tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15006321726893534402024-03-13T08:58:32.988-07:00Allowing KarrieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-65439129373975638102016-11-30T11:32:00.000-08:002016-11-30T11:49:18.712-08:00America at the "Y"...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since the election… nothing has been the same… It’s as if the illusion I’ve been living was struck by a lightning bolt… which destroyed even the thickest of stones… and the condition of the foundation on which I thought I could depend… became clear… Not that I haven’t realized for quite some time… that change was upon us… Even so, it was still a shock… leaving me in unfamiliar… uncomfortable… and frightfully new territory… Until this morning, I had been unable to put my finger on what I was feeling… I wasn’t able to voice what I was sensing… However, now, I can…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The election of Donald Trump is symbolic of the fact that the bottom has fallen out… the foundation has cracked… the rules… beliefs… laws… which held the illusion together… are no longer dependable… (They never really were.)… Donald Trump represents the fall of the illusion… the “blowing up” of the system… And though many of us have sensed the drastic need for change… due to the fact that we’ve outgrown our own illusion… I’m not so sure we were ready to be tossed into the deep end… The President-elect doesn’t believe in rules… He doesn’t follow “tradition”… He has his own protocols… and his beliefs, as well as allegiances, seem to change second-by-second… depending on what he wants… There is nothing sacred… and little to be respected… at least this is what is implied through the actions and words of society's perfect reflection -Donald Trump… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The election of Donald Trump is symbolic of the fact that an old reality is imploding… its time has come… and we are now faced with the decision as to what will replace it… What will stay?... What will go?... What are our values as Americans?... What is the foundation on which we can depend? <i>We the People</i> are at a “Y” in the road… and stepping up… taking a stand… empowering our voices… remaining vigilant… is crucial… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are those of us desiring to continue the “grand experiment” the founders began… We desire to pursue the utopian society envisioned… a society based in freedom for all… where our unity is emboldened and strengthened by the inclusion of our diversity… a society policed by the individual empowerment of each member… standing at their border… while respecting the border of every other… a society where our systems are strong because we've created them together...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, there are those of us who wish something very different… a society based in one language… one religion… one ethnicity… one race… one type of marriage… one type of sexual orientation… <i>one</i> of everything… not realizing that this type of society will not escape “diversity”, either… and will eventually – and perpetually – be at war… deciding which “difference” has to be destroyed… outlawed… next…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And finally… there are those attempting to gain control of it all… establishing a hierarchy… where the “have-a-lot-of-a-lot’s” continue their dominance… while the “don’t-have-hardly-anything’s” disappear…They benefit from all the infighting and fear-mongering… separating all of us into factions… However, in this scenario as well… a time will come when even the most ardent of supporters is next on the “voted-out- of-this-incarnation” list… Only one can win in this game… and, of course, in the end, they won’t win, either…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yes, my descriptions are overly simplified... but the fact remains... we have arrived at a juncture where the rules of the old illusion are no longer dependable… many are no longer applicable... many are no longer worthy of support… many never benefitted the whole, ever… Whether we participate or not… the rules of a new foundation… a new reality… are up for grabs… What will America look like… be like… in the years to come?... Will she still be a beacon for freedom?... Will she collapse into fascism and corruption as other societies have done before?... For those of us who believe in the “grand experiment”… who desire to create a reality we know is possible… a reality empowered by the uniqueness of God’s creations… now is the time to step up… claim our power… and never… never… give in… This is the time we’ve waited for… so "Buckle up, Buttercup"… this is why we’re here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-76530610235288821382016-11-23T14:56:00.001-08:002016-11-23T14:56:41.618-08:00So...what are YOU screaming about?<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are some who would say Facebooking isn’t real activism… I would disagree... and for the following reason… Sometimes, just a simple, authentic conversation, can make a huge difference… a conversation where we aren’t afraid to find out why the “other” is so upset… why <i>they’re</i> screaming…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve been screaming since the election results… and I’m not the only one… Protesters are <i>screaming</i>… Anti-protesters are <i>screaming</i>… Many, many people are <i>screaming</i>… I say “Awesome!... Let’s get it out!”... Most likely, all of us have plenty of anger, frustration, grief, disappointment and resentment stored up… and not from just this election… This election is the catalyst for the release… and maybe we need to take advantage of it… Maybe we need to scream… and scream… and scream… if only to get to the place… where we can finally ask each other… “Hey... what are <i>you</i> screaming about?”…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had such a conversation this morning… and it began with just asking a simple question… do you believe in freedom and equality for all people?... I mean, wasn’t that what the Declaration of Independence was really about?... Isn’t that why we revere it?... For me, this is the foundation… and without this foundation… the other conversations about government spending and programs, for example… are going to be rough going… Perhaps it’s helpful for you to know that about me… I’m certainly willing to have conversations about programs and spending… I would welcome them… However, freedom and equality come first… If we can’t simultaneously work toward these ideals… we probably aren’t going to get very far. In my perspective… if freedom and equality truly were the law of the land… many of these government programs people scream about wouldn’t even be needed… But the truth is… we’re still working on the freedom and equality thing…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So…</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> some people are screaming about freedom and equality… some are screaming about God and religion… some are screaming about government programs... trade agreements… immigration… the second amendment… free speech… etc… etc… etc… And what I’m finding is… there is no clear-cut dividing line when it comes to these issues… You can’t lump those protesting for freedom and equality into opponents of the second amendment… You can’t lump those protesting for freedom and equality into some anti-God movement… and vice-versa… We all have core issues… but that doesn’t mean we don’t agree on other issues… This is where political parties, or the lumping of separate issues together, become dangerous… What we’re going through as a nation isn’t that simple… it cannot be solved by a political party… <i>This is an issue by issue process… </i>a sorting out…<i> </i>and perhaps the only way to wade through it successfully is via conversation… And, real conversations – where each participant listens as well as shares - take courage, don’t they… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have a sense… that if we could do this… we might just find out… that as far as a majority goes… we aren’t as polarized as we might think… and that perhaps our unified focus could actually be very useful elsewhere… other than on each other… <i>So</i>… perhaps one form of activism begins with a conversation… one conversation at a time… where we each muster the courage to ask another… “So… what are <i>you</i> screaming about?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here’s to empowering our voices… as well as our ears… </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-5738668914613362442016-11-20T13:48:00.001-08:002016-11-20T13:48:20.059-08:00As we make each other uncomfortable...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have spent much time since the election attempting to figure out my new strategy for living… my new approach to life… my old strategy having been completely disintegrated by the realization of a reality completely blown apart… Something happened with this particular election… something shifted… something erupted from the core of my being… and nothing… absolutely nothing… will ever be the same, again…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have spent much of my life persevering to be “good”… “kind”… doing my best to “understand”… making every attempt to “unconditionally love”… while simultaneously taking the hits… taking the judgment… accepting another’s experience-less opinions… and stifling my own expression to great degree… burying my own pain… because I didn’t want to make others <i>uncomfortable</i>… (Perhaps, too, I didn’t want to make myself uncomfortable)… If nothing else… this election has awakened me to the fact… that I’m not willing to do this anymore… I’m not <i>able</i> to do this anymore… I <i>won’t</i> do this anymore…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It occurs to me, now… that I’m not here to make another – or myself - comfortable… I’m here to be who I am… how God made me… no matter how others may judge… that’s between God and me… I’m not here to be like everyone else… and I really doubt… any of us are here… to be… like anyone else… It seems assured… we have <i>that much</i> in common… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m also getting a deeper understanding… that it is our discomfort with difference… which challenges us to grow… to wake up… to share and listen… to move beyond judgment and falsities… delusions ages old… It is our own uniqueness… which challenges the status quo… if only we have the courage to live it… eventually moving beyond fear… coming from a place of empowerment… and authenticity… living from freedom… becoming a more truthful contribution to our world…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This election has already catalyzed a huge shift… a shift which has forced me into empowerment… the willingness to stand for my own diversity… the Right to be who I am… the Right to live my life as I was individually destined… my Rights to Life and Liberty… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We hold these truths to be self-evident</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">… Yes… I, for one, do…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-83266154984083332172016-11-13T10:46:00.000-08:002016-11-13T10:46:35.949-08:00As I continue to process the election...Sunday, November 13, 2016<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For me, the expression of the pain… anger… fear… I felt, and expressed, after the election… was the release of the pain… anger… fear… I have buried for years… I make no apologies for that expression… It has cleared the way for my own empowerment… as I will no longer play “invisible” to any degree for those who find the expression of who I am… uncomfortable… As I stated before, I will stand at my boundary… I will march… I will put my life on the line when my soul demands – as so many patriots have done before me - because I truly believe in the essence of America… I always have… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Life and Liberty are the core essence of my belief system… They are my foundation… And, they are unalienable… they cannot be taken away… To be held hostage by the more narrow-minded beliefs of another (which they have the right to)… is something that might be allowed out of fear… but it is an illusion… These Rights cannot be taken away because, essentially, they are of the Creator… that’s what makes them unalienable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This being said… I do not have the right to infringe upon another’s life… just as another does not have the right to infringe upon my life… This is a two-way call to action… First, I must stand at my boundary… empowered… safeguarding my right to my own life… I must be my own best representative… and second, I must do my best to not infringe upon another’s life… understanding that when I choose to step into another’s life, uninvited… there are consequences… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This most likely speaks to many – and on many levels – who, for instance, believe the government has far overstepped its bounds in many cases… I don’t disagree… What has come before us is a tangled, complicated, enormous ball of issues and challenges… that can no longer go unaddressed… There is much work ahead... many a heated discussion… and each is called to share their perspective and, just as importantly, listen… We can no longer afford to fight for an “either/or” society… We must find a way to make it a “both/and” if we are to have any hope of peace… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, as far as an individual’s Rights to Life and Liberty are concerned, I really appreciated a comment from a Christian woman… who said, “We all have things we will be judged for. Those things are between us and God. He will judge each one according to His Word.”… She may or may not agree with my expression of life… but she leaves it between me and God. And as my mother – whom I cherish, respect and admire - said to a minister, who suggested that anyone friends with a gay or lesbian person will also go to hell… “I’ll take my chances with God.” Thanks, Mom… your inherent “goodness”… is a continued light, inspiration, and aspiration in my life…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Desiring the best for all of us… as we make our way through these challenging times… learning to be our own best representative… as well as learning to respect the Rights of another… sharing and listening… creating a new world that works for All of Us…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-13567472985037114582016-07-09T11:04:00.001-07:002016-07-09T11:06:15.155-07:00A shift has occurred...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I sense the shift I felt within me… is the same shift I felt in the collective as I perused my Facebook news feed. This is a shift from fighting for our own perspective as the only truth… to understanding that each of us has a perspective… a perspective created by our own experiences… and therefore, indisputable. We cannot argue or debate another’s experiences. We can only persevere to understand… That’s the only way we can transcend the challenges presented by uniqueness… and move toward real and inclusive solutions, together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-61098060815703974342016-03-03T09:35:00.002-08:002016-03-03T10:02:35.857-08:00The Brilliance of Political Chaos<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last night,
as with many nights of late, I dreamt politics.
My dreams have been filled with a passionate desire to understand… part
of me desires to know, <i>what’s going on?! </i>Last
night, after a very long day of travelling… the dreamtime gave me some
brilliant answers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stepping
back from my perspective… looking at the big, big picture… feeling beneath the
surface of the political chaos… what we see… is not the whole of it… The chaos…
the struggle… the incredible pace at which things are moving… is Consciousness…
the flow of the One and Only… commandeering change… Can you feel it? Politics is the stage on which we get to see
all our beliefs displayed… all the starring archetypal forces of old… none of
which we may have been aware… This particular election… may be more about what’s to
come… than the immediacy of who’s elected president… because the transformation
being called forth… will continue to morph, grow and intensify… well beyond
November 2016… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Things are
changing… and the “traditional”… the “establishment”… the old power structures…
are like dams, stressed by the increasingly rising force of flooding waters…
The pressure isn’t going to go away… It’s not going to be quelled… It’s only going
to grow… and it’s meant to… <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My dream
last night… had me looking at Donald Trump very differently… Beneath the
surface… his character plays the part of the catalyst… a catalyst that can’t be
ignored… What he says motivates people… one way or the other… He also shows us
what it can be like to be empowered… free… unafraid… owned by no one… He
refuses to be “heeled” by the media… a political party… the establishment… He
is the catalyst that gets people moving… He’s the hurricane… the wild card… and
he’s a force that cannot be denied… Look at what’s happening to the Republican
party... openly trying to figure out how to stop him… Good luck… Change… Change…
Change… Consciousness moves in mysterious ways… doesn’t it?… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the other
end… we have a similar character in Bernie Sanders… Where Trump is the “hare”…
Bernie Sanders is the “tortoise”… Bernie isn’t owned by the media… a political
party… or the establishment, either… Though the Democratic party has attempted to
barricade the barn doors... the rotting wood is about to give… or those doors may
be blown off… Where Trump is the hurricane… blowing up structures… catalyzing
people to move, NOW… Bernie represents a slow burn… a growing movement over
time… the people reclaiming their empowerment…. His character represents that
which will endure… long after each of us is gone… Trump is the “I”… Bernie the “We”…
and both are necessary… when it comes to change…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s not
forget those we deem to represent the “establishment”… those who we may see as representing the shadows…
the outdated… the “way it’s always been”… They have a part too… Humanity
changes through oscillation… We oscillate… back and forth… between the old… and
the new… what has always been… and what is to be… That’s what we do… <i>Everyone</i> plays a part… We would do well
not to judge ourselves… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s also become
clear to me… that I’ve had a belief regarding how change should happen… There’s
a right way… and a wrong way… There are people who are wrong… and people who
are right… I’m finding… that none of this is true… Consciousness moves how
Consciousness moves… and none of us really knows how things get done… Our
beliefs, many times, have no substantive value when it comes to the workings of
Consciousness… most likely because they were never really accurate… Every
character plays a part… We’re moved when we’re meant to be moved… And when it’s
time to move… no one can stop us… not even ourselves… We may be appalled by how
we’re moved… not understanding the sudden shift… the desire to speak… to use
our voice… to march… to write… or whatever it may be… And what I’m learning is
to pay attention… go with it… enjoy it… don’t judge it… It’s happening to all
us… so carry on… however you're called... </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When we look
beneath the surface… seeing the brilliance for perhaps the very first time… it
becomes very clear… all is moving as it is meant to… </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With great
respect and love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-75440541128468871442016-02-29T10:09:00.001-08:002016-03-01T08:50:52.891-08:00I'm pissed.<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m pissed. In fact,
I’m outraged. And I blame Bernie
Sanders. If it weren’t for Bernie
Sanders I wouldn’t be able to finally put a finger on the root of my building
anger over the last several years. The
system is rigged, folks. It’s corrupt
right down to the root. Whether it’s the
Media… the Democratic National Committee… the insidious takeover by the 1%... the
curtain has been pulled back… and I am absolutely furious. Yes, I blame Bernie
for waking me up… he has been nailing the rigged system for a very long time…
However, because I do support him, I’ve gotten to see the corruptness first
hand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The media has repeatedly done what they can to make him and
the movement he speaks to, insignificant.
Thousands of people across the country have marched for Bernie… <i>thousands</i>… (check out some of the larger
cities – literally, <i>thousands</i>) How many people know this? Each panel on any of the major media outlets
is stacked with anyone-other-than-Bernie supporters. Even the head of Hillary Clinton’s PAC is on
the panel. Bernie has received very
little media attention and if he were the insignificant force they want to make
him out to be, that would be one thing.
But he isn’t, is he.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Democratic National Committee is about as corrupt as it
gets. They have rigged the system in
favor of their chosen candidate. Check
it out yourself. The vice-chair of the
committee just resigned due to this problem.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And then you have the 1%, the few who control the system with
their resources. Money speaks in
politics. It buys media coverage. We get to hear the message that “they” want
us to hear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The only reason I’m not mentioning the Republican National
Committee is because they have no control over a rogue candidate like Donald
Trump. And the media, jumps at Donald
Trump’s finger-snapping. <o:p></o:p></div>
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People cry out all the time, "don’t speak negatively about
the Democratic frontrunner, because we may get Donald Trump in November." Quite frankly, I may vote for Donald Trump in
November. Are you shocked? I’m a revolutionary. I’m a person of integrity. I’m appalled by the words of Donald
Trump. However, the cancerous root has
to be addressed. The system is
rigged. It’s corrupt. It has to change. Hillary Clinton is not going to bite the
hands that feed her. If HRC is the
Democratic candidate, the only way I will consider voting for her is if she
too, begins to take on the system… speaking out about the corruptness… taking
on the media bias… the DNC’s bias… the rigged system. That is how she will get my vote. My vote will go to the person that is willing
to speak up… shout it out… take it on… the person willing to lead the revolution
– which can be passionate and peaceful… or not.
This election is about far more than electing the first woman
president. We can’t afford to be that
self-serving. The denial of what’s been
exposed is like a growing cancer.
Eventually, the people will have enough.
Vote for change. Vote for
America. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With love,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Karrie</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-85883129007519054422016-02-10T11:44:00.001-08:002016-02-10T11:44:27.655-08:00The Head... the Heart... and Politics<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I find the
times we’re in so interesting… one moment celebrating… the next gnashing my
teeth in despair… and barely anything between… Overall, it’s exciting… Things
are on the move…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For so long,
the heart has basically been sidelined when it comes to decision making… It’s
laughed off as weak… stupid… not practical… too feminine… And yet… many of us
desire a world where love is the underlying law… where people treat each other
with a sense of respect… and with dignity… The heart knows these things well…
and beneath that hard protective armor most of us have developed… we want what
the heart wants… don’t we?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This being
said… how do we expect to get there exactly… to the world of which our heart
dreams… if we refuse to acknowledge it?... To follow it?... We are presented
with opportunities all the time… where the heart says “Yes! Yes! Yes!”… We feel
the excitement… the hope… the possibility for something different… then the
head bursts in… reminding us of past experiences… of all the things that may
happen… things of which we should be afraid… And the heart slowly fades into
the background… once again, unheard… disrespected… not given the dignity it
deserves…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Without the
heart to guide it… the mind creates a world in response to fear… With the heart
guiding… the mind creates a world much different… a world based in hope…
respect… dignity… a world supporting opportunities for all… while
simultaneously encouraging each of us to share what we uniquely have to offer… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s
interesting… because this battle between head and heart has come to the
forefront… Check out the “talking heads” following the political campaigns…
debates… town hall meetings… They’re even talking about the head and the heart…
One candidate is the heart’s choice… the other, the mind’s… and I’ve found this
to be true… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A couple of
weeks ago, I wrote a blog I didn’t post… It was on my own dilemma between the
head and the heart… At that time… one candidate definitely had my heart… the
other, my mind… My mind was logical… rational… and fearful… What if the
candidate of my heart can’t win the general election, then what?... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I decided at
that time… it was time for me to put my vote where my heart is… If I desire a
different world… then I have to choose differently… in everyday life… in
politics… in everything… And if there’s one thing I’m certain… at least for me…
<i>it’s the heart’s time, baby!</i>... And I’m
excited about it. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-89065389522773413782015-03-31T11:58:00.001-07:002015-03-31T11:58:55.578-07:00I don't even know where to begin...Tuesday, March 31, 2015<div>
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<div>
I don't even know where to begin...</div>
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Shall I begin with Indiana’s new law? The one which legalizes discrimination of
gays and lesbians? Or shall I begin with
a proposed ballot initiative – “Kill the Gays” - in California that has
qualified for signature collecting? Or
maybe I could continue with the horrors of racism still bubbling to the
surface?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two things are coming to mind for me… both from the
Declaration of Independence…<o:p></o:p></div>
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“<i>We hold these truths
to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</i>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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and<o:p></o:p></div>
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“…<i>accordingly all
experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils
are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they
are accustomed.</i>”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
When exactly is enough actually
ENOUGH? When will we actually reach a
point where evils are no longer sufferable?
When will freedom and equality truly be the foundation of America… and
not just a legend <s>we</s> <i>some</i>
share with their grandchildren?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
I support these founding
principles whole-heartedly… and may very well give my life for them if “Kill
the Gays” actually makes the ballot and passes.
However, there is a line that must be drawn which cannot be crossed
without consequences… and when this line is violated… via discrimination of any
type… we cannot stand idly by.
Consciousness <i>must</i> take a
stand. It’s time. For the sake of the “Land of the Free”… it’s
time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
Quite frankly, I’m tired of
“religious freedom” being used as a permission slip to bully others who believe
differently. I support “religious
freedom” as in each of us has the right to worship as we feel called… but
“religious freedom” is no greater than any other personal freedom… “Religious
freedom” doesn’t trump <i>my</i> freedom to
be “me”… and quite frankly, I’m no longer willing to pretend it does. And to go
one step further… I will say this: I know God just as well as any other… and
I’m no longer willing to give that power away, either.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
For me, God <i>is</i> freedom… God <i>is</i>
equality. God <i>is</i> every perspective counts.
And as far as “religion” goes… this is as “high” as it gets. In fact, this is the <i>One </i>that trumps all others… This is the O<i>ne</i> that <i>allows</i> all others. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
I have reached a point where my
love for freedom and equality… my love for myself… is greater than my fear of
being harmed. I am willing to take a
stand for something different. I am
willing to support the freedom and equality of those I can’t stand… those whose
beliefs I may find reprehensible… <i>AND</i>
I’m willing to take a stand for my own.
I may not carry any material weapons… but my big hug and kiss can be
just as powerful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
United We Stand. Divided We Fall. It’s time.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
Much love,<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
Karrie<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-8956857696674426342014-11-29T12:31:00.000-08:002014-11-29T17:20:29.202-08:00Love does what love does...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saturday, November 29, 2014</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For the last few months, I feel like I’ve been in a state of
silence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watch the world around
me – especially the political realm – and I only feel frustration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d like to help… I’d like to be able
to assist our representatives in moving beyond the stalemate… the rock
throwing… the complaining… the blaming… the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unwillingness</i>
to create something new… I listen to the President speak… and I feel <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">his </i>frustration… almost <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">begging</i> Congress to do something… yet to
no avail… as it’s still more acceptable to complain and throw rocks… than it is
to work together creating solutions… I find this frustrating… as well as
depressing… Honestly, I’m not sure they know <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">how</i> to transcend the patterning… Perhaps many of our
representatives would really like to be a part of something different… but have
no idea how to make it happen?… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This morning, I realized that there’s really only one
transformative force… and that’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps, it’s too many Hallmark movies
(tis the season!)… but the message is clear… when it comes to moving hardened
hearts… or softening blockages between souls… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i> is the only answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nothing</i> can withstand the
force of love… There’s nothing more persevering… more tenacious… more
irresistible… more healing… than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>...
And anything that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i> has a hand in…
is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> spectacular! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I also realize… that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>
is uncontrollable… What happens… what it brings about… is beyond my control… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Love does what love does</i>… and whatever
it does… is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> in alignment with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>… So perhaps I can calm my anxiousness…
and feel like I’m doing something… by lighting up the ethers with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>… no strings attached… T<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1500632172689353440" name="_GoBack"></a>rusting… knowing… that love is going to do what love does…
and there’s nothing better than that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-47698123851954773302014-08-16T11:51:00.003-07:002014-08-16T20:17:06.767-07:00In regard to ISIS...<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A couple of years ago, I had a phenomenal healing experience
as I was out for a walk in my neighborhood.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In fact, I had left the house because the energy I was feeling was so
intense…and I really wanted to relieve myself of it.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The intense discomfort I was experiencing had
a lot to do with my own suppression of that which I really didn’t want to
feel.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">However, as those on a “healing”
path know, the acknowledgment and release of these things we’ve buried –
whether things we don’t want to remember or our own dark feelings we don’t want
to own – is vitally important.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Well… I
was feeling some things coming to the surface… and part of me was panicking… attempting
to push them down… while the rest of me was ready to acknowledge and release…
ready for “healing”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As I walked in this rather intense emotional state, I asked
for help… I asked for assistance in releasing whatever it was that needed to be
released.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It wasn’t long after my
request that I felt – and saw in my mind’s eye – an energy force separate from
me… It was still tethered to me… but I could see it… and feel it… as if it were
separate.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, it was beyond-words-ugly.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was so ugly I couldn't look at it.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In my mind, I was thinking “OMG, what am I
going to do?!... I can’t take that energy back!”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet I knew as long as it was attached to me,
I couldn’t release it.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Suddenly, I
turned to it and I said “</span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m so
sorry. Please forgive me. I love you.
Thank you.</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I repeated this prayer
several times… and felt the angst of the energy release until the “ugly”
finally dissipated… and what was left was a little girl… </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">me</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, as a little girl.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was
a phenomenal experience.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And what I
learned from this was that anytime I have the feeling of suppressing something…
something that’s attempting to be “seen”… I call it up… claim it… and use this
very same prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This morning, it occurred to me that the group ISIS which is
terrorizing Iraq is a similar representation.
ISIS is something most of us would like to very much suppress… and not
acknowledge even exists. However, it
came to me that in the same way that Marianne Williamson suggested holding ISIS
in the light and love of Consciousness… we could go even deeper… to the root…
using the Ho’oponopono Prayer… “I’m sorry.
Please forgive me. I love
you. Thank you.” with the intent of supporting
a much desired healing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are times when physical force (more masculine in
nature) may be necessary… and there are times when the more nurturing force of
love (the more feminine) is necessary.
And in many cases – if not all - it’s a both/and. There is no contradiction. And for those not called to participate in physical
force, we can most certainly assist by calling on – and applying – the love and
forgiveness of the feminine which goes to the core of Humanity’s being… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today, I sit in the healing energy of this prayer… claiming
all that I am… loving all that I am… shadows and all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-4465969684174775532014-08-14T12:26:00.002-07:002014-08-14T12:27:22.637-07:00Releasing the Dominate Culture<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve been
feeling an underlying depression for a while now. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At times I experience sadness… and grief… a
very deep grief.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At other times, I feel
angry and frustrated… wanting to strike out.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This morning I decided to really feel into these emotions and sensations…
I wanted to know where they were coming from… </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What is it I’m grieving?</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As
I allowed myself to </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">feel</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">… it became
very clear that what I am experiencing is in response to </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">death</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">… Something inside me has </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">died</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As I delved
into my feelings… I began to realize that the pain… the depression… the grief…
is related to my release of what I refer to as the </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">False Façade</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">… the man-made illusion of rules… regulations…
obligations… and expectations… My connection to this dominating illusion has
died… and I’m grieving it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Frankly, I
was shocked by this recognition as well as the depth of emotion I was feeling…
Internally, I was sobbing… the type of sobs which accompany deep loss… and
letting go. I was shocked by what I was experiencing… because I’ve been consciously
separating from the “traditional” for quite some time… Railing against it due
to its narrowness… Its exclusiveness… and because I no longer fit in… I’m excluded
from its membership… no longer acceptable because of who I am… I’m not a member
of the “dominate culture”… and to my tremendous surprise, at a very deep level I’m
grieving the loss of my connection to it.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a child,
the “dominant culture” was my “home”… It was what I knew… It was where I played…
felt safe… The structure of the “dominant culture” was something with which I
was familiar… and therefore, it felt secure.
Somewhere along the line, however – and to my unconscious as well as
conscious horror – my “membership” began to unravel… I didn’t belong to this
culture… and I wasn’t accepted by it either… I became more and more conscious
that I no longer could support the culture I grew up in as the “dominant
culture.” I became aware that the world –
and America – was made up of lots and lots and lots of people who didn’t fit
this “dominant culture” either… and who also had unalienable rights to <i>their</i> Life… Liberty… and pursuit of
Happiness… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I step
back and look at what I’ve written… what I’m really saying… I can see – and more
compassionately understand - what’s happening in America today… and why there’s
so much angst… particularly politically, where one party doggedly perseveres to
represent the dissipating “dominant culture”… doing what it can to hold onto
what it had, “by any means necessary.” What’s happening is what used to be the “dominant
culture” is losing its place as “dominant”… and those who are attached to this
culture feel like something is being taken away from them… and they’re afraid
they will lose <i>their</i> rights to live
how <i>they</i> want to live… In some ways,
they believe they’re fighting to survive… not realizing that other cultures
also want <i>their</i> right to exist… a
right they/we have had to <i>fight</i> for… When
in reality, under an enormous umbrella of freedom and equality… all cultures
have the right to exist… but not the right to <i>dominate</i>…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So today, I
acknowledge… accept… and honor the grief I feel. I honor and release the “dominant culture”
from which I came… and begin to honor and claim a new culture… a culture that
claims us all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-41011884243322561732014-07-18T13:05:00.001-07:002014-07-18T13:06:43.097-07:00Heartbreaking...<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I feel
heart-sick today… I went to bed last night feeling a deep sadness, a sense of
hopelessness… wondering if we as Americans (or even as humans) will ever get it
together. I saw a picture on Facebook of
the President interacting with his dog… Unfortunately, I made the erroneous
choice of looking at the comments from people.
I’ve made the same mistake before.
I’m sure some of you have as well.
The hatred… the blatant racist remarks… the misrepresentation and misuse
of God… is <i>heartbreaking</i>… I have no
other way of describing it. <i>It’s heartbreaking</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I realize
that arguing… debating… attempting to convince… trying to make a point… is many
times fruitless. It doesn’t matter
anymore what someone has to say in conversation with a person of an opposing
viewpoint – no one wants to hear it.
Each person believes they’re right and that they’re in a battle for
their own survival. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We are so
used to a “survival of the fittest” mentality in a world where only “winners”
are respected that we believe we have to “win” some imaginary battle of
philosophies or face extinction ourselves.
We totally miss the boat when it comes to an understanding of <i>freedom</i>… and <i>equality</i>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The beauty,
uniqueness and divine nature of the essence of America is found in the
understanding that the umbrella of <i>freedom</i>
and <i>equality</i>… is <i>all-inclusive</i>… <i>Everyone</i> is
included… every person… ethnicity… religion… gender… sexual orientation…
language… philosophy…etc …is included beneath this infinite umbrella. <i>And
when we truly understand this… a dominant culture does not exist.</i> All “cultures” are respected and none
dominate. This in truth is the essence
of America. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
transition from a “survival of the fittest”… “dominate culture rules” mentality…
to one more in alignment with America’s essence includes things like acceptance…
respect… co-existence… acknowledgment… co-creativity… coming from a sense of
the whole… rather than only a part of the whole… sharing to be understood…
listening to understand… as well as a deeper understanding of the ideals the
United States of America was founded upon.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
transition is not for the weak of heart.
It’s for the courageous… the persevering… the resilient… the determined. It’s not about beating each other up so one
way dominates all others… but instead, finding the way that allows everyone their own unique existence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I realize
that much of my sadness can be attributed to the constant infighting… the “war”…
the immaturity… the attacks… the revenge… the hatred… the rudeness… and the
disrespect… all that which fuels a never ending cycle of destruction. And I’m sad because I realize how ridiculous it
is to fight over our differences… when we live in a nation founded in freedom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-44230607180123270042014-06-30T17:10:00.005-07:002014-06-30T18:31:33.920-07:00Looking for the Humor...Monday, June 30, 2014<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
afternoon I left my home in order to run a few errands. I planned a route that in my mind was the
most efficient… and was making note of my brilliance as I pulled into stop #1 –
the recycling kiosk. Just as I got out
of my car, the young man in the kiosk, yelled “Sir, I’m going on my 30 minute
break after I assist this person.” First
of all, it’s 95 degrees… and I’m menopausal… Just opening my car door started “Niagra
Falls”… and Niagra Falls is accompanied by a rather snarky temper! Second, are you kidding me? The last time I came to this particular
recycling center, the young man in-charge told me the same thing – he couldn’t
help me because he was going on his lunch break! What are the chances?... and third, “<i>Sir?!</i>”… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, if I <i>were</i> of the masculine persuasion, I just
might have used this opportunity to jump out of my monster truck with the
oversized wheels… rip off my shirt… flex my enormous biceps… and smack the guy…
Instead, I gave my best “Are you kidding me?” look… accentuated by a visible
heaving huff… and climbed back into my 1999 Honda Accord! And as I drove away… I threw a mental tantrum…vowing
in some way to get even… by taking my business elsewhere (like he cared!)… all
the while making my case with the part of me which was rolling its eyes at my
ridiculousness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anyway, I
drove down the road to another recycling center. As I got out of my car, the man said, “I’m
going on my lunch break. I’ll be back in
30 minutes.” To which I replied, (I had
made the mistake of getting out of my car… heat… menopause… snarky temper!) “Really?! The guy down the road told me the same thing!”
and I got back in my car, obviously displeased.
I felt like a “donkey” when the (really nice) man came over and gave me
directions to another center. When I asked
why I should go there, since the operator at the next site would most likely be
on his lunch break as well (Obviously, Temperamental Tina was still my
spokesperson), he told me that the operator at the next stop had already taken
his break.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So… off I
went. By this time, I was still feeling
a little snarky, however, the more mature part of me was gaining a little
ground. After all, I am a former union
representative as well as an understanding human being… I <i>know</i> how important the 30 minute break is to people. When I reached the location of the 3<sup>rd</sup>
site… there was no center to be found. I
circled the area for several minutes before heading to my partner’s office to
drop something off. I shared my experiences
and she shared the location of a 4<sup>th</sup> site which I could try. (By the way, the “sainthood” for which I was
going to nominate the nice man at stop #2 was promptly pulled.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I drove
into the parking lot of site #4, I noticed it was definitely not open. The sign said, “Closed on Mondays”. <i>Of
course.</i> I thought I might be able to
use the automated redemption “thingy” but it wouldn’t take crunched up
bottles. (My partner has been pushing
everyone in the house to crunch up their bottles to save room. <i>Of
course.</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So… It had
now been over an hour (so much for my brilliant plan of efficiency) and I’m
headed back to site #1. (I was sure the
young man operating the center was not only back from his lunch break but well
warmed up with the other customers he has helped since I squealed my 1999 Honda
out of the parking lot!) I finally
decided it was time to make the best of it… so I basked in the sun…whistling “Every
day’s a Holiday” (from Mary Poppins)… while waiting for the 2 customers ahead
of me to turn in their bottles. As I
moved closer to the kiosk, I noticed the sign clearly stating the employee’s
lunch break and made a mental note. (I
hate it when I have to eat “recycled crow”.)
The young man obviously didn’t remember the “Sir” he turned away… and
was very polite and helpful. In the end,
we exchanged a smile… and I got my $11.
As I drove away I thought… "I can see the humor in this"… and that
deserves an ice cream cone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-60688864868655384622014-05-28T12:59:00.001-07:002014-05-28T13:22:42.503-07:00Sending a Message from the Middle<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday,
May 28, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recently, I
enjoyed a trip to visit my family in Iowa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In addition to the perks associated with this type of journey, I also received
many an insight regarding the importance of relationships, conversation and the
acceptance necessary for people to speak their mind safely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had wonderful conversations with family
members as well as people sitting next to me on the flights of which I was a
part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In several cases the conversation
surprisingly turned “political”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And</i> many times, it was revealed that our
“party” affiliations were in opposition…yet our concerns were similar…the
issues we saw as needing attention were the same…and the space held for
listening to one another was jointly reciprocated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was eye-opening not only for me…but for
the other participants as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
was a connection made at a “unity” level that allowed each to hear and share –
seemingly without fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
conversations were primarily between women but I had a similar conversation
with my dad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Through the
gift of these interactions, it became evident to me that when we talked “party”,
we began to point fingers, defend positions and attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was an underlying and bubbling anger…and
a need to make ourselves “right”…and the other, “wrong”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we talked about our concerns, we found
that we agreed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a shared nodding
of the heads…and in listening to the views of those from various parts of the
country…there was an expansion in an understanding of the issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that differing perspectives really
are necessary, if we are to get the “big picture” in order to create solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is
apparent to me that we as a nation have become unconsciously taken hostage by a
belief that we only have 2 choices (and the choices have become, in many ways, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">extreme</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, we have to choose one or the other
– neither of which has all the answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through these conversations, I found that there is a huge “Middle” that
remains silent and unrepresented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
remain unrepresented because the two extremes controlling party decisions have
nothing in common (while those in the “Middle” seem to find much in common).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We complain
about our representation but we vote for the same people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want something different but we give our
permission to the same philosophies…because we don’t know what else to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do we shift something so stuck in the old
ways?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">People</i> need to send a message.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need INDEPENDENT THINKERS; People loyal to
finding solutions rather than a “party”; People focused on working together
rather than the selfish battling for “power”; People willing to give voice to
the “Middle”… where solutions are possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So what can
we do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It occurs to me that perhaps one
small step which may lead to something bigger – and in the least, it may begin
to send a message that we want INDEPENDENT THINKERS, not “party puppets” – is to
begin registering <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">en masse</i> as
Independents or “not-affiliated” (or some similar choice).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The number in this category is already on the
rise but why not make it a mission?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why
not make it a part of a proactive movement to affect change?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why not take our attention and power away
from political parties and place it on the issues, multi-perspective based
solutions and those who are willing to THINK INDEPENDENTLY?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This doesn’t
mean we can’t vote for anyone party-affiliated…but it does mean that we start
to demand…and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">send the message…that parties must begin appealing to the majority “middle”
rather than forcing a nation to choose between extremes</i></b> – or risk extinction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many of us
may already be registered INDEPENDENT…or perhaps we’ve been silently protesting
by not registering at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sense that
a mass movement to register INDEPENDENT may be one small way for the “Middle”
to begin demanding the attention it deserves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Solutions are not found in the extremes - though these perspectives
should not be ignored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Agreement and
creative answers are found in the “Middle”…and it’s time for the “Middle” to
make itself known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Love with
the Essence of America,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-18815649185343754842014-04-22T11:52:00.002-07:002014-04-22T11:52:42.208-07:00We the People and the Final Word
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday,
April 22, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday
morning when I started my car, I was met by National Public Radio and the voice
of a man giving a report to a “Madame President”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The report was regarding the distribution of
wealth in the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more I
listened, the “snarkier” I became.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
going to share what I heard on the radio but you may want to do your own
research to get verification as well as perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I found
a webpage “Who Rules America?” by a Professor William Domhoff at the University
of California at Santa Cruz which shares all sorts of data and graphs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The article presented, entitled “Power in America –
Wealth, Income and Power” gave me a better understanding of a problem that isn’t
new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s new may be the
disappearance of the “middle” as well as a growing inequality of political representation.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The report I
stumbled onto via NPR gave the following statistics (numbers may not be exact –
please do your own checking!):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
top 1% owns about 38% of the wealth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
bottom 60% owns about 2.3% of the wealth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 family owns more than
the bottom 50%. (Walton Family $147 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">billion
-</i>2013)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(2<sup>nd</sup>
- The Koch brothers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$100 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">billion</i>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>95%
of new growth goes to the top 1%.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The report (via NPR) was not only
sharing statistics regarding the inequality of wealth distribution but the
impact this inequality has on the political process and representation. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have to admit, I was beside myself
with outrage when I turned off the radio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And</i>…I noticed my initial rage
was directed at the “have’s” for “having”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
(Which is interesting because I'm not sure I really care about "having"...I think it's more about power.) </span>However, I could feel my blame was misdirected…that it didn’t match what
I really believe regarding freedom, responsibility and claiming my power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all, who supported this imbalance?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who allowed the political system to become so
biased?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I (we) did……</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most of us live our lives on
automatic pilot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We follow our routines,
make the same choices, do the same things as we follow some unconscious
patterning that resides in our subconscious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We don’t like things…in fact, we disagree with things much of the time…but
we continue doing the same things anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We rush, rush, rush…too tired to make choices to our liking…choices that
might shift the path of our experience…but we’re <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just…too…tired</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And because
we’ve been <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just…too…tired</i>…(exhausted from resisting our own truth)…we have what we have today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we’ve
awakened</i>…</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It seems essential that we begin to
take responsibility for what’s happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only way to shift “inequality” and bring about a sense of balance is
to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim our own power</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(No one can give you power.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to make conscious choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we don’t like the way things are then we
have to choose differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to
support things which align with what we really know deep in the core of our
being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we support companies that don’t
treat their employees “fairly”…companies which make billions of dollars in
profit while paying their employees the least possible…we support the growing
chasm in wealth distribution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we vote
for representatives who are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">owned</i> by
the money that supports them…who are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i>
“independent thinkers”...we support inequality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we don’t do our homework before we “vote” – as a consumer or as a
citizen – we help support and maintain that which we probably complain about on
a daily basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of this is absolutely
“ok”…but let’s make it a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">conscious</i>
choice…let’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know </i>what we’re
supporting…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">own</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">it</i>.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If we really want “something
different” then we have to behave differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim our power</i>
which means taking responsibility for our choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end, it is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We the People</i> which have the final say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are not owned by a government or a small
group of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We always have a choice
where we place our “vote” and what we support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only way balance is reached and sustained is if each person claims
their own power, consciously makes their choices and takes responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When each person follows their own inner “rightness”,
a new system is created and a natural set of “checks and balances” is
inherent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have reached a time when
the “veil of ignorance” has been removed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We no longer have excuses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-8449021045790030152014-04-20T12:41:00.003-07:002014-04-20T14:56:37.041-07:00Free Jesus Now!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunday,
April 20, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy
Easter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a day for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">real</i> celebration because it’s the day of
Christ’s ascension, reminding us that death is an illusion and life is eternal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to our cyclic traditions, Easter is
the only day we allow Jesus to come down off the cross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tomorrow</i>,
he goes right back up….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Isn’t it
interesting that we focus on the crucifixion and the suffering…over and over
the cycle repeats itself…year after year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s been 2000 years and Jesus never gets off the cross…there’s never
one. last. time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Does anyone
else hear Jesus weeping?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like many
teachers, he probably wonders if any of his students heard what he said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">HELLO!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I DIED FOR YOUR SINS!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHY WON’T YOU LET THEM GO? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YOU’RE FREE!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>AND BY THE WAY, I’M GETTING DOWN OFF THIS CROSS WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR
NOT!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IF YOU WANT TO STAY HERE, FINE…BUT
I’M MOVING ON.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SUFFERING IS SO YESTERDAY’S
NEWS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THERE’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF POSSIBLITY
AND LOVE TO EXPERIENCE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>COME ALONG OR
NOT, IT’S TOTALLY UP TO YOU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So how about
beginning a new cycle?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about making Easter
the starting point rather than the culmination before falling back to ground
zero?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about starting bare bones with
the concepts Jesus exemplified…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">compassion,
forgiveness, authenticity, acceptance, freedom, balance and love</i>…and
releasing the old ideas of mandated suffering and martyrdom which no longer
serve humanity?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It seems to
me, there’s a whole new life to which Jesus (and others) was pointing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wasn’t asking to be worshipped…he was role
modeling the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He showed us our potential
as well as how to create “something different”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After 2000 years of mulling it over…it seems we might be ready to be on
our way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s free Jesus from the cross…and
celebrate Easter each and every day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy
Easter!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-12184591715145783952014-04-19T13:26:00.001-07:002014-04-19T13:44:51.139-07:00Snarky Alert! "Fitting In" to the Economy - or the World for that matter!<br />
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April 19, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Warning:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This may sound a little snarky…but in reality
I’m just passionate (and probably doing a little venting)! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you…I love me…and I love what our souls
are “up to”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m just impatient…. </span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> )<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning
I’ve been pondering many things - (I had an extra-large Circle K cinnamon
coffee with lots of french vanilla creamer and felt <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">inspired</i>!) – most having to do with the recognition of the
disparity between the current world reality and the one I sense is
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are so many “programmed”
beliefs underlying our experience as a collective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet these synthetic building blocks are
almost in direct opposition to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">life</i>
we would really like to experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those in government think they are doing everyone a real favor in governmental
and corporate job creation…creating jobs for people to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fit into</i>…allowing the economy to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">drive lives</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess on
one-hand it’s the thought that counts but I desire a new reality where my
gifts, talents and genius and the gifts, talents and genius of my fellow humans
drive the economy – not the other way around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I desire to live my own Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - not
that devised by someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course, the
collective reality is created by those who are part of the collective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as we continue to support synthetic
systems which don’t align with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nature</i>
of who we are, we will continue to get more of the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as we don’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim</i> our opportunity…our freedom to choose…and pay attention to
that which continuously calls us to happiness…we will continue the same
experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re in charge of this creation
as well as any transformation that is to unfold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This brings
me to education, children, test scores, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Public education is an example of government interference and heavy-handedness
at its most harmful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All those involved
are held hostage by the system – at least
until they decide differently.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
right do we have to be party to the suppression and burial of someone’s “God-given”
gifts, talents and genius?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By what
universal law, do we have the right to stand in the way of divinely-implanted tools
and dreams?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the land of the free, why
aren’t we teaching <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life…Liberty…and the
pursuit of Happiness</i>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why aren’t we
helping people to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know</i> who they
really are…to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim</i> who they are…to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bring </i>who they are into this world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why aren’t we cultivating these true gifts,
talents and geniuses?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t these <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">real</i> things make test scores and
national core standards look small?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t
think I’m alone in my desire for “something different” nor in the recognition
of the ridiculousness of that which we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">seem</i>
forced to live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us feel the same
and yet have no idea what to do about it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From my point of view, it seems essential that
each of us <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claims </i>our vision and goes
about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">being</i> it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we want a more authentic system then we
have to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-program</i> ourselves and be
authentic – not just at home where it’s safe and cozy but out in the
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to support ourselves –
and each other – in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claiming our</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">life</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have to uncover and cultivate the gifts and talents kept safe in the
core of who we are…and support others in doing the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The world reality shifts one courageous
individual at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we really want
something different then we must <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harness</i>
our courage, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim</i> who we are and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">walk forward</i> creating anew as we go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the way to lasting happiness…and this
is the way to the world of our dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-91253002928156908892014-04-15T15:03:00.001-07:002014-04-15T15:03:08.618-07:00Chasing Blame
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15, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, it’s
the dreaded April 15<sup>th</sup>…the day taxes are due.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just watched a video created by a well-known
reform activist regarding the unfairness of the current system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I’m not sure too many would disagree with
the fact that our tax system has some major issues.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The video was focused on the point that the
system favors the “super-rich” and that we need to ban together and go after
the infamous “one-percent”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidently, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they’re</i> to blame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I
thought it was the system….</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are so
many <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">causes</i> these days focused on blaming
and going after another group of Americans or those desiring to be Americans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides the “one-percent”, we’ve also labeled
welfare recipients as the scourge of society…and of course, there’s those pesky
people crossing the border without documentation – people who have a dream and
desire to be part of a nation where pursuing your dream is a part of the
founding principles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve pitted
welfare recipients, immigrants without documentation and even people desiring
healthcare…against military veterans and other groups we’ve judged as more
deserving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve labeled, scorned, judged
and negated other humans...like<em> our</em> unhappiness is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">their</i>
fault.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When in reality, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a system has become outdated….a system needs
to change.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Part of what
needs to change is our way of thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We don’t have to destroy other people just to “win” and have things our
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t have to be an “either/or”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s no reason we can’t create from a “both/and”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s nothing keeping us from creating
solutions, structures and systems which support the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whole</i>…that support <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i>…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">co-creativity</i>… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">balance</i>…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">respect</i>…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">independence</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it takes each of us shifting our own
mindset from the old “warring” mentality to one which comes from and supports <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">co-creativity</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">respect </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>; that
sees the problem and looks for solutions rather than blame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a
collective, it’s evident we’re looking for “something different”…that we don’t
like things the way they are…and on this, we can most likely agree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet part of “something different” has to
include how we look at each other , speak to each other and treat each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t create “something different” using
the same old, unconscious, divisive tactics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m ready to<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> be</i> “something
different”…what about you? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-27377395134990754702014-04-11T17:16:00.001-07:002014-04-11T17:16:11.633-07:00Claiming God, Vision & Me
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April 10, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The last
several days, I have really been feeling the power of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claiming my</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vision</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vision</i> can mean many things and in this
case, it pertains to my beliefs, values, desires and dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me just say right up front that I don’t
propose or pretend that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my </i>vision is
any more valid than another…but it certainly isn’t any less – and this is the
insight that’s important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This
movement to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim my vision</i> seems to
be permeating many areas of my consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, it’s propelling me to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">re-claim</i>
some things as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">God….</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Since I was very young I always had a
very close relationship with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, due to the beliefs of many a mainstream
religion, I got to the point that I didn’t even want to hear the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God</i>…or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Christian</i> for that matter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
would cringe when I heard either word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Sad when you think about it.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I was able to keep my relationship with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">One and Only</i> by re-naming God as the
much more expansive, non-judgmental, unconditionally loving, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Consc</i>i<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ousness</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just in the
last year that I realized that I had the right to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one holds the
market on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">One and Only</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I use the words <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Consciousness</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God</i>
almost interchangeably.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">re-claimed</i> God and that feels really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Claiming <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i>
beliefs has also helped me accept the rights of others to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">their</i> beliefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is part
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom of conscience </i>as Thomas
Jefferson might say.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Vision…</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. In the same way that I have
re-claimed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God</i>, I have come to the
realization that I can <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">re-claim my
vision.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is really about
recognizing that there’s nothing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wrong</i>
with my vision – just as there was nothing wrong with my understanding of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have to support or buy-in to that
with which I don’t agree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have
to go to battle against it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the
right to my own vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just need to
take responsibility for it and go about being it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now, I am claiming… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> vision…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> perspective…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> voice…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> sense of equality…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> love…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> freedom…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i>
opportunity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(This is so empowering!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Me</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">….I am taking this opportunity to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim me</i> as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, I love me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am perfectly me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no other me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am the one and only me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am happy being me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Claiming the
right to my vision – and all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i>
includes – seems to be part of the process on the way to living from
wholeness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Making the commitment to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acknowledge</i> my vision…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be </i>my vision…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">stand</i> in my vision…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feel</i>
my vision…seems like a powerful step in the transformation of my experience and
my reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-59156346466562709622014-04-06T14:35:00.001-07:002014-04-06T14:36:30.702-07:00The Right to Something Different<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sunday,
April 6, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have
really felt some anger coming up as of late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s that type of anger that comes from somewhere deep inside, origins
unknown, and therefore difficult to remedy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have a sense that this “rage” has been simmering for a while…hidden
beneath layers of unconsciousness…habitual suppression blended into ignorance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this anger has risen and found its
way into my awareness…from a place where dreams are hidden, seemingly put on eternal
hold…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yet not forgotten</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I finally
got it as I was intimating in a conversation the differences between <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> values for my life’s experience and
those values which rule the world’s expectations, assumptions and structures; the
values that herd humanity in directions with which we may not be in agreement
but unconsciously support and maintain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
heard myself say “I have the right to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i>
reality!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to support or be
governed by systems based in greed, imbalance or promoting the exhaustion of
oneself just to “survive”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want
to buy into a societal false façade that perpetuates inequality and holds “money”
as its highest value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to be
a part of an economic system which decides and drives my career choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some ways, I feel the majority of humanity
is held hostage by systems and structures which no longer benefit the whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to be governed by these types of
structures anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t
think I consciously realized what a “downer” these systems, structures and
expectations have become for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s
a whole new world on the horizon and much of what I just shared is not a part
of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see a reality where the highest
value is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>…where freedom and equality
aren’t just words but ideals we aspire to and live with the greatest of
integrity…where the gifts, talents and genius of the people <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">drive</i> the economy (which is therefore always
expanding)…where systems promote self-actualization and authenticity as well as
unity…where balance is inherent as people are driven by their heart and inner
guidance…where each individual is acknowledged and valued just for his/her
existence…and where we come together as an orchestra, each playing our unique
part while uniting in one divine melody…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For some
reason, it seems important that I acknowledge the fact that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I have the right to my reality</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have to buy into and support a
reality with which I no longer agree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, I don’t like the way it feels when I support something I can’t really
stand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, I’m <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claiming </i>the right to something
different…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">planting</i> a homesteading
stake somewhere in my dreams…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">clearing</i>
conflicting beliefs…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">allowing</i> the manifestation
process to do its thing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Girl, do I feel better!</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-43801271961074892572014-03-14T08:51:00.001-07:002014-03-14T08:53:50.627-07:00Regarding the Feminine...<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday,
March 14, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning I had one of those insights that probably fits
in the category of “Master of the Obvious” but for some reason I received it as
a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shock</i> to my consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of those “aha’s” that the more you think
about, the greater the intensity of “snarkiness”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was contemplating the emergence of love…the type of love
that is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pure</i>…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whole</i>…without intent…and I began to realize how I (perhaps we) have
kept this love that resides in the core of our being, hidden…protected it might
seem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve built a wall around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels so vulnerable…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I realized that that which I was
attempting to protect was the essence of the feminine…the great nurturing force
of unconditional love...As I felt more into this it began to dawn on me that
perhaps I wasn’t really trying to protect the great feminine <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-after all it is eternal- perhaps I was really
trying to protect myself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m sure this seemingly innate need to protect this great
love and vulnerability originated in some pretty horrific experiences…There are
memories – some very old and others not so old – of suffering due to the
expression of anything that might be considered remotely feminine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">human
body</i> (mentally, emotionally and physically) has suffered great pain in the
expression of this feminine energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
walling it off so to speak, isn’t without cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this moment I am being flooded with memories of all the
times I have given a workshop in a public institution and someone or a group of
someone’s has complained or stated that they could do without the “touchy-feely”
stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some would roll their eyes or
cross their arms over their chest in silent but poignant protest while others
had no problem voicing their disdain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now, I realize that this really was an unconscious act of desecration
regarding the divinely feminine - something that has been going on for
centuries and something we have just come to accept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As one of those “touchy-feely”
types, I have firsthand experience with the negativity and judgment
associated with any expression of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feeling</i>
or vulnerability in meetings or settings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One learns to put up with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet
realizing these acts for what they really are, now brings greater understanding
and perseverance regarding that which is meant to emerge after centuries of “hiding”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, I realize that building a wall around this beautiful,
loving, nurturing and expressive energy was about me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It</i>
doesn’t need protection…and quite frankly neither do I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The world desperately needs the
feminine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now that I know what I
know, I can stop any patrols…tear down any walls…and consciously allow this
divine energy to once again emerge, untethered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-20393412149447521812014-02-04T09:29:00.004-08:002014-02-04T09:29:50.135-08:00What if there's nothing wrong?
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday,
February 4, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On more than
one occasion as of late, the question “What if there’s nothing wrong?” has
dropped into my awareness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether
applied to the world at large…our communities…our families…ourselves….our
current circumstances and situations…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What
if there’s nothing wrong?</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if
everything is in divine order?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if
the chaos, confusion, destruction and falling apart is as it should be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if beneath the negativity, shadows and
darkness now coming to light…rising to the surface…is the budding of the new…the
construction of that which is more in alignment with the Cosmic flow?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if that
which we resist so strongly because it defies our traditions and past understanding,
is really the beginnings of tomorrow?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What if those characters, plots and plans which have ruled the world in
darkness are now being truly seen so we can make a conscious choice <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">for</i> something different?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">knew</i> there is nothing wrong with the
processes which are transforming our world today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if we trusted that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something greater</i> had this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What if we knew that we could <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trust</i>
our own connection to the guidance within us, our connection to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something greater</i>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if we had faith that each of us plays a
part in the transformation of our world reality whether in the seeming shadow
or in the light?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if we
knew there was absolutely nothing wrong with us…and that the real struggle was
whether to trust or not to trust?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
if we understood that everything we are, is perfect?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if we knew that it is our resistance to
who we really are…that which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shall become</i>…that
causes suffering and heartache?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if there is nothing wrong?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Much love,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Karrie</span></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i> </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-57319663782452535762014-01-25T13:36:00.000-08:002014-01-25T14:02:53.661-08:00The Unwitting Co-Conspirator<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saturday, January 25, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whether
through the television, internet, radio or propaganda from an organization, one
can easily be swept away by the fact that the world is “going to hell in a hand
basket”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stories surfacing about super soldiers,
monopolizing economic dictators, massive but silent troop movement, the threat
of nuclear warheads, radioactive material, pulsating bombs, chemicals in our
water, attacks by rogue nations or other crises which appear lesser in
magnitude in comparison, can wreak havoc in our subconscious, waking conscious
as well as the collective conscious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now, more than ever, it is important to remain vigilant and tethered to
a sense of higher truth and guidance from our own Higher Consciousness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a trained
union organizer and student of human behavior, I am well acquainted with the
use of fear as a mobilizer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s one
thing to be aware of movements…presences…activities…and outrageous behaviors…then
there’s the playing out in our imaginations of possible outcomes and the use of
fear to convince, persuade and mobilize others to a similar opinion – not realizing
that as we join in fear…we become co-conspirators in creating that which we are
afraid of in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Because of
the “enlightened” and loving energy of the times we’re in, anything that has
been in the shadows is going to be revealed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Illusion cannot stand in the presence of love and truth – and it is love
and truth that we carry at the core of our beings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For each of us to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be</i> that love…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be</i> that
truth… is not only the greatest “defense” but the greatest creator. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I believe it’s
a good idea to be aware of what’s going on around us…while consciously
tethering ourselves to love and truth…choosing to give our attention to desired
outcomes and experiences. The only place we will find truth as well as
trustworthy direction in any moment is inside us…where our connection to Consciousness
remains untainted by the illusions of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s to an
exciting 2014!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">force</i> be with you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494881417500417791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500632172689353440.post-91272347350684766132013-12-27T10:43:00.004-08:002013-12-27T10:46:33.195-08:00In Gratitude for the Deepening of Freedom...<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday,
December 27, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have always believed marriage was something between hearts…a sacred
agreement between souls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have always said
I didn’t need voter permission or a piece of paper to legitimize <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">love</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And though I still believe this to be true…I didn’t realize how
important the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">right</i> to marry…the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i> to marry…was to me…perhaps
because I’ve never really had it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My partner and I have been spiritually married for almost 6
years…and yet were never able to bring that marriage into the material world – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">until now</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday, we grounded our relationship into
the physical world in a civil ceremony at the county clerk’s office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(There was another couple right before us who
had been together for 38 years!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t
put to words the emotions that bubbled up from somewhere deep inside me as we
completed the application for a license…emotions accompanied by the kind of
tears that only come from the core of who we are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only word that comes to mind is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gratitude.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt no anger or resentment – or any feelings
of a victim or “wounded” mentality – only <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gratitude</i>.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am thankful for those who march…file suit…share their lives
authentically…stand in the truth of who they are…call on the courage to share
with their families…their friends…their churches…and within their cultures…I am
thankful for the United States of America and its systems through which we are
always pushing the envelope in the evolution and quest to uphold and expand our
consciousness and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am thankful for that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">which I did not have</i>…because with its granting, comes a deeper
appreciation for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i>…as well as
an expanding acceptance and understanding of the right for each and every one
of us to be who we are – regardless whether anyone agrees with us or not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I strongly support the right of those whose opinions are in
direct opposition to mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I support the
right to disagree…as well as the freedom to voice our beliefs and worship how
we feel called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I support <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It occurs to me that when we begin to support <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">freedom</i>…to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> support freedom…we won’t have so many battles…or wars…so
much hatred…and anger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We won’t fear
others who differ from us…and they won’t fear us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will recognize the beauty of each
individual for who they are…and the expression of the one Consciousness they
are bringing to life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning, I give thanks…for where we’ve been…where we are…and
where we’re going… Hearts are beginning to open…and <em>love, truth</em> and <em>freedom</em> are
beginning to shine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Much love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Karrie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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