offend me. And also for what it's worth, I carry a new appreciation for who you are, and I thank you soooo much for sharing these things with me.

Much Love, ...and Acceptance!

[Lettherebelight]

Just sitting in the garden, listening to the last birds of the evening, thought I'd stop by the village to say 'happy midsummers eve' to all. Have a good one!

[Lettherebelight]

Ha! Looks like I'm a day early...Duh!

[another bob]

This orchid just opened up. It's a seedling Mazie raised to bloom size, a cross between two specis orchids.She has named it Cattleya Walkerinter 'Blue Paradise' - (C. walkeriana v. coerulea x C. intermedia v. aquinii coerulea).







Echoing that fun carved mellon someone posted a few days ago in the shape of a tiger, I came across this today:





Blessings to all garden dreamers!

[RunningDeer]

To All the "Here and Now(ers)", the Visible and the Invisible, and those who have yet to grace this Blessed Place: we're works of art, works in progress...every one of us! All Beautiful & Glowy!

[ViralSpiral]

Meandering through some threads, reading about Assange seeking asylum in Equador, this caught my eye on the Reuters page.

[RunningDeer]

"If you don't like your life, change it!"

I've been following this inspirational story. This part was just uploaded today - Barbara Goldsmith, astrologer and economist has changed her astrology chart from Libra to Capricorn. She's sold her home, put things in storage, and is traveling around alone without a firm plan. Gutsy woman.

"If you don't like your life, change it!"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AvYoU1ZlFe4

[1inMany]

I Weep

For the fatherless
Souls that seek the strength to be
Tomorrow’s hopeful

For the motherless
Who thirst for one drop of love’s
Warmth needed to thrive

For the innocence
And naivete lost from
Heart’s deep recesses

For those reaching out
May they feel light within and
Know its truth alone

For this is the gem
The release of sorrow’s hold
Offers to each one



Much Love,

[1inMany]

Posted by another bob (here)

Posted by Sierra (here)
I have some clothes I bought that I could wear in the San Francisco Bay Area (salwar kameezes) that I'd be truly chicken to wear in Paradise (a conservative community).

Well, I walk around semi-naked, and only got one complaint so far. Well, it was from Steve up the street, who complains about everything, so I bring him tomatoes off the garden vine, which seems to calm him. Speaking of gardens in Paradise, did you know there's a great Farmer's Market every Tuesday over at the Alliance Church lot on Clark? If not, check it out -- today I found some wonderful fresh stuff, even cherries!

Yessssss!!!!!

[Ernie Nemeth]

Posted by 1inMany (here)

Posted by Marianne (here)

Posted by Sierra (here)

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
The main insight is that when one wants to apply the PC lever to always remember that it exists for the benefit of a larger collective.
In other words, it exists to bring people from different backgrounds onto the same page. That page is called Equality.
Taken over the top it quickly looks like an attempt at putting people into uniforms.
And usually that uniform is determined by the lowest common denominator,
just to make sure that the most sensitive, or the weakest,
or the least evolved person in any given group can feel secure as being a part of a greater whole.
Fair enough...not much wrong with that picture.
The problem starts when people jump on bandwagons and become the upholders of PC.
Anyone here have any thoughts about this?

I'm feeling literal these days, Ulli. If there's a perception that I've overstepped boundaries please let me know. Or anyone else for that matter. I'd prefer it in a PM.

I know the feeling WCBD ... but it is not a true perception. But I know the feeling, and it causes me to post a lot less than I would like to. I require a great deal of bravery to go blat on here, especially when I am being dark.

But I always pray for every request, intend the best, and trust people know I love them dearly even when I don't say anything (sigh) (Happy birthday Bob, Happy birthday Marianne) (Ooh Marianne! Today is the day the house my sister wants is open for viewing! The bathroom damage that was delaying the viewing for potential renters has been fixed, and HOPEFULLY the two people above my sister on the list will have given up and found other houses ... Fire up your Reiki Grid!!!)

Oh Alexis, five months of this pain? Herniated disk? What happened five months ago? Ernie, are you aware of anything happening that might have damaged her back?

Sierra

WCBD and Sierra, PLEASE keep posting, please post all and as much as you feel inspired to, all the dark and the light and all the shades of gray in between.

WCBD, your wisdom and musings have added so much ... I hope you come to see how much you give to others and how much it's appreciated in whatever form you offer it.

Sierra, your poem a couple of pages back touched me deeply... I can't find the words to respond, but I thank you from my heart.

Sierra, the minute I get home today I'll add your sister's name and send the energies whooshing out!

I can never keep up with the thread anymore ... blessings to all who have posted and read and thanked, to everyone here.

JB

Ohmygosh, you three, me too! No joke!

!!

oops - and Lisab...you four!

Count Me as five!

[RunningDeer]

To my Here and Now Family: I’m just tickled to be a part of this whole hodgepodge comic book gang.

A shout out to All, and in particular for today’s encouragement and light; Sierra, Marianne, Benevolent Crow, Lisab, 1inMany, Eaglespirit & Ull & PurpleLama & Calz.

Hearts,
WhiteCrowBlackDeer

[PurpleLama]

[RunningDeer]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)

Oh, yes! Great find, PurpleLama! It's a keeper! Yin/Yang of things.
I suspect that you know it's a special day, too... Also thank you to the invisible one.

Thank you for the "feather".

Hearts,
WhiteCrowBlackDeer

[1inMany]

And in other news...

Today I decided to use dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher since I was out of actual dishwasher soap (thus the trip to the store)....How bad could it be, right?

























fyi...it really does do this...

[astrid]

1, my ex housemate did that , and same with my frontloader
big mess

[Ernie Nemeth]

I must admit, I have no contact with my little sister or her family and I get virtually no news - because I don't ask after them from my parents.
You see, it has always been my job to keep our family together, and since my relationship with Val (9 years, now!) I reserve all my strength for her and her family ties. So our family has drifted apart. My dad (Capricorn) has always been partial to Mary, my older sister (Aquarius), and mom (Leo) to me (first born). But Judy (Cap), the youngest, has the distinction of being cared for equally by both parents. I know this sounds strange or weird but it has been a known fact in our family since childhood. Our parents live in Abbottsford not far from Judy and kin.
The ones that have suffered the most by my disconnection is Mary and her two kids. Although I got through to Aaron (Pisces) early in life and is doing quite alright as a result, his older sister Nicole (Cap), I could not reach. I could have but when me and Mary had our falling out 12 or 13 years ago, the link was broken and I lost the chance to help her. There of course is way more to the story, with me describing things from my perspective. But I have a great deal of weight with both sisters and Mary's kids in particular. And I am the peacekeeper and smoother of the road...
My deep intuitiveness and sensitivity has been leaned on tremendously - even while on the surface I get their derision.
And, I don't know why I am putting this here, this is how I talk, too - it's not just me writing with flourish (when I have the luxury of taking my time and hunting for the right words or some such). I talk just like I write.
I'm not your average Joe - and that is why I don't often fit in anywhere. I don't act like the average guy either. And I am very aware of this fact. It makes me very self-conscious and withdrawn -aloof, some would say. But it is me, and I can't help how I've been wired - nor do I care to.
Muggles have never taken to me... as Modwiz might say (not that I in any way equate myself with him, although I respect you greatly).
Why have I written this? I'm not sure...but there must be a reason, right?
Want to erase, delete, edit - but no, I won't.

[Carmody]

What dream-spaces feel like, sometimes.

independence?

sort of.......yes and no......

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pmR94RcHs_4

[Sierra]

Posted by another bob (here)

Posted by Sierra (here)
I have some clothes I bought that I could wear in the San Francisco Bay Area (salwar kameezes) that I'd be truly chicken to wear in Paradise (a conservative community).

Well, I walk around semi-naked, and only got one complaint so far. Well, it was from Steve up the street, who complains about everything, so I bring him tomatoes off the garden vine, which seems to calm him. Speaking of gardens in Paradise, did you know there's a great Farmer's Market every Tuesday over at the Alliance Church lot on Clark? If not, check it out -- today I found some wonderful fresh stuff, even cherries!

Awesome! Woo hooo! Thank you! I LOVE farmer's markets! Do you know the hours it is open on Tuesday?

[another bob]

Posted by Sierra (here)
I LOVE farmer's markets! Do you know the hours it is open on Tuesday?

8 AM to Noon, but best to get there before it gets too hot. I also carry an insulated sack with one of those frozen thingies in it to keep stuff cool.

Enjoy, my Friend!