# 19 The Pit In The Cherry and The Guitar

Had decided that I was going to revive some old and long forgotten interests in music and playing the guitar. A few in the family are fairly adept in producing listenable musical sounds. I enjoy the sounds of the piano, organ, guitar, and the keyboards. Enjoyed a few of the older country music singers, and liked to listen to WLS's, Barn Dance program. Didn't progress much beyond that point though. Gave thoughts to buying another guitar, but no burning desire was present so held off doing so. Shortly after those guitar thoughts, and while putting out the rubbish one day, I spotted a cream and brown guitar on top of a rubbish dumpster across the alley from where I was standing. So I walked over to check it out. Three of the five strings were gone, but otherwise nothing else was broken. So I go looking for guitar stings. Huh, where did all the music stores move too? On line checking gave a confusing array of available guitar stings. Didn't want to pop for something I had no idea about, the right guitar strings, for an alley found relic.
Talking about synchronicity and synergism is one thing, but experiencing it at work, is quite another.
From one son and his wife
( http://sunshine-adayinthelife.blogspot.com/ )
comes sets of guitar strings and a guitar tuner, with cording charts and music. From another son comes two guitar tuners. So here we have the old man, two sons, a daughter-in law, and a grandson, setting up that alley found guitar, into a new life. A few hours of restringing and tuning took place. All is well. Was made aware that the tuning process will need to be done every few days as variables in the guitar, strings and temperature will cause changes in the sounds made. Sure enough that is a process that took place. One or more strings would give an "oh oh" wrong, (even to me) sound. So where is all this headed, read on. Life is like a bowl of ripe luscious cherry's. Enjoy the tangy pulp of the cherry, but don't break a tooth on the pit stone. So while practicing cords, and getting tender spots on my finger tips, thoughts are popping in and out of my mind. Delicious cherry's, cherry stone pits, guitar out of tune and how it all can relate to ones life. Like the cherries pulp, and in tune sounds from the guitar, there are many enjoyable things in life. The cherry pit stone and the flat out of tune guitar sounds are very much like the hard and rough times experienced in life. So life has smooth and rough times, but do you stop eating cherries, and throw out the guitar! Nah, that's not the real answer to the situation, is it! One just pays more attention to what is being done. Gentle bite on the cherry, tongue at work pulling the cherry pit off to the side, for disposal. Guitar re tuned for harmonious sounds. If one ignores the off tune happenings in life, eventually, the one off tune string, will be joined by the others. This leads to a cacophonous admixture of tears, frustration, fear, and self-destructive thoughts. One can so easily get overwhelmed by the totality of it all they just give up, and suffer it through life. Quality of life is missing. Rarely does all of ones problems come at one time. Although it may seem like they all arrived at one time. Like tuning that guitar, start with one problem and correct it. Keep correcting the problems one by one, and you will restore your life to a tuned state. My blog posts reflect many of my step by step attacks to problems, although it may not at first seem so.
Forums like
( http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/index.php )
and
( http://forum.mind-energy.net/ )
along with
( http://www.hbinavigators.com/index.php?ption=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 )
also assist in fine tuning ones life experiences.
One needs to make that first move to correcting the mess you are experiencing. Now for your home work: Where I'm going here is "what are those thoughts you have right now" about your undesired condition. You may or may not have preconceived thoughts and desires that would, consciously or not, be tossed in to your, what I call "working the picture for my ideal life condition." Until you know what your expectations are at this point, and to avoid messy undesired complications, get to know those expectations, before working the picture. Now get a eight and a half by eleven yellow pad and fill all the pages, listing what your picture of your ideal and perfect life condition looks like, and how you can best harmonize with that picture. Now if you did the yellow pad list entries, with an honest open heart, you at least have an idea of your expectations of life. Spend some time, like two or three weeks, to weed and winnow the list you made. This is an amazing process in revealing the innermost private, and perhaps even unknown to you thoughts. Now you will find and laugh at some entries, and cross them off, as not at all important to you. Keep at it though, cross off what's not relevant, or add what new comes to mind. What you ultimately will wind up with is a composite thought picture, of your ideal life requirements. Now from this list, rewrite the list using only what was not crossed off. Now picture yourself with these ideal life conditions, living out your dreams, doing what you felt you wanted to do and places to go too, and weed and winnow some more of the new list you made. Dream it real and happening. How does it all "feel" now! Would this fulfill your dream! If no further changes are needed, for a few weeks, view your write as "my dream come true." When you feel at peace with that dream, release it to the Universe for fulfilment. How it all comes about or happens is no longer you're concern. Just know it has happened.

"God of my heart, you know my needs, you know my
desires and needs. Deep within me I feel that perfected life
manifested . You knew my perfected life was waiting for me,
and that I only needed to ask. Thank you for guiding and bringing me to my perfected life manifestations in your loving way, Thank You."

Now let it go, knowing fully and believing that this has come to pass. So a process similar to what I described, is how you can start it "working". Until you can even perceive it as a possibility, nothing will change. Change will commence though, as you start to realize that the key to the betterment of your life, starts with you.

# 18 TheTalker and Redwing Reviews Catalog

Finding books titles on specific subjects through regular channels,
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Give a look at:

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My blogs are:
The Psychics Blog - http://thepsychicsblog.blogspot.com/
The Healers Blog - http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/
Razors Edge - http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/
Nothing But The Truth - http://dependsonwhosetruth.blogspot.com/
The Ancient One Speaks - http://theancientonespeaks.blogspot.com/
See What I See - http://brownryenow.blogspot.com/
Peaceful Warrior - http://mytimeatbat.blogspot.com/

# 17 Common Sense, Myth and Cholesterol

So now, here we go again. While top-notch medical experts continue to pro and con the cholesterol issue, what is one to believe and do! Doing any type of research into what role cholesterol plays in ones health, is some what revealing. So while the experts argue, I read their research papers to my advantage. As I winnow through the reports, in my clumsy way, I endeavor to apply ordinary common sense, to a complex issue. Yes, it is complex. Yes, I can see their point, for whatever stand they took. More often though, some expert is stating, that one needs a certain kind of drug (medication ) to control the levels of cholesterol within the body. At this point, as I read it , is where the problem commences.While I may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but when I read elsewhere, that " without cholesterol in the body, you are dead", I did want to know more about cholesterol's real function in the body. The article below is a tough read, and may take a couple of reads to truly understand, it will prove worthwhile. With that in mind, read on.
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Cholesterol is NOT the Cause of Heart Disease

Ron Rosedale, MD
By Ron Rosedale, MD
Cholesterol is not the major culprit in heart disease or any disease. If it becomes oxidized it can irritate/inflame tissues in which it is lodged in, such as the endothelium (lining of the arteries). This would be one of numerous causes of chronic inflammation that can injure the lining of arteries. However, many good fats are easily oxidized such as omega-3 fatty acids, but it does not mean that you should avoid it at all costs.
Common sense would indicate that we should avoid the oxidation (rancidity) of cholesterol and fatty acids and not get rid of important life-giving molecules. Using the same conventional medical thinking that is being used for cholesterol would lead one to believe that doctors should reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by taking out everybody's brain.
In fact, cholesterol is being transported to tissues as part of an inflammatory response that is there to repair damage.
The fixation on cholesterol as a major cause of heart disease defies the last 15 years of science and deflects from real causes such as the damage (via glycation) that sugars such as glucose and fructose inflict on tissues, including the lining of arteries, causing chronic inflammation and resultant plaque.
Insulin & Leptin Resistance
Hundreds of excellent scientific articles have linked insulin resistance and more recently leptin resistance to cardiovascular disease much more strongly than cholesterol, and they are in fact at least partially responsible for cholesterol abnormalities. For instance, insulin and leptin resistance result in "small dense" LDL particles and a greater number of particles.
This is much more important than the total cholesterol number. Because of particle size shift to small and dense, the total LDL cholesterol could still be low even though the number of particles and the density of the particles is greater. Small, dense LDL particles can squeeze between the cells lining the inside of the arteries, the "gap junction" of the endothelium, where they can get stuck and potentially oxidize, turn rancid, and cause inflammation of the lining of the arteries and plaque formation.
Importantly, many solid scientific studies have shown a mechanistic, causal effect of elevated insulin and leptin on heart and vascular disease, whereas almost all studies with cholesterol misleadingly only show an association. Association does not imply cause. For instance, something else may be causing lipid abnormalities such as elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, and also causing heart disease.
This "something else" is improper insulin and leptin signaling. Similarly, sugar does not cause diabetes; sugar is just listening to orders. Improper insulin and leptin signaling is the cause of diabetes. Likewise, cholesterol does not cause heart disease, but improper metabolic signals including improper signals to cholesterol (causing it to oxidize) and perhaps to the liver that manufactures the cholesterol, will cause heart and vascular disease and hypertension.
Removing cholesterol will do nothing to improve the underlying problems, the real roots of chronic disease, which will always have to do with improper communication, and the generals of metabolic communication are insulin and leptin. They are really what must be treated to reverse heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and to some extent aging itself.
Cholesterol; Wrongly Accused?
Before we can begin to talk about the real cause and effective treatment for heart and blood vessel disease, we must first look at what is known, or I should say what we think we know. The first thing that comes to mind when one hears about heart disease is almost always cholesterol. Cholesterol and heart disease has been almost synonymous for the last half-century. Cholesterol has been portrayed as the Darth Vader to our arteries and our heart.
The latest recommendation given by a so-called panel of "experts" recommends that a person's cholesterol be as low as possible, in fact to a level so low they say it cannot be achieved by diet, exercise, or any known lifestyle modification. Therefore, they say cholesterol-lowering drugs; particularly the so-called "statins" need to be given to anyone at high risk of heart disease. Since heart disease is the number one killer in this country that would include most adults and even many children. The fact that this might add to the $26 billion in sales of statin drugs last year I'm sure played no role in their recommendations.
Or did it?
Expert Conflict of Interests
Major consumer groups think so. They found out that eight of the nine "experts" that made the recommendations were on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies that manufacture those drugs. Major scientific organizations have chastised medical journals for allowing the pharmaceutical industry to publish misleading results and half-truths. There is a major push under way to force the pharmaceutical industry (and others) to publish results of all of their studies, and not just the ones that appear positive. The studies that showed negative results would be forced to be published also.
It could be that lowering cholesterol might not be as healthy as we are being told. More and more studies are coming out showing just how unhealthy lowering cholesterol might be, particularly by the use of statin drugs. In particular, statin drugs have been shown to be harmful to muscles causing considerable damage. A common symptom of this damage is muscular aches and pains that many patients experience on cholesterol-lowering drugs, however most do not realize that these drugs are to blame.
Hmm...isn't the heart a muscle?
Statin Drugs Actually Increase Heart Disease
Indeed, low cholesterol levels have been shown to worsen patients with congestive heart failure, a life-threatening condition where the heart becomes too weak to effectively pump blood. Statin drugs have been shown to also cause nerve damage and to greatly impair memory. One reason that statin drugs have these various serious side effects is that they work by inhibiting a vital enzyme that manufactures cholesterol in the liver. However, the same enzyme is used to manufacture coenzyme Q10, which is a biochemical needed to transfer energy from food to our cells to be used for the work of staying alive and healthy.
Statin drugs are known to inhibit our very important production of coenzyme Q10. Importantly, while many cardiologists insist that lowering cholesterol is correlated with a reduction in the risk of heart attacks; few can say that there is a reduction in the risk of mortality (death). That has been much harder to show. In other words it has never been conclusively shown that lowering cholesterol saves lives. In fact, several large studies have shown that lowering cholesterol into the range currently recommended is correlated with an increased risk of dying, especially of cancer.
No Such Thing as Good and Bad Cholesterol
Because the correlation of total cholesterol with heart disease is so weak, many years ago a stronger correlation was sought. It was found that there is so-called "good cholesterol" called HDL, and that the so-called "bad cholesterol" was LDL. HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein, and LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein. Notice please that LDL and HDL are lipoproteins -- fats combined with proteins. There is only one cholesterol. There is no such thing as a good or a bad cholesterol. Cholesterol is just cholesterol. It combines with other fats and proteins to be carried through the bloodstream, since fat and our watery blood do not mix very well.
Fatty substances therefore must be shuttled to and from our tissues and cells using proteins. LDL and HDL are forms of proteins and are far from being just cholesterol. In fact we now know there are many types of these fat and protein particles. LDL particles come in many sizes and large LDL particles are not a problem. Only the so-called small dense LDL particles can potentially be a problem, because they can squeeze through the lining of the arteries and if they oxidize, otherwise known as turning rancid, they can cause damage and inflammation. Thus, you might say that there is "good LDL" and "bad LDL." Also, some HDL particles are better than others. Knowing just your total cholesterol tells you very little. Even knowing your LDL and HDL levels do not tell you very much.
A mistake that is rarely made in the hard-core sciences such as physics seems to be frequently made in medicine. This is confusing correlation with cause. There may be a weak correlation of elevated cholesterol with heart attacks, however this does not mean it is the cholesterol that caused the heart attack. Certainly gray hair is correlated with getting older; however one could hardly say that the gray hair caused one to get old. Using hair dye to reduce the gray hair would not really make you any younger. Neither it appears would just lowering your cholesterol.
Perhaps something else is causing both the gray hair and aging. Even if elevated cholesterol were significant and heart disease (which I question) perhaps something else is causing the elevated cholesterol and also causing the heart disease.
Let's look little more at cholesterol or, as Paul Harvey was fond of saying, "the rest of the story." First and foremost, cholesterol is a vital component of every cell membrane on Earth. In other words, there is no life on Earth they can live without cholesterol. They will automatically tell you that, in of itself, it cannot be evil. In fact it is one of our best friends. We would not be here without it. No wonder lowering cholesterol too much increases one's risk of dying. Cholesterol also is a precursor to all of the steroid hormones. You cannot make estrogen, testosterone, cortisone, and a host of other vital hormones without cholesterol.
Cholesterol Is The Hero, Not The Villain.
It was determined many years ago that the majority of cholesterol in your bloodstream comes from what your liver is manufacturing and distributing. The amount of cholesterol that one eats plays little role in determining your cholesterol levels. It is also known that HDL shuttles cholesterol away from tissues, and away from your arteries, back to your liver. That is why HDL is called the "good cholesterol;" because it is supposedly taking cholesterol away from your arteries. But let's think about that.
Why does your liver make sure that you have plenty of cholesterol?
Why is HDL taking cholesterol back to your liver?
Why not take it right to your kidneys, or your intestines to get rid of it?
It is taking it back to your liver so that your liver can recycle it; put it back into other particles to be taken to tissues and cells that need it. Your body is trying to make and conserve the cholesterol for the precise reason that it is so important, indeed vital, for health.
One function of cholesterol is to keep your cell membranes from falling apart. As such, you might consider cholesterol your cells "superglue." It is a necessary ingredient in any sort of cellular repair. The coronary disease associated with heart attacks is now known to be caused from damage to the lining of those arteries. That damage causes inflammation. The coronary disease that causes heart attacks is now considered to be caused mostly from chronic inflammation.
What Is Inflammation?
Think of what happens if you were to cut your hand. Within a fraction of a second, chemicals are released by the damaged tissue to initiate the process known as inflammation. Inflammation will allow that little cut to heal, and indeed to keep you from dying. The cut blood vessels constrict to keep you from bleeding too much. Blood becomes "thicker" so that it can clot. Cells and chemicals from the immune system are alerted to come to the area to keep intruders such as viruses and bacteria from invading the cut. Other cells are told to multiply to repair the damage so that you can heal. When the repair is completed, you have lived to be careless another day, though you may have a small scar to show for your troubles.
We now know that similar events take place within the lining of our arteries. When damage occurs to the lining of our arteries (or even elsewhere) chemicals are released to initiate the process of inflammation. Arteries constrict, blood becomes more prone to clot, white blood cells are called to the area to gobble up damaged debris, and cells adjacent to those damaged are told to multiply. Ultimately, scars form, however inside our arteries we call it plaque. And the constriction of our arteries and the "thickening" of our blood further predisposes us to high blood pressure and heart attacks.
So Where Might Cholesterol Fit Into All Of This?
When damage is occurring and inflammation is being initiated, chemicals are being released so that that damage can be repaired. One could speculate that to replace damaged, old and worn-out cells the liver needs to be notified to either recycle or manufacture cholesterol since no cell, human or otherwise, can be made without it. In this case, cholesterol is being manufactured and distributed in your bloodstream to help you repair damaged tissue and in fact to keep you alive.
If excessive damage is occurring such that it is necessary to distribute extra cholesterol through the bloodstream, it would not seem very wise to merely lower the cholesterol and forget about why it is there in the first place. It would seem much smarter to reduce the extra need for the cholesterol -- the excessive damage that is occurring, the reason for the chronic inflammation.
So Why Take Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs?
The pharmaceutical companies thought that you might think that. They went back to the drawing board. They did more "research" and found (coincidentally) that statin drugs had anti-inflammatory effects. Therefore we're currently being told to stay on our cholesterol-lowering drugs because now they work by reducing inflammation and perhaps not even by reducing cholesterol, and in fact perhaps in spite of it. Aspirin reduces inflammation for a lot less money. So does vitamin E, and fish oil, and dietary changes without the dangers of drugs and having many other benefits instead.
What About Triglycerides?
Triglycerides are just medical terminology for fat. A person with high triglycerides has a lot of fat in the bloodstream. Triglycerides are generally measured when a person has fasted overnight. High fasting triglycerides are either from manufacturing too much, or using (burning) too little. In other words, what high triglycerides are telling you is that you are making too much fat and you are unable to burn it. This indeed is a major problem. The inability to burn fat underlies virtually all of the chronic diseases of aging, and in fact may contribute to the rate of aging itself.
As such, one might think that the control of fat burning and storage might be very important in heart disease, and the other diseases of aging such as diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and even cancer. Indeed, this appears to very much be the case. The two hormones that to a major extent control our ability to burn and store fat, insulin and leptin, appear to play a major role in all of the chronic diseases of aging. I would call them the most important hormones, indeed chemicals in the entire body. But that is a story for next time.

# 16 Spiritual What ! Not What You Think !

Greetings To All,
Wanted to share this freebie with you. Unusual look, at some thoughts to read.Very interesting.
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Hi Talker, I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day Weekend. I'm back from a family reunion in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and had a great time.Now that we're half way through the week already, (wow, time flies) I wanted to send you an interview with Dr. Joe Vitale, called Advanced Spiritual Marketing, and it's not what you may think it is.If you get a chance, read the interview and see what you get from it. Just click on the link to read the ebook.
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P.S. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
( Talker says " give me feedback " on your thoughts about this )
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# 15 Free must have computer programs

Well now, as long as I've already posted some good sources for computer clean-ups, this will complete the job. The rootkit is a nasty one to dig out, but help is here. These are all reliable companies with basic free offerings.
Be Well All

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkithttp://
www.spybot.info/
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# 14 Oop's Porn: How Did That Happen!

http://www.porn-free.org/answer_popup.htm
"When I click on your site's pages, I'm getting porn & sex related pages popping up that aren't from your site - what's the deal with this?"
This page is part of our Frequently Asked Questions section
Author's response:
I encourage you to check your computer for "spyware" or "Adware" programs that may have infected your machine from the internet. These programs can perform what is known as "browser hijacking," which can include the launch of unwanted pop-up windows, insertion of artificial hyperlinks to offensive sites and altered behavior of the browser itself. They can also enable other spyware programs to download onto your machine. Since much of the text on our website is sexually related, you might imagine how this could interact with spyware that is supported by porn sponsors.
Browser hijacking is becoming more and more common. One friend's computer was so infected that it was acting like it had a demon! Within seconds of typing in my site address (porn-free.org) on Internet Explorer, several windows popped up with various sex/porn sites - none of which were my other windows came up containing various sex-related websites - none of which were my page.
It's easy to see how people might assume that our site is the source of the trouble. I've had to convince several justifiably irate persons that our site was not the source of the bizarre problems, but rather the source was a spyware/adware infection on their machine. It's no longer enough for the porn vendors to simply lure people via sex words and teasers on search engines. Now they use deceptive spyware to actively recruit and drag people into the porn, in many cases against their will!
I've personally experienced spyware infections and some are incredibly difficult to remove, even with the proper removal programs. I had to go to the extremes of having a professional clean the machine and in one case, reinstall Windows XP. These spyware programs can even defy the "System Restore" feature in Windows.
If you think your machine might have a spyware or adware infection, here are steps that might help in getting the problem resolved:
Download a free copy of "Ad-aware" from Lavasoft ( http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ ) or another good spyware detection/removal program and run it on your machine to see if your computer has an infection. If it does, run the removal tool, reboot the machine and run the scan again to see if the previously removed spyware reinstalls itself. If it doesn't, you might be good to go. If it does, then seek help from a computer shop or professional who deals with spyware removal.
To prevent the spyware from getting on your computer in the future, consider purchasing a prevention program such as the "professional" or "plus" version of the Lavasoft Adaware program (see link above). (the free version only detects and removes the spyware; it doesn't prevent it). Also, be careful about what sources you are exposing your computer to. Common sources of spyware include free downloads, music files (ex. MP3), shareware and instant messaging.
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( Go here for free Spy-Bot )
http://www.safer-networking.org/

( found a couple sites that help to explain how )
http://www.contentpurity.com/scaninfo.htm
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1490114

# 13 Roaming The Blogs

Well now, have been online, visiting blogs at random. There are many blogs with very beautiful photos, and some that give off nice "feeling tones", and where I would liked to have been able to read the posts. Wasn't aware though, that some blogs that pop up, are, to my surprise, porn sites, and some are difficult to escape, apparently set up, to not let you readily leave that site. Was under the impression that those type of blogs , were to be flagged or give a warning of their nature, as, adult viewers only. Now I need to clear my browsers cookies, to get rid of them. Anyway, there are so many neat sites that show " comments 0". If a given site looks nice, interesting, or has a set of good landscape photos, why not leave a brief note! No, I did not leave comments on any porn sites. Wont deny that I did peek at a few, before leaving them though, but would not have wanted any of my young kids viewing them ( my kids are all grown up at this point ). Just be aware that some blogs are for adults only, even if no prior warnings are given. Interesting, was coming across blogs, from my old home town area, and other cities that I've visited while on the job, during my working career. Did bring back some memories from those days. Did post a "Did you ever work at" , on one of my blogs. So far no one has responded. Naw, I'm not a dirty old man, just just an old man with a keen interest in this beautiful physical world, and what makes it tick.

# 12 My Electronic Visits: Unusual and ...

My wide ranging interests and electronic travels are some what shown on these sites. Of course these are only "part" of where and how " I feed my " think tank ". Some will have "freebies" that are interesting to have, others will cause you to rethink what and how you do things. One will perhaps shock you into a " why did I read that " mind set. You may want to "bookmark " some or all of these links.You can sign in to them and get regular updates. Why not come back and let me know your feelings about these sites!
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http://www.oralchelation.net/heartdisease/index.html
http://www.newstarget.com/
http://www.mercola.com/2007/feb/6/a-different-take-on-death-from-carl-jung.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2006/dec/9/19-facts-about-death-you-may-not-want-to-know.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2006/sep/14/the_20_facts_about_death_you_need_to_know.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2004/may/26/doctors_death.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2005/jul/23/antidepressant_drugs.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2003/mar/8/healthcare.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/17/usa_leads_the_world__in_medical_errors.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jan/2/soul.htm
http://www.newstarget.com/021995.html
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and of course my blogs:
The Psychics Blog -
http://thepsychicsblog.blogspot.com/
The Healers Blog -
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/
Razors Edge -
http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/
Nothing But The Truth -
http://dependsonwhosetruth.blogspot.com/
The Ancient One Speaks -
http://theancientonespeaks.blogspot.com/
See What I See -
http://brownryenow.blogspot.com/
Peaceful Warrior -
http://mytimeatbat.blogspot.com/
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# 11 Talker On The Bible and The God Concept

Well now, lets start out this way. Have some very interesting links here, for any that might be doing personal research in religion and on the God concept. Posted in various places in my blogs are posts, that reflect my spiritual wars with the God concepts and the bible, so won't repeat them here. Find them on

The Psychics Blog - http://thepsychicsblog.blogspot.com/
The Healers Blog - http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/
Razors Edge - http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/
Nothing But The Truth - http://dependsonwhosetruth.blogspot.com/
The Ancient One Speaks - http://theancientonespeaks.blogspot.com/
Peaceful Warrior - http://mytimeatbat.blogspot.com/

Understood of course, is that my findings and paths, will not necessarily be any others Truth. Appears that the worlds leaders, and many of the people in this world have abandoned common sense, and spiritual values. Reading the daily newspaper and seeing the news on television, indicates that not all is well, world wise.
More and more, a book I read, years ago, reflects that old saying
" the more things change, the more they stay the same".
The book in mind is a long read, but worth it:

" Atlas Shrugged " by Any Rand, is a mystery story, not about the murder of a man's body, but about the murder--and rebirth--of man's spirit.

Seems that what was written, back in the 40's, still applies to what is taking place, today, on a worldly basis. So, who am I to speak out on this! I still stumble, fall, and question this existence, trying to make sense of it all. Life is beautiful, yet, paradoxically, very, very ugly in many respects, world wise. Nothing will change, unless the changes start, with me, and you, one by one, on an ongoing basis
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e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. I make my living writing software and I believe I have put forth my best effort in this endeavor. The real work, however, was put in by the godly men and women who devoted countless years creating the texts that have been made available for our benefit.
In His service,
Rick Meyers

http://www.e-sword.net/
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Wonderful site to exchange ideas in religion, metaphysics ( New Age / Old Age )

http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/index.php
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# 10 Immigrants, Not Australians, Must Adapt. Take It Or Leave It.

The only universal sin is intentional harm or violence to someone, or life, in any form. It appears to me , that common sense, world wide, is rapidly disappearing, yielding to gross stupidity. So with that in mind, reading this article on how the Australian leaders are addressing a serious potential problem, is refreshing. No vacillating, just the plain facts, on how things are, in Australia. Right or wrong, like it or not, its how it ( the laws ) were set up, abide by them or get out. Of course , if the laws are blatantly wrong, the law must be changed, legally, which is another story. You might want to read my # 6 post, on this blog. It is not my intention to single out any country, nation, religion or belief, but intentional harm to another, to prove a point, or endeavor to implement, contrary, illegal changes, while residing in another country is wrong.
Lot more to say , but will let it rest for now.

Talker
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This is true and can be checked at ;

http://www.snopes.com/politic/religion/australia.asp

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia: one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said. Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off. Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want, to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians." "However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia ." "However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand." "This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle." "This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom" "We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society .. Learn the language!" "Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture." "We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us." "If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others. "This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom ,,,, "' THE RIGHT TO LEAVE. "" "If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
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Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths!

If you agree please SEND THIS TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW.

If you disagree, post your reasons here, so one can , perhaps, see this all, from a different perspective.
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More on Islamic Sharia Law :
http://www.ntpi.org/html/whyoppose.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shariahttp://gulf-law.com/islamic_law.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml

# 9 We Are Born and Then We Die

We are born and then we die.
That's easy enough to cope with and maybe understand.
What really gets my inner "Babbler" going is the "in between"
of those two events.
So now one is faced with "the good, the bad and all the in between".
So much hovers in the "makes sense", "makes no sense" and "nonsense".
One can read or hear that you must believe in God.
One can read or hear that God has a plan for you.
One can read or hear that you can read the bible for comfort.
One can read the bible about a God , I sure wouldn't believe in !
One can read the bible about a God , I could believe in !
One can read or hear about various heavens and hells.
One can read or hear that you cause your own conditions in life.
One can read or hear that your karma is good or bad.
One can read or hear that you choose how and when you are born.
One can read or hear that you can choose how and when to die.
One can read or hear that we all are sinners.
One can read or hear that the only sin is to cause harm to another.
The listings could go on and on.

Some of my in betweens are mentioned in:

Razors Edge - # 8, # 48, # 49, # 69.
http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/

Peaceful Warrior - # 4, # 6.
http://mytimeatbat.blogspot.com/

Nothing But The Truth - # 4.
http://dependsonwhosetruth.blogspot.com/


Check out:

http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/index.php

http://www.higherbalance.com/

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/

www.jesusneverexisted.com.

http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/subject/theology/bibconc.htm

http://mental-science.com/

http://www.espsy.org/faq.htm

My truth is not necessarily your truth.
My reality belief is not necessarily what you believe in.
And so the journey continues.

# 8 The Ancient One Speaks Index

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# 21 Talkers Thoughts on Ron Paul and Aaron Russo
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# 20 Talker on Religion, Politics, Deception and You
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# 19 The Pit In The Cherry and the Guitar
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# 18 TheTalker & Redwing Reviews Catalog
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# 17 Common Sense, Myth, and Cholesterol
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# 16 Spiritual What ! Not What You Think !
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# 15 Free Must Have Computer Programs
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# 14 Oop's Porn: How Did That Happen
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# 13 Roaming The Blogs
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# 12 My Electronic Visits: Unusual and......
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# 11 Talker On The Bible and The God Concept
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# 10 Immigrants, Not Australians, Must Adapt. Take It Or Leave It.
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# 9 We Are Born and Then We Die
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# 8 The Ancient One Speaks Index
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# 7 Fake Foods and Your Health 4/14/07
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# 6 All Nations of The World Need This Cure 2/16/07
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# 5 Free Will-Truth or Fiction free will fact or fiction
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# 4 Health & Emotional Factors emotions and health
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# 3 Soul Food blind faith,
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# 2 Our Ultimate Reality: Metaphysics, Life.., 11/15/06
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# 7 Fake Foods and Your Health

Just so happens , that I enjoy real bacon and real eggs ( peppered), with real butter on my toast. I enjoy buttermilk pancakes, drowning in real butter and real maple syrup. Just so happens that I DON'T enjoy soy bacon, soy ham, soy beef, soy eggs. Just so happens that I WONT eat or drink anything that says "diet ", "Fat Free". "Reduced Fat", "Sugar Free", etc, unless I neglected to read the label. Just so happens that no "single food helping portion" is larger than what my palm would hold. It just so happens that I enjoy real food. Now need to go real organic.
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Fake Foods - Real Problems
Carol Pagan
Carole helps people manage everyday life with common sense tips for getting more done, staying healthy, getting motivated, and finding more time to enjoy life. She is the author of
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Carol Pagan
January 10, 2007
It breaks my heart when I see dangerous advice given out by someone from the medical community. People who we entrust to take care of our health and well being.
I read another article a couple of days ago on heart health – by a doctor. In this article, he lists 7 or 8 ways you can replace real food with soy products. Soy milk, soy burgers, tofu., etc.
And here’s the fatal error –
The isoflavones contained in soy mimic female hormones. That’s why it’s pushed as a remedy for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. These compounds are also found in plastic packaging, in the pesticides used to treat our crops, and in the unnatural diets being fed to our livestock. In other words, we are being bombarded with female estrogen everyday.
“Well,” asked one friend who is up on nutrition, “Does that mean that the Japanese should have a high rate of Breast Cancer? Because they don’t, you know. ” Yes, I know.
The difference is – the soy products consumed in Asia are whole and the extent of their processing is a fermentation process. In the West however, it is torn apart and the chemical compound is totally changed.
The laboratory gods are intent on making up foods. They take the perfect foods that God has created, and ruin them. They take substances that God never intended for us to eat, and paste them together with fake flavoring and coloring and sell them to you.
Talk about a balanced diet. We get heart disease from fake fats. We get cancer from chemical compounds we were never meant to eat. We get diabetes from the overuse of corn-syrup that makes these fake foods so addicting.
So, what happens when you eat this fake food?
- You gain weight
- You get diabetes
- Your arteries start clogging up
- Your organs start malfunctioning
- Cells mutate into cancers
Really, most people are eating like lab rats.
“You mean all I have to do is stop eating fake foods andI will lose weight and get healthy again?”
Well, you might have to do a little more than that;
- Make sure you’re getting the nutrients your body needs.
- Get some exercise everyday.
- Get enough sleep.
- Drink enough water.
- Don’t skip meals.
Now that will give you a good start! There are also certain foods you can eat to target certain illnesses or other conditions.
http://suicidebydiet.com/
to learn more about getting thin, healthy, and looking great by changing how and what you eat.
Carole Pagan -
© 2007

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# 6 All Nations of The World Need This Cure

The Emperor's Seed

Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of his own children, he decided to do something different.

He called all the young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, "It has come time for me to step down and to choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you."

The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One seed. It is a very special seed. I want you to go home, plant the seed, water it and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring to me, and the one I choose will be the next emperor of the kingdom!"

There was one boy named Ling who was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the whole story. She helped him get a pot and some planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown.

After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Ling kept going home and checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by. Still nothing.

By now others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by, still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends, however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she encouraged him to go, and to take his pot, and to be honest about what happened. Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to the palace.

When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by all the other youths. They were beautiful, in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey, nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor!"

All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!"

When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling," he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down.

He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!" Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor?

Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow. All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!"

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