posted July 08, 2010 06:05 AM         

This term could be interpreted in so many ways thus I would like to here what it means to you.

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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posted July 08, 2010 05:57 PM         

Here this bible verse is speaking of the people in this congregation being "lukewarm"...by definition lukewarm means lacking enthusiasm, or conviction.

This applies to the all of nothing principle in that you see the Jesus of bible times had a fiery zeal. He approached things with an all or nothing attitude.
He was hot when it came to his lifes work and his beliefs, everything he did was with conviction. Yet people that came in to contact with him described him in the Bible as refreshing like a cold glass of water on a hot summers day.
But these Christians in Laodecea were neither cold nor hot. Like the waters that flow down into their city they have become tepid, lukewarm, and so were about to be rejected.
Because by being lukewarm they were choosing to be "nothing" by default.

This principle I feel applies to all walks of life. The book The 4 Agreements based on ancient Toltec wisdom lists its 4th agreement as "Always do your best"
Again...all or nothing.
Your best would take your "all" right?

In my own personal relationship I am the same way. If I am going to commit to a relationship, Im going to make sure this is a person to whom I can give my all...if I sense that its not...I dont carry on the relationship...why should I?
On a certain level I will never be satisfied, and in the end will end up with nothing anyway.
Best to end up with "nothing" on your own terms than to waste your time and and give away your life's Energy on a lukewarm situation.

posted July 08, 2010 06:10 PM         

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"Know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth"

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ORBM - How weird! I was thinking of this scripture too. I'm taken aback, that's all. I was also thinking about the fact that I am an "all or nothing" person.

To me, the term 'all or nothing' means to do something with all your mind, body and soul. I am that type of person when it comes to how I handle or deal with life - whether it is relationships with friends, lovers, career, work or leisure.

In personal relationship, it means to accept and be accepted warts and all. More than that, it means that I can't have superficial personal relationships, like just sex because that excludes mind and soul connection.

In intellectual relationships, it means that I must "like" a persons mind on a soul level, enough to want to hang-out physically with them for me to connect to the depths I require. The same goes for friendships which are platonic.

It also means that I can't be just friends with someone I love more than a friend. It also means I can't be friends with someone whose mind and soul I do not respect and hold in high esteem. Etc Etc.

posted July 16, 2010 09:47 AM         

*hugs

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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posted July 16, 2010 03:53 PM         

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I don't like feeling uncertain of the other person's intentions, either - hot and cold behaviour will eventually just leave me cold

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posted July 16, 2010 04:27 PM         

ALL.