*catching up on previous posts*
Steve, the owl painting is really different - I've noticed it before. The eyes are almost eerie. You are blessed to have been given it. I am sorry to hear the person who gave it to you died soon after.
I am not sure what you mean about venomous snakes, but am guessing maybe you mean you attempted to continually contact someone with no response and they got angry at you for continuing to contact them? I can see how such an experience would make one twice shy. I've never lived that. I have a cousin who cut me off ages ago. I still have no idea why. We were penpals for years and years. I can't be angry with her - she must have a good reason even though I don't know what it is. She is a good person. I just give her space. Maybe she will clue me in one day. If that is the type of thing you are talking about, I get it.
Shannon what can u tell me about the art work in this painting? Is it rather simple but somehow really grabs u?
It rather perplexes me that u seem to want to continue rather personal sentiments thru the public eye and not in a private context. i am not against it. It just seems difficult to know when i expose too much. It is rather a new way of communicating...these forums... we r developing discrimination and learning along the way...in all our communication.
You can apologize about comments made between u and someone u have known for sometime and try to understand another human being that u have been very close with... however sometimes it is not within them to accept this facet of your intentions. They remain determined to take you down. This kind of inner anger and unkind resentment... where does it originate? Can a human being that is making a conscious effort on the spiritual path really b responsible for another persons indignation??
Nomaste Shannon
Sometime ago--over a month ago-- i wrote this in answer to your post. This is the "type of thing I am talking about" as you have mentioned above. Yes i agree with you; i believe we should 'allow people space'. Sometime ago i made this comment above:
"It rather perplexes me that u seem to want to continue rather personal sentiments thru the public eye and not in a private context. i am not against it. It just seems difficult to know when i expose too much. It is rather a new way of communicating...these forums... we r developing discrimination and learning along the way...in all our communication."
i do not always know the feelings of others and sometimes they do not express them until something has been said that offends or hurts them. We often take precautions and ask but perhaps someone misinterprets our concerns or perhaps forgets. What ever the case; it is always best to qualify our statements by apologizing in advance for anything we may have said or done that we may not know about because we may have touched something in them that may be like a wound from the past. As you mentioned above we may not even know what we said or have done to cause people to "cut us off". i certainly am not always as sensitive as i could be to the feelings of others. It is a life long process i am learning along the way as i am sure we all are. Hope this makes sense.
