Abetalk - what's our story?

[Rodney]

"You don't need permission from people to lead them. But in case you do, here it is. They're waiting -- we're waiting -- for YOU to SHOW US where to go next."

"You know what people want? They want to be missed. They want to be missed the day they don't show up, they want to be missed when they are gone. And tribe leaders can do that."


Watch: Seth Godin speaking about 'tribes (http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_the_tribes_we_lead.html)' - the idea of getting together, people gathering together as a community, to tell a common story. First there was the industrial revolution, then there was the marketing revolution, and now there is the tribes revolution.


Abetalk is a tribe. What's our story? If you were to talk with someone who doesn't know about our forum, what would you tell them? Why do you spend hours each week reading and posting here? How do you relate to the other members here?

[JoyPath]

Beautiful, Leah - oozing love. :joylick:

11:11, I want to acknowledge you for the vortex I feel you creating - where this forum can be of great value to many people, a true leading-edge community.

I so enjoy the little gems I can find here, and, so, I seek them out. Many members bring forth feelings of joy and love and there are many members who don't normally match my vibration. That's ok - I choose my focus. I can tune out sometimes, and then I can be powerfully drawn back here. My choice has been to always leave the door open and I have felt the effects of my dear soul sister's choice to completely remove herself.

[AttractionFactor]

I loved reading what you wrote Leah. Thanks for summing it all up perfectly!

[Dawn]

I loved reading what you wrote Leah. Thanks for summing it all up perfectly!

I agree. Well said, Leah :love:

If I was to tell my "Abetalk story," It would sound something like this: it is a place where a group has congregated, drawn by a mutual desire for knowledge and connection; some by intention, some by invitation, some by inspiration. Everyone comes with their own definitions of ‘knowledge’ and ‘connection’. Similar to a family home, it is a "place" we come to catch-up; share knowledge, talent and interests; express happiness and gratitude as well as frustration, heartache and boredom. All expect responses in a “typical” family manner: expressions of friendship, love, support, abuse, insult, interest and disinterest. It is a group of spiritual beings having a human experience and knowing it.

[AttractionFactor]

I agree. Well said, Leah :love:

If I was to tell my "Abetalk story," It would sound something like this: it is a place where a group has congregated, drawn by a mutual desire for knowledge and connection; some by intention, some by invitation, some by inspiration. Everyone comes with their own definitions of ‘knowledge’ and ‘connection’. Similar to a family home, it is a "place" we come to catch-up; share knowledge, talent and interests; express happiness and gratitude as well as frustration, heartache and boredom. All expect responses in a “typical” family manner: expressions of friendship, love, support, abuse, insult, interest and disinterest. It is a group of spiritual beings having a human experience and knowing it.

One thing I love about this forum is that I know many of you. I've friends with all of you on Facebook. I know how you look like. You're like family to me. On Abeforum, a lot of the time I don't know who I'm talking too personally. Many of the members there hide behind their icon names, and it feels so impersonal to me.

But, like Dawn writes, if any of you feel upset, or just want to catch up, I can do this on Abetalk. The interaction parallels real life with family.

I think when someone puts all these rules and condition on a forum, the rules create defensiveness. People really can't be themselves, since they worry if they might offend someone, and the rules just feather the nests of what life is supposed to be like.

We're supposed to have contrast and disagreements. On Abetalk, we can at least accept the contrast, and work with it.

[Mariposa]

Hey Family :heart:

I think I wrote the story how I see it a few days ago:

This is like a sort of place for us to meet to do anything, we all belong in here and we bring our music, our comedians and comics, our sexy actors, our visualization techniques, our personal experiences, our near death experiences, our photos, our family or relationship experiences and rants, we come here to express ourselves mainly, I'd say.

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This place feels like home, this feels like a place of my choice, liked minded people, high energy, new conciousness, amazing freedom and communication of all sorts.

:love:I LOVED what Leah wrote!!

other times I'm responding to someone else's cry for help with all the empathy and tenderness I've got -- even if I am mysteriously unable to follow my own good advice.lol! happens to most of us, I'd say... except for Izzy and Christine who seem to follow their own advice to the letter... corks probbaly! :p I also loved what you said: we are here free to have personalities... :heart: And it's family like in that sense too, because we are ourselves!

Maybe on the abeforum they only post when they are at their best, and not when ther out of the vortex... I understand they want to keep their place clean to work on focus control, ONLY and specially.

It is a group of spiritual beings having a human experience and knowing it.

Loved this Dawn :heart:.


We're supposed to have contrast and disagreements. On Abetalk, we can at least accept the contrast, and work with it.:love:

It's more lifey, ain't it? :namaste:

I love it in here, I love you all, I love what we are gathered here to do. I love us. :grouphug:

[Playful]

I love what you all wrote!
Leah, your summary is brilliant! You have this great gift to turn a simple question into a wonderful story, keeping me so interested!

AbeTalk for me is an online school, classes range from basic spirituality 101 to deep content.

Originally I was drawn here, as some of my favorite writers from the other forum were posting here.
I could feel the closeness of the group, and I watched mostly from afar.

This is the place I am exposed to the greatest teachers....ME, Bashar, Zingdad, and Robert Young. All of these teachers and subjects have blown my mind and I have connected to each one.

It has helped me to evolve into the person I am today. I included the AbeTalk logo on my soul song reading, as it has been a huge influence on me.

In addition to learning, I have also developed some wonderful friendships. It has been a slow process for me to open up, and get to know some people on a personal level. Many people "feel" familiar to me. Like, even though, I don't know 11:11 (Rodney) well, he feels so much like my nephew. I absolutely adore him and his free, independent, spirit! I talk about him to my family, and use him as an example to inspire my nephew to listen to his own guidance.
I look forward to allowing more friendships to unfold.

[Pina Colada]

Abetalk:

A buncha swingers from all over the world,coming together for some hot fruit orgy online.

That's what i tell my mom.(not really)

[Mariposa]

I like it Piña, I like it! :love: