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Siã☀© ◔~◔
You're welcome... it was amazing to me...
Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:06pm
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It's not happened since in so dramatic a way... but it has happened that I could sense & feel a loved ones powerful emotions deeply enough that I just knew something had happened to them or that they were deeply scared, angry, or sad...

When calling them quickly to inquire about their wellbeing, they were always amazed that I seemed to know that they needed me to call them (or someone to help) and sure enough, I had felt their feelings strongly enough to know who it was and to call them...

Shortly before my Mum died, she told me that I often used to freak her out when I was young because i would respond to things that she was only thinking, as if she'd said them aloud to me... (I have NO memory of that though) and that, as I grew up, she said that all the times that I'd ask her if she was okay or feeling all right, that when she'd insist that everything was fine & I was seeing what wasn't there, she wasn't being completely honest, that she had been upset or in pain but didn't want to talk about it so insisted I "read her wrong" to get me to stop asking... She used to get a bit angry at me for it sometimes because I used to insist that something was wrong with her when she really didn't want to share it and so, she told me because was trying to apologize for it all those years later...

My oldest daughter has told me many times that she always knows that I am the only one who will see right through her "happy act" when something is bothering her even though she's the best I've ever seen at fooling people that nothing is wrong when it is... I am so amazed that no one picks up on it because I can see it as clearly as if it was written in ink on her face no matter how hard she tries to hide it... It seems to be something that lets me be strongly attuned to loved ones so that I can feel their pain even from great distances and always seem to call right then...

What I hate about it is that I feel compelled to ask folks, even strangers, if they are OKAY when I sense strong emotions coming from them that they are usually trying to hide... and it makes most people angry instead because they didn't want anyone to know, so are upset that I saw it...

It doesn't seem to work with all emotions... anger, happiness, excitement, those things don't travel distances... but sorrow, worry, fear, and physical pain signals have an open channel for some reason...

So, I don't think that time & space really HAS to limit us if our brains were completely open to seeing past them... BUT, it would likely be mentally, physically, & emotionally torturous to be unable to EVER cut off other people from invading or knowing our inner emotions...

  • Your daily atheist — Moishe, Thu Oct 27 5:07am
    "Why do we have to pray? Doesn't Jesus have a phone?" From Pharyngula as usual
    • Cute quote for a three year old... — Kevin, Thu Oct 27 6:53am
      inaccurate assumptions about prayer, God, etc. Not good understanding of the topic. Extreme literalism and limited. But it is a three year old. We can let our hearts melt and smile and enjoy their... more
      • Are you not at least mildly intrigued — Moishe, Thu Oct 27 8:04am
        by the fact that this was at least a partially atheist household discussing the concept of Jesus with their three year old. This looks like a job for... ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Sophisticated Apologetics... more
        • No. Not really interested at all.... — Kevin, Sat Oct 29 6:48am
          I have no desire to convince anyone on here. I only wish to point out that the critiques that people use are not really touching on the real issues that are engaged in my faith. I just find it funny... more
        • Re: Are you not at least mildly intrigued — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 9:36am
          I know that you directed your question at Kevin, so I hope you don't mind my jumping in here. Why would a person be intrigued if, within a partially atheist household, the concept of Jesus was being... more
          • Ah but parents have the right to determine — Christopher Blackwell , Thu Oct 27 7:50pm
            Seeker, Parents have always been considered to have the right to determine what religion if any that a child is exposed to, and that includes no religion. I have never felt threatened by an Atheists, ... more
            • Re: Ah but parents have the right to determine — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 9:23pm
              Well, yes, parents have the right to raise their children as they see fit. It is a legal and moral right. I have never been threatened by anyone from either camp (believers and non-believers). My... more
              • That though is the rare parent — Christopher Blackwell , Fri Oct 28 9:08pm
                Seeker That requires a thoughtful and caring parent, truly dedicated to what might be good for each child. Most of our parents are not at that level. Most barely raise their children at all, they... more
              • I think you will see — wondering, Thu Oct 27 10:07pm
                lots of children under the age of three being exposed to religion, going to church with their parents. Some might call it "enriching"... others might call it brainwashing or child abuse. Some of... more
                • Re: I think you will see — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 11:11pm
                  I was a member of the RCA when I was a kid. Our pastor was a young fellow. He had just graduated from seminary training and was newly ordained. Maybe it was due to his youth, but he was never the... more
              • typo: that should be 'know' and not 'no' (nm) — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 9:25pm
          • It is always good to explore concepts contrary to one's own — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Thu Oct 27 6:54pm
            Just very unusual to do with so young a child... But hey, can never begin too early teaching a child to have an open mind...
          • It could be as simple as having over some guest that prayed — Διός, Thu Oct 27 5:39pm
            So that the little one had her first experience with praying and asked the questions. And then she dropped that little beauty "doesn't god has a phone". Διός :o))
      • Just Cute? Not perhaps Profound? — PureStevil, Thu Oct 27 7:03am
        That mere humans can devise a more effective and reliable communication method than a god I think speaks volumes. Admittedly, I may have a particular bias. :-) Have a great day Kevin.
        • Re: Just Cute? Not perhaps Profound? — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 9:31am
          Why do you consider the child's question profound? The question reminds me of a question that I was asked by a kid: Why does Santa Claus have to use the chimney? Can't he use the front door? I smile... more
          • Thank you Seeker. — Kevin, Sat Oct 29 6:52am
            You summarize my point perfectly. (An aside, the Christian tradition considers meditation as part of the spectrum of prayer. In many Reformation Churches, this connection between prayer and... more
          • I would have asked why we NEED phones if thinking can — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Thu Oct 27 6:58pm
            communicate betweenst folks... Cuz a 3 year old can't possibly fathom what was going on other than someone was talking to someone they couldn't see and expected the other to hear them... So, why have ... more
            • Re: I would have asked why we NEED phones if thinking can — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 9:50pm
              If people were telepathic, they would not need phones, but it would not preclude them to having them and using them either. And yes, it would be rather strange (to address someone else's point) if... more
              • As do I... — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Fri Oct 28 9:18am
                It was adorable in the way that us ADULTS viewed it... But, from the child's POV, (which is what I was trying to convey with my alternate question of why phones were even needed at all), they were... more
                • Re: As do I... — Seeker, Fri Oct 28 9:50am
                  Sometimes the answers adults give make no sense either! ;) On the topic of kids: you gotta luv 'em! They can take something that an adult regards as mundane and turn it into a playground, a fantasy.... more
                  • Folks who allow themselves to think like children are — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Fri Oct 28 10:16am
                    considered naive but also like crazy folks... yet they are the ones MOST LIKELY to invent fantastic things that others never imagined until they came into existence and now can't imagine NOT... more
              • Could you live with telepathic abilities, can you imagine — Διός, Thu Oct 27 10:33pm
                the entire info overload from all the stuff you would hear in your head from all around you and from others even from far away. But I do believe we have a limited telepathic ability with people very... more
                • So do I!! — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Fri Oct 28 9:32am
                  I have an amazing story of just that, but it's rather personal and not something I routinely share in public... Suffice it to say that something very strange (but without the slightest question as to ... more
                  • I have had very sad experiences with somehow knowing. — Διός, Fri Oct 28 10:59pm
                    Three time it happen to me that I feel the urgent "I must go now” and see a sick friend, no waiting a hour or a day but right Now feeling. And three times that friend died within hours. What it is I... more
                    • That is somewhat different than the one I referenced BUT — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Sat Oct 29 9:11am
                      I, too, have had weird experiences of thinking of long ago friends or acquaintances that I'd lost touch with, but suddenly thought about and felt a powerful concern for... only to learn later on had... more
                      • Amazing. — Διός, Sat Oct 29 10:20am
                        That must have been a terrible experience especially that young. Does it still affect you it wouldn't surprise me if it did? My feeling didn't come that clear it was an unexplainable urge that I had... more
                        • You're welcome... it was amazing to me... — Siã☀© ◔~◔, Sat Oct 29 2:06pm
                • Information overload! — Seeker, Thu Oct 27 10:49pm
                  There is no way that I would want to be bombarded by the thoughts of others. Sometimes I have enough trouble sorting out my own thoughts. :) I am not really a believer in telepathy. I do think that... more
    • Wagenaar is a pure Dutch name — Διός, Thu Oct 27 6:41am
      even if he is from S.A. And he has a smart three-year-old niece. Thanks for this post Moishe it is a classic.;o)) Διός
    • God can't afford the telephone company service plans — PureStevil, Thu Oct 27 6:40am
      for an infinite contract. "Why do we have to pray? Doesn't Jesus have a phone?" That is a great quote!
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