Clinton: No U.S. combat troops to fight Islamic State - Yahoo News Over my 70 years I have had a curiosity about palm reading and some medical sources say that finger nails can often show signs of various ailments. And also is reflected in our hands , too. I noticed as Ms Clinton held up her hands that the photographer captured an excellent picture of both palms .She has some features that seem unusual. of course her life has not been a usual one.
I have criticized many things she had done or is reported she has done over the years. And my late sister, Dr Theora (Hardy) Fike had some disagreements with her years ago when she helped on the Arkansas education plan. and she is an in -law on my mother's side. There is even closer ties than most know with President Bill Clinton that I will not comment on as some persons involved are still living and may not know the full truth of some of their origins either. .
Something that has become too common on both sides of my family. DNA is beginning to reveal a lot of truths of the past. But always get both sides of ones lineage to fully know. And the grocery store check out counter papers are not usually the best source of true historical content either..
Theora was very active in the Pro Life movement and was President of the Science teachers of Louisiana when she helped get legislation passed that ALL THEORIES OF CREATION COULD BE TAUGHT. This went on to the US Supreme Court and was heard in 1976 . The ruling has never been fully recognized as a major achievement for freedom of thought. Although the court would not allow Creation to be taught in science classes, where only Darwin's theory survived to be taught and that is gradually being disproved by new science every year as totally accurate. and Theora saw the flaws in that early on from a scientific view point. not necessarily a Biblical view of the matter where a literal meaning does not necessarily support Darwin's full theory either. in school, I just parsed words in science class starting with Darwin said and none ever came after me as to whether I fully believe all he came up with nearly 200 yeas ago. I think we have a lot better theories to consider in the 21st century and seem to not be in opposition to a literal translation of the biblical as much. With the Internet one can do a word search of the Hebrew or Greek and it can be surprising that maybe some fuller meanings got lost in translation into English. One can also get a dictionaries or even take the time to study the original languages if one has the calling to do so. Its all that process of growing into fuller understanding that we have to humble ourselves into knowing there is a lot we yet do not know.
THE MAJOR PART OF THE RULING WAS THAT CREATION AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BIBLE COULD BE TAUGHT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM ETC. And comparative religion can be taught also.
THERE IS VERY LITTLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD without the teaching of religion and how ones beliefs led to changes for good as well as horrors of wars. fought over faith issues that often were really power plays as to which group would maintain power over another that had little to do with the faith of the individuals and their search for truth of our being. etc.
I remember that the 23rd Psalm was always in our Literature class along with other classics.as a child and it is a beautiful uplifting writing even if one has no faith at all.
There are ways to teach without evangelizing and not only Christianity , but other faiths have classical writings as well as history to be taught. Its what our founders well understood when a new nations was formed from so many diverse people and their diverse faiths.
WE HAVE LOST OUR WAY WHEN WE NO LONGER TRY TO LEARN FROM THE PAST AND OVER COME THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THOSE WHO LIVED BEFORE AND HONOR WHAT THEY DID THAT WAS GOOD AND UPLIFTING FOR A BETTER SOCIETY FOR ALL OF US. That is becoming an over comer as we Christians are asked to be . As a Christian, my belief is that many of the teachings of Christ are universal wisdom that even an atheist might follow to find a better life . From a faith perspective, HE is the way to eternal life, but even those literal words are still a mystery of what the full meaning even is. And HE taught against being arrogant as much is not known and understood even in a time where learning grows daily.
She was also a master teacher. and General Wesley Clark's first teacher when she began teaching him when she babysat him as a young child before they moved to Arkansas after his Dad died and his mother went to work and then later moved to Arkansas and her children took their step father's name. She also raised 9 children. Pictures are on my Flkr site Linda Joy Adams; and if you click on the picture, there is info about those in the picture under each one.
Theora died of breast cancer in 1990, but did live to see all her children with Harold live to adulthood and some grandchildren born before she passed on. She had lost one son in a car accident, my nephew. I and one of her daughters, my niece, had a similar dream about the time of her passing. She saw my dad calling her from across a 'river.' and I dreamt that Dad wearing a red Levitic type robe similar to what Moses wore in the 10 Commandments walk out of a structure that was unlike buildings of our time. and down a path that looked gold colored and "I knew" he was going to come get her. It was if he had been 'summoned' to go. and was walking very fast as he always did even into his later years when cancer had spread.. So fast one could barely keep up. One learned to walk fast around him or be left far behind. It was a part of growing up with him , walking fast. but NOT RUNNING AS "LADIES DID NOT RUN" HE WOULD SAY IF I TRIED TO RUN INSTEAD. He would head out to check cattle or mend fence and one had to scramble.
The building, in the dream, was of an unknown type material and was like one of those where one one had puffed up some kind of plastic but not that and seemed lighter than adobe, although seemed to have a texture closer to that. was what the structure was made from.
Of course ,one might say we knew her time was near and our dreams was our trying to cope with the loss of a loved one. But we learned of this when the families gathered for her funeral and chatting. and began to share each of us with each other and then others stopped to listen to our exchange.
When my dad died in 5/89, I had another dream of my sister Carol who had died in 1/71 sitting outside a cabin like one of olden times waiting for my Dad. Most times we do not remember dreams at all. But if nothing else, it is comforting to believe that our loved ones are up there somewhere and will be there to greet us when our time here ends. We spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping and our minds do not stop working at all. its said by those who study our brains. as scientists.
How one cannot believe that there is more to the whole of things than we seem to know is beyond me. And that some kind of Divine force of PURE LOVE IS BEHIND ALL OF THIS seems the most logical inference to me. John says in his Gospel that God is Love. What does that mean? He also writes that Yahusha whom we Christians call Christ Jesus was God in the flesh and the incarnation of that Love. what does that really mean? When one begins to study in depth of all of this, we find ourselves having many varying opinions of what it all means. Somehow we know its real whatever the it is.
It is why I can never believe that a one world religion with one set of things to believe or behave or do any things exactly the same is a good thing at all. For it would stop our journey to understand the full truth and meaning of life. Every time some group tries to do this , it seems to turn into a power play of politics of control of the masses. And that is NOT FREEDOM for each one of us. Its going to be a dull world if every one thought the same thing and had no varying opinion of anything. Our growth as humanity comes to a halt and so does new knowledge. and understandings. But it helps to gather and share our varying thoughts of matters to know what is the consensus opinion of matters. And studying what our ancestors taught and wrote and is honored through the ages helps us as this is what has survived through out history. Common teachings that seem to be throughout humanity and not just in one faith or another. If one chooses o be in a group where all do things the same etc. that is not wrong, and in time of great sorrow or joy may be a great comfort. Its about free will and is this what I freely wish to do. But if it harms others, then there is no inner peace in that, and no joy to be had from it. either. Its a journey to an end of eternal life we all wish all would choose to travel on. so all will be there to share. with each other as Christ said we are all invited and its up to us if we choose not to come.
My prayer is that those in this world right now stop trying to impose ones beliefs on another with wars and physical violence. One has to come to an understanding though free will and we become arrogant when one thinks 'THEY KNOW IT ALL" It is the wiser person that KNOWS THEY DO NOT KNOW IT ALL and keep on striving to learn and grow. in order to do good and help one another have a better life. how can one be truly happy when so many are living in injustice and misery of poverty where the basics of human survival are not there. We dull our humanity when we do this.
Some how, we have yet to figure out the solutions. Maybe we have not done it yet as we have to understand that the answers may come in bits and pieces from many and if we act in arrogance that how could this one or that one know anything; we will not be listening when the bits and pieces of the answer comes from the most unlikely of sources .and some begin to put the whole together for a better outcome for all.. I was raised by Florence (Hunt) Hardy whom I called Mother or Mom and her example has stayed with me. When one group or another would knock on the door and want to share their version of faith with her. She politely answered, I have my own church and she said it in a firm and stead fast way so that none doubted she had an inner faith and belief that would not be shaken. It was her own witness back to those who had come to our door.
.One had to witness this to understand what a firm inner faith really is. Her early life was not an easy one and then her married life had hardships of many kinds. Her faith never seemed to waiver through it all. She was not perfect and often in my youth I did not fully appreciate her. But It was this stead fastness and great courage that got all of us through the horror and circumstances of President Obama's birth which she was there at Forbes Air force base hospital when he was born.
She never lost sight that an innocent baby was coming in to this world and that he and his mother almost did not make it as his real dad had died in the violent attack on a young teenage couple who had found themselves pregnant and sat down on the bank of the river to decide what they should do and never had the chance as both were to be lynched and he unborn. All because the couple was of two races and not all approved of such to the point of abject hatred. And a manifestation of the hatred of the city of Topeka trying their best to make integration work and for the most part did and educational scholarship soared as any kind of teasing or bullying got stopped as well. .
I had always known Jim to be the boy friend and dad and he fought back so Ann could get away and run for help but he was murdered that day in 3/61 with no justice for three who did die that day in the Kansas or Kaw River. in Topeka KS. while His grandparents on his mother's side were serving our nation elsewhere. Those who try to make something out of all this, should be ashamed. It was a tragedy that showed the worse of human nature to have occurred.
Some day maybe the whole truth of things will be revealed. So its just not the mysteries of creation and the Divine that is not fully understood by us, yet. But much of our human history, especially of the last century is still hidden from most. A power play that some would not wish be known for their own agendas? Humans holding power by keeping us ignorant of the whole truth of things? THAT IS NOT FREEDOM ! based on respect for the rights of each. to "be the best each can be." I pray that those running for elective office at all levels think about SERVING OTHERS For Christ a practicing Jew, who understood the TORAH teaching that most of the religious leadership had long forgotten and said " to be greatest among you , one must be the servant of all." Arrogance vs humility.
Within few short weeks we will begin the process of picking the leaders for the near future with a world in turmoil and many fighting for power and their own version of things to be the only way.
We need servants not 'arrogants.' We need firmness in belief and willing to explain the full whys of this way vs that way so all understand the reason for the paths chosen that rarely occurs anymore by those in power positions in the world. Its as if the masses have no minds or opinions that matter any more. If the choice is a good one, than stand by it! if one waivers in certainty it is the best, than its time to share that.
We need those who will listen to each and all and have advisers that aid in putting all together for best outcomes My Dad always said that if one gets power over others, they need to pick good advisers and then listen to them. That a government entity that is run well (and justly) is one , one never hears much from. that is the leader that is doing the better job. and don't mess with what it working??
. And as one of faith , pray they pray a little along the way as decisions need to be made to choose one path over another that Divine guidance of Love for one another leads the way.. We need our full history to help those who have to make choices we elect others to make. after we all make our opinions known. that are not all going to be the same, too.
Nearly ever human on this planet now has ballot access of some kind. And its our individual responsibility as citizens of our nations and of the whole of humanity to bring our input to the whole as a small piece of info or choice one makes among us all may be the very thing that turns us onto a path of a better way.
And if the wrong path or choice is made then we have to learn and grow from our mistakes, but pray they are not so bad that we end with wars and horrors as that is noting but a culmination of a whole long journey of wrong paths and twists and turns away from the ways to life and caring for one another and peace among our wonderful diversity and uniqueness of each one of us. History will judge it all as humanity has to deal with what has been done before us.
This is a different topic than usual. But it does pertain to root causes of what has gone so wrong in health care and other issues we are dealing with as it seems it is basic for humans to want to care and share and our resources get diverted elsewhere. Too often the best ways to help others gets buried in a rush without stopping and considerations of matters. We may be forgetting to ask those in need, what they do need? We need peace in this world where one has a place to call home and never have to leave it and find themselves with no place to go for fear of death. We never seem to be able to know just how to take care of masses that get caught in the cross fire of warring factions who seem to care less about humanity and seem to worship a deity of death and destruction that most in this world of great diversity would never choose to follow. no matter what faith or no faith one might have.
WE MUST STOP LETTING OURSELVES GET TRICKED INTO WARS AND INJUSTICES!
its why I speak out to those who will not help with all that is going on in my cases. DON:T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING BY NOT OBEYING THE RULES AND IGNORING BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED? This could be just as easily as yourself up against a beast of a cabal trying to stay alive and a rood over the heads of one family. You just cannot ignore what is going on and not try to do whatever you can to help. And many have done things along the way whom I do not even know their names , but files get on through to ones who need to have them and not always disappeared. There is a Divine that does know what you did for good and what others did not choose to do and hurt rather than helped.
We do not forget that an injustice done to one, ends up as an injustice done to all of us. if we do not take some kind of action or input into the matter at the beginning and not wait until we are on the verge of annihilation of all humanity. WHAT IS EVERY ONE ANGRY ABOUT IN THESE WARS IN THE FIRST PLACE? Is it religion, or is that just the excuse to use as a vehicle for whom to choose to take harmful actions against others?
Must get some rest as the world's problems are not going to be solved by one blogger in one town in southern Oklahoma as that would be the worse kind of arrogance of all. The worse it gets the more it seems that more of us are being needed to give our input and solve things. VOTE as that is the most outward action to have input. For those few who do not vote b reason of conscience, pray or think good thoughts that we, voters make the better choices as its imperative we all try and do our best. as we judge the hearts and even 'palms' of another. And whomever finally gets chosen by us, they need our prayers and our 'constructive opinions' as we have serious problems to solve if humanity is going to even survive. FREE WILL is part of each of us and we have to learn from our mistakes and not forget the past but OVER COME IT by knowing it and never making wrong choices again as a person, a nation or humanity itself.
Linda Joy Adams 12/1/15
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