posted October 11, 2007 09:12 PM         

"She brings the sunshine to a rainy afternoon
She puts the sweetness in and stirs it with a spoon,
She watches for my moods and never brings me down
She puts the sweetness in all around
She knows just what to say to make me feel so good inside
and when I'm all alone I feel I don't want to hide
Today she bought me in and told me where she'd been
She put my mind at rest and put the sweetness in
I'll ask her for some time to go and look around
She puts the sweetness in all around
She knows just what to say to make a sunny day
And when I'm all alone I really don't feel that way.
Tell me how would you feel with no world of your own
and nobody to hold, I just can't see the way
I'm so glad it's today and you're here."

(Anderson, Squire, Bailey)

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'Would you know your Lord's meaning in this thing? Know it well. Love was his meaning. Who showed it to you? Love. What did he show you? Love. Why did he show it? For love. Keep yourself therein and you shall know and understand more in the same. But you shall never know nor understand any other thing, forever.'
- Julian of Norwich

'My friends, how desperately do we need to be loved and to love. When Christ said that man does not live by bread alone, he spoke of a hunger. This hunger was not the hunger of the body. It was not the hunger for bread. He spoke of a hunger that begins deep down in the very depths of our being. He spoke of a need as vital as breath. He spoke of our hunger for love.
Love is something you and i must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it we become weak and faint. Without love our self-esteem weakens. Without it our courage fails. Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world. We turn inward and begin to feed upon our own personalities, and little by little we destroy ourselves.
With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.'
- Chief Dan George

posted October 12, 2007 12:51 AM         

She's my Star Sister!!!

posted October 12, 2007 07:13 PM         

I also meant what I said in my words here to Mannu and any others who wish to use this thread for their manipulative purposes.

If the contrast of my words denote anything it is that I am not a perfect human being and that I am still a work in progress. Something I fully accept but try to improve on. They also denote that my patience has reached it's limit.

I stated in my post that I would like to think that Mannu's intentions are good but I can't know that. I can only judge his actions. Bumping a thread up and saying nothing at all hardly shows me any signs of remorse. His words might have. It is hardly an apology to just bump up a thread.
I stated that time will tell why this thread was bumped up and it will. Time will tell if Mannu is remorseful or not.

The thing that is most upsetting is that he didn't even bother to contact Lisa and get her version or my version of the story. He just ran with only one person's version of what happened and placed the whole blame on me and attacked me without any provocation.

I am not upset with anything that either you, HSC, or you said, AG. I hope you are both right about Mannu. I hope in this case that I am wrong because I always liked and respected Mannu's views and opinions even when I didn't fully agree with all of them.

I have had no trouble with either Mannu or Silverstone up until now. There has to be a reason for that. And I think it is that both of them have only gone with with half of the story, one person's version of what happened who shouldn't even have involved them in this.

posted October 12, 2007 08:25 PM         

An Oopsie here on my part. I did not see the reply that Mannu made to AG's question on the Ripple thread. Sorry Mannu.

His words there do explain why you and AG feel as you do about this showing his remorse and wishing he had never gotten involved.

Is okay, Mannu. I understand and you are more than forgiven. It is in the past. Never happened as I far as I am concerned.

posted October 12, 2007 08:50 PM         

I have seen a lot of change in you lately and it has all been very positive so whatever doubts you are having inwardly seem to be working for your advantage. I think all change and all personal growth and spiritual growth begin with doubts.

Not drawing any lines in the sands really. Just establishing personal boundaries. There's a vast difference. Because as the saying goes, " Where my nose begins is where another person's rights end." None of us has the right to either overtly or covertly abuse another person in any way for any reason.

You don't know what happened, HSC but I know that if you did know mine or Lisa's version of the story you would want to also know the other side before making a decision because you have never really been the extreme thinking reactionary type. Neither has AG. For that I admire and respect you both greatly.

posted October 12, 2007 11:04 PM         

About Mannu...
AG expressed a view.
I did not.

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You don't know what happened, HSC but I know that if you did know mine or Lisa's version of the story you would want to also know the other side before making a decision because you have never really been the extreme thinking reactionary type. Neither has AG. For that I admire and respect you both greatly.

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Thanks.

posted October 13, 2007 02:29 AM         

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Like I said, I dont know whats up here,
and its not really my karma/business,
and I dont really want to make it my karma/business.
It would take way too much of my energy,
and I need that energy for other things.

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