Exploring Self
  The shift is not a thing. It is the action of increasing your self-awareness.

arfwoo posts:

I've been enjoying this forum as a lurker for some months but final felt like I might have some insights to add. Thank you all.
How is that for discounting .
I find I'm much more articulate in my mind than when I try and distill experiences or feelings into words in a forum setting.

Like many of you Seth and then Elias resonates strongly with me; making more sense and more a feeling of knowing than an traditional religious teaching. Actually traditional religious teaching brings a sense of fear and disdain since the emphasis for many followers seems to be judgment and fear to their followers.

Barb

sylvii posts:

welcome, Barb!

Kimi Kaio posts:

Hi

Here's a truck full of playful energy for you. Don't let Ford take it away.

Ford posts:

Hi Barb
pay no mind to Kimi she's crazy

patternwalker posts:

I recommend sending Kimi to the spice mines of Kessel.

beth posts:

Hi Barb

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How is that for discounting .

Rose posts:

Welcome Barb

MirrorSelf posts:

Hello.

Gunslinger posts:

Hi Barb!

I'm not crazy either.

(What? Tick? What tick?)

arfwoo posts:

love iT ..

Not a tick.. a feature of shifting

Stevelord posts:

arfwoo wrote:

I've been enjoying this forum as a lurker for some months but final felt like I might have some insights to add. Thank you all. How is that for discounting . I find I'm much more articulate in my mind than when I try and distill experiences or feelings into words in a forum setting. Like many of you Seth and then Elias resonates strongly with me; making more sense and more a feeling of knowing than an traditional religious teaching. Actually traditional religious teaching brings a sense of fear and disdain since the emphasis for many followers seems to be judgment and fear to their followers. Barb

Dear Arf,

You say "more sense than your religioius training. Do you mean to be saying that your religious traning made SOME sense? Sorry, nothing against goat herders and Christians. Oh except PRes. Jimmy Carter said tonite on TV that some Christians say the Bible says that the Second Coming of CHrist wont happen until "all the current Jews in Israel are executed". Quote unquote.

BUt that aside, welcome and where are you? Seattle I guess. By the way seems like everyone who has come to this board who has posted in their first post that they had been a long time lurker and finally decided to post post one or two posts and we never hear from them again, as if they finally got that out of their system PLease dont let us down again.

Steve

bunseam posts:

Stevelord wrote:

arfwoo wrote: I've been enjoying this forum as a lurker for some months but final felt like I might have some insights to add. Thank you all. How is that for discounting . I find I'm much more articulate in my mind than when I try and distill experiences or feelings into words in a forum setting. Like many of you Seth and then Elias resonates strongly with me; making more sense and more a feeling of knowing than an traditional religious teaching. Actually traditional religious tea… (quote shortened by clean-bot) Dear Arf, You say "more sense than your religioius training. Do you mean to be saying that your religious traning made SOME sense? Sorry, nothing against goat herders and Christians. Oh except PRes. Jimmy Carter said tonite on TV that some Christians say the Bible says that the Second Coming of CHrist wont happen until "all the current Jews in Israel are executed". Quote unquote. BUt that aside, welcome and where are you? Seattle I guess. By the way seems like everyone who has come to this board who has posted in their first post that they had been a long time lurker and finally decided to post post one or two posts and we never hear from them again, as if they finally got that out of their system PLease dont let us down again. Steve

"…You say "more sense than your religioius training. Do you mean to be saying that your religious traning made SOME sense?…"

Steve was a lawyer many many moons ago, I think he still imagines he's in a courtroom.

arfwoo posts:

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Dear Arf, You say "more sense than your religioius training. Do you mean to be saying that your religious traning made SOME sense? Sorry, nothing against goat herders and Christians. Oh except PRes. Jimmy Carter said tonite on TV that some Christians say the Bible says that the Second Coming of CHrist wont happen until "all the current Jews in Israel are executed". Quote unquote. BUt that aside, welcome and where are you? Seattle I guess. By the way seems like everyone who has come to this board who has posted in their first post that they had been a long time lurker and finally decided to post post one or two posts and we never hear from them again, as if they finally got that out of their system PLease dont let us down again. Smile Steve

Hm, was a really fuzzy into wasn't it ? OK .. I guess I was trying to be PC…. in other words when a neighbors child told me people were going to hell if they didn't know god.. I thought that was absurd and stupid and I was about 5 or 6 years old. Fanatics scare me .. don't care what religion or cause you believe in. The ends do not justify the means. That and I've always have had a suspicion of being tortured or killed by the inquisition in a previous life or focus.

The logic of Seth and Elias once you get over the concept shock works for me.. compared to other avenues. As in formal go-to-church-be-hateful-hypocrites does not… and that is definitely a judgment. Comes from my dad being a PK(preachers kid) and some very very nasty religious neighbors.

Location: Aloha, oregon.. burb of Portland-in same state

On not posting and sloping off into the night after joining a forum.. I'll try not to.. was one reason waiting to see if I could-would actually want to keep on communicating.. Often not good about joining the regular thundering herd
But
You guys(plural form of people) are insightful, crazy and fun.. So I hope to learn to play well with others..

Cool.. have someone I work with that is lawyer and engineer.. great fun and much discussion

Barb

patternwalker posts:

Gunslinger wrote:

Hi Barb! I'm not crazy either. (What? Tick? What tick?)

Ahh, Jimmy Two-times. I see the gang's all here.

Gunslinger posts:

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Quote: Steve was a lawyer many many moons ago, I think he still imagines he's in a courtroom. Cool.. have someone I work with that is lawyer and engineer.. great fun and much discussion Barb

Geez, Barb! You are as bored as I am. Let's go kick some trolls!