Ardith Hinton to James Bradley on 07-20-11 14:42 re: Behind the Scenes

 AH>  You've been here longer than anybody else except for
 AH>  Dallas & me... and you understand what we're trying to
 AH>  accomplish. If others are team-teaching effectively he
 AH>  doesn't need the big hammer.  :-))

 JB>  As a blanket apology, I know how I was raised to push
 JB>  boundaries.


 AH>           I wasn't.  But I cheered inwardly for the teenager who...
 AH> when asked how leukemia had affected his life... commented "I'm
 AH> a lot mouthier now."  ;-)

I remember hearing of him, [From you?] or I had a few lucid dreams where he
figured prominently. If nothing else, our afflictions DID give us a voice. For
some, it may remain hidden but an internal dialog is better than none at all, I
suppose.


 JB>  I pray I was never too far from the "spirit" of the
 JB>  community you two built here, and if I was, I trust
 JB>  I wasn't too hard to lead back to enlightenment?


 AH>           Not at all!  Survivors recognize one another.  I
 AH> see that in you.  I see it in Richard.  Yes, I do some
 AH> gentle direction of subject matter at times
 AH> ... but the apparent subject matter is a component of the larger
 AH> picture.  :-)

Well, I'd like to think I can clue into topics omitted in discussions. I also
respect that others might not possess that distinction. I DO need to work on my
acceptance of others. Like AA I suppose, knowing I have that problem is always
step one. [giggle]


 JB>  I talk in fido how I like to talk to the neighbours
 JB>  across our fence, and how I'd like to be talked to.
 JB>  "Don't be offensive, OR easily offended..."


 AH>           Do as you would be did by.  Makes sense to me....  :-)

Actually, a terrible example considering the neighbour that has JUST listed his
house for sale.  Ah well. We'll see if he sells to a better person. ;)

 JB>  I know I can be gruff and crass at times and I need to
 JB>  be more sensitive to others, but I *think* of myself as
 JB>  the guy too willing to lend my neighbour my garden hose
 JB>  if his house is on fire, but I'm not above giving him
 JB>  a hard time about it if it comes back all kinked up.


 AH>           I call 'em the way I see 'em, just as you do.
 AH> IMHO your heart is in the right place & you responded with
 AH> awesome sensitivity to Shiloh.  :-)

[Wish I could remember now.] I think newcomers tend to overwhelmed with 300
messages, and never think they will keep up. THEN they hear me repeating myself
over and over.... 

 JB>  ... And I need to work on my "Oh ya?" attitude.


 AH>           A certain amount of healthy skepticism is not amiss AFAIC,
 AH> and Steve would appreciate that too.  But he may be wondering
 AH> what to make of us because we didn't run away screaming or
 AH> try to correct his perceptions when he told us he's an
 AH> atheist.  I see some evidence of a Wounded Child there...

As you, or other regulars might imagine, I gravitated early to an alternative
to the Judah Christian theology. I've always admired a N. American First Nation
take on their "Creator" from the first time I learned about their beliefs.
Lately I have found more information about it on the Internet, and have become
a firm believer in its suggestions. (I just "watered" the laptop where I saved
the URL, so it'll have to wait before I post it here.)

 AH> as I imagine you do.  We've dealt with similar issues here
 AH> in the past.  OTOH, I suppose he may be thinking... as one
 AH> of our (now deceased) BBS users did... that we sound too
 AH> much like the Care Bears to suit his preference.  Over to
 AH> you, Steve.  ;-)

I would imagine that if we don't beat an Atheist over the head with a John
Smith (IF that's the Book Of Mormon, "author"?) book of fiction, that we
couldn't be spiritual people. 

I'll paraphrase a new found text:

The Red Road has four laws.
Respect the Great Spirit.
Respect the earth.
Respect your fellow man and woman.
Respect every persons' right to freedom provided it does not threaten the
tribe, the earth, or the Great Spirit.



 JB>  I hope your new readers here can feel half as welcomed
 JB>  as you two have made me.


 AH>           Thankyou!  I'm glad to hear you feel that way....  :-)

In the spirit that I have always found fido in, I hope to help even a PORTION
of how much I have been helped. That goes threefold here. (I KNOW the
proportions stay the same, but.... ;-)


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