Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Samsara]

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by Samsara (here)
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Been wondering about "trash" and how it's "handled" ever since i came here.

What a strange place.

You are in Cannes ? I knew you where a star...

[meeradas]

Posted by Samsara (here)
You are in Cannes?

Ha! No.
But not too far off (in a cosmic sense at least). *chuckle*

[CD7]

Will the real meeradas plz stand up....


were either of these pics u posted as avatars u?

[meeradas]

Posted by CD7 (here)
were either of these pics u posted as avatars u?

Taken as a rhetorical question.
And I thought it couldn't be more obvious.

[RunningDeer]

Monsanto CEO Says Play Fair, Guys

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=luUym4woQIE

[CD7]

Posted by meeradas (here)

Posted by CD7 (here)
were either of these pics u posted as avatars u?

Taken as a rhetorical question.
And I thought it couldn't be more obvious.

LOl! tht helps --NOT So ur saying the guy with the eyebrows is you?

[thunder24]

your frank zzappa....cool dude.....lol

[Carmody]

Dreamt of digging through the wreckage of the city, last night. Lots of folks, notably... children. First time I ever had part of it come out as a cartoon, as children dream in cartoon.

Just found about it an hour ago.

[astrid]

Wow, you just triggered me, i had also a very similar dream last night,

hmmm

[astrid]

Holy Crap, i just checked the news.

I did get up in the middle of the night, at like 4am as i was overheating, i had to take off
a layer of clothes and drink half a litre of water.
Now it all makes sense.

[1inMany]

Life with Em is far different than life with anyone else. Yesterday she was fuming mad at Ms. B. After Friday's Science lesson, having been taught about abortion (more specifically taught that abortion is done with hooks and I will leave it at that) she and I had a three hour conversation about some things.

Apparently, yesterday she had the guts to approach Ms. B. for answers to questions like, "Why did you tell us that? My mom explained this and that...Why did you say such and such? Why didn't you teach us thus and so, why did you say this thing over here, why...???"

Well, Ms. B. didn't take too kindly to that. First, she stated "this wasn't my unit" to teach. Then upon hearing all the questions, said to Em, "I am not going to argue with you. I see you want to argue about this." Well, of all the things Ms. B. could have said, I guess I was surprised that pissed Em off so much.

So, another hour last night spent on why how you communicate is every bit as important as what you communicate. I have to say, even though Em was more confrontational than she needed to be, anyway that would be my guess, to have her even ask a question of a teacher is unbelievable growth for her. She is very intimidated by her teachers, and that is only partly her own lack of confidence. She used to be afraid of what they would do to her, how they would treat her. They are already power hungry and on an authority high, that makes it all the more difficult. But I have repeatedly asked her to look at this fear and see how much of it is logical, how much is emotional, and exactly what the punishment might be for approaching her teachers. I meant this, of course, for use in a situation where she needs the teacher to repeat instructions or she missed something that was said. Haha, but this works also.

After having discussed this at length, she parroted back to me my "words of wisdom"..."Well, the way I figure it, Mom, what can they do to me? They aren't going to eat me for breakfast. They could pull me out of Ms. B's class for the rest of the year, and that would make me happy. They could put me in ISS for the rest of the year, and that would give me a quiet place to work which would make me happy. They could expel me from this school, and I would have to go to a different school, and that would make me happy, too. What's the worst that could happen?" I had to laugh out loud. Yep, she's coming right along.

Ms. B. has been the absolute best awkward-conversation starter for us. She has opened Em up to a million things, unbeknownst to her. Being honest with myself, I would have to say I don't feel all that much gratitude toward her, but I suppose I should.

Should be getting the Religion in the Classroom essay back soon, the other bully teacher was grading essays yesterday. On Friday, Em's Reading teacher read it and said it was very good, quite professionally presented. I had to laugh out loud here, too, because the teacher's first response to the essay was the question, "Is this about me????" Of course, I had prepared Em for many different responses, and she replied, "This is not accusatory toward anyone in particular. The examples here actually did happen in other parts of the country. This topic interested me." So, first there was relief from the Reading teacher, then the positive comments.

Here's the funny part, though. The Reading teacher is the wife of the principal. So, we all know that he heard all about the paper over dinner, and then probably everyone in town had heard about it before Monday.

This is what is going on in my here and now. Em is navigating uncharted waters, the waters polluted by ... well, the first words that come to mind are the waters polluted by tptb, negative energies. I don't know, I guess. But she is finding her way through the polluted waters. And both of us are dealing with the stuff that sticks to us as we push forward.

Trusting. Doing the best we can with the moments given to us. Seeing what is positive, watching for a light at the end of the tunnel. Those are the themes of the day.

Much Love,

[eaglespirit]

BIG Hug for Em : ) : ) : )

You Gooooooo Girl!!!

[Samsara]

Love you All, always.

[RunningDeer]

FYI: I just found out that Samsara's status is changed to "Avalon Retired Member". My thanks to Gio for noticing.

Posted by Samsara (here)
Love you All, always.

Posted by Samsara (here)
Hey Paula, I had never seen one (mostly because I did not want to) until I asked for a sign last year ... and they flashed me ! I guess they were in the neighborhood when I asked. Since then, I have seen a couple and I always feel a lot of love when it happens. I know they are busy, so I feel privileged when I see them. I have asked for a meeting end of June when I will be out in the woods ... hoping they marked it in their agenda .... hehe....

Hello Samsara,
Be well on your journey. And thumbs up towards your "flash" with the Cloud-Ones.
My love to you, Always
Paula xo

[1inMany]

Oh, Samsara, no. I will miss you.

[1inMany]

Em got an 80 on her essay. She cited her sources incorrectly in the body of the paper. She forgot the "d" in the word "and" once. And she did not put the title on her paper, only on the cover page. There is not a single red mark in the whole essay. There were, however, two post-it notes on the front. One said, "Rubric 3.0=80"

The other post-it says, "You turned in 'separation of church and state' as your topic and there is no mention of the government's relationship with religion! If this is your focus, it should be your topic."

I am unsure where this 80 came from, it appears to be an arbitrary number. I cannot look over the red marks or see how many points were deducted for what. And I cannot understand the post-it note either. "There is no mention of the government's relationship with religion"....where? Where is there no mention, is she referring to no mention in the First Amendment, or in the paper? Either way, she obviously needs to go see Em's Reading teacher. Hahahahaha

Letting it go, now. Em learned some valuable lessons, one of which is how to present an argument (meaning one side of an issue, or a perspective) without emotion and based on fact. She learned the process of thinking through an issue and finding the facts herself. She also has a confidence now that she didn't have before, and a feeling (I think) of success having been able to speak up and not fail the assignment. Good way to look at it, I say.

Have a good evening, All. Much Love,

[ulli]

Posted by Samsara (here)
Love you All, always.

Samsara, I will miss you. Happy trails to you.
Lots of love and best wishes.

[lookbeyond]

Dear Samsara, blessings to You, i will miss seeing you around,

lookbeyond

[Michelle Marie]

Hi! Everybody!!!

Yesterday, I got my bicycle fixed for the season. I got new brakes and new cables. My friend who fixed it had parts and did it for nothing, just to be nice. We ended up hanging out all night. We had beer, wine, food, and smoke. It was great to not think about must-do survival issues and just take a break. Today I was pretty slow and lazy.

My plumbing is not fixed yet and I'm just adjusting each day to what I have to deal with. In a way, I feel like the wind was taken from under my sails. Right when I was going to get settled and cleaned and organized, the floods and water problems started up again and continued. A wonderful angel friend is welding the tank so that I don't have to buy a new one, since I can't yet anyway.

Moving forward with my work is like traversing through molasses or mud and I just have to accept this pace right now. Healing, "sitting in the eye of the [energy] hurricane" and keeping my spirit up during this time of trials and tribulations. My son, J, noted that I'm stronger now than last year in dealing with continual issues. He is showing up with surprising encouragement and support.

When I get internet at my place I'll be able to catch up more.

Lots of love and prayers to all of you,
Michelle Marie

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
Em got an 80 on her essay. She cited her sources incorrectly in the body of the paper. She forgot the "d" in the word "and" once. And she did not put the title on her paper, only on the cover page. There is not a single red mark in the whole essay. There were, however, two post-it notes on the front. One said, "Rubric 3.0=80"

This chart explains the "Rubric 3.0=80" note: http://www.hickory.k12.nc.us/persona...on%20Chart.pdf. A 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is equated to an 80% on a 100% scale.

(Of course, the 3.0 out of 4.0 is just as arbitrary.)