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My opinion on strangers:
I do not cummute however I do deal with people frequently, cashiers in the stores, neighbors, others moms at kids swim lessons etc. I usually try to find a way into a conversation. This however is sometimes hard to do. Not only do you have to be willing to speak to others yourself, they also have to be awilling participant. Sometimes the conversation is a small as “How are you today” which it seems people use as a mere civility. I on the other hand, only mean to show I am open to a conversation with you, and am a friendly spirit. I also truly mean it when I say “Have a nice day” again used by most as a polite expression. Maybe I need to find better lines that show my true intentsions. Any ideas on what could be said?
Hi Paulo,
I wrote a review recently on a movie I believe is of utmost importance. It proves scientifically the future of medicine is Information and Energy medicine and is mind blowing to say the least. Thank you for letting me share this — This is my review with a link to the trailer of the movie: My review on my site is here: http://jennymannion.com/healpain/2009/04/the-living-matrix-movie-the-new-science-of-health-and-healing-is-here/
The Living Matrix — The New Science of Health and Healing are Here
After seeing “The Living Matrix” I was awake most of the night thinking about my new favorite movie. Featuring top geneticists, scientists and switching between true stories of people healed and releasing powerful scientific studies — this movie truly moved me. In my last post I said that “We are all Healers” and here is the movie that proves it so. I have talked about my work as a Reconnective Healing Practitioner and it being Energy and Information Medicine. Here is the movie that explains HOW that works scientifically. I watched as a woman (with many of the same diseases I had) told of a modality of information medicine that healed her when beforehand she could not even bathe or feed herself. I watched and cried in gratitude at the knowledge that these studies are FINALLY being released to the public. We can now move forward, bring this information to the masses and change the health care crises and the way we look at health and healing from now on. It is my pleasure to bring you the trailer for The Living Matrix movie, talk about the movie and give you definitions that will be important to know as informational medicine becomes more prevalent and mainstream. I urge YOU to see The Living Matrix and gather your friends and family around to watch it — you will not be disappointed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne-I7JTXCbo
The Living Matrix Review
I guess I already gave away I liked this a bit, huh? ;-) This movie was VERY well done. This movie grabs your heart from the beginning with the story of Dimitrios, a little boy in Greece with Cerebral Palsy who Dr. Eric Pearl had a few Reconnective healing sessions with. Dimitri was told by conventional doctors he would never walk on his own, play unassisted or even be able to feed himself because of the shape of his hands and feet. After persuasion from close friends Dimitri’s family took him to see Dr. Eric Pearl and the healing began almost instantly. We see Dimitri playing on a playground, feet healed, hands able to grasp onto the bars. He is MUCH better off than conventional medicine ever told him he would be and it is due to Reconnective Healing (an energy and information medicine). We watch as Dr. Pearl and the family tell the emotional story and you are so ready to hear HOW this happened.
The movie switches from scientists and doctors talking about all the studies and findings to REAL stories of how different energy and information medicine is used in healing. I took four pages of notes, paused the movie a few times to catch my breath and digest some of the studies and cried big tears as a woman with some of the diseases I had told her story of healing through NES (a form of information medicine). A few of the prominent cast members also healed themselves which deepened their interest in alternative medicine. From Dr. Marilyn Schlitz who healed her leg with her mind after a horrible motorcycle accident before it was to be amputated to Dr. Edgar Mitchell (former astronaut) who had his tumor in his kidney shrunk and dissolved by distance healing… I felt introduced to kindred souls. When you heal from the “un-healable” you are given back a life that doctors said you would never have. The POWER and GRATITUDE in that is something I have a difficult time describing and I am so very happy these so called “miracles” are happening every day. I know, I witness them daily through being a Reconnective Healing Practitioner and there are so many other modalities out there.
Harry Massey and Greg Becker had the vision for “The Living Matrix“. Harry Massey overcame chronic illness and co-founded Nutri-Energenetic Systems (NES) with scientist Peter Fraser. (also featured in the movie). Greg Becker is a director, producer and filmmaker that was always interested in the latest scientific studies and holistic health. Greg and his wife Susan own Emaginate, a San Francisco area based film, video and interactive production company. Together Harry and Greg created this film to give people a new way to look at health and well being and BOY did they do a WONDERFULLY THOROUGH job of that. This film was masterfully crafted to hold interest, evoke emotion and educate you from some of the world’s top geneticists and scientists. Visit the Living Matrix Site to learn more about their top notch cast including, Dr. Eric Pearl, Peter Fraser, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Lynn McTaggart, Dr. Fritz Albert Popp and MANY MORE.
Okay,but what about the science of it all? ;-) I am getting to it — but I truly suggest you see this movie because in one blog post I am JUST scratching the surface. There are several scientific points proven in this movie. I will highlight only a few.
I will be providing definitions that are important in understanding new discoveries as well as citing examples from the movie. As previously stated this is a SMALL glimpse of what the movie goes into. These are important to know because this is the future in understanding the way science is now going which incorporates Information and Energy Medicine.
SCIENCE
I will start with the most basic definition:
Science: “systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.”
Science is always changing as more studies are done. Ask any doctor or scientist and they will tell you we sure do have a LOT of unanswered questions as to how the body works. The studies that are shown in The Living Matrix ANSWER some of those questions scientifically that we have been hoping for. Some are even presented by the scientists who themselves conducted the experiments. This is no woo woo wisdom — these are cold hard facts backed up by scientific research.
Epi-genetics — (From Wikipedia) In biology, the term epigenetics refers to changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence (hence the name epi – “in addition to” – genetics). These changes may remain through cell divisions for the remainder of the cell’s life and may also last for multiple generations. However, there is no change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism;[1] instead, non-genetic factors cause the organism’s genes to behave (or “express themselves”) differently.
Or more simply put “Epigenetics refers to modifications in gene expression that are controlled by heritable but potentially reversible changes in DNA methylation and/or chromatin structure.“
MEANING WE CAN TURN THESE DNA MARKERS ON AND OFF WITHOUT CHANGING OUR DNA.
As Dr. Bruce Lipton has said EPIGENETICS is “control above the genes”. Yes, our genes are a blueprint but WE with our thoughts and beliefs control the triggers that make up the many different scenarios. In the movie “What If“, Dr. Lipton says, “Yes, Genes are the blueprints but WE are the contractors”.
We can say “cancer runs in our family” but WHAT does that REALLY mean? Is it the environment, learned messages or is it really not in our control and all predetermined by genes? The Living Matrix presented an interesting study that showed adopted children when brought into a family “where cancer is prevalent” had the SAME odds of developing it as if they were biological children.
The Human Body Field (The Morphogenetic Field) –In The Living Matrix it is stated, “researchers theorize that the body does have a field of energy known as the Body Field or the Morphogenetic Field. There is a hierarchy of fields organizing the body. There are fields of the whole body, there are fields of the organs, fields of the tissues, fields of the cells within those. Fields are around whole body and there are other fields around other parts of the body (limbs). “
The energy of the body field is familiar to different cultures under various names, such as life force or vital energy in the west or as qi in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), ki in the Japanese Kampo system, doshas in Ayurvedic medicine, and elsewhere as prana, etheric energy, mana, and homeopathic resonance.”
I feel this is so important because other cultures KNEW it was important to include this energy field for hundreds of years. In Western medicine we somehow “dismissed” it and chose to think of the human body more as a machine. BUT with THAT limited thinking there was no way to explain how we develop from a single cell into the complex system of mechanisms and processes that make our body run so seamlessly without our conscious thought. WHEN we experience emotions these are imprinted into this energy field. When the emotions are positive this system of information runs much smoother.
A FASCINATING study Lynn McTaggart talks about is one done on people from Kosovo that had SEVERE Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These people had survived atrocities such as seeing half their families wiped out as well as severe abuse. A form of Information Medicine and Energy Psychology called “Thought Field Therapy” was applied to them. In this form of information medicine they could see that these people had “negative imprints” on their field. They used this form of Energy and Information medicine to CLEAR THESE DISTURBANCES. ALL of the people were instantly better –they were laughing and happy and once again and able to get on with their lives. This would have taken YEARS of traditional talk therapy as well as medications.
An important quote from the movie is:
“The body field is an energetic field filled with patterns of information. All of the organs in our bodies generate their own specific fields. One organ in particular seems to generate significant fields which affect the entire body. The heart is the EMPORER…”
The Heart and Coherence
From The Living Matrix: “The Heart is constantly emitting sound, pressure waves, heat, light, electrical, magnetic and electro-magnetic signals.” Later, from ” Dr. Rollin McCraty ” “The Heart generates by far the largest rhythmic electromagnetic signal in the body. If you look at this magnetic field as a carrier wave — it is being modulated with information so it is the carrier wave for information. The work in our lab has shown quite clearly that it is modulated with emotional patterns so if we are feeling angry, frustrated or irritated the information being imprinted on that magnetic field is very different than if we are feeling care or love or compassion towards that person.”
“The heart has been found to have rhythmic beating patterns that can be incoherent or coherent. These patterns are closely linked to our emotions and how we feel.”
Dr. Deborah Rozman states, ” When the heart’s rhythmic beating pattern is smooth and ordered it is called a coherent rhythm. That coherent rhythm entrains or synchronizes the brain rhythm, the nervous system, the bodies organs and glands all dance in harmony to that heart coherent rhythm.”
The HEART not the brain is where information originates. Your heart gets information before it is even presented in front of us (call it ESP, intuition) from the field and then sends a message to the brain which alerts the nervous system to react physically. This is ground breaking work and WOW did it just seem to “make sense” to me. I would love to go into detail about “The Heart Perception” study that proves this but it is involved and I don’t feel I could do it justice. :-). All I can say is I said “WOW and re-watched the study a few times to fully comprehend “how it could be”.
Now What? The Future of Healing
There are many other important definitions and studies presented in this movie. The definitions of “Energy Cardiology”, “The Placebo Affect”, “Meridian Lines” and more all point to a new way of looking at healing. Does this film look to say “to hell with conventional medicine let’s do it this way?” No, of course not. Scientists understand the place conventional medicine has held and are very grateful for it. This additional information will let doctors, healers and individuals know more and develop more comprehensive medical treatment. This is not to be afraid of but to be embraced. I understand that many fear what is not common knowledge but this is WONDERFUL news for our future of health and healing. There are so many brilliant people, stories and studies in this movie and I hope I gave you a small glimpse into all that it offers. After seeing it I said I wish I could buy every household in the world a copy. It is THAT important.
I loved a quote from Peter Fraser that occurs during credits (WATCH the credits at the end — there is even more important information there).
“Healing is learning to correct the human body field so that it works according to the original blueprint“.
We need to look at healing as a real possibility in ALL cases. Too often things are dismissed as “incurable” but as I know first hand “miracles” occur every day. The growth of Information and Energy Medicine and incorporating it into our conventional medical model will only increase these “miracles”. Everyone deserves full health to live to their full potential and Information and Energy Medicine is paving the way so this is indeed possible. Thank you to all the creators and participants of The Living Matrix — I have watched it again since beginning this review and will continue to share it for a long time to come.
hello mr paulo your are a great writer i think love is only giving take care all of you
Well, my thoughts, I express them in my blog, it’s not old, but tis’ got something.
I actually wanted to compliment you for the wonderful books you’ve written, expecially ‘The Alchemist’, you’re a true mind grabber, a genius at that. I have taken much inspiration from your writings.
Regards
Preetam
An ardent ‘book’ reader (but not book worm :P)
I rather stop arguing,for is useless.More, I have my friend,with whom we can argue hours, he,the dear of mine,is a Muslim.Sometime we seem as twins,we agree so well.But too we fight,at times on our religions differences.He is still very diplomatic,is not offending ever my religion, and now I see I must appreciate him more.Still,I feel I would not be a Muslim,maybe only for his sake,and would be wrong reason.Thats life,really complicated.In my family,only the closest relatives we are from three different types of Christian church.
Sometimes I feel really bad for all those discussions,I think is more where we born,usually is the family and environment to make us have a certain faith.God help us see the right way,Lot of Love
Your friend Alexandra
Alexandra, I think your idea of having a pilgrimage in a small womans group is a great idea, although I also think Carolena has a point. It might end up being more of a fun trip than something that can be called a pilgrimage, and that is also fine, but lets just think about it a bit. I do travel a lot and try to make at least 2 extensive trips a year, and normally travel alone. Are you on myspace? Maybe we can chat a bit on there.
I am also not a catholic. My father was a protestant, and my mother a catholic and when they had kids they decided that we should not go through what they had to go through. Which was 2 family’s argueing and fighting over What Was True. There is no point in argueing about what is true, like Savita wrote down so beautiful, what is true for one person does not have to be true for another person and it really should not matter. “Blowing out anothers candle does not make mine shine brighter” as the saying goes.
My religion has the same form as the one Savita is describing, and it keeps on changing as I’m learning new things, am still learning every day. I think in basic I’m a Christian, because I believe in God. And I really think it is so pointless trying to convince other people that your or my truth is the only correct one.
I can give a rather extreme example of how mad people can get about that; I put down on my MySpace under religion: Christian – Other and a few weeks ago a man invited me to be his friend. He wrote me a comment saying that he loved my photos and that I was a sinner. I wrote him back thanking him, glad you liked them and saying Ps. I dont believe in sin, but it doesnt matter, love M.
After that he started bombarding me with bible versus and started sending me comments that Satan had blinded my vision and that I was stupid etc etc. I deleted him, got rather sick of it. Later that day he made a link on his MS to his Youtube site where he started preaching away why I am an idiot for not believing what he believes and he honestly thinks he is “saving me” now, and he has put 32 preachingfilms on it since than, that would be the last 2 weeks or so. I have only watched 1 since I think it is rather pointless. For anybody interested, you can check him out on Youtube, his thing is called Channelhopestar.
Anyway,
Love
Mariëlle
Bienvenue à Genève, Paulo, sympa de découvrir ce blob via le Matin. Je parle de vous dans mon dernier article blog par un complet hasard. Une genevoise :o)
T.K.
Thanks for sharing that! Wow, she did that so beautifully! Amazing voice!
Dearest Thelma, thank you for the song,is very beautiful.Truth is the music is familiar, is like the song my granny used to sing to us.She is Orthodox too.And I always loved Vangelis. Happy Eastern!
Love, Alexandra
something I wrote about being thankful:)
For the joy, for the pain, for beauty, for madness, for the wounds and scars, for friendship, for love, for people who’ve come and gone, for solitude, for life, for miracles, for life’s simple joys and blessings, for EVERYTHING.
Bec it makes me who I am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il5TBgD9kHI
Susan Boyle… a warrior of light… I admire her courage and she reminds all not to judge a book by its cover…or judge a book by its movie!
Savita… Thank you! Beautifully said!!
The power of choice, intuition, changing, not static… Beautiful!
I did not know about the history of immaculate conception, very interesting.
Thank you for sharing Savita!
Have a wonderful Sunday and Monday!
I gonna post something completely irrelevant.. Sorry but that’s just my character, and i guess i’ll share it with the world since mr coelho gave us the opportunity to do so.. Here’s what I wrote in my blog just a few minutes ago:
A stream of instantaneous thoughts
I could hear the tears falling down my heart.. I watched and heard them fall but I made not the slightest attempt as to even wipe them. I just watched, sometimes watching is enough. Isn’t it better than pretending not to see as others might do?
‘As others might do’ – haha.. what a silly and erroneously formed sentence.. Would that make me better than or different from those ‘others’ ? It really makes me laugh..
Well.. I do watch and ponder for what might seem a lifetime to other existing creatures.. I might move when I can and when I need to and that just about sums it up..
Forgiving and forgetting.. that has made me think a lot.. There are things I believed myself to have both forgiven and forgotten.. but I was wrong.. I talked about them again, and somehow, the wound hurt as much as it had that time.. I knew immediately what that meant.. When we forgive, shouldn’t it stop hurting?
I cannot stop thinking about it.. It has been more than a day since we spoke about it, and doing so changed something inside of me.. I wish I could reach in and see what it is that has changed.. I do not know what it is, but I sense it.. It is so strong that I felt its existence there when I woke up so early this morning.. I haven’t slept well for more than two weeks..
Three months ago, I was afraid of becoming a lesbian. I did not though.. The one that i love is a man..
Why would I be a lesbian then? Because I am frightened.. Women’s love is far safer than men’s.. And I have fully given myself to this love.. I exist as a part of it and it as a part of me.. As if it were a stream and we are both running together..
I have never been in love before this..
And now, the term ‘in love’ somehow makes more sense.. I am ‘in’ it.. literally.. and I can find no way out..
Not that I want a way out..
But sometimes, everything becomes too hard to handle, and I want to think that I do not have anyone to worry about but myself.. After all, I am happy being alone.. Alone from everyone but him.. I can live a lifetime in his arms..
I am but a weak coward…
At least I have the strength to admit that, isn’t that strength in itself? So am I not weak then?
I have often heard that most lesbians are beautiful women.. Why so? It is simple.. watching all these men degrading themselves for the sake of the outer beauty makes anyone lose respect for them.. Well.. I have so much to say about that but I am not in the mood at the moment.. maybe another time..
I am a teacher.. an English teacher.. I’ve been told that I am one of the best.. Today, a student of mine told me about an electronic engineer who gave up engineering to become a fisherman.. What an exciting and beautiful thought, I said.. Oh, wouldn’t I love to be one? Just me, my boyfriend and the sea.. nobody else to bother us.. and i would be happier..
One said: well, wouldn’t that be boring after a while?
But doesn’t everything get boring if we do not have a real passion for it?
Relationships fail, love dies.. how? why…?
Because it was formed wrongly at the very beginning..
Love for the sake of love and love will never end..
Do something you like and you will never quit your job..
Painting is my hobby.. How come I never get sick of it? Simply because my passion keeps it alive..
He is my love and so he has been.. Will it change?
Only God knows..
How obsessed have I become? I would take a bullet for him..
http://misanthropist-gurl.blogspot.com/
Dear Carolena,
Thank you for bringing up the subjects of the Holy Trinity and the Immaculate Conception. Very interesting topics indeed.
As for the Holy Trinity, I suppose I rather conceive of the Holy Ghost as a feminine entity/power/energy, as I associate it with, and feel it is wholly interchangeable with, Shakti (the creative feminine energy) of the Hindu cosmology, as well as with the Shekinah (also feminine) of the Judaic tradition.
I know that this is not the way that it is taught by the established church in Christian tradition, but in general, I do not give a great deal of regard to the dogma of any religion. I take from each and all what suits me – what calls out to my intuition – and I blend together the many religions to form my own personal world-view, which is not a static thing, not set in stone. It is always shifting, changing, metamorphizing and growing, as I pick up more and more from various sources and religious traditions.
Contradiction is, necessarily, an inherent part of this process. For this reason, I think that this way is not for everyone. Some people need set answers – they want those answers to be written in stone. They want to be told how things are, and they insist that all contradictions be addressed and erased from the doctrines they follow. For me – and I do not know why – it is perfectly possible for me to hold two apparently contradictory beliefs at once: to believe each fully, to accept each as the absolute truth, and yet not have need to resolve the apparent contradiction.
In example: God is one. God is many. I hold both of these statements to be absolutely true, and do not see them at all as contradictory. God is woman. God is man. Again, no contradiction exists in my mind between these two beliefs. Both are true, and one not need supercede or erase the other. The earth and humans were created by God. There was a Big Bang. The theory of evolution is true. I don’t see that creationism and evolution theory are contradictory in the sense that one must necessarily be false if the other is true. Both are true, even if a satisfactory resolution between the two concepts has not yet been proposed.
Mary was a virgin, and Christ’s conception was an “immaculate conception.” Mary and Joseph had pre-marital sex (sacred sex, or not), and the whole concept of the immaculate conception was a myth produced and proliferated after the death of Christ by his disciples and followers. Both are true, and the truth of one does not make the other false. Immaculate conception was, after all, a prevalent myth that pre-dated the birth of Christ and permeated the cultures and religious traditions of that era. For a woman to declare an immaculate conception was not all that uncommon. Likewise, many Gods and great saints of various faiths were said to have been conceived immaculately. Zeus visited Danae in a “golden shower,” which resulted in the birth of Perseus. The Egyptian god, Horus, was similarly conceived. The examples and reports of immaculate conceptions are numerous throughout history and across many religions and cultures.
So, is the “immaculate conception” of Jesus Christ mythology? Perhaps. But, in my view – especially when I consider the work of such figures and Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell – just because something is mythological in nature does not mean that it is not “true.” It is true in the power that it evokes to change not only the mind but the heart of an individual. I can plainly say that the story of Adam and Eve is completely mythological, and yet, in my identifying deeply with that myth, the myth itself assumes the power to render enormous changes within me. At this point, historical facts are rendered irrelevent. It matters not whether we can prove that Mary was a virgin or not, it matters not if Big Bang theory appears to contradict creationism, it matters not if the Kurukshetra War of the Mahabharata was a real war and if the characters in it were genuine historical figures. All of these events figure into my personal cosmology – they shape and form my world-view: they also hold the power to alter my sense of self and purpose on a deep spiritual level each and every time that I consider them, holding them as “true.” The more I am able to identify with these myths, with mythology in general, regardless of what religion or culture is its source, the greater becomes my strength on a spiritual level.
This being said, I find it unnecessary to enter into arguments about what is “true” and what is “not true,” what can be backed up by scholarly history and what runs contradictory to it, what is “provable” and what is “improbable” historically or scientifically. Myths are true for what they are – a great fount wherein one can dip one’s hand and come up with a sip of the purest water, straight from the well-springs of the Divine Unconscious. If, when we turn to science or to history, we therefore turn our backs on myth, declaring it as “ignorance,” then we are cutting ourselves off from that fount. We live then in a world that is sterile and dry – one in which the spirit within us has no recourse but to wither and die. On the other hand, we need not close ourselves off from findings of science and the scholarship of historians. We need not put on the blindfold of dogmatic religion and declare that their findings are all “lies,” invented with the intent to drag us from the path of true faith. It is possible to view the world from both angles at once: to say not that one or the other must be true, and thus the other false, but that both are true, and not necessarily contradictory. There is no exclusive truth. Truth, like God, is one… and many.
Hola!!! a todos
Con el tema del perdòn y el olvido, creo que todos perdonamos en algun momento de nuestra vida y que jamàs olvidamos.Yo por lo cierto estuve mucho tiempo sin perdonar , era màs furte el orgullo que simpleza de dar otra oportunidad, y con el correr del tiempo me dì cuenta de tantas cosas y de cuan importante es el perdòn para el alma de cada uno de nosotros.Por cierto que es verdad que estamos en una constante busqueda.
Paz para todos…
Thelma, Happy Easter!! Have a wonderful day! I’m going to the forest to do some kebob with my Greek friend and family.
Alexandra, you must follow your path, perhaps going on a pilgrimage in a group is Your path. I was just pointing out that which I thought perhaps you might have overlooked!
You can believe Whatever you want. It’s a choice, a personal choice.
My pilgrimage, I went because I needed to believe in God, because like Sir Coelho, I too was turned off from religion at a young age, I remember, I must have been 4 or 5, my mother tried to keep me under discipline by using God as fear. I remember the exact moment it was at night, I was in my bed, in the midst of begging to pray. From then on, I cut my relationship with God, because I couldn’t believe what I heard my mother say about God, that is not how I Knew my God!!
Ok, can’t get into this any further because I have to go and have some Fun!
Have a blessed day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwizUzyj0I
Christos Anesti..
The hymn of Ressurection.
Thank you Alexandra, yes it is .. our Easter!
LOVE to all,
Thelma.
Sobre el perdon y el olvido siempre me interesò el tema , porque al correr del tiempo tenemos en frente personas que requieren de nuestra ayuda y en otra epoca nos han hecho daño, he ahi la pregunta ¿que hacer? le ayudo y perdono y lovido el dolor que me produjo, o me muestro indiferente para proteger mis susceptibilidad… ah.. por lo general perdono y olvido, pero despues de llorar mucho y si es cuestion pasional trato de alejarme por un tiempo y buscar otra cosa en que pensar o alguien con quien superarlo , hasta un buen libro de auto ayuda me sirve pero siempre duele volver empezar… m.a
Do parents matter?
Researcher Judith Rich Harris -
“argues the importance of peers rather than parents”
“Asian teachers are better at keeping children united than Americans.”
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=parents-peers-children
“Born on a blue day”Daniel Tammet – Learn to think better-Tips from a savant by Jonah Lehrer
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=think-better-tips-from-a-savant
“Soldier’s stress : What Doctors get wrong about PTSD
A growing number of experts insist that the concept of post traumatic disorder is itself disordered and that soldiers are suffering as a result….It may be our own postwar neurosis.” by David Dobbs
The comments are also well worth reading.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=post-traumatic-stress-trap
Hello
I want to comment that I feel I’m in the real book written by Paulo Coelho, is a wonderful book because I may be an actor of daily living which are the main characters, in this particular case, are you Paul from Austria.
We’re writing this book all those who commented on a daily blog on this wonderful, truly is the best thing happened to me. Being in real life, in reality we live every day thousands of people, although we live in different countries, situations occur that we are practically the same.
We all want to know what to do when we are presented with difficult situations, knowing the meaning, love, forgiveness, forgetting, friendship, values, our way, our reason for being, as our evil master, the art of the sword, the art of shooting Arco and the best known.
Learn to stop along the way and would appreciate the journey is everything in it, understand the freedom of having the courage to choose what they want to be brave enough to accept the situations and the behavior of others who do not we can change, however, if we change ourselves can see the difference.
Right now I feel Agape Love, this devouring everything around us. Sometimes when I’m wrapped in a black blanket, where I can not see anything in this, not how to act at some point when my emotions want to dominate.
I pray to God and ask for help. Then continue talking to God, and spoke of my doubts, especially about the future, the things we did wrong, and we could not escape its moments, for those nights of doubt, in that sense I am not important, I feel small in this world, that things can be done the way I think it should be done in the days of tedious work that I perform daily, the responsibilities we have to take us and sometimes weighs both.
I can only faith, that everything changes and this changes from the moment we change our way of seeing the world, everything in life has a reason for being, good and bad happens to us is a form of colorful life, this life brings creativity.
We used to always think about what we do not have, drowning in our misery and sometimes think about what we say when we want other people to feel that we are important, I write this now because I felt a desire to do so immersed, entered several times during the week to this blog, and what I do because I identify with Mr. Paulo Coelho.
Because he had not ever read a writer so transparent in his writing, so real, honest and brave. I thank Mr. Paulo Coelho, when he was in the sorrows of nights of insomnia, there was a friend, a brother, a counselor, an example of courage in my power. Just take any of the books that I reread and especially Veronica decides to die, Brida, The River Piedra I sat and cried, The Pilgrimage, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, among others.
I will let you know that my greatest joy was discovering that Paulo Coelho is a blog where he writes for five days a week, various issues. It is important for me to recognize and express here my heartfelt gratitude. When I get to work on this blog entry is like a dessert taste good, is my daily moment of greatest ecstasy, and joy.
Greetings and a big hug to all ….
Maria Isabel Torres
Hola
Quiero comentar que siento que estoy dentro del libro real escrito por Paulo Coelho, es un libro maravilloso, porque me permite ser actora diariamente de lo que están viviendo los personajes principales, en este caso en particular eres tu Paúl de Austria.
Este libro lo vamos escribiendo todos los que a diario comentamos en este maravilloso blog, sinceramente es lo mejor que me ha sucedido. Estar en la vida real, en la realidad que vivimos a diario miles de personas, aunque vivimos en diferentes países, las situaciones que nos suceden prácticamente son las mismas.
Todos queremos conocer que hacer cuando se nos presentan situaciones difíciles, conocer el significado, del Amor, perdón, olvido, amistad, valores, nuestro camino, nuestra razón de ser, como dominar nuestros demonios, el arte de la espada, el arte del tiro al Arco y sobre todo conocernos.
Saber detenernos durante el camino y contemplarlo, apreciar el viaje con todo lo se desarrolla en el mismo, entender la libertad de tener el coraje suficiente para elegir lo que deseamos ser, el coraje suficiente de aceptar las situaciones y el comportamiento de los demás que no podemos cambiar, sin embargo, si cambiamos nosotros mismos se puede notar la diferencia.
Ahora mismo tengo un sentimiento de Amor Ágape, ese que devora todo lo que nos rodea. Algunas veces cuando estoy arropada por una manta negra, donde no puedo ver nada, en lo cual, no se como actuar en determinado momento, cuando mis emociones quieren dominarme.
Rezo a Dios, y le pido ayuda. Luego continúo conversando con Dios, y le hablo de mis dudas, sobre todo al futuro, de las cosas que hicimos malas, y que no pudimos evadirlas en sus momentos, por esas noches de dudas, por ese sentimiento de que no soy importante, de que me siento pequeña en este mundo, de que las cosas se pueden hacer de la forma como yo pienso que deben de realizarse, de los días de trabajo repetitivo que debo de realizar a diario, de las responsabilidades que tenemos que asumir y a veces nos pesa tanto.
Solo me queda la Fe, en que todo cambiara y esto cambia desde el mismo momento que cambiamos nuestra forma de ver al mundo, todo en la vida tiene una razón de ser, lo bueno y lo malo que nos sucede es una forma colorida de la vida, de esta forma la vida nos trae creatividad.
Nos acostumbramos a pensar siempre en lo que no tenemos, ahogándonos en nuestra miseria y a veces pensamos en lo que tenemos cuando queremos decirlo a otras personas, para sentirnos que somos importantes, escribo esto ahora mismo porque sentí un deseo inmerso de hacerlo, entro varias veces durante la semana a este blog, y lo realizo porque me identifico con el Sr. Paulo Coelho.
Porque no había leído nunca a un escritor tan transparente en sus escritos, tan real, sincero y valiente. Le agradezco Sr. Paulo Coelho, cuando estaba en las tristezas de noche enteras de insomnio, ahí tenía a un amigo, un hermano, un consejero, un ejemplo de valentía a mi alcance. Simplemente, tomaba cualquiera de los libros que tengo y los releía, sobre todo a Verónica decide Morir, Brida, A orillas del Río Piedra me senté y lloré, El Peregrino, Once Minutos, el Zahir, entre otros.
Les comento que mi alegría más grande fue descubrir que Paulo Coelho tiene un blog, donde escribe durante cinco días a la semana, varios temas. Es importante para mí reconocer y expresar por este medio mis más sincera gratitud. Cuando llego al trabajo entrar a este blog es como probar un postre bueno, es mi momento diario de mayor éxtasis, y alegría.
Saludos y Un fuerte Abrazo a todos….
María Isabel Torres
About the idea of pilgrimage in group, I have an example from a big writer…Chaucer. Maybe one of us will be a new Chaucer, telling in a book about the fellow pilgrims and their tales.All I am saying are just ideas.Wish everybody a nice day,Happy Eastern for who is having it now(Orthodox ).
Dear all, Yesterday I read what you were discussing about The Trinity but I did not have the time to write my opinion, although it is not always…. needed!! ;]
God is one in .. Trinity, with many qualities.
Christ, is .. LOGOS, manifestation.
Holy Spirit is the omnipresence of God. It permeates everything. It is through the Holy Spirit that miracles are performed.
Virgin Maria [ Θεοτόκος = The one who gave birth to God], is the Πλατυτέρα τών Ουρανών[Wider than Heavens], She is the one, through Her that God came to Earth and She is the Ladder from which we .. ascend to Heaven.. For five Fridays, before Easter, in Greek Orthodox Church, there is a liturgy called Χαιρετισμοί τής Παναγίας[ Παν + ΑΓΙΑ= Saint of Saints] adoring HER.
Just by being Greek and since in Greek Mythology there were many myths about ..ZEUS and his ..Eros with Virgins and Nymphs and Goddesses so I have never questioned or doubted Her.
She is His Mother. It is a .. dogma. Of course I am not a theologian.
LOVE,
Thelma.
Well,we believe God created the World, and cant believe Jesus born with no intercourse? Why being so cynical?
I was just asking about a small group,with people of same intention.I f is wrong, I am sorry .I really did not thought at a party,even if is nothing wrong in having a party either…I am always ready for parties, I guess God is everywhere, doesnt matter we alone or togheter.Why not meeting ?Thanks Marielle, we must stay in touch.Would be nice autumn,not too late.My opinion.I guess if our heart is pure, is right going together,a small group.I must mention I am not Catholic, but my parents are,and I do respect that faith.
Really with lot sincerity and respect for all of you, Love Alexandra
Nikamarie – I too read that article about the woman who just left her house after 2 decades. I thought of those who are close to her and how they were able to handle her fears. Did they try to help her and at what point in her journey did they just sit back and watch her go through this confinement of her mind.
Fears are so debilitating and sometimes I wonder about the loved ones who witness one go through their fears, if they bother to extend some type of support. I guess each person’s journey is just that…their journey.
Response to nikamaries statement “This article got me to thinking about how my own fears paralyze me from doing some of the things that I dream to do. I realized as long as I remain paralyzed because False Evidence Appearing Real I to am an agoraphobic.”
I was thinking this just today. It seems when everything I have dreamed would happen in my life gets very close, I flee. I run from the fear of failure. I love Coelhos quote “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” I try to remember this every time I am paralyzed by fear. That my dream IS possible.
I also believe in “speaking things into existence”. To figure out what would truly bring you happiness, and then say it out loud. To some it may sound strange, but there seems to be a great difference between thinkng about what you want, and saying it. As if you truly mean it when you actually verbalize. I have to take a few mins. when the fear comes up, and meditate on the goal I have set for myself.
Dear all,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0sTNtWDiI
http://mybheja.blogspot.com/2009/04/song-of-week-end.html
Song for the week-end !
“When I wake up yeah I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out yeah I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you….”
Enjoy !
God bless you all !
By the way, and this applies for women only, sorry men!
That which I explained, about feeling and thinking that you are pregnant in the absence of sex and intercourse, thinking that there is another energy inside the pelvic area, feeling your partners, or some great energy around you, it might not make sense, It probably does Not make any sense, but if you ever come to experience that feeling, sensation, and I hope that you do, because it is miraculous to say the least, then you will not even for one second doubt it!
It is as real as the sun turning up every day and as real as the flesh on the body!
Alexandra…
I think doing a pilgrimage in a group defeats the purpose of the pilgrimage… then it becomes a party.
I mean, going on that journey, in my opinion, one needs to go within, within oneself, to discover and know yourself… having so many people around, it becomes a distraction, someone’s hungry, someone’s tired, someone talks profusely…. big distractions get in the way of discovering things, within and outside.
Distraction even from seeing the signs.
Solitude is lost. and solitude is necessary for shedding layers, clearing the mind, discovering and discipline…
This is my opinion. I would say it’s ok with just One other person, but more than that it might very well become a great distraction.
Unless you’re looking for a party! Then why not!
Cheers!
Thank you Kealan… Yes, I also agree, then why deceive the people with the Holy Ghost or spirit… Every person, every thing has a spirit, and it Is Holy!!
The church is so adamant about instilling FEAR in people, fear of God, it makes me sick to my stomach!
Yes and it makes me sad too, about how countries and people are being treated and what information they are given and withheld… But I know that Light will Always prevail!! Period. Amen! :)
Cristina, thank you, about women hiding their face and hair, I am not an expert, but the Muslim tradition, in its roots, I think the reason was to prevent temptation and unwanted lust in men.
I know of a girl, she was 19 when I met her here in the states, she wears a head scarf, covering her hair. She is a very pretty girl, and I was curious as to why she wore it, because of her religion? and she told me that it was her choice, she wanted to wear it and was more comfortable wearing it, because when she didn’t, and she has long pretty hair, she said all the boys in school would look at her, make comments, try to pick up on her and it was an uncomfortable distraction for her. She still wears it. And I agree with Isobel, it should be a personal choice, not something imposed on women, for any reason.
Alexandra, about Jesus being born without intercourse, that may possibly be possible, although we’ve heard about it only once in history, and heard it from the church or bible… and we all know the extent of validity of the church’s words… not so valid!
But there is a more sound argument to that story. One which I have experienced and hence can talk about, is that and this is hard to grasp and explain, so bear with me please…
Perhaps Mary, experienced, felt and saw signs, either from God, or Love, and felt that she is pregnant, or that should be… That perhaps whoever the father was, the union of their souls, spirits, was so strong that it induced a feeling of becoming one with that person and she felt the presence of another being inside her, even without sex or intercourse.
I think this is Godly, Love, Magic, Immaculate conception, it’s clean, pure, not based in lust but in love, the soul and spirit and even something greater, a greater energy, or perhaps the union of the souls Is the greater energy. And perhaps this is how men and women should unite. In the sense that we shouldn’t be having children because when we get to a certain age, this is what is expected of a women by society, to be married and have children, or to have children because the marriage is not working out and having children might salvage it… Rarely if ever does that happen.
Thank you all for your input!
Light and Love.
hi! i would like to ask mr Coelho or all of you, can someone have more than one Zahir?
Pense en ti tambien y en todos mientras caminaba , el Camino de Santiago, su fuerza y mis motivos, en algun momento supe que aquel Mandala estaba en el bosque y al igual que las tres mandarinas para calmar mi sed.
Gracias por que cuando miro su blog, hay un universo de cosas que me unen a usted y a todos .
Un abrazo y buena semana para todos y todas.
Alexandra: That’s a great idea to do a woman’s pilgrimage! I would love to do that, maybe this autumm?
Love Marielle
santissima trindade seria…
por um acaso …melkisedeq, miguel, e, metatron…!!!??
ou com uma roupagem mais popular e aceita, pai filho, e, espirito santo.
estamos às vesperas de um grande contato com essa força trina será que estaremos preparados, para ascender a uma condição mais eteria do bem vivier do amor absoluto esse amor que me persegue e me faz frear instintos de um gerreiro inescrupuloso.
Deus fazei com que o caminho do meio seja o escolhido por todos aqueles que ascendem a luz…amem…
Alexandra, I will stand by what I have written above. I’m happy being a mammal and I do not need to think that I am better than my God made me.
Under the same sun Why we are different
??????
Wonderful. Was really you,the famous writer?I was wondering who is chatting with your id.Guess was you.Amazing.Thank you so very much.
Cant wait news from Paul
More, I was wondering if is possible to do a pilgrimage in a small group?Like some of those from blog, we think same way?Did ever women accomplished such task? I will be grateful for answer,Love
Alexandra
I see today no news of Paul.Why? Hope he is fine.
Dear Alexandra,
Paul has sent a text message to Paula saying that he’s having a bit of technical difficulties.
He will be sending up-dates more towards the end of day.
Much love
Paulo
Kealan,what are you talking?
I remember a short story on that topic written by an American writer, of Hebrew origins.It was about believing Jesus born with no intercourse.”The conversion of the Jews”by Philip Roth. Please,read it.Love
alexandra
I was just reading Woman leaves house after 20 years on BBC NEWS she had a panic attack back in 1989 yes 1989 and had not left her house not even for her father’s funeral or her own wedding. She had her wedding inside the house and her father’s coffin had to be brought to her living room.
Sigh.
This article got me to thinking about how my own fears paralyze me from doing some of the things that I dream to do. I realized as long as I remain paralyzed because False Evidence Appearing Real I to am an agoraphobic.
The great part about this story is that she has decided to conquer her fear and give herself a chance at life out in the world as I would like to say the big play ground.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8003982.stm
Powerful words here Kealan and Cristina.100% agree with what Kealan just wrote.As for women covering their hair and face,it raises something more complicated.I respect the ones who are doing it,my best friend has her hair covered too,but still I think that’s true what you said,God made us like that,so why cover our beautiful hair?
Nevermind,as long as everyone is free to do what he/she wants.The problem is that in some places they don’t have the choice and it’s that which isn’t right.My friend chose to cover her hair,no one imposed her to do it and that’s cool.That’s democracy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi_Cfa5aFcY&feature=related
Byzantine hymn for Good Friday!
The Greek Orthodox church celebrates this Sunday, Easter.
Today is Good Friday. Epitaph. Above is one of the most melodic hymns of Christianity. Mary’s moaning with the Μυροφόρες [='myrofores'=Parfum bringers}, about Her SON, the sweetest SPRING ... [Εαρ].
LOVE,
Thelma.
dear Carolena
if the truth is so simple (and I agree with you, women are afundamental part of Creation), why are there women who accept to hyde their face and hair?
The uncomprehensible thing is that they are “ashamed” of their bodies and hair (created by God).
What is wrong in showing our face and hair?
Why men are allowed to do it and we aren’t?
I think there are many things in life that I can’t understand and I surely do not agree with these principles.
I think that the Romans had a different idea about Jesus and his conception, hence leading to his death. The Holy Trinity of all things, make of it as you wish… but I think that it means: you, your mother and your father (you, your child and your partner). I really do not believe that there was ever an immaculate conception so I will not discuss that here. We know one thing for sure, Mary was Jesus’s mother. We do not know who the father is. So an unmarried mother in those times probably would have been stoned to death in the streets (religious extremism), Joseph stepped forward and said that he was the father. Maybe Mary got pregnant in the mountains with some farmers son and then fled in fear of being killed. Nobody really knows. With the growing Science community in the world today I feel that some of the mysteries should be dethroned leading to a more stable community. I do believe in Spiritualism, but it is a controlled belief. Look at the world, how many religions are in control for the people…The Pope telling Africa not to use condoms in the face of a growing AIDS epidemic and the new threat in Swat valley Pakistan where the extremists are a few clicks away from getting their hands on nukes and blowing us all to hell. But there is one thing for sure the Trinity is mother father and child! (My favourite wine is a red Bordeaux wine called Châteaux de la Trinity!)
must confess I simply love them!! And who doesn’t? Their style, mannerisms, and that little wild streak is something to die for. Ever been to 9 different states, 11 different schools, moved umpteen times, and seen some of the greatest things in the country before you even turned 18? Well, pick any army kid and I am sure you would have a mini encyclopedia in your hands.
Although one feels that this continuous moving around would make them a little unstable but it actually makes them more flexible and determined. I know some of my friend’s children who do have trouble adjusting in a new environment but most of them sailed through these phases comfortably. They generally move with their parents to the stations which already have other kids like them and friendships are formed very quickly. Social evenings and swimming pool sessions do play a large part in these bonds. Kids going through the same transitions tend to gravitate towards each other anyway. And some of the best friendships are formed during those years. With daddy gone most of the time our kids actually bond with each other beautifully. Right across my home some 7-8 kids use a garage for their music sessions. They have formed a rock band which is in fact quite soulful. They say they want be this century’s Beatles. Wow! I must say.
I feel their rich traveling experiences make them flexible, stronger, well read, well traveled, more thoughtful and most importantly smarter and mature adults, raring to go. How many kids do you think know of a place called Bumla which actually is the meeting point of Indo China border or Tawang which has few of the best monasteries in the world or for that matter Palchan, the most beautiful part of Himachal. Our kids do…..
A young girl I met the other day said, “Auntie am struggling to find a place to call home. When people ask me where I am from? I ask them “Do you want to know where I was born, where I went to high school, or where I went to college? I really don’t have one place I belong to. This makes a little sad, I want some stability in my life, some anchor.” These words actually set me thinking. This feeling does come in once in a while, I wanted to know whether this feeling is common A few days later I bumped into my best friend’s teenage son so I pooped up the question whether he likes life as an army kid? And I must tell you his reply put me completely at ease, Auntie! Only we are able to do such exciting things! Moving from one place to another and saying, hey, I have a friend that lives there. I wouldn’t trade my experiences for the anything. Plus I am so proud of my Dad. I look up to him, and know that he has done the right thing. My parents have raised me to be a strong individual and I wouldn’t change my life for anything.” Good going son!!!
But one thing I am sure is that when our super duper dapper kids stand to honour the flag they stand in honour of all soldiers and most of all their daddies and uncles who are serving the country from far off fields.
About the Trinity and Mary…
it Is the woman who gives birth, life, even if there was an immaculate conception, life creation without a man, between God and Mary. So according to the bible/church, life is possible without a man, but never without a women, so the trinity should be God, Mother and Son.
If Jesus is the son of God, then all children, men and women are also children of god, and the mother and father are God and Goddess!
So the ‘Trinity’ IS Father, Mother and Son/child!!
An immaculate conception is, a conception as a result of Pure Love!
I think (sorry for saying this) but whoever came up with the story, was kinda really stupid, even more stupid, no one questions it!
Light and Love.