Braden Kuhlman - All Comments

re: I've got a secret

braden@getselfcentered.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:59:45 GMT

I adore you Allyn, but mostly that you "get" me and get the call to action being a way of life, which is being at your best when you're continually accountable and ideally stepping up.

Here's a quote that rang loud & clear for me today based on your sharing quotes (which is one of the top reasons I value our personal connection):

ACHIEVE THE STATE

If you're serious

about joining

the people of vision

you must move from speech

to the inner state.

You won't become one

just by chanting "Unity".

Repeating the word sugar

won't make your mouth sweet.

-Dara Shikuh

re: I've got a secret

allynpoints@mac.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:10:56 GMT

"Existence precedes and rules essence."

- Jean-Paul Sartre

"Character is defined by the sum total of one's ACTIONS."

- paraphrased from Constantine Stanislavski

re: Journey to Love

Kezia — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:59:22 GMT

I've seen how easily, unselfishly and unselfconsciously you give your love, just in the past few weeks that I've known you.

re: Intellectual Intercourse

allynpoints@mac.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:26:24 GMT

What does Love mean? A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. These are my favorite responses.

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'  Billy - age 4

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.'  Karen - age 7

re: Intellectual Intercourse

allynpoints@mac.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:50:10 GMT

"Friends never leave you

They're a two way street

They'll always believe in you

When you've ceased to believe

And I'll still feel the same

If you're a friend in need

Cuz', I'll always love you

Don't forget about me"

- Nanci Griffith (Yes, Nanci has been speaking to me of late)

re: Journey to Love

mateo@getselfcentered.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:39:46 GMT

Ah, romance. Man, it brings us face to face with all our ***...past patterning, self-worth or lack thereof, parental issues...and it also shows us how we show up in this world. There truly is no better reflection than that lover who lingers or leaves, is there.

Thank Jah for friends who love unconditionally.

True love is acceptance, pure and simple. I see you for who you are, girl, and I love you.

Bless this journey.

re: Journey to Love

allynpoints@mac.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:06:29 GMT

"Some things I know, some things I guess, some things I wish that I could learn to express, like the way that I feel as I stare at the sky, and I remember your voice, and the sound... of goodbye." - Nanci Griffith

re: Journey to Love

mikaelajones1@verizon.net — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:20:42 GMT

Wow, this is a very powerful sharing, thank you.

I too am currently experimenting with the fine balance between loving unconditionally and honoring myself. I was very surprised by my internal response to your line "Loss is the only guarantee in life." It filled me with a sense of freedom, which is one of the most important values in my life...it's okay to lose...because loss is the only guarantee in life...so why not love as fully as we can ...while still honoring ourself. It's somewhere in 'there' that is the rub...the grey area for me, more to learn.

And yet on the bright side, I can remember a time in the past when that line would have filled me with a sense of overwhelming sadness...Loss is the only guarantee, so why love at all?

Thank you for sharing how far you've come. It helped me see how far I've come in this area of life and the journey still to be taken. I look forward to all of it. :)

re: Journey to Love

Max Simon — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:02:04 GMT

the most worthy goal of a lover is to love unconditionally without any attachment to that which is being loved. While I would love to say that I walk this truth in my relationships, the truth is that my relationships tend to walk me back into my unhealthy patterns from the past. Clearly, this is one of our most challenging lessons. I feel your pain, applaud your strength, and acknowledge your journey....maybe we can walk this one together?

re: Journey to Love

Kyle — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:17:39 GMT

WHOA! Thank you for sharing.