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I believe in miracles....... and fairies

by miramaze @ Saturday, 12. Jul, 2008 - 13:51:06
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
-- Albert Einstein

These words hit a spot deep inside me today and resonate like a round on my Tibetan Singing Bowl. I aim to live my life as though everything is a miracle because it feels good and if I feel good , chances are that the happy feeling will spread like ripples to those around me. I imagine happy vibes recorded in the bricks and mortar of my home as well as the furniture books and crystals scattered all around.

It's not always that I feel this joy , though that is my aim and I do believe that I am coming closer to a more continuous steady sense of well-being and joy .

I've been keeping a gratitude journal for nearly a month now , recording at least 5 blessings every day . I think this practice has increased my well-being by 25% maybe even 50%. Not easy to gauge something as intangible as joy and well-being.

Got a text from the Prof on holiday in Madeira:

" removed my stitches to day and there's nearly no scar at all. Looks good . the weather and relaxing has speeded the healing ... having a great time .. see you soon X "

The fairies say : " Move forward fearlessly . YOu are making a breakthroughin your life by putting your Divinely inspired ideas into action.TRust that you are guided each step of the way "

Affirmation for today ( which has been my affirmation for over a year now )

I move forward fearlessly , trusting that each step I take is perfectly guided.

Thank you thank you thank you !!!


 

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
12/07/08 @ 14:45

Belief is a funny old business.

If I told you that a troll named David lives under my bed and eats my socks, I wouldn't be at all surprised if you didn't believe me. But David is neither more nor less believable than Father Christmas, the tooth fairy, gods, goddesses, the flying spaghetti monster, boggarts, hobbits, fairies, elves and anything else that people choose to believe in without evidence.

This is why experience is so important. Lots of my socks go missing, but this isn’t evidence that David is real. My life experience and knowledge tells me that a being that subsists on socks and lives under my bed is highly unlikely to exist. In addition, Occam's Razor tells me that the lack of evidence for the sock troll means that it's most likely that David doesn't exist. Cold, hard logic says that it is impossible for me to prove his non-existence, but he could prove his existence by simply showing himself to me.

This is why I have no beliefs at all. If David shows himself to me, he will be real and thus there is no need to believe in him. I don’t believe in this cup full of lovely coffee that is right here by my right hand, it simply exists. Similarly, if David remains forever silent in the darkness he might exist, but probably not. If he does appear, I’ll say hello and ask for some new socks.

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Having said all that, your positivity is a very good thing. Excessive pessimism leads to depression, but hoping for or even expecting success can actually increase the chances of success.

Tom.

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JenniebabyJenniebaby [Member]
12/07/08 @ 23:18

I'm not sure.... There's almost definitely something living in my flat that eats socks (though never whole pairs) and also possibly pants...

Whether he's called David or not, is as yet to be discovered :>>

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
12/07/08 @ 23:34

Hmmm...

I don't think you're taking me seriously :-)

T.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:04

If David did show himself , I'm not sure you would believe your own eyes. You would probably think you were going crazy or something.

David already exists in your mind and now mine too :))

When you do see him , ask him for my socks too , would you ? ;)

X

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 00:14

I will be sure to ask about your socks as well as about mine if he chooses to show himself :-)

But I still won't have a belief...

Tom.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:40

I'm thinking a definition of " belief " might be in order :

1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief.
3. confidence; faith; trust: a child's belief in his parents.
4. a religious tenet or tenets; religious creed or faith: the Christian belief.

When you say you don't have a belief - is that really true ? you certainly have opinions and convictions. You trust your dog not to bight you .

btw I do enjoy your comments and our exchanges , Tom. It's interesting to think about these things.

X

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 01:07

I love these discussions too. I like the fact that we are pretty much polar opposites on these things, because it makes me think very hard about my own view on these matters. I genuinely think I have a completely open mind, so I cannot and will not dismiss your view, even though it is very different to my own. If yo make me change my world view then so much the better.

I really do think that I have no beliefs. That first definition doesn't seem right to me: an opinion is not a belief, a conviction might be. I do not believe Dan will not bite me, because he might. If I accidentally tread on his foot, a bite is perfectly possible. A belief is something with no evidence (as per your definition number 2). I have ample evidence that dogs sometimes bite.

Tom.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 02:02

I also try to keeo an open mind, Tom and I reflect on what you and others write until my brain starts to hurt and then I stop.

Right now I need to sleep .............
Peace zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :Wave: sweet dreams

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 02:05

Sleep well, and have pleasant dreams. I am off to do the same myself, RIGHT NOW!

But upon waking, ask yourself this: why exactly do you think fairies are real?

Tiom.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 13:00

Good morning Tom :)

Firstly , if you can think it or imagine it , then it already exists in one dimension.

Secondly , there are so many people who have seen fairies and interacted with them . Findhorn, a community in Scotland originally grew up there because of the fairies.
Rudolf Steiner and many other people have written a lot about nature beings and invisible beings that sometimes make themselves visible to people. Folklore and stories from all cultures contain evidence of these beings. People I know have seen fairies. I've only half seen them but I have felt their presence and they speak to me when I ask them things.

Everything has a vibration or frequency and fairies have theirs which is so very different from our own. It's subtle. Your dog can hear and smell things you can't because he is receptive to that frequency or vibration.

In the end , it doesn't really matter what I say here. I think it comes down to a choice . At some level I choose to believe or accept fairies because this belief serves me , much the same as my dead father and friends are happy wherever they are , because I can feel it... and it would not serve me to be worried about them as I have a life to live , here and now.

An off the cuff answer for you :)

X

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 13:30

Thanks for the answer. I'm not really sure what you mean by "this belief serves me". How can it possibly make any difference to how you live your life if fairies exist or don't exist?

Personally, I doubt that anyone has seen a fairy. Tricks of the light, wishful thinking, hallucination, drunkenness, drugs or any combination of these. Rather like UFOs, in fact. People convince themselves without evidence that something is real and then only see things that help confirm that pre-existing belief.

Findhorn is a sea port and fishing village. It grew up for the fishing. Findhorn Gardens was started there in 1962 for research into "devas and nature spirits". That location was chosen because of it's remoteness and because the land was cheap.

Cheers, Tom.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 13:47

Belief = thought " fairies exist " I feel happy when I have this thought, it FEELS right, it fills me wonder, it is full of hope and possibility , I have no evidence to the contrary and plenty of evidence for that thought.

Talk to Mrs Penry http://tylluanpenry.blog.co.uk/?s=fairies&sentence=AND&submit=Search

Regarding Findhorn that might be the " official " story , but I know that the fairies helped a retired military man to grow huge cabbages in a place where they said nothing would grow. That is what brought the visitors intitially and helped to start the thriving spiritual community, ecco village and education centre .

http://www.findhorn.org/index.php

:) :wave:

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 13:57

If that thought makes you happy, there's nothing more to say. I don't understand this at all, but that's fine.

And you don't "know" that about Findhorn, you believe it :-)

Tom.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 14:21

Some things cannot be understood or explained , they have to be experienced. That you don't understand is fine too, unless you really want to understand with your mind .. what then ?

At some point believing and knowing are one and the same. They are both one ASPECT of The Truth. Can any of us know " The whole truth " ?

For me , your truth and my truth are both valid.

X

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SeasideManSeasideMan pro
13/07/08 @ 14:40

I'm a complete relativist: your view is equally as valid and important as mine.

But there is no point at which knowledge and belief are the same. This is because knowledge requires at least three things, of which belief is only one. The other two are truth and justification. Knowledge is defined as "justifed, true belief". Belief is independent to truth: People used to believe the world was flat for example.

Tom.

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RunDontWalkRunDontWalk pro
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12/07/08 @ 14:56

I believe in miracles. I see them every day. Great post Mira.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:31

Me to Meno :) Thank you.

X

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adamantixxadamantixx [Member]
http://adamantixx.blog.co.uk
12/07/08 @ 15:04

i think that's a very good attitude to have in life, counting your blessings and realising that the glass is half-full, not half-empty x

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:43

Yes. I find that being grateful, counting my blessings is very empowering. It works for me. :)

X

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DoraleneDoralene [Member]
12/07/08 @ 15:39

They say that if you smile, even if you don't feel like it, it will make you feel better. Funny how mind over matter works :yes: .

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:44

Yes, it does work. I am doing it now .. and starting to laugh too :))

X

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DoraleneDoralene [Member]
13/07/08 @ 13:16

;)

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 13:20

I'm laughing again ...lol .... I've just realised my face is beginning to ache from this wide grin on my face .. you'd laugh too if you could see me now :))

X

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sweetladyjanesweetladyjane pro
12/07/08 @ 15:43

I think there are miracles and there are all kinds of unseen things in this world. There is no way I cannot believe after everything that has happened to me in the last two years. Great post.

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:45

This is my experience too. Thank you.

:)
X

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JenniebabyJenniebaby [Member]
12/07/08 @ 23:19

Hey, and Mira is more than half a miracle already :)

Good going!

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miramazemiramaze [Member]
13/07/08 @ 00:46

:))

X

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