<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks Toni for your usual thoughtful caring inspiring response.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">w/love ~ e<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 19, 2025, at 10:46 AM, Lydia Rand via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you Toni. I so appreciate you taking the time to clarify. And I agree with everything you say. Well said!:<div class="">Patience, open heartedness, respect!</div><div class="">Yeh!</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:20 PM, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Hello Dear Community, </span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We are back from a few days away to be with family for a Memorial Service…... and off our computers, taking a bit of a screen break. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">As we get caught up with the posts on Spirit Express which Ron and I have read and discussed……we would like to address the current conversation about our opinion regarding the appropriateness of</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">politcal posts on the Spirit Express. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">When we installed The Spirit Express we visualized a list serve that, up until now, fit our vision of a place to post inspirational films, poetry, art, photography, and local events </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">as well as a place to ask for prayers, support, or encouragement and also a medium to address comments or inquiries or share links regarding the non-dual groups we host here.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We wanted it to be high vibe, neutral…..even "non-dual," if possible. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Both Ron and I believe in freedom of speech, and we do our best to listen and consider opposing views than our own AND we also feel this list serve is not the appropriate place to share</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">politics at this time.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We are reticent to make any rules about this ….we have observed already, that since many folks have shared they would prefer this not be a place for politics that</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">is enough to curb that activity. We appreciate this is a list serve serving itself, specifcally in this regard. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We are aware there are many different political veiwpoints in our Spirit House community and for many this means exercising patience, open heartedness, and respect in the face of</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">oppossing beliefs and opinions. For us, this is where the spriritual work of non-judgement gets the road test, so there is always that to consider and reflect upon in these circumstances.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">There is so much more that could be said here about how, when, with whom and where to express our politics. Suffice to say, the 12 Principles of Attitudinal Healing, the Teachings of the Way of</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Mastery, The Love Book series, The Course in Miracles, The Pathwork……to name a few…..are all useful and rich resources to help us stay grounded, present and open hearted in</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">these very challenging times. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class="">With love and blessings,</i></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class="">Toni and Ron</i></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> </div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Thespiritexpress mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br class="">https://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Thespiritexpress mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" class="">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br class="">https://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>