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Carol H Tucker
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Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
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does your reality match my reality?
Today is the 11th day of the 3rd month, the 71st day of 2016 and: - Debunking Day
- Dream Day
- Johnny Appleseed Day
- Middle Name Pride Day
- National Preschooler's Day
- National Promposal Day
- Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
- World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
- World Plumbing Day
- World Sleep Day
- Worship of Tools Day
In 222, the Roman Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. Their mutilated bodies are dragged through the streets of Rome before being thrown into the Tiber. And you thought the US presidential primaries were rough!
The quote of the day: “I am bothered chiefly by my little fears that are the same as they were almost 70 years ago. I was born scared and am still scared. This has sometimes tested my courage almost beyond endurance.” ~ E.B. White [quoted in Notes and Comment by Author, by Israel Shenker, New York Times, July 11, 1969].
The Lenten reflection of the day was on the Greek word “metanoiete” and I was not quite sure what that meant. It has been translated as “repent”, very appropriate for Lent, but recently I read that it really literally means “to go beyond the mind that you have.”
To me these two mash-up into a theme. Not sure I can adequately articulate, or cage the nuances in words, but I think it is just an overall sense of it is time or even past time to stop, to see things in a new light; think about the world differently, and amend your behavior accordingly. I have often pointed out in relationships that perspective and reality are very closely entwined especially when it comes to determining what is a fact and what is a point of view. It is therefore it is my firm belief that while eschewing revisionist history, altering your perspective changes your reality, especially if you are seeking to understand. This basic philosophical concept, the realization that how you see the world and how I see the world may be irrevocably irreconcilable, is something I have struggled with since I was 8 years old ….
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