Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 In a message dated 99-04-15 06:03:06 EDT, you write: Alain Goguen writes regarding dark corners... > Any recomendations as of how to switch to the fun mode?>> If I knew you better, I would recommend something. What I did was see the single man play, 'Only the Truth is Funny' a number of times... The play was the vehicle, of Rick Reynolds, a psychologist turned comedian, for processing his garbage. As pointed out in his play, the fun began when he was able to behave differently because of learning the reasons why he behaved the way he did.. He made light of the darkness by relating what things he did to survive in an alcoholic, abusive, dysfunctional environment. When my darkness was penetrated, I could see the " funny " things I did to survive and to this day laugh out loud when with relatives tell the story. Life is difficult, said M. Scott Peck at the beginning of 'The Road Less Traveled'. Life was difficult, Dr Peck... It is amazing at the same time it is funny that we somehow survive. As mentioned earlier, I was bless with a psychologist in my practice, when I did my dark corners. She was right.. The corners are still there and there is nothing that can be done about them. What I can do though, is learn and grow from them. " In every dark cloud there is a silver lining(how shmaultzy) " . Find it. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 In a message dated 4/15/99 9:26:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, RevFlammia writes: << The corners are still there and there is nothing that can be done about them. What I can do though, is learn and grow from them. " In every dark cloud there is a silver lining(how shmaultzy) " . Find it. Robert >> .........And once the growth process has begun, let the light of of your spirit illuminate the corners and vibrate to the colors of your chakras.....ooohhh......gives me goosebumps.....the dark corners make me want to hug myself, because without them, I wouldn't appreciate the blessing of the experience....just .02 on a Thursday night.....bye the way......Roberto, I love schmaltz!.......Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 > RevFlammia > Dark corners as fun... > Alain Goguen writes regarding dark corners... Alain Gougeon in fact. You know, when i take an appointment somewhere, i just say my name is Gonzalez. Much easier for everybody. By the way, i have a question rambling around for a long time. Somehow it fits into what the list is about, i think. My name is Alain Gougeon. The way it gets written corresponds in french, my former language, to certain sounds that do not exist in spanish. As i am living in south america since 1985, it is now 14 years that i don't hear my name nor surname pronounced properly. I even call myself in a way that is not my real name. What about this? Well, i am not sure, but i have heard several times about what a name can be to a person. Some say we elect our name before birth, because it is our identification, it means what we are, and what we came for. Anyway, like anything else, as we are beings of energy and as the energy manifests from inside out, our name just like our appearance and any doing of ours, is an expresion of us, and also, it has influences on us, by the way of the " feedback " , that is, i know myself in the way i project myself onto the non-myself and how that comes back to me, or better, how i interpret that feedback. Some spiritual movements, some hindus for instance, have their people take, or given, a spiritual name. Because a name is vibration and that way, what you are or meant to be can be reinforced. So... that's more or less what i know about names. My question is for anybody that know something about it and could clarify it. How is this stuff? And how the fact that your name is mispronounced can do anything, or mean anything? ----- Alain Gougeon Analista de Sistemas Montevideo, Uruguay, América del Sur ajmg http://members.tripod.com/Alain_Gougeon _____ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 In a message dated 4/16/99 2:32:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ajmg writes: << So... that's more or less what i know about names. My question is for anybody that know something about it and could clarify it. How is this stuff? And how the fact that your name is mispronounced can do anything, or mean anything? >> Alain, I know nothing of names other than my own, Carol...means beautiful song, hence my on line handle....and reference to my ability as a vocalist....chant the name song and resonate the " g " sounds pretty spiritual to me......Blessings, Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 1999 Report Share Posted April 17, 1999 At 06:51 PM 4/16/99 EDT, you wrote: >Songwrit1 >Alain, I know nothing of names other than my own, Carol...means beautiful >song, hence my on line handle....and reference to my ability as a >vocalist....chant the name song and resonate the " g " sounds pretty spiritual >to me......Blessings, Song My name essentially means " Christian " ...now I was sort of raised Roman Catholic, but when people ask my religion, I tell them I'm a born-again Pagan. Monstermama Christina Barrett, Massage Therapist, Mum to 3 (homeschooling 2), and general lunatic-in-residence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 1999 Report Share Posted April 17, 1999 Alain Gougeon wrote: > i have heard several times about > what a name can be to a person. Some say we elect our name before birth, > because it is our identification, it means what we are, and what we came > for. Anyway, like anything else, as we are beings of energy and as the > energy manifests from inside out, our name just like our appearance and any > doing of ours, is an expresion of us, and also, it has influences on us, by > the way of the " feedback " , that is, i know myself in the way i project > myself onto the non-myself and how that comes back to me, or better, how i > interpret that feedback. > How is this stuff? And how the fact that your name is mispronounced can do > anything, or mean anything? I have liberally clipped your post, Alain, and hope that the essence remains. I have always had this problem. My full name is Ruth Caroline Gutierrez Abreu. In Non-Hispanic countries, no one can seem to pronounce my maiden name or my married name correctly. I don't even know how to get the " tilde " over the " ie " in my name on a keyboard. For that reason, both have been " Anglicized " for ease of pronunciation. I have even had problems with Caroline, as simple as that seems... many people will call me Carolyn. That is one reason I shortened to Caro... and interestingly, when I got my " medicine name " (which is in full 'Rainbow Crow Woman') I was interested to note that Caro and Crow sound quite a bit alike phonetically. Do I think it makes a difference? Until I was 7 or 8, my family called me Ruth, and I personally demanded to be called Caroline. I think that is because of a personal shift I experienced at that age. If you check out a Numerology chart and add up the letters of your name, something that simple can have profound effects on your behavior and how people respond to you. That is why some people carefully choose names for their children that either won't be abbreviated or have pleasing nicknames associated with them (like Beth for Elizabeth, or Meg for Margaret). I am going to have my venerable husband locate a book and tape that we have on sound and resonance that would be germane to this concept. You might think about having someone from " home " in France tape your name on a cassette for you, so that when you feel disenfranchised you may listen to how your name is supposed to sound, and allow the vibration to realign you to the " soul purpose " it represents. I think Alain is a beautiful name. What is your full name, may I ask? -- Blessings, Crow -- Caroline Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT Energywork * Holistic Nursing * Shamanism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 1999 Report Share Posted April 17, 1999 Alain Gougeon wrote: > So... that's more or less what i know about names. My question is for > anybody that know something about it and could clarify it. How is this > stuff? And how the fact that your name is mispronounced can do anything, or > mean anything? The way I see it, Alain, is that when we begin to pronounce our names the way others pronounce it, we begin to fit the image that *they* have of us. And unless we are very carefull, and very diligent, we begin to fit ourselves into the mold of how others perceive us, losing sight of who we really are. People are forever mispronouncing my last name, Abreu, and I still will tell them the way it *is*, in fact, pronounced. Manny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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