tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post8502361889873086043..comments2023-11-05T01:29:48.498-07:00Comments on LIFE IN THE SECOND HALF: The Intention ExperimentNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-23505717487394242122009-08-27T18:25:08.297-07:002009-08-27T18:25:08.297-07:00To a large extent I think Blogtopia has been a ver...To a large extent I think Blogtopia has been a very integral part of opening our points of view to one another. We learn we're not as different as we may have originally thought - unique, yes.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-9859688559400295612009-08-27T12:18:41.242-07:002009-08-27T12:18:41.242-07:00Marlene - I think you will like it. I feel for you...Marlene - I think you will like it. I feel for you and your kitchen! Those memories are still fresh!<br /><br />Spiritual - This is the same experiment they use in this book.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-16704502552352826842009-08-27T07:32:25.695-07:002009-08-27T07:32:25.695-07:00"For instance, we have always heard that plan..."For instance, we have always heard that plants respond when you talk to them. But did you know that if you stress a plant (such as putting a needle through a leaf), that it will remember you and react when you come near it again?" This caught my attention because I learned from my massage class that plants really do respond to our thoughts. I also read a book (I forgot the title) that when this guy put a lie detector on the plant's leaves and thought of burning a leaf, he got a frantic response from the plant. So since then, I tried treating every living thing with respect because they could feel our intentions. I'll find time to read this book you recommend.Spiritual Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843760828774820583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-48117784571200416602009-08-26T23:09:22.373-07:002009-08-26T23:09:22.373-07:00Nancy! I bought the book after I read about it her...Nancy! I bought the book after I read about it here and at gypsy's blog..and have nto been able to sit and read more than 2 chapters..I am very anxious to read it!<br />My kitchen should be done soon, so thats the first book I'll start!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363607135332449650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-66346225379668468832009-08-26T20:20:52.509-07:002009-08-26T20:20:52.509-07:00Mental - Tell us what you think!
Bee - I have af...Mental - Tell us what you think! <br /><br />Bee - I have african violets given to me when my children were born - they are now 22 & 26 - plants are very soulful.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-37924123283928704352009-08-26T10:16:24.863-07:002009-08-26T10:16:24.863-07:00So interesting about the plants . . . you know, ma...So interesting about the plants . . . you know, many good gardeners claim that they talk and sing to their plants!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-87273247822601573662009-08-26T08:45:42.089-07:002009-08-26T08:45:42.089-07:00I am getting this book today. Always a wonderful ...I am getting this book today. Always a wonderful stop here. Thanks.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-82162957193794789242009-08-26T07:17:30.277-07:002009-08-26T07:17:30.277-07:00Marguerite - Ditto with letting us know what you t...Marguerite - Ditto with letting us know what you think if you do read it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-69460762290893249692009-08-25T21:22:15.297-07:002009-08-25T21:22:15.297-07:00Sounds like a very interesting book that I'd l...Sounds like a very interesting book that I'd like to read. I'll check out the website, too. Thanks!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-20642466813223055042009-08-25T20:55:50.193-07:002009-08-25T20:55:50.193-07:00linda - I wonder if you read "The Field"...linda - I wonder if you read "The Field"? I haven't read that one yet. It was not easy reading, but worthwhile, I think. <br /><br />Nancy - That was exactly my take on it. Now I wonder about my effect on all living things. Your goldfish must be very happy to live nine years! Kudos.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-12484770719956002042009-08-25T20:48:35.545-07:002009-08-25T20:48:35.545-07:00its been a while since I read this book, but I rec...its been a while since I read this book, but I recall it was a good one. Really makes you think about how you behave around all life. I know spend a few minutes talking to our gold fish, LOL (he is 9 years old so apparently he is happy enough to keep living!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-50723111260226235922009-08-25T20:36:08.444-07:002009-08-25T20:36:08.444-07:00nancy, I have read one of Lynne's book, can...nancy, I have read one of Lynne's book, can't remember the exact title just now but about the "zero point field..." that was interesting...<br /><br />I will check this new one out based on your recommendation...I hear her every so often on a radio show I listen to at night.<br />xoxL'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-69238527722896449212009-08-25T20:21:12.897-07:002009-08-25T20:21:12.897-07:00Ruth - If you read it let me know what you think!
...Ruth - If you read it let me know what you think!<br /><br />Nicole - Wow - you need to fill us in! I'm interested to hear how the online experiments are going, as well.<br /><br />Midlife - My bookshelf is indeed eclectic. Please tell us what you think if you do read it. As Nicole mentioned - it's a slog a times - not to be read in an evening LOL!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-59461516113279256482009-08-25T20:07:32.684-07:002009-08-25T20:07:32.684-07:00Sounds like a fascinating topic. I will look for t...Sounds like a fascinating topic. I will look for this at the library. I'd like to know what pruning your plants makes them think. I always feel guilty - like I'm hurting them.<br /><br />I find your reading list most eclectic. Reminds me of my bookshelf.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-28911841838023981332009-08-25T19:05:52.064-07:002009-08-25T19:05:52.064-07:00I just read the book myself, as well as her book T...I just read the book myself, as well as her book The Field. I thought both were excellent, although definitely hard reads; it took me a while to get through both of them. I'm excited to participate in the online experiments...<br />I'm planning on going to see her at Omega in October.nbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737174542891146255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-80367316351502569292009-08-25T17:47:08.243-07:002009-08-25T17:47:08.243-07:00It makes sense to me that we affect everything and...It makes sense to me that we affect everything and everything affects us. It sounds like a book that will be in my future.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-75044348428219590752009-08-25T17:12:50.295-07:002009-08-25T17:12:50.295-07:00Joanna - Be sure to share your thoughts on the boo...Joanna - Be sure to share your thoughts on the book. I love exchanging ideas and thoughts on all this new information coming from so many directions.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-41369378404020291982009-08-25T17:02:57.121-07:002009-08-25T17:02:57.121-07:00I've just put a hold on this book at the libra...I've just put a hold on this book at the library. I look forward to learning more. Our intentions can be so very powerful. Just think what might happen if this power were to be harnessed for the common good. But I agree with Reya that ego can get mixed up in it too. Thanks for leading me to this book today.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449827163911239893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-4496943612040475112009-08-25T16:44:03.228-07:002009-08-25T16:44:03.228-07:00Reya - Can't wait to talk with you about this ...Reya - Can't wait to talk with you about this on Saturday! I hear what you are saying. The best of intentions can go awry when there is so much involved. I sort of look at it as using energy in a new, conscious way. I see how people act - especially when they are nasty, rude, or obnoxious and I think - you are just unconscious to the fact that you are directly connected to that other person, and your actions. I think the majority of people are unaware of the power of their intentions. It's like their energy is a big fire hose - spewing in all directions. Why not focus it into a small garden hose?<br /><br />As for this group, I think it's exciting to see they are thinking good thoughts about some very difficult issues. Anyway... until Saturday! I don't think we're going to have enough time.....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-64030373334479124192009-08-25T16:17:46.544-07:002009-08-25T16:17:46.544-07:00Hmmm ... there have always been despots (thinking ...Hmmm ... there have always been despots (thinking of Vogue mag) but yeah we're all dialing it down a notch or two - good for all of us!<br /><br />The subject of intention is something I am so eager to talk to you about (in just 3 days!!) After many years of working seriously with intention, here's what I want to say.<br /><br />Even the best of intentions can lead in harmful directions. I'm not against setting our intentions to do good in the world, but the tricky part is to then let go of attachment to results.<br /><br />God or the divine or the greater wisdom or however you want to think of it has to be the deciding force in all cases. We need to do our best, but then give it over.<br /><br />My experience with the people who are really into intention is that they get so bound up in their own ambitions, and are so oblivious to the fact that their egos and unconscious functions are also contributing energy to whatever they're working on, that things tend to eventually go way downhill.<br /><br />A group whose intention is to consciously evolve? That sounds so pretentious to me, so grandiose. I worry about what lies underneath that noble idea.<br /><br />One hundred years ago, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn set their intentions on creating a golden orb of harmony and beauty that they visualized encompassing the whole earth. After a few years of working together, their whole organization fell apart, and they got really nasty with each other - charging stones with toxic vibes, for instance, and sending those stones to each other's houses. Things can go wrong in ways people can't possible imagine, no matter how sincere the intentions may be.<br /><br />My focus is to cultivate my sense of curiosity, to stay open and to be in daily contact with the greater wisdom, to dance in alignment with the flows of goodness and beneficence, when I can and to realize asap when I've gotten off the beaten path. <br /><br />OMG. I have said way too much! I'll shut up now.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-14139880844015136602009-08-25T16:11:05.976-07:002009-08-25T16:11:05.976-07:00Elizabeth - I know! It really is amazing.Elizabeth - I know! It really is amazing.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-54141742359814793622009-08-25T16:02:24.282-07:002009-08-25T16:02:24.282-07:00Have you heard about the experiments being done on...Have you heard about the experiments being done on water? Water also responds to human beings! Amazing.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-13572348390190952172009-08-25T15:25:20.913-07:002009-08-25T15:25:20.913-07:00Alicia - This book was full of eye-opening experim...Alicia - This book was full of eye-opening experiments going on all over the world. I think we are on the brink of some very profound discoveries.<br /><br />Cloudia - It is very empowering. I totally agree!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-90604173006110523392009-08-25T14:56:53.371-07:002009-08-25T14:56:53.371-07:00The idea that intention IS a cause ripped oen my o...The idea that intention IS a cause ripped oen my old world....I'm loving this new and daily-proven reality. Power, fulfillment come from within. Relationships are transformed. Good post!!!<br />Aloha-<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-39792502502520500752009-08-25T14:43:14.523-07:002009-08-25T14:43:14.523-07:00NOw that sounds like a very good website to visit....NOw that sounds like a very good website to visit..I'm heading on over to check it out. We all feel at a loss as to what to do...we just need the guidance to point us in the right direction. I had no clue a plant reacted like that to a needle prick. No wonder mine shrink when the scissors come out!Alicia @ boylerpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494653464202092752noreply@blogger.com