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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 07:33 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

Free Parking October 17 2018 Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth

http://eureka.news/free-parking-53/

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. Leo Tolstoy

The earth has, at most, 12 years to stabilize the worst effects of our changing climate. The Republicon controlled government scoffs and demands we use more fossil fuel.

Trump’s GOP controlled government has declared that human life is worth nothing but money from the sales of deadly weapons is worth everything.

Our 2016 election was stolen by foreign governments and we ignore the fact that Trump is an installed puppet and revile the victim of the theft as being “a poor candidate” or “corrupt” without evidence.

Throughout written history women and girls have been enslaved, raped, beaten, tortured, humiliated, sold, given away and murdered for being female. The recent SCOTUS appointment indicates that this won’t be changing for some time to come.

more at link http://eureka.news/free-parking-53/

This next couple of weeks are going to be tough to live through. I hope we all have some soothing technique that will help get through this time of waiting. Of course, there's the calling all walking and all of that, but underneath, it's the waiting.

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Reply Free Parking October 17 2018 Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth (Original post)
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 OP
LineReply Thank you WhiteTara.
 sheshe2 Oct 2018 #1
LineLineReply This is such a scary nightmare.
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #3
LineLineLineReply I try not to feel it or say it.
 sheshe2 Oct 2018 #8
LineLineLineLineReply I think the murder of Kashoggi has almost
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #14
LineLineLineLineLineReply The murder.
 sheshe2 Oct 2018 #19
LineLineLineNew Reply We might not pull this one out.
 murielm99 Oct 2018 #25
LineLineLineLineNew Reply I think that is all that is left
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #28
LineReply K&R
 brer cat Oct 2018 #2
LineLineReply ..
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #4
LineReply It would be a whole different world if the USA had a Reality based Media..
 Cha Oct 2018 #5
LineLineReply The Dalai Lama uses
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #9
LineLineLineReply Thank You! I got to see the Dali Lama once
 Cha Oct 2018 #13
LineLineLineLineReply There's something about saying 108,000 rounds
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #16
LineReply Thanks Tara. The midterms will be very revealing about the country we live in
 still_one Oct 2018 #6
LineLineReply Eyes wide open, always hoping
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #10
LineLineLineReply +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 still_one Oct 2018 #11
LineLineLineNew Reply That is a keeper! nt
 brer cat Oct 2018 #27
LineReply KR
 Me. Oct 2018 #7
LineLineReply Hey Me.
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #12
LineLineLineReply I'm Teaching Myself Some Of Them
 Me. Oct 2018 #20
LineLineLineLineReply the between the thumb and finger might
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #22
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply ...
 Me. Oct 2018 #23
LineLineReply Mahalo, Me! White Tara posted this link helpful link, too..
 Cha Oct 2018 #15
LineLineLineReply Hey There Cha
 Me. Oct 2018 #21
LineLineLineLineNew Reply Aww.. Wish I could say the
 Cha Oct 2018 #24
LineReply K&R for visibility.
 lunamagica Oct 2018 #17
LineLineReply Thanks lunamagica
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #18
LineNew Reply K & R
 SunSeeker Oct 2018 #26
LineLineNew Reply Thanks SunSeeker
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #29
LineLineLineNew Reply Hang in there, WhiteTara. As they say, the waiting is the hardest part.
 SunSeeker Oct 2018 #30
LineLineLineLineNew Reply It's sort of like prenancy and the last month
 WhiteTara Oct 2018 #31
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply LOL
 SunSeeker Oct 2018 #32

Response to WhiteTara (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2018, 07:50 PM

Star Member sheshe2 (76,705 posts)

1. Thank you WhiteTara.

Well said. Vote as if our lives depend on it, because they do.

Women have become an endangered species, not due to our lack of number but the cruelty of the men in high places wanting us forever subservient. Woman young and old need to be woke and vote. This is critical. Time to take a stand, it may be our last chance, not just to save ourselves but to save future generations.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 09:03 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

3. This is such a scary nightmare.

Some days I don't really think we're going to pull this one out of the fire in time. I keep trying to sound hopeful when I really want to say
Why don't you just kill yourselves? You hate life anyway. But then I remember I'm on a Buddhist path and try to find the middle way.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:05 PM

Star Member sheshe2 (76,705 posts)

8. I try not to feel it or say it.

However I am terrified. Everyday the 'resident slips further into maddness and everyday his minions and enablerers embrace him as they rape and pillage our America.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:30 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

14. I think the murder of Kashoggi has almost

numbed me. It's all moving so fast and there seems no way to stop this. We are all waiting for the election results, and then what?

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:49 PM

Star Member sheshe2 (76,705 posts)

19. The murder.

Sanctioned by trump. It is what he wants to do to our own.

"The election results...And then what?" I don't know.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 12:49 AM

Star Member murielm99 (28,965 posts)

25. We might not pull this one out.

It terrifies me, too.

If we win, then what? Do they have a plan? Will they refuse to recognize the results of the election? Nothing would surprise me, not after the Khashoggi murder.

But we have to keep fighting them, even if we do not get what we want on election day.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:45 AM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

28. I think that is all that is left

fighting them. I don't think it can be exactly like Germany, and I don't see us being saved by any allied powers. I fear that we will have a Tahrir Square event and then a Syria.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:05 PM

Star Member brer cat (19,054 posts)

2. K&R

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 09:05 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

4. ..

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 09:46 PM

Star Member Cha (277,701 posts)

5. It would be a whole different world if the USA had a Reality based Media..

"Our 2016 election was stolen by foreign governments and we ignore the fact that Trump is an installed puppet and revile the victim of the theft as being “a poor candidate” or “corrupt” without evidence."

Thank You so much for your words of wisdom, White Tara! I just started doing Ommmmmmm...

Om (About this sound listen (help·info), IAST: Oṃ, Devanagari: ? is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism, that signifies the essence of the ultimate reality, consciousness or Atman.[1][2][3] It is a syllable that is chanted either independently or before a mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.[4][5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om


What are the benefits of chanting Om?

Chanting of OM regulates the blood flow to different body parts. Thus, it helps in controlling blood pressure and symptoms of hypertension. When you disconnect from the outer world during chanting, your breathing, respiration and heart beat normalizes. Regular practice thus improves the working of your heart.Feb 13, 2017

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:15 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

9. The Dalai Lama uses

Om Mani Padme Hum

My teacher says this is really the only mantra you need. Here's an interesting site:
http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:28 PM

Star Member Cha (277,701 posts)

13. Thank You! I got to see the Dali Lama once

in Hamilton, New York.. at the college.

I'm going to memorize and say it.. a good way to go to sleep at night, too, I think.

Nice of them to give the phonetic pronunciation!

Om(ohm) Ma(mah) Ni(nee) Pad(pahd) Me(may)Hum(hum)

http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm



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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:34 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

16. There's something about saying 108,000 rounds

of 108 beads and it is a big step on the Path.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 09:51 PM

Star Member still_one (84,668 posts)

6. Thanks Tara. The midterms will be very revealing about the country we live in

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:16 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

10. Eyes wide open, always hoping

(a line from Norah Jones - great song about her child)

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:18 PM

Star Member still_one (84,668 posts)

11. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 05:48 AM

Star Member brer cat (19,054 posts)

27. That is a keeper! nt

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:26 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

12. Hey Me.

That is a great website. I had forgotten about some of those pressure points and learned some new ones. It reminded me to use them.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:55 PM

Star Member Me. (34,336 posts)

20. I'm Teaching Myself Some Of Them

Hopefully, so I will stop waking up in the middle of the night going...'Oh dear God."

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 11:05 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

22. the between the thumb and finger might

be a good one. Easy to get to and it does feel soothing. Sometimes I remind myself that thoughts arise from nothing and go nowhere and then do deep abdominal breathing until I can sleep again. Maybe all three?

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

Star Member Me. (34,336 posts)

23. ...

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:33 PM

Star Member Cha (277,701 posts)

15. Mahalo, Me! White Tara posted this link helpful link, too..

Om Mani Padme Hum

The Meaning of the Mantra
in Tibetan Buddhism

http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm

Anything we can do to help calm our nerves and focus on what is Important.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:58 PM

Star Member Me. (34,336 posts)

21. Hey There Cha

whenever I see you it's an instant balm.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 12:13 AM

Star Member Cha (277,701 posts)

24. Aww.. Wish I could say the

same when I look in the mirror! Thank You!

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:40 PM

lunamagica (9,967 posts)

17. K&R for visibility.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 10:42 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

18. Thanks lunamagica

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:06 AM

Star Member SunSeeker (47,495 posts)

26. K & R

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 09:51 AM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

29. Thanks SunSeeker

all this has me digging deep into myself to see what and who I am as a human.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 11:05 AM

Star Member SunSeeker (47,495 posts)

30. Hang in there, WhiteTara. As they say, the waiting is the hardest part.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:33 PM

Star Member WhiteTara (27,761 posts)

31. It's sort of like prenancy and the last month

of waiting and wondering if you are goiing to birth a baby or monster.

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Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:40 PM

Star Member SunSeeker (47,495 posts)

32. LOL

Most babies are monsters, or at least mine was until he finally started sleeping through the night....

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