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Monday, September 11, 2006

"People only see what they are prepared to see."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

16 comments:

Dan said...: Yep. Like a dejected snake.; 11:15 AM
Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...: Thanks Dan...interesting image, eh?; 11:18 AM
serenity said...: Yes...wonderful quote, Don.; 12:20 PM
dumbdodi said...: TRUE; 12:37 PM
QUASAR9 said...: Yep!
And sometimes
they don't want to hear the truth

3,000 die in England every day
15,000 die in the US every day; 1:03 PM
Kathleen said...: True Don... which makes me think.... what is "preparation" anyway... patterns re-living themselves...? or even better "who" is it that is preparing... :)

Hope you are well Don... and finding time to rest! :)

(wow Dan... is that what you are seeing today?....); 2:27 PM
Angela said...: undeniably true!; 4:10 PM
Bob said...: Exactly.; 6:45 PM
Anonymous said...: yeah,Don..it's so true..often experienced and seen people experienced it...; 2:08 AM
rauf said...: I sit for hours and watch the clouds Don. There you see all that you WANT to see. Yes quite true.

Been away Don, came back home this morning; 6:47 AM
Anonymous said...: Perception is the basis for life, however we choose to see something is what that thing will be to us.

Good ol' RWE. He also had a great quote for every situation! :D; 8:49 AM
Margie said...: Thanks for the quote don!
So true!; 9:34 AM
Pat Paulk said...: Sometimes, the seeing is the preparation.; 12:19 PM
The Lost Crow said...: how are we to know what the higher power is and if we should trust it.; 6:02 PM
QUASAR9 said...: Hi Don,
did you mean this http://www.fieldcenter.org/
in your comment the other day; 6:22 PM
Romeo Morningwood said...: Well Emerson can kiss my Opia!; 4:44 PM

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