Dear everyone,
My Father is gone, and I am grieving tonight.

I had to catch a fast train from NYC to Washington, and the taxi dashed me to his side, as he lovingly took his last breaths.

My beloved Father. I will miss him so much.

dear Keith,
thank you for sharing at IB - and now I see so much care and support and prayers. I needed it - as the call came so unexpected, right in the middle of my work in NYC.

I rushed to his side, and I will never forget his touch, his smile, how he tried to say .... I love you, Kate ....

Now,
here the tears fall,
can you catch them?

with love to all of you,
always,
~ Kate

Kate,

My sympathies
we begin our journey
we end of journey
but life lived in love
is life worth living.

~Heralong Grass

dear HG,
that is so beautiful - thank you so much for sharing it, and see these tears,
less now ...

love,
~ Kate

My thoughts are with you fair Kate.

Peace

Dear Kate, such sweet sorrow as Love goes on.......

big hug acros the sea,
Ed.

Love Kate,

As I am sitting next to you
Outside
Back to the house
Facing-west the orange-sunset

A breeze
And another
And so little time reaching the moment

Transporting myself all over yours
How difficult it is
To reach your deep reality

My hand is moving, seeking
Even if I am not thinking
Looking for the sensational contact of you

Caressing softly a finger and stopping
I am not sure who am I
Or where am I

A little feeling-vibrations cached
Shaking your all-body and mine
I picture a lovely-cloud passing by

My eyes mi-closed
My mouth seeking your closest cheek
Thirsty to swallow a new-death-tear...

Dearest Kate,

Accept my sincere condolances to the loss of your father.

Sending you a warm embrace, sharing the tears with you in the blessed moment of your sorrow.

Mieke

Love Kate,

As I am sitting next to you
Outside
Back to the house
Facing-west the orange-sunset

A breeze
And another
And so little time reaching the moment

Transporting myself all over yours
How difficult it is
To reach your deep reality

My hand is moving, seeking
Even if I am not thinking
Looking for the sensational contact of you

Caressing softly a finger and stopping
I am not sure who am I
Or where am I

A little feeling-vibrations cached
Shaking your all-body and mine
I picture a lovely-cloud passing by

My eyes mi-closed
My mouth seeking your closest cheek
Thirsty to swallow a new-death-tear...

Dear Kate,

I don´t know who you are, but your sorrow touches me.
I wish you and your father lots of love, peace and light. I hope you will find strenght to go on.

Lots of love from me to you

Dear Kate,

Please accept my sincere condolances on the loss of your father. I was happy to hear you were able to reach his side before he passed.
I wasn't able to make it to my Father's side when he died, But I was able to be with my Mother when she crossed over and I remember singing that song "When you walk through a storm hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark" as she was passing. It is moment I will never forget.

Kindest Regards,
Stan

Dear Kate

The loss of anyone we love is very hard, yet sometimes it seems nothing is harder than losing parent. I'm glad you were able to be with him when he died. That would have meant a lot to him, as it did to you. May his blessings stay with you, may his joys, and your memories of him, cushion your heart, may his strength buoy yours, always and thereafter. My sympathies and prayers are with you.

love, Heath

Dearest Kate,

It makes me feel better to know you made it to his side.

Your Father waited...and now rests, waiting again in that certain place.

That is a comforting acknowledgment, and yours is a strong faith.

I shall carry you and your family in my thoughts today,

with peace, in complete sincerity, and through the agent of love.

When it comes to caring, you make it quite easy.

We are still here, Kate. You have my word.

Luvz and hugz, Keith~

.

One tear shed
A priceless one
Unforgettable
Straight to the heart

One tear shed
One tear released
Others must follow
for sorrow is inclusive

One tear caught
A warm one
Cuts through my armor
Compassion breeds Itself

Kate...blessings to u, girl...

UT told us about your dad...how old was he?

u have many shoulders at IB to lean on...hope to meet u one day! D.

Sweet Kate,
Sending you hugs, comforting thoughts, and lots of love, as you observe this deep transition in your life. I haven't lost a parent yet, so I can't really say I know what you feel, but your friends at IB offer our presence, an ear, a shoulder.

Dear Kate,

Hugs and blessings to you.

I remember after my father passed I had a lucid dream with him, never had anything like that before with him. We were in this place and I said where are we? He said something to the affect of the "transition point" he looked a youthful 30 but there was a difference was his eyes they were coal black and vivid. Well that was the experience anyway.

There is the thought I share that when the physical body ceases there is no longer any physical separation between them and us. THEY ARE CLOSER to us than ever before because there is no physical body to divide and separate us.

His essence is still there within, where we all are, always for this is where we all come forth from and project a physical manifestation.

Love
Richard

Kate,

Many blessings and prayers for you and your family members during this time of transition.

Yogi

Dear Kate

I know how hard it is to lose your father, but remember his love will always be there with you.

May you and your family find peace at this time.

Love
bonnie

Peace and Love to you Kate.
And good journeys to your Father.

derek

Dear Kate,

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, it is a sad and difficult time in knowing how much you will miss your father's physical presence.

love, ruth

Dear Kate,

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, it is a sad and difficult time in knowing how much you will miss your father's physical presence.

love, ruth

Dearest Kate, I'm so sorry to hear about your father. I hope you are all right, with family and friends around you. Much love, dear Kate!

Dear Kate,

We are all with you in your time grief and mourning.

With love and sympathy,

Steve

Dear Kate,
Sorry to hear passing away of your loved father. I send my prayers and wish you comfort through this transition of unfortunate event.
indrakaran.

Dearest kate,

Share your sorrow and my deepest condolences to you and your family. Losing a parent, no matter how old one is, makes us realise just how much of a support they were to us. Then of course there are those wonderful, joyous memories which never leave us. Eventually it is these memories which help us overcome our grief and see the smiles back on our face.

Much love to you in your grief dear Kate,
Dara

Dear ones,
I was 11 years, a girl ;) and setting out to be a great catcher of fish. I didn't manage so well with my pole dangling into Potomac off the rocks at Roosevelt Island.

My Dad to my rescue! - showing me how to toss the line just so and how to reel a catch in with bait and a bob (and I did manage to do it :)

The memories come rushing to me, at any moment, in every direction, I see and feel and hear, his love and care, his support and encouragement, his laughter and warm hugs.

.... then suddenly, the feelings of sorrow hit me strong, and I wonder how to go on, this girl I am now, without my Father ...

I come to IB and find my way!

My love for all is deep and
forever,
~ Kate

I feel safe and warm in the words of your care, and each one I have placed in my heart to give me strength ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

H.G., empyrius, Edmund, Jean- Francios, Mieke, Madelene, Stan, Heather, Keith, Diablo, sWORDSman, Richard Thomas, yogi-one, Bonnie, Derek, Ruth, Aurora, Steve, Dara
~~~~~~~~~thank you, thank you~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You're welcome, Kate! Any and all the time, just say the word.

.

My father is still alive and doing well at seventy-five.

Scary thoughts...and even though I don't look forward to that...that,

you know, that loss, I can't help but wonder how I will change.

I wonder how my brothers will change on that day we get that news.

It is said that a man does not and cannot become a man

as long as his father is alive and still in the picture.

I wonder if my older brother(the #1 son) will feel the need

to take on some kind of patriarchal responsibility particular to his order,

and I wonder if my youngest brother will feel this grief the strongest.

When I said, "I don't look forward...", I wasn't exactly truthful.

.

It was good to hear that you made it back home safe and sound, Princess.

We will continue to send blessings to one of IB's favorite family members.

I bet fishing would be great fun with you as a companion.

Perhaps...someday. Hmmmmm?

When you told me about your father's one tear at the last breathe,

it reminded me of the slight grin on my grandma's face.

Even whilst laying in a casket...she left her body smiling,

as if she knew something that we all want to know.

Take care now, dear. Bye, bye!

Dear Kate,
Obviously, you and your dad were a blessing for each other; being with him when he passed is a moment you'll come to treasure as much as your recollections of fishing with him.
Not to worry about *going on*: he'll be with you, forever, in your heart.

And you will discover this, dear Kate, as time goes by, how the power of memories will give you strength the moment you need it the most.

This IS the Force of Love, or the Power of Love,
the spiritual truth residing inside.

It is this eternal vibrating field of Love where we all come from and to which we all belong, to which we all return, in the end.

It is as Deepak says: I honour this Divine (strength) in you as I honour it in myself.

Namaste, Mieke

Dear Kate,
So sorry for your loss.
It is my biggest fear. Getting that phone call in the middle of the night. Especially as I am far away. My mother or my father, both now in their seventies. (Both well, thankfully).
Sometimes I wonder whether they would be closer physically after passing away? Always with me rather than thousands of miles away? Looking over me, loving and protecting me? Like a guardian angel.
I am sure your father is with you dear Kate. When you are alone and thinking of him I am sure you will feel his presence.
Love,
Neetu

Kate..I've been disconnected from the net 3 weeks; but, as of today, signed back up--I missed emailing with my 2 sisters and my son way too much~!

I have just read, that your beloved Father has passed, and I extend to you, heartfelt sympathy, love and a warm embrace.

I have prepared a card & gift to send to you tomorrow, when I take the long walk to the post... please accept the love, from me and mine; to you and yours.

Also, thanks to many of you, whom sent Christmas and New Years emails---recieved of course, just today! Backatcha's my dear friends...

North

Hey North! Good to see you back sis.

Hey you all do you know what -- w/o me God does not exist!

I mean, if I am sent to Hell for all eternity, totally cut off from God, then even though God does in fact exist, for me God would not exist b/c I would be as far as metaphysically possible from God being that I am in Hell. And what I understand about Hell is that I would have no visitation rights to God . . .

Or . . .

If my very existence is eradicated from existence itself, then obviously God, for me, would not exist because if I don't exist then whether God exists or not is irrelevant b/c I being nonexistent would not perceive the existence of anything, let alone God.

Or . . .

If I am deemed worthy enough by God to enter the Pearly Gates then I get to live forever and ever with God, the angels, and whoever else is worthy enough to be in Heaven with us!

So . . .

W/o me God does not exist. Not that I created God of course, but simply b/c if I do not exist whether anything else exists or not is irrelevant, being that I myself do not exist. So from my nonexistent standpoint nothing else would exist, regardless whether anything else did in fact exist, b/c I don't think anything that does not exist can perceive something that does (but of course I cannot empirically prove this assertion).

So again, w/o me God does not exist.

Talk about cosmological solipsism!!!!!!

:) :)

(So what do you think????)

Peace all

Boy this is going to be put a damper on the world peace thing:

New research on mice shows the brain processes aggressive behavior as it does other rewards. Mice sought violence, in fact, picking fights for no apparent reason other than the rewarding feeling.

The mouse brain is thought to be analogous to the human brain in this study, which could shed light on our fascination with brutal sports as well as our own penchant for the classic bar brawl.

In fact, the researcher say, humans seem to crave violence just like they do sex, food or drugs.

Damn Whoa!

Steve

#31 That makes two of us, Craig!
One exists to exit. One exits to exist.
So, I never left you, right......

Tnx Craig.. 3 weeks offline was brutal really!! I figured I'd leave, as everyone seems tired of my complaining about my personal poverty and incurable illness's; yet, they don't realize, that "their complaining' about my complaining, "is" complaining too.. so what the hell is the difference? ((((smiles))))

God? is a 3-letter word, made up by men; to instill fear into people, to be domesticated. : )

North

Tis all good North! I have had more than my share of soapboxing/complaining/railing-against-the-gods here at Intentblog too . . .

But outside of espousing political bs, spiritual assumptions, and grandiose theories of everything, what do people here at Intentblog do? They talk about their lifes' pain. Even people, who shall go unmentioned, who told you not to bring your personal stuff here and go see a government counselor or something, they themselves would a week later post something about their life's pain.

Water off a ducks back sis! Love always.

Yo Amba brother tell those animal experimenters to give those mice some nitric oxide and quit messing around with their chromosomal sequences!!!

If man makes man even more violent than God made man our children, well poor peoples children anyway, are seriously in trouble! But on the bright side maybe they will just start lining us up to the wall, no blindfold please, instead of simply letting the impoverished billions die wretched unknown deaths. Made in the likeness of God, sheesh if only HE had to contend with the weaknesses of carnality . . .

O waitaminute now . . .

:)

I hear you Edmund!

pax vobiscum

I know Craig.. I read them. Silly, isn't it? To shun, to disclude one's "own part of Self".. yet they announce to --love anyway?

The hypocricy is absolutely astounding. The only help I need, is the continuing courage to resist government conformity. Being 51, disabled by spinal disease; makes me an easy target for the corrupted.

I've become isolated, trying to be invisible to the world's evils. The disability social system is one of the worst.

Ahhh well. One either grows or doesn't; often, it is the one in the mirror; rejecting their "own fear and pain" which is why. they cannot bear to be near it.

Pain IS the only true reality. The greatest songs and loves stories; are written by people; whom feel like I do.. like you do, and millions of others.

Trying to conform to other peoples "expectations" of me, became a burden rather than a journey. How easy they can discard, abandon and give up on me; yet... keep telling me not to give up? lol

sigggh

toodles bro

Sooo bro, check out my new logo-design layout on myspace place!! My NEW creation, made when I were off net 3 weeks! It's sooO pretty.... calming...bluer than blue; the colour of Holiness..(so is pale green)

Even though I cannot physically work to support myself; I can still create, I still dream, I still hope....I have inner vision, and my designs prove this to be true! I do not sit around in self-pity as some seem to allow themselves to believe.

To me, just because I talk about the dark side of life; does not mean my spirit lives there; it means what my spirit "sees" around me... my spirit lives in my digital creations...

I need a design publisher is all.... that's the break I need; someone to publish my designs in many creative ways. I can see my new layout design on a wall, framed so prettily(sans my logo)

ahhh well... some of us have our dreams come true... millions don't. Life is like a Toss of a coin, from different sides of a fence.

Anyway.. shun away people; as ye only reflect your true selves in doing so, right? You are doing exaclty the opposite of what ya's preach here.

I was put here for a reason; perhaps it was to wake some folks up to their true selves...

nice to meet the "real" ya's at last!

Me? I never hid myself from any of you, and patience IS a mighty compassionate virtue.

POEM:

When you look at me,
look past the cover of my soul;
and see me;
because when I look at you,
I see you only as,
that way.

Copyright: DDS/North

sorry to hear about the loss.

does bushman really think he's all that? damn! dude wants to go down in history as the one who brought peace to the mid east..while at the same time he's killing mid eastern in iraq! go figure! why is this dude not in a mental hosp.?

goodsaturdayeveryone,

well, not much to chat about this week the primarys are going strong and when things get kind of quiet on the primary front the news and media always have Brittany and Tom Cruse to focus their perverted attention on.

What is up with all the Tom Curse/Scientology hoopla? So What if he has a passion for Scientology? Must be those drug companies going after him for speaking out about overdrugging our Nation's children and labeling them hyper/this or hyper/that so they can start with the "early intervention" of pill popping. Of Course, the media and press are eating it right up...20/20 advertised this big video of Tom speaking about Scientology and it as the most boring piece of video I have ever seen? I say, you go for it Tom, if it works for you...scientology on.

So, the have arrested a few pop-o-rot-sees in LA, they say they are gonna crack down on their illegal ways...sure they are.

What if the press and entertainment media just stopped with the Brittany footage, for, say, a month, take her out of the limelight, simply, because it is the "right" thing to do, the most compassionate thing to do, the mature thing to do, the most humanly responsible thing to do..wouldn't that be a _ucking breath of fresh air!

ON to my fave subject these days..Clinton/Obama. I realize( I am so intelligent I can hardly stand myself) that I may have to come to terms with the possiblity that Barak Obama could take the nomination in this campaign(although the repubs haven't even gotten their noses focused on him yet, they are still all about crushing Hillary's chances) but, as I say he could...cringe..cringe..win. So, okay my world will not fall apart, I will be disappointed, for sure, I would love to see Hillary kick butt in the White House, yea, that would be soo sweet, Hillary Clinton the Devil Woman of American Politics elected President instead of being stoned in the town square, would be great for women to experience this, really, we(women) could use a good win right about now.

So, if Barak Obama wins he wins...no big deal.

Oh, Chris Matthews(MSNBC's Hardball,) had to apologize for his creepy attacks on Hillary Clinton, seems some national women's organizations finally spoke up to the Network bigshots and demanded a little R E S P E C T(to borrow a little Aretha) yea, Chris Matthews, we(women) can kick your butt if we wanted to but we're giving you another go round...straighten up and fly right from no on, or else.

okay enough mumbo/jumbo for today, have a great saturday everyone, ruth

yo granny...hint...make it short and sweet...no one cares to read all that $%^p! damn!

Ruth.. you have a rare insight! I admire your courage to say what you think and feel about worldly events; as you are so close to a line of truth! I agree about the Brittany fiasco! They did it to Anna Nicole Smith; they did same to Mary Kate Olson; and look what happened to Anna! I say shame on Entertainment Tonight, the paparazzi and news; for making a living, from instigating stress/anxiety on a troubled girl's life! Leave her alone people! Golly... what a corrupt society.

Dear North,
Well well, glad you are back. I know there was some reason for me not posting your message (on your behalf) sooner. I will still apologise for not doing it earlier. I kept on waiting for the Wednesday Open Thread, got too busy, then missing it all together.
Everything does have a place and time, even if it seems way out of synch.

Your letter is still sitting next to the keyboard waiting for me to post it. Sorry Darlin'.

Thank you for sending me the letter, I really appreciate you taking the time to reach out. I will mail you back soon.

Love you, Cinda

~~~~~

Dear Kate,
Sending you loving healing prayers. I know how you must be feeling. I was also very close to my dad. This month would make three years since he died.
Each day will be a reminder of all the great things he taught you and all the moments of precious experiences you shared together.
My heart goes out to you Love.

Take Care and from my Dad to Yours

"We'll Keep In Touch"

In Spirit,
Cinda

Very kewl myspace page North! On your mood thing it says adventurous but at first glance I thought it said obstreperous

Is that Freudian or what :) :) :)

270 friends holy moly!!!!!!

pax tecum

Freudian or what indeed? I had to look the word up, tnx for the challenge Craig, and yeah; it Depends on one's perception of course(also Freudian )giggles(

All compliments recieved with humble Grace, thankyou! It means a lot, to know my art is well-recieved; as this is my main objective-is to please the spirit of others, with colour, fascination, vivid visions of multi-layer imagery... it is my way of saying thanks to being "alive."

Yeah, pretty much most added me.. even a few celebs: ) but, all strangers we are, swimming communicatively, creativly, in a far place...

I pretty much keep to myself though; visit only a few sites, answer messages, etc. and merely post my digital artwork; otherwise, nobody would ever see them.

Creating my digital art; is the "real me" and to be able to have the capacity; to indulge my passion; is a treasured hobby, which I treasure so much! It keeps me sane, in an insane global society...

Colin James is coming to town soon, for a concert!! I met Jeff Healey 1+ years ago in concert here, and like wow! Some dreams DO come true!! Colin James song: Speechless is such a fave of mine; I love his Bad Habits CD. I play it when I feel at ONE with myself. Totally beautiful CD for Blues/Jazz fans!! Tickets are $50 advance, $60 at the door... like yikes, that's 10 days grocery value! So, I'll be dressing up in my best northern gear, and hanging outside with the rest of the poor folks, hearing the tunes for free, flask of cocoa hung around my neck, sans mini marshmallows! : ) lol

ancora impera : )

We are all still learning wonderful

;)

amor sitis uniti : )

Arthur Schopenhauer is the greatest philospher to have ever lived! And while I may not agree with everything he says, the major elements of his philosphy are beyond reproach. I have a million quotes to write, but I will not at this time. But I beseech thee all to read The World as Will and Representation Volumes I and II (or at least the first volume).

pax vobiscum

goodsaturdayeve all,

just have a sec. but wanted to say hi to North and Craig...welcome back to the garden..the playground..the neighborhood...

welcome back to the neighborhood...loved Mr. Rogers! me and the little ones wathced him religiously...he was our god, for a time..Here's to you Mr. Rogers!

anywho...let me wander around the site a little..see ya...ruth

with the exception of a NY granny...have u ever seen a wowan uglier than billary? yikes...yuk...damn! it!

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power.

Richardson managed to put some important issues on the democratic agenda but failed miserably when it comes to science and math. Most Americans are unaware that US students rank 29th in the world in math and science.

Hard to understand how a nation can go from this:
“There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of Science and Literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.”
George Washington, address to Congress, 8 January 1790

To this:
“Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?”
Ronald Reagan, campaign speech, 1980

The United States is number one when it comes to religion. Is this a good or a bad thing? Do you believe in the separation of church and state?

billary won nevada...got 12 del.

obama came in 2nd...got 13 del...

how do u explain this? anyone?

OLD FAMILY, and CORRUPT WEALTH ACCUMULATION, Diablo... that's how it happened.

Tnx Ruth.. a fan of your thoughts I am, I am : )

Dearest IB friends,
I have been very sick for several days and just this evening have felt a little better.

I am sure the travel and lack of sleep was not easy on my body and the enormous emotions surrounding my family on Sunday and Monday morning, as we all said goodbye to my Father.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My father served in WW2, he was a radioman on the B-17 in missions from Mendelsham, England into Germany.

When I was growing up, he did not often talk about his war experiences. Occasionally, however, and certainly as an inquistive teenager, he began to share some stories, one most poignant.

Several of his missions were to deliver care packages to the Netherlands. The planes had to get fairly low to the ground to deliver the contents without coming apart upon impact.

My Dad said he never forgot the site of women and children running to the fields arms waving, the skirts billowings, so happy to see the care packages arriving.

There are many stories to tell,
but for Father,
they go now with him.

He died on Monday, January 14th.

I was in NYC at an arts conference and got the call my father was breathing his last breaths. I was able to catch a fast train to Washington and arrived just in time to be able to touch my father's hands, and to kiss his cheek, and look deeply into his eyes, and to say how much I love him, and always will.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you indrakaran, psy, neetu, North and Shehla Masood for your words of comfort and care.

I really have been blessed to feel the way my IB family has lifted me up these past few days, each time I come to read the OT.
This broken girl will mend, it just takes time. Thank you for caring and letting me share these feelings with you.

love

"I need a design publisher is all.... that's the break I need; someone to publish my designs in many creative ways. I can see my new layout design on a wall, framed so prettily(sans my logo)" North # 37

Hi dear North,

I have been brooding on this sentence for a few days now.

You have already a couple of walls with your designs on it, albeit in 3D Virtual Reality :)

I was thinking if i could combine a number of poems i made last year with your designs and then try to publish it.

I can also make a 3D Virtual Reality Album of it.

I do not know if I will succeed but I have to start somewhere and it will still take almost two years before i am allowed to publish Harb's book with your design cover on it. So why not start with a few poem bundles?

Someone else here on IB is making some very meaningful poems at the moment that could also easily be accompanied by your designs.

Jean Francois, if you read this, perhaps you do agree?

Well, this is only a modest proposal. I do not want to create false hope though. It is an adventure for me as much as it would be for you, but as I have already so many of your designs in my possession I could very well give it a try.

Love, Mieke

Dear Kate,

I hope you are feeling better at the moment, you are in my prayers and in my heart and I wish for you to be well soon.

I was born just after WWII in the Netherlands and I remember my father and mother telling me about those food parcel droppings from both U.S.A. and Canada.
Our country was very grateful and in fact this wonderful gesture has helped us all enormously to pick ourselves up again :)

There are still reunions each year in our country of veterans from USA, Canada and U.K.

Nice surprise to read your father was one of those veterans and it is great for us two to share this memory now :)

Love, Mieke

goodsundayall,

Dear Kate, your father sounds like a wonderful man, glad you are feeling better and coming through a very difficult time. Part of the grieving process is loving remembrance of the one whose soul has trancended their body. It is funny how so many men and women played such important parts in the history of our World yet we only get to know a few famous names but your story of your father reminds me of that very important fact.

with love warm wishes, ruth

And it is great to back back here Ruth! Thank you.

We are here Kate . . .

peace

Dear Kate.. bask in the warmth of friendship here at IB for you. So many care about you, and are deeply saddened for you, at the loss of your beloved Father. You spoke gently of him the past few years here, and we recognise the closeness you shared. Let the memories you share, keep you together always...

Love, North

"to be back here"

:)

Dear Mieke, you have my permission to try anything you feel may help! : ) You have been such a great encourager to me, to keep creating, and it is in large part because of you, that I keep on making them. So yes, if you would like to try something with the designs of mine you have, then please do so, as I would also like to see your awesome poems published too : ) I could also create a theme package of designs if you prefer something new?? Let me know. Thanks for the thoughts on this... I KNOW some of my designs could/would sell in some creative way; it's to find the venue that works I guess? There really is no market for my digital art, and that is kinda dampening; but, you keep me encouraged to keep trying.. thanks for that!

Love, North

Hi North,

I will put something together here at my place, then send it to you and you can have a look at it and decide for yourself to perhaps exchange some of your designs that might be more suitable or create some new.

I am a member of a Seniorweb club here in the Netherlands and through this club i purchased a little booklet with children´s stories written by three female seniors of this club and i also received a webaddress of a dutch company that will help seniors to publish stuff of their own that they would like to. So I now have decided to have a go at this with my own poems and your designs :)

Well, we will see how this works out. Nice project to work together again, isn´t it?

Love, Mieke

Hi all,

I read this last night and loved it so I am going to share it with you..

Presence is simply the activity of cognition--undressed. Somewhere along the way a popular joke ended with the punch line, "I didn't recognize you with your clothes on," and it stuck. It applies here. Our perception of reality is normally "all dressed up." Attended by a battery of mental modifications, qualifiers and conditioners which grab any particular experiene, thought or perception by the lapels as soon as it walks through the door of awareness and beore you can say, "Bob's not my uncle," that particular instant has been washed, permed, colored, kinked, manicured, leg-waxed and decked out to the nines. The thing is, this process happens so quickly--the mind is so proficient at window dressing the naked present moment--that we are not even aware this goes on. So even though each moment is getting customized and accessorized according to our tastes and wishes, we're always reeling a little--we always feel a little off balance, even if we're just out for a walk in nature. Our mind so clutters the "nature" of things as they are that neither the mind nor the body are any longer able to rest, or be with life as it is.

The praice of presence is designed to dissolve or evaporate this dynamic. The practice of presence is sort of an antipractice in which, rather than doing something new, we stop doing the old thing and let what is naturally present in the absence of that habit arise. Presence is what would arise if we pulled the plug on the association/assumption machine. Presence is the marriage of the present to our own absence of interpretations. This present-absence leaves us available to see that reality, in this moment, is "just so," without the steamroller of "I" coming up from behind everything and flattening it out in realtionship only to itself....

FROM.. Bringing Meditation to Life, you have the right to remain silent.. by Rick Lewis.

I just loved the way he describes Presence.

happy sunday everyone, ruth

I am always willing to work on a project, which will support both our visions Mieke! We both enjoy creating vision-art using digital technology and poetry. You put much work into your 3D virtual worlds, and I treasure the discs you've sent me over the years with my designs displayed in such magnificent ways! I look at them, when I feel discouraged, to remind me, my art is worth something, you think so, and a few others, so keep going I do; if not in a marketing venture; then at least in a sharing capacity with the world!

My motive really, is to share my digital art.. in my own eye, I am an expressive-artist; and in that token, have the desire to share my expressive-art? lol Making a living making them, would be the cherry on top of a cake of passionate creativity, and perhaps one day, before I am too blind to create..be able to be self-supportive, rather than depend on a system, which despises my existance as a social dependant... siggggh

I'd LOVE to make book-covers and CD covers for a living! If a publishing company offered me the templates, the graphics... I KNOW, I could excel in it!

I am greatly looking forward to seeing my design on Harb's magnificent book in 2 more years time too!! I love the 1st one, but the 2nd cover with the 3 of us as symbols in it, which was un-intentional; it just unfolded; is my most favorite... it was a fluke design, I did not put the male-form shadow in the trees there.. which is Harb's symbol.. to me, the cover is symbolic of the book's contents, and express's a trio in unity creativeness. I hope you and Harb, choose the 2nd design(wink!) I've done a book-cover for another 2 years ago, but it did not come to be published; maybe the design did not look good in print? That's the hard part of selling/giving one's work; is never knowing if it's being used as suggested, or not?

I look forward to your work presentation, Mieke... thanks for dreaming out loud with me : )

Love, North

Kate...keeping you in my prayers and thoughts of condolence(HUGS) Love, North

Hi Cinda, my dear friend!! Odd, I did not see your #44 until today? I was in a few times yesterday, reading the OT, and it was not here? hmm. weird!! I was hoping to hear Kate was home and is ok..

No problem, Cinda! We both had a child home from college, and the disconnect I had cancelled for Dec. 27 went through anyway Dec. 29th. I freaked. But, then I took it as a sign; but, after 3 weeks internet withdrawal, signed back ON! I did enjoy the break though; it was truly nice... but I have 2 sibs online, and a son far away..what better way to keep in touch with them too, than this way?

It's like -50 below zero here this weekend, and I am in layered flannels still at noon... pj-day with abundant cocoa's, cat-naps, some dusting nic-nacs; is my plan for today... totally weather-lethargic, odd how such cold weather, brings such bright sunny winter days; too cold to go out and absorb the vitamin-D from the sun, that's for sure, and too cold to open all the curtains....! lol

Sending you and yours much love, from me and mine! Love, North

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based on what i see so far...billary will get the dem nom. that's too bad...if obama can't make it this time...a black man will neva be prez of racist USA! obama is the best viable candidate out there...Rudy is a loser! Ron is seen as a racist...Huk is a weirdo...Rom is a corny! M-cain---damn!...dude is too old and too bushmanish... almost as as old as granpa...damn!

Diablo for President!! : )

Clinton AND Obama..

you mean Bill's and Michelle's...in 2048?

No, its 08, and its Lou's and Regina's ( whatever that means )

Dear Tiggr,

Dress warm
Eat well
and keep Smiling

Love,
Your Family

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Ok Kiddos, as you know the over seas markets tanked today, down 8% in India, and lower than after nine eleven in London, what to do, what to do?
Well the first thing that comes to mind is, "Experiment " as I am a scientist at heart.

So the market will open tomarrow here in the US, and what will happen?

This is what I'm doing tomarrow.

1. Not follow the market till after closing bell.
2. Give money (energy) away. BUY! ( on purpose)
3. Trust all is in divine order
4. See something amazing and wonderful happen because of this.
5. write report with findings.

Thank you Mieke for posting the video for me your a sweet heart : ) gonna listen before bed.

Love

maybe a cold shower or a hot bath. nightnight

tammy i like it..damn! girl! nice vid...yeah! whoa! dat girl is bery sexy!

Since two people have asked, no, I'm not "Heralong Grass". That is the alias team. Though what's written under that ID is interesting, that / those writers do not express my views in anything they've written so far.

D, I'll write this afternoon.

love, H

Obama SC Truth Squad

From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro

The Obama campaign held a conference call to announce the South Carolina Truth Squad “to respond forcefully” to “the incredible distortions that are coming from the Clinton campaign in particular and our desire to set the record straight,” said former Sen. Tom Daschle, an Obama supporter, from Greenville, S.C., where Obama is expected to speak at Furman College later today.

Daschle cited that “Bill Clinton this morning again” was distorting Obama’s record on the war and what Obama had said about Republicans.

“Over and over again,” Daschle said, “we find the Clinton campaign has made an overt effort to distort his [Obama’s] record.”

The campaign also announced a hotline (877-622-6228) for supporters to call if they get robo-calls or negative mailers, which the campaign has said happened in Iowa, New Hampshire and alluded to it now taking place in South Carolina.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/22/598186.aspx

"Former Sen. Fred Thompson today dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Thompson, also an actor and a lawyer, entered the race late as a "true conservative." But his campaign never caught on with GOP voters."

so eddie...y don't u join fredie?

South Carolina Democratic Primary ...

it looks obama will begin to sprint away from an old homely #$%^&.

Saturday, January 26 | Delegates at Stake: 45
Poll Date Sample Obama Clinton Edwards Spread
RCP Average 01/14 to 01/17 - 42.8 32.3 14.0 Obama +10.5

SurveyUSA 01/16 - 01/17 577 LV 46 36 15 Obama +10.0

Rasmussen 01/16 - 01/16 571 LV 44 31 15 Obama +13.0

Mason-Dixon 01/14 - 01/16 400 LV 40 31 13 Obama +9.0

Insider Advantage 01/14 - 01/15 400 LV 41 31 13 Obama +10.0

Dropped huge this morning, but recovered and closed at 128.

Thats my report, for the day.

recently...

a^^H^^^ bill bennett...was analizing on CNN...then he had to mention obama's name... and he made sure to stress barack's middle name... HUSSEIN ...what a prat that old fart is! damn!