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ACCEPTANCE





I have written about the importance of loving yourself and seeing past the bad in people and loving the Divine in them. Now I would like to share the importance of acceptance.

We are connected in Divine Love, God, Unified Field, etc. We are that love and so is everyone else whether or not they realize this. I have asked you to see past the bad in others...now I am asking you to accept other people for who and what they are.

I read a Christmas card once that said, "With so many people and cultures in the world, how can there be only one path to God". Any religion brings a focus to God and any focus on God is Good.

What makes people uneasy about those that worship God in a different manner? If you are secure with the way you worship God, then the way others worship God should not offend or scare you. With all the people in the world you cannot expect to like all the paths that exist or understand all cultures. The acceptance comes when you say to yourself this belief works for me and that belief works for that person. If a person is atheist, say OK, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. There is no need to argue with someone because they do not believe like you do. I have had personal experiences when religious people going door to door ended up at my house and they began to preach. I tell them I am not interested and they keep talking anyway. I know it is easy to judge them for this, but judging is God's business and they really believe they are trying to bring you to salvation. Thank them for sharing and politely ask them to leave. Do not hurt them. They really are only trying to help you. If you are told your belief is wrong, do not be angry. You know it works for you. You are secure in what you believe. So someone else does not believe it, that is their prerogative and it may be that their fear of going to hell (or where ever they may be going) is so great that your religion scares them. It is okay. Personally, I cannot prove my way is right or moreover, that their way is wrong. Until I can prove it, I have no right to say anything. Instead of arguing, share ideas. More often you will find that all religions parallel in ideas anyway. I have read parts of the Qu'ran, I have read the Bible, and the Baghavad Gita, and some scriptures of other religions. They all teach the same things. Maybe they use different words, but they mean the same thing. I read them as if they were one and the same book. Though I was brought up to believe that any other religion outside of Southern Baptist was evil and I would die in Hell if I believed anything but what they said, I started reading up about as many religions as I could and found they were all the same. A few variations that mattered very little. All religions are about God's Love. I have listed a link at the bottom of the page called World Religions. Please take some time to look at it and you will see scriptures from religions all over the world. You will see that they are basically the same.








Acceptance of others for racial differences is also necessary. Though we are all connected, we are individuals. As individuals we all are a bit different in some way from everyone else. In fact even in the same race you will find no two people are quite the same. We all have our own likes and dislikes, but we all want love, happiness and prosperity enough to at least not worry about where our next meal is coming from. We are all just trying to live and survive.

I have found that most people who hated someone because of a persons ethnicity had never really known any of the race they were concerned with or one of the few encounters with the race group was unpleasant. You must understand that they also have had encounters that may not have been very positive. You do not know their experiences any more than they know yours. Instead of using that as an excuse to hate, send them love. Ask them why they are so angry with you. If someone accuses you of being a racist, do not be angry with that either. You know that you are not a racist. The problem lies in the accuser. Ask the person why they feel that way. If the person just wants to fight, stop engaging. Tell them you are sorry they feel that way and you hope that your behavior did not offend them and let it go. It is not worth fighting about. We create each other. We all must take responsibility for our part in these matters. I have seen people innocently say something that was completely offending to the next person and not understand the other person’s reactions to what they said. That situation can be calmly handled by explaining why it is inappropriate. Never assume someone understands your culture or that you understand his or hers. Even if you are from the same race you cannot assume to know a persons customs. Behavior is a reflection of experiences, genetics, and media influence.

The other day on TV there was a drive by shooting at a school in a wealthy, primarily white community. I am not sure anyone realized what the reporters had done (I am not even sure if the reporters realized what they had done either). In a primarily white school, they interviewed mostly black students about the drive by. One or two white kids were interviewed but the questions differed slightly. Things like this do make an impression on people without them even realizing it. We must counter such things. I write and tell the news and other media when I see things that are wrong. I am writing and telling you so that you may be aware of it.

I am not saying that everyone is racist, I do not believe that. I do know that racism is common enough that it does need to be addressed and dealt with. Not only between races, but also between economic divisions, religious divisions, sexual orientation, anywhere where one or more groups of people are being hated because they are somehow different from our expectations. We must have more interactions with each other. We need to be open and honest with each other, without trying to wound anyone. We need more educational places where we can learn about each other’s cultures. There are plenty of museums that teach about different cultures. The library has plenty of books on the subject. I have found the most wonderful website that allows you to ask a question about anything you are wondering about. It is called Y The National Forum of Peoples Differences. This site allows you to ask a question about another race, religion, economic group, and etc. anonymously. Your question must be without anger and it must not sound like you already know the answer to your question. You may ask anything though, even out of ignorance. The more questions out of ignorance the better really. How can we heal such things unless they are brought out to the open? Other visitors reading the posted question will answer if it is appropriate for them to do so. There is a link at the bottom of this page. Please go and check it out. It cannot hurt. We are all connected in Divine Love, so being different in appearance or any other way is irrelevant. We are the same in Gods Love. Peace, Love, and Light to ALL of us, the HUMAN RACE!!







My husband has asked me to pay honor to one of the "unknown" (for the most part) great men in our United States history. His name is Ralph L. Carr and he was the governor of Colorado between the years of 1939 and 1943.

We believe this man should be more recognized and honored in our history because of his actions as Governor during WWII. During a time when the average American believed our country was right to create concentration camps for Japanese-Americans to contain the "yellow peril", this man insisted that the Japanese-Americans be treated with respect and dignity as any human being should. He denounced racism, he denounced the concentration camps. He lost his chances for a seat in the Senate because of it. However, he never swayed from what he stood for.
Below, I have included an article I found about him and a picture.


Biography of Ralph L. Carr

By Jason Brockman



Between 1939-1943 Colorado had one of the most courageous and independent governors ever to be elected. Ralph Lawrence Carr was born in Rosita, Colorado and educated in the Cripple Creek school system. After receiving his LLB from the University of Colorado, Carr moved to Victor, Trinidad, and then Antonito where he practiced law and became a publisher. Carr served as a county attorney of Conejos County, and then as Colorado Assistant Attorney General. The apex of his legal career occurred when he became a United States District Attorney. As a Republican, Carr lost this influential post when the Democratic "New Dealers" began to dominate national politics. Despite this loss he was able to stay in the public eye by becoming a powerful and prominent water/irrigation lawyer.
In 1939 a struggling Republican Party supported Carr as their gubernatorial candidate, and won. Within the first half-hour of his term, Carr proposed a plan for a balanced budget by transferring state income taxes from public schools to the state's general fund. These immediate fiscal measures helped to save our state from imminent bankruptcy. Also due to Carr's leadership, the Legislature passed the State Reorganization Act which greatly increased the efficiency of state government. As a result, Carr is one of the few governors known for making the Colorado bureaucracy more operative.
While Carr's policies were aimed at dismantling the expensive bureaucracy of the New Deal, Carr still supported Roosevelt's foreign policy and favored American entrance into World War II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The war with Japan initiated a chain of events that bred discrimination and intolerance toward Japanese-Americans. In 1942 an estimated 120,000 Japanese-Americans were stripped of their property and possessions. These displaced citizens were resettled in land-locked states by the War Relocation Authority so that the supposed "yellow peril" could be contained. The question on many Coloradans' minds was not whether American citizens of Japanese decent should be stripped of their rights and put in internment camps, but where the camps should be. The overwhelming opinion of the populace was typified by a series of highway billboards proclaiming "Japs keep going."
One of the few voices of reason during wartime was Governor Carr, who continued to treat the Japanese-Americans with respect and sought to help them keep their American citizenship. He sacrificed his political career to bravely confront the often dark side of human nature. "If you harm them, you must harm me. I was brought up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you." Carr's selfless devotion to all Americans, while destroying his hopes for a senate seat, did in the end become extolled as, "a small voice but a strong voice."








Wonderful Links!!


World Scripture
Y The National Forum of Peoples Differences