Highway To Heaven - MICHAEL LANDON -

 

HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN REVISITED

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HOW I FIGURE IT!

 

HOW I FIGURE IT!

---We know how it all works. I mean I think many of us figured it out. I wondered why I haven’t seen the schematic around. Maybe it isn’t as out there as I thought it was. 

---To me it begins with a solid foundation. If one was appreciated, valued, was taken seriously, and really listened to (not made to look foolish when he may naively ask a question someone thought to be mundane and revealed how much he didn’t know.) This can be a real problem and do much damage to a young mind just by someone indicating, ‘’boy, was that a stupid question.’’ His outlet for his curiosity could easily be stymied by some off-handed, mindless remark that succeeds only to thwart the child from asking future questions that help in his evolving a more definitive answer usually because someone wanted to show-off how SMART he, himself, is. There are REALLY NO dumb questions, as they say! Only comments to questions that are completely unnecessary.

---When a child develops properly and gets his emotional needs met along with a  good, solid foundation of food, clothing and shelter, he learns he is appreciated, valued and worthwhile. From all of this, he learns to be generous and freely share as he realizes life works better when we do this. We learn how to be a give and take player on the wheel that upgrades civilization as we go. This keeps improving where we find ourselves actually going from selfish to selfless as we age. We learn we don’t have to compete and compare. We feel very, very connected with ourselves, each other AND with life itself.

---Here is where we can make a good case for DEPRIVED and DEPRAVED. He who is deprived of his needs being met will most likely act depraved in some way. His negativity, DEPRAVITY, no matter to what degree can be traced, as a rule, to how DEPRIVED the person has been in his lifetime.

---The fundamentals of life can be as easy as getting one’s needs met and can set a person on a course of fun and enjoyment. One should identify what his real needs are and set a plan in motion to get them met. The difference between someone living his life getting his needs met and someone who tries to live his life with his needs unmet...is like day and night. If one doesn’t get his fundamental needs met...then he usually spends the rest of his life and time trying to get those very same needs met. Doing the things that one enjoys doing so far outweighs doing things you don’t want to do. It can make or break a lifetime. Many people can attest to this as a fact because they, basically, are doing something they are NOT fond of doing. When one is doing what he likes doing, it is a night/day different thing compared to doing what you don’t like to do.

---When these fundamental needs are met we have a person with a good, solid self-image that can develop healthfully from there. When one veers from that course he starts catastrophizing and the negatives begin to oppose any natural growth. This is where the heartaches begin. This is where we will find life begins to unravel. Be Well!

IDEAL- RESIDENT/STAFF RELATIONSHIP

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A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD SAYING!

 

A NEW LOOK at an OLD SAYING!

---I’m sure that you all heard about the grass ALWAYS being greener in the other fellow’s yard. I heard a new version of that with same beginning, but with this addition - ‘’try watering your own grass and see how green IT WILL GET.’’
---We can see that if we maximize what we do have it may rival that which you see in someone else’s possession. You would have to reassess the situation…at the very least. The truth that I do see is that we are usually quick to compare what we have, with our neighbor. But, with the addition it shows how we are quick to judge ourselves WITHOUT having ALL the evidence. 
---We usually do not know what our potential is because we can be so busy sticking our nose into the affairs of others. It is NOT usually about doing our best work, but being sure that we are ‘’keeping up with the Joneses.’’
---At a time of global warming and the drought situation, we can be glad that the saying isn’t just about lawns of grass. It really is about maximizing who we are. AND…what better way to start than to accept yourself ‘’as you are.’’ Accepting yourself…faults and all…is far better than waiting until you feel acceptable + perfect. Because, as I’m sure you know…you MAY wait forever. Take Care.
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REALITIES R' US!

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON -

HEALING AMERICA
AND THE WORLD

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Disc 1 - Dalai Lama - How to see YOURSELF as you really are

The DALAI LAMA

LONELINESS

LONELINESS

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---Loneliness seems to come into being when one would rather do something that he is not doing. He yearns to do something else than what he is doing. If one knew what he enjoyed and pursued that, there doesn’t seem there would be a problem. Many have trouble with this part. They really don’t know what they want. 

---When man is honest with what attracts him and pursues that to completion, then loneliness is not a problem. As soon as a being is born, he is usually at the hands of someone who has a preconceived idea of how someone should be raised. Through many generations of man being honed into what Society has decided what a human being should be, even taking into consideration what they perceive the personal inclinations of this child/being to be...the child/being is being molded in accordance to the way this person who is doing the raising, sees things.

---As this child/being grows and hopefully grows into himself...may he/she somehow connect or reconnect to that path or avenue that best helps him develop into the being he is supposed to be, that allows him/her to be the best expression of who he/she is.

---If something is not going correctly, never hesitate to speak up. They are allegedly doing this for you and your well-being. Your input is invaluable. Learning the ART of Working Together has a much better chance and creates a much better outcome usually speaking than to have someone pull all the strings for you.

Dr. Vivek Murthy - “All of us, regardless of what stage of life we’re at, we’ve got three basic needs: we all want to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, and we want to know that we’re loved.” — Dr. Vivek Murthy

The GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins

RICHARD DAWKINS

THOUGHTOONs!

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Alternate Nostril Breathing - Highly Recommend

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The PHOENIX FORTH TO FLY

The PHOENIX FORTH TO FLY

Don't Be Afraid To Make Mistakes

Don't Be Afraid To Follow Your Passion

Don't Be Afraid To Follow Your Grit

Don't Take Things Too Personally,
People Can Say The Nastiest Things

Though, Easier Said Than Done

Accept Yourself As You Are

Of Course, With So-Called Faults And All

You Have Nothing To Prove To Anyone

Fear Is The Great Inhibitor

Love Is The Great Unifier

Through - Trial & Error,

We Learn To Be Wise.

ENJOY!

BEN & RABINDRANATH TAGORE!

SERVICE IS JOY!

FRESH AIR - PODCAST: MICHAEL POLLAN - ''CAFFEINE''

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MICHAEL POLLAN - ''CAFFEINE''

The HANDBOOK to HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

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The HANDBOOK to HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

Here is a book I read many years ago. I re-read much of it AND I think it is great. I highly recommend it. As a matter of fact, I would challenge you to read the first 11 pages. I would almost wager that you'll want to continue!

ADDED BONUS

KEN KEYES Jr. 1986

(15 mins.)

To Focus Properly

To FOCUS PROPERLY

I Spent Much of My Time

Thinking My Parents Were Right

Most of The Time

Everything Said by My Teachers,

My Relatives,

People I Knew to Be Older,

And, At One Time People in General.

I Was Much TOO Gullible

I Didn’t Think for Myself

And, Believed Everything I Heard

I Had an Awful Lot to Learn,

I Thought!

The Years Have Gone By

And My Eagle Has Died

That's When I Began To Open My Eyes

I Finally Could See I Was Living Their Lies

I Realized Being Paralyzed

By My Fears

Was My Way of Life

 Free Movement of any Sort

Was Becoming Uncommon

There Were Many Things That

Weren’t Necessarily So

That Didn’t Involve

Living in a Whale

Or Being Called Jonah

I Learned the Importance of Unlearning

I Learned You Could Strike with the Cover Open

At Times

Some of it did Hold Water

And, Some Still Does

But, There Are Things That Should Have Been Sent

To the Preposterous Department

Many Years Ago.

Like Removal of Certain Tags on Furniture

That Will Result in Immediate Imprisonment,

That People in Authority Were Always Honest,

The Easter Bunny & Santa Make Their Way to My House

Once A Year,

And, I Could Go to Hell for

Practically Anything!

I Realized Good Judgment &

Knowing Thyself

Were Actually Good Things to Do

Everything Has Come Into question

At One Time or Another.

I’m Feeling Much Better Now

That's A By-Product of Living True

I Have That Going for me

And, I Guess, Other Things, TOO,
Because, I Know That KINDNESS IS
The BEST Thing I Can DO!

When It Comes Right Down to It!

The PANE CLINIC

The PANE CLINIC

This is NOT the PAIN CLINIC

That We’re Used To;

Nevertheless, It Is The PANE CLINIC

It’s Called THAT to Bring up

The Image of Windows…

The Cleaner It Is, The Clearer It Is!

Sometimes, When Spotless,

It Is Hard To Tell

There is a Window, There!

We Liken This To The MIND

When It Is Clean, and Clear

And as Spotless as can be

When Things Are Seen That Way,

Resistance For The Concept...Is Low

Pain Is Hard To Find!

We Can, Actually, Say

When The Pane Is Clean + Clear

The Pain Is NOT Found!

The PANE CLINIC Has Done It’s Job!

In ALL Actuality

The PANE CLINIC RESIDES

In The THIRD EYE…Itself!

OUCH! A Smudge -

 There’s The PAIN!

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COMPASSIONATE LISTENING MODEL

Compassionate Listening Model

Compassionate Listening helps us to awaken to what the mystics from all of the great faiths have known for centuries: that cultivating the wisdom of the heart is the key to real peace from the inside out. The intention of Compassionate Listening is to access our deepest wisdom to transform separation and conflict into an opportunity for connection, healing and peace.

Compassionate Listening is

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• A personal practice – to cultivate inner strength, self awareness, self regulation and wisdom
• A skill set – to enhance interpersonal relations and navigate challenging conversation
• A process – to bring individuals or groups together to bridge their differences and transform conflict
• A healing gift – to offer a compassionate listening session to a person who feels marginalized or in pain

Compassionate Listening was conceived by Gene Knudsen Hoffman (1919 - 2010), international peacemaker, founder of the US/USSR Reconciliation program for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and student of Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. The concepts were further developed by Leah Green, Carol Hwoschinsky, and a group of dedicated individuals who are now facilitators of the work.

As Gene originally conceived it, Compassionate Listening requires non-judgmental listening and deepening, non-adversarial questions. Listeners seek the truth of the person speaking, seeing through ‘masks of hostility and fear to the sacredness of the individual.’ Listeners accept what others say as their perceptions, and validate the right to their own perceptions. In this way, listeners seek to humanize the ‘other’. Compassionate Listening can cut through barriers of defense and mistrust, enabling both those listened to and those listening to hear themselves in new light, to change their opinions, and to make more informed decisions. Through this process, fear can be reduced, and participants will be better equipped to discern how to proceed with effective action. 

We honor Gene as the originator of Compassionate Listening and invite you to learn more about her in

“Compassionate Listening and other writings by Gene Knudsen Hoffman,” by Anthony Manousos.

Click here to learn more about this beautiful book and purchase it online.

You can also download her free  Compassionate Listening Sourcebook with a chapter by Leah Green. 

Some of Gene’s essays on Compassionate Listening are on the web at the New Conversations Initiative.

FIVE STEPs TO MINDFULNESS - Thich Nhat Hanh

THICH NHAT HANH

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