Comments for 0 at http://www.polarisrising.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.polarisrising.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:36:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-99 Thanks Maxim. Yes, transcending home and homelessness does seem higher status. Where there's nothing to lose, because there's no attachments to it. One comment I have about arrogance and status is that it's mostly the arrogant who call other people arrogant and prideful. They feel their status being questioned. Putting other people "down to size" is more about making sure their status isn't above you, even on an energetic basis. So no, I would say disregarding others' opinions isn't necessarily Arrogance at all. That's if there's listening, taking it in, then finding out there's no resonance so letting it go completely. The CF of Arrogance would put up a wall so that it doesn't get inside in the first place. - Matthew Spears Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:59 +0100 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-98 took me a while to get around to it but glad I read this article ... really interesting tie in to shame, pride and the chief feature of arrogance. here's how it resonates with me and sparks questions and hopefully this will help someone else reading these comments ... someone close to me for many years told me more that a few times that i had too much pride. in that and several other ways he was telling me that i held my status higher than i deserved. i hear it from other people as well, mostly an older generation of women who said i thought too much of myself - generational. self preservational response to misogyny, probably. i do my best to disregard and move on. I guess my question is, is it arrogance to disregard someone else's opinion of you? or is it an approach that beingness on your own? how would you know the difference? - sivadogg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:46:50 +0100 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-97 If the highest status transcends status then perhaps the "highest" home is the same way...transcending home and homelessness. there is no home but your essential beingness no matter how it is dressed up and presented in the world of form. Maybe I say this because its in my blood... my forbears were Canadian Doukhobors, some of whom burned down their own homes proclaiming god would take care of them. When I was a teenager I guaged my personal status vis a vis being a "man" in terms of going beyond my virgin status and getting laid. I remember lying to my cousin saying I had when I hadn't... so pressing was this need for status. Nowadays with some people I am very open about my living status, namely sleeping in a van, while with others I kind of go invisible to pass as "normal" which compromises the openess of the relationship. This applies especially to business relationships... being that I build homes and remodel them, or have for a few decades, it has seemed that sleeping in a van would make me less credible.... - Maxim Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:41:22 +0100 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-96 Max, you're absolutely right that there are many different forms of homelessness. In Vancouver, what most people know as homelessness is on the downtown east side, where there are many addicts, which causes its own form of homelessness in an expensive city. On the other hand, I once knew someone who was homeless but was truly comfortable in it and acted like he was on equal, high status with everyone. He had a beautiful smile. So there's no 'rules', but it's a good awareness practice to be aware of status and the energy flow that results. Kathleen, yes, judgment and comparison are part of the status game. That's the beauty of the highest status - it all disappears. - Matthew Spears Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:12:26 +0100 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-95 I've certainly noticed the energetics of status play through my life. Had to make a couple of comments on the homeless. There are homeless and there are homeless. I live in Marin County, California and there is a huge culture of the homeless and semi-homeless (higher status of course). I've slept in a van for over 5 years. At the YMCA which I belong there are plenty in similar status who for the most part pass for "normal". There is a hill behind San Rafael in which many have set up tents including a friend who is taking art classes at the local college. There are also those who have their signs and beg and those who drink and drug. There is one guy I know of who loves to create ingenius places to sleep such as hoisting himself up in a tree. I know a couple who have been together for over twenty years and have been homeless interspersed with house sitting and other means. For some time I had no idea, just knew the guy liked to hold forth in front of the local natural food store to those who will listen. I know another guy who is currently couch surfing and has an online investment business in currency trading. There is a guy who has slept in 1971 Continental Mark III, that he is restoring, for years who speaks of the homeless as if it didn't include him. He also showed me ingenious ways to cook food in the microwave at Whole Foods. Just wanted to add that as a footnote to the idea of homelessness. ~~~Max - Maxim Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:53:35 +0100 http://www.polarisrising.com/status-the-measure-of-value-we-present.html#comment-94 Thank you so much for this article. It's like your were writing about me. I soooo can relate. I seem to be invisible to society most of my life, yet I choose to keep shining my light as a humanitarian, because we are all here to do something. I choose to stay out of judgement as I have been assumingly judged my whole life.....hmmmmm if only they looked into my heart rather than seeing through opinions. Blessings... SUNSPIRITSMILES - KATHLEEN Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:10 +0100