That sounds just like one of the stories that Hubbard would tell during a lecture…..and everybody would “Oooohhh & Aaaahhhh”.

So just for you George: Oooohhhh………Aaaaaahhhhhhh………..

“I guess I also realize that in my 40 years under the spell and 20 of those in the SO, I never wished for status. It wasn’t what I was there for.”

You didn’t want to go “up the Bridge”?

“I don’t see how a person once ‘addicted’ to scientology, can get himself out without understanding what it is and does.I’m not talking about the promoted gains of awareness – with TRs, Clearing and OT levels. I’m talking about the exact results that are accomplished as one moves up those statues.”

Agreed. Just this week I was engaging with a long-time ex who had seemingly done little to no research into the psychological phenomena he was exposed to – well-researched, established phenomena that Hubbard redefined as religious/peak experience. He had no alternative proposition for what he went through and thus had no option but to take Hubbard at his word. It boggles the mind. So much for KRC…

“…the ability to get high without drugs…”

I’m more anti-drug than pro but at least with psychedelics the imagery is metaphorical; one can analyse its meaning on any number of levels. With scientology its taken literally, without any abstraction; preconditioned by Hubbard’s ubiquitous narrative; a piece of a puzzle one mistakenly believes is one’s own.

I answered Aqua’s post above and this post contains some follow up info about that. I hope they get published in the right order. But if not, this may explain why they may seem out of order.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/02/kirk-cousins-is-fine-with-getting-coronavirus-if-i-die-i-die/

Above is a link from an NFL quarterback who has a life that most people would die for. He will earn millions and millions of dollars and never have to work again. Yet he says such an incredibly stupid thing. “If I die … then I die”.

This relates to Aqua and the kids she is helping. So many don’t care if they have the chance to attend a big one night party, they have the same attitude. “If I die … then I die”. But they don’t consider that for most people who get this disease, they don’t just close their eyes and peacefully die. They spend a few days in a hospital bed suffering the most intense pain anyone ever feels in their lives. Then, in case they survive, they have serious health problems that last for the rest of their lives and make their lives a living Hell. So how stupid is it to go to some big party saying, “If I die … then I die”.

It is the most stupid thing I can imagine. So Aqua has a big job ahead of her with the kids she is helping and she will have good reason to feel like she has really done some good if she can help convince them this “covidiot” attitude is really a big mistake.

I have definitely read it and want to tell you that here – in the land of ice and snow – we no longer even bump elbows. Now, we just wave elbows at each other. Unfortunately, it seems there are many so-called “covidiots” who seem to believe that a good party where everyone gets drunk before the night is out is to be valued above contracting this disease. I’m talking mostly about young people.

They seem to believe – and I’ve heard it said, “If I die, then I die.” But these poor souls don’t seem to take into account the intense suffering that people endure when they come down with COVID. I’ve heard people say it was the worst pain they have ever felt and they now endure some major health problems that will be with them for the rest of their lives.

So … NO! A good party is not worth getting this disease. If I was in government I would hammer home that message. Most of these people seem to believe it is just not worth worrying about. That is a completely misguided attitude.

But I’m happy to hear that you are feeling fulfilled in your job. Helping others is always a good source of enjoyment. Congrats to you Aqua … ***waving elbow at you***

Thank you, Skyler 🙂 Appearances to the contrary, I haven’t been in a bad mood per se, just really busy, in that my job description since March all of a sudden expanded to include the necessity of continually assisting various young people in sorting out their financial concerns (due to Covid) as they relate to matters concerning my business. By vocation I am not a therapist nor am I a financial consultant! These kids though, they just need someone to listen to them and make suggestions and in that way help them sort out their own essential concerns so they can decide what they need to do. They are dealing with uncertainty; they have to make decisions not knowing what the next year will bring. That said, I’m very glad that I myself still have a job (2 actually) even though my own business has been impacted. I’m in an area that initially was very hard hit and we are doing the mask and social distancing thing very strictly here. We are not opening up irresponsibly. The good news is that pre- vaccine, our efforts are working, and my area, once the worst for Covid bad news, now leads the rest of the US in Covid good news. I’m optimistic by nature and in that its obvious to me and to anyone paying attention that the economy tanked because of Covid, a safe and effective vaccine will calm peoples’ fears and allow us as a nation to begin to safely reopen our businesses and withal permit the economy to begin to viably recover – a recovery based, hopefully, on real production and not the artificial juicing that our government has been giving the stock market. When I walk around and see practically everyone with a mask, when we bump elbows instead of shaking hands and smile because we are experiencing the same connection a hand shake gives, I feel really happy because I know that we are going to come thru this and when we recover it will be a stable recovery because we’re applying discipline and common sense to the situation now. And then, to experience a different world, I come on here to read Mike’s daily article, and I’m both amazed and encouraged and dare I say inspired all at the same time. Mike writes an article every day. He’s not only an excellent wordsmith but he cares and his ability to persist on a given course is very great. (Stop blushing, Mike.) And then there’s RB every Friday, and Brian and mwestern’s articles and then there are the comments from The Regulars on the blog I can read and learn from the experiences they share and get laughs sometimes (no small thing and very healing to me) and I can comment too and people actually read what I write (I think 🙂 ) I can joke, I can be pissed, I can be sarcastic, I can be however I happen to feel at any given time provided I don’t violate Mike’s basic and necessary rules. Coming here to read and post is therapy, in brief. And OMG this has gone on way too long, so Skyler, my friend, thanks for reading this if indeed you have managed to do so.

Newcomer, You ask a very poignant question; “What are the odds of this happening?”

The truth is that I have no idea and I don’t think anyone else can pretend to know either. The reason is a concept called “Free Will” and it is described something like this. Everyone has the choice to do something or not do it. The decision on what you choose to do is called “Free Will”. Everybody has the right to choose what they will or won’t do. I forget where I first heard about this but it is one of the strongest arguments against time travel. I do not believe that anyone can claim they have travelled to the future and will know what will happen because if they went to the future a second time, people who have chosen to do something the first time are absolutely not bound to make the same choices a second time. They have free will.

I know this seems quite impossible when someone is pointing a gun to your head or when you are being threatened with disconnection or “fair game” tactics in one way or another. But even in those cases, the choice you make may be incredibly more difficult. But you still may choose to do what they demand or to not do it.

I sincerely hope that Cathy will one day discover the true nature of this criminal cult and realize they have been lying to her for her entire life. They are absolutely NOT the most ethical organization on this planet – not even close. In fact, they may very well be the most unethical organization in this universe. That is far more likely than them being the most ethical.

For anyone who may not be a member of this fake religion, please allow me to sum it up. This scam is NOT a religion. It is a business that is worse than any organized crime loan sharking or protection scheme. These people will attempt to get all your money and then force you into huge credit that will bankrupt you. If you are a member, please leave immediately. If you are not a member, do not even think of having anything to do with them. If you join this cult, your life will become a living misery and the strongest aspect of that is financial. They will force you to give them all your money and then force you into bankruptcy. Stay away from this scam. Stay away – all the way away!

Politicians, actors, popstars, sportstars, journalists, celebrities, the twitterati…

LOL 😅

Another great point! Mike would be legal toast if he had caused lasting and/or substantial injury to her arm The cult doesn’t fund Cathy in a lawsuit because there’s absolutely zilch evidence in the police report of any the injuries to her arm, nor has she shown any doctor’s report since which assigns any disability of arm motion to the cult’s parking lot ambush of Mike.

This is what I’ve thought too, ever since I Mike posted that yard picture of mother and daughter gardening. Cathy has some kind of wasting disease. Taryn looks quite well fed. Her mother does not and its not because she’s thin. She has a kind of scarecrow look. I’m not being funny. I’ve seen that look before on people who had cancer.