Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sayings to contemplate

WHATEVER YOU DEEM TO BE A PROBLEM,
THE CAUSE CAN BE SEEN ONLY IN THE MIRROR!

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ON THE DAY IN WHICH YOU NO LONGER BLAME OTHERS
FOR YOUR PROBLEMS, YOUR LIFE BECOMES YOUR OWN.

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YOU CANNOT FIX ANYTHING THAT HAS, ALREADY PASSED.
ALL YOU CAN DO IS LEARN FROM IT AND START ANEW.

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NO MATTER HOW YOU SPIN IT,
YOU WANT IT THAT WAY.
WHEN YOU STOP WANTING IT THAT WAY,
IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

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SAME OLD THOUGHTS = SAME OLD RESULTS.

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LIFE IS FILLED WITH ENDLESS SITUATIONS
WHICH YOU GET TO DETERMINE AS BEING
A PROBLEM OR NOT.

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WHEN A STORM HITS, FIND SHELTER.
TO FIND TRUE SHELTER, LOOK TO THE HEAVENS.

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WHEN YOU FEEL DOWN, ALWAYS LOOK UP.

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WHATEVER YOU’VE TAKEN FROM ANOTHER
IS OF FAR LESS WORTH THAN THAT WHICH,
IN DO DOING, HAVE TAKEN FROM YOURSELF.

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ANY GIFT YOU BESTOW ON ANOTHER,
YOU ALSO BESTOW ON YOURSELF.

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ENJOY WHATEVER YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL
AND DON’T FEEL A WANT FOR WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE.

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WHATEVER IS INTENDED FOR YOU ON YOUR PATH
WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE
WHERE IT IS.

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NOTHING CAN BE FOUND DURING A SEARCH.
IT IS FOUND WHEN THE SEARCH ENDS.

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REALITY IS WHAT EXISTS NOT WHAT YOU
BELIEVE SHOULD EXIST.

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“KNOW ALWAYS BEFORE WHOM YOU STAND
AND UNTO WHOM YOU MUST, ULTIMATELY,
MAKE YOUR FINAL ACCOUNTING.”

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FRIENDSHIP IS MORE THAN JUST A WORD.
IT IS MEASURED BY DEEDS.

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A PEOPLE THAT LIVES OFF ENTITLEMENTS,
ULTIMATELY, FINDS ITSELF SEARCHING
FOR THE RESTORATION OF THEIR
PERSONAL FREEDOM.

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RIGHTS ARE BY VIRTUE OF STATE LAW BUT
FREEDOM IS GRANTED BY OUR CREATOR AND,
THEREFORE, IS NOT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE STATE.

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THE
BEST WAY
TO DESTROY A COUNTRY IS BY
DESTROYING THE PEOPLE’S WILL TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COUNTRY CAN BE DESTROYED BY
DESTROYING ITS ECONOMY.

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GOVERNMENT-RUN INSTITUTIONS, BY THEIR VERY NATURE,
IS NO LONGER INSTUTIONAL BUT, RATHER, GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT A GOVERNMENT DOES BEST IS CONTROL PEOPLE.

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AMNESTIES AND THE BESTOWING OF STATEHOOD SERVES
ONLY ONE PURPOSE; THE ADDITION OF PARTISAN VOTERS.

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WHOEVER LIVES OFF THE DOLE-OUTS OF THE GOVERNMENT,
ASSURES THE CONTINUATION OF THE POLITICIAN WHO HAS
PROVIDED THESE GIFTS STAYING IN OFFICE.

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WHEN THE VOICE OF THE MAJORITY IS NO LONGER HEARD
OR COUNTED, THE GOVERNMENT HAS GONE ROGUE.

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WHOEVER ABDICATES HIS BIRTHRIGHT FOR BREAD
HAS SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL.

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THE MIRROR INTO WHICH YOU LOOK TO FIX YOUR APPEARANCE
ALSO SERVES AS A TOOL FOR SEEING YOUR SOUL.

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WORDS CAN DELIVER ENDLESS LIES BUT EYES
ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH; OPEN AND C LOSED,
THEY SPEAK VOLUMES OF IT.

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WORDS, SUCH AS, “IF” AND “MAYBE”
ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD. 
OF COURSE, PEOPLE USE THEM TO
MAKE A POINT BUT, WHEN YOU REALIZE
THAT ONLY ‘THAT WHICH IS” IS PART OF
THE REAL WORLD, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT NEITHER OF THOSE WORDS HAVE ANY REAL MEANING.

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A DECISION IS THE ONE CHOICE THAT YOU HAVE MADE
OUT OF MYRIAD POSSIBILITIES AND OPTIONS.

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COUNTLESS OPTIONS AND ONLY ONE CHOICE.

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REALITY IS THAT WHICH IS CURRENTLY WITHIN YOUR
PERSPECTIVE.  ONCE THAT CHANGES, YOU ARE CONFRONTED
BY, YET, ANOTHER REALITY.

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THERE IS THAT WHICH IS REAL TO YOU A
AND THAT WHICH IS REAL TO ME
AND, THEN, THERE IS REALITY UNTO ITSELF.
OFTEN, ONE IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER
AND, THEREFORE, CHANGES. THE REALITY
WHICH IS TRUE UNTO ITSELF REMAINS CONSTANT.

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WHAT MOST FAIL TO REALIZE IS THAT
WE LIVE IN A UNIVERSECOMPRISED, ONLY, OF “PROS”.
 “CONS” ONLY EXIST IN THE FAULTY THINKING OF
FAR TOO MANY OF US. 
AS AN EXAMPLE, TAKE WORDS LIKE
“UNDECIDED, UNHAPPY, UNREAL, UN-ANYTHING.”
WHEN ONE SAYS HE/SHE IS UNDECIDED,
A DECISION TO DO NOTHING HAS BEEN MADE. 
WHEN ONE SPEAKS OF BEING UNHAPPY,
WHAT THEY’RE REALLY SAYING IS
THAT SOMETHING TROUBLING THEM
TO A POINT THAT THEY DON’T EXPERIENCE JOY.
 AND, MOREOVER, WHEN SOMEONE REFERS TO
SOMETHING AS BEING UNREAL,
ITS REALITY IS IMPLIED IN THE SPEAKING OF IT.

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WORDS LIKE DISEASE, DISTRUST, ANY “DIS” WORD
IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN IMPROPER WAY
OF EXPRESSING WHAT ONE EXPERIENCES.
INSTEAD OF LABELING SOMETHING A DIS-EASE,
REFER TO IT BY A MORE COMMON NAME. 
IN THAT WAY, IT CAN BE BETTER ADDRESSED.
THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR ANY “DIS” WORD.

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NEXT, LET’S TALK ABOUT PERSPECTIVE. 
UP, DOWN, IN, OUT, ETC. ARE ALL RELATIVE
TO WHERE YOU ARE ND NOT TO WHERE IT IS

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WHEN YOU USE WORDS LIKE AFRAID, FRENZIED,
STRESSED; ALL NEGATIVE WORDS, YOU INCREASE
YOUR OWN SENSE OF NEGATIVITY AND,
THEREBY, MAKE IT THAT MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM.

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THE WORD “TRIED” IS MEANINGLESS. 
IN ALL TRUTH, YOU EITHER DO SOMETHING
OR YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE. IF YOU “TRY” TO LIFT
A PENCIL OFF THE TABLE, YOU HAVE ONE OF TWO
OPTIONS; EITHER YOU LIFT IT OR YOU LET IT
REMAIN ON THE TABLE.  IN BOTH CASES,YOU DIDN’T
“TRY” YOU SUCCEEDED AT DOING SOMETHING.

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THINKING THAT YOU “HAVE” SOMETHING;
THAT IT S YOURS TO KEEP, IS ERRONEOUS
AND LEADS TO DISAPPOINTMENT OR ANGER
WHEN IT, LIKE ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE,
DEPART.  WHAT YOU, TRULY, DO HAVE
IS THE ABILITY TO ENJOY IT BEFORE IT PASSES.

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FAILURE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
 SUCCESS, IN ITS TRUE SENSE IS
WHAT EXISTS.  IT IS ONLY THE
DEGREE OF SUCCESS THAT IS THE QUESTION.

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YOU CANNOT “LOSE” ANYTHING. 
YOU CAN, HOWEVER, NOT REMEMBER
WHERE YOU LEFT IT OR, EVEN, YOURSELF.

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YOU LACK NOTHING,
ESCEPT FOR THE THOUHT OF LACKING.

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NEEDS ARE MET PRIOR TO BEING NEEDED. 
CONSIDER THAT, IF NEEDS WERE MET
AFTER THEY WERE NEEDED, IT WOULD BE TOO LATE.

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WANTS ARE SIMILAR TO NEEDS EXCEPT
“WANTING” IMPLIES A SENSE OF LACK
AND PRESENTS YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LACK AND WANT EVEN MORE.

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WHOEVER CONTROLS A COUNTRY’S ECONOMY
CONTROLS THE COUNTRY’S CITIZENS.
WHOEVER GIVES AWAY THE MOST ENTITLEMENTS
CONTROLS THE VOTERS.
WHOEVER CAN CONTROL THE VOTES ALSO
CONTROLS THE CITIZENS.

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TO AVOID GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL
OF ITS CITIZENS,REQUIRES A CITIZENRY
THAT IS AWARE OF THE TRUTH AND,
ABOVE ALL, STANDS FOR IT.

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THE TRUTH SETS YOU FREE AND SO DO TERM LIMITS
IMPOSED ON A NATIONS’ POLITICIANS.
WITH IMPOSED TERM LIMITS, THE ABILITY TO BECOME
GREEDY AND CORRUPT IS SEVERELY DEMINISHED.

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IF YOU DON’T NIP A FIRE IN THE BUD, IT TENDS TO
RAGE OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL ALL THAT REMAINS
IS A FOUNDATION THAT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT
FROM THE GROUND UP.

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HISTORY TENDS TO PROVE THAT
PEOPLE DON’T LEARN FROM HISTORY.
ACTUALLY, PEOPLE TEND TO IGNORE HISTORY
AND SEE THE REPITITION OF THE FORMER EVENTS
AS SOMETHING NEW AND UNUSUAL.

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THE CONCEPT OF HAVING “MORE” IS RIDICULOUS.
IF YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE,
IS HAVING ‘MORE’ OF IT BETTER?
NO, IF YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH “A” THAN FIND “B”
AND SEE IF THAT SATISFIES YOU.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

MUSINGS TWO

MUSINGS TWO

HOPING TO CULTIVATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T WANT OR YOU IS LIKE TRYING TO CAPTURE THE WIND BETWEEN YOUR HANDS.

YOU COULD MORE EXPECT THAT A TWO-LEGGED HORSE WILL WIN THE RACE THAN THAT SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T WANT SOMETHING WILL CHANGE THEIR MIND WITHIN YOUR TIME FRAME.

“NOT INTERESTED” IS, USUALLY, NOT A TEMPORARY RESPONSE.

IF YOUR QUALITIES AREN’T ACCEPTED WHILE YOU’RE PRESENT, THEY WON’T EVEN BE THOUGHT ABOUT IN YOUR ABSENSE.

AN EXCUSE FOR NOT BEGINNING A RELATIONSHIP IS JUST AN EXCUSE WHERE ONE ISN’T NECESSARY.

EXPECTING TO BE WANTED WHERE YOU ARE NOT IS AS LUDICRIS AS TRYING TO DRIVE A CAR WITH GASOLINE IN THE TANK.

GOOD LOOKING ISN’T ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND THINKING.

MODERN EDUCATION IS FAR MORE ABOUT INDOCTRINATING THE STUDENT THAN IT IS ABOUT TEACHING HIM TO THINK.  WE ARE, TOO OFN, TAUGHT WHAT TO THINK INSTEAD OF HOW TO THINK.

CLEAR THINKING REQUIRES THE SETTING ASIDE OF CONVENTIONAL PREMISES AND BELIEFS.

VERY OFTEN, WHAT APPEARS AS REJECTION IS, REALLY, A REPRIEVE FROM POTENTIAL DISASTER.

WHEN THE SOMEONE YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE DOESN’T WANT YOU, WISH THEM GOOD LUCK AND MOVE ON.  LIFE IS SHORT AND PEOPLE ARE PLENTIFUL.

THE REASON FOR AN ACTION IS SECOND TO THE ACTION ITSELF.

THE INTENT OF AN ACTION TO BE TAKEN SERVES AS THE IMPETUS BUT NOT NECESSARILY WITH GOOD WILL.

A DEED TO ENHANCE THE SELF IS NOT, ALWAYS, ONE THAT BENEFITS OTHERS OR, FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN THE SELF.

ACTIONS TAKEN WITH FLAWED METHODS ALWAYS END IN A FLAWED RESULT.

HOW ONE ACHIEVES THE INTENDED RESULT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN IF ONE ACHIEVES THE END RESULT.

ACTIONS TAKEN IN ANGER END IN DESPAIR.

IT IS NOT THE WORLD THAT IS FLAWED.  IT IS WE WHO CAUSE THE FLAW.

A CLEAR PATH IS AVAILABLE BUT ACCESS TO IT IS OFTEN SELF-DENIED.

IF IT SEEMS GOOD, IT MAY BE.  IF IT SEEMS BAD, AVOID IT.

THE GOOD THAT WE ARE IS VISIBLE ONLY IN THE GOOD THAT WE DO.

YOU CAN NEVER SATISFY ANYONE BY GIVING THEM WHAT THEY DON’T WANT.

THE ACT OF GIVING HAS ONE OF TWO CAUSATIONS.  EITHER YOU EXPECT A RETURN OR YOU ARE GIVING FOR ITS OWN AND PURE SAKE.
RARELY IS IT THE LATTER.

LOVING SOMEONE IS LOVING THE ALL OF THAT PERSON.  LOVING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT PERSON IS LOVING THE THING ITSELF.

THINGS COME AND GO BUT REAL LOVE SURVIVES THE GRAVE.

Who and When

Far more imnportant than who wrote the Ten Commandments and when they were written is who read them and lives by them. We can argue about the author but not about the eternal value of the what "he" wrote.

Looking at the Ten Commandments, we see five "do" and four "don't do".  The link is the fifth commandment
"Kabet es avicho v'es imecho" ... "Honor your mother and your father...".  By honoring our parents, we will, automatically live by the other nine. They are our link to G-d.

Creation v. Evolution

As a thinking human, I cannot arbitrarily reject the theory of evolution.  Obviously, we have evolved over the uncounted (pre-calendar) "years" since we "came out of the sea." However, even if our origin as a species did originate in the empty wet nothingness, that very "sea" had to have had a source for its existence.

Even if I were to accept the "big bang" theory, I would still have to pose the question; "what caused all that banging" and how did that intense heat lead to mankind, as we know it.? Since, in the physical universe, something (some thing) developing out of nothing (no thing) is, virtually, impossible, I, again, have to ask myself "how did we get here"?

The only way that any of this makes sense is by combining the theory of evolution WITH creation (Genesis) and, thereby, acheiving a human perspective of the unfathonable nature of G-D, the Creator.  If either theory (big bang or ocean) is at all valid, there had to have been a primary source that brought it about.  Even if the Bible is alagory, it is to teach us the true nature of reality.

Even the most determined physicists, after years of trying to disprove the existence of G-D, have concluded, without question, that the physical universe (something) is based on a non-physical universe (nothing).  Sub-atomic particles appear both as something (material) and nothing (spiritual).  This field of particles are, at times, visible and invisible...yet, even, in their invisible state, they are very "real".  Scientists named their findings "infinity".  Those of us who never required such "proof" just perfer to call "IT" G-D!

The choice of terminology is yours............the reality is "His".

Musings on The Path

The Path is always here and available to be accessed. Clarity that it exists and the intention to consciously pursue it is all that it takes.