by marykmusic » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:28 pm
The discussion is that there is a <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>very fine line</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> here. Keeping oneself alive is the first rule of a firefighter, for example, because what good is dying or getting hurt trying to save someone when that ends one's future usefulness? I'm an EMT, and I won't hurt myself to save somebody else, but I'll do everything I possibly (within reason) can. That's still S.T.O. I only do volunteer First-Responder stuff; I don't work for an ambulance company or anything like that. I try to help animals that I see need it, but I won't go fix someone's mean horse (like I used to) and take a chance of being injured so I can't do what I need to do. <br><br>Anyway, my whole point is that it's all a learning experience. Self-examination. Do I want to become a better psychic simply so I can make money at it? (In Sedona, of course, where people with my skills charge $200/hour.) Or do I want to raise my awareness so I can know more, learn more, and be more useful to the planet in general?<br><br>I'd rather earn the money playing music. The awareness level of <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>everyone</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, not just mine, is being raised. Discussions such as here at R.I. do that, too, or I wouldn't put my time, thought, and energy into this. --MaryK <p></p><i></i>