Posted on 06/09/2008 7:30:15 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Mark Morford: Is Obama an enlightened being?
Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain't no ordinary politician. You buying it?
I find I'm having this discussion, this weird little debate, more and more, with colleagues, with readers, with liberals and moderates and miserable, deeply depressed Republicans and spiritually amped persons of all shapes and stripes and I'm having it in particular with those who seem confused, angry, unsure, thoroughly nonplussed, as they all ask me the same thing: What the hell's the big deal about Obama?
I can feel the gooey stuff I'm stepping in.
(snip) Milton model Main article: Milton model
In contrast to the Meta Model of NLP which specifies information, is the Milton Erickson-inspired Milton model described by Bandler and Grinder as "artfully vague"[28]. In it the communicator makes statements that seem specific but allow the listener to fill in their own meaning for what is being said. It makes use of pacing and leading, ambiguity, metaphor, embedded suggestion, and multiple-meaning sentence structures. It has been described as "a way of using language to induce and maintain trance in order to contact the hidden resources of our personality".[29] The Milton model has three primary aspects: First, to assist in building and maintaining rapport with the client. Second, to overload and distract the conscious mind so that unconscious communication can be cultivated. Third, to allow for interpretation in the words offered to the client.[30]
After spending months closely studying Erickson's language (verbal and non-verbal) and imitating the way that Erickson worked with clients, Bandler and Grinder published the Milton model in 1976/1977 under the title The Patterns of Milton H. Erickson Volumes I & II[13]. In the preface, Erickson said, "Although this book [...] is far from being a complete description of my methodologies, as they so clearly state it is a much better explanation of how I work than I, myself, can give. I know what I do, but to explain how I do it is much too difficult for me."[13] Erickson was known for his use of unconventional approaches, including the use of stories, and for deeply entering the world of his clients. The Milton model is a way of communicating based on the hypnotic language patterns of Milton Erickson.[31]
But (a BIG but) they're just people, folks. And Christianity isn't about worshiping "people". We have a higher calling...
BTW, Pastor, this is one of your best efforts.
These are some seriously screwed up people on the way to Hell, in the here and the hereafter.
America is on the way of Sodom & Gomorrah if these people take charge, and I don't mean just about the gay thing. Everything they believe is so wrong.
Of course, the Lord would have spared S & G for the sake of ten righteous men, and there are considerably more than that is America. On the other hand, what are the relative proportions? I just saying, God would probably have spared them for the sake of one righteous man if Abraham had asked. But he didn't.
Typical non-Christian, anti-Christian drivel: Pitting "spiritual" against "religious," claiming you can be spiritual without being religious--indeed, the really spiritual people are *not* religious (i.e., they don't attend a Christian church). Hogwash.
Why should they respect the First or Second Commandments?
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Well, here we are in the Last Days, and getting insight into the thinking of those destined for destruction. Pretty grim, really. But, not everyone is meant to be saved.
Well, whatever could it be that gave you that idea?
Save us with your Lightsaber, Obama-Wan Kenobi!
No, not at all.
I'm WIPING my eyes from the tears of laughter streaming down my face as I read this pile of poppycock.
So, this DUmmie is calling the Obamessiah a mutant?
That is how evolution is supposed to work, right? One mutation at a time.
I always thought of politicians as a lower life form anyway. Maybe, after a few hundred thousand generations, they might mutate in to a more desirable life form like an insurance salesman or a telemarketer.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Like debating who is more enlightened, Marx or Stalin?
You got it....
The Dukes of Drunk Driving and Adultery.
Larger than a Kennedy burp after a night of carousing?
Posted on 04/17/2008 8:37:25 AM PDT by doug from upland
WATCH CHRISSY MATTHEWS PROFESS HIS LOVE (OR LUST) FOR OBAMA
"It's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often."
MIDI - PEACEFUL EASY FEELING (No. 140)
Welcome to Camp Obama. Non-competitive volleyball in five minutes, people!
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