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I'm trying to figure out what all was said above but I what I got out of it is "positiveness" which I agree is how we should live our lives.  My wife studies this religiously.  For example:  We're going to drive  down to L.A. and I mention, "We better get going because it's getting late and there's going to be a lot of traffic during the rush hour."  She tells me not to be so negative and if you think positive, there will be no traffic.  So....we head on down the road and we fly through L.A. with no traffic.  It worked!!

There have been a bunch of other incidences where she tells me to think positive.  Of course, I tell her I am a positive person and everything I do is positive.  She tells me if I think positive, whatever I'm thinking about will occur.  One thing I know I learned in the Boys Scouts of America when I was a kid was to "Be Prepared".  Yeah, I can say I will not get involved in an accident on my trip to San Diego but if I'm so positive, why do I throw on my seat belt?  It goes back to "Be Prepared".  You never know when something bad is going to happen no matter how positive you think or are.  When we go on a cruise, we always have the life vest drill incase we need to deboard the ship....ie:  Be Prepared!!  When we board a plane, we have the oxygen and seatbelt drill ie:  Be Prepared.  When we cross the street, we look both ways!  Why?  duh!!  We tell our kids not to talk to strangers!  Why?  Same thing!  Got my drift?

I am a positive thinking person but I still have to be prepared for the unexpected which lures around the corner.  Even in your own home, you lock your door and secure your windows don't you?  Why do you go to the doctor for that infection?  Why do women spend hours in front of a mirror getting ready in the morning?  er....maybe one hour!!  No offense!  See..... Be prepared for any fall out!!  Why do we put air in our vehicle tires?  Why do we drink water?   "Be prepared" !!!  That's my motto.

After my motorcycle accident in 1994 when I broke my hip and a bunch of other bones, I started thinking more positive.  I had survived an accident in which people were overheard at the hospital ER saying that I should be dead.  As a matter of fact, one nurse said, "He didn't make it".  One of my sisters was there and when I was awaken after losing consciouness, I was told I was in critical condition, that I may not survive and if there was anyone they wanted me to call.  I replied, "Call my work and tell them I won't be in today".  Anyone else?  "Yeah, call my sister and mother in San Jose."  I felt so good, no pain but knew I was broken worst than Humpty Dumpty.  I knew that wherever I was going from this point on, it would be a great place!

Did I make it?  Did I survive?  Hmmm!!   Well, by all rights of nature, I should not be here typing in this blog.  I was given another chance in life by someone greater than all.  I knew that God was with me but that I would have to do something with my life.  I looked out the livingroom window for 6 months while recuperating and had nothing but positive things to think about.  I know that we are born to die.  But in between that time, we should fulfill our purpose here on Earth.  I had not yet fulfilled my purpose and that is why I'm here.  I have a job to do in this life.  I don't quite know what it is, but I know that is should have a positive  influence on at least one person on Earth if not more.

I do believe if you portray a positive aura, than it will rub off on others and if that person causes it to rub on someone else, than my job on Earth is being done.  But like I tell my wife, being positive is not all that is needed.  We have to take care of ourselves, educate ourselves, learn from our mistakes, and maintain our bodies to live healthy as long as we can.  We should perform our function on Earth and that is to populate it, take care of it, maintain a healthy living for all, and yes.....live by the law of the Lord and follow the 10 Commandments.  Those are rules to live by.  You break one of them and you will feel the wrath, not only from the laws of our land but from God himself.  Our laws will punish you by taking you away from society by locking you up but God's  punishment is more severe and can cause you severe illness, injury or death which as we know, has a great effect on our families and love ones which will in turn affect them the rest of their lives.

The Boy Scouts of America taugh me a lot.  Here is what I learned........  A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obediant, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverant.  Those are also golden rules to live by.

Twinkie

Gee the thought provoking if "Jesus were Alive Today!" debate continues and let us say Your as read it Catholic and Religious background is definitely showing!  ... Gee God if I say it can't be True!!! will I be Condemmed? ... Please! Please! Please! understand I am Only Asking a Question here! ... Please Don't Condem Me!

Be glad Your not in My Head with all the many miles I drive with time on my mind ... My God and I have had Zillions of Conversations (My Moms advice was an idle Mind is the Work Shop of the Devil maybe reason why ) I am glad to report  "No Voices Back!" except with 2 major motorcycle accidents I swear to God was only time a Booming Voice said "Get Up and Get Yourself off the Road!"

Ok Ok Ok just a few other times too! Doing things least expected things to go wrong! ... Not once did Fear of Death enter my Mind ... I was as in 2nd Motorcycle Accident in Fast Lane on Freeway more worried about what the Bike would cause accident wise I rode the Bike Down and miracously kept it in the lane ... Can also say My Miracle came when bracing myself to be hit and wasn't I looked back and was not a Car in the Fast Lane to be seen talking 5 O'Clock traffic in Sacramento place called Motorcycle Death Alley it's between the 2 Train Trestles just before Cal Expo on Hwy 80

If don't think I said Thank You God! and Today You changed My Life is not a Day goes by I do not try to Start My Day with Good Intents ... BTW answer I was trying to get was should I attend my 20th High School Reunion My Ex might be going ... funnier yet I had nearly got driven off the Road 8 miles prior ... BTW Twinkie I did say to My God after this Ok Ok Ok I know I was asking a question but Man did I have to get that kinda answer? ... needless to say didn't make the Reunion but met some Fantastic People and found some Great Medicines for Burns again I healed beyond what ever imagined can we say Do I Believe in Miracles Yes I Do!

All I know is ... I Have Never Questioned it Nor Will I ever Get My Belief to be Shaken! ... People have tried to No Avail ... Yeah Twinkie I believe there is a Universal Knowledge We all share  when open our minds to as AA NA and all Religions believe it or not evade to this being a Higher Power ... Call it He She It ... Myself I see God as a Big Board or Community that looks down and Laughs at the stupid antics I do and say Gee He's Funny someday going to have to bring Him up to the Big Room and do a Stand Up Routine!

(The reason maybe loved Greek Mythology in College as well as the Teacher also in College who truly taught me to read the Bible as in Cast off all the Names Verses and read it as should be the Greatest Guide to Helping Mankind the Do's and Don't 's with some Great Surrealistic Man thrown in stuff to truly dispel Other Religions Horoscopes Numerology truth be known it actually helped my belief in my faith not the opposite- also why the Thelogians advice the Old Testament is the only true parts of Bible ... Revelations is this proof 666 trys to dispel Numerology David Koresh "Waco Texas" the 7 Signs was actually dispelling Chinese 7 steps to Attainment in Buddist Religion then if that didn't put fear in You all the Demons that would be unleashed  the Vengeful God Scenario )

Just look around when see the Beauty of Kids People Trees Flowers Pets then all the Towns Cities and Fantastic  Inventions or whatever open mind to truely see then You will also see the Beauty of God Allah Budda and what all the Other Religions truely Universally agree on God or whatever may call it exists

Then  also understand War Poverty Strife Famine are perpetuated in Hate Jealously and Prejudice might also add Greed ... They are Man Made and Yes if we truly worked Universally we could change these ... Better Question would be Why Haven't We? ... well it all comes back to the 4 listed as examples are Money Makers! ... Look closely again at them all and Follow the Money Paper Trail You will be amazed the Control over People they each have ... Let's just say a Miracle would throw a Monkey Wrench into the Control Factor

Miracles they would say are a Ignorant Peoples Concept ! Worse Yet if proved to be true it would despel any Control may have because People would truly have a Hope Wish and Dream they could base their escape from Control ... Ever noticed the Words Uneducated Stupid Ignorant Naive Not Fact Based as usually words that accompany most Recorded Articles of Miracles? ... Gee did You Hear Girl those People who saw that Must Be Crazy! ... Red Alert! Red Alert! Nutcases ... Now You've seen the Non Believers remember in the Movie Men in Black the truth was revealed the National Enquirer was the True News for Aliens

Greatest Words ever heard! ... "If You could find the Bible to be Wrong! Then How would You also Prove it?" ... The Bible as all other Great Books the Koran Kabalah Writings of Budda Confucious the Hindu Writings even Books Articles written on religion are merely Guidelines proven by Man Woman and Child to state true Cause and Effect what works and doesn't work within the Society and World of Mankind

Though refreshingly you as I am  now doing getting the message out God Jesus and OK Ok OK if want to know Religion seen ... Oh No!!! as the cynics would say! if You can't see it or prove it's real! then  it must not exist! as do also others dispel any Belief Miracles can happen!

Twinkie I would say the Porterville Miracle does in fact maybe prove a Point God Does Exist and with the In "God We Trust " whether we call it a Pre-Ordained Destiny a Slight of Mind Magically Induced Vision even a Dream State Induced Prophecy ... I myself believe that even as simple as In God We Trust being viewed as the Reason this Miracle it truly might have been the catalyst

In God We Trust the true basis of Our American Heritage on which Our Country was founded  ... May truely have Opened Our Minds to if maybe had outlived its time or better yet was it truely only a dumb cliche! ... I think maybe just maybe it Opened Others Eyes that No it still even in Our Troubling Times was beneficial to our well being as well as what intended in 1st place Together We Stand Divided We Fall

The Common Ground truly whether Christian or any other Religion God is the Meaning of All the Good in All of Us without seeing the Beauty how can You even comprehend there is a Higher Power then all of Us called Mankind ... We answer not only to  Mankind we answer to and Owe Back to the Thing We Call Life ... Porterville is merely One Event  a Miracle if may call it ... More Importanly a Vision maybe Look into Your Heart and Together We can Help Many

Then Yes I Believe the Virgin Mary God Jesus Other Religious Leaders yes even Great Historical World Leaders and Events will momentarily appear for the Positive ... Might I also add I do also Believe Evil the Devil and Great Visions of Destruction also appear when we are on the Negative side ... Both as Visions in Our Dreams as to Changes We need to make in Our Lives ... More importantly as You did Twinkie You threw out the Question? Do You think it's Real? more importantly maybe quite simply asked "Do You Believe there is a God?" and quite frankly never give up asking questions

(BTW I fail Psychological evaluations on the Devil thing the Devil is merely a Cast off Angel with No True Powers in my Book so if we don't empower the Devil then No Negativity is allowed ergo No Devil No Negativity Ok Ok Ok God Good Devil Bad who do You choose?... I also Don't Believe in Ghosts or Monsters either ... but I Do Believe are Evil People only because they Choose to be or Don't have the Mental Capacity to change their lives... How Do I know? I have met them and Yes they Exist )

Now as Far as the "If Jesus were Alive Today!" I truly believe Jesus would be Committed! I Believe Feeding the Masses Turning the Other Cheek ... Walking on Water would today with all the Cynics and Disbelievers be viewed also as if were a Lance Burton or Chris Angel Magic Show ... Jesus would be I can assure you laying low biding time and be that Person in Corner saying Why Don't People Believe Me

You see God Jesus Budda Allah and all the others aren't going to merely Reveal themselves it truly like the Miracle in Porterville is for Us who Believe merely a sign that we can't just Blankly take as a Sign of Faith we must in reality take in the input and interpretation of others as to the changes these Visions invoke in Others Minds ... seems quite frankly the message I am getting in the interpretation is! ... 

Why can't We work Universally to change back to the Positive! In God We Trust used as said as the simple answer ... Let's get back to Building Our Nation as well as other Countries Not by Force! but as also said with the Memory the Knowledge as stated by our Fore Fathers United We Stand Divided We Fall!   

Better yet why not follow as the Golden Rule was so simply stated Treat Others as You Yourself Would Want to be Treated least we forget the Controversial Writings let's ban it because even in it's Own Time with Moses was considered Left Wing Radical or hey lets say Moderate Conservative Thinking depending on what side of fence were on the 10 Commandments

Gee Moses went to the Top of the Mountain Communed in the Essence of  God's Teaching through a Vision and Voila the Ten Commandments ... Gee again the aforementioned Traits Hate Jealousy Prejudice and oh Yeah Greed reared their Ugly Head ... Moses faced like Who Died and Made You God Questioning

Still seems the Miracle of Simplicity that is truly all the 10 Commandments are 10 Simple Rules or Guidelines Ok Brother Sister Don't Do Some of these These because can Harm Your Life or more Importantly Others look at them follow them still after all these years ... People Can Not or Will Not Accept ... Man even if Moses didn't Commune with God or even have the Vision ... The 10 Commandments like the Bible and other Great Writings sure do have Great Advice to Not Messing up your life and they have been proven to work to those willing to apply the principles

Guess The Miracle the yoohoo Moses drank to much Honey Beer (Yes the Fermation process used Honey) or Moses been listening to all his wives complaining now has had The Vision or even God thing has kept the Message hidden from only those cynical though not from those who Truly Believe Life is More Then Ourselves

Others trying to reject or drive the 10 commandments from any place public as said still think have to throw out the Religious Hocus Pocus ... Haven't You gotten it right yet "We Do Not and Will Not Allow Miracles it Hurts Our Head" to think Man is truly that simple to figure out and can like finding Kevin Bacon in 8 to relations of People find we're associated ... Hey can't be as Easy as 10 Guidelines and They aren't Truly Rules they are Wake Up and Die Right Statements just think Cause and Effect ... Your Education processes if have them will be making You Go!!! ... Oh Yeah Now I Get It! Life has Consequences ... better Respect the Opinions of Others Keep an Open Mind and Voila before You know it You Will Find a Miracle and they come in Many Shapes and Sizes too!  a New Job New Promotion Seeing the Beauty in Others Meeting a Friend a Grand Child enjoying a New Babies Smile Your Pet meeting You at the Door after a long day  Special Thank You's a Happy Marriage a Great Meal ... if Single a New Date or even hate to say this Gee! ... You Find Out How Amazing Your Life Truly is even a Death to Family Member or Close Friend reveals if truly look the reason and also the challenge to keep their memory alive Miracle of Miracles it's in the words we say or even write

So Twinkie there You Go! ... The Porterville Miracle may have Happened so that things can be changed let's keep the Ball Rolling! Ball is in Your Court Now!!!

Thanks to those who read this far Just had to say it !!!

Jer of JerSooz Enterprise Making a Weekend Contemplation of Thinking better then any Alcohol or Drug ever can take you

 Hey Twinkie and Elaine, how about when night shadows appear to be monsters and the limbs appear to be reaching for you?  How about when you're laying in bed at night and you hear noises outside or your security light comes on and there's nothing out there but the wind?  How about when you look out the window and you see someone in the shadows but it turns out to be only shadows caused by the fool moon?'s  I mean to say, is it only Jesus and the Holy Mother Mary Magdalena that appear to everyone on trees, bread pudding, potato chips, window blinds, dust on my car????  A lot of other things that are not really there have appeared at one time or another.

I was sleeping in bed alone one time, several years ago!   In the middle of the night, I seemed to have woken up and to this day do not know if I really did wake up or if was in a deep state of sleep.  All of a sudden, an evil shadow of a woman  came from the restroom flying overhead or floating in the air.  I tried to move but could not move a muscle and before you know it, she was on top of me.  I was fighitng for dear life and finally was able to twitch a muscle.  When that happened, she disappeared and left me hyperventilating and scared like hell.  Has that ever happen to you?  This happened to me on at least 3 occasions.  I don't know if it was a sign or what but since I've moved out of that house, I no longer have those "dreams", illusions or what ever it was.  Was the house haunted?  Well, I sold that house a few years ago and am wondering if this appareciones have shown up to the current residents?

Other things have occurred that were out of this world but we're not talking about that.  We're talking about Holy or Godly things appearing to us in unusual locations.  Maybe on an other topic, I can mention more things that have happened to me and I take them as a sign of something to come.  On the other hand, I've also been through the tunnel of light and returned.  Some of you might know what that means!!

I tend to agree with you. I think when we are in NEED of a sign or something to help us get through something.. it's gonna be there, because we're looking.

Perception is key.

To me, it might be something funny/interesting to look at. To someone else, it might be a sign from God for them to open their hearts to him. Or a sign to forgive somebody or whatever.

Good Morning Twinkie,

As I read your post the other day, I began researching through the Porterville Reporter. I have seen some strange images, but never looked past the fact that they were just images.

This story stuns me. How does one know what an angel looks like?

To this day, that question has yet to be determined. How do we know if an angel has wings? What about the Halo on an angels head? Does an angel even have a face to identify? Do angels have a gender?

It has been said that angels may walk amongst us. Is that even possible? 

Why would Jesus reveal himself? Is it a sign of what is to come? Why were some people able to see the vision and others not?

Questions that may go on unanswered. In reality, there are no answers. 

IT IS OUR OWN PERCEPTION.