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In a message dated 1/12/06 12:34:30 PM, milagro27@cox.net writes:<BR>
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river that hit our family over the holidays. I'm not recommending this as a<BR>
first choice for a spiritual retreat, but being so sick did have the effect<BR>
of quieting my mind and giving me the experience of living beyond time. I<BR>
wasn't able to do any of my "normal" stuff and therefore, I could not<BR>
distract myself in any of my favorite ways. And, I can't explain this -<BR>
during my absence, there was very little activity of any kind that needed my<BR>
regular attention. So, as I've resurfaced, I'm not at all "behind." I've<BR>
also had this experience when I was working out of the country. How does<BR>
that work? A shorthand description might be that this is how it works in<BR>
open space/open time. Another, more shamanistic take may be that our<BR>
ordinary experience of time and space is altered when second attention takes<BR>
over.<BR>
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Christine--<BR>
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A few years back, Paul and I decided to take a much needed sabbatical. The amazing (and scary) thing was that for the whole two and a half years that we were away from consulting work, we had not one business-related call, no e-mail inquiries, nothing. Within a week of deciding that it was time to get back to work, we had an assignment from a new client. I never understood what was at work here. . . unless maybe the power of intention.<BR>
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I like your river-bottom metaphor--we also have spent a virus-laden holiday season. Glad to hear you are out and about again!<BR>
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Joelle</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"></FONT></HTML>
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