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"You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self. Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them.
You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past."
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"Should it not be noteworthy, that nothing under the sun shall be as important
as ones own life surrendering unto the spiritual 'principles' so instructed by Christ
our Lord God. Is it not being witnessed by a community filled with every conceivable
notion of the 'man-mind' spewing worldly 'thinking' and attempting to display their
worldly 'knowledge'........forever vacant of real life testimony of how God has changed
or inspired their life in order to bring lost souls up out of the mire of troubling anguish
that many are without doubt, experiencing in life, here in the NOW! Lost souls require
spiritual guidance and spiritual love.......and, is not the way of the world, against the
spiritual way of Christ........and it is to be noted, not to be correction of the 'words'....
but correction of ONES OWN SELF.....a profound truth that is selfishly dismissed!"
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calibob

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"We need to be careful about judging the old ones when we talk. At first they may not make sense to us. Maybe we'll say they're old fashioned and don't understand. But the old ones do understand! When they speak, listen very carefully. Often it will take weeks or maybe even years before we understand what they are really saying. This is the way of Wisdom. We need to listen, listen, listen."

Co. White Bison.​
 

Bingo

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"As long as you maintain the point of view of a religionist you will continue to fight amongst yourselves! Have Fun, hope that you learn something!"
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"This life came to realize...now years gone by...something was wrong...
I had to fix myself...self was causing the problems...not those around me...
Turning my life over to God's care...a profound decision...Amen...
Through prayer and meditation...asking only for direction of my life...
The years matter not...most important is to never stop praying for...
one's own self to come closer to God's direction and will to be...
The Holy Spirit unto one's life...Amen...for there is communion with God...
A spiritual soundness and well being within...with this...to share with others...
An attitude of kindness and acceptance to others...as only one's own self can change...
Is this not an ever ending task...accepting others actions...accepting others actions...
It is said...without this...one shuts out a spiritual peace within...
Living with one's own actions...for there all others come to know an see...
Praise God...the Holy Spirit unto one's self...'a light to behold'..."

I am You...You are I...Thank God!________I'M Alive...I'M Alive...I'M Alive :)
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The following words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television program, January 14,
1969, as he related the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt his students had come to think
of the Pledge of Allegiance as merely something to recite in class each day.
Now, more than ever, listen to the meaning of his words.
"I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as
though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the

meaning of each word?"

~I
"Me, an individual, a committee of one."
~Pledge
"Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity."
~Allegiance
"My love and my devotion."
~To the flag
"Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves, there's respect because your
loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job!"
~of the
United
"That means that we have all come together."
~States
"Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual
communities with pride and dignity and purpose; all divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a
common purpose, and that's love for country."
~And to the Republic
"Republic. A state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to
govern. And government is the people and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders
to the people"
~For which it stands,
One Nation under God
"One Nation, meaning 'so blessed by God'"
~Indivisible
"Incapable of being divided."
~With liberty
"Which is freedom -- the right of power to live one's own life without threats, fear or some sort of
retaliation."
~And Justice
"The principle or quality of dealing fairly with others."
~For all.

"For All. Which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine."

And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it
stands; one Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our Country and two words have been added
to the pledge of Allegiance..."
UNDER GOD

"Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools
too?"


Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton
July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997
As Red would say, "I personally believe we were put here to build and not to destroy. So, if by
chance, you are not feeling well and you should remember some silly little thing I have said or done
and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart – then my purpose as your clown
has been fulfilled."

"Good Night and may God Bless."

( Thank God for the Memories )

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"There are only Twelve Simple Principles by which one leads a truly Spiritual Life.
Honesty, Hope, Faith, Courage, Integrity, Willingness, Humility,
Brotherly Love, Justice, Perseverance, Spirituality, and Service.
NONE of these are possible without the development of TRUST!
YOU WILL LEARN TO TRUST ENOUGH WHEN YOU HAVE HURT ENOUGH.
There is very little hope of ever putting these into Practice if
we always do things the way we have always done things.
WE MUST CHANGE THE WAY WE DO THINGS
TO CHANGE THE WAY WE ARE! -- NOW!! ..........:)

'Praise God'

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calibob

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*~*~*~*~*As Bill Sees It*~*~*~*~*

Greater than Ourselves

If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago. But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter how much we tried. We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the power needed for change wasn't there. Our human resources, as marshaled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly.

Lack of power: That was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live - and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 44-45
 

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"SPIRITUALLY BANKRUPT"........Carefully ponder the significance of words before you!
And, does not the 'inspiration' of God's 'principles' clearly make known of the profound
significance, and importance of spiritual harmony. For, of and on ones own 'man-mind'
illusions and imagination, expect to go nowhere, when time is no more...And, this too is
spiritually inspired. And, a defiled multitude of spiritually discerned lives shall forever
continue to be vacant of the Holy Spirit, and this too shall not be ushered 'in' by ones own doing.
And, here lies another of the many foolish notions of the 'man'mind'.... the materialistic,
physical and worldly life shall not contain the capacity to enter unto the Divine Spiritual
realm of God, alone by ones own doing...And, a spiritual intervention shall be known...or not!"
'Praise God'


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"According to the varying needs of each person so does each person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous need God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend. The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to God until we need Him."........... Neutral.png
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"According to the varying needs of each person so does each person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous need God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend. The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to God until we need Him."........... View attachment 199375
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calibob

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"According to the varying needs of each person so does each person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous need God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend. The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to God until we need Him."........... View attachment 199375
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I've come to rely on God for all of these reasons.
 

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~QUOTE OF THE YEAR~
“A liberal’s paradise would be a place where everybody has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive healthcare, free education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free utilities, and only law enforcement has guns.
And believe it or not, such a place does indeed already exist:
It's called Prison."


Sheriff Joe Arpaio

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calibob

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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done.". These are thoughts which must go with us constantly.
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done.". These are thoughts which must go with us constantly.
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The Prayer To Our Father
-- in the original Aramaic --


Abwûn
"Oh Thou, from whom the breath of life comes,


d'bwaschmâja
who fills all realms of sound, light and vibration.


Nethkâdasch schmach
May Your light be experienced in my utmost holiest.


Têtê malkuthach.
Your Heavenly Domain comes.


Nehwê tzevjânach aikâna d'bwaschmâja af b'arha.
Let Your will come true - in the universe (all that vibrates)
just as on earth (that is material and dense).


Hawvlân lachma d'sûnkanân jaomâna.
Give us bread (understanding, assistance) for our daily need,


Waschboklân chaubên wachtahên aikâna
daf chnân schwoken l'chaijabên.
detach the ropes of faults that bind us,
like we let go the guilt of others.


Wela tachlân l'nesjuna
Let us not be lost in superficial things (a common temptation),


ela patzân min bischa.
but let us be freed from that what keeps us off from our true purpose.


Metol dilachie malkutha wahaila wateschbuchta l'ahlâm almîn.
From You comes the all-working will, the lively strength to act,
the song that beautifies all and renews itself from age to age.


Amên.
Sealed in trust, faith and truth.

I confirm that with my whole being

The Aramaic Language doesn't distinguish between means and purpose, inside quality and outside acting. Both are given simultaneously: what you've sown, you'll harvest. When Jesus relates to the "Kingdom of Heaven" he means the Kingdom inside and in the middle amongst us. Also "the next one" is inside and outside just as the whole Self. The arbitrary borders between spirit, body and soul fall apart.

The Aramaic has (like the Hebrew and Arabic) different levels of meaning. The words are organized and defined by a poetical system where different meanings of every word are possible. So, every line of the Lords Prayer could be translated to English in many different versions.

ALAHA, ALLAH, ELOAH, ELAT, EL SHADDAI, ABBA
 

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Bingo

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**"To have a satisfying relationship with another person to satisfy and fulfill my needs, then the responsibility for creating and maintaining the relationship rests with me, not the other person. Why? Their needs may already be met in the status quo, and they therefore perceive no need for change or growth.

I also needed to make some definitions to help my understanding of this fact: All Relationships, with One's Own Self, with Others, and with One's Higher Power, are governed by but three fundamental aspects.

They are: 1.) Communication, 2.) Affinity, and 3.) Reality.

The first - Communication, the base of all relationships. I thought I knew all about communication. After all, I thought I had been communicating since I first became hungry and let out a squall. I find that I had been talking TO people for years, but that I had very seldom talked WITH another human being.

I discovered that I had been doing "Partial Communication", incomplete and therefore not a true exchange. I find that True Communication is comprised of 5 actions, Transmission of Information, Receipt of Information, Acknowledgment of Receipt, Return Reply to Confirm the Data, and Acknowledgment of Return Receipt. In most cases, I had been simply involved in a one way spewing of data, never considering that for my data to have any validity the remainder of the actions were necessary. No wonder that I became frustrated with others not understanding what I thought I had said. The Communication was not complete, and my understanding of what I thought they understood had no basis for validity. I find that it is my responsibility to insure that all five actions are complete.

The second, Affinity, the aspect that most folks think defines a relationship (but does not, in and of itself), is all of the degrees of Likingness, from Hate and detestation on the negative end of the scale to Total, Infinite Love on the positive end. We in fact have a negative relationship with people for whom we hold resentments or grudges, whom we have not forgiven, although it may be only a one-sided relationship, an illusion, our own, in our head. This can only become positive with forgiveness.

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calibob

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**"To have a satisfying relationship with another person to satisfy and fulfill my needs, then the responsibility for creating and maintaining the relationship rests with me, not the other person. Why? Their needs may already be met in the status quo, and they therefore perceive no need for change or growth.

I also needed to make some definitions to help my understanding of this fact: All Relationships, with One's Own Self, with Others, and with One's Higher Power, are governed by but three fundamental aspects.

They are: 1.) Communication, 2.) Affinity, and 3.) Reality.

The first - Communication, the base of all relationships. I thought I knew all about communication. After all, I thought I had been communicating since I first became hungry and let out a squall. I find that I had been talking TO people for years, but that I had very seldom talked WITH another human being.

I discovered that I had been doing "Partial Communication", incomplete and therefore not a true exchange. I find that True Communication is comprised of 5 actions, Transmission of Information, Receipt of Information, Acknowledgment of Receipt, Return Reply to Confirm the Data, and Acknowledgment of Return Receipt. In most cases, I had been simply involved in a one way spewing of data, never considering that for my data to have any validity the remainder of the actions were necessary. No wonder that I became frustrated with others not understanding what I thought I had said. The Communication was not complete, and my understanding of what I thought they understood had no basis for validity. I find that it is my responsibility to insure that all five actions are complete.

The second, Affinity, the aspect that most folks think defines a relationship (but does not, in and of itself), is all of the degrees of Likingness, from Hate and detestation on the negative end of the scale to Total, Infinite Love on the positive end. We in fact have a negative relationship with people for whom we hold resentments or grudges, whom we have not forgiven, although it may be only a one-sided relationship, an illusion, our own, in our head. This can only become positive with forgiveness.

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"When you are angry, be silent."
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