Re: Vents (instruction manual enclosed)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 02/24/2000 3:43:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,

muse@... writes:

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Yes, Rainbow: Not enough tears for what has happened. Pray for our

children. And pray for Jake Robel, murdered at 6 yrs old -- dragged to his

death on the highway. It happened. Whoever looks for their personal Christ:

He was in Independence MO. this past Tuesday.

We are not taking care of our children. Too much pressure for new and

better and title and more. They have lost, just as women and men have lost.

Mothers can't be expected to bond when life is torn from them, and they know

they have no choice but to return to their cubicle before their body is even

healed. Our economy can't afford to factor in humanity.

>>

God, Deb, it is so true. Does the Muse Deborah have an answer?

I waited to have Nicolas until I could afford to stay home with him.

And then got pressure from absolutely everyone to go back to work.

Even the woman who doesn't want to go back to the office gets heat

from her environment to continue bringing in those dollars, pump up

that volume. And, part of it is just plain greed. When you've been

generous with people around you, they all want more and more. And,

even if you yourself are willing to live simply, they may want a new

living room set.

Deb, it's really hard, I don't know the answers and tonight and almost

whenever I run into this pain of the children, it really makes my stomach

hurt, and I don't know the answer. The only thing I know is to keep

talking about its value and to keep giving concerts to raise funds for

disadvantaged or disabled children.

I really love this argument: " violence on television has no effect on

children

(or adults for that matter) " says the programming brilliant minds. These

same people are paying over a $1,000,000.00 for 30 to 60 seconds of

ad time during the Super Bowl. I guess you'd spend a Million dollars for

no effect, huh?

And, then child or adult has a problem, let's not go to the source of the

wounds, let's just give it Prozac, or Ritalin, or some other lovely such

neurochemical while absolutely no one has any idea of the consequences,

the chemical effects, nor the long-term effects of these drugs. Thank God,

there's a movement here in Washington to ban these drugs to children

under 7, it's about damned time.

Did anyone see the little movie " DreamWorks " put out about Moses life?

I forget the name of it, but it's in the video stores and quite a beautiful

little

movie. I think Spielberg has gotten it, movies and film do make huge

transformative impacts and they can be healing and good. THe music,

the images, the stories, the archetypes, the themes, touch our collective

conscious and unconscious in such a manner as to produce the synergistic

effect that brings the " 100th " monkey syndrome to our human development

bring the collective up. Which is what you discussed, Beatrix, it is the

Ocean of Bliss ... i think most would agree that as one raises their

consciousness it raises the whole. As an idea is ready to manifest it comes

and if one doesn't do it another will. For example, Einstein's theory of

relativity was discovered independently by a Russian scientist within six

months of Einstein. When an idea is ready, it's time has come, as a wise

young friend of mine says, " it's dumb to hold an idea for yourself, give it

to the world and the world will help you manifest it. "

I was going to bathe and calm after a long day and not post, but your post

touched me very deeply, and these sorts of tragedies must be addressed

however incredibly painful it is for us to look at it. Because otherwise

we have the syndrome i termed at 17 to be " Apathy Run Wild " a disease

I found prolific in the government and other organizations.

Sometimes, perhaps, the best path is to become as healthy as one is

capable of like a clear molecule of water in a calm sea, reflecting the

sunlight beautifully, and thereby as I bathe in your ideas of inspiration

and calm and you in mine, we all grow in serenity and contribute to

a world of greater harmony.

Love and Light,

bo

[Guest guest]

<< I really love this argument: " violence on television has no effect on

children (or adults for that matter) " >>

I was in LA in the 80's -- brought out there by an option by Lorimar for a

screenplay. I left after some time (took awhile) mostly because I hate the

entertainment industry. They did not think that what they did was important.

They did not/could not see that all that tinsel they were stringing was

believed... could not be a part of it. Fled back to stolid old

Taxachussets. Happy to be home.

\ph

[Guest guest]

Dear Bo - I'm really tuning in to the conversation you're having with

Deborah and Phoebe about children, and in particular, . I was

an elementary librarian for 10 years and I know how hyper-sensitive

some children are to what's going on around them. They pick up so much

and have no filters to protect them. He's lucky you're so aware.

There is a woman I know who teaches a class for " over-intuitives " - it's

for adults, but she has children also. She might know something about

how to help children.

I like your phrase " a clear molecule of water in a calm sea " - that's

just perfect for showing how we're all connected in the collective sea

of the unconscious. Good luck to you and . Cheers, Shirley