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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (85995)	8/22/2000 7:03:17 AM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 108807

Laptop Empowerment.... >>>My laptop is somewhere in East St. Louis.>>>> >>Are you telling us some folks felt empowered to liberate your laptop? GO LAPTOP GO>> Nope. This laptop has a history which I won't go into here. I use it to get people's feet wet with the internet for the first time. Donating my laptop for others to use empowers them to take risks and actions which move them to the next level - getting their own PC, etc. I'm not one to assume to know the exact needs of others. I did make the mistake of purchasing a PC for another individual to us in my name on the assumption that I knew what he needed. This individual imploded. I believe I will run into this guy somewhere in Chicago and I hope to show him that I forgive him for what he did to me - which may appear to be nighmare to others, but to me it was an incredible learning experience. Ex-gang member and convict, arms dealer, etc. We did a lot of good things for a lot of folks, but there was one deal which he would not take responsibility for which ended our partnership. With each risk I have taken I've learned not to conditionalize my trust. Just keep it out there. If a fellow steals a $100 bill from your hand, the best thing you can do is bless him and say a prayer. Odds are he will stop in his tracks and come back to look you in the eye and wonder why you didn't get angry. For it's not the $100 they are after, it's the power he feels when we give up when we withdraw our trust while giving up our energy. The world likes to hurt others for there's this ingrained expectational reaction where people naturally give up their energy in the form of anger, pain, hate, etc. I've learned that personal TRUST shouldn't be conditionalized. It's either ON or OFF. And then there's the intensity factor. How bright and powerful is this trust. Trust simply mirrors hope and faith. The more we trust the more energy we learn to claim and share freely with others. This targets the veriticality of the universe. If I am focusing on the horizontal aspect of life - ie. me vs. you -then there would be little need to anything vertical. But if I believe in a vertical energy then I have a very empowering reason to humbly climb trees and share my vision of hope with others. And if this sounds like I'm preaching, forgive yourself for that feeling for I will, too. Peace. .