Comments for Matthew C Cox Blog http://www.matthewccox.com/blog How I Live the Southwest Lifestyle Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The Danger of Retirement Accounts by Patrick Massengale http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/22/the-danger-of-retirement-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 Patrick Massengale Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:37:06 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=854#comment-1318 You answered my question with your last line. :) I look forward to reading the answer. Thanks...good stuff! You answered my question with your last line. :) I look forward to reading the answer. Thanks…good stuff!

]]> Comment on A Lifetime of Changes by Sherrie Molera http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/18/a-lifetime-of-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 Sherrie Molera Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=835#comment-1286 Hello Matt, Sheri and the family. I wanted you to know that I have been honing my dream and clarifying my wants. I have found a way to make my dream come true and in a relatively short amount of time. I would like you to look at it and see what you think of it. I value your opinion. Sherrie Molera Hello Matt, Sheri and the family. I wanted you to know that I have been honing my dream and clarifying my wants. I have found a way to make my dream come true and in a relatively short amount of time. I would like you to look at it and see what you think of it. I value your opinion.

Sherrie Molera

]]> Comment on The Details of TFT by SARA EDENS http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/24/the-details-of-tft/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 SARA EDENS Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=795#comment-1272 "In spite of the apparent lack of stress while doing TFT, I see a pattern developing. One day, my abs are sore, the next my thighs talk to me, and the next day, my shoulders get my attention. My guess is that as one muscle group strengthens, another one has to catch up with it." Matthew, You are totally correct in your 'guess'...! During a single practice session, as the primary muscles begin to tire, the secondary muscles kick in... Sometimes, this results in a trembling effect throughout the primary limbs involved and some will assume that it's a bad thing or they're weak - NOT TRUE! It's simply the body's response to the primary muscle groups tiring and calling to the secondary muscle groups to pick up their share of the load. This holds true whether we're talking about muscle groups in the same area of the body (thighs - inner/outer/top/bottom) or, as in your description, as the body shifts it's attention to other areas of the body (abs, shoulders, gluts, back). Great observation! “In spite of the apparent lack of stress while doing TFT, I see a pattern developing. One day, my abs are sore, the next my thighs talk to me, and the next day, my shoulders get my attention. My guess is that as one muscle group strengthens, another one has to catch up with it.”
Matthew,
You are totally correct in your ‘guess’…! During a single practice session, as the primary muscles begin to tire, the secondary muscles kick in… Sometimes, this results in a trembling effect throughout the primary limbs involved and some will assume that it’s a bad thing or they’re weak – NOT TRUE! It’s simply the body’s response to the primary muscle groups tiring and calling to the secondary muscle groups to pick up their share of the load. This holds true whether we’re talking about muscle groups in the same area of the body (thighs – inner/outer/top/bottom) or, as in your description, as the body shifts it’s attention to other areas of the body (abs, shoulders, gluts, back). Great observation!

]]> Comment on The Rewards of Maintaining Relationships by Roark http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/20/the-rewards-of-maintaining-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Roark Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:47:30 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=756#comment-1204 HI Matthew and family, I made it to Thailand. Jet lagged and up at 3 AM here, 1 in the afternoon in New Mexico. I really enjoy you and your family, and thought Emmanuel's poem was awesome. By the way, my second son Jaum, 23 years old, has Emmanuel for his middle name. I understand it to mean, 'God with Us'. Thanks so much for sharing, and being a part of my life. Best of all now, Roark HI Matthew and family,
I made it to Thailand. Jet lagged and up at 3 AM here, 1 in the afternoon in New Mexico. I really enjoy you and your family, and thought Emmanuel’s poem was awesome. By the way, my second son Jaum, 23 years old, has Emmanuel for his middle name. I understand it to mean, ‘God with Us’.

Thanks so much for sharing, and being a part of my life.

Best of all now, Roark

]]> Comment on Tommy’s Nightmare by Roark Barron http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/06/tommys-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Roark Barron Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:16 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=728#comment-694 Wow! this is quite a new thread. Be interesting to see where you take it. Wow! this is quite a new thread. Be interesting to see where you take it.

]]> Comment on A Personal Update by Caroline http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/05/a-personal-update/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Caroline Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=718#comment-686 So glad that chapter is closed, but knowing you, it will be just part of the whole book. Lemons to lemonade, yeah Matt and Sheri. Hope you celebrated with a good night's sleep. So glad that chapter is closed, but knowing you, it will be just part of the whole book.
Lemons to lemonade, yeah Matt and Sheri. Hope you celebrated with a good night’s sleep.

]]> Comment on Love and Trust Versus Judgment and Punishment by Matthew C Cox http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/23/love-and-trust-versus-judgment-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Matthew C Cox Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:33:46 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=707#comment-616 Nancy, The questions everyone asks regarding my arrest is “How did it happen?” and “What was the result?” I will share the facts, as I understand them. On Friday evening, July 31, our family hosted a small get together with friends. We grilled chicken. We served drinks, including a round of weak margaritas. A couple of young women visited that evening. One had just received her bartender’s license. She saw our underage children having drinks and, after she left, she decided to report the apparently illegal activity. The police report indicates the young ladies grossly exaggerated their report to the authorities. This explains why, several hours later, at 1:00 AM in the morning, four deputies banged on our front door to wake up our family and inquire about the drinking. They gleaned enough information from their investigation to arrest my wife and me for a legal activity. What the accusers didn’t know and what the arresting officers didn’t know is that, according to the written legal code, serving drinks to your own children on your own real property is NOT illegal in the State of New Mexico. It is one of two allowed exceptions to the laws against underage drinking. We have talked to numerous legal experts and hired an attorney. Each legal authority believes the case is weak at best, a violation of civil rights at worst. We are taking steps to ask for dismissal of charges. However, the system works slowly so the charges are still pending. Matt Nancy,

The questions everyone asks regarding my arrest is “How did it happen?” and “What was the result?”

I will share the facts, as I understand them.

On Friday evening, July 31, our family hosted a small get together with friends. We grilled chicken. We served drinks, including a round of weak margaritas.

A couple of young women visited that evening. One had just received her bartender’s license. She saw our underage children having drinks and, after she left, she decided to report the apparently illegal activity.

The police report indicates the young ladies grossly exaggerated their report to the authorities. This explains why, several hours later, at 1:00 AM in the morning, four deputies banged on our front door to wake up our family and inquire about the drinking.

They gleaned enough information from their investigation to arrest my wife and me for a legal activity.

What the accusers didn’t know and what the arresting officers didn’t know is that, according to the written legal code, serving drinks to your own children on your own real property is NOT illegal in the State of New Mexico. It is one of two allowed exceptions to the laws against underage drinking.

We have talked to numerous legal experts and hired an attorney. Each legal authority believes the case is weak at best, a violation of civil rights at worst.

We are taking steps to ask for dismissal of charges. However, the system works slowly so the charges are still pending.

Matt

]]> Comment on Love and Trust Versus Judgment and Punishment by Matthew C Cox http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/23/love-and-trust-versus-judgment-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Matthew C Cox Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:29:25 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=707#comment-615 Roark, That is an important question. The only way I know to “reset the scales of life” is through new agreements. Please allow me to explain. When I decided to live in the moment (instead of staying in the past or anticipating the future), I began to struggle with agreements. The reasoning is simple. I made all those agreements in the past using past knowledge. As I grew, I acquired new knowledge so that the old agreements did not serve me anymore. I quickly learned that if the old agreement doesn’t work, it is time to renegotiate the agreement. If I don’t change the agreement, I will break it. This way of thinking has many considerations, including agreements I made with other beings BEFORE my birth. It is easier to explain these considerations over the phone or face to face. I invite you to schedule a time to do this. You may use the contact button at the top of this page if you need contact info. Matt Roark,

That is an important question.

The only way I know to “reset the scales of life” is through new agreements.

Please allow me to explain.

When I decided to live in the moment (instead of staying in the past or anticipating the future), I began to struggle with agreements. The reasoning is simple. I made all those agreements in the past using past knowledge. As I grew, I acquired new knowledge so that the old agreements did not serve me anymore.

I quickly learned that if the old agreement doesn’t work, it is time to renegotiate the agreement. If I don’t change the agreement, I will break it.

This way of thinking has many considerations, including agreements I made with other beings BEFORE my birth.

It is easier to explain these considerations over the phone or face to face. I invite you to schedule a time to do this. You may use the contact button at the top of this page if you need contact info.

Matt

]]> Comment on Love and Trust Versus Judgment and Punishment by Roark Barron http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/23/love-and-trust-versus-judgment-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Roark Barron Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:50:04 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=707#comment-614 Hi Matthew and Family, Granddaughter Feather is doing wonderful. So Beautiful and perfect. I have a question: I am completing a marriage, where the others lied and cheated on me for over 2 years, even though it was agreed between us that we would talk and stay honest with one another, as a similar event had occurred a few years earlier. I am wondering about 'rectification', which in the dictionary means, to adjust, make right, correct, amend. 2] purify or refine, [esp. by repeated distillation.] I want to forgive, and love, yet to rebuild trust is difficult without some way to rectify this situation. I guess what I am asking of you and of myself, is how do we reset things so that we are not haunted by the ghosts of experiences past, and also how do we let the other recreate themselves so that we might fully trust them again? Without punishment, but with some real ritual that lets the one that caused the pain feel they reset the scales of life, and they can release the guilt and pain they have from their actions. Hi Matthew and Family,
Granddaughter Feather is doing wonderful. So Beautiful and perfect.

I have a question: I am completing a marriage, where the others lied and cheated on me for over 2 years, even though it was agreed between us that we would talk and stay honest with one another, as a similar event had occurred a few years earlier. I am wondering about ‘rectification’, which in the dictionary means, to adjust, make right, correct, amend. 2] purify or refine, [esp. by repeated distillation.] I want to forgive, and love, yet to rebuild trust is difficult without some way to rectify this situation. I guess what I am asking of you and of myself, is how do we reset things so that we are not haunted by the ghosts of experiences past, and also how do we let the other recreate themselves so that we might fully trust them again? Without punishment, but with some real ritual that lets the one that caused the pain feel they reset the scales of life, and they can release the guilt and pain they have from their actions.

]]> Comment on Love and Trust Versus Judgment and Punishment by Nancy Moureau http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/23/love-and-trust-versus-judgment-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Nancy Moureau Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:14:42 +0000 http://www.matthewccox.com/blog/?p=707#comment-608 So what happened with the arrest? So what happened with the arrest?

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