tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post3495072194084870221..comments2023-09-24T11:26:16.606-04:00Comments on The Middle Ages: What I LearnedDeb and Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-2306472502493186232012-03-24T21:26:04.100-04:002012-03-24T21:26:04.100-04:00I haven't read your blog in a few months, and ...I haven't read your blog in a few months, and I got to thinking - Barb and Quantum Physics?! I had to take quantum mechanics when I was in college... too much math. And NO IDEA what it meant! <br /><br />God is good at what he does, and even without a calculator! :)<br /><br /><3 you ladiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-35767576756854565942012-03-22T10:24:39.927-04:002012-03-22T10:24:39.927-04:00Beautifully said, Val. I'm certainly going to ...Beautifully said, Val. I'm certainly going to keep exploring this broad world of connectedness. Boy, we will have some interesting stuff to talk about if all works out re our visit!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-67836223490364427002012-03-22T10:22:54.277-04:002012-03-22T10:22:54.277-04:00What a great excuse to learn about random things: ...What a great excuse to learn about random things: to play a game with your dad! I think our urge to learn often manifests as boredom -- we just forget that if we turned that boredom into curiosity, we could discover some amazing things. I love the things you've chosen to learn about -- who cares if they're "useless" right now. That might change one day ;)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-26286096879431734442012-03-22T08:05:01.292-04:002012-03-22T08:05:01.292-04:00Hi Barb,
Thanks for the warm welcome and hug. Now...Hi Barb,<br /><br />Thanks for the warm welcome and hug. Now you are getting me really excited by sharing this information...now you are rocking! This portal you are opening for you and your daughter just continues to expand and expand and expand. It is the most thrilling place to explore because the journey will lead you deeper and deeper into a relationship with the truer nature of who you are and the truer nature of who we are...together.<br /><br />Metaphysics is my passion. I sincerely and humbley came into this passion with a desire to change some really painful patterns that were not creating the reality I wanted and I devoured, gobbled and personally applied what I was learning in the realm of Quantum Physics/Spirituality with some great hits and alot of misses. Now over 10,000 hours later, I feel confident to say I am expert at alot of this know how. I am so excited you are exploring this at this time and so excited for your daughter.<br /><br />There is a broad movement, economy, social networking etc on line called Evolutionary Spirituality that is about becoming Conscious of how reality works, understanding this is our next quantum leap in our evolutionary journey as spiritual beings, in human form, becoming aware again of the spiritual nature of who we are. This book you speak of fits in with it all. I have it as well in my library. <br /><br />This movement is more like a nova star ready to do it's thing this year it seems....very exciting to read your latest learnings and I soooo looking forward to this topic expanding here. <br /><br />Exciting....Valerie Y.http://www.magicalmeditationsforkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-23245187554311169322012-03-21T20:00:23.348-04:002012-03-21T20:00:23.348-04:00I love how you stuck with the quantum physics! I c...I love how you stuck with the quantum physics! I could have never made it through the class LOL : ) Way to go!!!<br />I understand the love of learning we all seem to share. I have a habit of memorizing the most useless information. Me and my dad actually have a little battle going on. Each time we see each other we sprut out some random fact and try to stump the other. If the other didn't know what ever fact we just blurted we consider it a win LOL. <br />But I kind of relate it to how Sherlock Holmes does drugs when he doesn't have a case to keep his mind busy; excpect I don't do drugs : )<br />When ever I get bored I just teach myself some useless peice of information; Like I memorized the entire preamble to the US Constution ????? I don't think this will ever even come up in Jeopardy LOL; I also taught myself sign language in high school, just because I was bored 8 ), so this may be a usefull skill but I have yet to meet anyone I can try it out on LOL<br />So at least you learned something usefull Barbara!! : )Kelly from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695507266814571692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-72476921310002689742012-03-21T17:52:21.329-04:002012-03-21T17:52:21.329-04:00Oh my god, MJ, how we've missed you!! I so owe...Oh my god, MJ, how we've missed you!! I so owe myself a good read over your way too. I can't tell you how I enjoyed having a good throw-my-head-back laugh at your last zing. The other stuff you said was pretty good too -- I think I hear gossamer-winged harp playing as we speak...Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-62142363532483409352012-03-21T17:44:19.845-04:002012-03-21T17:44:19.845-04:00Jeez, I leave this blog for a few months and it tu...Jeez, I leave this blog for a few months and it turns into the comedic wing of <i>New Scientist</i>. I'm with you in using science (or quantum physics in your case) to get closer to spiritual experiences than religion. The Big Bang is twice as miraculous and beautiful as any gossamer-winged creatures with lovely harp music. I know this isn't your point but I'd need to take notes before I said something intelligent here. And I'm busy, K?M.J. Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972190103986599079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-68102129435038244522012-03-21T15:36:56.538-04:002012-03-21T15:36:56.538-04:00Love this, Eileen! "fireworks in my thought-b...Love this, Eileen! "fireworks in my thought-box" might just my new mantra!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-1018988707592115562012-03-21T14:37:27.739-04:002012-03-21T14:37:27.739-04:00I am so glad you blogged about this, Barbara. It i...I am so glad you blogged about this, Barbara. It is setting off fireworks in my thought-box!Eileenhttp://www.myeileen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-8630546583859083522012-03-21T13:14:06.947-04:002012-03-21T13:14:06.947-04:00My mother is an artist and I've often hear art...My mother is an artist and I've often hear artists talk about negative space, the space between, etc. Love that. And how wonderful to look at the world through the eyes of a wondering self and the eyes of an artist, different shades of awareness and curiosity. Thanks, Madge.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-47508163190478938072012-03-21T12:40:30.631-04:002012-03-21T12:40:30.631-04:00Amen to that sistah !!!...Times are A---CHANGING !...Amen to that sistah !!!...Times are A---CHANGING !!!!! Ok why do I TALK LIKE THIS ??? XDShalakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782094985343645473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-64160046290109926112012-03-21T12:22:01.998-04:002012-03-21T12:22:01.998-04:00We do indeed decide all the time to stand in awe a...We do indeed decide all the time to stand in awe and if you just stand in it, it is awesome. Sometimes I try to just watch the stars or a tree in movement and see through it to all the amazing negative space. As an artist I maximize negative space and there in lies the beauty. It is everywhere if we just stop and take it in. Great job explaining Barb but what I loved most was your enthusiasm for this type of learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-21992059957033981552012-03-21T12:00:35.870-04:002012-03-21T12:00:35.870-04:00Wow, awesome response, Cheryl. So thought FULL. An...Wow, awesome response, Cheryl. So thought FULL. And I also loved experiencing the reciprocal thoughts that pinged around in my mind as I read this. As I said, I don't know why it's always been hard for me to use the word "God", but I wholeheartedly relate to the way you (and people like you) use it. It certainly doesn't "bother" me when others use it, and it allows me to understand exactly what they mean -- I feel the divineness and sacredness of it. And that there is a point where both science and religion (or spirituality) meet "proves the point", yes! I also want to jump on your line "that being right with ourselves is somehow hooked into being in relationship": I know it's worthy of its own post, but I so so so believe that when we work to free ourselves, our own minds, our hearts, and make ourselves better, the whole benefits. That's why we should never feel guilty about working on ourselves (although I would guess that one would need to know the sometimes subtle difference between selfish acts of caring for yourself -- i.e. I'll steal that from you because I want it -- and healing yourself -- i.e. I'm going to take a course, get a massage, take time to meditate, etc, etc). Could go on and on and on!!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-90310710754365173442012-03-21T11:29:18.197-04:002012-03-21T11:29:18.197-04:00I am someone who does attend church. If you knew o...I am someone who does attend church. If you knew our congregation you would never call it "organized religion" though. More a fellowship of seekers who are doing their seeking in the Christian path, understanding that it is one path to truth. Something to focus our endeavour.So apparently is quantum physics.I joined a church because I do believe in God, a name which I use because, again, it focuses the conversation. I could say Universe, or Light, or Love or anything I please but God gets the job done and signifies the realm I'm working in. The energy that is at our core and mutual to all of us puts us "in relationship" with each other. Perhaps the amalgam of that energy is God. Perhaps God, a greater energy, has bequeathed us life in that amalgam. We don't get to know exactly the equation but I have come to believe that it is about relationship. That two are greater than one and that being right with ourselves is somehow hooked into being in relationship with each other and that which is greater. I read an article recently that described God as constantly seeking relationship. Relationship with us. Desiring us to relate and live in God. It's this that leads me to understand that when they say "God is love" that it doesn't mean God is "loving". It literally means, I think, that God IS love, that that's what God is. It is the pure energy that flows between us. That "God's will" is being fulfilled when there is love. And love comes as seeking justice, as revealing and living in truth, as honouring life - ours, our planet's and all its creatures. If I believe in this reality of God and again look to science as another path to understanding, I must also deal with the yin and yang, the dark and light, the God and devil. There is a force that battles Love. That is in malevolent relationship with Love. And that struggle reveals the human journey. We choose, in every moment, which side we will take. When the dark side wins the battle in one person we have murder and rape and all forms of abuse and domination. When the dark side amalgamates in one period of time we have genocide. So I believe that our mutual spark is Love, that it is God and God is it. That, as individuals, we can tap into and be in relationship with the All Love and find comfort and strength in it. I've never found a barrier between science and religion (or at least religion as I choose to experience it). Quantum physics proves my point. Not that I have an opinion, mind you. :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613519576298824838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-54906271946509341152012-03-21T11:12:10.175-04:002012-03-21T11:12:10.175-04:00I'm glad it was a great experience for you, Ba...I'm glad it was a great experience for you, Barb. I love to see people that love learning. It's my passion, which is why I am going into the education field. <br />One of the "Great Philosophers" once said something along the lines of "the truly wise are those that admit that they know nothing rather than those that believe they know everything." I really love this. <br />"the purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one."-Fortune Cookie (really).Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-50021773594923429122012-03-21T11:06:29.248-04:002012-03-21T11:06:29.248-04:00You so deserve that proud walk, Kelly! And actuall...You so deserve that proud walk, Kelly! And actually you have always epitomized for me everything that is wonderful about learning: your passion and curiosity, your questions and thoughtful ideas. You have EVERYTHING you need to be everything you want to be. Thanks for inspiring me more times than you could know.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-83771642324089455212012-03-21T11:02:40.660-04:002012-03-21T11:02:40.660-04:00I know, sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it? ...I know, sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it? It is at the School of Philosophy and it does have "philosophy" in the title of the course, but my experience was that we were learning factual elements of the physics world and its history --spanning from classical discoveries (Copernicus to Newton, that kind of thing) and taking it to the quantum discoveries of the 1900s and then applying (or not) our own philosophies to our learning (as I did here) as opposed to discussing how philosophy played into all or any of it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-15077705591385688732012-03-21T10:58:43.551-04:002012-03-21T10:58:43.551-04:00Of course, I knew you would "get" this a...Of course, I knew you would "get" this and relate to it, Shalaka! Weird does seem to be the new normal -- which should lead to ALL kinds of interesting developments, right?!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-1060044994153455082012-03-21T10:26:10.986-04:002012-03-21T10:26:10.986-04:00Doing this secretly...I'm at work. SHH!!!! :] ...Doing this secretly...I'm at work. SHH!!!! :] <br /><br />Barb, what an inspiration. At one point I had that same passion when learning something new. Reading this has made me realize that I have lost a lot of that passion that I used to have. I am not really sure why though. Sounds like a challenge we can all pursue; rediscover passion! <br /><br />Going to college and continuing my education was the best thing I have ever done for myself! In a way, it has proved the nay-sayers wrong. When I was younger, I was told I would probably barely graduate high school and probably not go to college. I can't wait to walk across the stage in a little over a year and say "take a look at me now!" :DKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785247788175367281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-38710240581690550122012-03-21T10:14:41.065-04:002012-03-21T10:14:41.065-04:00Wait did you take physics or philosophy?! Quite th...Wait did you take physics or philosophy?! Quite the deep stuff here, I love it though makes me think. In an interesting coincidence (or maybe it's just all connected) my oldest is working on a science naturale project focused on the life and work of Albert Einstein right now. I think I'm learning as much as she is while helping her to find research material and proofreading. It's all quite interesting stuff. Yay for learning vicariously through others!Erinhttp://awrittenexperiment.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-61506030233172429612012-03-21T09:53:55.134-04:002012-03-21T09:53:55.134-04:00I love you !!! I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU...!!
you k...I love you !!! I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU...!!<br />you know that.....<br />This is so so connected to what we have been talking about on FB.......its so amazing !!!!! I am very happy for you.....what a wonderful Lifealtering experience...!!! Unbelievable...<br />I used to ebe pretty religious...(they way we were raised has a big effect) But after loa...its all gone.....And it feels so open and wonderful and I am letting it flow freely as its so beautiful....that words can never describe it....!<br /><br />And Most important....Rambling is good, you are never unclear to me (HELLO...INTUITION and TELEPATHY ??), everything you write is awesome..And I have so much fun reading it...and<br />WEIRD IS THE NEW NORMAL...!!!!!! C'mon look at me.....I'm as weird as it gets !!!Shalakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782094985343645473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-10029946334852835252012-03-21T09:39:44.274-04:002012-03-21T09:39:44.274-04:00Education does rock!! That is my best lesson for m...Education does rock!! That is my best lesson for myself: keep learning and looking to learn (aka open and curious). And the class I took was just as relaxed (but not "lax" :) ) -- and it worked great for me to be keyed into listening -- as opposed to madly writing notes and dreading tests.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-20173592796996135392012-03-21T09:10:34.892-04:002012-03-21T09:10:34.892-04:00Barb I am so glad that you have gained so much ins...Barb I am so glad that you have gained so much insight from this class! It inspires me to think about my coursework! Essentially all of my classes have left me with something, whether I enjoyed the class or not! <br /><br />Man, education rocks! :D<br /><br />P.S. I love the fact that the next upcoming class is so lax: I wish all classes were like that! Wouldn't that be something? lolHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978291067668508362noreply@blogger.com