Universal @ MindSay

I wasn't planning on making this a political blog--more a place to casually spill my thoughts whenever I feel the urge to release them, which is probably what this will end up being. But on the eve of Super Tuesday, or what could be the most significant day in one of the most significant elections in American history, I can't help myself.

It's ironic to me how "Super Tuesday" falls just two days after the Superbowl. The competitive spirit is in the air and you can certainly draw parallels between the two. There will be a victor and a loser, a crowd of fans who will go home happy and those who will disparage the outcome for days, months, years to come. There are coaches, strategists, game plays, fouls and touchdowns. And, though some may vehemently disagree, the scores are what matter in the end. I wonder if this game will go into OT?

This is the first election I've kept up on and the first election in which I'll be eligible to vote. Right now, my vote goes to Hillary, and not because she's a woman.

A few days ago, I asked my brother--a bioengineer who probably doesn't know the difference between a  Democrat and a Republican--to consider voting for Hillary. "But she's a woman" was his half-joking reply. Now, I'm not a feminist and if I had to characterize myself, I'd say I'm more anti-feminist than anything. In school, I avoid women's studies for the same reason I avoid Asian-American studies--the more we separate ourselves from the rest of the pack, the greater our differences become in our minds, and the more excluded we begin to feel. It's great, I think, to celebrate diversity, to celebrate womanhood, different cultures and races... but it shouldn't be the thing that defines us.

So I'm not looking at gender or race. As with professional athletes, I'm looking for sheer ability. Who will be able to deliver when game day arrives? Who will perform best under pressure? Who can contend with rising world powers, negotiate well, follow through with his/her plans and lead us into peace and prosperity?

For me, the answer is simple: a Democratic president. Someone who will carefully get our troops out of Iraq, roll back Bush's tax cuts, strengthen social security, and better invest in the future of our nation with programs like S-CHIP. Both Obama and Clinton will do these things, or at least, have promised to do them. So what makes me favor Clinton over Obama?

One thing that has been on my mind since day one is the difference between the two candidates' proposed healthcare plans. Paul Krugman outlined this pretty well in a recent NYT article. I really believe that all Americans should be covered. Health care, like education, should be viewed as a fundamental American right (though not a natural right, but that's a story for another day). As a nation founded on principles of equality, shouldn't we be always striving to level the playing field? Mandating health care for everyone--regardless of income or health status--will give those who are suffering with health problems a better chance at reaching their life's potential. And we should be looking at this as an investment into future productivity--healthy people make happy people make productive people.

I've been out of school for too long... maybe that's why this is starting to sound like a policy memo, albeit very disorganized. I'll try to write something juicy about boys next time.

I ran into a friend from college yesterday while at the grocery store and we stood in the produce section and talked for about 30 minutes about her life over the past couple of years.  As I stood there listening to her I felt this profound sense of compassion for this woman while, at the same time, remembering why she was not someone I chose to stay in contact with.  For 30 minutes we talked about everything that has gone wrong in her life as of late and she explained to me that she has started taking anti-depressants as a means of helping her to cope with all of the bad things and all of the bad people in her life and all of the bad things they have done, and are continuing to do to her.  Sadly, she has convinced herself that she is God's personal whipping post (her words...I swear) and that life and this planet are just some huge cosmic joke with no purpose other than being a means of entertainment for God.

 

I remembered that I had not really wanted to stay in contact with her simply because, as she was speaking, I remembered that contact with her is generally just like this.  She has always been a victim.  Sadly,  this is not a new mind set for her.  She lives her life as a victim because she hunts for reasons and excuses and examples that prove her soul deep, ingrained belief to be true.  I felt so much compassion for this woman who has been given the gift of getting to come here to fulfill her higher-purpose, to discover her higher-self and share that with others. To get to know that little piece of God that is inside of us all.  To live life as though the God in all things matters.

 

Her life has simply shown her the experiences that she has asked for.  She believes herself to be a victim, therefore she attracts people and situations to herself that reinforce that feeling for her and allow her to stay stuck in the mire.  This absolves her of all responsibility, proves her right, and, as I learned as she went on with her story, has become a convenient excuse to never have to finish anything because, if an excuse to quite is what you are looking for that excuse will present itself.  It has to.  It would defy universal law for it to not.  The Universe/God will give you whatever you ask for, completely without judgement, because there is no other choice.  In a world where you can have anythng you want simply by asking, believing and continuing to choose the same thing over and over again, why would anyone choose victimhood?  It is beyond me...but I do not have the right to judge her choice.  I just can't imagine ever having any fun under those circumstances.

 

Imagine going into a restaurant and ordering chicken but, before it comes you decide you want beef instead and then maybe fish and so on.  If you keep changing the order your dinner will never be served.  We attract by remaining constant and repel by indecision.  This is not to say that you should never change your mind or choose differently, you absolutely should if that change serves your highest good.  Just know that sending the chicken back because now you want a t-bone does not make you the chickens victim or the waiter's victim, etc. if the chicken never shows up.  The universe wants you to have everything that you choose to have whether it is for your highest good or not,  You just simply have to be very clear on what that desire is, visualize daily, and be willing to believe before you see.  You have to be able to generate the feeling of already having your desire to speed along its arrival into your now.  See, feel, believe...arrive.

 

My friend is walking through her life completely blind to all possibilty.  This is what makes her a 'victim', if you will.  There is nothing outside of us that can make us a victim without us first handing over our permission.  I firmly believe that we all came here with a plan, or a script, and that we carefully chose all of the players, what their roles would be, and the circumstances that we would all agree to create together (before ever arriving here mind you) for our highest good.  The people among us that are living out the most difficult lives are the most evolved and the strongest among us.  Unfortunately, so many times people get weighed down in how truly difficult it is to be here and, over time, forget how special we all are and how much help there is around us and turn to outside sources to fill us up.  Drugs, alcohol, money, sex, food, excercise, diet, etc.  when abused these all become hole fillers.  They fill that emptiness that comes of not understanding what we are doing here, feeling disconnected from our God...the ultimate parent, or feeling like this is all some cosmic joke.  It is not.  There is a purpose, otherwise it would not exist.  Again, that would defy universal law.  And each and everyone of us has a purpose, a reason for having come here in the first place.  We are all here for the service of our higher purpose.  Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone put a consciouss effort into bringing their best game to the table...daily?  We have an obligation to ourselves to do so.  Getting the most out of this experience is only possible if we are awake and aware and choosing from a point of love rather than fear.  This is the experience we most desired when we chose to come here.  To put forth our best to receive the most for our eternal highest good.  This is such a difficult place to evolve because it affords us the possibility for the most rapid advancement in growth.  No one came here with the idea in mind that they would go through all of this and just put in a half-assed effort.  We all had lofty goals when we came here.  We owe it to ourselves to do the best that we can through an ongoing committment to our own personal growth and to the growth of those around us by witholding judgement and not becoming an obstacle.

 

So...give yourself a huge pat on the back just for having the guts to come here in the first place.  If you feel that you have had big obstacles to overcome, addiction, a handicap, lousy parents, bad realtionships, whatever it may be...give yourself another huge pat on the back for having such a commitment to your own evolution that you would choose such difficult circumstances for yourself.  How amazing are you?  You are doing the work of several lifetimes all in one.  We are all just working toward that final goal of making our way back to Godhead and this cannot be accomplished without each and everyone of us making it back.  If even one is left behind the reunion of all of those souls that were created at the dawn of time...and, yes, you are one of those souls as we all are...we will never be completely reunited.  Yeah, you guessed it...that would defy universal law.  So...how amazing are you?  Let's just say we can't do it without you.  Without you none of this is possible.

 

BE MIND BLOWING:  Walk up to a total stranger today and offer them an unsolicited compliment.  It will make their day...and yours.

 

 

We now return to your regularly scheduled programming.....

 

Leosun

 

 

 

 

Hey guys - so i told you the other day that i had gone to see King kong... well i dont think any of you would believe me if i said i had actually 'seen' the beast :)  seriously i have - i have even stood in its hand :-p

 

Take a look and see what you think

 

 

Told you it was true! :):D thats me with my two older sisters and older brother when i was about 6years old. that was taken in May 1990 i believe. actually that would make me 5yrs old in the pic..(if the quality is bad - i apologise)

 

hehe :D:D Told you!

okay.
i want a new guitar
it must not be glossy..
..something with a satin finish.
no pickguard.
must be able to handle heavy strings.
guitar strappable.
preference of natural colors.
preference of chrome instead of gold.

yet these are superficial. i need to know how the guitar would feel when it's played.
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ook how happy i am on the ride there!


universal studios is empty on fridays. meaning no waiting in lines. >=]




ok....so we got bored after jurassic park and the mummy ride repeats. so we made funny faces as we di them drops. or at least tried. this is the picture i stole. whee!
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"Lola Stars And Stripes"

We all need to feel secure and so middle-class
But I'm still waiting for next week's chemical blast
Don't go feelin' insecure, no feelin' sad
With an M-16, you'll feel the surge of you're American past

But are you afraid, you always said the world will never last
Know that I'm not afraid, if you star-wipe all your past away
And the sun comes one more day

Lola, Lola,
Will the world end? Me and you
Lola, Lola,
No we're never going to make it through

Can you take me back to that place where stars glow?
Comets swarm like fireflies outside your window

But are you afraid, you always said the world will never last
Know that I'm not afraid, if you star-wipe all your past away
And the sun comes one more day

Lola, Lola,
Will the world end? Me and you
Lola, Lola,
No we're never going to make it through
Lola... [4x]