Comments for Souldancing Central

Comment on Big Island Hawai’i – Winter Solstice Sweat Lodge by Soul Dancer

Soul Dancer — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:48:06 +0000

Feedback on this event – WOW! Mahalo to one and all for your kind words and hard work!

Comment on Fear of History? History of Fear? Fear of Love? by Linda Long

Linda Long — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:39:15 +0000

I learned from my friend who attended AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. This little acronym reminds me that whatever it is that I fear, such as a fear of success, is really that I’m believing there is evidence that something will happen in a negative way – False Evidence Appearing Real. It occurs to me that fear always has a negative connotation to it. Is there ever any fear that we have of something that results in a positive connotation? I don’t think so!

Comment on I Am by Soul Dancer

Soul Dancer — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:35:33 +0000

Hrmmm – I wonder – how might this relate to “We are?”

Comment on Ritual & Traditions Affect Personal Worth by Karen Salvador

Karen Salvador — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:20:07 +0000

I needed to listen to this one a 2nd time. The concept of “when a tradition crumbles, it was meant to” has not always been easy for me. Several things I valued have crumbled over the years because they weren’t valuable to all concerned. It is painful. But as I look back now with this video in mind, I realize that these endings made room for other traditions that brought new and also valuable meaning to my life.

Comment on Ritual & Traditions Affect Personal Worth by Kealahilahi

Kealahilahi — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:00:20 +0000

Wow, I haven’t listened to this gem from Soul yet, but right on Pete. Your comment on creating an outer world to support one’s chosen path is so poignant for me and I recognize how important it is to detach from others perceptions as well as my perceptions of how others might perceive me! This will definitely be part of my mind map. Thanks.

Comment on Ritual & Traditions Affect Personal Worth by PeteS

PeteS — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:55:44 +0000

I love the message, “If the tradition crumbles, it was meant to.” I see how that wisdom applies in life elsewhere. I feel it’s so important to get in touch with what is “right” for you and then create your outer world so that it supports rather than stifles these things. For me, its about being ok with honoring my needs and wishes, and then detaching from how others may interpret or react to those actions I take from the heart.. Thanks Soul.

Comment on R – E – S – P – E – C – T! by Cheri Gipson

Cheri Gipson — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:32:22 +0000

I am not a “deep thinker” I never have been, and I admire those that are. I just know that I am a believer in Karma, and how the Universe works, so I try very hard to respect everything, and everyone. Now I just need to learn how to be kinder and softer to myself!!

Comment on ARE WE EXPERIENCING INSANITY? by Soul Dancer

Soul Dancer — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:25:12 +0000

What a fine line between determination, persistence and patience we dance while being mindful of when ‘enough is enough.’ I know I’m ready for change when it’s no longer acceptable for ‘just enough.’

Comment on R – E – S – P – E – C – T! by RichardK

RichardK — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:57:06 +0000

First I hate rhetorical questions such as this. My mind goes into a complete blank. I can give the same old cliché answer that anyone will give such as “Respect has to be earned”. But how is that done? In retrospect to earn respect it has to be understood, and where does that come from? Is it innate or a learned behavior, each of us has our own definition of where it comes from. I for one believe that respect comes from both, in the very young respect comes from more in the form of fear and as we mature respect is instilled in us as we begin to understand the world and the people around us. I truly don’t believe one ever knows what respect to others are until they learn to true meaning of self-respect for themselves. How many of us can say with certainty that we respect our parents or people in authority without a tinge of fear in that respect. Yes we may respect our parents out of love (maybe), but does that include the police, our boss, and people in higher authority over us? Is that true respect or is it more fear based because we fear what will happen if we did not display it?

When one learns what is it that they want from other people in terms of respect, how they want to be treated they begin to formulate within themselves that it is only correct to treat others as they would want to be treated. True respect is a learn behavior that is observed and reinforced on a daily basis, even within one’s own self.
It can become stronger or weaker depending on the circumstances that a person is experiencing in their lives. When a person cannot find the love for themselves, it becomes very difficult for them to display it back to someone else in the form of respect.

I believe that I respect everyone in the way that I know I want to be respected, it is as solid as a rock, never in my life would I purposely go out to disrespect anyone for any apparent reason. That is not the person I choose to be, for me that is disrespect to my very core of myself. I do inspire respect from others as I hope that I inspire respect to everyone that I come in contact with. This is where I believe that respect is innate, it has to come back to remembrance, and it has always been with us and is encoded within our souls.