9.21.2009

Life denying trick of the mind: THE CASUAL PROUNOUNCEMENT OF "GOOD," AND THE LIKE.

"The (?)" Life denying trick of the mind: THE CASUAL PRONOUNCEMENT OF "GOOD,"
as SUBSTITUTE for the actual STATE OF BEING, OR NOT. Casually - "he is good,"
or "I am good...." Murder.

Good is a way of being, a state of being, or NOT.

Brain surgeon is a way of being, or NOT (if in fact of my BEING I am NOT).

Marine is a way of being, or NOT (if in fact of my BEING I am not).

MLK Jr. was GOOD. Teresa of Calcutta was GOOD. Gandhi was GOOD.
Eleanor Roosevelt was GOOD. ALL BABIES are born to be GOOD.

Start Loving may or may not have the potential to be Marine, or to be Brain Surgeon.
POTENTIAL IS NOT STATE OF BEING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Start Loving always had the potential to "BE" GOOD. For most of his life he chose
to NOT "BE" GOOD. Yes, he had goodness within him - the potential. Occasionally
he dabbled in BEing GOOD, but that did not make his state, his WAY OF BEING - GOOD.

We are born GOOD, the same way a healthy cell is born healthy - to be dedicated
to the work of the body. But Start Fell away from that DEDICATION TO GOOD.

HE HAS CLIMBED BACK TOWARDS IT - GOOD - HEAVEN.

9.20.2009

FDR: "The test of our progress is not...

The test of our progress is not whether
we add more to the abundance of those who have much,
it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fwd: I am sharing this reminder with everyone Amen! ( sent to me by a jewish ...

From: Nancemerrill
To: Nancemerrill
Sent: 9/20/2009 2:25:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: I am sharing this reminder with everyone Amen! ( sent to me by a jewish sister)

According to Snopes it is true too.
Lee

A seminary professor was vacationing

with his wife in Gatlinburg , TN.

One morning, they were eating breakfast at

a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet,

family meal. While they were waiting for

their food, they noticed a distinguished

looking, white-haired man moving from table

to table, visiting with the guests.

The professor leaned over and whispered to

his wife, 'I hope he doesn't come over here.'

But sure enough, the man did come over

to their table.

'Where are you folks from?'

he asked in a friendly voice.

' Oklahoma ,' they answered.

'Great to have you here in Tennessee ,'

the stranger said..

'What do you do for a living?'

'I teach at a seminary,' he replied.

'Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do

you? Well, I've got a really great story for you.'

And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair

and sat down at the table with the couple.

The professor groaned and thought to himself,

'Great .. Just what I need ....

another preacher story!'

The man started, 'See that mountain over there?

(pointing out the restaurant window).

Not far from the base of that mountain,

there was a boy born to an unwed mother.

He had a hard time growing up, because

every place he went, he was always asked

the same question,

'Hey boy, Who's your daddy?'

Whether he was at school, in the grocery

store or drug store, people would ask the

same question, 'Who's your daddy?'

He would hide at recess and lunch time from

other students. He would avoid going in to

stores because that question hurt him so bad.

'When he was about 12 years old, a new

preacher came to his church. He would

always go in late and slip out early to

avoid hearing the question,

'Who's your daddy?'

But one day, the new preacher said the

benediction so fast that he got caught and

had to walk out with the crowd.

Just about the time he got to the back door,

the new preacher, not knowing anything

about him, put his hand on his shoulder

and asked him, 'Son, who's your daddy?'

The whole church got deathly quiet.

He could feel every eye in the church looking

at him Now everyone would finally know the

answer to the question, 'Who's your daddy?'

'This new preacher, though, sensed the

situation around him and using discernment

that only the Holy Spirit could give,

said the following to that scared little boy..

'Wait a minute! I know who you are!

I see the family resemblance now,

You are a child of God.'

With that he patted the boy on his shoulder

and said, 'Boy, you've got a great inheritance.

Go and claim it.'

'With that, the boy smiled for the first time in

a long time and walked out the door a changed

person. He was never the same again.

Whenever anybody asked him,

'Who's your Daddy?' he'd just tell them ,

'I'm a Child of God..''

The distinguished gentleman got up from

the table and said, 'Isn't that a great story?'

The professor responded that it really

was a great story!

As the man turned to leave, he said,

'You know, if that new preacher hadn't told

me that I was one of God's children, I probably

never would have amounted to anything!'

And he walked away..

The seminary professor and his wife were

stunned. He called the waitress over & asked

her, 'Do you know who that man was -- the

one who just left that was sitting at our table?'

The waitress grinned and said, 'Of course.

Everybody here knows him. That's Ben Hooper.

He's governor of Tennessee !'

Someone in your life today needs a reminder

that they're one of God's children!

'The grass withers and the flowers fall,

but the word of God stands forever.' ~~Isaiah

YOU'RE ONE OF GOD'S CHILDREN!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Truth is manifest in our behavior - or Truth remains Unknown, Invisible, Hidden.

This is the function of constructive non-violent, non-hostile action -
to show the superior power of the Truth-of-what-is-Good for Humanity.

There is no other way to make the Truth manifest.

Every other way besides LIVING THE TRUTH proves the Lie;
Proves / Manifests / Embodies that which is Wrong.

THIS IS YOU, AND ME: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Yes, I've "gotten" this story since I was young, but really only
in the last few days am I "getting it."

From a note to one of my profoundly sheroic sisters who is
being persecuted by her community for her works of Love:

Remember the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Now at
the surface, of course I got it long ago. But the important
implications just hit me.

Each of these two minds are entirely different - they
DON'T SEE THE SAME THINGS, THEY DON'T INTERPRET
THE SAME WAY, THEIR VALUES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT,
AND THEY CAN'T SEE OR UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER.
YET THEY RESIDE IN THE SAME BODY.
Their EYES work different. The pair of one sees a set of things,
the pair of the other DOES NOT SEE those things, but sees others,
literally.
Their EARS work different. Fundamentally.
Their MIND works different. Fundamentally.
THAT'S US!!!!!!!

These folks that so horrify you - they are crazy, sick,
insane - they are Mr. Hyde. My point isn't to excuse them,
but to diagnose them. They ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT
THAN YOU IN EVERY WAY. In a way, they can't help it -
it is a form of classic addiction - of the most dangerous,
murderous kind.

Teresa, King, Gandhi, Jesus... simply are Saved from their
Mr. Hyde, and died to save Us as well. This is our work, or
the world is doomed.

They look like Humans, but they are not. The vast majority
of our brothers and sisters look like humans, but by the
time they are in their late teens, they are not.

"When they came for me there was no one to stand up for me." Nazi Germany. Democrats run away from embattled ACORN msnbc.com

This captures the true cowardice of the Left
grass-roots better than ANYTHING:

Democrats run away from embattled ACORN

msnbc.com

DISGUSTING. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

9.19.2009

HUGE. YES IT IS BILL CLINTON - STILL HUGE!!!!

September 17, 2009

Exclusive - Bill Clinton Extended Interview Pt. 3 (06:05)

Humans are distinct among species: Our Evolution Potential is cognitive; as is our Degenerate Potential.

BE Good, DO Good. No, I MEAN it. EVERY other "solution" is COMPLETELY hopeless, COMPLETELY doomed.

EVERYTHING Good can be converted to a weapon of violence; and IS.

EVERYTHING Good can be converted to a weapon of violence; and IS.

EVERYTHING.

How to save the world, get Universal Healthcare...? TRY; ATTEMPT. That's what Love does. Period. That always is the answer. There is no other. ALL else is HOPELESS.

How to save the world, get Universal Healthcare, etc...? THERE ARE ONLY TWO OPTIONS: A. TRY; ATTEMPT, or B. DON'T. TRY, ATTEMPT, that's what Love does. Period. That always is the answer. There is no other. ALL else is HOPELESS.

"Values Voters" in DC. Rick and Cynde - I'd take them over most Lefties ANY DAY.

Rick and Cynde. We spoke for 30 minutes. Unlike almost all the Lefties
I know, I'd get in a foxhole with these two any day. We disagreed on
almost every fact - but we agreed entirely on what matters - commitment,
compassion, hard work, sacrifice for others. They are fighters. I'm
a fighter. LIFE FIGHTS. DEATH WATCHES. Give us enough time
and we'd arrive at the same set of facts.

Give me a True Conservative or a Committed Liberal any day - by spare
me from the Hate monger masses on the Right and the Lip Service
masses on the Left -PLEASE!

9.18.2009

If the potential 60's marchers had ruled out ACTION BY THEMSELVES, PER SE?

[I wish the following were just some idealogical rant, rather than the Truth.]

Imagine if the potential 60's marchers had ruled-out ACTION BY THEMSELVES PER SE?

Why the Left is Defeated already:

1. By definition of their behavior and mind-set, about which they are intransigent,
the Left holds themselves entirely irresponsible for whatever is happening.
By definition - it is the fault of Congress, the President, and or the Right - NEVER
THEMSELVES! Thereby they have ruled out ACTION by THEMSELVES -
PER SE. From today's Left no equivalent of - CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS, LABOR
ACTIVISTIONS, SALT MARCH....

2. The RIGHT WINS BY DEFAULT IN THE ABSENCE OF ACTION FROM THE LEFT
(or Middle) - exactly because Entropy, the 2nd
Law of Thermodynamics wins by default. The position of the Right
is Regression - Regression to a simpler, earlier state of social organization
is EASIER, requires LESS ENERGY - IS WHAT HAPPENS without the CONSTANT
excertions of ACTION from the Left - or Center. The Right IS the EMBODYMENT OF THE
2nd law of Thermodynamics - they win by default.

3. To synthesize 1 & 2 - the "L" masses (Lazy Lipservice Liberal Left) insists that
its only and primary weapon is LIPSERVICE - and LIPSERVICE always
loses to LIFESERVICE - and the Right, as degenerate as it is (BECAUSE
it as degenerate as it is!!!) rises to LIFESERVICE when the status
quo is threatened.

Now the L's whipping boy Obama, HE, DESPITE them, fashioned a
coalition from the Middle to win the election. OUR ONLY HOPE is that he can, again
without the LifeService of the "L's" advance his agenda, even overcoming
all the "L" rocks, drag and diversion.

Harriett Tubman: I'd have saved so many more if they'd seen they were slaves

Harriett Tubman: I'd have saved so many more if they'd seen they were slaves.

And nothing has changed. We'd be getting Single Payer healthcare if we on
the Left, from our though leaders to the grass roots saw that our -

INACTION ON THE LEFT GUARANTEES DEFEAT. NO NEED TO WONDER. NO NEED TO WAIT.
INACTION GUARANTEES OUR DEFEAT. ALWAYS HAS. ALWAYS WILL.

Harriett Tubman: I'd have saved so many more if they'd seen they were slaves.

9.15.2009

Joy / Heaven-on-earth are in THIS direction >>>>

Joy / Heaven-on-earth for YOU or ME are in THIS direction >>>>

HOW MANY REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, NEEDY PEOPLE SHOULD BE
DEEPLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GLAD FOR
WHAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING
TO DO FOR THEM?

It is not in the fact (if there are some or many such folks), but rather in your ongoing attempt that
Joy, Peace (of heart and mind), Love and Life - Heaven-on-earth - are to be found.
It's how our nervous systems work.

If something wipes out everything I know and have become, please share this with me.
I could quickly re-boot, find my way back, from this.

Thanks.

ps: Pleasure is to be found in exactly the opposite direction. :-( :-)

HUGE GIFT

I just came across this by accident. At Thomas insistence I read the book / essay
several years ago.

Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), nicknamed "The Fighting Quaker" and "Old Gimlet Eye", was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and, at the time of his death, the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.

Here's the gift:

War is a Racket by Smedley Butler

9 min
www.youtube.com

SHARE!!!!

1st Excellent Steven Chu Interview? IMPORTANT.

TIME: Steven Chu - Energy and Intellectual Horsepower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n3Um3gegpM

Obama - more in a day than others in a term... or lifetime...

Obama Plans Sunday Health Care Blitz

CBS News

"SENTIMENT WITHOUT ACTION IS THE RUIN OF THE SOUL." Edward Abbey

Pres. Obama, for US, in a day risks more, commits more of himself, works more,
attempts more than:
* Most presidents in a term, or two,
* We Sheeple attempt in a lifetime.

SHAME on our Spectating.
SHAME on our Criticizing.
SHAME on our Rock Throwing.

START, WE HAVE THE RIGHT! WE HAVE THE DUTY! No. We sheeple s lost the right
when WE RISK NOTHING, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOTHING.

And, with our moral incompetence we sheeple lost the duty.

STAND UP, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

Obama: 'Who would MLK Jr. vote for? Neither of us. He'd be out building a Movement.'

Obama: 'Who would MLK Jr. vote for? Neither of us. He'd be out building a movement.'

'I ask you to believe not just in my ability to bring change; I ASK YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURS." Barack Obama
moveon.org barackobama.com

Pres. Obama get's it. And he shows us, and tells us. WE'VE GOT NO EXCUSES FOR
SITTING ON OUR BUTTS - HE IS EXHORTING US TO STAND UP TO THE SPECIAL
INTERESTS. AND WE IGNORE HIM, AND THROW ROCKS, AND RIDICULE HIM....

Forget the Oval Office, Obama's out campaigning again today
// (UM; IT'S CALLED "LEADING," "ORGANIZING.")

Los Angeles Times

http://www.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F11_0_s_4_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEpg1LvfPz4EapsP_1WIVcEl7v9qA&sig2=XJ79QLcFszMEZn1O8MN7Aw&cid=1312681154&ei=TXqvSrj8CJ-IlQf-68ngAw&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Fwashington%2F2009%2F09%2Fobama-kanye-west-healthcare.html

9.14.2009

HUGE: The Health Insurance Racket VID SHARE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4TsaHmtgfA

BraveNew films

BarackObama.com

MoveOn.org

Now.

"DON'T MISS" DN! Segments today. HUGE!

>>>>>> DN! Artists Protest Isreal Tel Aviv in Toronto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3bk_nBuXgc <<<<<<<<<<<<
DN! NYT Exposes Nationwide Water Contamination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H6voDtR7Cg
DN! 'Post-Racial' Presidency??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRW1viSlAPE
DN! Hiroshoma Mayor Calls for Nuclear-Free World by 2020 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMAxed4jI1k
DN! Six Activists Arrested at Protest Against Army Experience in PA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65G1sVSB45M
DN! ALL Protest BANNED at G20 in Pittsburgh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_i5PNBgdlg
DN! US Agrees to Talks with Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uxheAGJqKw

Bill Maher: "When will we Lefties Show Up?!?!?"

Bill Maher: "When will we Lefties Show Up?!?!?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXFhvU6CmQ

Watch. Think. Act. SHARE. Hmmm. ACT. NOW.

9.13.2009

Start L is very depressed at the moment.

[I had a wonderful conversation with a fellow at the Vigil this
morning - Bill. Early 40's professional man, with kids. It was a
wonderful connection - we covered much ground - and he
asked if since I've Lived this new life I've suffered depression.]

Bill, :-)

You asked me if I ever suffered depression. With the greatest
gusto I said NO!

Of course I was attempting to tell you the truth, but to my
amusement, at my many limitations, I write to tell you - absolutely
I suffer depressions. I'm in one this afternoon - a significant
one.

One of my advanced degrees is in psychology. Abe Maslow
is one of the handful of psychs whose work was not toxic -
but extremely health producing. At a conference back
in the 1960's he was challenged for listing Abe Lincoln as one
of his Icons of human health with, 'Dr. Maslow, Abe Lincoln
was known to be depressive, an "illness," and you label him an
icon of human health?'

'Hmmmm,' Maslow replied. 'Yes. Lincoln was in the midst of
a war destroying thousands of his brothers and sisters both
north and south. He was deeply depressed about this. And you
deem this unhealthy???'

A am in agony over, and depressed about the lethargy in my
brothers and sisters in this country regarding the Health Care
Legislation - and how the most promising minds I see insist
on sitting on the sidelines pontificating while the greatest
leader in the history of the world, Pres. Obama, stays on the
field of battle fighting for us, Alone. You know the movie,
"High Noon," with Gary Cooper?

The question my brain (oh so limited) was hearing from you
when you said "depression," I was responding to Joy - was
there ever an instant when I didn't experience Joy. No IS
the correct answer to that - including now.

In his studies of Self Actualized people, among the traits
he found among all was that they, 1. Were all completely
and totally dedicated to the well-being of humanity, and
2. Practically all would relate that - 'Life is so wonderful
I almost can't stand it - it is just too much - excruciating.'

That is how it is. The pain of the world is so acute in me
that at times it does lead to depression. NEVER do I
regret either the pain or the depression. I'd be "Dead" if
I lacked either. A STONE would feel the pain so rampant
in the world today. Yes?

But in my own experience and in my ongoing
studies in many fields - the Agony and the Ecstasy are NEVER
separate; NEVER. The Agony of those needlessly
suffering is the FUEL, the ENGINE for LOVE and the
fruit of Living out of our Love is JOY - Ecstasy.

It is not rare that I am depressed. It is NEVER that I do
not Live Joy. It is Heaven, and Hell. :-)

Your brother,

Start

Pres. Obama - "I own it," 60 Minutes. Gary Coper "High Noon" all over again?

Pres. Obama - "I own it," 60 Minutes. Gary Coper "High Noon" all over again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75lmLBBJeIk

Shame on anyone with the slightest conscience or goodness if they
let this great man fight alone any longer.

Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame.

NO MORE EXCUSES.

BarackObama.com MoveOn.org

NOW. NOW.

ps: You remember the movie "High Noon," right?

BuzzFlash: "[Pres. Obama] we need to hit the streets as part of a movement and give you the support you need." YES!!!!!!

BuzzFlash: "[Pres. Obama] we need to hit the streets as part of a movement
and give you the support you need." YES!!!!!!

Please read article below.

Strong article, particularly in calling out that Racism is back in front in this country!

Also helpful in articulating the title line above!!!!! HOWEVER, it too strongly urges
President Obama to step up punching back at the racist attacks because, in part -
"We''ll have your back." Hmmmm. Nope. The past is the best predictor of the
future and in the past 10 months all we've had is a firm grasp on our comfortable
armchairs.

WE are the ones that need to lead! We are not responsible or accountable for
what President Obama does. We are responsible for what WE do.

Time for US to step up. Maybe we can take a cue from the Right. THEY are
NOT WAITING to enter the Civil War that has broken out (or is it to be a Civil Rout?)
BarackObama.com / MoveOn.org

No More Code Words: Racism is Public Again

http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/9406

Fw: What you(?) did in August

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action;
To: Start Loving;
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:38:11 AM
Subject: What you did in August

Click here for more photos from the summer.

Dear MoveOn member,

Wow—August was really something.

At town halls, state fairs, public forums, and hundreds of other events across the country, MoveOn Councils and individual MoveOn members showed Congress and the media that the vast majority of Americans support the change agenda that President Obama ran on.

Local MoveOn members organized face-to-face conversations with key senators including Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, and Olympia Snowe. And we got a slew of positive press coverage to amplify our message—from television stations in St. Louis and Sarasota, FL to MSNBC.

Then, we capped it off by holding hundreds of powerful "We Can't Afford to Wait" Vigils across the country. (Check out this terrific homemade video of the Los Angeles Vigil.) The vigils had over 100 people in attendance, on average; and over 70% of them got media coverage.

The sum of all this? We've had a big impact. We're starting to regain control of the debate over health care reform, despite a small but disruptive minority. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's powerful speech on Wednesday was symptomatic of the right's growing credibility problem.

And now, in these next few weeks, we'll be fighting hard to keep the pressure on.

On September 22nd, we will stand up to the multi-billion dollar health insurance industry at our "Big Insurance: Sick of It" rallies.

There's still plenty of work to do, but the fact that the progressives are taking back the health care debate—and holding the line on clean energy—is a testament to the amazing work you were part of this summer.

Thanks so much for all you do.

–Nita, Anna, Lenore, Ilya, and the rest of the team

Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 5 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.

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The Perfect Measure of Love: How far we live from the Least of These our Human Family

"If you Love the Poor, you will share their fate." Oscar Romero (assassinated).
[Your child gets ill and to save them costs everything that you own - you gladly
sell everything, right? The poor child IS YOUR child. No? Then THAT is
how poor you are, THAT is how much you do NOT Love. Perfect measure!

"Love cannot remain passive in the face of suffering [, sooooo if you are passive
in the face of suffering, it is not Love]." Teresa of Calcutta

"Love [IS AS] I have Loved." Jesus. [Jesus Love, Jesus Life was a Perfect
Measure.]

Anonymous - Think of the person that you most despise in the world.
THAT is how much you Love.

Good and God - for me, they are identical. Identical. IDENTICAL.

Good and God - for me, they are identical. Identical. IDENTICAL.

Fascinating that only a "o" separates them. Nothing. Nothing separates them.

Awesome. Divine. Magnificent. Holy. Whole.