-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave -----Original Message----- From: Helen&PeterEvans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:30 PM To: Recipient list suppressed Subject: Contemplation - Inner Peace Inner Peace Do you know why it's called INNER peace? Because you can have it while the OUTER world seems to be going to hell. Well, it doesn't have to be so extreme. Recently we told someone about a couple of very tiring weeks we had had and they said it was so nice we could overcome these "obstacles". We smiled, because we didn't think of them as obstacles. It was simply life, a bit more demanding and tiring than usual, and sometimes we got crabby, but "inside" we always knew that all was well. It's sad that some people believe that once they've "got it", or are of an expanded consciousness, that "bad" things won't happen anymore, that people around them won't die, that they won't lose their jobs, that they won't be angry at anyone, etc. They are looking for a field of bliss that can only exist inside, not in the outer world. All sorts of challenges continue to happen. However, our definition of whether they are "good" or "bad" changes when we realize that they are all part of the ebb and flow of life. It's really how we view them and handle them, rather than whether or not they are in our life that matters. As Shakespeare observed, "There's nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so." The phrase, "In This World But Not of It", comes to mind. This certainly doesn't mean we become cold fish, emotionless and unfeeling. In fact, we usually feel more intensely, are more fully engaged in life, because we know our inner immortal essence. We don't have to keep experiences at arm's length because of fear. It's sort of like being on a roller coaster, we "know" we won't be harmed and so we can yell and scream and truly feel the excitement. We told someone recently we don't get upset by being upset. We just look at these things as experiences. They are our experiences. They are not US. * * * * Helen and Peter Evans are founders of OneCenter and offer on-line individual counseling services and are available for on-site speaking engagements and workshops. Visit "http://www.icomm.ca/onecntr/" If you would like to receive their free "contemplations" regularly, send e-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with "subscribe contemplations" in the subject header. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe contemplations" in the subject header. Contemplations can be used for any non-commercial purpose free of charge if appropriate credit is given to the authors. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
