Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Hello everybody, Just fresh in from a very silly internet place where there was a lot of humor, and some wonderful young ppl- so wonderful to see so many familiar names here, it is a little like coming home. ) Harsha, Dharma, TG, Antoine, Rob, Gloria and others I do not yet have had the pleasure of meeting, and also old members I have met but whose posts I haven't managed to spot in the archives (Marcia, Genepoole, Madhya et al) I bow to you as the beautiful manifestations of the Goddess that you are. ) I suppose you don't need any introduction... Love, Amanda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 mumblecat wrote: > mumblecat > > Hello everybody, > > Just fresh in from a very silly internet place where there was > a lot of humor, and some wonderful young ppl- > > so wonderful to see so many familiar names here, > it is a little like coming home. ) > > Harsha, Dharma, TG, Antoine, Rob, Gloria and others I do not > yet have had the pleasure of meeting, and also old members > I have met but whose posts I haven't managed to spot in the > archives (Marcia, Genepoole, Madhya et al) > > I bow to you as the beautiful manifestations of the Goddess > that you are. ) > > I suppose you don't need any introduction... > > Love, > > Amanda. > Yes we do Amanda. Introduce yourself and tell us your story! That goes for everyone. Introduce yourself and tell us your story. Or make one up! :--). Love Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Hi Amanda! So glad to see you here! >I bow to you as the beautiful manifestations of the Goddess >that you are. ) Namaste! Love, Dharma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Namaste Amanda, What took you so long? Look forward to your posts, its a little bit broader on here. Love and Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. , mumblecat@a... wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > Just fresh in from a very silly internet place where there was > a lot of humor, and some wonderful young ppl- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 In a message dated 3/8/00 2:38:22 PM, hluthar writes: >Yes we do Amanda. Introduce yourself and tell us your story! >That goes for everyone. Introduce yourself and tell us your story. >Or make one up! :--). Hi Harsha! (and others) As long as you asked, I'll come out of lurking status (where I've been in the week or so since I joined) to introduce myself. My name is Mike Saathoff. Originally from Southern California, I have spent time in the SF Bay area and Texas, and am now living in Southern Colorado. Who am I?? If I could convincingly answer that question I probably wouldn't be spending my time puttering around internet groups. But as I don't really have a clue who I am (except a piece of the All striving to peer beyond the illusion) I'll give you one sentence about some of the ego-labels I have attached to myself. I am a married (with 6 year old twin girls :-) recovering alcoholic/addict scuba-diving shrink living in Pueblo, Colorado, who is taking tentative steps towards awakening (while another part of me is urging me to jump into life with reckless, gleeful abandon). So far I've enjoyed my time hanging around with all of you. Since I have the floor, I'd like to share a poem I just composed for y'all: Contemplating the enlightenment Of people I've never met. Counting from one to thirty-two and ruminating on blue pearls and patchouli. Looking deep inside myself for the one who watches and waits. Quieting my mind, waiting for the Truth. Stilling the rushing waters of my thoughts to hear the magic words: "Take a nap, it's good for you." Oh shit; MOM! what are you still doing in my head? Oh well, back to my shrink. ;-) Namasté, my friends- Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Hi Amanda, Welcome! We're happy to see you! Love, Jill At 09:16 PM 3/8/00 -0000, you wrote: >mumblecat > > >Hello everybody, > >Just fresh in from a very silly internet place where there was >a lot of humor, and some wonderful young ppl- > >so wonderful to see so many familiar names here, >it is a little like coming home. ) > >Harsha, Dharma, TG, Antoine, Rob, Gloria and others I do not >yet have had the pleasure of meeting, and also old members >I have met but whose posts I haven't managed to spot in the >archives (Marcia, Genepoole, Madhya et al) > >I bow to you as the beautiful manifestations of the Goddess >that you are. ) > >I suppose you don't need any introduction... > >Love, > >Amanda. > > > > > > > > > >------ >GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 2.9% >Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! >http://click./1/936/3/_/520931/_/952550210/ >------ > >// > >All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the > ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. > Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where > the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true > devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from > within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > >To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from the > menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your > subscription > between digest and normal mode. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 > so wonderful to see so many familiar names > here, > it is a little like coming home. ) Hello Amanda Take the time to unpack and feel at home Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Hi Mike, Welcome! >I am a married (with 6 year old twin girls :-) recovering alcoholic/addict >scuba-diving shrink living in Pueblo, Colorado, who is taking tentative >steps towards awakening (while another part of me is urging me to jump >into life with reckless, gleeful abandon). So do it all! Same thing, to me... >So far I've enjoyed my time hanging around with all of you. Since I have the >floor, I'd like to share a poem I just composed for y'all: > >Contemplating the enlightenment >Of people I've never met. >Counting from one to thirty-two > and ruminating on blue pearls and patchouli. >Looking deep inside myself > for the one who watches and waits. >Quieting my mind, waiting for the Truth. >Stilling the rushing waters of my thoughts > to hear the magic words: > >"Take a nap, it's good for you." >Oh shit; MOM! what are you still doing in my head? >Oh well, back to my shrink. ))))))))))))) LOL! )))))))))))) That's wonderful! Permission to repost the poem a few places, please?? With or without your name and address, whichever you like. And it's so true! ) A lot of the karmic stuff/ blocks we work to find and get rid of are just exactly that... Mom and Dad and others still in our heads. ) Sometimes even from another lifetime. But it's nice to be able to clear it with some kriyas or violet light or something instead of going to a shrink for years. Not that we're trying to put you out of business. Hmm, so you must have cleared away a lot of that stuff already, whether you knew that or not. Love, Dharma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 In a message dated 03/08/2000 10:59:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, UnbrknCh8n writes: > My name is Mike Saathoff. Originally from Southern California, > I have spent time in the SF Bay area and Texas, and am now living > in Southern Colorado. Hi Mike and Welcome! Enjoyed your poem... it made me laugh -- those darn tapes in our head. Great having you here, along with Mary (hoorraaay! another student of acim!), Annie from Oz who I don't recall ever seeing before but happy to see her here with her post that made me smile... and our beloved Amanda who always lights up our screens. Much Love, xxxtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 In a message dated 3/8/00 10:08:12 PM, fisher1 writes: >>Oh shit; MOM! what are you still doing in my head? >>Oh well, back to my shrink. > >Permission to repost the poem a few places, please?? With or without your >name and address, whichever you like. Go right ahead (with or without credit); it's not a poem that I'm particularly attached to (but it still makes me smile :-) >And it's so true! ) A lot of the karmic stuff/ blocks we work to find >and get rid of are just exactly that... Mom and Dad and others still in >our heads. ) Sometimes even from another lifetime. > >But it's nice to be able to clear it with some kriyas or violet light or >something instead of going to a shrink for years. Not that we're trying >to >put you out of business. With all the crazy people around, there's little chance of me being put out of business ;-{)} Actually, most of what I do is prescribing medication in order to help the more serious, biologically-caused mental illness (realizing that the distinction between "organic" and "functional" mental illness is hazy- -at best-- given the creative powers of our thougts). Thank you for the welcome- Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 At 21:16 08/03/00 -0000, you wrote: >mumblecat > > >Hello everybody, Hey, you! > Feels like you've never been gone, so it's doubly good to hear from you again! ) Love Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 Hi Mike, >Actually, most of what I do is prescribing medication in >order to help the more serious, biologically-caused mental illness (realizing >that the distinction between "organic" and "functional" mental illness is >hazy- >-at best-- given the creative powers of our thougts). I have a question on that... Do you find that some of those people achieve some sort of balance (endocrine or whatever it may be) and after a time can come off the medicine? Or do most need it for life? Thanks. Love, Dharma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 Hi Dharma- >Dharma <fisher1 > >Hi Mike, > >>Actually, most of what I do is prescribing medication in >>order to help the more serious, biologically-caused mental illness (realizing >>that the distinction between "organic" and "functional" mental illness >is >>hazy- >>-at best-- given the creative powers of our thougts). > >I have a question on that... Do you find that some of those people achieve >some sort of balance (endocrine or whatever it may be) and after a time >can >come off the medicine? Or do most need it for life? Thanks. Great question. I am going to answer the question from a purely psychiatric point of view (not taking into account the nature of psychiatric illness or possible non-(Western medicine) traditional treatments or cures). People who suffer from schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder (manic depression) almost always will need treatment for their entire life (and at the present time medication is the treatment of choice). People suffering from major depression used to be only treated for the length of the depression (6-18 months or so) and then the medication would be stopped (and started again if the depression returns months or years later). However, depression is now being recognized as a chronic illness *in some people* (not everybody). If someone has had 3 or more episodes of depression in their life it is increasingly recommended that they stay on medication long-term. If I am treating a person with recurrent depression what I do (personally) is recommend that if we find a medication that works we keep the person on it for at least several years and then revisit the topic. In the meantime, I recommend psychothapy for some, and recommend "spirituality" for all (and I distinguish between spirituality and religion). However, I generally don't give specific instruction (except possibly to meditate). Often I will tell patients to go to the bookstore or library and pick out a random book from the spitituality, religion or eastern philosophy section (and then see what book the universe tosses their way). Gee..... ask a simple question and look what kinda answer I give you ;-) Kinda brings to mind a quote: When the solution is simple, God is answering. -Albert Einstein Obviously I still have a ways to go before fully realizing my divinity! Namasté, and be peaceful- Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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