mandyjw

@now is forever OK, thanks.

Trust no one. They reflect your own ego. You are creating all teachers as a reflection of you. pay close attention to the teachings that don't resonate, that upset you because those are the things you are blind to in yourself. It's all you. Trust no one.

@now is forever Can you please explain what you mean by field of contact?

@now is forever I think it's easier to deny emotions rather than thoughts. For example I might think that I'm worried about my financial security when a competitor comes in. If I let myself explore deeper I'll find out I'm jealous of them and that I feel that having another competitor reduces my uniqueness and makes my skills less valuable. If I go even deeper I find out that I'm disappointed with my own skills and limitations. If I go even deeper I find out that I don't love myself. If I don't love myself I will hate my competitor. If I love myself I will love my competitor because we will make each other better and could have the potential to collaborate and have synergy and make work that really stands out more than anything. I think that emotions are harder to get in touch with but easier to pass off in the first place. I could just have the thought that so and so will hurt my business and acted accordingly. Feelings are often false but listening to them will get you to the truth. Thought will always lead you around a wild goose chase. I think there is some value in making a distinction between the two. I loved what you said about why people meet, to create karma or resolve it. That explains so much of my life right now.

Tomorrow.

I wonder if feelings are more powerful karma creators than thoughts.

Communication is like a radio signal, it can be received only if the other person is in tune with the station. The teacher and the teaching are one. That just gave me a really good idea.

Sometimes bringing problems out to the light can be terrifying because you finally get the see them for what they really are and finally accept what you have to deal with.

I also wanted to add that owning your own business can become a very severe form if self-imposed wage slavery. It all depends on mindset, but don't dismiss external solutions to external limitations.

They are both the same pill, different color coating.

You are right that the concept of wage slavery should not become a limiting belief. A lot of people already feel enslaved in their jobs. A lot of people who are overweight feel fat. Should they feel fat? No. Should they start eating mindfully and start exercising? YES. It's the same idea. I've have had incredible opportunities for personal and spiritual growth only because I started my own business right out of high school. You don't realize what you're missing until you have the freedom. Don't feel stuck in a job, but do consider whether or not that job is working for or against your own life vision.

Really? That was one of my absolute favorites.

If enough people buy organic they won't hardly use or produce pesticides anymore. Also you're ingesting much lower levels by buying organic. There are drawbacks to organic though. For example organic meat has some humane issues when it comes to vet care. Also there are lots of land use issues. Smart pesticide use is probably the best bet for everyone. But corporations aren't smart. So I buy a lot of organic stuff. Don't stress, it's all perfect in its imperfection.

@thesmileyone Two words, Wim Hof No excuses.

@thesmileyone Come visit, it's freaking lonely over here! Sasquatch wants to say hi. I'm hunting him sometime this week. I'm really excited/terrified.

I signed up for AP English in highschool. It was the only AP class that I thought that I could handle. They sent home the summer reading the last day of junior year. I read one page in "Pride and Prejudice" or I think it was that anyway. I live where winters are long and summers are gorgeous. I looked outside and considered the prospect of giving up all that beauty so I could suffer through the reading and feel smart. I said fuck that. It was a great summer.

@Serotoninluv

@thesmileyone Thank you. But my IQ/education really is not all that good. I'll look up merkabah. I feel like I'm playing a really intense game of catch up right now. I'll take all the help I can get.

Sorry, I'm kind of simple-minded and need things stated simply.

The scenic route is great, just try not to have so many thoughts about all the beauty you're seeing. "Everybody on earth knowing that beauty is beautiful makes ugliness." That was a hard one for me to accept. I still call things beautiful, but I have to be careful how I do it. https://astudygroup.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/lao-tzu_-tao-te-ching_-a-book-a-ursula-k-le-guin.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2qkk6UkEECiBdIQkO0TSszmual98uvYti43PkkvZkQmIz7z1yzEBOvEd8

@Colin

@Serotoninluv People don't want to go to a doctor and be seen as an illness or a problem. They want to be seen as a whole person.

@Nahm I had a dental cleaning recently. God, it felt like heaven. Laying back able to relax and not having to jump up every 2 minutes to deal with some little tantrum or disaster.

I wore a dress, red lipstick and clamming much boots today. That felt authentic.