tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70390962144439461852024-03-20T08:08:45.485-07:00Staying in the CurrentEnergy seems to “flow” like a current. Life seems to have a current, flowing like a river, as does time. The living seem to have a past, current, and future. Here we look at staying in the current–both “now" and during the "flow of life."C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-83294619981380734382023-11-10T12:47:00.006-08:002023-11-10T12:47:35.237-08:00Sharing of Wisdom<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Want to review a variety of wisdom? Check out this <a href="http://sharingofwisdom.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Sharing of Wisdom blog</a></span></p><p><br /></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-21968612040839181092023-08-16T09:03:00.011-07:002023-08-16T09:51:56.620-07:00Wisdom: Why Study It?<div class="poetry" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/RWS_Tarot_00_Fool.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="458" height="301" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/RWS_Tarot_00_Fool.jpg" width="172" /></span></a></b></div><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Why study the wisdom of others?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding-left: 80px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">· For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding-left: 80px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">· for receiving prudent instruction in uprightness, justice, and integrity; </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding-left: 80px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">· for teaching astuteness, knowledge and discretion to the inexperienced.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding-left: 80px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">· For a wise person to be reminded and increase learning; </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="padding-left: 80px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">· For a discerning person to obtain guidance for understanding of the words of the wise, and their riddles.</span></div></div><div class="poetry" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative; text-align: left;"><div style="padding-left: 80px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Desirin</span><span style="font-family: arial;">g a healthy respect for God is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline and seek the council of the like-minded.</span></div></div><div class="poetry" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Why study the wisdom of others?</i></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="poetry" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial;">To learn to not be foolish. </span></i></b> </div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="poetry" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Based on Proverbs, Chapter 1</span></i></b></div></div></blockquote><div class="poetry" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="poetry" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p></div></blockquote>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-40509962371413571822022-07-12T06:13:00.005-07:002022-07-12T06:18:03.659-07:00HEAT HEALTH<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(97, 97, 97); color: #616161; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/Infographics/2022/heat-symptoms-2022-final.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/Infographics/2022/heat-symptoms-2022-final.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Extreme heat can be dangerous and can trigger a variety of heat stress conditions, such as heat stroke. Not like the stroke we usually think of, heat stroke is the act of being struck by heat. It occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Small children, the elderly, and other groups have higher risk for heat-related illness. Risk factors include:<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Age. Your ability to cope with extreme heat depends on the strength of your central nervous system. In the very young and in adults over 65 the body is less able to cope with changes in body temperature. Both age groups usually have difficulty remaining hydrated, which also increases risk.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Exertion in hot weather. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sudden exposure to hot weather. You may be more susceptible to heat-related illness if you're exposed to a sudden increase in temperature. Limit activity to allow yourself to acclimate to the change. It can take days to weeks to fully acclimate.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A lack of air conditioning. Fans may make you feel better, but during sustained hot weather, air conditioning is the most effective way to cool down and lower humidity.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Certain medications. Some medications affect your body's ability to stay hydrated and respond to heat. Be especially careful in hot weather if you take medications such as vasoconstrictors, blood pressure beta blockers, diuretics or antidepressants and antipsychotics.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Certain health conditions. Certain chronic illnesses, such as heart or lung disease, might increase your risk of heatstroke. So can being obese, being sedentary and having a history of previous heatstroke.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take steps to prevent heatstroke:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">STAY COOL – Air-conditioning is the number-one protective factor against extreme heat. Wear loosefitting, lightweight clothing. Wearing excess clothing or clothing that fits tightly won't allow your body to cool properly.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">DON’T BURN –Protect against sunburn. Sunburn affects your body's ability to cool itself, so protect yourself outdoors with a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses and use a broad-spectrum sunscreen. Apply sunscreen generously, and reapply every two hours — or more often if you're swimming or sweating.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">STAY HYDRATED – and avoid strenuous outdoor exercise during heat alerts. Staying hydrated will help your body sweat and maintain a normal body temperature.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">BE AWARE OF YOUR MEDICATIONS – Be on the lookout for heat-related problems if you take medications that can affect your body's ability to stay hydrated and dissipate heat.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">NO FREE PARKING – Never leave anyone in a parked car. This is a common cause of heat-related deaths in children. It's not safe to leave a person in a parked car in warm or hot weather, even if the windows are cracked or the car is in shade. When your car is parked, keep it locked to prevent a child from getting inside.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR – Take it easy during the hottest parts of the day. If you can't avoid strenuous activity in hot weather, drink fluids and rest frequently in a cool spot. Try to schedule exercise or physical labor for cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or evening.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">GET ACCLIMATED – Limit time spent working or exercising in heat until you're conditioned to it. People who are not used to hot weather are especially susceptible to heat-related illness. It can take several weeks for your body to adjust to hot weather.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">ACT QUICKLY – Act quickly if you notice symptoms of overheating.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Heatstroke signs and symptoms include:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">High body temperature. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Altered mental state or behavior. Confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and coma can all result from heatstroke.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Alteration in sweating. In heatstroke brought on by hot weather, your skin will feel hot and dry to the touch. However, in heatstroke brought on by strenuous exercise, your skin may feel dry or slightly moist.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Nausea and vomiting. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Flushed skin. Your skin may turn red as your body temperature increases.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Rapid breathing. Your breathing may become rapid and shallow.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Racing heart rate. Your pulse may significantly increase because heat stress places a tremendous burden on your heart to help cool your body.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Headache. Your head may throb.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Take action to cool the overheated person while waiting for emergency treatment. Go to shade or indoors. Remove excess clothing. Cool the person with whatever means available, such as put in a cool tub of water or a cool shower, spray with a garden hose, sponge with cool water, fan while misting with cool water, or place ice packs or cold, wet towels on the person's head, neck, armpits and groin.</span></li></ul></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-81377494267342771762022-07-05T05:24:00.003-07:002022-07-05T05:28:58.001-07:00Precepts for Living: Just a Coincidence?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="700" height="165" src="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: white; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: black;">There is no such thing as coincidence.</i></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">From Latin and other ancient words meaning “to fall together” a <i>coincidence</i> is defined as "</span></span></span><span><span face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;">the occurrence of events that happen at the same time <u>by accident</u> but seem to have some connection”.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span><span face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;">Accident is defined as <u>"</u></span></span></span><span><span face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;"><u>lack of intention</u> or necessity”.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;"><i>C</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;">oincidence</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(48, 51, 54); letter-spacing: 0.20000000298023224px;"> would indicate that things occurring at the same time have lack of intention or necessity. Yet in a universe where a main protocol for living is <a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-1-love-god-others.html" target="_blank">love</a>–</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;"> basically, </span><u style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;">care</u><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;">, h</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">aving a concern, paying attention and giving attention to, God, others and self–if care and concern are the motivation behind the universe can there be “a lack of intention?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">”</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: black; caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: white;"><span></span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: black; caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: white;">Or can it be that there is no such thing as a coincidence...that there is a reason for such an “attention getting event” that is motivated by caring concern more so than by lack of intention or necessity?</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Often times when things </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">seem</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> coincidental, they're not. Assuming a precept of “there is no such thing as coincidence" will stimulate your investigation into the necessity or intention behind such a “coincidence” that will help you. It is a good precept for living.</span></span></span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-15727719804483602842022-06-27T13:53:00.009-07:002022-06-27T14:06:25.038-07:00Precepts for Living: Authority<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="700" height="165" src="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Submit to authority</b></span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;">"Now wait a minute!" many will say. Submission to authority is a negative and not a positive.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Submit </i>is "to yield one's self" and is from Latin words meaning <i>under</i> and <i>let go, send</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Submission is letting go and allowing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Authority </i>is from Latin word <i>auctor</i> meaning <i>master, leader, author </i>and which should not be confused with <i>actor</i> indicating "to do, perform."<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzLRWB-kFaGsCe07ZLY64PNsoheqP8_U7dTA&usqp=CAU" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="287" height="123" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzLRWB-kFaGsCe07ZLY64PNsoheqP8_U7dTA&usqp=CAU" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are many who are <i>actors</i> when it comes to authority. The "Hollywood elite" is a good example. Many in our culture look to such celebrities as their "authority" without asking themselves if their preferred <i>actor</i> is a suitable <i>auctor</i> or master-leader in the subject matter.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;">In budo there is a saying that "when the student is ready the teacher will appear." In order to learn, it is good to submit your authority to an authority with more knowledge and experience than you. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60ae28f255562aa21ab8f43c/6190c691d6736d2b61c38342_Copy%20of%20Sensei%20Bar%20Instagram%20Gift%20Card%20Post.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/60ae28f255562aa21ab8f43c/6190c691d6736d2b61c38342_Copy%20of%20Sensei%20Bar%20Instagram%20Gift%20Card%20Post.png" width="200" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just make sure that your <i>authority</i> is a master-leader in the subject matter--an <i>auctor;</i> and not just a performer that is doing stuff to make others believe that they are an authority--an <i>actor.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Submitting to an authority wiser and more knowledgeable than yourself is a good precept for living.</i></span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-50852557179879977332022-06-27T13:14:00.013-07:002022-06-27T14:06:02.766-07:00Precepts for Living: Meeting needs<p><a href="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="700" height="165" src="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/55/33/365056694-precepts-quotes-3.jpg" width="320" /></a> <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Live in and meet the needs of reality. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meet the needs of those who need it. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be aware of, and meet the needs of yourself.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span><a name='more'></a></span>As we reviewed in <a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-2-live-in-reality.html" target="_blank">Protocols for Living: Live in Reality</a>, while there is one reality, there a many perceptions of reality and people create what it is that they <i>desire</i> to perceive. We need to live in and meet the needs of reality, that is we need to recognize the various realities that people are creating and then do what is needed. Sometimes that may be participating, sometimes that may be walking away, but we should always be on the lookout for how we might help to meet the needs of other's realities.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5d3144097ed2c70009a2c3a1/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=3332,1876,x916,y304,safe&width=1200" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5d3144097ed2c70009a2c3a1/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=3332,1876,x916,y304,safe&width=1200" width="320" /></a></div><div>Likewise, we need to be aware of and meet the needs of our selves as well. We can't just always look out for others, we must also "look out" for ourselves as well. This is the balancing act that makes life such a "learning experience."</div><div><br /></div><div>This precept might be summarized as: "Be aware of the realities about you. Be aware of the needs of your own reality. Help others meet their needs where you may do so."</div><div><br /></div><div>Meeting needs is a good precept for living.</div></span>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-3857241708348030612022-06-06T16:00:00.000-07:002022-06-06T16:00:03.944-07:00Protocols for Living: 10) Never Desire to Destroy Another's Reality<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As we discussed in <a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-2-live-in-reality.html" style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #dd7700; text-decoration-line: none;">Protocols for Living: 2) Live in Reality</a><span> and </span><a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-3-be-careful-with.html" style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #dd7700; text-decoration-line: none;">Protocols for Living: 3) Be Careful with What is Real</a><span>, </span><i>reality</i><span> is real existence and the aggregate of all that is real.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Each individual has their own perception of that which constitutes their reality. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To destroy another's perception of reality is to destroy their reality. It shakes the very foundation of their world. Now, there may </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://cdn.boldomatic.com/content/post/p1AjbQ/Truly-rich-is-the-one-who-has-more-dreams-than-the?size=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://cdn.boldomatic.com/content/post/p1AjbQ/Truly-rich-is-the-one-who-has-more-dreams-than-the?size=800" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />be times where such foundations need shaking, but maliciously seeking to destroy someone's perception of reality is a harmful thing to seek.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A good protocol for living is to never seek to destroy another's reality. Like killing it is a destruction from which some never really recover.</span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-78175916055673181782022-06-06T15:53:00.002-07:002024-03-19T10:40:02.218-07:00Protocols for Living: 9) Never Present Unreality as Reality<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As we discussed in <a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-2-live-in-reality.html" style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #dd7700; text-decoration: none;">Protocols for Living: 2) Live in Reality</a> and <a href="https://brenhamchiro.blogspot.com/2022/05/protocols-for-living-3-be-careful-with.html" style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #dd7700; text-decoration: none;">Protocols for Living: 3) Be Careful with What is Real</a>, <i>reality</i> is real existence and the aggregate of all that is real. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Unreal</i> is that with is <u>not</u> real, or that which is actually existing or having physical existence. </span></p><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPrTgt4lI7aHbohejytiway7Oomd0Z43QZjcOCqpeiUuUxqFjTKGlngpGxBxiPJgm-09AAqPyEFHZpWGmfeovuL9jnnro3UWOtYRBDRIo-NqTUfjfbiMke61Os_iv38PwDHc_ESu-meICCTfJX84_wItreQnr9oqESA_Db6tjVmk5PDr4hMfnPH_Q6oY/s736/falling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="736" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPrTgt4lI7aHbohejytiway7Oomd0Z43QZjcOCqpeiUuUxqFjTKGlngpGxBxiPJgm-09AAqPyEFHZpWGmfeovuL9jnnro3UWOtYRBDRIo-NqTUfjfbiMke61Os_iv38PwDHc_ESu-meICCTfJX84_wItreQnr9oqESA_Db6tjVmk5PDr4hMfnPH_Q6oY/s320/falling.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>To live that which is unreal is a false. False is from a Latin word meaning "deceptive, feigned, deceitful, pretend, deceived, erroneous, mistaken." It is the past participle of </span><i style="font-family: arial;">fallere</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> meaning</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"deceive, disappoint" and "to trip, cause to fall." </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Humanity has LONG deceived itself believing that their spirit is removed from the Spirit of God (or </span><i style="font-family: arial;">vice versa</i><span style="font-family: arial;">). It is not coincidence that the word for such deception is </span><i style="font-family: arial;">fall. </i></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A good protocol for living is don't contribute to someone's fall by presenting unreality as if were reality.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.redd.it/mvqge8snvqn21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://i.redd.it/mvqge8snvqn21.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-87953768701560407092022-06-06T05:19:00.006-07:002022-06-06T05:19:58.558-07:00Protocols for Living: 8) Never Steal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Midnight requisitions”, taking, getting, extended “borrowing”, pilfering, swiping, and more. These are euphemisms for <i>stealing</i>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To <i>steal</i> is is to take and carry off clandestinely and without right or permission. It is from an ancient word meaning the same thing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stealing is a lack of respect (regard, or looking at and observing another). To take what others claim as their own without the right to do so, or the other’s permission is, simply put, disrespectful. It is demeaning (lowering the dignity of) and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">degrading (depriving the dignity) of others,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> and basically communicates “I am more important that you and you don’t matter.” It does NOT promote building a society of trust, peace and security.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.cloudsigma.com/wp-content/uploads/identity-theft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="700" height="111" src="https://www.cloudsigma.com/wp-content/uploads/identity-theft.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Just look about you at the cities and neighborhoods where there is no trust, no respect, no lifting up of others and you will find death, misery, theft, debasement, discouragement, and more negative feelings, emotions, and results.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Respect, an observation and regard for others, is the foundation of a civilization. Without it a civilization crumbles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A good protocol for living is to “never steal."</span></p><p> </p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-8261631644802548562022-06-06T05:01:00.000-07:002022-06-06T05:01:06.103-07:00Protocols for Living: 7) Dance with your own partner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To <i>dance</i> is a “succession of steps and movements” and as the image below notes “<u>everything</u> in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” Life as we know it is a succession of steps and movements. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Most people are aware of this protocol through its reference to adultery. </span></p><p></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">From Latin prefix meaning “to" and a suffix meaning “alter” indicating “beyond other” the word <i>adulteration</i> is akin to </span><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>adultery, referring</i> to “a state of begin debased by mixture with something else.”</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;">A good protocol for living is to take the steps of life without debasing yourself by mixing your purity with something impure.</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CU21LlsWcAAKtJI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="559" height="320" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CU21LlsWcAAKtJI.jpg" width="224" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-26661841340170186462022-05-26T06:00:00.005-07:002022-05-26T06:00:56.445-07:00Protocols for Living: 6) Building up and Demolition<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Never destroy without legal purpose. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This protocol from “thou shalt not kill”, references the destruction of life. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">To <i>destroy</i> is f</span><span style="font-family: arial;">rom Latin meaning tear down, demolish, literally “un-build.” </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><i style="font-family: arial;">Legal</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> is “of or pertaining to the law”, and </span><i style="font-family: arial;">law</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> in Indo-Eurpopean words are most commonly from verbs for <i>to put, place, set, lay</i>. Words for <i>law</i> in the general sense mostly mean “what is right” and often are connected with adjective for “right”. These are often figurative uses of words for <i>straight, upright, true, fitting, or usage or custom.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So we are admonished to never un-build something without it being set in place as something agreed upon as right, true, or fitting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perhaps stated most simply, this protocol admonishes us to <i>don’t “un-build” what is not yours to unbuild. </i>And <i>life</i> refers to more than just the living being, it includes the thoughts, actions, attitudes, and more, that the living being pursues or holds. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Destruction and demolition are often associated with unthinking actions. Unthinking thoughts and actions can have the same destructive effects of demolition.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Seek to build up rather than to demolish. Demolish only after thoughtful action and consideration by the society.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d144mzi0q5mijx.cloudfront.net/img/D/E/Destroy1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="730" height="88" src="https://d144mzi0q5mijx.cloudfront.net/img/D/E/Destroy1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-78355389611166486052022-05-21T07:07:00.007-07:002022-05-21T07:10:28.814-07:00Protocols for Living: 5) Respect your Elders<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Respect those who have gone before you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Respect</i> is to “look at” and to “look back at.” <i>Give attention to</i> is another way of identifying the word respect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Many cultures seek to honor their ancestors and those with experience who came before.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The word <i>elder</i> arises from Old English referring to an older person, parent, ancestor, chief or prince, or one have authority in the community. Other languages describe this as <i>parents.</i></span></p><p style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/3/14/1632889083-2483111975b2c4b37d905610b46b43b0-288x300.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="288" height="300" src="https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/3/14/1632889083-2483111975b2c4b37d905610b46b43b0-288x300.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">More than just parents <i style="white-space: pre-wrap;">elder</i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> basically can be summarized as “those who have gone before you and have experience (wisdom). </span></span><p></p><p style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In an age where “elders” of all kinds–parents, old folks, and authorities–are being </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">disrespected</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> by the popular culture, it still makes great sense to have respect for your elders–those who have gone before you. They just may be able to impart some wisdom for living that you might learn.</span></span></p><p style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A good protocol for living is to give attention to those who have come before you. You just might gain from their experiences (wisdom) in dealing with your own life journey.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Respect your elders.</span></span></p><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-78265235746828268582022-05-20T06:24:00.000-07:002022-05-20T06:24:08.084-07:00Protocols for Living: 4) Remember to Rest<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Regularly rest within reality.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Rest</i> is an intermission of labor, metal peace, a state of quiet or repose. <i>Rest</i> also carries the meaning of to keep, cause to continue to remain.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We are told that “God rested” on the seventh day of creation. We are told that God is one and that God is. If God took an intermission of labor, assumed mental peace, and/or a state of quiet repose to keep and cause to remain, shouldn’t we? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While operating within reality it is important to remember to <i>rest</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSA7hZGygkprglfv6UepLgfZbToFMJl-5yzyA&usqp=CAU" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="174" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSA7hZGygkprglfv6UepLgfZbToFMJl-5yzyA&usqp=CAU" width="290" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">It is important to rest <u>regularly</u>. Cease your labor and your struggles. Find mental peace and quiet repose. Remain in reality and continue; </span><span style="font-family: arial;">choose to, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">a</span><span style="font-family: arial;">t regular intervals, rest. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Remain in reality and seek mental peace. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a good model to emulate. </span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-55630243764386017332022-05-20T05:58:00.002-07:002022-05-20T06:00:27.867-07:00Protocols for Living: 3) Be Careful with What is Real<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Be careful with what you perceive to be real.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Careful</i> is to be “full of care”, that is concern, applying attention. This aspect of the meaning of the word certainly applies to <i>reality</i>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though our perceptions of reality may differ somewhat from reality, we should be full of care and concern that our perceptions are indeed what is the aggregate of all that is real. We should remember that neither our perception, nor that of anyone else, may be the actual reality. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.differencebetween.info/sites/default/files/images/6/be-careful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="350" height="242" src="http://www.differencebetween.info/sites/default/files/images/6/be-careful.jpg" width="350" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Be full of care when you are dealing in reality. While it is an objective occurrence it is often a subjective experience. Use care.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Be careful – full of concern and applying attention in most everything you do, but especially when you are dealing with your reality.</span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-81728076668244355822022-05-20T05:40:00.001-07:002022-05-20T05:40:16.027-07:00Protocols for Living: 2) Live in Reality<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There is one reality; your perception of it is NOT the entire reality.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Reality</i> is “real existence, what is real, the aggregate of all that is real”. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Perception</i> is “understanding”. What you understand of reality is not the aggregate of all that is real. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is how multiple people can observe the same reality and yet arrive at totally different perceptions of reality. People create what it is they desire to perceive. It is common that our desire and that of reality may not always be in congruence. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Remember, your perception of reality is not the entire reality. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not everyone perceives as you do.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.housingwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/reality-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="631" height="152" src="https://www.housingwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/reality-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-72638232215682323442022-05-19T07:45:00.003-07:002022-05-19T07:45:15.550-07:00Protocols for Living: 1) Love God, Others, Self<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://www.dantemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_398526385-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">A <i>protocol</i> is acting in accordance or agreement with a certain standard, model, or original. In our case principles for living.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The first <i>protocol</i> for living is to LOVE. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Love God. Love others. Love Self. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The love referred to here is a care or desire to elevate the good of others above personal gratification. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is more about </span><i style="font-family: arial;">giving</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> (bestowing) than it is </span><i style="font-family: arial;">getting or taking</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> (seizing, or grasping).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The first protocol is, basically, </span><u style="font-family: arial;">care</u><span style="font-family: arial;">. Have a concern, pay attention and give attention to, God, others and self. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a good protocol to bestow your care to God; to bestow your care of others to them; to bestow upon your self the care that you need.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For most it is easier said that done. It is easier to grasp, hold, and use than it is to give, grow, and bestow. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Give a care."</span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-16185282896371280842022-05-14T16:58:00.000-07:002022-05-14T16:58:02.422-07:00Principles for Living: 7) Don’t Maim an Animal for Food, be Merciful to it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Originally a prohibition against eating a “part” of a living animal for food; for example cutting off a leg to eat while letting the animal go. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The key here is being merciful rather than destructive. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Mercy</i> refers to God’s forgiveness of the “offenses” of creation and to compassion</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> generally.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> As part of creation, God has been merciful to us. So should we be merciful to the rest of God’s creation. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t seek to inflict painful distressing cruelty to others. Seek mercy to all, even to the animals you eat. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">God has shown mercy to us. We show mercy to others, even unto animals. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.swncdn.com/media/650w/via/20186-tender-mercy-sqjpeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://i.swncdn.com/media/650w/via/20186-tender-mercy-sqjpeg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p></div></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-17611824801403605032022-05-14T04:04:00.000-07:002022-05-14T04:04:18.168-07:00Principles for Living: 6) Don’t Seek to Rob Another’s Pleasure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Similar to principle number 5, JUST seeking our own pleasure, this principle encourages us to not seek to rob anyone else of their pleasure.</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">How easy it is to rob another of their pleasure. The excited child who is full of energy to explore a new discovery, only to be told that it is not possible. The new found discovery to be tried only to be told “that won’t work.” The individual who is told “you can’t do it” for whatever reason and whatever “it” may be. These <u>types</u> of things, and more besides, robs another of their pleasure.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YBWKEatS_t8/mqdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="180" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YBWKEatS_t8/mqdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a couple of commandments that have been written that touch on this concept: “don’t steal” and “don’t covet other people’s stuff.” We’ll touch on them at a later posting.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1549088/theft-robbery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1549088/theft-robbery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But seeking to rob another of their pleasure <u style="font-style: italic;">is stealing</u>. Seeking to “steal their pleasure” for whatever reason is “coveting other people’s stuff.” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Seek to encourage and support, if it possible, another in their pleasure. If you can not, or will not, then encourage them on their journey of pleasurable exploration and let them continue with their pleasure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t seek to rob another’s pleasure. Seek, rather, to support them in their life explorations...even if it takes <i>them</i> in a direction that you would rather not travel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Support one another in the things that bring <i>them</i> pleasure.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9kXVMB_LfRTXvCSHp61vbL5ydU3x0bk_GZj9vVPc0nTe24oWgnzrbX2ciIgglnHer1CipcJfqxw0nmy0T-Gg5Z6gjztC5214WhepdP2DE9nTouyvYybYxYt1DXIVOR0UhRmihpgL5W6d/s1600/encourage+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9kXVMB_LfRTXvCSHp61vbL5ydU3x0bk_GZj9vVPc0nTe24oWgnzrbX2ciIgglnHer1CipcJfqxw0nmy0T-Gg5Z6gjztC5214WhepdP2DE9nTouyvYybYxYt1DXIVOR0UhRmihpgL5W6d/s320/encourage+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-52108318885470262682022-05-13T05:41:00.010-07:002024-02-29T06:40:19.331-08:00Principles for Living: 5) Don’t JUST Seek Your Own Pleasure<p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Pleasure</i> is <i>a source of enjoyment, pleasing quality or thing, or that which pleases or gratifies the senses or the mind.</i> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gratifying the mind or the senses is to give preference to the physical portion of your <i>self</i>. There is so much more than just your physical self. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">There are other people to consider. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">There are the aspects of character, spirit, creativity and much more. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.inspiringquotes.us/image/topic/A-Life-Devoted-To-Seeking-Pleasure-Is-A-Life-Committed-To-Being-Picture-Quotes.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://www.inspiringquotes.us/image/topic/A-Life-Devoted-To-Seeking-Pleasure-Is-A-Life-Committed-To-Being-Picture-Quotes.jpg" width="242" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While it is <i>generally</i> not harmful to seek your own pleasure, this principle states don’t <u>just</u> seek your own pleasure. If all you do is seek your own pleasure then you are missing out on helping others, and, perhaps, missing out on focusing on your own growth. </span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The statement may also be read </span><span style="font-family: arial;">don’t just seek </span><u style="font-family: arial;"><span>your</span></u><span style="font-family: arial;"> own pleasure. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Seek to share pleasure with others; seek to bring pleasure to the divine by “strengthening” your non-physical attributes through growth.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is more to living than seeking pleasure. Pursue the attributes of “non-physical” things like character, spirit, creativity and such to <u>“exercise” your spirit</u> <b><u>as well as</u></b> gratify your mind.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t JUST seek your own pleasure. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pursue growth.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-41510273183118701132022-05-12T20:26:00.005-07:002022-05-12T20:29:03.298-07:00Principles for Living: 4) Don’t Seek Destruction<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Destruction is literally “un-building” something. Those who seek to destroy seek to “un-build” something that is already created.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Creation is the act of causing something to come into being and is from ancient words meaning</span><i style="font-family: arial;"> to grow, to make, to bring forth</i><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are many forms of <i>destruction</i> and some principles associated with such include “don’t unlawfully destroy what is not yours”, and “don’t make untruthful testimonies.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://darrellcreswell.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/undone.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://darrellcreswell.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/undone.jpg" width="191" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Some pretend that <i>they</i> are the creator of the universe rather than just a part of the body. Another useful principle to live by is “don’t assume the character of God without a godly purpose”. Pretending to be <i>THE</i> creator, but not behaving like <i>THE</i> creator is to destroy the reputation and character of THE creator.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t “un-build” what THE creator has already built.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Seek creative construction.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://expium.com/brew/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bigstock-man-building-up-a-wall-by-stac-26756552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="800" height="178" src="https://expium.com/brew/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bigstock-man-building-up-a-wall-by-stac-26756552.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-12712708437631184562022-05-12T05:54:00.006-07:002022-05-12T06:01:32.955-07:00Principles for Living: 3) Seek the Heart of Justice<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><i><div style="display: inline !important;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Justice</i><b> </b>is a word derived from Latin indicating righteousness, equity, uprightness. <i>Equity</i> is from Latin meaning even, just, equal. </div></i></div></i></span><p></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i><span style="font-family: arial;">The <i>heart of justice</i> would be the very core of what <i>justice</i> means: a morally correct, good, fair, proper, fitting, straight (not crooked) direct manner. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51M91h7wFEL._AC_SX355_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="355" height="153" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51M91h7wFEL._AC_SX355_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">To seek the <i>heart of justice</i> is to seek to be morally correct, good, proper, fitting, not convoluted or off-track, direct in manner and producing upright, even treatment of all people. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Living by a moral code is most likely to produce a “straight line” that does not waver, is not crooked. It is most useful in determining your principles for living. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/71/b4/8771b4578b1d8ede478ba42be1ccf26d.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="580" height="200" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/71/b4/8771b4578b1d8ede478ba42be1ccf26d.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Living without a moral code that results in justice is like trying to draw a straight-line freehanded. It <u style="font-style: italic;">never</u> results in as straight a line as desired.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Seek the heart of justice. Be morally upright and demonstrate equity. Develop a code of moral conduct by which you live. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These are good principles for living.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.webtools.services/paper-template/assets/img/printable-7_1mm-black-line-ruled-paper-with-horizontal-and-vertical-margins-1000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://www.webtools.services/paper-template/assets/img/printable-7_1mm-black-line-ruled-paper-with-horizontal-and-vertical-margins-1000.png" width="227" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-70970193357471730292022-05-12T04:33:00.005-07:002022-05-12T20:32:06.470-07:00Principles for Living: 2) Don’t Cut the Divine Out of Your Life<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The word <i>divine</i> refers to <i>pertaining to, of the nature of, or proceeding from God or a god.</i> The word <i>God</i> refers to the supreme being, deity, the creator – the something greater than everything and anything that you may perceive or understand.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t separate yourself <u>from</u> this creator God, but strive to include the divine in every aspect of your life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.swncdn.com/media/1200w/via/17034-gettyimages-melitas.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" height="126" src="https://i.swncdn.com/media/1200w/via/17034-gettyimages-melitas.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Various religious rules have encouraged concepts of “put God first” and “devote about 10% of your waking week to God.” [<u>Note</u>: this works out to be almost 1 full day a week, or about 2 to 2.5 hours per day.] Perhaps the most important religious concept is “don’t make yourself, or allow others to make yourself impure.”</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We’ll come back to these concepts in future posts, but the point is: remember that <u>you</u> came “from God” and <u>you</u> are only separated from God if you <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">choose</u> to be. So don’t let anyone, anything, or your own thoughts convince you that “your not good enough” to be associated with the Divine, the Creator, with God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Closely associate yourself with the divine creator of your life. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t divorce yourself from God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t cut the divine out of your life.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/nff.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AdobeStock_323872067-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/nff.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AdobeStock_323872067-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-3162204326871045352022-05-11T20:27:00.011-07:002024-02-25T07:01:42.849-08:00Principles for Living: 1) Don’t Worship What You Perceive<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="146" src="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/NewsItem/Principles%20compass%20-%20ORIGINAL.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The word <i>worship </i>is from an old word meaning “condition of being worthy, dignity, glory, distinction, honor, renown” from two words indicating <i>worth ship. </i>It came to mean reverence paid to a divine being.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Perception</i> is from an old word meaning “understanding, a taking cognizance”. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Don’t hold what you understand with the same reverence that should be shown to the divine creator.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Don’t <span style="text-decoration: underline;">worship</span> your perceptions, nor your own creations; they are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">created</span> not <span style="text-decoration: underline;">creator</span>.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is something greater than <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>everything</i></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>anything</i></span> that you may perceive or understand.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Worship the greater power that created you.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-------------------------------- </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Each light in the image below is a star. The Creator is greater still.</span></i></p><p style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGxZym1kFZWpCqZyAJcor6z7RqNC65mWjo2qv95khIwv4fgqgLsc7rBvy4R6Coowo9mne_uW0zxBTrGcILwXa1jBZmTgf6mitZ-xhr_jGIcAxw9lCAXrymSftJJBdhMb01_mM_7Jt-dh9XYcWu9UkZLMYWCopRJtXwgMd5gSUQ_tL8UgMIejtn_lgnBM/s4000/ESA_Gaia_DR2_AllSky_Brightness_Colour_black_bg_8k.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="4000" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGxZym1kFZWpCqZyAJcor6z7RqNC65mWjo2qv95khIwv4fgqgLsc7rBvy4R6Coowo9mne_uW0zxBTrGcILwXa1jBZmTgf6mitZ-xhr_jGIcAxw9lCAXrymSftJJBdhMb01_mM_7Jt-dh9XYcWu9UkZLMYWCopRJtXwgMd5gSUQ_tL8UgMIejtn_lgnBM/w400-h253/ESA_Gaia_DR2_AllSky_Brightness_Colour_black_bg_8k.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Apple Color Emoji", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-32042581335597127562022-05-05T05:49:00.008-07:002022-05-05T05:50:21.488-07:00Science and Spirit CAN go Hand-in-hand<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ygdGaSXieZs/maxresdefault.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ygdGaSXieZs/maxresdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Often it is claimed that spirit and science are incompatible or exclusive and can not legitimately be considered together. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A paper by a quantum Physicist dispels this myth. Quantum physics does NOT exclude “a belief in the soul.” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Read more in </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/eb6f48a0-5514-3e78-fc50-4439c33d1b9d/7eb53b581f8a566ccbc93d853e65f85b" target="_blank">Science and Spirit CAN Go Hand in Hand</a></span></p>C.G. Dalrymple, ME/WEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801082327346301078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7039096214443946185.post-52153714443713914982022-04-30T09:34:00.001-07:002022-04-30T09:34:50.841-07:00Food as Matter, Food as Energy, Food as Information<p><span style="font-family: arial;">From: <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-food-is-actually-information-2_3990408.html?utm_source=healthnoe&utm_campaign=health-2022-04-16&utm_medium=email&est=dFxDSOBVt5FBaph%252BYow9qgIaoDLD6NiSOwdTmK3CANuBq9Mzy4RhHH2BH5HzRjlI2ErUjhE%253D" rev="en_rl_none">Why Food Is Actually Information: Studies Show Changes in microRNA</a></span></p><hr /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c1cfa56b8f5b630c9a6479/1598919907972-NOJ68ZNXFWN3W2TPS8UC/keys-to-harmonious-five-element-skincare--vital-energy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c1cfa56b8f5b630c9a6479/1598919907972-NOJ68ZNXFWN3W2TPS8UC/keys-to-harmonious-five-element-skincare--vital-energy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This particular article brings up the current concept of food being information. Some quotes from the article include:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"In the process of reducing food’s value to these strictly quantitative dimensions, it has lost its soul. Food is no longer believed to possess a vital life force, much less a sacred one. But the very etymology of sacred, namely, to make holy, and the etymology of holy, which connects to heal, whole, and health, points us toward food’s ability to make us whole."</span></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The human’s very first meal, as designed, emphasizes this component:<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Breast milk taken from the mother’s breast was simultaneously a nutritional, physical, thermic, emotional, genetic, and spiritual form of nourishment.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Food, therefore, can’t and shouldn’t truly be reduced to an object of biochemistry."</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We usually view food from a material perspective:</span> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Our concept of food is still generally constrained to the Newtonian view that all things are comprised of atoms, externally related to one another, and built up from there into molecules, cells, etc."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"The story goes that when we eat things, digestion breaks them down into their constituent parts and our bodies then take these parts and build them back up into our blood and bones. ... the correlate perspective [is], that food can be ‘burned' for energy and that, like a furnace or a car, our body uses food for ‘fuel' measured by calories to drive its engines along."</span></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This article looks at three perspectives on food – as matter, as energy, and as information:</span> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sciencenotes.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/What-Is-Matter-1024x683.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://sciencenotes.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/What-Is-Matter-1024x683.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />First, food as matter, merely building blocks of material “stuff” to be utilized by the body:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“Food ... is considered ‘dead,' and not biologically meaningful beyond its brick-and-mortar functions in building up the body-machine.” </span></div></blockquote><p> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Secondly, food as energy; fuel that is “burned” to create energy:</b></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Energy is commonly defined as the power derived from the utilization of physical resources, ... food provides the fuel to power the body-machine."</span> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRno3iXl1_j1lt6Uky4ZICennwDc5Wcb4Ga3UasfpU_Ou8OuJ-q0OLjcy596rSjOfisO8c&usqp=CAU" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRno3iXl1_j1lt6Uky4ZICennwDc5Wcb4Ga3UasfpU_Ou8OuJ-q0OLjcy596rSjOfisO8c&usqp=CAU" width="320" /></a></div><br />"The system used to quantify the energy content of food is based on the food calorie. One food calorie is the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of a gram of water by 1 degree Celsius."</span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> "<span style="font-family: arial;">... food isn’t an informational substance in the biological sense (e.g., DNA), but simply a source of energy that can fuel the body-machine."</span></p></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLM81PbRjhv60HEljiOdkVu97ad96uymUTKBgFtpNR-za3grLOf6jaspG0ZbL1BsC1810-JwX7peFWPBBDHZnoWKY31Or2TeljFvSapDxtXGPxAqH9n6KszSsQuT9mtJMOL2wmFzo-xmtVVAE7fJW_3L2V7yIpKKzZXwRcXeIKIFl5b4kNZOr8mUY/s726/Food.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="726" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLM81PbRjhv60HEljiOdkVu97ad96uymUTKBgFtpNR-za3grLOf6jaspG0ZbL1BsC1810-JwX7peFWPBBDHZnoWKY31Or2TeljFvSapDxtXGPxAqH9n6KszSsQuT9mtJMOL2wmFzo-xmtVVAE7fJW_3L2V7yIpKKzZXwRcXeIKIFl5b4kNZOr8mUY/s320/Food.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Currently, food as information:</b></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"The new view of food as replete with biologically important information, is based on a number of relatively recent discoveries in various fields of scientific research."</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: arial;">"For instance, the discovery that food contains methyl groups (a carbon atom attached to three hydrogen atoms (CH3) capable of methylating (silencing) genes, brought into focus the capability of food to profoundly affect disease risk as well phenotypal expression."</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"...food becomes a powerful informational vector, one which may actually supervene over the DNA within our body by determining which sequences find expression."</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">"This discovery of nutrition’s prime role in epigenetics opened up an entirely new realm of research, ...</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> It’s newly discovered information role could affect, and, in some cases, control, the expression of the DNA—biomedicine’s holy grail."</span></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are additional components to food as information:</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Food also contains classical genetic information vectors, such as non-coding RNAs, which—like methyl donors—have the ability to profoundly alter the expression of our DNA. In fact, there are estimated to be somewhere in the range of 100,000 different sites in the human genome capable of producing non-coding RNAs, far eclipsing our 20,000 to 25,000 protein-coding genes."</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Together, these RNAs orchestrate the expression of most of the genes in the body. They are, therefore, supervening forces largely responsible for maintaining our genetic and epigenetic integrity."</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So you literally “become what you eat.” But more than physical objective methods we need to take into account the subjective informational aspects of food, and food preparation:</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2018/5/12/400846-15261531483228536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2018/5/12/400846-15261531483228536.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">"O</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ne can not exhaustively assess the value of food strictly through quantitative methods</span><span style="font-family: arial;">, ... </span><span style="font-family: arial;">We need also to account for qualitative dimensions, e.g., the vast amounts of information contained within secondary, tertiary, and quaternary conformational states of these proteins."</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“The microbiome could be considered food’s most profound informational contribution. When we consider the genetic contribution of all the bacteria, fungi, and viruses naturally found in food ... this represents a vast store of biologically meaningful information."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"A recent study identified ... a byproduct of having consumed seaweed ... </span><span style="font-family: arial;">capable of digesting</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> ... </span><span style="font-family: arial;">a type of carbohydrate that humans aren’t equipped to digest</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This indicates that the genes provided by these microbes represent a genetic library of sorts, whose contributions may vastly extend the genetic capabilities of our species."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Indeed, the human genome only contains genetic templates for 17 enzymes, whereas the gut bacteria contains genetic information capable of producing hundreds of different enzymes. And these are capable of degrading thousands of different carbohydrates."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The point is, the article tells us, “t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">he microbiome of our food could, therefore, be considered an information storehouse</span><span style="font-family: arial;">.” And not just food, but water is also a carrier of information.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Not only has water been found to carry energy and information,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> but water [also] </span><span style="font-family: arial;">could contribute biologically important information—even genetic and epigenetically meaningfully information</span><span style="font-family: arial;">—without needing nucleic acids to do so."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"All readily edible food is hydrated."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Water, which is capable of taking in free energy from the environment, ... has its own information and energy. ... water content has the potential to carry relatively vast amounts of information beyond what is found in its material composition itself."</span></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The article concludes:</span> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"When food is looked upon as a vital source of biologically important information that can inform the expression of our genome, it’s much easier to understand how our ancestors considered its creation, production, harvesting, cooking, and consumption sacred."</span></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Once we understand the true implications of food as information, our entire worldview should change."</span> </div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So is not only is the food you eat composed of matter, consumed and used as energy, it also as a component of information, that is, instruction, that directly effects the structure and function of our bodies. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Read the article at the link above for all details. </span></p><div><span data-highlight="yellow" style="background-color: #ffef9e;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div><div><span data-highlight="yellow" style="background-color: #ffef9e;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-markholder="true"></span></span></div>C.G. 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