goose491

Propogation of the good {{{VIBE}}}

I'm not too far away there Maya. I may not be tall... but I can do cute... and I'm a furnace.

With all due respect. Do you think that with only 3 jumps, you should be listening in on first jump student jokes? In all seriousness though, if you can't laugh at 911, what can you laugh at? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Uh-huh AddaGirl! I agree wholeheartedly. And there's few things nicer than discovering that someone you know is a good spponer... when you might not have considered them as such before. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Yeah we drink! "Take this all of you and drink from it..." -Jesus "Woah! Is that really the blood of Christ?... Man, that guy must have been wasted 24 hours a day, huh?" -Peter Griffin My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Bi-Otch! lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Well Nicki, Sounds like we would get along just great. Wanna Fork... then spoon? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

... Do I even what to know? lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Sorry, I have to disagree with you again Goose. My opinion, of a born-again Christian, is someone who has recognized themselves as a sinner, lost without Jesus' death on the cross for their sins. You disagree on semantics. Whether or not you agree that he died for YOUR sins, all you need to do is Love to be in accordance with him. This is not about you. It is about us all. Don't forget that: -There are many who believe that Jesus died only for the sins of a certain few. -There are many others who believe that Jesus died for the sins of all men and women. -There are still a great many more who believe that Jesus died for the sins of all mankind committed up until that point and up until that point only, leaving everyone more responsible for their own actions from that point on. and -There happens to be some "in betweens". -Heck, there are some that don't agree he ever physically existed! But that follow his word as they think it is the way. All of the above are "Christian"... are you going to tell them they aren't? Well who are you? Because Jesus does not want the fame... he just wants you to understand. The important part is that you not push people away because their "Opinions" differ from yours. Each, Either and/or All of the above is true if you believe it to be. (Jesus was the first professor of Quatum Physics! lol) What's important is the message it bring you. Like a fable told to a child. It can be told a few different ways but the message, the moral, that's what's important. Indeed he did. Before Jesus, man and "God" had a very different relationship. He brought forth the new covenant. That is, the new relathionship between man and "God". No man comes to the Father unless they do so via the new covenant... Jesus is the Fable, the message, the moral of the "story" which is no more complex than "Love thy Neighbor" and "Do unto others..." My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Are you stating that friends looking for a small piece of ass aren't fantastic?... or that they drive you insane during the loooonng night p.s. I like to spoon My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

By this reasoning, if I love I'm probably also Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, etc. to a degree. Yup... If you know to separate Faith from Religion, you are absolutely correct. Being Christian requires nothing of you... other than Love. "Faith" is some sort of strength or power you obtain solely from the belief in something. If you belIeve in anything he said, you do obtain some degree of power from it. "Religion" is a system of guideline or rules that accompany a certain "Faith". You may be extremely religious and go to church each Sunday... you are not obtaining any such power. Example: I am of Christian Faith because I believe in the covenant he has brought us. I believe that all will be well when we all love one another properly. I am of the Catholic Religion because they also believe in the covenant that Jesus has brought us. Moreover, they believe that they have come up with the guidelines and practices we should follow in order to... be proper Christians. Now, I am not a Catholic... I am not member of any Religion... but in my example you can see the difference. By raising churches of different practice, we are only dividing the people. Trust that at the base of each and everyones true "FAITH" lies one Divine truth. Religion builds upon that truth but forces us to argue fabricated Mortal differences. And you are doing right by all in doing so. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Hey that's infringing upon personal attacks there missy. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Christianity is not a Religion... it is faith. If you love... you are Christian to degree. Religion and Faith must be seperated in the mind. They are seperated in language, they hold two very distinct meanings. However, we as a people have all tripped so hard over not wanting to "worship", that we cringe at anyting related to "religion". And justly so with todays churches! "What greater deception could be foisted upon our people than for Satan to bring falsehood from within the church, while the members expect it to come from a source outside the church. How well we have been prepared to receive it by being taught to depend upon a system of religious organization to warn us of its approach and arrival, rather than encouraged to look to the platform of truth established in the early years of the movement." -Jon A. Vannoy My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I was going to join. I was really excited too. Alas I could not. The Statment of faith's very first sentence: We are each one of us sinners... but in a lost and dying world? That is far too defeatest IMO. lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

What everyone else said. ... and then you can't forget... SHOWER PARTIES!!! ... erm, I mean ah... yeah. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Chiming in...

The following is an email forward I actually didn't mind receiving. Hopefully some of you may find it useful. *** Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice. A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company. 1. The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook, they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks. 2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED". 3 When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it. 4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SIN# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it. 5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, SIN, credit cards. Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know: 1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them. 2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc. were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one). But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.) 3. Call the two national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Insurance number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit. By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away. This weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks. Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, etc. has been stolen: 1.) Equifax Canada: 1-877-249-2705 2.) TransUnion: 1-877-525-3823 We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything. But if you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Listen to this guy.... lol. Who are you? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I know I know... lol. But no, he's off AFF as far as I know. Not sure what DZ but I remember reading an interview/article about how he basically has to sneak away from his agents and whatnot... they give him a hard time when he want's to go make a skydive. I'd bet he's no skygod... but it seems like he knows what time it is. I wish I could find it, it was a pretty cool article. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Cool. But it truly is: "As" and not: "Better than you would have others do unto you." When you say "Putting other before you", thinking for example: "I'd give my coat to a bum and be cold so that he may be warm.", you forget that you are better off than he to begin with. Your thinking is wonderful but you are not truly putting him before you. You are treating him as you think we all should be treated. What was the bums name? Does it matter if it's Frank? If I were the bum, you'd give me your coat too no? Does it matter if you are the bum? On the street without a coat, would you like someone to give you one? Would you turn it down if I gave you mine? We should all be treated equally. If that is a fundamental truth, then how is it that we must also put others before us? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

You're right. At some point we need to stop. But if you don't recognize the potential issues of someone who's already giving fellow students jumping advice at 3 jumps... [SNIP] "Lighten up Francis" -Stripes Come on dude. Listen to yourself. The "Advice" you're talking about is "Be calm, relax and enjoy the view... and show a good throw (when it applies)" Please guy. He'd be well within his expertise giving this out as 'advice' with no jumps at all! He's not teaching anybody shit! He's not claiming to be anything more special then he is. [looks around the room now that Canuck has left].. he'll be back. I just about guaranteed it. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

You know he's a jumper yeah? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

(emphasis mine) I think you missed the subtle point of my post. The phrase is not: "Do unto others better than you would have do unto you." It is noble I'll give you that. But truly a small disservice to all involved. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." The difference is crutial. To improve your relationship with others... love thyself. You are just as important... nay, moreso, for you are the one now asking: "how do I improve a realtionship?". The answer is: know that the relationship already exists to a deeper degree and you are not so much improving it as you are uncovering it. There is only one... and we are it. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

No ninja is ever off duty. tsk tsk. But I am the worlds laziest Ninja. Got the tee shirt to prove it. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Eye contact, open heart and mind, and propogation of the good vibe. "Do unto others......" Wanna hear the real brain-scrambler about why you are to treat others as you wish to be treated? It's because others ARE you... and you ARE others. There is only one... and we are it. To improve relashionships between you and others, love thyself. Think positively and others around you will do the same. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!