Dear Colleagues, Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night. Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a piano in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd. We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded. So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel! Grace & Peace, Jack
Great story, Jack!! Joyce On Aug 18, 2013 2:03 PM, "Jack Gilles" <jackcgilles@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Thank you Jack. What a wonderful story. Jeanette Stanfield On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
I think that is one of the gifts of the Spirit Movement that intrigued me from the beginning-the audacity to "see" people and offer them the chance to "be" and "do" who they were. Susan Susan Fertig-Dykes (personal email account) The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 ESV On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Colleagues, Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night. Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd. We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded. So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel! Grace & Peace, Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Jack, what an amazing moment of "wonder" such as is often possible in the most unexpected places if one has the "eyes to behold" the care and joy that is everywhere. I think you have a unique ability to invite such moments. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Jack Gilles Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 3:03 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Cc: Jon Gilles; Joshua Craver; Jennifer Frohlich; Patricia Webb; Cristy Holden; Ravi Toshniwal Subject: [Oe List ...] A Story Dear Colleagues, Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night. Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd. We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded. So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel! Grace & Peace, Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Thanks for this great story, Jack. And a special thanks for your video on ... is it Story-Warriors? ... I watched it straight through while I was on vacation, and felt inspired and heartened. Nancy ________________________________ From: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jon Gilles <dobie55@hotmail.com>; Joshua Craver <joshuacraver@hotmail.com>; Jennifer Frohlich <reddoorforyou@hotmail.com>; Patricia Webb <WEBBPAT1@cox.net>; Cristy Holden <HoldenCJ@aol.com>; Ravi Toshniwal <ravitosh@banswarafabrics.com> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:02 PM Subject: [Oe List ...] A Story Dear Colleagues, Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night. Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd. We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded. So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel! Grace & Peace, Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Jack, What a great story! I felt like I was there. Grace and Peace, Charles On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Yes, that was an angel. Reminded me of that magician in Lonavla who had us all in wonderment. ----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jon Gilles <dobie55@hotmail.com>; Joshua Craver <joshuacraver@hotmail.com>; Jennifer Frohlich <reddoorforyou@hotmail.com>; Patricia Webb <WEBBPAT1@cox.net>; Cristy Holden <HoldenCJ@aol.com>; Ravi Toshniwal <ravitosh@banswarafabrics.com> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:02 AM Subject: [Oe List ...] A Story
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Wonderful On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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Hi Jack I am sorry that I haven't got back to you sooner. Your question to me was what has been happening in my life? A LOT. I have been on a unique journey that has taken be to places in the mind, body and spirit. Around 8 years ago while Bev and I were vacationing at a resort on the west side of Michigan, I listened to a series of CD's called the "Biology of Enpowerment" by Dr. Lee Pulos. That was my introduction into the world of Quantum Physics. It also set my re-examing my theology and belief system. I learned the out beliefs start out as a thought. I think a thought, Think the thought, think the thought, thonk the thought and all of a sudden it becomes my belief. That opened me to look at the programming that .has occurred over the last 75 years. I and everyone else have been programmed my our parent, family, friends, teachers, clergy, church, society, and media. I began to ask myself what do I believe? I decided that I needed a definitioin of God that fit into the quantum universe. That definition was this: "God in unconditional Love." God is that energy that created this universe and dwells within me now. I am the manifestation of God as well as everyone else. Therefore, since God is unconditional love, I and the rest of the universe are one. There is no separation between me and God. Only my consciousness and awareness of that truth. So, how does one experience God in our life. What kind of built in system do we have that allows us to know we are in alignment with that energy. The system is our emotional system. WHen we are optimistic, happy, enthusiastic, passionate about living our lives we are in sync with God. When we experience negative emotions or thoughts we are in alignment. Negative thoughts are not bad it becomes a wake up call to seek out ways to "upgrade" our feelings. This quote labels the focus and purpose of our individual happiness. "God made the world for the delight of human beings."-Mother Teresa The key word is DELIGHT. (I can't get out of bold so pardon the rest of the letter) We ae to enjoy the world and not suffer through it. Because God being unconditional love, there is NO guilt. This on the surface seems like a utopia. Far from it. It means that annew paradigm has occurred. The past is past and the future is open. There is no more "If you do this ....... then......" That is called conditional love. Where we find it so much is throughout the Old Testament and even the New Testament. We have seen it throughout the life of the church by the pronoucments and sanctions. No more. Our society and almost every culture has many instances and experiences of this conditional love. When you stand in unconditional love you focus on your direction for your life. Thus, I give up the resistance that tries to CONTROL others and the situation. I am in a state of ALLOWING others be. WHEN I an in alignment with who I am, I am in alignmnet with the energy that creates worlds. That means there is no more worry about the world God is taking care of it. The world doesn't need to be fixed. I am never going to get it done so there is no right way for living. I am proposing a new context for the 21st Century. The old way of thinking about the past does not help create to new future. So I have dismissed the old as timewasters and am focused to the opportunity and solutions for the future. To regertate the poprblems does not enable to process or solutions. Part of our emotional guidance system is what we have called intuition. We need to listen to our intuition for it is the link to the universal intelligence or God. Mediation is one way to clear our mind of the noise of the world. Appreciation is another way of focusing on feeling good. By the way, I have decided that there are a different set of acts in worship. There are three acts: The Act of Appreciation, the Acr of Listening (The Word) and the Act of Allowing. This brings freedom and spirit back into worship. There are mountains fo thoughts and side bars I could expound on. I am working some of this through as I am going through each day. Thia may not make sense to you or the rest but I am having fun again. This is the beginning. The areas I am working in is health (how can we heal ourselves?), money( how can we attract it?), wellbeing ( how can we live a life of wellbeing) I wanted to bring you up to date as to where I am on my journey Grace and Peace Walt Kargus
Walt, (et al.), Just saw this (clearing an overwhelm of mail in my inbox). Who knew you'd become a closet advocate of the Law of Attraction (as described by Esther Hicks). I don't see this thinking, for myself, so much a change in thinking as a realignment with what I've always known to be true. And I'm much the happier for it. Sunny -----Original Message----- From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Walter Kargus Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 1:38 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] A New Story Hi Jack I am sorry that I haven't got back to you sooner. Your question to me was what has been happening in my life? A LOT. I have been on a unique journey that has taken be to places in the mind, body and spirit. Around 8 years ago while Bev and I were vacationing at a resort on the west side of Michigan, I listened to a series of CD's called the "Biology of Enpowerment" by Dr. Lee Pulos. That was my introduction into the world of Quantum Physics. It also set my re-examing my theology and belief system. I learned the out beliefs start out as a thought. I think a thought, Think the thought, think the thought, thonk the thought and all of a sudden it becomes my belief. That opened me to look at the programming that .has occurred over the last 75 years. I and everyone else have been programmed my our parent, family, friends, teachers, clergy, church, society, and media. I began to ask myself what do I believe? I decided that I needed a definitioin of God that fit into the quantum universe. That definition was this: "God in unconditional Love." God is that energy that created this universe and dwells within me now. I am the manifestation of God as well as everyone else. Therefore, since God is unconditional love, I and the rest of the universe are one. There is no separation between me and God. Only my consciousness and awareness of that truth. So, how does one experience God in our life. What kind of built in system do we have that allows us to know we are in alignment with that energy. The system is our emotional system. WHen we are optimistic, happy, enthusiastic, passionate about living our lives we are in sync with God. When we experience negative emotions or thoughts we are in alignment. Negative thoughts are not bad it becomes a wake up call to seek out ways to "upgrade" our feelings. This quote labels the focus and purpose of our individual happiness. "God made the world for the delight of human beings."-Mother Teresa The key word is DELIGHT. (I can't get out of bold so pardon the rest of the letter) We ae to enjoy the world and not suffer through it. Because God being unconditional love, there is NO guilt. This on the surface seems like a utopia. Far from it. It means that annew paradigm has occurred. The past is past and the future is open. There is no more "If you do this ....... then......" That is called conditional love. Where we find it so much is throughout the Old Testament and even the New Testament. We have seen it throughout the life of the church by the pronoucments and sanctions. No more. Our society and almost every culture has many instances and experiences of this conditional love. When you stand in unconditional love you focus on your direction for your life. Thus, I give up the resistance that tries to CONTROL others and the situation. I am in a state of ALLOWING others be. WHEN I an in alignment with who I am, I am in alignmnet with the energy that creates worlds. That means there is no more worry about the world God is taking care of it. The world doesn't need to be fixed. I am never going to get it done so there is no right way for living. I am proposing a new context for the 21st Century. The old way of thinking about the past does not help create to new future. So I have dismissed the old as timewasters and am focused to the opportunity and solutions for the future. To regertate the poprblems does not enable to process or solutions. Part of our emotional guidance system is what we have called intuition. We need to listen to our intuition for it is the link to the universal intelligence or God. Mediation is one way to clear our mind of the noise of the world. Appreciation is another way of focusing on feeling good. By the way, I have decided that there are a different set of acts in worship. There are three acts: The Act of Appreciation, the Acr of Listening (The Word) and the Act of Allowing. This brings freedom and spirit back into worship. There are mountains fo thoughts and side bars I could expound on. I am working some of this through as I am going through each day. Thia may not make sense to you or the rest but I am having fun again. This is the beginning. The areas I am working in is health (how can we heal ourselves?), money( how can we attract it?), wellbeing ( how can we live a life of wellbeing) I wanted to bring you up to date as to where I am on my journey Grace and Peace Walt Kargus _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
See also M.T. Winter's PARADOXOLGY: Spirituality in a Quantum Universe. Maryknoll, NY,Orbis Books, 2009. Ellen On Oct 15, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Sunny Walker wrote:
Walt, (et al.), Just saw this (clearing an overwhelm of mail in my inbox). Who knew you'd become a closet advocate of the Law of Attraction (as described by Esther Hicks). I don't see this thinking, for myself, so much a change in thinking as a realignment with what I've always known to be true. And I'm much the happier for it. Sunny
-----Original Message----- From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Walter Kargus Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 1:38 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] A New Story
Hi Jack
I am sorry that I haven't got back to you sooner. Your question to me was what has been happening in my life? A LOT. I have been on a unique journey that has taken be to places in the mind, body and spirit. Around 8 years ago while Bev and I were vacationing at a resort on the west side of Michigan, I listened to a series of CD's called the "Biology of Enpowerment" by Dr. Lee Pulos. That was my introduction into the world of Quantum Physics.
It also set my re-examing my theology and belief system. I learned the out beliefs start out as a thought. I think a thought, Think the thought, think the thought, thonk the thought and all of a sudden it becomes my belief. That opened me to look at the programming that .has occurred over the last 75 years. I and everyone else have been programmed my our parent, family, friends, teachers, clergy, church, society, and media.
I began to ask myself what do I believe? I decided that I needed a definitioin of God that fit into the quantum universe. That definition was this: "God in unconditional Love." God is that energy that created this universe and dwells within me now. I am the manifestation of God as well as everyone else. Therefore, since God is unconditional love, I and the rest of the universe are one. There is no separation between me and God. Only my consciousness and awareness of that truth.
So, how does one experience God in our life. What kind of built in system do we have that allows us to know we are in alignment with that energy. The system is our emotional system. WHen we are optimistic, happy, enthusiastic, passionate about living our lives we are in sync with God. When we experience negative emotions or thoughts we are in alignment. Negative thoughts are not bad it becomes a wake up call to seek out ways to "upgrade" our feelings. This quote labels the focus and purpose of our individual happiness.
"God made the world for the delight of human beings."-Mother Teresa
The key word is DELIGHT.
(I can't get out of bold so pardon the rest of the letter)
We ae to enjoy the world and not suffer through it. Because God being unconditional love, there is NO guilt. This on the surface seems like a utopia. Far from it. It means that annew paradigm has occurred. The past is past and the future is open. There is no more "If you do this ....... then......" That is called conditional love.
Where we find it so much is throughout the Old Testament and even the New Testament. We have seen it throughout the life of the church by the pronoucments and sanctions. No more. Our society and almost every culture has many instances and experiences of this conditional love.
When you stand in unconditional love you focus on your direction for your life. Thus, I give up the resistance that tries to CONTROL others and the situation. I am in a state of ALLOWING others be. WHEN I an in alignment with who I am, I am in alignmnet with the energy that creates worlds. That means there is no more worry about the world God is taking care of it. The world doesn't need to be fixed. I am never going to get it done so there is no right way for living.
I am proposing a new context for the 21st Century. The old way of thinking about the past does not help create to new future. So I have dismissed the old as timewasters and am focused to the opportunity and solutions for the future. To regertate the poprblems does not enable to process or solutions.
Part of our emotional guidance system is what we have called intuition. We need to listen to our intuition for it is the link to the universal intelligence or God.
Mediation is one way to clear our mind of the noise of the world. Appreciation is another way of focusing on feeling good.
By the way, I have decided that there are a different set of acts in worship. There are three acts: The Act of Appreciation, the Acr of Listening (The Word) and the Act of Allowing. This brings freedom and spirit back into worship.
There are mountains fo thoughts and side bars I could expound on. I am working some of this through as I am going through each day.
Thia may not make sense to you or the rest but I am having fun again. This is the beginning. The areas I am working in is health (how can we heal ourselves?), money( how can we attract it?), wellbeing ( how can we live a life of wellbeing)
I wanted to bring you up to date as to where I am on my journey
Grace and Peace
Walt Kargus
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Dear colleagues: I appreciate what Jack wrote to kick off this unique string around our chance encounter with the wonder of an 87 year old/young elder concert pianist. You bump into many types of people on " Pearl Street", which for me is a metaphor of living/dancing on the edge where youth and elder and all in between mingle. There are among these groups many who are suffering from the huge economic/cultural disruptions of our time. Being mindful with each encounter is to quote one teacher of mine ( Thich Nhat Hanh) "Still Mind, Peaceful Heart" a pathway to real engagement. We found ourselves on Pearl Street ( this street/walking mall of about 6 blocks reminds me of San Fran in the 70/80's or the St. Charles bridge in Prague.) where all is possible, where dreams get realized or shattered. A place where you can meet the profundity in the other which is part of you. Magdalena ( a biblical name from Mary Magdalene, an earth mother for sure ), was an elder to behold. What do elders do anyway? This is from the Bill McKibbin,the environmentalist of 350.org: " Elders don't tell you what you must do, they say what they must say." Say it straight out in the moment without any discrimination. I sensed that Magdalena's story about being an authentic concert pianist was true. She heard the honky tonk pianist , Charlie a regular, playing while lying on his back on a rock. She kept saying she loved playing. I began encouraging her, asking her if she would like to play something. A slight hesitation and then a big yes. We all gathered, courage in hand, with our little 95 lb heavyweight to visit Charlie. This was his first set of the evening with only a few bucks in his collection jar; and only a few gathered to hear him...A slow evening. Enter us, Magdalena in hand, bright eyed and full of hope to play. At first Charlie wasn't too sure. (He gets a lot of " concert pianists" who would like to hit the key board)..I told him our/her story straight out and he opened his arms to our new teacher. The transformed one beamed as she got behind an out of tune piano. Her peppered hair and smile asked what shall I play? We urged, "Play what you want". She went thru some kind of mental menu to come up with something we might all enjoy. An energetic Spanish tune which we could clap to...Now Charlie was a believer and urged her too play more. She did another classical piece like Clare de Lune very soothing. Ready to stop, we all urged her to do one more. Ah she said out loud.. And now a little Chopin...What a rap up to our impromptu concert on Pearl St. By now there was huge crowd taking pictures and stuffing money into the jar. ( Charlie is now on rocks very happy) and Magdalena sparkling, ready to fly back to where she had come from. As we got up Charlie asked me if we could come back later for his 2nd set with our Angel. I said it was unlikely but would pass on his sentiments.. The meaning of the story inside this event for me is about elder-hood. How do we pass along the next generation wisdom. Wisdom that not only comes from the mind but equally from the heart in the spirit of non discrimination... And transformation was witnessed and experienced by the 6 of us directly in the cast...And then of course many who stopped to witness the event... An elder not written off but performing from her heart..From her stored up wisdom.. And for those that could see her hands they were gnarled and molded to a wide span so she could reach all the keys. What recall.. There is no perfection except in its wonder, it was perfect.... And it ends with an applause after I introduce her to the crowd.. She smiles takes a few steps with us and then disappears into the night....Her apt complex is only about 4 blocks away...It is our intent to go visit her.. Who knows perhaps we have new show to offer Pearl Street. Then again let's wait for the conditions to be right for what else could arise.. So yes Arise and behold the wonder in your life encounters. Be well. Salvatore( thanks to Dianne for editing). PS. A little gift to all on Mindfulness practices to stay in the moment: " How to Train A Wild Elephant and other adventures in Mindfulness".. On Aug 18, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Jack Gilles wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
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Dear Salvatore, Thank you from Sydney for this marvellous narrative. So visual, and universal, and a delight to read. In peace, Isobel Bishop On 21/08/2013, at 6:29 AM, R.Salvatore Caruso <cplcaruso@igc.org> wrote:
Dear colleagues:
I appreciate what Jack wrote to kick off this unique string around our chance encounter with the wonder of an 87 year old/young elder concert pianist. You bump into many types of people on " Pearl Street", which for me is a metaphor of living/dancing on the edge where youth and elder and all in between mingle. There are among these groups many who are suffering from the huge economic/cultural disruptions of our time. Being mindful with each encounter is to quote one teacher of mine ( Thich Nhat Hanh) "Still Mind, Peaceful Heart" a pathway to real engagement. We found ourselves on Pearl Street ( this street/walking mall of about 6 blocks reminds me of San Fran in the 70/80's or the St. Charles bridge in Prague.) where all is possible, where dreams get realized or shattered. A place where you can meet the profundity in the other which is part of you.
Magdalena ( a biblical name from Mary Magdalene, an earth mother for sure ), was an elder to behold. What do elders do anyway? This is from the Bill McKibbin,the environmentalist of 350.org: " Elders don't tell you what you must do, they say what they must say." Say it straight out in the moment without any discrimination. I sensed that Magdalena's story about being an authentic concert pianist was true. She heard the honky tonk pianist , Charlie a regular, playing while lying on his back on a rock. She kept saying she loved playing. I began encouraging her, asking her if she would like to play something. A slight hesitation and then a big yes. We all gathered, courage in hand, with our little 95 lb heavyweight to visit Charlie. This was his first set of the evening with only a few bucks in his collection jar; and only a few gathered to hear him...A slow evening.
Enter us, Magdalena in hand, bright eyed and full of hope to play. At first Charlie wasn't too sure. (He gets a lot of " concert pianists" who would like to hit the key board)..I told him our/her story straight out and he opened his arms to our new teacher. The transformed one beamed as she got behind an out of tune piano. Her peppered hair and smile asked what shall I play? We urged, "Play what you want". She went thru some kind of mental menu to come up with something we might all enjoy. An energetic Spanish tune which we could clap to...Now Charlie was a believer and urged her too play more. She did another classical piece like Clare de Lune very soothing. Ready to stop, we all urged her to do one more. Ah she said out loud.. And now a little Chopin...What a rap up to our impromptu concert on Pearl St. By now there was huge crowd taking pictures and stuffing money into the jar. ( Charlie is now on rocks very happy) and Magdalena sparkling, ready to fly back to where she had come from. As we got up Charlie asked me if we could come back later for his 2nd set with our Angel. I said it was unlikely but would pass on his sentiments..
The meaning of the story inside this event for me is about elder-hood. How do we pass along the next generation wisdom. Wisdom that not only comes from the mind but equally from the heart in the spirit of non discrimination...
And transformation was witnessed and experienced by the 6 of us directly in the cast...And then of course many who stopped to witness the event... An elder not written off but performing from her heart..From her stored up wisdom.. And for those that could see her hands they were gnarled and molded to a wide span so she could reach all the keys. What recall.. There is no perfection except in its wonder, it was perfect.... And it ends with an applause after I introduce her to the crowd.. She smiles takes a few steps with us and then disappears into the night....Her apt complex is only about 4 blocks away...It is our intent to go visit her.. Who knows perhaps we have new show to offer Pearl Street. Then again let's wait for the conditions to be right for what else could arise..
So yes Arise and behold the wonder in your life encounters.
Be well.
Salvatore( thanks to Dianne for editing).
PS. A little gift to all on Mindfulness practices to stay in the moment: " How to Train A Wild Elephant and other adventures in Mindfulness"..
On Aug 18, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Jack Gilles wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.
We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded.
So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
Grace & Peace,
Jack _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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Charles Hahn -
Dharmalingam Vinasithamby -
Herman Greene -
Isobel A Bishop -
Jack Gilles -
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Nancy Trask -
R.Salvatore Caruso -
RICHARD HOWIE -
Sunny Walker -
Susan Fertig -
Walter Kargus