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To Integral Community!

Posted July 28th, 2010 by Mary Linda Landauer

Hello everyone,

For weeks I've followed and read many of the threads and comments regarding a concern with unqualified and unwelcome advice giving. Because my background is MA in couseling with two years post in areas of Holistic counseling, often I've thought or referred to myself as Integral mentering. Perhaps this is also due to the years of workshops/Integral seminars and on going retreats in these Holistic areas.

Now, all this is bringing to my own awareness heartfelt concern; have I crossed any boundaries with anyone on this site?Since being a part of this community, and having an empathtic heart, my writings and comments have gone out to many, with what was meant to be love and support. If, for any reason, this has been mis-understood, as stepping across anyone's boundaries by giving unwanted advice, please accept my deepest apology.

Integral community has offered to me a wonderful forum, where I can express my own experiences of awakening, through my writing with others of like-minded consciousness, giving me understanding and acceptance.But, as of late many of those comments have gone un answered. This, again, gives great awareness to me a message of silence is saying something. Others maybe are not feeling aligned or connected to my writing expressions. And, that is okay. We're all voicing and expressing our unique perspectives and understandings as best we can, and some of us align and resonate with thode expression and others don't.

Another great awareness for me, which is always such a gift, is how to discern who and where to engage my energy. Not from a right or wrong, good or bad comparison but to realize we don't always align with everyone; even on Integral. Respecting this in each other is important, so we can not cross boundaries.

I've looked at different profiles to see if I've posted I'm an Integral Coach and I don't think I have. Funny, but my profile here on this site got somehow erased.....and I have never put it back together.

Now to share what my thoughts are at this time with my writing. I am not going to write on Integral but instead take the writings on my blog and use them to write another book. This has been in my thoughts for a long time. This community has been a great jump start for me to dive into this next phase of writing. My intentions for years have been to find a way to go live in the Mountains of Colorado for a year, write and continue with my passions of helping other's, when asked, of course, :) to greater consciousness awakening.

It's not necessary to comment to this post. I feel you're love always.

All of you are beautiful, unique gifts; manifested and emerged out of Ulitmate Life Force. To be alive in this great life adventure, in all our diverse forms is quite amazing and really extraordinary. Be kind to one another; we need all the love and compassion our hearts can bring forth, to help our world in its next great transformation.And, this Integral movement is the force needed for that to happen.

With all my love,

Mary Linda

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A pure heart never leaves.

Posted July 28th, 2010 by Marita Faaberg

Dearest Mary Linda,

About two years ago I arrived at Integral here with more curiosity than knowledge. I found an unfamiliar world of extremely clever people who conversed with one another in the language of quadrants and quadrivia, levels and lines, stages and states, all very interesting but somewhat bewildering to someone like me. I guess my experience of Integral, small as that was, had been acquired only through reading Ken Wilber and it took some time and study to begin to understand it. Now, I don't pretend to understand all the Integralese now, just enough to join in once in a while and not to sound totally out of my depth. Hopefully. 

From the very first reading of your postings I understood you! I understood the language you spoke. It was the language of Love. Pure, giving Love. It was so clear to me that after that I always waited for your postings with great anticipation. Love has always been the frequency of our conversations, as it was with many other people too any time you wrote anything. I wanted to express my gratitude to you. I am sure that your second book will be as beautiful if no more than the first one. That one made me cry in places, lifted my spirits and filled me with wonder. I wish you the very best in that endevour, I know I will love reading it whenever it is ready. I love mountains, so Colorado sounds like the right place. 

Whatever you do from now on, I know that you will do it out of that pure heart from which you do everything; from where so much Love, Joy and beauty flows so effortlessly. It has touched my life deeply and also it has helped me to open myself more to others. Again, thank you Mary Linda, faithful and loving friend. The heart never leaves. I am sure you are well aware of that!

Love to you, beautiful Soul.

Marita.

   

 

 

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mary linda

Posted July 28th, 2010 by Dee Black

mary linda .. u are a light in this community .. and i wish i got a fraction of the responses to my posts that u do to yours .. thanks for being here

love dee

 

 

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Caring

Posted July 29th, 2010 by Stanley

I have always found your contributions to be caring and helpful. I hope you stick around. I pray we do not turn into a community where people are afraid to help and care for each other. There is much to much of this in the World already.

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All of you are gifts!

Posted July 29th, 2010 by Mary Linda Landauer

Thank you for such an outpouring of love to me. My cup runs overs with gratitude to each one of you making these comments. Elizabeth your intelligence is scary, but I love it:) and my dearest friend Marita, words just fail to say what you mean to me....so far away you live. Dee, a regret I have is finding you too late here....but always I've followed you're kind and overflowing love in all your posts and comments. And, Linda.....wow how do I even come close to saying how much you have inspired me with you're profound writings.....today is another example...I love reading it. Astrid you amaze me with how you are able to cut through with truth while remaining kind and loving. Stan, you're my man for sure....steadfast and true with all your amazing wisdom you give to the community. Last, but never, ever least my sweet Annie......we have shared many conversations and many deep moments of understanding in that letting go place, while embracing our deepest Presence of Who we Are......I love you all, you know this and this isn't the end:)   Never... just changes for me, hopefully.

Now please don't be sad......this has been a decision in the making for a long time for me. I tried to make it a few months ago then let my doubts over take me. I keep wanting to say I'm too old for another big change. Yet, this is the one change I should have made 20 years ago.My life has been ripped apart and is now trying to be put back together. You've all experienced this in my writings and held me always with your love.....And, as Marita says we are all together forever.....For the first time in a long time, something life changing feels on the horizon.....My thoughts are to see if I can work out going to Boulder for the week in Nov to incubate with others what my destiny calls to me....My Soul has suffered long enough, with me being too afraid to make that leap across where I am, to where I need to be. Now, I must trust my greater Presence to lead me through to the other side.....And, I plan to write and will from time to time ask one of you to maybe read and give me your thoughts.....But most of all I ask for your prayers, that I may stay true to my opening path;  that my courage and faith remain strong on this new exciting journey and adventure waiting.

With all my love,

Mary Linda