Comments on: Friends Family and FaceBook http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:57:16 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: KeithLloyd http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4998 KeithLloyd Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:45:59 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4998 Thanks Dov for posting this article. As usual you demonstrate and provoke a lot of thought processes to occur in all of us BMI participants. I tend to think of friends not as fair weather or bad weather, but more in terms of my relationships with them. Some friends are closer than others and the true ones are there to not only pick me up and support me in bad times, but participate in celebrating the good times as well. I also realise partly based on your teachings that everything and everyone comes into our lives for a reason. So I tend to celebrate new and old friends entering my life at whatever point I am at in my life. It is because of my activity in Facebook that I have been so fortunate as to reconnect with friends that had left my life for a while but for no really good reason. And in reconnecting with these friends I found that although our own lives had changed and shifted, we still were able to converse with each other as though we hadn't ever been out of each others lives.<br><br>I missed your request for comments regarding the quality of friendships that one can have with thousands of Facebook friends and questioning what friendship really is. I have been so fortunate to have met you and participated in your workshops over the last year and a half and have so much gratitude for you and your teachings. I consider you my friend because you take my best interests in personal development personally, and you genuinely wish for my success and growth. And I believe that it is in the way that you connect with each individual that makes them feel that you are each individual's friend. Do I feel that connection? You betcha! And it's why I came to help out at the last Attracting Force. I will continue to want to help you out and to get to know you better when given the opportunity. That's, I believe, how friendships are built. It is an honour to know you and have you as my friend. Thanks Dov for posting this article. As usual you demonstrate and provoke a lot of thought processes to occur in all of us BMI participants. I tend to think of friends not as fair weather or bad weather, but more in terms of my relationships with them. Some friends are closer than others and the true ones are there to not only pick me up and support me in bad times, but participate in celebrating the good times as well. I also realise partly based on your teachings that everything and everyone comes into our lives for a reason. So I tend to celebrate new and old friends entering my life at whatever point I am at in my life. It is because of my activity in Facebook that I have been so fortunate as to reconnect with friends that had left my life for a while but for no really good reason. And in reconnecting with these friends I found that although our own lives had changed and shifted, we still were able to converse with each other as though we hadn't ever been out of each others lives.

I missed your request for comments regarding the quality of friendships that one can have with thousands of Facebook friends and questioning what friendship really is. I have been so fortunate to have met you and participated in your workshops over the last year and a half and have so much gratitude for you and your teachings. I consider you my friend because you take my best interests in personal development personally, and you genuinely wish for my success and growth. And I believe that it is in the way that you connect with each individual that makes them feel that you are each individual's friend. Do I feel that connection? You betcha! And it's why I came to help out at the last Attracting Force. I will continue to want to help you out and to get to know you better when given the opportunity. That's, I believe, how friendships are built. It is an honour to know you and have you as my friend.

]]> By: Florin http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4994 Florin Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:08:26 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4994 How are you Dov? :D<br>I don't really expect something in return from friends. All I want is to love them and offer my services the best way I can at that moment. Like if you contact me and ask me to help you with something I will do it with my heart even if I don't know you because the intention itself to do good helps you, not always the result of my work.Reading your posts I really wish I would know you better :) , but I really don't know much about myself :lol: How are you Dov? :D
I don't really expect something in return from friends. All I want is to love them and offer my services the best way I can at that moment. Like if you contact me and ask me to help you with something I will do it with my heart even if I don't know you because the intention itself to do good helps you, not always the result of my work.Reading your posts I really wish I would know you better :) , but I really don't know much about myself :lol:

]]> By: johneregan http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4989 johneregan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:34:57 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4989 I look forward to that day with impatience, I'm sure we have so much to discuss. and yes a pint of the black stuff will help as well. Cheers my friend. and keep up the great inspiration. cheers John I look forward to that day with impatience, I'm sure we have so much to discuss. and yes a pint of the black stuff will help as well. Cheers my friend. and keep up the great inspiration. cheers John

]]> By: lindseywalker http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4988 lindseywalker Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:54:13 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4988 Dear Dov, Spirit blew your teachings into my life and as always, the spiritual choreography is perfect. You have already shaped my thinking and being. You remind us in your poem that we always see ourselves in others. I see a lot of myself in you, your determind attitude, your passion to make a difference, your compassion, your no bullshit attitude, your gentleness, your fun loving self, your deep interest in the whole picture, and perhaps more that I don't yet see. Does that make us friends? Does sharing my deepest self through the individual work with you allow me to call you my friend? I would wish it so but I would not presume it automatically. On one level however you are my closest friend at this time for you are standing at the doorway of my soul in serious but compassionate dialogue with me about my life. I invited you in with trust and love. I know as souls we are all here to help each other in whatever way that may show itself. With that thought in mind of course you are my friend and I yours. We are all part of the blessed whole. Thank you Dov for being there, for being my friend, for seeing me and guiding me. With love and gratitude, Lindsey. Dear Dov, Spirit blew your teachings into my life and as always, the spiritual choreography is perfect. You have already shaped my thinking and being. You remind us in your poem that we always see ourselves in others. I see a lot of myself in you, your determind attitude, your passion to make a difference, your compassion, your no bullshit attitude, your gentleness, your fun loving self, your deep interest in the whole picture, and perhaps more that I don't yet see. Does that make us friends? Does sharing my deepest self through the individual work with you allow me to call you my friend? I would wish it so but I would not presume it automatically. On one level however you are my closest friend at this time for you are standing at the doorway of my soul in serious but compassionate dialogue with me about my life. I invited you in with trust and love. I know as souls we are all here to help each other in whatever way that may show itself. With that thought in mind of course you are my friend and I yours. We are all part of the blessed whole. Thank you Dov for being there, for being my friend, for seeing me and guiding me. With love and gratitude, Lindsey.

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4982 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:07:31 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4982 Yes Mary,<br>I too like the eye contact moments. Those are the one where the mask falls away and the heart opens to reveal whatever is beneath.<br>Dov... Yes Mary,
I too like the eye contact moments. Those are the one where the mask falls away and the heart opens to reveal whatever is beneath.
Dov…

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4981 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:05:42 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4981 Thank you Glen,<br><br>All to often we think that people are our friends because they say "nice" things to us, while in fact a real friend is one who is willing to tell us the truth even if we'd prefer the nice stuff. With gratitude, Dov... Thank you Glen,

All to often we think that people are our friends because they say “nice” things to us, while in fact a real friend is one who is willing to tell us the truth even if we'd prefer the nice stuff. With gratitude, Dov…

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4983 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:03:31 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4983 Hey John,<br><br>It seems to me that one of the true signs of friendship is that friends mentor each other. Friendship in many ways is the reflection of wisdom that we speak being spoken back to us. I deeply and sincerely thank you for your very generous words. I look forward to the day when we will sit together over a Guinness . Dov... Hey John,

It seems to me that one of the true signs of friendship is that friends mentor each other. Friendship in many ways is the reflection of wisdom that we speak being spoken back to us. I deeply and sincerely thank you for your very generous words. I look forward to the day when we will sit together over a Guinness . Dov…

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4984 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:10 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4984 Rosally, <br>As you point out, we are all busy, from my point of view friendship is not particularly about time. Friendship in the way I'm discussing it here is about being in resonance with the highest and best for yourself and your friend.<br>Dov... Rosally,
As you point out, we are all busy, from my point of view friendship is not particularly about time. Friendship in the way I'm discussing it here is about being in resonance with the highest and best for yourself and your friend.
Dov…

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4985 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:57:23 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4985 Sharone,<br>I deeply and sincerely thank you for your very generous words. Such salutations from a woman as wise as yourself is accepted with reverence.<br>Dov... Sharone,
I deeply and sincerely thank you for your very generous words. Such salutations from a woman as wise as yourself is accepted with reverence.
Dov…

]]> By: Dov Baron http://www.dovbaron.com/20091121/friends-family-and-facebook.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4987 Dov Baron Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:55:16 +0000 http://www.dovbaron.com/?p=533#comment-4987 Yes, George I fully agree that the word friendship is thrown around without even considering that friendship is a responsability. Yes, George I fully agree that the word friendship is thrown around without even considering that friendship is a responsability.

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