Thursday October 8, 2009, 5:47 am
Very different story, I never heared before....

Thursday October 8, 2009, 7:08 am
Resilience is a special strength of character, we do not know when we need it, but we are so grateful when it appears. Thank you Cal for this very special report. It warm my heart. It is a great subject.

Thursday October 8, 2009, 9:23 am
Great read TY Cal

Thursday October 8, 2009, 12:23 pm
Thanks Cal that was a really good story. I read it and the first thing that came to mind is how resilient we Americans are to keep bouncing back when politicians and their big money bedfellows keep knocking us down.

Thursday October 8, 2009, 1:29 pm
This is what we Americans are made of. We may fall but then we pick ourselves up & shake it off & get going again.Trust me I've taken many a fall & I'm still here lol

Thursday October 8, 2009, 1:40 pm
When I hear the word resilience, i think of one of my favorite people, Jesus of Nazerath :):):), love him!. Heres a little excerpt from a great book i "found" : (about Jesus) :

"He came to you from the brightness of Sirrius, not simply with Peace, but with the power of love which CREATES peace. For you he distinguished truth from falsehhod. This master brought radiance and the joy of a simple life, with the message that for EVERY individual there is a destiny which cannot be governed or limited by MATERIAL CONsiderations when they conflict with DIVINE LAW(the only"real" law). His INTENTION was to make clear to you the need to take perSONal Responsibility for Y-OURself and Y-OUR actions, and not to follow blindly the dictates of society or religion.
The master Jesus was born into a family that had an understading of the spiritual LAWS as part of the ESSENE community. The Essene sect w3as not totally acceptable to the OCCUPYING Romans, but was tolerated as long as Roman laws were not infringed upon. In a n effort to live apeaceful life, MEMBERS HADE TO MAKE COMPRIMISES. The Creator and cosmic law , the supremacy of the spirit, however, cannot be COMPRIMISED indefinitely, for ultimately perSONal integrity suffers. The Master Jesus NEVER surrendered his integrity(and NEVER will). If the Rabbis who KNEW who Jesus was- and some did- had accepted him and revealed the TRUTH to their followers, the course of Human History would have been changed.
Comprimise simply means non-committment to the truth, an avoidance( A-Void-Dance) of perSONal responsibility. There is no strentgh or fulfillment in COMPRIMISE, only an illusion of flexibility that leads to resentment(as we now see) and dissatisfaction on other levels, because the underlying issues have not been addressed. Fanaticism, on the other hand, is the reverse of comprimise; both are the work of the DARKER FORCES.There is a great insecurity about those who range between comprimise and fanaticism, comprimising others and sometimes themselves with rules and prohibitions; both are weapons of control. Fanatics seek control thru confrontation while those who prefer comprimise seek power by more devious means. Love and joy are totally lacking in both these postures. When Love seems to be pre-sent, it is actually conditional, and so is an illusion. NEVER allow anyone to COMPRIMISE Y-OUR perSONal integrity with the temptations of his/her half-truths. RE-Member that the purpose of Y-OUR souls journey is to develop Y-OUR OWN INTEGRITY, to purify Y-OUR inner self so that it resonates withthe light and purity of GOLD and BECOMES untarnishable, incorruptable. Fanaticism and COMPRIMISE are a denial of the natural flow of life and the perfection of cosmic TRUTH. FEAR is at the root of both." - Book- The Standing Stone Speaks- By Natasha Hoffman and Hamilton Hill

Thursday October 8, 2009, 7:16 pm
THANKS CAL, GOOD STORY!

Friday October 9, 2009, 6:57 am
This is an incredible article! With so many of us going through really tough times, from the economy, loss of jobs, homes, the war, illness, the stress of so much weighing upon our shoulders with this nation... these are some really great tips of how people really do make it through the toughest times and come out better for it. Not an easy feat when you have a great deal of stress, but definitely things to truly try to do and think about.

Friday October 9, 2009, 8:41 pm
What a great article Cal! I always read about this type of mind/body resilience. The article makes you stop and think about your place in life, and that we all have problems both big and little, and getting through takes effort.

In the long run the effort to over come your problems, shows your inner strenght that you may not have realized was there. I find myself making a conscious effort to stop my own negative feelings by looking around me and realizing others have just as heavy a load to carry as me. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't, but that's life in all it's glory and pain. Also I've come to the realization that I have to cut myself some slack, and realize I'm allowed to feel down sometimes, as long as I don't let it last too long.

Good grief, who knew the flood gates would so open!?

Lync

Sunday October 11, 2009, 1:29 pm
Great article and so true. To challenge oneself to better thoughts every morning...wonderful. An energy booster for the physical workout of the day.

Sunday October 11, 2009, 3:04 pm
Reflections from the text of the
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD
books...

You are living in a dream of your own creation. Let it be the dream of a lifetime, for that is exactly what it is.

Dream of a world in which the God and Goddess in you is never denied, and in which you never again deny the God and the Goddess in another. Let your greeting, both now and forevermore, be Namastè.

Dream of a world in which love is the answer to every question, the solution to every problem, the response to every situation, the experience in every moment.

Dream of a world in which Life, and that which supports Life, is the highest value, receives the highest honor, and has its highest expression.

Dream of a world in which freedom becomes the highest expression of life, in which no one who claims to love another seeks to restrict another, and in which all are allowed to express the glory of their being in measure full and true.

Dream of a world in which equal opportunity is granted to all, and equal resources are available to all, and equal dignity is accorded to all, so that all may experience equally the unequalled wonder of Life.

Dream of a world in which judgment is never again visited by one upon another, in which conditions are never again laid down before love is offered, and in which fear is never again seen as a means of respect.

Dream of a world in which differences do not produce divisions, individual expression does not produce separation, and the greatness of The Whole is reflected in the greatness of Its parts.

Dream of a world in which there is always enough, in which the simple gift of sharing leads to that awareness-and creates it, and in which every action supports it.

Dream of a world in which suffering is never again ignored, in which intolerance is never again expressed, and in which hatred is never again experienced by anyone.

Dream of a world in which ego is relinquished, in which superiority is abolished, and in which ignorance is eliminated from everyone's reality, reduced to the Illusion that it is.

Dream of a world in which mistakes lead not to shame, regrets lead not to guilt, and judgment leads not to condemnation.

Dream of these things, and more.

Do you choose them?

Then dream them into being.

With the might of your dreams end the nightmare of your imagined reality.

You can choose this.

Or, you can choose The Illusion.

I have said to you before, through the words of poets and leaders and philosophers: There are those who see things as they are, and say, "Why?" And there are those who dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?"

What do you say?