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		<title>By: Amanda Linehan</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-651</link>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Linehan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Positively Present - I just read your post!  Thanks a lot for the link!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Positively Present &#8211; I just read your post!  Thanks a lot for the link!</p>
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		<title>By: Positively Present</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-649</link>
		<dc:creator>Positively Present</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not sure if you noticed, but I posted a link to this post on my blog today. I wrote about rainbows and thought my readers might want to read your great post too. As I said before, I really loved this! You can check out what I wrote over at PP in the post &quot;ray-bans and rainbows...&quot;

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Positively Present&#8217;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivelypresent.typepad.com/positively_present/2009/05/yesterday-i-was-driving-home-from-work-when-i-looked-to-my-left-and-saw-the-most-beautiful-vibrant-rainbow-this-is-not-the.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ray-bans and rainbows: seeing life through a happy lens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not sure if you noticed, but I posted a link to this post on my blog today. I wrote about rainbows and thought my readers might want to read your great post too. As I said before, I really loved this! You can check out what I wrote over at PP in the post &#8220;ray-bans and rainbows&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p><abbr><em>Positively Present&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://positivelypresent.typepad.com/positively_present/2009/05/yesterday-i-was-driving-home-from-work-when-i-looked-to-my-left-and-saw-the-most-beautiful-vibrant-rainbow-this-is-not-the.html" rel="nofollow">ray-bans and rainbows: seeing life through a happy lens</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Amanda Linehan</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-634</link>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Linehan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 13:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Michael - Yes, there is a &quot;finiteness&quot; to being an individual.  One day I will no longer be here regardless of what I do.  Seeing yourself as part of &quot;One&quot; certainly goes beyond the boundaries of yourself as just an individual.  But my question still is - what is One made up of?  And the answer I&#039;m coming to now is - all of us as our individual selves.  This is a tough question and one I&#039;ll probably give some thought to for some time.  Thanks for your ideas.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Michael &#8211; Yes, there is a &#8220;finiteness&#8221; to being an individual.  One day I will no longer be here regardless of what I do.  Seeing yourself as part of &#8220;One&#8221; certainly goes beyond the boundaries of yourself as just an individual.  But my question still is &#8211; what is One made up of?  And the answer I&#8217;m coming to now is &#8211; all of us as our individual selves.  This is a tough question and one I&#8217;ll probably give some thought to for some time.  Thanks for your ideas.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-631</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 06:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt; Can these two things exist at the same time?&lt;/strong&gt;

Perhaps not. I think it&#039;s similar to the phenomenon often referred to as quantum weirdness. When we observe the wave-like qualities of  photons, their particle-like properties cease to exist; and when we observe their particle-like qualities, their wave-like qualities cease to exist.  It is as if our conscious expectations influence the nature of what we observe.

Similarly,  I believe that when we see ourselves merely as individuals, we limit our identity to definite points in time and space - and we have a very finite existence; but when we recognize ourselves as one with all, our individual nature melts away and self become less finite and limited.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> Can these two things exist at the same time?</strong></p>
<p>Perhaps not. I think it&#8217;s similar to the phenomenon often referred to as quantum weirdness. When we observe the wave-like qualities of  photons, their particle-like properties cease to exist; and when we observe their particle-like qualities, their wave-like qualities cease to exist.  It is as if our conscious expectations influence the nature of what we observe.</p>
<p>Similarly,  I believe that when we see ourselves merely as individuals, we limit our identity to definite points in time and space &#8211; and we have a very finite existence; but when we recognize ourselves as one with all, our individual nature melts away and self become less finite and limited.</p>
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		<title>By: Amanda Linehan</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-626</link>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Linehan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Sara - Thanks for the tweet!  You&#039;re right about the &quot;synergy and power&quot; we get as part of a group.  I think those are perfect words in fact.  Displaying our unique talents is much brighter when we are contributing towards a community.  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Sara &#8211; Thanks for the tweet!  You&#8217;re right about the &#8220;synergy and power&#8221; we get as part of a group.  I think those are perfect words in fact.  Displaying our unique talents is much brighter when we are contributing towards a community.  <img src='http://amandalinehan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Sara</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-623</link>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Amanda, 

This is a beautiful post and I did tweet it. I hope others will read it because they&#039;ll be glad they did. I loved how you used the rainbow metaphor...it was perfect. My favorite line was, &quot;The group needs individuals who shine bright. &quot; It made me think of candles -- one provides light, but many light up the room. 

In answer to your question, I think it&#039;s important that individuals learn to be part of a group, especially as humans. We have so much more synergy and power when we join together than when we stay apart. That said, I tend to be shy and sometimes it is hard to join in a group, but when I do, I usually learn something new.

Thanks for sharing this with us:~)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sara&#8217;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahealy/soulconnections/~3/eWHaABVg4LM/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;To Boldly Go Anger Free&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amanda, </p>
<p>This is a beautiful post and I did tweet it. I hope others will read it because they&#8217;ll be glad they did. I loved how you used the rainbow metaphor&#8230;it was perfect. My favorite line was, &#8220;The group needs individuals who shine bright. &#8221; It made me think of candles &#8212; one provides light, but many light up the room. </p>
<p>In answer to your question, I think it&#8217;s important that individuals learn to be part of a group, especially as humans. We have so much more synergy and power when we join together than when we stay apart. That said, I tend to be shy and sometimes it is hard to join in a group, but when I do, I usually learn something new.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing this with us:~)</p>
<p><abbr><em>Sara&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahealy/soulconnections/~3/eWHaABVg4LM/" rel="nofollow">To Boldly Go Anger Free</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Amanda Linehan</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-621</link>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Linehan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 23:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Positively Present - Yeah, I saw your rainbow picture earlier :)  I think it&#039;s difficult to know how to be your best as an individual and be a part of the group.  They seem to be opposites, but I think the rainbow tells us that this is not true. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Positively Present &#8211; Yeah, I saw your rainbow picture earlier <img src='http://amandalinehan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   I think it&#8217;s difficult to know how to be your best as an individual and be a part of the group.  They seem to be opposites, but I think the rainbow tells us that this is not true. <img src='http://amandalinehan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Positively Present</title>
		<link>http://amandalinehan.com/2009/05/04/the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-619</link>
		<dc:creator>Positively Present</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First of all, I LOVE rainbows. In fact, I have a picture of one on my site today too! I was lucky enough to see one the other day and I literally squealed with joy. It was great. What&#039;s also great is this post. You make some excellent points here about individuality and being part of a group. I definitely have a hard time being a part of a group and do, at times, feel like I am sacraficing something, a part of me, when I am not doing things on my own. But I think the rainbow is a great example to look at because you need to have all of the colors to make it truly beautiful AND none of the colors loses its value simply because it is near the others. I really loved this post. Thanks for writing it. :)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Positively Present&#8217;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivelypresent.typepad.com/positively_present/2009/05/rainy-days-and-mondays.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rainy days and mondays...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, I LOVE rainbows. In fact, I have a picture of one on my site today too! I was lucky enough to see one the other day and I literally squealed with joy. It was great. What&#8217;s also great is this post. You make some excellent points here about individuality and being part of a group. I definitely have a hard time being a part of a group and do, at times, feel like I am sacraficing something, a part of me, when I am not doing things on my own. But I think the rainbow is a great example to look at because you need to have all of the colors to make it truly beautiful AND none of the colors loses its value simply because it is near the others. I really loved this post. Thanks for writing it. <img src='http://amandalinehan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><abbr><em>Positively Present&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://positivelypresent.typepad.com/positively_present/2009/05/rainy-days-and-mondays.html" rel="nofollow">rainy days and mondays&#8230;</a></em></abbr></p>
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