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Name: Peter
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Metro: Lancaster
Gender: Male
Interests: spirituality(Buddhism, Wicca, Orthodox Christianity, Taoism, Shamanism, Native American Traditions)--history--current events--health--wellness--the arts(theatre, music, literature, paintings, sculpture, photography, film, you name it)--food(foodnetwork junkie)--travel--diverse cultures and opinions--comedy central--books, books, books--gourmet coffee(sumatra ,kona, yukon gold, italian roast)--nearly all movies--favorite film is BARAKA. (haven't seen it??? Check it out. You'll thank me).
Expertise: I used to think of myself as an expert at certain things, but I am learning I still have a lot to learn. I am good at listening and seeing the merits of both sides of an issue. I am good at mediating differences of opinion and getting those who are at odds to come together. I guess my expertise could be making the peace.
Occupation: Other
Industry: Other
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AIM:  nativeclergy
MSN: ur-babybear
Yahoo:  nativeclergy
Member Since:
10/2/2005
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| Well, I have been quite the busy person. Since my last entry, I have met the woman I am going to spend the rest of my life with. That's right, the Monk is finally getting married. She is from Indonesia; has two sons (12 and 13); thinks I am a pure delight to be around; and she's a good kisser, too. She's perfect for me. She is a devout Christian, but her sons are less so. She leaves me room to believe as I believe, and I support her beliefs as well. I think so long as I am not an Athiest or Muslim, she is OK with whatever I practice. I forget if I ever revealed my occupation on here, but I am going to fess up now. I have been a CNA, or nursing assistant, for seven years now. Now, due to the fact I am going to be an instant father and all, I have decided to pursue my RN (Registered Nurse). I have started part time towards this goal (10 credits) this past August. The program would take two years normally to complete. As I am going part time only, I am estimating three years till I finish. The time is flying by so fast though. I really can't believe how very quickly the weeks fly by. With working full time, school 4 days a week, spending time with my new family, helping my parents with what they need help for, their is very little time left to do much else. I seriously considered dropping one course, but I so want to graduate as soon as possible. I asked everyone who has demands on my time to give a little extra back to lighten my load instead. So far, so good. It makes a lot of sense to me to have asked them this since they are going to be benefitting from my graduating to a large degree.
I haven't been too focused lately on asking deep, thought provoking questions of late. I am thinking it might be a good distraction though. I have been feeling a bit stressed mentally lately. Emotionally also. There has just been so much going on right now of late. I would love to start a printed newsletter, of sorts, in my local area fasioned more or less from my page here. I am very hard up for money right now. I made the terrible decision to take out some payday advance loans. [not a good idea for anyone considering it]. I've told no one until now. My fiance is a bit curious about my cash shortage and I am debating telling her. Should I ride it out quietly, or let her know why I am so distracted and occiasionally glum? I tell her i am just so worn out and exhausted from work and school and everything else, which is true, but not completely.
Anyway, I think I will try to log on after school once in a while and rejoin my fellow xanganites once again.
Thank you Eydie for the "What's up?" | | |
| I am interested in working with copper to create some artistic pieces of various things. Does anyone know about working with copper or know of a good source of info on the subject? | | |
| I think it's odd how when Christians claim to reference the Bible as the inerrant word's of God in order to give it authority over our souls and our salvation, they seem to pick and choose which verses are still relevant. When someone questions them on a particular instruction as no longer being relevant to today's folks, they say it is relevant for all time, and all peoples. Well, in regards to recognizing a true believer, I would very much like to meet a Christian that meets the standard supposedly laid down by Jesus at the end of Mark.
[Passage >>> Mark 16:17-18:
17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."]
Any takers? | | |
| Interrestingly enough, I have been engaged with a good number of people recently on the topic of polygamy (a very unappealing word for something so many men, and apparently and perhaps surprisingly women, fantasize about). I have always been puzzled why Kings David and Solomon famously, and thousands of others less so, were practitioners of polygamy and thusly, or in spite of, were so well looked upon through history (even to the point of being regarded as Heros of their ilk). I have learned of some cultures, chiefly the Navajo, who had large ranches and the men would keep different wives at seperate points on the edge of their ranches so while they were making their rounds around their vast lands, their wives would tend to the needs of that area while they were gone, and he would also have a wife to tend to his needs when he was with that particular wife. There are many other practical reasons for having many wives as well. Back in the days when every male went to war and so many subsequently died, a prominant man would want to insure his legacy by having a good many sons to carry on the torch. Also, infant mortality for thousands of years was terribly high. Then of course the occasional wild animal hungry for an easy meal or some disease might pluck off a man's brood lickity split. I was talking with a woman hailing from Saudi Arabia about this polygamy stuff and I asked her how she would feel about sharing a husband. She thought it was a silly question. She asked me if it bothered me that someone I dated had been with a few other men before me. She saw it as the same thing. She also thought it was nice that if she wasn't in the mood or otherwise available for him, he would have some other familiar women to satisfy him.
Seeing as how there are valid reasons, in the practical sense, to support polygamy, what exactly is the moral argument against it, or even the legal one? As far as I can see, the only case aginst it is a cultural one. Where those who practice it as a matter of course, they find it terribly odd, and even unnatural, to be anything but. Two days ago, I was talking with an American female friend of mine about this, and she also thought it made a good deal of sense for a man to have many wives. She was all for it. She said she wouldn't want to share a boyfriend, but a husband would be fine. Her favorite reason for being for it was so that more than two bread winners could support a household. It would also be a lot easier to find someone to help watch the children as they could all take turns, again another practical reason for it.
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| OK, It's been a year and I guess it's time to start again on here. Hopefully, anyone who I was worried about checking up on my posts here have lost their interest. I really considered starting under a new name, but it wouldn't take someone to much effort to track down my new screen name if I had started one. Plus, I like the name Mountainmonk. It suits me so well me thinks. I wish I could use it on every site I subscribe to. It seems I am not the only mountainmonk.
Like the new pic? I love it. Don't like it? Too bad. This is the new me, and it's good to be me  | | |
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