Wisdom of the Ages

Life's Way

2011-05-31T12:41:00.003+10:00

Power Exercise 1
Psychic Awakening
Power-up 101: Inner Core Building - Merging the Masculine and Feminine Energy.

Within you there is an inner core, and outside you is your shell, which is known as your aura. Your inner core is the very thing that makes you, you, your persona, and your characteristics.
The difference between inner core and auras are one does not change as much as the other. Auras changes when there are brief transitions, your mood may change, so will your aura. But your inner core may not change, the change may occur after a period of something drastic, huge, or big. This could be an inner change which may occur from an illness, an enrolment in a course which shift the way of your thinking or something traumatising which shift your entire being suddenly.
But these changes does not have to be from something big, it can come from just some meditation.
Now that we have covered the subject of inner core, we will now go to how to awaken it, or put you into a state of rebirth.
Within you there are the masculine and feminine energy. Both of these are like two voices saying two different and most likely opposite things.

The masculine may say black and the feminine may say white, but what each is saying when put together is.

They are two sides of the same coin.
When the person has recognized both of these sides for what it truly is, it is easier to see in one viewpoint instead of two opposing view. It stabilize your very being and empower you to become a whole new you, thus it awaken your inner core, and rebirth you from those two sides into one whole “coin”.
Power-up 102: Find Your Inner Power.

Your inner power is what and where you draw your personal power from.
Treading on the elements here and the three-dimensional we go through finding our strengths. Where is it that you find your inner power when all hell breaks loose, is it your heart? Your will? Your mind? Or somewhere else?
But that’s not all when you found out what it is you come from, you must find the element that best resonate with that “strength”. How you go about it, is if it is your heart then what does it feel like when you need rescuing, is it impenetrable like iron? If so perhaps that is your strength’s element.
For example if it is your heart, then it comes in threes e.g. Heart of Iron, Feelings of Steel, and Emotions of Titanium. They are three of the same things, each reflecting each other, each side seemingly built up on the other. But it is the exact same thing.
How you find this, is up to you, it is harder but not as hard as the next step.

Power-up 103: Taming the Element of your Instinct/Intuition.

Now we get to the hard part, the third part of your awakening. This comes in the form of a six sided dice. Each side of the dice representing an element of your mirror image; the one that resonates best with you.
How you find out what it is, is up to you, but for me was to just let my mind wander and let it be caught by an element and let it go along with it until it stays with it.
As an example if your mirroring element is fire, then that fire resides inside you in six different forms.
To you it could mean fire of rage, fire of desire, fire of passion, fire of purification, fire of pain, and fire of destruction.
It is up to you in which side you would pick, as each not only represents the element, each would also represent an energy type – masculine or feminine.

But once you have found and tame the element of your desire, you awaken once more into yourself.

Power-up 104: Define your Spiritual Body.

The 4th level of awakening has no set shape, rather it is malleable. But it is a combination of all the steps already taken. For me the element that has taken shape was Light e.g. Wisdom + Burning Presence + Moving Wind = Light.
Now that you have defined your element it is now time for the first step in defining your spiritual body, at first for me it starts off with as being a sphere as its natural state. It is therefore in its most neutral state, for someone else it might be a vortex.
The second stage of defining your spiritual body is by letting of that shape, and let it come to you in whatever shape it desires, e.g. letting it define its own face, features, clothing, accessories or what not.
This not only sets you apart from others but it brings forth your true power, releasing your full limit of awakening.
Now it is possible to do it in different steps, I practically did this in reverse so it is possible to take different steps in awakening your psychic powers. So do only what comes natural to you.

Power-up 201: Letting go of the Duality Concept

What if the stuff we have covered in Power-ups 101-104 was just for the sake of teaching and learning? Within your mind now you should have a pretty strong sense of identity. Well in this chapter we learn to chuck all that away.
Let go completely the concept of duality, most of us, are two minded about things, so that was why the concept of masculinity and femininity was used. To merge those two so a new voice can be heard. A voice that is inside of us so desperate to be heard it split itself into two aspects, the proactive and the reactive. These two labels can neither be fit into the masculine or the feminine. It is just two voices, one that says yeah, and the other that says nay.
Now that you are completely one minded about this, let those useless concepts go and step up to the plate to make your own decisions. There is no one else inside your head, except you alone, your fear, your misconception, your beliefs, your disbeliefs, your regrets that you learn from hindsight and how much you wish for foresight.
Now that you have let go of those inner voices, go to the bathroom, take off your clothes and look down. What do you have? Is it a Penis or a Vagina or both? This defines who you are.
You are therefore either a man, a woman, a hermaphrodite, a man with two penis, and etc. This is your identity. You make the decision and no one else.

Power-up 202a: Letting go of the elemental concept

You do not need the elemental concept; they are just there to define who you are, what you are like, and what you are liable to do.
Will of Fire, Strength of Flame, Spirit of Inferno, they come down to the same thing. You have a strong willpower. Same goes with Heart of Iron, Feelings of Steel, and Emotions of Titanium. It means you have an impenetrable heart, unyielding and incapable of being crushed.
You are therefore a strong person, and should be proud of it.

Power-up 202b: Letting go of the concept that Intuition and Instinct are separate aspects

Intuition is commonly view as coming from the heart, as it is commonly construed as an aspect of femininity. However let me put this straight to you. The heart’s function is to pump blood to various part of your body.
So whatever comes to you in the form of emotions are all from your head, I am no expert but there are separate sections of your brains, each controlling certain things, desires, pleasures, pain, willpower, practical thinking, logic, rationalization, creativity, and possibly a myriads of other stuff that has not been mentioned.
So therefore your Intuition/Instinct is one and the same. Therefore thoughts and emotions come from the same place, your brain. Your metaphysical head is therefore your metaphysical heart. There are no separations and neither should there be.

Power-up 203: Letting go of the Spiritual Body Concept.

Once again, look down and what do you see? It does not matter who you were in your past life, neither does it matter much if there is a past life or no.
Look in a mirror if you must. But what you see, is what you got to work with, humbling isn’t it now that you know you are not anything special. It is just you, and only you. If you want to be stronger, work out, get fit, do something about it.
With a strong body, comes a strong mind, and with a strong mind come strong willpower and a strong “heart”.

Power-up 301: The True Meaning behind the Inner Core

Now that we have let go of so many concepts, we revisit the inner core concept. The real meaning in teaching this concept was to build a strong foundation of your character, your persona, your true self.
Auras works the same way, it is your outer shell, your outer persona, or your established mask. The trick is to match your aura with your inner core, to portray yourself as you naturally are. Thereby negating any further need for a mask or auric field. Once your aura and inner core is matched up, all that exists is therefore the inner core, your true persona.
Once all this is grasped we can move on to the next step.

Power-up 302: The True reason behind the teaching of the elements

In volume 1 we look at the elemental aspect of you. This is not totally without reasons. If you follow the intuition aspect, therefore the heart, replace that element with strength, if you follow the instinct aspect then replace element with force.
Therefore you have force of will and strength of heart. This was your foundation, this was your core.
Same as when we looked at the mirroring aspect of the elements change these to force or strength and you discovered what they are. For me it was force of change, force of freedom, force of adaptation, force of calm, force of pleasantries, and force of revolution.
Force is another word for personal power or presence. You have the presence to do these things, but you did not discover it until you try and practice those visualizations.

Power-up 401: Why did we go through all that and discover that it is not about psychic powers?

At the end of Volume 1, we look at the Spiritual Body; a culmination of all your work, the rest of the volumes was about letting go of those concepts and the true meaning behind it.
Humans do have psychic powers in term of intuition and instinct. We pick up emotions and aim of those people we have interacted with.
What we have done here is to journey together to find our true self, and see what it is and who we are. For without this inner knowledge we can’t have any effect on the outer world.
The Spiritual Body was how we would like to become, what we would ideally like to look like in term of prowess and skills. It is usually a healthy body as it shows the full culmination of our entire being at that point in time.
But now that we are near the journey’s end all I have left to say is make your own decisions, the choice is yours, no one else can do it for you. You have the power to change the fate’s road with your own very feet, move it and get out of that rut.

The Next Step
Mind Journey 101: What do you want to achieve with your mind?

What is it that you want to achieve with your mind? For some it is as easy as ABC, but for others this question will leave them stump.
The mind is a complex maze; fill with trappings and enemies within. Within your mind you will find loops and holes which seem to lead somewhere but ends up going nowhere at all.
Sometimes an enemy will appear, but these are just fears bought about into being by your very own thoughts. The power of your own thought is an amazing ability; it can give any idea and concept form and power of its own accord, bringing them to life with just a twinkle of the eye.
That’s why one must clearly define what one wishes to achieve with their mind. For me, it was a clear and still mind. What are yours?

Mind Journey 102: Training Your Mind

This all clearly depends on what you want to achieve with it. As was previously mentioned, my goal was to achieve a clear and still mind, I do this by imagining an object that would represent my mind, and that was a sphere of light.
Once I have pictured in my mind exactly what I wish to see, a sphere of light, I keep staring at it until all of a sudden it dissipates. My mind is now clear of all thoughts and is completely still.
However if you want to have a practical and logical mind then think up scenarios where one would have to use that and decides on the best course of action.
There are no better training methods, than practice, practice, and practice.

Mind Journey 103: Take Control of your Mind

Once you have achieved what you wanted, you may want to put it in good use. For example a clear and still mind will be able to handle emergency situation or any task without making your brow sweat.
Same as a mind that seeks to understand and analyse the situation. Once full control is granted this ability will always be available for you to use without further thoughts even if it’s not an emergency situation.

Heart’s Path 101: What does your Heart want?

Whether it is to be alone or to have a partner, your heart wants something. Like the mind, your heart will throw trappings and enemies at you to try and question what you believe, and what you want. Unlike the mind however, the heart tends to go wild, producing so many aspects that it truly needs.
If your wish is to be alone then it will present to you a situation where you are alone, and there is no one to save you. Do you then seek to be alone or do you wish for company? That is up to you to decide, and no answers are wrong. If you answer is against your heart’s desire you will stay trap within the world you have created and remain there until you find your solution, whether it be of the physical or the metaphysical.
Now if you seek a partnership, it is good to define what it is you are looking for, so you don’t look for a relationship with the wrong person, or stay trapped in the wrong relationship, or have delusions that, the person you are with is the most perfect person for you, whether they are or not.
For me, my heart presented to me each girls that exist in my heart, and then ask me why they are not suitable.
To every answer a side of a box is conjured up as each aspects are unfold e.g. I was presented with a girl I knew well, who was like a demon but what I want was a strong woman, someone who is true to herself. As each went on I found out that in completing the box I have sealed the perfect girl inside my heart.
What my heart wanted was a pure and yet realistic girl. A girl that is deep, thought-provoking, compassionate, true to form, proven to be loyal, and is free of all the emotional baggage. This I found was my perfect girl, and I will keep her lock in my heart until that girl is found.

Heart’s Path 102: What kind of Heart do you want?

What kind of Heart do you want? How do you go about finding out what kinds of Heart do you want? It’s not hard and it is not easy.
First you need to figure out what type of feelings you want to convey to others.
Second you must find out what it is you have to do to convey those feelings to others.
For me it is a soft and compassionate Heart, and the ability to self-contain and control emotions.
Basically I want others to feel that I am a soft and compassionate person, readily available to help them if needed and yet at the same time if I wish to, I can be unreadable in me showing my emotions.
The advantage of this is clear, by being soft and compassionate I will be approachable, and by having my emotions unreadable, if anger ever register they would not feel it, neither will they be confuse by it.
If I wish to be soft and compassionate then I must stayed my emotions.
So what kind of Heart do you want? I reiterate. If you wish to have a strong Heart then you must do the other aspect of it to keep a strong Heart, by developing your emotions in the directions you desire it to go.

Heart’s Path 103: Taming the Heart

In taming the Heart, in the way that you wish you would have achieve more control of your emotions, able to express it in any way you wish, and therefore cannot be misunderstood.
But how does one tame the Heart? By practicing of course, whenever you are in a situation of any sort, express yourself in the way that you want to be felt, same as in developing the mind you would practice that set of skills. Whereas in emotions, you would express yourself in certain ways so that it stay ingrain within your Heart. That is the core in taming your Heart.
Body Fitness 101: Clearly defines the shape that you want your body to be in

Many of us are either skinny or fat, very few are buff and gorgeous looking. So what is it that you want your body to look like while being realistic? Clearly some of you will want to look like a certain movie star or supermodel, but that’s highly unlikely without the usage of cosmetic surgery.
I for example want a lean, tone, and a well-defined body, that is clean and hygienic. What do you want your body to look like? It is easy just look into a mirror and see what part of body you wish looks like something else but it clearly isn’t. Jot down notes, or make a mental note and move on from there.

Body Fitness 102: Training

Now that you have define what you want your body to look like, it’s time to do some training to achieve that.
There are a number of things you can do, like sit up, squats, push ups, weights, curls, running, jogging, or walking.
How you go about doing this is up to you, either do it at home and go out for a run or even join a gym and get personal training. You can even go on a diet if you wish. But all these things take time and strength of mind. At the end of the day the only thing you can do is train, train, and train and you will see results.
Body Fitness 103: Achievements

As you train day in and day out you will start noticing change, your body fat dissipating, and muscles form, and as you work out your body become tone and lean.
Exercise is important if not for health then also for self-confidence. With a strong body/base, you will have a stronger mind and stronger heart.
Everything feeds into each other, becoming more and more powerful as you work on each different aspect. So get training and start collecting these achievements.

Running Ahead
The Head 101: Developing a powerful intuition

Intuition is a niggling sensation you get before you know what it is. These sensations can become strong with amount of usage. When you are doing something reach out with your Mind and feel it out and see what feelings you get from it.
This is the start of developing your intuition; other tricks are out there, presumably psychic tests, with cards, to see which card will turn up. You can practice this with a deck of card or your own tarot deck. With tarot, use your own mind to formulate what the picture means to you, instead of reading out the meaning but a general knowledge of this practice is probably advisable.
You could also try guessing what your friends are going to say next, just by being around them, and freak the hell out of them for fun, especially when you get it right.

The Head 102: Developing a keen instinct.

Instinct, animals has these; it is a powerful tool for survival. It is sensing what was going to happen and reacting to it without knowing what it was.
You watch the Spiderman movies and you can see him dodging things before he sees them, that’s instinct. But how do you develop this, without getting seriously hurt.
Well get someone to throw a ball at you and try dodging it, but if you really want to test yourself try facing away from them while they do it or go blindfold, there are certain things which gives it away like how they throw the ball, and which direction its heading, what sounds it makes and so on. But if you are blindfolded that’s a different story, you just have to develop your other senses to counteract the blindness.

The Body 101: Training your reflexes

If you have a slow reflex, you suck, this is untrue, you can develop your reflex with training, couple with intuition and instinct, your reflex can be a most power tool.
But how do you train your reflexes? By practicing it of course. The more you practice the more you gain. You can get someone to throw a ball at you, and you catch the ball before it bounce, or let it bounce and try to catch the ball. You can even have spit wars or thumb wrestling.
Thumb wrestling is probably preferable and spit wars are a bit nasty. But eventually your speed of dodging will get faster by letting it become ingrain in part of your body memory. That is how you train your reflex.

The Body 102: Training your reaction time

What is reaction time as opposed to speed? Reaction time is the speed that you can do a certain thing to counteract a certain action done against you.
So how do you train it? You do it by decreasing the reaction time. By decreasing the reaction time you use less time to do that action.
How do you decrease the reaction time? You do it by anticipating what the person or thing is going to do first, so you may be ready to counteract the action before it is fully completed. For example someone is throwing a punch at you, you watch the way they are throwing the punch, their movement, calculate it quickly in your mind and move aside.
Much of this can be done in martial art practice or by just sheer common sense, something which unfortunately is not used by much of the population.

First Flight
Willpower 101: the indomitable spirit

Now that you have completed what most people would not. You now have a strong sense of self-belief in your own personal power to affect change in whatever way it goes.
You have learnt to visualize, debunk stupid concepts, and pull yourself together, you have train your mind, heart, and body, intuition, instinct, reflex, and reaction-time. You are now ready for your first flight into the place with less ground than before.
By completing all these tasks you have shown an incredible amount of sheer willpower to do so. This is what I mean by indomitable spirit, the ability to stay strong despite all the odds. This is your first flight into freedom.

Power Exercise 2
Seeing It Clearly
Thoughts 101: The Subconscious Mind

The subconscious mind is the driving force behind what you are thinking right now. It is the reason why we do stuff, especially in a certain way.
If we are aggressive, then there is a reason why we are aggressive. If we are perverse, then there is also a reason behind it.
In my mind I have always thought kill what you can’t reason with, but what it is I am actually doing is running away from the truth. The truth is that by killing it, I regain control. Control is what I desperately need and that is the truth.

Thoughts 102: The Conscious Mind

The conscious mind is what we use on a daily basis. Like What kind of dog is that? When do they open? Those are conscious questions?
But humans are repetitive creature; we seek to do what is normal to us day by day so that we don’t have to think it through.
Perhaps that isn’t the best of thing, because when we stop thinking about our actions, we become predictable, and predictable means we can be easily read. Neither is unpredictability for that matter, if we become too unpredictable we become insane in our head so we need a balance of some kind.
Therefore the issue then is thinking before you leap into actions. On a daily basis consciously force yourself to think before doing anything, and that in itself is a good thing.

Thoughts 103: Self Actualization

When we work out the driving force behind our way of thinking and doing things, and actually began the process of actively thinking we began self actualize
Like I have said before the reason why in my mind to choose to kill what I can’t reason with is lack of control, the true solution therefore is to let go of the situation.
By letting go of the situation, you acknowledge that, there is clearly nothing that can be done. But that doesn’t mean you should stop fighting either, especially in a life or death situation. You can therefore deal with a situation rationally and clear of thought without being overly aggressive towards it.
To think is not a bad thing but to overly think is. You do not have to overly think about everything like what kind of sewing kit was used to make that dress, unless of course if you are a tailor in training or has an interest in that area.
There is no need to overly think anything, for example if you want to click the save button while thinking vaguely about it, it is still actively thinking, you do not have to have it clearly formed. It is when you do it on automatic that’s when we began to see a problem.
Feeling It Softly
Emotions 101: Pain, Hurt, Trauma, Desire, Wants, and Lust

Like the subconscious mind, pain, hurt and trauma are considered out inner feelings, the reason why we love, hate and fear.
Pain, hurt, and Trauma are the same things, they are all pain, and it just depends on how long they last.
When we are hurting we start to run away from the issue that are hurting us, and they often come in dreams to annoy us and as a result we run even further away from it creating pain, and if it is ongoing it becomes a trauma.
So run not from the problem at hand but rather question it and try to find an answer to that problem, and then you will find the solution already rest deeply inside your heart.
Desire, Wants, and Lust are also the same thing; it is just how badly we want it. But why do we want these things? Does it replace what we lack? When we want something, we either let go of that want or want it more and it becomes a desire and if we still can’t get it, it becomes lust.
The reason behind these feelings are that we lack the quality of these things, and wish to use these qualities to replace our own, so that we are seen as the material rather than ourselves.
In an early exercise, in The Hearts 101, we seek to find our perfect mate, the girl of our dream. This girl exist it is us. I had wanted a pure, yet realistic girl, a girl who is thought-provoking, true to form, compassionate, not shallow, free from emotional baggage, and proven to be trustworthy. This is the girl of my dreams.
But what I seek to acknowledge these are the exact qualities I can find in myself, the wants that I have to find that perfect mate has taken the form of a girl to please my own rationality.

Emotions 102: Love, Hate, Fear, Like, and Dislike.

What if I were to say that only two of those aspects are real, Love and Like? What we don’t like, we began to hate, and what we hate we began to fear, and what we fear we run from or try to eliminate.
But what we fail to realize is that what we dislike in others, is merely just a reflection of a characteristic we do not like in ourselves. So when they bother us, we began to distance ourselves from them, and if they continue to pester us, we hate them, and then if all else fails we run from them or eliminate them from our sight.
This is not hate, it is fear. What we fear about them, is that they can accept that part about themselves but we cannot, so we run even harder and try to change ourselves to what we are not to cover our supposed negative side.
For example I hate those who fall in love and trust easily thinking they are naïve. But what I am really saying is I do not want to acknowledge that I have this too, a loving and trusting heart.

Emotions 103: Self awareness

When we discover the driving force of our feelings, and our outer emotions we begin to become self-aware. It is a state of peacefulness and calmness. It is serenity.
For we are at peace with ourselves, our emotions become calm and thus our heart is serene. And that’s when we realize we have become self-aware.
Self awareness means that we are no longer so easily perturbed by stuff which seems confronting to us for when we let go of our fear we let go of our desire, hate and pain. We become untouchable by negativity for we know that that negativity is nothing but an illusion created by our mind.

Presenting Yourself Neatly
Health 101: Inner Health

When I am talking about inner health, I am talking about your physical inner health. What this means is eating right and sleeping right.
If you don’t eat right, you shrivel away your energy, and your mind becomes unhinged, completely out of balance. But when you eat right you become balance. This goes the same way for sleeping right, you don’t do it and the same things happen. So imagine you not doing both, not only would you be at death’s door but you would be completely insane.
So how does one eat right and sleep right? Eat only to be fed, and eat only when hunger strikes and eat at the right time as your kin, and you build up your relationship too. Same goes for sleep, when you are tired have a rest, but not enough to be over sleeping, if you do your body clock goes out of whack and you end up being unable to sleep at the same time as other people driving them to the point of insanity with you walking around during the night which equates to bad for relationship.

Health 102: Personal Hygiene, Physical Fitness, and Interpersonal skills

How we present ourselves to others defines how we are accepted by society. This includes personal hygiene, physical fitness, and interpersonal skills.
In matter of personal hygiene is easy, all we have to do is clean ourselves, wash ourselves, brush our teeth, comb our hair, and wash our face. If we don’t we can create a bad smell, attract dirt, and look unpleasant, then people would want to stop and hang around us because of our laziness in tending to ourselves.

Physical fitness is also an important but also yet harder part to deal with, because it can actually require hard work to maintain, but the plus side to this is we feel good, and we look good, making us pleasant company to be around.
Interpersonal skills are one of the most important in this trifecta of presenting oneself. If we are rude, crude, loud mouthed, a gossip or just plain antisocial everyone would want to stop hanging around us because of how unpleasant we have become. So instead of talking, try to listen to other people once in a while, you never know what you might learn.

Health 103: Self confidence

When we have all the above things, we can begin to have self confidence, it comes from within. It is the power of self belief to have confidence to face anything and be able to deal with it.
Without it we would be sadden, and feel as if we are by ourselves, when really we are not and have plenty of friends around.
Have self-confidence and become one of the friends of those who call you friends.

Power Exercise 3
Know-It-All
Knowledge 101: Know Thyself

So what do you know about yourself? I know that as a human being I have many facets as yet undiscovered.
I know what I like, and I know what I love, I know what I want to do with my body and with my mind, I know how to take care of my body, and how to take care of my heart. What is it then in myself that I do not know? Many, many things, and I also know this.

Knowledge 102: Culture, Logic, and Facts

In all our paths in life, we meet new and interesting people, see wonderful things, hear about their life that is culture.
Everywhere we go there is culture; there are work cultures, school cultures, and social group culture. It is the common practice by a group of people wherever they are. It is important to understand this culture so you can easily fit in and find a social group you can get along with. If not, then say goodbye and find another group you can be with.
Logic is the ability to get from one place to another in an easy to understand step that is practicable by everyone if tried hard enough. Understanding logic is easy, if one comes from A then the natural inclination is to get to B. When understood a practical method can be found in solving any problems.
Facts are what have been proven to be true information. In reality there are many facts. There is up, and there is down, there is left and there is right. There is time that ticks by as you work away at something and there are good eating at your favourite restaurant.
Knowing these things are good for you, do what it takes to gather them.

Do
Actions 101: Self discipline

Do or do not, that is the question. When you are by yourself, and there is no one to tell you what to do, who then decides what you can or cannot do? Yourself of course.
It is a matter of setting boundaries of what you do, and will not do, this is important so as you cannot get ahead of yourself and do self-harm.
For example, there is something that you want to eat, because it taste good, but you know it’s bad for you, do you A) eat it or B) don’t. Well its entirely up to you to decide. But for me I wouldn’t because it would be bad for me. It is all a matter of self-control really.

Actions 102: Taking Responsibility

What you do ultimately has an effect. This effect can be good or bad, depending on what’s done and who you did it to.
If something goes wrong, and you were the one responsible own up to it and take responsibility for your action.
This is a mark of good character, and is wanted in every place; someone who takes responsibility for their own actions can be a great friend and in most case a great employee. So take responsibility for your actions and people will start respecting you.

Power Exercise 4
Go Forth
Kingship 101: Blessed are the wise

As you past by life, it is important to define to you, what is right, and what is wrong, to have careful understanding of the situation, place or people and that is the start of forming your own philosophy.
By forming your own philosophy one can become thought provoking and become a good conversationalist finding more and more people to talk to as time goes by.
By attracting people and taking responsibility of your own actions one gain a mark of respect, the start of what it is to be a great leader. One who is both respected and wise, a ruler of your own domain.

Power Ascending 1
A Soulful Journey
Spirituality 101: Visions of the Past

As we go through life memories stick with us, and when we think about them they become images/visions of the past.
There are good/positive images and bad/negative images. Usually in times of life or death situation do we remember these, our soulful journey from birth to the present, in whatever situation we may be in.
The visions can do one of two things or both, it can make us regret our decisions at that time and/or let us learn from it. If we choose to learn from it then we can be set free from the never ending cycle of pain we put ourselves through and never have to experience the same situation again.

Spirituality 102: Insight for the Future

By looking at the past and the present we can carefully predict the outcome of the future. For example we have been using so much fossil fuel that now we are in a lot of trouble from ozone and overheating. We have kill so many whales that they may become extinct.
These things may or may not happen but it seems likely and these predictions should not be taken lightly, for if we have insight into what the future may hold perhaps yet we can change our fate.
The Human Way
Humanity 101: Sacrifices and Sufferings

Throughout our life we make sacrifices, we sacrifice our time and our money for our children to have a better life. We even sacrifice ourselves when the need arise. To sacrifice is to put others before ourselves; the greatest love of all comes from personal sacrifice of our lives.
We see this every day in wars or conflicts across the nations, our soldiers dying for whatever cause, but still dying in our causes or those who sacrifice in the name of peace.
But then there are the type of sacrifices which are unjust or unreasonable, but yet we also see every day. It is called sufferings. Sufferings are caused by the human mind to inflict upon each other the pain they think others should feel, that comes in the form of pain, hurt, and trauma.
Yet it happen, because people let it happen, for though we do this to each other and even ourselves it is unjust to hold a grudge against anyone.
But the only difference remain, one is just the other unjust, where the line is, it is hard to see, in this world and age there surely are too many sacrifices and sufferings made.
Humanity 102: Karma and Judgement

In term of Karma, for everything we do there is an equal or opposite reaction. If we do something it surely will have an effect no matter how small on someone’s or something’s life.
We step on a blade of grass, it gets crunched up, a bug is underneath it, it dies. That bug could have gone and pollinate a flower which you may later want to pick for your beloved but couldn’t because it was never pollinated.
But in everything we do, there is a good and bad outcome, no matter how big or how small.
But this doesn’t mean that you have to worry about every single thing but rather be aware that what you do right now to someone may end up coming back to bite you on the butt.
Judgement, from the moment we meet someone we judge them, on their appearance, their characteristics, their behaviours, and their lifestyle. It is almost unavoidable not to judge because we need to know what others are like so we can identify ourselves. Like karma, if you judge be sure to know you will be judge back. You never know the next beggar might be a millionaire in disguise and you could have just jeopardised your chance of a lifetime.
So judge not unless you are judge, do not unless you are done in. But with that being said, all these things are unavoidable but one could escape it by throwing away fear and grasping love in their heart and do only what is right to us.

Power Ascending 2
Seeing the Light
Enlightenment 101: Doorway to the Universe

When you have to a conclusion that in life there are both sacrifices and sufferings, karma and judgement, you realize it is all rather silly because everything we do in these we do it out of fear.
Fear for our loved ones, fear from being hurt, fear for our lives, and fear for our values, all of it is rather silly, because fear only exists if you let it become real.
Let not fear into thy heart and you shall be enlightened.
There Be Angels
Love 101: Becoming the Light

Once you get rid of all the pain, hurt, trauma, sufferings, sacrifices, karma, judgement, you know that all there is, is love.
Love at its highest form is to love all without conditions on their character or judgement, their virtue or their actions. For what they do, they do unto themselves, not to us for all we are is made of love in our hearts and lights in our mind.

Power Ascending 3
Destination Nirvana
Inner Peace 101: Opening an eye that does not exist

When you have gotten rid of all the fear in your heart, including the fear of not being loved, then you have reach inner peace.
There are no more conflicts, no more fears, all there is, is just is, now the present and ever more. A place that only exists when our hearts, mind and body become at peace with itself that there are just no more negativity in you.

Power Ascending 4
Boundless Energy
The Self 101: There are no limits

Once you realize that there is no stopping you except fear itself you begin to awaken to the fact that you have boundless energy and that there are no limits placed upon you.
You can do anything with love and light in your heart and mind, for there is nothing except that.

The Way of All Things
A New Journey
1a) The Journey Begins
The Soul 101: The Shape of Thy Soul

My journey first started when I created my first mind exercise. It was a focusing exercise. Because I was fill with fears, doubts, unwanted and desired words, I was going crazy in myself.
I put my hand together and with it draw all these thoughts together to form a blade of pure thought, a clearly defined and sharp blade, with this my mind became focus, but the sword keep drifting away, and I was unable to control it. With this sword I began to tame it so it follows my order to move only as I wish it. This was what I wanted but now, is a totally different situation.
On my journey here I began to find that my mind is now clear and still but it is sharp and focused, something which I was not able to consolidate with my soft and compassionate heart. But now that my heart and mind are one I need to find the shape of my soul.
I tried again once more to form a sword but it spin endlessly unable for me to tame it, becoming something that which I did not want, so what then is the problem? The problem lies in that that sword was formed only from my mind. This sword on the other hand is of my soul.
I do not wish my soul to be soft, and compassionate, focused and beautiful. What I wanted was a sword that does its task, but at the same time flow elegantly with the breeze.
So by speaking the words of my soul, I began to tame my sword, which is really the shape of my soul. There is no fighting the sword, there is only becoming one with the sword, in other words, to become one with myself.
So what are these words? For me it was a sword of elegance, piercing, reflective, enduring, strikes true, and is fearless of all, and that is the shape of my soul.
1b) Seeing the Journey’s End
Living Life 101: How do you want your life to take shape?

It is important to find out how you want your life to take shape, in what way do you wish to be remembered at the end of it, is how you begin your outer journey.
What is it that you want to be remembered for? I imagine a suit of armour protectively forming around me but what kind of armour is it? This is much like the inner journey only it’s about how you wish other’s to see you.
At life’s end I want to be remembered as wise, respectable, modest, worldly, precise, and full of life that is the shape of my armour and therefore the way in which I want people to remember me by.

2) Illuminating the Path
Being 101: Understanding what you want to become

Now that you have begun to undertake this new journey, with a weapon in hand and a set of new suit of armour, you must understand what you wish to become.
The truth is easy to find in the combination of your weapon’s and armour’s words to fill the space in between and that is you. I wanted to be a good, kind, compassionate, truthful, respectful, and loving man but now analysing how I want to start my journey and how I want to end my journey I found I want to be kind hearted, reasonable, self-defined, pure of thought, understanding, and know one’s own boundary.

3) Freedom in the Real World
Choices 101: Travelling one’s path

Now that you have figured out what you want to be inside, outside, and how you wish to be it is important how you go about achieving this.
Every choices we make opens up new pathways and close off a few, so we must be mindful of which we take, so remember it well how you begin the journey, what you want out of it, how you want to be, and you will realize your choices are limitless and that there is indeed freedom in the real world.

Journey’s End
Nothingness 101: From nothing to everything

Now that that exercise is done, there is no need for armour, sword, becoming anything, or what choices to make, we become nothing and therefore part of everything.
The cycle then begins again, from life to death, from death to life, and the wheel begins anew.

Everything 101: From everything there is me

From nothing there is everything, and from everything there is me. I exist because if everything is supposed to exist then so must I. Crossing the threshold of the wheel of death and life, I came, for if I return to nothing and from nothing from everything then so must I.

A New Home
Me 101: I AM ME

There is no resounding word, than that “I AM ME” and you can hear it roar across the threshold of everything.
The past is gone; the future is yet to be here, only the present stays with me.
I am here and “I AM ME”.

Way of Conduct

1. Know Yourself
2. Know Others
3. Do not overly express it may do more harm than good
4. Defend yourself but try your best to harm none
5. Defend your truths but admit error of ways
6. Defend others but leave them be when they are wrong
7. Do your best to take care of your body to lighten the load and avoid the burdening of others
8. Do your best to take care of others if they cannot look after themselves and only if they requested for help
9. Always ask for permissions if doing something for others
10. Ask for help if no answers can be found
11. Always ask for permission when needing passage of way
12. Do not demand, it is better to request
13. Forgive but do not forget; be aware but do not fear
14. Respect all living beings, despite their ages, gender or racial differences
15. Follow instructions if given, but take a side road if not suitable and apologize if needs be
16. Find your own way until none can be found then if needs be refer back to here

Explanations
Know Yourself

There is no greater merit than knowing yourself, to know what you know and to know what you don’t
By knowing yourself you are capable of knowing others.

Know Others

It is important to remember that you are not alone; you are never alone so it is to your benefit to get to know others for they live in the same world as you.

Do not overly express it may do more harm than good

When you are expressing yourself, do not overly express otherwise other people may mistook you for something you are not thus harming your position and reputation in that social group.
Defend yourself but try your best to harm none

When in a situation where you need to defend yourself by all means do it, but do it in such a way that it will cause the least harm. Use your logic, reasoning and compassion in order to understand the situation in order to work out the best of solutions.
Defend your truths but admits to error of ways

If ever your beliefs are questioned, defend it, but if you are in error of your belief then admit to your fault. There is no point in arguing over a false belief.
Defend others but leave them be when they are wrong

Come to the defence of others, but if they are in the wrong, then do not, there is no point in helping those who are trying to make selfish gain.
Do your best to take care of your body to avoid burdening others and lighten their load

Take care of your body, and it will take care of you. If you do not take care of it, you become weak of health and others may have to take care of it for you thus creating a burden for them.
Do your best to take care of others if they cannot look after themselves and only if they requested for help

Help take care of others only and only if they request for help, to do otherwise would be considered rude.
Always ask for permission when doing something for others

If you are intent in helping someone then ask for their permission first, it is rude to help those who you do not have permission to help.
Ask for help when no answer can be found

If you seek an answer to a question and only if you cannot find it yourself then ask for assistance.
Always ask for permission when needing passage of way

If you need to enter an area that is disbarred to you, then always ask for permission to enter, do not just enter.
Do not demand, it is better to request

When you demand something, you force others to submit to you, it is disrespectful to do so. It is better to request for their help.
Forgive but do not forget; be aware but do not fear

By all means forgive past actions towards you but do not forget it either lest it be used on you again. Be aware of their actions but do not fear it, lest you become paranoid, and cannot take actions.
Respect all living beings, despite their age, gender, or racial differences

Have respect for all things, no matter their age, gender, or racial differences, it matters not for whom or what they are, chances are they can do what you can’t or know more than you do.
Follow instructions if given, but take a side road if not suitable and apologize if needs be

If given an instruction then follow it, it is polite to do so, but if the situation does not fit, then you can take a different route. Apologize if you need to do this, it is rude if you do not.
Find your own way until none can be found then if needs be refer back to here

This is just a way of conduct, one of many. Find your own ways, and refer here only when you need to.
Way of Love

1. Love your family
2. Love your significant others
3. Love yourself
4. Love your friends
5. Love others

Explanations
Love your family

Love your family, in most case you will have only one, unless of course if you are adopted then love all of your family for they either gave birth to you, and/or raised you.
Love your significant others

When with your significant others, love them as if they are important to you, for if you do not they will disappear from you.
Love yourself

Love yourself, for if you do not love yourself how can you love others or how can they love you.
Love your friends

Love your friends, they are your comrades, they took you into your social group, and have fun with you, love them and they shall love you back in return.
Love others

Love others that come in to your life, even those that doesn’t. Who knows they may become important to you.
Way of Friendship

1. Be a friend to your lover
2. Be a friend to your friends
3. Be a friend to yourself
4. Be a friend to the rest of the world

Explanations
Be a friend to your lover

Just because you are lovers does not mean you cannot become friends with them, show them that you can be friends with them and they shall stay by your side even if the situation does not call for it.
Be a friend to your friends

Be a loyal and good friend to your friends and they will do so to you in return. Seize being a friend to them and they shall seize being a friend to you.
Be a friend to yourself

You are your greatest friend, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going, remember to show yourself that you can rely on you as well.
Be a friend to the rest of the world

Be a friend to all others that you meet and do not meet and they may become a good friend to you.
Way of the Family

1. Be a child to your parents
2. Be a parent to your child
3. Be a sibling to your siblings
4. Be one with your family

Explanations
Be a child to your parents

Remember who you were birthed and raised by, treat them with respect and they shall treat you with respect. Become reliable to your parents and they shall provide you with more.
Be a parent to your child

Provide well for your child or children and they shall love and remember you in return.
Be a sibling to your siblings

Love your siblings, they love you too, you spend time with them, and they will spend time with you.
Be one with your family

You have many relatives either by blood or by marriage become one of the cogs in the wheel of your family and they will help you in time of need.
Way of Partnership

1. Be a partner to your chosen one
2. Be the one for your partner

Explanations
Be a partner to your chosen one

Become someone who is reliable and loyal to your chosen partner, and they shall become a partner to you.
Be the one for your partner

When you are the one and only for your partner, and seek no others, you become the light of their life and they will become yours.
Way of the Self

1. Be yourself

Explanations
Be Yourself

Be yourself and no others, respect their ways and follow your own. The path may be similar but you have your own pathways, remember that and you can be you once again.

On Death and Other Matters
Death

True death is a finite destination, there is no returning from it, unless your heart has been restarted or you were given a new heart. True death happens when the totality of your consciousness is gone, so it is possible for you to live without a heart but only with your brain.

Afterlife

The afterlife is defined as the life after death; It is a commonly held belief that once you died, your soul is freed from your body thus becoming immortal. My belief on this Is that when you died, you stay dead, unless otherwise your brain has somehow survived.

Eternal Life

While it is probable that eternal life can be achieved, at this time the technology currently at hand behind it is not yet ready for such an arduous task. Therefore it is more than likely that an elongated life span is much more achievable.

Rebirth

Rebirth or reincarnation, from my own thought is only possible in your own life and is only a metaphorical term, once you achieve true death, you stay dead, but to die inside you can be reborn. That is to say if your persona suffers a trauma you can then achieve an act of rebirth once you recover and has thus evolved or transformed.

Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons are by product of a trauma, both of these are aspects of our beings each trying to consolidate us into being one with ourselves again. Angels representing our positive aspect and Demons our negative.

When we have consolidate these aspects back into ourselves we see the illusion that it is and not what we think they are.

Heaven and Hell

Heaven is in our heart, hell is in our head. Heart being emotions and head being thoughts, considering that both are from the same place that would mean that heaven and hell are the same location.

When we feel a sense of bliss or inner peace we are in heaven and when we feel scarred or hurt we are in hell. So where we end up depends much on our emotional and mental well-being.

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Do not let love get in the way of love.

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If you love something do not let fear of loosing that love be the barrier to showing love.

Doing so would just hinder your ability to love and ruin whatever love may come your way.

Using Technology..... In Moderation

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Progress

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Keep Your Eye on the Goalposts...

2009-09-27T23:35:00.001+10:00

Realize what it is you wish to achieve in life, and never lose sight of that goal. Always keep your eye on the goalposts....

Running on Automatic

2009-09-04T08:32:00.002+10:00

Ever feel as if you are nothing but an automaton, going by task as if they are natural path of life?

Sometimes it is good that you are able to go through menial task as if by instinct, because you don't have to think about it.

But what if you just do things by automatic without noticing it, do you not then become nothing more than a machine?

Imagine you going through life without noticing a single thing, and before you know it you would be dead.

So take a little time off from running on automatic and be conscious about your task, or mix it up now and again so that you can spot the small wonders or the big miracles in life before its too late.

No Shame in Asking For Help

2009-08-30T20:04:00.001+10:00

I chose this picture, because the trees remind me of people who have a strong character, standing tall against all odds. I found this quote while I was searching for the quote on healthy eating.

It is important to ask for help when you need it. Never think that you have to carry your burdens by yourself. The strongest people are the ones who are humble enough to realize that they cannot do it all on their own, and they need support and advice from others.

May we all learn to recognize that help is always just around the corner from us...

Important Health Message

2009-08-30T20:01:00.002+10:00

I was trying to look for something "witty" for this picture. Instead, I found this profound quote from Benjamin Disraeli. It is true that when we look after our bodies and eat healthily, do plenty of exercise and get enough rest, we truly do feel happier.

Music

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Enjoy Life

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How Friendships begin...

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Another commentary on Friendship...

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Lean On Me...

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L.O.V.E.

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Never Give Up

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Be Industrious

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Express Yourself

2009-06-28T01:28:00.005+10:00

Part of being true to yourself is having the courage to say what is on your mind, without offending or hurting anyone. There is a certain amount of tact that is involved in expressing your opinions with other people. Speaking with others the way you would like to be spoken to is the first step of honest communication. When you express yourself in a way that shows respect not only to the other person, but also to yourself, you gain more appreciation from your colleagues, and your own self-worth will increase.

Overall, expressing oneself is a skill that we can all improve and work on.

Be kind. Unwind...

2009-06-27T01:24:00.000+10:00

.............. litterally

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i can turn myself inside out and back again
i can mimick a darker soul within myself
i have two faces with one voice
with this voice i speak two minds
i am not me but always am
i see myself through seperate eyes
a temporary change of pace
unwelcome frame of thoughts
my venom stings with no lasting effect
it will be over soon....

for the men who read this an isight into the hormones that is womens monthly burden

SMILE! (again)

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TEAMWORK

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On touching lives...

2009-06-12T16:33:00.004+10:00

This quote, like most others I have found, I found through thinkexist.com. I like the question it poses on each one of us: Are we a big heal, or a great soul?

People enter our lives for a reason. Whether we were sent to help them or they were sent to help you, you and the people you associate/have associated with have left a lasting impression on each other, whether you like it or not. And just as easily as people can enter our lives, they can also exit from them just as easily, taking with them the impression they have made about you from your words and actions.

Think about the social interactions you have had in the past week, be they with old/new friends, close relatives, or even complete strangers. What would these people say about you, if they were ever asked what their impression has been of you this past week? What would they say about you when it is your turn to eventually exit from their lives? Would they say that you had been a positive influence on their lives? That you have enriched their lives because of your kindness and charity? That it has been truly a blessing to have ever associated with you? That you have left such an admirable impression upon their minds that they want to keep you in their memory forever? Likewise, could you say the same for the people you had associated with during the week?

Another important question this quote raises is whether we spend too much time focusing on the people who have "dug their heals" into our lives, or the "great souls" who have entered into our lives at the time when we needed them most? It is better to fill our minds with precious memories of these "great souls", who have shown they are true friends by their words and deeds, than to decay our minds with memories of the "heal-diggers", who are really not worth remembering.

It is true that we, as humans, are not perfect, and we are bound to unintentionally leave a bad impression on people's lives at some stage. All we can do is try and repair the damage that has been caused by us, be they intentional or unintentional, and strive to work to be a positive influence in people's lives.

On Racial Tolerance and Living in Harmony with Each Other...

2009-06-12T00:24:00.001+10:00

I decided to upload this picture in view of certain current events that have been happening in my country at the moment.

One of the things I simply cannot understand is the reasoning behind someone not liking someone else, just because of the colour of their skin. It never made any sense to me as a kid. It never makes sense to me now. It doesn't make sense to me that this kind of nonsense is still going on in the world, especially seeing as the world is becoming more unified through the advantages of modern technology.

Instead of negatively judging racial and cultural differences, why can't we all embrace them and try to understand each other? Why do people choose to remain in a state of ignorance? We will be seeing more and more of the younger generation interacting with other people from around the world, working together for the greater good, so these people who choose to remain in that state had better "get with the program".

I pray and hope that my generation and future generations after me can continue to learn from the mistakes of the past and look to the future, with a firm desire to understand and help each other....

Standing for Something...

2009-06-10T22:17:00.001+10:00

In a world where moral values are constantly being compromised, we must stand up for what is right and true, regardless of what society may think of us...

extraxting thoughts

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A word on the tip of my tounge
A person on the edge of your thoughts
A voice with no recognition
A emptiness i can't fill
A hollow feeling resenates
With problems i can never fix
Time heals no wounds
It surrenders them to thoughts
thoughts that reveberate

I will never escape

Deifying the World

2009-05-12T06:59:00.003+10:00

The power of human beliefs is a powerful thing, by believing something individually it may not come true but by unitedly believing in somethings it can come true.

So do not worship anything lest you trap them into a role they do not wish to take, and trap yourself in a role you do not wish upon yourself.

Be careful what you wish for

2009-05-12T06:56:00.001+10:00

Never ever wish upon a star or on anything else at all for the case that you might actually get it.

And when you do get it you might not like it.

Everyone is a hero in their own story

2009-05-11T20:56:00.004+10:00

But reality is in this world everyone is potentially a hero, and potentially a villian.

If you let negative feelings such as depression, laziness, hatred, jealousy, greed consumes you then you will become the very thing that you fear, a dark villian.

But if you let those negative feelings dissipate away you will become free and light in your heart, and as such becomes a hero of the light in this story.

So turn away from those negative feelings, for they are not real, all they are is illusions created by the mind, and become one with the light and become the greatest heroes of all.

Too good to be true?

2009-05-11T13:56:00.003+10:00

There is no such thing.

There is only good, more good and even more good.

So when someone says that things are too good to be true, they just don't believe good things exist.

Trust in those you help for they will help you

2009-05-11T07:50:00.003+10:00

If you help someone sincerely and unconditionally then they shall see the love that you share toward them and in return they will help you.

Whether they help you or not, depends on you.

But if they don't help you, then you must help yourself, never ever give up, never stop the fight. Be one with light for all there is, is light.

Returning to the source of all things.

2009-05-11T07:23:00.002+10:00

Some people believe that Life and Death are polarity between light and darkness. But in reality life and death are both light. When you die there is life again, it is a brief intermission before your next life begins, so death is merely a process and all is actually light.

The source of all things is life, and since everything is light then the source of all things must be light. Do not worry for all is light in the end.

The voices inside your head

2009-05-09T02:20:00.002+10:00

The voices inside your head, if you hear them and its not you then it is most likely your pent up fear, anguish, sadness, and worries, all roll up into one and manifest themselves as different persona.

There are no other voices inside your head except your own. Remember this well, for the more you feed these personas the more they exist, if you believe in only yourself and not them then all there is will be just you inside your own head.

The greatest lie of all

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The greatest lie of all is that darkness exist.

In truth darkness only exist when we acknowledge it, when we fear it, when we trust in it. The bigger the darkness the more it will consume you.

But if you trust within the light and not the darkness then you will be the light. Not the light within the darkness but the light within the light.

All is light in the end, do not fear it for it will bring only darkness.

Love, peace, and unity is nothing to be afraid of. It is where we all need to be.

The 3 Rules of Living a Successful Life

2009-05-08T14:18:00.005+10:00

1. Fight for life
2. Take responsibilities for your action
3. Never ever give up

Feeling incomplete

2009-05-06T11:54:00.002+10:00

My mind ponders the what ifs in life, how can i be so content, then an overwhelming feeling that there is something more out there lets me question wether my need to slow down has let me settle for less? Everything i have been desiring, i am not desiring anymore, and i feel like somethings missing, a hole that makes me want to cry, emotional and now angry at the people around me, because they aren't the people i saw for me.. what i want to be there isn't. But it was, how can i get that feeling back? the lust that drove my passion for everything i love. I have done this so many times in my life, and the stupidity out weighs the sensabilty, but my priorities are not about me anymore i have more to think about, and i am lucky, i have something very special. Is this a passing feeling something that will go away with time? Or is it my inner being telling me to keep looking? questioning what i thought i had found, what if i am one of these people that can never be content with what i've got, am i always looking for the next best thing?

The problem between freewill and destiny.

2009-05-05T17:23:00.004+10:00

Each one of us has the freewill to make whatever choices we want. But destiny rules that we let go of control of ourselves and let the universe control us. Two differing viewpoints.

The solution as I see it is not to push away destiny and accept freewill nor accept destiny and pushh away freewill but rather to have freewill and bring inward destiny. To let go of control and to make the choices that we see fit and follow our own destiny.

THE GAME

2009-05-05T10:33:00.002+10:00

No matter how young or how old we are, the GAME has been inprinted in our breed, i once was of the opinion that it was a passing phase, a struggle for power in the period of definment in our lives. But the GAME is in our very essence, the mentality that defines us as woman. If you are a woman that does not believe your involved your lying to yourself. The GAME in its true form is a fight to wear the pants in ones relationship, the one with the control, the ability to define it and steer the direction of it. Some woman are more cunning then other therfor less obvious. The to and frowing, in a relationship, out of it, in it again, the "you never do anything for me", "i never ask you for anything", "your not committing to this relationship", "why aren't we getting married""we don't spend enough time together".

If you have seen it, heard it, if you bare witness to it.. you have just witnessed the GAME you are all involved

Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia

2009-05-03T22:18:00.003+10:00

These three things comes from intolerance of other's differences, our own fears, and inability to understand others which in turn breeds hatred.

However the hatred is not enacted inward but rather outward. More often than not the reason we dislike another is because they remind us of what we see in ourselves. So remember when we discriminate against them we are merely discriminating against ourselves.

In truth there is really no difference in us all. All there is just differing opinions, cultures, races, genders, and sexual preferences.

How would you yourself feel if others push you away just because of the color of your eyes?

Tolerance

2009-05-03T22:08:00.002+10:00

When we see things that we do not agree with it makes us feel negative and can be hurt by it. But if we were to act on it by being aggressive, and or violent toward those who do not agree with, that would just show us in a bad light.

Is it not much better to turn away from it and just move on. Same goes with other being intolerant toward us, would it not be better to turn the other cheek and walk away?

Just because they are intolerant toward us, it does not do any good for us to be intolerant toward them also.

The 3 Rules of Being

2009-05-01T07:33:00.002+10:00

1. Calm your spirit
2. Be yourself
3. live free

The 5 Precepts of Truth and Greater Understanding

2009-05-01T07:30:00.004+10:00

1. Speak your feelings
2. Search your thoughts
3. Be above no one
4. Be responsible for who you are.
5. Take it as it comes

The 8 Precepts of Universal Love

2009-04-30T20:39:00.003+10:00

I like to think in a world of freewill and destiny we could find a balance and in finding the balance we must do this:

1. Do anything you like as long as it harm none.
2. Feel pride in who you are, what you can do, and can not do but humble yourself to all things
3. Be responsible for what you have received and those you have received it from
4. Find pleasure in the food you take but have it in moderation
5. Desire of the body is not wrong but only do so toward others who does it of their own freewill
6. Too much hardwork can lead to tired body, so relax once in a while. Too much relaxation you regress in health so work a little, find moderation between relaxation and hardship.
7. If you see others as better than you, then work to be better than them in your own eyes
8. Vent your anger, and release your feelings so that you do not fester your emotional wounds and be even more wounded

think twice

2009-04-26T10:45:00.004+10:00

I am tiring of watching the news, only to feel less respect for the media, there is a point that they have crossed between telling us what we need to know, and invading poeples privacy to interupting our legal processes, i feel sorry for the footballers, or sports people that are unfairly persecuted. By being in the public eye, they're exposed, and for the media to highlight every mistake on national tv takes away the right that we all have to learn from our mistakes, and deal the problems we have, privatly. And you may notice the story is always one sided, you here from the victim, and as the victim is always bias and never admitting of fault. You hear these story about grandmothers being ripped off by their family, but as we don't know the people involved we form a view not based on the facts for all we know this old woman used her possestions as some sort of bribary, and when she didn't get what she wanted she cried wolf.. but as i said we don't know the full story so we can't judge and the media should not be putting foward this pettiness.. and that is a mild example of what i am talking about. Recently in queensland we had a pedefile that was on trial which was dismissed due to there being to much publicity for him to recieve a fair trial, and instead of toning down the hype so we could jaol him, the media staked out his house and was the headlining story for a couple of weeks, because it got ratings, so when did the news and journalism become more important that protecting society from the filth. I do empathize with australian swimmer Nick Darcy who missed out on the 2008 olympics because of a drunken brawl between him and another swimmer, I in now way condone what he did, but he has paid his dues more than most kids his age in simular posistion would've had to, and will be paying for it for years, he will forever be known as the guy that broke a team members jaw, but for one second think, what did it take to enable him to do what he did, most people don't go that nuts for no reason but we don't hear about that so much, i don't believe either party was innocent and the others bad actions should have been highlighted as well to increase awareness of alcohole abuse.. And then we have what A-List Celebs have to deal with, tabloids,verman, they drive people to breakdowns then profit from there pain.. poor britany.. hehe he... put yourself in their posistion not one solitary moment, no precious memories of your own, everything shared with everyone else...

Although i don't think anyone will be able to do anything, and it's garunteed to get worse, i just want people to think twice before forming an opinion, on bias facts. These are poeple too, not just celebraties some of them quite young growing up and making mistakes, as every person does..

Find your own words

2009-04-24T11:27:00.002+10:00

When all is lost and all seems dark.

Find your own words that comes from the heart, and its light will shine through.

When your words come from the heart, it can only be true, so what is true can not possibly be wrong.

Let your heart flow and the words will come to you.

Free Will

2009-04-20T20:15:00.003+10:00

Okay, I feel like some people try so hard to be something that is just not worth being, they dress below their potential, reveal way to much, follow the norm, and feel what they're told to feel, we are living in a world of drones, have a point of view, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, voice your opinions, don't stand in the background, hoping for your moment, someone to care about what you think, make them care, or at least make them notice. we need options in life, the whole point of free will, to be free to think, feel and beleive what we want. To be supressed to think what people want us to think takes away the freedom that our country is lucky to possess..

Harmony Day and Returning to Child-like Innocence

2009-04-20T01:49:00.002+10:00

Harmony Day is celebrated on the 21 March and coincides with the U.N.'s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (see http://www.racismnoway.com.au/classroom/factsheets/17.html. It is a day where we celebrate cultural diversity and tolerance towards all races.

On Thursday, I was shopping at my local shopping centre when I noticed a display that the Prep kids of one of the local schools I used to work at had made. The kids were learning all about Harmony Day, and they had to write down and draw what the word "harmony" meant to them. The things that the children wrote really touched me:

Harmony is playing with my brother...

Harmony is sharing my toys...

Harmony is hugging my mum...

Harmony is being kind...

Many thoughts came into my mind as I was reading these words. Initially, I thought about the times when I was working there, and the joy I felt working with the children. Then I thought about the innocent and kind nature that most children possess. What if these children were able to harness this nature and take it with them for the rest of their lives?

Our society often jokes about how kids can be little terrors sometimes. But isn't it in reality the adults who become the monsters by shedding off the skin of child-like innocence? Aren't we the ones who are reminded by children the importance of getting along with one another? Why do we find it so hard to forgive one another and get along with each other, while children seem to be able to do this quite easily? What is this "secret" to child-like innocence that we seem to have forgotten long ago?

I am grateful to these children for teaching me through their words and their drawings how easy it really can be to live in harmony. I hope to always remember the lesson they have taught me.

Be careful with your words

2009-04-16T00:00:00.002+10:00

Leave past pains behind

2009-04-15T22:20:00.002+10:00

The past precedes the present, therefore yes we can indeed learn from our mistake. But leave all the negative behind you, such as pain, hurt and burdens.

All those don't matter.

All it does is make you depress, dark, and sullen.

If we live in the present without all those things, every new day can only be a pleasant day.

never say never

2009-04-15T21:59:00.005+10:00

I have always wanted big things in life.. and i will never give up i will achieve them.. I have always felt inhibited by others, the negativity others possess can weigh you down, as they lack the imagination to think for themselves, when i was in high school i wanted to go to NIDA i wanted to perform, due to my own mistakes that became un achievable, then i fell into signwriting, so i decided that i want to own a business, one that has a new perspective to the market, offer something the others lack, combine all areas of my industry, and this idea has not changed, for over five years and every step i take no matter how slowly i am getting closer and closer, my boss's said i was dreaming, when i said i am going to be a millionare they laughed at me, made jokes about it.. and after stewing in this, i realised it is their own pessemism, that will keep them in a simple life with simple things,nothing truely exciting to leave their mark on the world.. i intend to be noticed.. i intend to leave a mark.. if you beleive in yourself you can do anything.. i believe that.. if i don't become a millionare i won't worry as long as i aheive my goal...

never hold me back

2009-04-15T19:32:00.002+10:00

I am tired of being overlooked, tired of trying so hard and pushing myself, and not acheiveing what i wanted to acheive, and not being appreciated for the time i put in, i hate being at home i hate being useless i hate having to try so hard, i communicate with a brick wall and wonder why im not getting any answers, i get so angry i just want to be treated with respect, DON'T DEPRIVE ME OF MY DIGNITY, I am in no way stupid, i can be a twit sometimes but who can't, i tend to not think before i talk, which cause me to say some not so thought out comments, but i am not an idiot. I hate being judged by people that are in no posistion to judge me, people who stopped caring about where their life takes them, they don't try to improve themselves in any way, and float along in life.. who are you to judge, i work hard, now that i can't work temporarily, i work hard at being mom, and wanting to go back to work i will be working hard to be employable improving my qualifications.. i never stop doing.. i am a good person, that deserves the respect of the people around me. i hate being so tired, and i hate that i have to it on my own. but i still do it, i get up everyday and i keep going, i don't give up, perseverance is the only thing i can hold onto, if i keep going something has got to get better..
but never shoot me down hold me back, there is something big waiting for me.. and i will get there with or without you..

Overcoming negativity

2009-04-14T15:31:00.004+10:00

In we were to use the theory of mathematics, logic, and reasoning in handling negativity we would face it with more negativity. By way of an eye for an eye. But this beget nothing except more hurt and more pain. If they take our eye and we take their eye, eventually both of us will be blind.

However if we do not do this but show negativity with positivity, turn them the other cheek. Overcoming those negativity with kindness, your own personal will, casting away your own fear and pushing aside any burden. Then what we overcome can only become our own positive.

Respect for the loser

2009-04-13T23:38:00.002+10:00

When it comes to a situation where there is a winner and a looser. It is ok to show that you have fun, taking away the gloating and snide remarks. But really there is no need for soft words to the looser of the game. That will just rub it in that they did not win and they have to say yes you have won.

Sometimes it is better to leave it at that and move on.

Cyber Bullying in the Flickr World pt. 3 - What makes a Cyber Bully

2009-04-13T15:34:00.005+10:00

Today I wanted to research some of the characteristics of a cyber bully, in order to try and explain why I had labelled “our friend” as a cyber bully.

Most of the online articles I had found were aimed mainly at teenagers and parents of teenagers, in order to help families understand what cyber bullying is and how to prevent it. It would appear from what I researched that cyber bullying is happening more commonly amongst the young people; the case of my Flickr friend and his story of victimization appears to be only a very rare case of cyber bullying amongst adults. However, I feel that the same tactics that cyber bullies use, no matter what the age group, are the same.

First of all, I would like to provide the definition of what cyber bullying is, taken from the Australian “Bullying no way” website:

“Bullying is usually defined as any offensive or aggressive behaviour directed at another person, repeated over time. It may be physical, emotional or social.

Cyber bullying, as it has become known, includes text or images posted on personal websites or transmitted via email or cell phones....

...Sometimes cyber bullying happens as a result of a relationship break up. It can also be based on fear or prejudice. And sometimes, some young people just think it is a “fun game”.

What are some of the motivations behind cyber bullying?

Cyber bullies
“are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustration. Sometimes they do it for entertainment or because they are bored and have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them. Many do it for laughs or to get a reaction. Some do it by accident, and either send a message to the wrong recipient or didn't think before they did something.”
(taken from www.stopcyberbullying.org)

How is cyber bullying different from face-to-face or playground bullying?

“Because their motives differ, the solutions and responses to each type of cyberbullying incident has to differ too. Unfortunately, there is no "one size fits all" when cyberbullying is concerned. Only two of the types of cyberbullies have something in common with the traditional schoolyard bully. Experts who understand schoolyard bullying often misunderstand cyberbullying, thinking it is just another method of bullying. But the motives and the nature of cybercommunications, as well as the demographic and profile of a cyberbully differ from their offline counterpart.”
(taken from www.stopcyberbullying.org)

The “Bullying No Way” website also verifies this, in that it explains that some of the cyber bullies are victims themselves of playground bullying; they use cyber bullying as a means of retalliation to what they have experienced.

The “Stop Cyber Bullying” website categorizes individual cyber bullies into four “types”: The “Vengeful Angel”, the “Power Hungry” (or “Revenge of the Nerds”), the “Mean Girls, and the “Inadvertent Cyber Bully” (or “Because I can”)

*The Vengeful Angel: Does not see himself/herself as a bully. Rather, they see themselves trying to right a wrong. Often will Vengeful Angel cases occur when one of the cyber bully's friends are being victimized by another cyber bully, and they write hateful things back about the other cyber bully, justifying to himself/herself that the other cyber bully “deserves” it.

*The Power Hungry (or “Revenge of the Nerds”): These are usually victims of playground bullying themselves, often females (or males who are not physically intimidating in build),who are not considered by their peers as “cool” or “popular”. They use cyber bullying as a means to try and embarrass or frighten their bigger, more socially acceptable peers.

*The Mean Girls: As the title suggests, almost all of the kinds of cyber bullies who fit into this category are female. They are classified as “the most immature of all cyberbullying types” (taken from www.stopcyberbullying.org) They write mean stuff about other girls (and sometimes boys) in order to attract more attention to themselves and to uphold their so-called “self-esteem”. Usually, this type of cyber bullying dies when enough people choose to ignore their antics. They only keep writing if they keep getting the publicity.

*The Inadvertant Cyber Bully (or “Because I can”): These types of bullies, unlike the Power Hungry or “Revenge of the Nerds” kind, often write stuff to people without taking time to think about what they are writing first, or without reflecting on the possible consequences of their actions. They often abuse people in this manner in response to something they don't agree with online, or from an email or other form of communication sent to them.

I would also like to add from my friend's experience that sometimes the cyber bully will use reverse psychology on the victims to show that the nasty things written have been true, and that the bully is only pointing this out for the victim's own good. Our perpetrator and his accomplice, when they first attacked my friend's religion, pointed out to him his lack of ability to communicate effectively in English ,so as to be able to back up his reasons fairly why he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was accused of getting the missionaries to write the answers to the questions they proposed to him, when the fact was he copied and pasted his answers from the official church website (www.lds.org) whenever he found it hard to express adequately his thoughts and feelings. They in turn used this in effect to communicate to my friend: “You see? You cannot tell me yourself why what you believe is true, and if you can't personally back up your claims, how can your church be true? It can't be, if you are unable to express yourself”.....

And in the case of JJ's threats to sue me for defamation: From my readings from this morning, it would seem that JJ, by his threat to sue me, is trying to paint me as the “vengeful angel”, because I am getting involved and writing “nasty” comments about him to ruin his reputation, because of what he had done to my friend. The reality is that what I had written was simply the truth, and that he himself is the “vengeful angel” by trying to justify his actions and defending himself against an “injustice”.

It is unfortunately sad to say that my friend who was victimized ended up becoming an “inadvertant cyber bully” towards the end, according to the definition given above. However, the perpetrator who drove him to this point had become a cyber bully long before my friend eventually stooped down to this level. In the course of approximately 8 months, my friend had to endure endless taunts and abuse from JJ, categorizing his actions (according to the “Bullying No Way” website) as an act of cyber bullying. His original motivations for bullying my friend was to “prove” to him that he was in the wrong religion, and made fun of his new found belief. When he got tired of that, he decided to make fun of his English and even his sexuality, just to get a reaction from my friend. This behaviour matches the description of the different motivations mentioned in the “Stop Cyber Bullying” website. And eventually, JJ. became a “Vengeful Angel”, in that he posted Bob's not-so nice retaliation in an attempt to make himself look like he was the “victim”, and that by posting this email was trying to correct the “injustice” that had befallen him. This, as well as many other evidences back up my theory that JJ. can be categorized as a cyber bully.

References:

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/

http://bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberBullyingIs.shtml

http://bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberBullyingTechnology.shtml

http://bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberBullyingConsequences.shtml

http://bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberBullyingPrevention.shtml

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/parents/howdoyouhandleacyberbully.html

Other useful articles to help you understand cyber bullying:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/cyber-intimidation-and-the-art-of-bullying/2007/11/18/1195321595404.html

http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/cyberbullying.htm

http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying

http://www.zimbio.com/How+to+stop+cyberbullies/articles/7/The+Facts+on+Cyber+Bullying

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=444908

http://www.readersdigest.com.au/life/cyberbullies/article52026.html

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1925/1/1925.pdf

Cyber Bullying in the Flickr World pt. 2

2009-04-13T15:29:00.003+10:00

It would seem that I had shaken up a few things in the Flickr World since I wrote my article on Cyber Bullying, and used the real life example of my friend who was cyber-bullied by a Flickr member.

It would appear that the person who I wrote the article on was not prepared to give in that easily. He had made himself become an Admin of the Christianity Discussion Group, deleted my post, closed off his own post so that nobody could protest, and sent a threatening message to me via my friend who was the victim of the bullying, that if I did not delete every single post I had made in all of the discussion groups I had made mention of his name, he was going to sue me for defamation:

"Your contact whom you got to weasel information out of me has messed up badly. By writing that article on various groups he has breached Australian Defamation Law. That is serious and has exposed himself to prosecution under Australian law.
You would be advised to tell him to either delete all posts or remove all reference to me as otherwise I will consider legal action against him as a private individual. Such action will be succesful as the breach is real. Also by placing multiple copies of the article on various groups he exposes himself to secondary charges.
His article is an actual, serious and provable breach of Law so to avoid costly legal and personal proceedings I would urge you to advise him to delete or amend all articles to remove both my name plus all reference to me at his earliest convenience. That may work in his favour to an extent.
He may also wish to obtain a second legal opinion which will only verify the stupidity of his foolish actions which were on your behalf. We all know that when such proceedings do eventuate that neither you or his religious organization will support him.
He has also breached the Yahoo TOS by using their forums to defame and I will refer that to my contacts at Yahoo for their information.
Vincent, never get someone else to do your dirty work for you as he is the one who faces a high chance of legal proceedings. We detected virtually right from the start he was acting on your behalf and fed him "information" and "carrots" as stated previously." (11 April 2009)

Naturally, I was a bit worried about this, and read everything I could about the defamation laws in Australia. This is what I found out:

The Defamation laws of Australia define a defamation offence as an accusation or statement, either written or verbal, about a person, that would cause others to to either hate, despise or be treat that person badly. A defamation offence can be established if:

* The accusation was made to a third party
* Identifies the person by name or reference and
* Contains a clear defamatory statement.

According to this definition, I am liable and could be found guilty in a court of law, should this man decide to carry out his threat. However...

Defences against such a law suit can be the following:

* Fair Comment (if it is an expression of an honestly held opinion or a criticism on a subject matter of public interest)
* Truth/Justification
* You had a duty to provide information

Supposing this man were to carry out his threat against me, I would be able to defend myself on the grounds that what I wrote was the truth, and that I had a duty to warn other people of this man and his motivations, because if he can get away from doing it to one person, he could try and do it again to someone else, and I did not want anybody to suffer the same way my friend had suffered. Plus, with all of the information I had gathered, I could easily say that under the definition of the Australian Defamation laws, this man himself has committed offence, in that he publicly produced an email written by my friend to third party members, in the attempt of ruining his reputation...

...However, because the Australian Government is constantly revising Australian Defamation Law, especially with regarding online claims, if this man were to pursue this further, it could go either way for me. I could either be found in the clear, based on the evidence I would be presenting in my defence, or I would have to either pay a fine or serve time in jail. I understand that the laws of this country are not perfect, but if these laws are able to be twisted in such a way as to protect the very perpetrators that that these laws are crying out against, what point is there for having these laws to begin with?

In any event, I am prepared for whatever this man decides on doing, but should anything happen to me, just know that there are loop holes in the system that need to be fixed, that the fight against cyber bullying is real and that it in order to combat and successfully defeat cyber bullying, we MUST be able to do this collectively, not individually. It must be confronted head-on in a group effort....

References:

http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html

http://www.artslaw.com.au/LegalInformation/Defamation/DefamationLawsAfterJan06.asp

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/defamation.html

Cyber Bullying in the Fickr World pt. 1

2009-04-13T15:11:00.004+10:00

(The following names have been changed in order to secure the safety and integrity of this blog page)

A dear friend of mine, who used to be a member of Flickr, ended up deleting his account a while back, because he had become a victim of cyber-bullying.

JJ, the perpetrater, and his accomplice, SS, took great extremes to ridicule and mock Bob from everything ranging from his religious status, to his faulty English. When things got so bad that Bob eventually lashed back, JJ had posted the very last email that he had received from Vincent in the Christianity Discussion Group, and claimed that Bob was the one who was doing the cyber-bullying, and slandered his name there.

Upon doing some detective work, I finally found out the truth and brought it to light. You might want to read what I posted in the Christianity Discussion Group before I left:

I have been thinking long and hard about what I wish to write here, but I can no longer withold from this group what I already know, what I have just recently discovered, and while I can personally roll taunts towards me off my shoulder, I simply CANNOT stand and watch innocent people suffer while their names are being slandered with false accusations. The current admin might probably delete this thread and kick me out of the group for exposing this, but I don't care, because copies of this will be circulating in all other groups I am a member of (with the admins' permission), and I will be quitting this group before anybody does anything to me anyway.

You will remember that three weeks ago, a certain JJ had attempted to reveal to us the “truth” about Bob. JJ would have us think that he is the “victim”, that he is the one who is being abused by Bob. Recent evidence that I have collected have revealed otherwise. What JJ has deliberately failed to tell everybody in the group is what HE has done to drive Bob to this level. I intend on bringing this to light, based on evidence that I have gathered both from JJ and from Bob himself.

Upon reading about Bob's latest email that was posted in this group, I took it really hard. I simply did not want to believe that Bob was a cyber-bully who liked to play pranks on other people. So I decided to investigate as to what would have driven Bob to write such a thing and why he did it. I decided to email JJ personally, asking further about his dealings with Vincent, so that I could get a better picture of Bob's AND JJ's motivations. JJ was only too eager to supply me with information, provided that I didn't tell anybody (especially Bob) what I was up to. He ended up sending me various emails during the course of the three weeks since we were in touch, providing me with other “aliases” that Bob had supposedly set up, along with previous posts that he had sent on Flickr, as well as one about Bob's syntax and grammatical errors (well, English IS his second language after all). Some of the information he sent was useful, but a LOT of it was not, and upon asking JJ if he had any other abusive emails received from Vincent on hand, he replied by saying he did not have them any more. The only email he had saved was the latest one posted in this group thread.

Meanwhile, I had contacted Bob's brother Bill, and asked how Vincent was doing. Bill replied back in an email, saying Bob was OK, and why did I ask? I explained (without mentioning anybody's name) of my findings, which was why I asked if Bob was OK, as I was concerned for him. Bill ended up getting in contact with Bob and Bob was able to work out for himself who it was that sent that post, to which he sent me most of the correspondance (around 24 emails in total), in order to explain to me his side of the story. What I read shocked me to the very core.

You will remember that Bob used to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon church). At the time he joined Flickr, Bob was still very new in his faith, and showed a keen interest in learning not only what the church taught, but what the opinion of other Christians were. JJ, upon hearing that Bob was a Mormon, had begun to criticize Bob's new found belief, and starting challenging his faith with emails such as the one dated on 8 December 2008:

“Dear Bob.
Even after two invitations to do so we have not yet been able to read your testimony as to your salvation. This is rather unusual especially seeing that you said that you are a "new convert" as usually a new Christian wants to tell everyone about Jesus and how He saved them from sin.
We feel that the reasons you cannot tell us your testimony, giving all honour and glory to Christ Jesus is either that you are still a Muslim following allah who is not God or if you are in fact a Mormon you cannot give full glory to Jesus as the "jesus" of the Mormons is just a created being and the brother of the devil.
Therefore the Mormon jesus cannot be given any honour and just like a Jehovah`s Witness all you could do is write something giving credit to a sinful man-made organization or forward some material that the sinful elder provides.
In any respect a testimony honouring the True God is not possible from either a Muslim or a Mormon.
Regards.
JJ.

And earlier on 10 October 2008:

“As it seems you cannot answer the question nor write your own replies, this last reply was not written by you, it is pointless to continue debate with you. If God is who he says He is, if Jesus is His Son and the same as God, and the Holy Spirit is also the same as God then you and the Mormon faith stand condemned and you WILL hear the words "I never knew you." when you meet the same Jesus whom you deny and mock.
Either you are correct or God is correct.
Having done all I need to do there will be no need to contact me any more, take it up with God or your elder.”

Bob tried his best to explain why he chose to join the church, often providing JJ with quotes from the official church website (www.lds.org) to try and explain his feelings, (again, pointing out that English is his second language, and was unable to express himself as he would have liked). He was attacked for copying those quotes and for his lack of ability to express what he wanted to say:

“Bob.
You did not write ONE WORD of that nonsense, all you did was simply copy some pre-written rubbish from one of your Mormon cult books or you forwarded our e-mail onto one of your elders to answer it for you. That is insulting to both you and us.
We do not want to hear from any of the elders, they are going to Hell because they knowingly lead people into sin and error, do NOT allow them to drag you down to hell with them.” (3 October 2008)

He was even at one staged accused of getting the missionaries to write all of the emails for him, to which Bob only responded:

“I never turn you to the elder for the disclose because the mormon elders can not use the internet for e mailing and mobile ,they have strict rules.this shows that you are totally lack knowledge of mormonism.” (3 October 2008)

To make matters worse, JJ decided to get another friend to help him with the bible-bashing. A man named SS then proceeded to send Vincent nasty emails, such as:

“now you are Jesus?

That is blasphemy in either your phony religion or in one that does believe in Jesus as savior.

Go to hell.”

SS (13 October 2008)

And:

“I have attacked your blasphemous false religion, not you personally. Get a life, fool.”
(14 October 2008)

Meanwhile, all of this was starting to get to Bob, and he was starting to doubt whether or not the things he had a testimony of were true, so he asked these people fervently for help:

“If you think I am wrong please show where I am wrong and please preach to me! You should convince me rather than condemning me....” (3 October 2008)

But instead of preaching to him, like he so fervently asked, the taunts and bullying continued, escalating from mocking his beliefs, to making fun of his English and general name-calling:

“Even though your miniscule intellect is just the same at least your spelling ability is slightly better.
My God has defeated your "god" and you are the fool for following the loser, you will go to hell because of your stupidity so get used to it.” - JJ, 16 Feb 2009

“I've been watching you. Why don't you just climb down a manhole and pull the cover in after you?
SS (17 Feb 2009)

And JJ's latest insult:

“And you are just a silly sinful spoilt little squinty-eyed brat, go and play in your piles of shit and fish guts.
Screw you, you can all go to hell.
This will be the last message I will see from you as we have asked the mail server to delete any further shit from you and to bounce back your crap.
Don`t eat too many dogs. Nice knowing you, loser. We are turning you over to Satan as the Scripture says to do.
When you learn to speak properly and communicate effectively with people who are intelligent way above your comprehension then we may show you some courtesy, an attribute you clearly do not possess,
You are silly and boring, we had fun letting you make a fool of yourself but now it is boring. Go and kiss your buffalo.” (17 Feb 2009)

When all of these pressures got too much for Bob, he obviously snapped and, as you can see, without thinking, wrote that email back in response to these taunts and insults.

Now – before ANY of you make any further judgements on Bob's actions, I must ask you..... CAN YOU BLAME HIM?! Is it any wonder that he chose to close down his account on his own accord, because of JJ's and SS's actions?! Can anybody in this group cast the first stone at Bob for writing this email to JJ, knowing now what had brought him to this stage?... The last thing Bob needed to become was a victim of cyber bullying, which is essentially what JJ and SS have done. Not only that, Bob's faith in God has been shaken so much because of these two people's actions that he no longer trusts or believes in God, and doesn't know whether to have a faith in anyone or anything now.

So congratulations, JJ. You have successfully turned someone away from believing and worshipping in God. Things might have turned out better for you, had you had kept all of your correspondance with Vincent to back your side up, but I'm afraid you didn't wish to share it anyway, because you knew all along that you really had nothing against Bob to convict him. And although I cannot prove it now, I know those other “aliases” had to have been created by you somehow. This I will discover in time.

Congratulations, SS. You have successfully brought someone down to the level where they have very little or no self-esteem left at all.

I hope you are both really proud of yourselves.

As far as my future with the Christianity Discussion Group is concerned: I cannot say this about the majority of the members who have joined (many of you have since become good friends of mine), but for the very few of you who enjoy spreading contention in our discussion threads and mocking other Christians for their beliefs, I have to say that I can no longer be a part of such a group that can tolerate such behaviour. It is for this reason, apart from the main reason that I have discussed in this thread, that I am now quitting the Christianity Group. Please do no try and invite me back, as I will only ignore your requests.

I hope that one day peace can be restored to this group.

Goodbye.

From was_bedeutet_jemanden

P.S. What I find ironic about the whole sad story is that I, myself, am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, a Mormon. I had thought that would have been evident by looking through my photostream. Why did you treat me with the upmost decency JJ, when you couldn't have done the same to someone else who was of the same faith as me?....

Cyber-bullying is not on. If you feel you have been a victim of cyber-bullying, either on Flickr or an any other website, you CAN do something about it! Talk to the admins, block the person who is cyber-bullying you, do whatever it takes to stop it, because you have a right to surf the net without having these sort of people hurting you...

you can go no no no drugs but they may not listen

2009-04-12T20:36:00.006+10:00

in addition to Raymond Teodo a.k.a. was_bedeutet_jemanden about drug addiction

i think it is really hard for someone to fully understand drug addiction until you have been through or been around people that have gone through it.. firstly not all drug are technically addictive, there is however a chemical that is released in the brain when drugs are injested can be addictive not everyone gets addicted. The best is education young, as young as 10, contravercial i know but, kids are going to school and being exposed to marijuana before they even know or understand what it is, kids in my school where doing harder drugs at 14.. at that age they have no concept of the affects of these drugs, but they still know right from wrong, so you as a parent can explain to them in not so much detail that as they grow up they will be exposed to people that do drugs, explain that it is illegal, it kills brain cells, and can change them in not nice ways, you can loose friends, and you might not be able to stop. At 10 - 11 kids realise these arn't good things,as they get older things seem less important, with girls esspecially you may find they do drugs to spite you as they get older a form of rebelion. If you find out your child is doing drugs, this goes for everyone if a loved one is caught up in it, You can't give them altimatums, Or be hard on them, state your dissaproval, but let them know your there for them anyway, the last thing you want is them not telling you when something is wrong, And as hard as it may be to see your child or loved one going through these experiences, it is their experience sometimes they have to learn lessons the hard way, you can only make it as easy and pain free as possible. Be availible to talk to so if you can see something going seriously wronglike massive weightloss, needle marks ect, you can take things further, and encourage them to get help,maybe someone to talk to.. some of the time it is a phsycological thing that they're trying to escape from. Another thing to be wary of people on drugs tend to attract others, some not so friendly and it does tend to create a dependancy on a partner which can create some very unhealthy relationships. Soo you do need to watch for signs of that as well, and funny enough i'd give the same advice for your child avoiding bad relationship. education early, support always, let them know you are always on their side, and the most important make sure they know they are worth it,they are a good person that deserves good things, self value has allot to do with drugs and bad relationship, if they respect themselves and their bodies they could be lucky to avoid any of this.. But if they do fall into this hole with love support they will find their way out and be wiser and maturer for it and on other side be a bigger person.

Loosing Time

2009-04-12T14:36:00.004+10:00

Why rush? Why does everyone have to move at warp speed? What honestly is the rush? it causes more mistakes and really doesn't help anyone, everyone seems so concerned with the future, making the time on earth worth something that we are failing to realise for the most part we have a long long time here. A year takes forever 80 of them is huge.. plan, fine. Take risks, have fun, but don't be stupid with it, you may end up hurting yourself, or others around you because you have jumped into something, because of your desires for your future and made something exist that was never really there, or more simply your scared of what there is to come and you think having someone by your side will help. It doesn't, time happens anyway, good and bad things will still happen, but using time as an excuse to waste it and jump through hoops for something that isn't worth it.. is worthless, and you'll miss out on the pleasure of being alive... The pleasure of being human..

Desire vs. Fear

2009-04-11T21:55:00.003+10:00

Doing something because you want to, not because you fear.

Recently I was traveling around my country and I met an interesting battle that occurs within me a lot of times. There are times when I want to do something, but then I figure out that I have a fear for the results and I do not do it. But life is too short to fear and fear simply cuts us off from our ties with the Universe. Imagine that you hear the whisper of the Universe telling you that this person is your soul mate and you wish to talk to him, but you stop because you fear that it might not be true and you end up not knowing which one is it. I vote, that it probably was your/mine soul mate, but now we will know neither if it is true or not. And what worst might happen if it is not your soul mate? You learn a lesson. Isn't that great?! So I offer you to do this: if you want to do something, but decide not to do it because you feel a fear for something, forget the fear! And just do it. Life is a lesson in itself. Let us swim in it with joy and exploration.

Love,
Rokas Leonavicius

a thought in rhyme

2009-04-10T23:56:00.002+10:00

I fear what may never happen,
I fear what i can not see,
I fear what i can't control,
I fear what may never be,

I hold my fear with two hands
to never let it go
in hope that times will vanquish it
or at the very least let it erode

but time so far is not a friend
it passes with little thought
so muched i have missed because of fear
i'm missing what i havn't got

time for regrets is long passed
time to hold my power close
time to ignore the fear and hold my own
take advantanges from the life i chose

Let the idiots know they're idiots

2009-04-10T22:42:00.003+10:00

I am a living contradiction, I believe in harmony but am yet to find the inner harmony within myself, I hate lying, but lie to so many by not telling them what I think, the truth.. It causes me anger, but I hate being angry. I have listened to the whining of others, and agreed when i didn't agree for the sake of peace for far to long, it wears you down and tires you out, eventually you want to take it out of the world and ask yourself how are people so stupid? They can't see the inner workings of thier actions. For the most part I shut my mouth 'cause it's none of my business, I then get angry watching the people involved not saying what they think, letting this person go with the mis-conception that everyone is okay with the path they have chosen. Their patterns continue through life believing they're a saint, poeple just care to much to expose their demons and stand up to emotional blackmail. But why do i care? it doesn't affect me, i have my family with a mother i stood upto my whole life and have finally come to the conclusion that she will never except the person she really is, she will never except fault. I have a brother that has simular personality traits as my mother, he is always right, but will except fault and excepts who he is, my dad is my closest in the family we understand each other and value each others opinions, and will except the others opinions and take them on board. He is who i have the most honest relationship with. But never do i let any one of my family members or friends make a stupid action without my imput, and sometimes my opinion may not be validated, but if they are, it at least gives another point of view instead of all the yes men that people surround themselves with, to make them feel better about the choice they made. So again why can't people just be honest? let the idiots know they're idiots, tell them what you think, voice your opinions, speak up, people need to learn its not okay to be ignorant. Its not okay to be an idiot.

Breathing to Balance Energy

2009-04-10T09:09:00.002+10:00

In this fast-paced world it is no wonder we sometimes feel fatigued long before the day is done. It is important that we keep our energy levels up in order to maintain optimal health. Other times we get so wound up it is difficult to fall asleep. Here are some techniques to help you to keep your energy levels in balance.

Breathing and Visualization for Energy Restoration

This energy restoration exercise is quite simple. It can be done anywhere and only takes about two and one-half minutes to complete. While performing this exercise keep your jaws closed and each hand clenched lightly into a fist. With each inhale think to yourself that each breath is bringing a surge of energy and power that you are storing within you. Feel this happening.

1. Sit erect but relaxed(not tense) or stand with your weight balanced evenly on both feet.

2. Take a deep breath in through your nose while counting slowly and evenly to five.

3. In a relaxed state, slowly let the air out of your lungs through your nose to a count of ten.

4. Repeat this ten times consecutively.

Within 15-20 minutes after completing this exercise you will notice a distinct rise in your energy level. This increase should last for several hours. You may do this exercise 4-5 times daily, as needed. By practicing it at least once each day you will gradually build up your energy supply. This will strengthen your system, giving you greater resistance to infection and disease.

If you are a person who visualizes well, you will find this next exercise to be very effective and refreshing.

1. Sit erect yet relaxed with your feet touching and your hands clasped loosely in your lap.

2. In your mind, visualize the sun as a great flaming orb of pure energy.

3.Now, mentally lift your consciousness away from your body and go "in spirit" to the sun. Enter into its aura and proceed into the body of the sun, uniting with it. Have no fear. You are a child of the sun/light and you are simply returning to your rightful home. Let the sun's tremendous warm, loving energy flow through your entire being. Feel it strengthening and invigorating you.

4. After one minute return to your body and go on with your daily tasks.

You will notice immediate refreshment and stimulation from this exercise. After a few hours, look back on the way the exercise benefited you. You should notice that you have been able to accomplish more work with much less fatigue than you would normally experience.

If you feel you are having a "bad day" and are irritable, angry or depressed, use the following exercise to counterbalance your negativity.

1. Sit in a straight-backed chair located in a place where no one will disturb you. Take three deep breaths to relax yourself.

2. Separate your feet, keeping them flat on the floor. Sit erect, keeping the spine straight. Allow your hands to rest loosely in your lap or on your knees without touching each other. Touch the thumb, index and middle finger of each hand together in triangle fashion.

3. Take a deep breath. Hold it for a count of seven, then release it.

4. Wait a few seconds and repeat step # 3.

5. Do this seven times, then get up and go on about your day.

While our bodies need to maintain an energetic state, that state needs to be in balance. Having too much positive energy can feel just as uncomfortable as having too much negative energy. To counterbalance excess positive energy, begin as in the previous exercise.

1. Sit erect and take three deep breaths to relax.

2. This time, your feet should be flat on the floor, but touching each other. Hands should be held in front of the body at chest level, thumb touching thumb and each finger touching the tip of the corresponding finger on the other hand. Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

3. Slowly exhale all the air out of your lungs. When all the air has been exhaled, count slowly to five.

4. Now breathe in and out slowly and regularly for 5-6 breaths until you are relaxed again.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 five times. Then, return to your normal breathing pattern and put the exercise out of your mind.

This exercise, if done at the first sign of cold symptoms, and repeated once hourly for three hours will decrease the severity of the cold and quite possibly eliminate it entirely.

The good news is that, should you use the wrong exercise, you can just follow it with the other to restore balance. Very soon you will come to know and understand yourself and become aware of which exercise will be helpful for which types of problems and emotions.

Using Colors to Aid Healing

2009-04-08T23:41:00.002+10:00

Color Healing

Colors affect our moods and our physical bodies. Mankind has known this for a very long time. Think of the expressions we use. When we are down we say we are in a "blue" mood. We say we feel "green" with envy or "red" with rage. Today I want to share a bit about colors and how they can benefit us emotionally and physically. Though there are many colors, today we will be working with the colors in the rainbow, beginning with red.

Emotionally, red renews enthusiasm, stimulates you and gives you the willpower to carry on. It may also put you in the mood for romance. If you are procrastinating, putting off doing something you dread, wearing red will give you the extra push you need to get going. Red will pick you up when you are feeling down or lack energy. Red is a good color to wear when counseling someone who is facing death. It allows you to help them to see death as the doorway to a new adventure.

Physically, red eliminates the negative and unwanted energies like a cleansing fire. It induces the release of adrenaline into the bloodstream. (Here is it's association with anger.) It eases stiff muscles, especially those in the legs and feet. Red is an especially useful color to wear if you catch colds easily or if you get chilled. It frees the blood-flow and detoxifies.

In the emotional realm, orange governs our "gut feelings". It breaks down barriers subtly and gently. You will find orange helpful in cases of depression, divorce, accidents, rape and mental breakdown. For those experiencing grief and loss orange will help to bring them through the shock. Orange gives you the strength to remove past blockages so you can move forward.

In the physical, orange is healing to the kidneys, lower back, lower intestines, the abdomen and also governs the adrenal glands. Those in need of orange are often unable to absorb the physical and emotional benefits of their lives. Orange will help to ease Bronchitis and Asthma. It will help those with mental disorders and epilepsy. Rheumatism, broken bones and torn ligaments heal faster when aided by orange. It can be applied directly to the muscles and the limbs in physiotherapy.

Yellow is an excellent color to use to combat depression. It is useful to clear away mental cobwebs and negative thinking. Yellow will bring the things you need to look at to the surface and will get you talking, ultimately bringing joy and laughter back into your life. It boosts self-esteem and helps you to release fears and phobias. Yellow decreases desire to be critical. It is also said that yellow increases memory, persuasive abilities and charm.

The solar plexus, pancreas, gall bladder, liver, spleen, stomach/digestive system, skin and nervous system are all affected in a positive way by yellow. A cleansing color, it rids the body of toxins. Yellow can also be used to clear congestion and relieve constipation. It stimulates the lymphatic system, eases hot flashes and helps those with menstral difficulties. It is useful in treating skin rashes and abrasions. In addition to all of this, it offers relief to those suffering from diabetes, rheumatism and anorexia.

If you have issues you need to resolve, green will take you into the past and bring those issues to the surface for you. Then it continues to help by bringing insight that helps to clear up the problem. Green stabilizes, restoring balance and easing the mind. Used in times of relationship difficulties it will cool and calm the emotions, decreasing anxiety. Green is known to be a nerve tonic. Wearing green will also help you to bring things into focus, allowing you to make wise decisions.

Green will aid in the healing of the thymus gland, shoulders, chest, heart and lower lungs. It is a good color to wear for treating shock and fatigue. Green quells nausea and soothes headaches. Those who suffer from clausterphobia should wear green. It will also help to restore stability to anything malignant, calming overstimulated, out-of-control cells. It also helps in healing pituitary gland problems. A good detoxifier, green is effective in healing liver complaints. It also relieves hay fever and head colds.

Blue calms, cools and allows brings rest to the mind and body. It heightens tranquility and patience as it lowers negativity and stress. It helps you combat the fear of going forward, and allays fears in general. It also helps you to understand that you do not get what you do not ask for. Those who need to relax should wear blue or take some time to lay back and gaze at the sky.

The thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, throat, lungs, upper arms and the base of the skull are affected positively by blue. Blue is useful for treating sore throats, ear problems, speech and vocal problems and childrens ailments such as teething. In the elderly, it is useful in treating incontinence. It is a comfort to the terminally ill and is helpful in reducing inflammations and fevers.

Indigo is the color of knowing. It reveals the root of your emotional problems and increases stability, rational thought and actions. The color of spiritual opening, it prepares you for psychic and spiritual experiences. Indigo cleanses and clears away addictive emotional ties. It reveals hidden fears and helps to heal painful memories. Indigo decreases impulsiveness. This is a good color for those suffering from any type of abuse or addiction issues.

Physically, indigo is connected to the skeletal structure, especially the spine. It also relates to the lower brain, the pituitary gland, the eyes and the sinuses. Known as the most powerful painkiller in the spectrum, indigo is also an excellent purifier. It can clear up bacteria and environmental pollutants and toxins. Indigo lowers high blood pressure and can be used to treat an overactive thyroid. Migraines, sciatica, inflammations, eczema and respiratory problems all respond to indigo.It is good for kidney problems, sinus problems and insomnia. It helps with controlling diarrhea as well. Tumors, growths, etc. can be dispersed with indigo.

Emotionally, violet brings relief and improvement to those suffering from any type of mental illness. In regression work violet is useful to acknowledge your inner child or your inner child from past lives so past issues can be resolved. Violet is a bridge to the higher consciousness and also aids those who wish to improve their psychic abilities. It increases spiritual awareness.

Violet represents the crown chakra and influences the brain, pineal gland and the scalp. This is a powerful color. It has been found that when using violet light in healing, it should not be shown onto the face, but should instead be applied to the back of the head. Violet should be used sparingly. Considered a "heavy" color, an overload of violet can be depressing.The antidote for violet overload is gold.

Violet light has been found to be useful in curing newborns of jaundice. Violet is also useful in treating infertility and menstral pain. It can help with neuralgia pain, inflamed nerves, and can also be used to treat eye complaints. It activates the pineal gland and relaxes muscles, including the heart. Violet helps head related problems including headaches, frazzled nerves, scalp conditions, shingles, concussions and all brain-related problems.

There are many ways to use colors to bring healing. You can wear it, use it in your decor, use visualization techniques, etc. Chromotherapy (using colored lights) is a very effective way to heal using color. I would like to close with some information to help you to use Chromotherapy to heal.

Blue and red colors are seen as the two extremes with yellow representing the midpoint. A professional will analyze the patient, examining them to ascertain which color he/she lacks. The deficiency is determined by observing the color of the eyeballs, nails, urine and excrement. In cases of the lack of red the eyes and nails will be bluish, and the urine and excrement white or bluish. If there is a deficiency of the blue color, the eyes and nails will be reddish and urine and excrement yellowish or red.

If you wish to try using colored light to heal yourself, here are a few tips you may find helpful. To begin, you should lie down or sit on a chair with the lamp directed towards you. You should limit exposure time to ten minutes per session. If a treatment is overdone you will become agitated and uncomfortable. If this happens, flood yourself with green light for a few minutes. This will neutralize, dilute and clear the previous application of color. Keep in mind that certain colors have certain limitations. Never apply red if you have a heart condition. As previously mentioned, never apply violet light to the face. Apply it only to the back of the head. Treat conditions that affect the whole body such as colds and flu by flooding the entire body with light. Treat specific areas by pinpointing and focusing the color on the affected area only.

The effect of various colors on the body and their healing qualities are as follows:

Red:
Red stimulates arterial blood and brings warmth to cool extremities. Used as a general tonic, it is very valuable in the treatment of diseases like low blood pressure, rheumatism, paralysis, anemia and advanced cases of tuberculosis.

Orange:
Orange is beneficial in the treatment of hernia and appendicitis, kidney and gallstones. It is also used to stimulate the milk producing action of breasts after childbirth.

Yellow:
Yellow is a laxative and diuretic. It stimulates the brain, the liver and the spleen. It is also effective in the treatment of diabetes, indigestion, kidney and liver disorders, constipation, eye and throat infections, syphilis and impotence.

Green:
Green is considered a harmonious color. It is a mild sedative. It is useful in the treatment of nervous conditions, hay fever, ulcers, flu, malaria, colds, sexual disorders and cancer. It preserves and strengthens eyesight. It is also helpful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions.

Blue:
Cool, soothing and calming, blue alleviates pain, reduces bleeding and heals burns. It is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery, colic, asthma, respiratory disorders, high blood pressure and skin abrasions.

Indigo:
Indigo combines the blood-warming red and the cooling antiseptic blue. It is a wonderful stimulant without being an irritant. It is beneficial in the treatment of advanced stages of constipation, hydrocle, leucorrhoea, many disorders of the stomach and womb, cataract, migraine and skin disorders. It exerts a soothing effect on the eyes, ears and the nervous system.

Violet:
Violet is beneficial in the treatment of nervous and emotional disturbances, arthritis, acute cases of consumption and insomnia.

Have no expectations

2009-04-07T10:52:00.002+10:00

The more you expect, the more you desire. The more you desire, the more you long for. The more you long for the more you want it. If perhaps nothing will happen, then these things will lead to more disappointment.

So expect nothing and you will have no disappointment.

Do not demand of others for what you can do yourself

2009-04-07T09:53:00.002+10:00

Sometime in your life you would "relegate" responsibilities to others so that you do not have to do it. That is not relegating that is shirking responsibilities. If you can do it yourself with nno fuss why not do it and be done with it.

Give responsibilities to others only because you feel you have nothing to bring to the table or they can do it better than you can. If they can achieve it but won't don't make demand for them to do it either or they will just feel pressured and leave you alone.

If someone make demand on you when you do not have to do it, do you not feel as pressured. So when giving responsibilities to others do it with a light heart and no expectations so that you will not be hurt by it nor other feel pressured by it.

Falling toward the sky

2009-04-05T21:43:00.003+10:00

Falling toward the sky
An angel spread its wings
It takes it harp out and began to sing
"Let tell only truth and say no more lies
So that all the people may began to smile"
But the people do not take heed
And so the lies takes its seed
Thus the angel continues its path in to the sky
Fluttering its golden wing
It continue to sing
"Let there be peace on Earth
And heal all harm and hurts"
But the people did not see the awe
And merely continue with their wars
So the angel shrug and continues to fall in to the sky.

Open your eyes, heart and mind, and perhaps a miracle you will see

True to one self

2009-04-05T21:39:00.003+10:00

Do you ever feel like no one really knows who you are, not that you hide it or pretend to be someone your not, although we are all guilty of that even if only ocassionally .. its more so about editing the person you are on a level so people think they can understand you, 'cause that makes them feel comfortable. Most people are lucky enough to have friends that they can let your hair down with and truly be themselves, but you still can't let them into your head, to let them know what you are truly feeling maybe that you have such dark thoughts, that you refuse to burden them with that, or are even embarrassed to feel that way, or you have trust issues with the people in your life, so you feel anytime you open up to someone, it will some day be used against you. I have these feeling, for anothe reason, i have been through allot and relied allot on the friends and family around me, i want to be strong in myself and not need the help, and i don't want them to think i need help, i don't want to need the help. .. I am a liar.. i am not giving people me, i am giving them the me that they can handle..

Alone in the Dark

2009-04-05T20:53:00.002+10:00

I was making my way through the darkness when I saw a light
I then choose to chase it and try to grasp it will all my might
But the light flicker and flitter and flys from my hand
Living me again alone in this darken land.
For quite a while time seems to have passed by
And then all of a sudden the light came back in front of my eyes
But it has been so long that my eyes have adjusted
That right now I think I prefer the darkness.

-Metha Metharom

This is a poem I wrote a long time ago about finding my own light and not needing anyone else to traverse my own darkness.

The recipie to achieving greatness...

2009-04-05T20:49:00.002+10:00

Loneliness

2009-04-05T20:43:00.002+10:00

The following is a poem I found while trying to search for an appropriate quote for this image. You can find some of the author's other works by visiting http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P0002523&BN=700&PN=1

Lend Me a Shoulder to Cry On
By Nina B. Doughty

Lend me a shoulder to cry on
When life is dark and drear
I need your strength to rely on
I need your listening ear
Fate isn't alwys too gentle
And nobody seems to care
Let me borrow your shoulder to cry on
When I'm drowning in despair.

Lightening your work load - a message on stress

2009-04-05T20:37:00.004+10:00

Always respect your limitations. Acknowledge when things are getting too much that you can't handle it, or if they are not pushing you to the best of your ability. Having too much stress is not healthy, but having too little doesn't help you grow. Make sure you find that balance in your life, and always strive to maintain that balance.

Listening to others

2009-04-05T20:03:00.003+10:00

Have your own opinion by all means but without opposition in belief or thoughts we can not strengthen our ideals or thoughts.

Knowledge and wisdom comes from what we learn, so to do others gain from the same source. Each and everyone of us have different views due to the different life we live.

Though we can not live their life, by listening to them we can gain a glimpse of what they went through, by doing so we gain understanding. Understanding of people in general, understanding of knowledge, and beliefs, understanding of who they are, and by reasoning by who we are.

So listen well to others, though they do not have the same view thus wisdom as we do. We could gain a better understanding of our own.

Evaluating yourself

2009-04-05T19:57:00.002+10:00

It is quite popular and common to evaluate yourself during the end of year. Because the end of the year means a new period will come upon us and we can then set goals to improve or learn new things.

But I ask why do it only on that day, why not do this more often. So that we continuously grow in ourself, our beliefs, and our determination. Evaluating yourself has the effect of presenting to you flaws and perfection you see within yourself and your actions, it also present us with goals of what to do next with our life. So instead of gaining wisdom once per year which is very limiting, why not do it more often and you will grow continuously faster and evolve your mind.

Challenging yourself

2009-04-05T19:52:00.003+10:00

When we overcome a challenge we grow in our strength and determination, as well as in term of wisdom and knowledge.

So when life exist without challenge we stagnate and sometime regress due to unused gifts and abilities.

Challenge yourself once in a while, to do new things, to achieve new goals and perhaps we can stay on par with who we are and even better yet improve ourselves even more.

emotional well being - recent revelations cont..

2009-04-05T10:37:00.001+10:00

Jealosy ultimately is not worth it, what is it really? A sick feeling at the bottom of your stomach that makes you angry, it makes you hate. And you waste so much time doing it. Time that could be better spent saving to buy that house instead of wishing you were renting it. If you can look at someone in the face and say congratulation, good for you, instead of being jealous it gives you the power, and whatever reaction they’re trying to get out of you will be wasted. With that brings happiness

All of a sudden you realise you have reached the next maturity level in your life without being modest of course.

So you come back some what, to start this story again from a more positive perspective, when you realize what you failed to realize or at the very least failed to notice. What you thought you wanted at this point in time, you don’t really want, you still ultimately want, what you originally wanted and it has taken this five thousand odd words to realize this, the things you thought you wanted were more so, out of spite or jealousy, and what you thought you wanted, didn’t come from the place in you, it should have come from. You still have your priorities but there is no reason you can’t have them and still have things for yourself, really you can’t give your best to others with out doing the best for yourself, there will be sacrifices along the way, if you’re willing to make these sacrifices and still be happy about it, then you know you are making a move in the right direction.

bitch book part 2 - the mother inlaw

2009-04-05T09:46:00.002+10:00

You are old enough to have learnt from your mistakes and since you have made allot of mistakes you’d think you would act like your age, stop running into to things blindly. You have more to think about than yourself and I think that has been your problem. You put you, first ahead of your kids and your priorities. At the moment you are babying someone that needs to learn life, instead of being given everything on a platter. You push push push eventually you’ll push them to far, and you’ll be back where you started, if not worse because you’ve sacrificed allot for nothing. Have you ever thought your pushing, pushes people into something they don't therefor you only think thats what they want or feel and no one ever truley feels that way about you. Start realising whatever happened in the past is the past, you only have two daughters, and they are your family. As the mother it is your position to forgive and keep the family together and much of your personality reminds me of a immature teenager. "oh she did this to me" "i'm not talking to you" "omg he likes me" "he hasn't rung me tonight"...

You are all about hate, and revenge and bitterness. The spite you showed towards the break up of your daughters marriage was disgusting, you pretend to be so lovely, its only mildly disguising your black soul. To think that the break up of your relationship with her revolved around jealousy, and then to say you are happy she was hurt she deserved “pay back”, harbouring feelings of resentment creates holes that you will never be able to fill. And then to try and pollute others minds with your prejeduce garbage is just offensive. You can have your one sided argument for the rest of your life cause I am not biting.

You are obsessed with idea of love with out truly being able to commit to it. I don’t think you will ever fully be able to embrace love because you have never truly felt it to other men or your family. You think it’s your right to be loved not a privelidge.

Taking time for quiet reflection...

2009-04-05T00:56:00.002+10:00

Its important to be different

2009-04-04T22:47:00.004+10:00

I think the biggest mistake in life is not to be honest to yourself.. To hide beneath a veil pretending to be someone else... Celebrate the person you are.. We are who we are for a reason.. Entirly cliche i know... But its true i spent a long time trying to be the person i thought i should be instead of the person i am.. Then i started to miss the person i used to be, now i can't let go of my inhibitons to be that person again so now i feel i am missing out on something.. So go with the flow... Be who you are a celebrate the fact your different... Use your own mind...

Same topic alternate variant, people need to be aware who they are, really start to analize themselves. Be honest on why they do the things they do? Why they say or don't say the things they think? what is the underlying reason for their thoughts ? Why they might follow the alpha dominant society? What causes you to follow similar patterns? Fall into the same ruts? Why do get lazy? Depressed? you need to understand these things in yourself then you can begin to understand them in others.

I do believe some people are incappable of ever veiwing themselves on this scale. So don't get disheartend. I thought people learn from their mistakes as i have but this is not true in many cases. These people lead a shallow life, full of un confidence. i used to get frustrated with this but its a burden that i dont need. its not our problem to make them aware of it, just try not to get involved in it.

anyway as i have lost the initial point i was trying to make i will leave you with that...

For those seeking love..

2009-04-04T20:00:00.003+10:00

I know everyone out there, will have a friend that is unlucky in love you may even know someone who is always in different relationships, and that person seems to always fall into the same type of relationship, why is that? i think that at some point in time the relationship is less important than the love they are seeking, the intense emotion that is the initial attration. The vipers that feed on these vulnerable people are always the same, luring their prey its about the game instead of the person, the equation of these two types of people tends to be poison to each other, and therefor extreamly unhealthy. love for more and more people is becoming an addiction. To be complacent in love... well its just to easy...

About Goal Setting...

2009-04-04T01:38:00.002+10:00

emotional well being- recent revelations

2009-04-04T00:07:00.000+10:00

Allot of people have seen you as confident but you hid your un confidence by acting over confident. You hid allot of things by over compensating for them. But it is time to throw up the veils on this life, put you on show, because it is the you that you love and it is the you that others love they just don’t know it yet. You have come to this epiphany, and finally it is not the world that controls you and you can’t control the world or the people in it, but you own your part of it and you can control that, and from now on you will.

You write the last paragraph and realise you are trying to convince yourself more than anything. You are over it, no regrets you look to the future and put all the pettiness out of your thoughts at least for today. You are better than that, your royal snootiness, and the last thing you want is the insecurities of others impacting on what you want for yourself.

Time out for a second, when you evaluate your own jealousy, what does it really come down too. Woman more so than men thrive on jealousy, they feed on it, whether it be the ammunition against another or the ignition for you to push your life into its direction, even if it’s what you want or not. I think it blinds us, as well as holds us back, for example; you see your friends in a relationship, and you want to be in one, then you feel like you have fallen in love so much that you can’t go to the college you want and settle for a meaningless job at a bank, and eventually that relationship goes sour because, neither of you ever really had the same interest or direction and then you have used up three years for what? So the lesson learnt is set your own goals, stick to them as much as possible, face what ever comes your way with open arms, and hopefully one day you’ll have nothing to be jealous about.

Better than me

2009-04-03T23:53:00.004+10:00

When I see others who I think are better than me, I see it as a challenge that I must overcome.

If they are indeed better than me then obviously I must lack something they have.

So therefore I must be better than them to overcome whatever weakness I may have had.

Why stop at being as good as they are, why not be even better than they are in your own eyes.

So if they are better than you, you have no choice but to be a better you.

The bitch book part one- sister in law

2009-04-03T23:19:00.002+10:00

you may think i am a complete stuck up cow.. on some levels so true i admit it.... but this is all written in the height of complete anger. when the jugment and stupidity of other has overwhelmed me..

You’re ugly and annoying and have no talent for anything so stop bragging. You haven’t achieved anything in life you have nothing to be proud of.. your 30 this year with no definite prospects for the future, and planning everything is not going to make it more likely to happen, and telling everyone is just shitting me off. Do it, don’t say it. It feels like your trying to rub it in every ones face and we are all tired of it. Your old now, you are the first g/f your partner has had, you’re his last chance to form a relationship, to have kids, your so insecure you don’t give him a second of space yet you try to act so mature. And as much as you try to prepare for kids you aren’t ready.
Someone who is still fixated on diamantes on her wedding dress has allot to learn.
And yes I am better than you mostly because I could not give a crap. And do not begin to judge me until you look after a baby who demands you attention constantly, a grown male that is pretty much mostly at home to sleep eat and make a mess and still manage to cook, clean and do every ones laundry, groceries, dr appointments and any other day to day duty. And still look as good as me at the end of the day..
And until you learn how to dress yourself or have any other kind of shoes than thongs don’t brag about a hand bag.

emotional well being part 1

2009-04-03T23:08:00.000+10:00

What happens in life when what you thought you wanted changes, you get a whole other perspective, everything you thought was important, becomes irrelevant, and the things you thought you’d never need become important. Such small possessions become the centre of a world a year ago you couldn’t imagine. And you feel ten years older. And with maturity becomes responsibility. The responsibility becomes overwhelming, you start swimming in it, flailing and drowning in it.

Life is boring the boredom is tiring that you can’t fathom continuing your repetitive routine it becomes pointless, no matter how much you clean, there is still cleaning to be done tomorrow. Everything appears to be your responsibility, generally because you are the only one who can make the decisions.
Then you sit back and realise that this is not who you thought you’d be, not that you regret anything, you aren’t where you thought you’d be, you have so many things in your life that so special, but there is so much missing, but it is better being thankful for all the little things that make you happy with the life you have, than think about the what ifs and the things you don’t have in life.
Now you have an entire different range of priorities, yet they are masking your original priorities, but those priorities can’t be dealt with until your immediate priorities are met, which are the things you never thought were important.
With all this not only do you have someone you love and someone you both love but these two very important people become reliant on you, an added pressure. Now one of these lives is completely dependent on you, not only for now but for the rest of your life, a huge step and you love it, you love creating this life that will one day create there own. It is a wonderful feeling to create life and you hope one day you be lucky enough to feel it again.
But this is not the top of the agenda. Right now you want the security of limitless love, the binding contract of someone who is committed to you and is willing to let the world know. Although this knew revelation is important it is not nearly as important to know that the feeling is mutual, how are you supposed to know what he is feeling unless he opens to his feelings and lets you in? Until that point, the only thing you can receive is a metaphorical door in the face, then how can you intrust him with the entirety that is you life. Better yet does he even want that? You start to feel that any feeling he has for you is forced and that any action that comes from this is forced. If it isn’t forced why isn’t life a fairy tale? Why can’t he feel the need for the next step? Reading another’s mind just adds new confusions to the increasingly confused mind.
You somewhat envy your grandmas generation when times where allot simpler, the more rights this generation has received has only brought more choices which increased the probability of the wrong choices. Back then relationships were sacred, love was created not expected. Still to this day some of the male descendants of this generation have not mutated into the men that this generation is designed for, where house wives are disappearing and men are evolved into the men woman are looking for, the sensitive, caring, masculine, and romantic, the perfect Cleo man.

Love in its entirety is really a silly conception, we are so hung up on the one, that we fail to notice the obvious, how friends and family seem to find their one at high school at work, a friend of a friend, this one that seems so illusive. And you know people say grass always seems greener on the other side but sometimes you look at others and think how could it not be? And as much as you love the life you live. You can’t help how easy it seems for others.

So maybe it’s you, when you can’t get the person that supposedly loves you to care about your mental and emotional well- being, or just to care for the sake of caring. Because you’re worth it. How could it not be you? You try to make fair decisions and agreements, it has to be your actions that let people walk all over you. And each day you hold your head up and continue to try to please everyone around you, for what? To be tired, depressed, sore, stressed. You feel like the only thing there is to do is leave but apart from being frazzled you love what you have, and you couldn’t risk losing that, but you need to be understood, you need help and would like to know what language you need to be speaking to get the message through to the opposite sex. Is there hidden dictionaries? Do you need to learn Morse? This problem is a common occurrence in your life, it spider webs through to the most insignificant of encounters. Eventually it takes its toll, and you are so tired of being nice.

Break down the wall.

2009-04-03T19:07:00.002+10:00

A wall exist to keep something in or something out.

So too is the wall we erect, it is to keep out our fears, and keep ourself inside protected.

But the wall that you erect merely make you more fearful and stop us from showing our true self to others.

So break down the wall so we can show others our true self and face your fears up front so that we may overcome it and be stronger for it.

Stand tall

2009-04-03T18:59:00.002+10:00

Stand tall and be counted.

Never be ashame of who you are.

Be prideful instead of your gift, abilities, and flaws.

It is what make us us, and not anyone else.

So why be ashame of our uniqueness be prideful of it instead.

So stand tall with pride in your hearts over being yourself and not anyone else.

Home is where the heart is

2009-04-03T11:38:00.002+10:00

Home is where the heart is.

So where ever your heart is your home must be.

Some feel uncomfortable or unhappiness when they are outside their home.

But if your heart is with you, therefore where ever you go your home must surely be.

So be happy and comfortable where ever you are, for surely your home must be where ever you go.

Letting time goes by

2009-04-03T11:34:00.002+10:00

Time is a system created by human to measure when certain things are scheduled to happen.

We have no control over time, so continuously worrying about when it would happen is pointless.

If for example a train is schedule to come at a certain time, it either would or would not. So worry not for time lost or gain, just let it flow and flow with it and you will find life is less of worries.

I do not mind what is on your mind

2009-04-03T11:30:00.003+10:00

What people think of us we can not control.

The only thing we can control is what we think of ourselves.

If other things that you should jump off a cliff, should you?

What they think of you should hold no bearing on what you do or what you become.

Brush aside the worry that you have in your heart about what others may think of you and be free of unnecessary burden you may have placed upon yourself.

So do not mind what others have on their mind, but mind only what is on yours.

Forgive and forget

2009-04-03T11:26:00.003+10:00

To forgive others is to let them move on with their life.

To forget is for you to move on with yours.

To forgive one must forget.

If you forgive and do not forget then you are still remembering past hurt and pain, and therefore you have not truely forgiven them at all.

By forgiving and forgetting you are removing the burden of pain you place upon yourself and lift the limitation on personal growth.

So forgive and forget in order to become whole and heal your own wounds.

Live for yourself, and not for others

2009-04-02T21:36:00.004+10:00

It is a very kind offer for you to live for others, very self-sacrificial. It could also be seen that you see yourself as unworthy to live.

The more you place yourself in the role of the self-sacrifice the more you are going to blame others for the problems which you have incurred upon yourself.

But if you live for yourself and not for others, then the only person you can blame is yourself, on the upside the only person you can thank is also yourself.

By living for others you will feel the weight of them on your shoulder but if you live for yourself then you have only your own problem to consider.

So live for yourself and you will find life a much happier place to be and less of a burden.

The paths of truth

2009-04-02T00:03:00.004+10:00

There is not one truth, but many truths, which are all aspects of the One Truth.

Just as all roads leads to the same point.

To believe in only one truth is not wrong, but to force your truth down other people's throat as the One Truth is not right.

Each one of us must find and discover our truth so that we in the end may continue on the path of the One Truth.

April Fool's

2009-04-01T13:59:00.004+10:00

The 1st of April is commonly known as April Fool's Day, the traditional day for joke and prank to be pull.

This is a great day for us to not take life too seriously and to go with the flow.

But some jokes can be taken too far, which could seriously hurt someone emotionally, or even physically.

If you wish to make a joke, make sure do it responsibly that which would harm none.

An ode to unconditional love

2009-04-01T01:21:00.002+10:00

I do not mind if you do not exist
Whether you be alive or dead
I will love you never the less
I saw you in my dream
In the place no one else can see
You are my only one
Just as I am only yours
Though we may travel different paths
My heart will be with you
No matter where we will go our path will become one.

Finding the one

2009-03-31T00:06:00.004+10:00

The search for the significant other is talked about as the most important find one can make in their life.

To find that someone who resonates and mirror our very being, the yin to our yang.

But in order to find the one that complete us, we must acknowledge that what we want to find in another is what we want within us.

If we can not do this for ourselves, all we are liable to find is just short-term romance or infatuations, and unhealthy obsessions.

So only through completing ourselves can we become whole and therefore is ready for the one who will make their journey with us, side by side.

In closing: Become one with ourselves and then we can become one with others.

You can count on me

2009-03-29T19:57:00.003+10:00

Some people see a request for help as a statement for them to be used. But if you think carefully about it. If they request help from you then that means they deemed you as useful. If they never ask you for help, then perhaps they deemed you as useless.

Is it not better to be view as useful rather than useless, and reliable rather than unreliable?

I'll Be There...

2009-03-29T19:49:00.002+10:00

I've realized that just as important as it is to have friends who you can depend on in your time of need, you also have to be the kind of friend who others can turn to for help...

Dare to be Different!

2009-03-29T00:19:00.001+10:00

Only by walking through the valley of death will you be reborn

2009-03-26T22:01:00.003+10:00

There comes a time in everyone life where everything seems abyssmal and you wish you were dead because of an incident which cause you trauma, but by getting up on our feet and walking away from these things can we start again from scratch.

Such is the phrase, "Only by walking through the valley of death will you be reborn"

Only by walking away from our old life can we begin a new.

Life without hardship is like a beach without sands

2009-03-26T21:48:00.003+10:00

In life, we are continuously challenged by various hardship. But it is these hardship that allows us to appreciate life as we have it.

In the same way can you appreciate the beach when it has sands, otherwise it will be just rocks and water.

Imagine walking on those rocks in the water, there would be very little pleasure in it but to feel the sands in our toes can we appreciate the softness that those little things has to offer.

Self-image and Idealization

2009-03-26T21:32:00.003+10:00

When we meet someone the first thing we worry about is how we are seen by others and the first thing we also do is to immediately perceive them as something. So in that first few seconds we are judged and judge at the same time.

In that first few seconds do we idealize someone just as they idealize us. As I have said before in a previous post, try hard to present yourself to others as you would like them to see you, so that idealization may not happen.

The reason why we should not idealize someone is that if we see them as a positive figure in our life and all of a sudden they do something bad, unnecessary disappointment may occur.

So remember do not judge a book by its cover, spend sometime with it to understand its content and that we can not control others but only ourselves.

So in closing if you do not wish to be judge then do not judge them.