Re: No Real Topic
RavenDancer

Fri Feb 12 19:36:21 1999
*p**p**p*<<<<I personally do not need to be acknowledged by others, I will stand by my actions and deeds. I*br*All the replies have been wonderful, and thought provoking.  It is, though, a real problem for a teacher, a real problem for clergy, to be constantly defending ones essence of spirituality or religion.  A problem because of the creditability perceived by the "community" or the clans.  Being true to self and the gods is most important, but if you wish to teach or administer to the clans, in this space and time, you must be acknowledged within the clans as achieving that rank of responsibility.  IMHO, it is not important how you reached the path of the Druid, but that you have reached and walked the path.  Those who do not understand this obviously need to buy some clues, and by the way, the price of clues has dropped to $.50 each--so buy some yourself and give them away  <g>.*p**B*B*br*CRD*p**p**br*     <<<<       personally only need to be true to myself, my gods and to my clann. I do not need the approval of*br*            others beyond my clann, nor do I need to seek such approval. I do not need labels or titles as*br*            they are meaningless to any that do know me on a personal level. Again, I only ask to be judged*br*            by my actions, my knowledge, my deeds, my compasion and my service to my clann and*br*            community. >>>>*p**p**p**p**p**p**p**p**p**br*TopazOwl wrote,*br*:      I was going through some old e-mail today, and I found *br*: some return correspondence from a friend who was seeking *br*: some time ago. I saw my own words highlighted in her letter:*br*:*br*:     "But remember this: it matters not what other *br*: people think you *br*: are. What matters is that YOU know what you are."*br*:*br*:      That was before I lost the way of my true spirit. At *br*: that time I knew exactly what I was. Sometimes your own *br*: advice can come back to haunt you. *br*:*br*:      It occurs to me that I have allowed myself to get too *br*: wrapped up in things that don't matter. Wake-up call from *br*: myself...hello! Message received! :-)*br*:*br*: Leigh*br*
Re: No Real Topic
TopazOwl
355
Fri Feb  5 14:10:21 1999