Topic 1 of 52: introductions
Sun, Sep 7, 1997 (14:14) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Introduce yourself please. Where are you located? What are your
interests? How did you hear about this conference? The Spring?
What kinds of topics would you like to discuss?
84 responses total.
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Response 1 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Sep 7, 1997 (14:48) * 1 lines
Hi. And welcome. I'm Terry Walhus. I'm flesh based in Austin, Texas. My interests are ham radio, fitness, reading, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and homebuilding. I started this conference. I started the Spring. I would like to talk about Mother Teresa's works, about Sangha, about good books on Buddhism, and other things. I hope folks discover this place and we get some interesting discussions going.
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Response 2 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (12:49) * 9 lines
[BGreetings from altitude, from the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
Flesh-based, huh? I like.
Spiritually I am centered but continuously integrating growth into my beliefs.
As far as a particular religion, call me a Heinz 57.
Interests include cycling, blading, reading, cooking, mountain climbing (new
hobby discovered since I've been in CO) and a bunch of other things that might
[Bput me into trouble with censorship rules and the powers that be!
I enjoy learning, that's one of the reasons I became a teacher.
Let's chat!
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Response 3 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (01:11) * 5 lines
30+ who is generally a practicing Discordian,
Southern Baptist on paper, and probably best
defined as a Monotheistic Multideist.
WER
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Response 4 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (04:10) * 3 lines
Those "other things" sound fascinating.
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Response 5 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (10:22) * 1 lines
presently I am finding peace through folding my laundry into oragami swans...
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Response 6 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (12:04) * 1 lines
Are you auditioning for Martha Stewart?
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Response 7 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (14:01) * 3 lines
And if not, you should...
WER
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Response 8 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (14:12) * 1 lines
Hey guys, there's a lot more talent in this pint sized version... cooking, folding... we have only scratched the surface!
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Response 9 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (14:30) * 4 lines
I thought that was the best place
to scratch...
WER
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Response 10 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (21:29) * 2 lines
Where do we find the other versions? Quart? Gallon?
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Response 11 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (22:26) * 3 lines
They might be metric, also terry!
WER
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Response 12 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (12:25) * 2 lines
Alright, enough. No liter, pint or gallon version. Just me, just my size.
So there.
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Response 13 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:32) * 2 lines
Too bad.
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Response 14 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (01:28) * 4 lines
If there's just one,
I might prefer here not there.
WER
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Response 15 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (11:55) * 1 lines
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Forget the origins of the holiday... give me candy and freaky costumes anyday!!!
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Response 16 of 84: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (16:22) * 4 lines
And Happy Halloween to you, too.
(What about freaks with candy costumes?)
WER
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Response 17 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (17:52) * 1 lines
Available at your neighborhood Spencer's.
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Response 18 of 84: BC (gud) * Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (21:51) * 6 lines
Hey everyone,
My name is Brian Castelli. I am 22 years old and a fifth year senior at the University of Michigan. I was raised Catholic, and attended parochial school for 12 years before coming to college. During my time here at Michigan, I've done some exploring, and don't really consider myself a Catholic any longer. I am a spiritual person though, and believe in some sort of spiritual evolution, I'm just not sure what form it will take. I really enjoy the Buddist view of things (that every thing is connect
d) as far as energy goes. I'm always looking for interesting new perspectives on religion/spirituality. If you have any to offer, I'd love to talk about them.
Hope to hear fro you soon!
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Response 19 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (00:32) * 4 lines
Great to have you join the spirit conference. I hope to
respond to your comments in some of the topics here.
I've "seeded" it with some quotes from some writings and
commentaries that I've secured permission to reprint.
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Response 20 of 84: Me (KitchenManager) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (02:00) * 5 lines
And who knows what I'll say,
but I'm sure it will help
skew you're perspectives!
WER
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Response 21 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (09:41) * 1 lines
Skewered perspectives are encouraged.
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Response 22 of 84: Brian D. Castelli (gud) * Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (21:52) * 2 lines
That's one way you could describe my perspective! I've done a lot of skewering in the past few years. It seems to me that nature, although surrounded in chaos, strives to stay in balance. Every time that something alters it, it counters with a balance. This leads me to believe that energy (in all the forms it takes in nature) therefore strives for this balance. Evolution then, is just energy balancing out. Adaptations to stimulus along the way making sure things come out pretty much equal, with your
strong surviving and your weak dropping off, but all the while occuring with a certain symmetry. Now whether there is one omnipitent being with a blueprint for this balancing act is a different story. What do you guys think?
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Response 23 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (16:23) * 2 lines
No blueprint. Trying to keep yourself centered in an uncentered society is always a bit chaotic and I agree with the counter balance to the off-kilterness. Just be careful. Allow yourself to stay off-kilter for a bit every now and then for a new perspective. Sometimes loops are meant to be explored not just hopped through. I am considered the "chaos factor" to some and I feel growth is only possible when you step outside every now and again to see where you are going -- spiritually and otherwise.
Oh! And welcome to the Spring!
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Response 24 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (10:26) * 3 lines
And if off-kilter is my norm,
should I try balance every
once in a while?
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Response 25 of 84: Brian D. Castelli (gud) * Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (23:28) * 1 lines
I don't think you have a choice Wer, nature kinda takes care of that for you. But I don't know, you sound like a guy who might be able to defy the laws of nature. :)
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Response 26 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:49) * 1 lines
*smile* after only a couple of postings and gud is on to you!
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Response 27 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (15:36) * 1 lines
At least it isn't God...
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Response 28 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (14:23) * 1 lines
Do you have "the fear?"
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Response 29 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (17:24) * 1 lines
Yep, shakin' like a leaf on a twig...
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Response 30 of 84: Brian D. Castelli (gud) * Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (00:40) * 1 lines
Yeah, it's gud, definitely not God...so there's nothing to fear! What's your philosophy Wer? I'd like to get at some of that wisdom you seem to possess. Not everyone can one-up nature :)
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Response 31 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (01:24) * 41 lines
The Benefits of Proper Upbringing
The people don't take baths and they don't speak English. They are
better informed and aspire to climb the pyramid, because of their
systematic seperation and atrophy under civilization.
When the villagers die, move something. But they tried EUGENICS in NAZI
GERMANY. Of course, they deny this. We believe that white people have a
right to be proud of our history and culture just as much as black people
have a right to be proud of theirs. Grind the faces of the poor. It may
suppress religious communities as well as collegiate and parish churches
and hand over their property and revenue to the administration and disposal
of the secular authority. The Lost Tribe has taken the island. But this
is to mistake the nature of the explanation. Remember reading about the
TEAPOT DOME!
Many clients have paid in excess of $30, and we are asked to imagine an
advanced civilization thousands of miles away. Through participation in
it they probably have vast paranoid monoliths. All of this raises several
very interesting issues. The Bolshevik revolution is given as another
example so that I stand in the middle of their little game, amid squeals
of mirth and with tears on my cheeks.
And everything must be examined from this point of view and used or re-
jected according to its utility. And the news media's all misty eyed about
the level of civilization in Black Africa. But what is going on here is
actually anything but ignorance with the empowerment of the individual. It
irks me that I can't tell them certain things. Then their importance in
sexual satisfaction was recognized. They you'll get forgiveness in secret
combination of education with industrial production. You'll have to see
for yourself. We may cite Proudhon's Philosophie de la Miserie as an
example of this.
I have an answering machine in my car. It's so glamorous! They'd call it
an act of terrorism. What's to come is still unsure. We're not the Zombies.
We are united in our fierce defense of the First Amendment. The models for
these types come neither from psychology nor ancient religion. Latham says
the most probable explanation of this lies in what the wild waves are saying.
They are one and the same.
Many clients paid
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Response 32 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (01:25) * 2 lines
No idea how that last Many clients paid
got in there. Sorry...
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Response 33 of 84: Der Fritz (fredpcc) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:08) * 8 lines
It does seem unlikely that discussion- serious or otherwise will occur
with such delays in response ( I mean weeks not minutes)
Any way I signed in so here is my 2cents worth.
I'm a retired Research and Development person living in Mid America.
I like to think of it as a rest stop on the yellow brick road (:-)
Love to sail but have not since leaving Long Island NY
Current activity includes American Society for Quality and Small Group
Leader in Grace Church.
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Response 34 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:22) * 4 lines
We'll try and pick up the pace. We're getting a bit
more critical mass here now. What subjects interest you
the most?
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Response 35 of 84: Der Fritz (fredpcc) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:33) * 4 lines
Currently active in American Society for Quality, also in church work with small groups.
The recognition of corporate America that individuals are important is
an indication of an understanding that what Christ teaches makes a lot o
of sense. The understanding is still vague in most mamager's minds
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Response 36 of 84: Der Fritz (fredpcc) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:37) * 3 lines
I have to get to my sunday school class preparation. Did most of it but need to polish it up.
"Talk" some more another day.
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Response 37 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (01:02) * 2 lines
OK, come on back by and we'll talk some more.
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Response 38 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (01:54) * 2 lines
I'd love to converse with you more on the whole
Christ as Manager thing, also. Glad you're here.
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Response 39 of 84: Megan A Bigelow (meganb) * Sun, Feb 1, 1998 (16:27) * 5 lines
I've just started an internet class w/A. Azevedo, who's active in the "spring.' I'm checking out some of the "hot spot" conferences.
I started practicing buddhism last year so thought I'd look at this conf.
Other interests include: painting, photography, nutrition/herbs/homeopathic healing, france/learning french.
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Response 40 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Sun, Feb 1, 1998 (18:55) * 5 lines
welcome megan!
the health conference should interest you as well
and cultures has a french conference
what precipitated your move toward buddhism?
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Response 41 of 84: Megan A Bigelow (meganb) * Tue, Feb 3, 1998 (19:11) * 8 lines
Hi Stacey,
Are the health & french conferences within the "spring?" If not, can you list their address sites?
In ref to my move towards buddhism, I've been looking for a spiritual practice I could connect w/for over 10 yrs. I was raised Catholic & went thru the motions as a kid going to church, etc, but never felt a true connection. I read a number of books on spirituality & looked briefly into some diff. practices following college. I checked out buddhism about 10 yrs ago. It didn't feel right at the time so I didn't keep it up. This past year I've gotten into a rut and felt I should try it again. It
feels great...the more I practice the more I feel my heart opening up and the more positive things I am accomplishing in my life.
Do you follow a certain spiritual practice?
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Response 42 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Feb 4, 1998 (16:24) * 5 lines
sounds great!
yes, the conferences I mentioned are all within the spring.
my spirituality is a mish mash of beliefs.
trends have surfaced and grown through the years but I've never found a 'religion' that suited me. I have powerful ties toward buddhist teachings and really prefer to look to Nature as an entity. I find most of my answers to my inner questions and feel most centered when I can concentrate on the scope of existence. (kinda makes my life hiccups seem miniscule). Teachings and thoughts that move me to find perspective are what I follow...
beyond that, I follow my heart! (and it gets me in plenty of trouble!)
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Response 43 of 84: Megan A Bigelow (meganb) * Wed, Feb 4, 1998 (20:13) * 3 lines
Even though I'm following buddhism now, my spirituality has also been a mish-mash of beliefs. I go with what feels right.
How long have you been involved in this "spring" conference?
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Response 44 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Feb 5, 1998 (18:27) * 2 lines
I started in another conference that Paul (Paul Terry Wahlus) introduced me to in early 1996. I moved from Austin to Denver in August of 1996 and was 'disconnected' for awhile. I only know a handful of the people in real life (IRL, if you ever see it again) but everyone I've met (IRL and virtually) has been great. All kinds of personalities exist (happily) here. Great thought pool, great support group (when needed).
Sadly enough, I kinda go through withdrawl if I don't get to check in at least once a day!
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Response 45 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Feb 6, 1998 (01:15) * 3 lines
She's right, Megan, the people are great, and it is truly
addictive...
And, welcome!
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Response 46 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Feb 6, 1998 (18:28) * 3 lines
Hey WER, great to see you here!
Have fun exploring Megan!
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Response 47 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Feb 7, 1998 (01:01) * 3 lines
told ya I had 43 in my hot list,
I pop in and outa here whenever
someone posts...
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Response 48 of 84: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Sun, Nov 15, 1998 (12:11) * 1 lines
I was raised a Catholic, but, about the time that I graduated from high school, i started really studying the history of the catholic church in relation to it's teachings, and other religions which co-existed from time to time. I began to realize that the teachings of the Church did not bear close scrutiny. For a while I became disenchanted with organized religion in general, Then I found a religious group that preached no hierarchy. This I can live with.
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Response 49 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (16:27) * 1 lines
may I ask the name of this religious group?
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Response 50 of 84: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (21:50) * 1 lines
Church of Christ. Each congregation is it's own entity. Anyone can come to worship, dressed as they are. Any baptized Christian can preach, or baptize people or take an active role in the running of the church. You don't have to be baptized by someone from the Church of Christ. In other words, if you were baptized by the Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, whatever. If you are baptized you are baptized.
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Response 51 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (18:38) * 2 lines
ditto with my church...
church o the big rock atop a mountain bike, rollerblades, hiking boots...
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Response 52 of 84: Leplep le Plep (jgross) * Fri, Nov 20, 1998 (13:47) * 10 lines
Stace, do you have your mountain bike, blades & hiking boots
squashed under a big ol' rock?
ya mean....are they under a boulder?
Is Boulder, Colorado your church?
Oh, so you mountain bike, skate, and hike in the underground tunnels under
Boulder?
ever done all 3 during one church service?
any of your gods able to keep up with you?
no gods?
any goddesses?
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Response 53 of 84: Tim Guenther (TIM) * Fri, Nov 20, 1998 (15:03) * 1 lines
Excellent response!
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Response 54 of 84: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (19:15) * 1 lines
i didnt even know this conference was here! just goes to show you. hi everybody!
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Response 55 of 84: Leplep le Plep (jgross) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (18:33) * 9 lines
Ray, I didn't even know you were here in this conference.
Almost a whole day so far.
Ok, Ray, you can come out now.....
your presence is affecting the essences that envelope us in here....
can't ya feel the whole atmosphere shifting....
it's getting sensuous, sultry, and oozing with schmoozing....
oh wait, now it's, uh, well....a warm blanket of love seems to be floating in...
Ray!
.....what are you doin'?
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Response 56 of 84: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (20:48) * 3 lines
well, right now i am laughing at your post!
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Response 57 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (14:05) * 3 lines
you sure it's not just because Stacey is hiding under the blanket?
(especially since she is in SA right now!!!)
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Response 58 of 84: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (14:52) * 3 lines
that's right, i forgot that she in is SA!
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Response 59 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (19:55) * 3 lines
I left a message with her family earlier about getting together next week
when she comes to Austin. Hopefully, she'll get the message.
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Response 60 of 84: Ray Lopez (ratthing) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (21:45) * 4 lines
keep me posted. i will be in dallas from tomorrow (25 November) thru
saturday.
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Response 61 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (18:32) * 4 lines
I just got back from Austin and left a message with Stacey in San
Antonio, a search for "vura" on infospace turned her up!
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Response 62 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (18:32) * 3 lines
Told ya!!!
Hear anything from her since it's Monday night and she leaves Wednesday?
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Response 63 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (01:30) * 3 lines
Nope, I did try calling her San Antonio place a couple of times. Don't
know how to reach her in Austin.
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Response 64 of 84: Geronimo (lovelife) * Wed, Feb 10, 1999 (05:28) * 2 lines
Not sure how to respond. Most religions believe in a higher being. Most even believe that Jesus was a prophet even the Jews(who still cant get it right). I am not religious, I am a Christian. i go to church because i want to not because a Parish priest tells me ill die if I dont. I read the bible because I want to know more. Im even looking at other religions to see where they are coming from. But noone finds true peace without Jesus. And Jesus is the only one who cheated death. I am the way the truth and
the light, no one shall go to heaven except through me. Its in the bible.
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Response 65 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Feb 10, 1999 (07:42) * 2 lines
Why can't, lovelife, the "Jews get it right"? Can you elucidate?
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Response 66 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Feb 11, 1999 (18:48) * 3 lines
the Jews "can't get it right" because they were made deaf and blind
to the coming of Christ so that the Gentiles could be "saved" as well...
its in the bible
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Response 67 of 84: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Mon, Apr 19, 1999 (16:00) * 5 lines
I would like to invite all visitors of this conference to the International Conflicts conference here on the Spring:
http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/InternationalConflicts/all
This new conference is dedicated to the disputes between groups all over the world, be that social, cultural, political or ethnical differences.
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Response 68 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (23:31) * 1 lines
now, that was an interesting segue...
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Response 69 of 84: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (04:26) * 1 lines
Wer, what is a segue?
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Response 70 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (12:06) * 1 lines
a lead in to something else
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Response 71 of 84: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (10:57) * 1 lines
Oh, another word for link! Hotlink, hyperlink or dynamic link, I wonder...
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Response 72 of 84: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (12:03) * 1 lines
sort of...
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Response 73 of 84: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (12:12) * 4 lines
more like an introduction, Alexander...
segue: to make a transition directly from one section or theme,
as of music, to another
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Response 74 of 84: Barry Kort (moulton) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (10:07) * 1 lines
I grew up in Nebraska but now live in Boston. I was raised in the Jewish tradition, but I now study many spiritual belief systems, and reconcile them with logic and science. Lately I've been reading Thich Nhat Hanh, Daniel Quinn, Rene Girard, and Gil Bailie.
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Response 75 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (12:22) * 6 lines
Did you know Daniel Quinn is an Austin guy? I've heard a lot about his
books, and I first heard about him from Art Rosenblum who flew into Austin
one time in his rickety private plane, tryed to settle down at a hippie
farm near Manor and instead got ripped off of his life savings of $5,000
by the community there, and returned to Philadelphia somewhat beaten up by
the experience. Anyway, he had nothing but great praise for Quinn.
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Response 76 of 84: Barry Kort (moulton) * Wed, Jul 14, 1999 (11:31) * 1 lines
I love Quinn. He grew up in Omaha, not far from where I lived as a very young child. His autobiography is terrific.
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Response 77 of 84: Phil Burton (phi) * Sun, Sep 12, 1999 (22:18) * 4 lines
Hi. I'm Phil. I'm brand new to the Spring, after hearing
about it on another conferencing system (the Well). Grew
up religious, but now pursue spirituality outside of rigid
walls and definitions. Inclined toward Taoism and Zen.
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Response 78 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Sep 13, 1999 (11:42) * 2 lines
Glad you're coming around here Phil, are you an Austin based person?
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Response 79 of 84: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (19:37) * 1 lines
Welcome to Spirit, Phil. Let us know something about you...
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Response 80 of 84: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Wed, Sep 15, 1999 (13:17) * 14 lines
Phil, nice to meet you!
Are you into that Pill of Immortality daoism? I always thaught that was really a neat idea...
I'm also pursueing things, sometimes inside and sometimes outside walls, and often enough jumping up and down. (Gosh, I wish I had a cooler intro, but that's that current state, folks!) And if that ever gets too boring, I try pursueing some things THROUGH walls! (That's at least somewhat more spectacular...)
Oh, lest I forget this, another Springizens welcome for you:
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Response 642 of 644: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Sep 13, 1999 (16:58) * 1 lines
WELCOME PHIL!
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Response 81 of 84: Mady Irons (ironfolk) * Thu, Dec 28, 2000 (14:26) * 2 lines
Hello Terry and folks. I have never been on a chat line ever. I read about the Spirit conference in the dec. issue of utne and want to talk about HSP's.
I am on Vancouver Island in Canada and It is Dec. 2000. Are there any Highly Sensitive People out there to talk to? Thanks.
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Response 82 of 84: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 28, 2000 (14:39) * 1 lines
You may check out Paraspring conference - Wolf, the hostess of the conference is a sensitive and most interesting lady. Please make yourself comfortable and I extend aloha and welcome to Spring! (My conference is Geo...)
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Response 83 of 84: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 3, 2001 (11:33) * 3 lines
We'd love to talk about Vancouver Island!
Mady, come back!
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Response 84 of 84: Maggie (sociolingo) * Thu, May 24, 2001 (05:37) * 1 lines
MSN has a HSP message board ....and some links from there ..
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