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As you take inventory of your life, are you working towards a particular calling?

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  • Yes, definitely

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    37.1%
  • Yes, I think I am!

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    10.1%
  • Yes, but if I am honest with myself I need to get more focused on it

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    27.0%
  • No, I hung up on that call

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    3.4%
  • No, never called

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    5.6%
  • Call me maybe?

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    4.5%
  • This thread is stupid

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Rob Monster

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Earlier this month, I gave a TED-style talk at a leadership conference near Philadelphia. The title of my talk was called "Answering the call in a Digital Age". It is a reflection on my own journey from my youth onward. The talk ends with an up to date commentary on life as a tech entrepreneur who has gotten a bit of media attention. The audience for the live talk was predominantly Christian but I think the message has secular relevance:


Long story short, I believe everyone has gifts and talents. At any given time, some people have more financial resources available to them, but everyone has some unique combination of time, talent, treasure and circumstance. Moreover, from time to time, we all have our encounters with providence. Sometimes those are opportunities to move a step closer towards working on the thing that we are uniquely equipped to do.

Curious to know how many folks on NamePros think they might have some kind of calling and if so how domaining fits into that calling, if at all.
 
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(...) I am addressing the issue of fear-mongering, which is something he did in another thread (...)
I can understand that my thread can be seen as "fear - mongering", altough I'm a little surprised that you also classify it as such, to be honest.

However, of course this ("fear - mongering") was (and is) clearly not my intention (I am not a psychopath whos goal is to spread fear), allthough I am aware that such informations can indeed trigger fear (which I believe can only occur in people who do not have a strong believe in GOD).

My point is easy - I see this (sharing such informations) in everyway simply as the far "lesser evil" than not sharing them while being (still, btw) fully convinced that something serious can happen.
 
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Please try to keep this thread on-topic. It looks like it's starting to slip into politics and move away from the focus, which was "So what's your calling? And what do domain names have to do with it?".

Thanks.
 
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There is a lot of difference between talking Crucifixion in words and theories... than understanding and paying respects to the man who really took it all for real, those nails , those blood oozing brutal punishments , All those blames and still stayed to the truth and expressing it to the world of those times there that there is something Beyond that is governing the whole universe -- than those few idiotic confirmative ways of human imaginations and assumptions ( That too in those most blunt belief and brutal punishment ages where Democracies , Governments & police departments never used to exist to restrict such activities )
I think MelGibson understood it better than so many people.
I guess all the greatest domain warlords should ask him to stop doing movies and start take up domains, internet , websites etc as career.
 
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"Annuit Coeptis - Novus Ordo Seclorum"

"Look Favorably - On Bold New Enterprise"

In other words, Buy Growth Stocks.

One cannot ignore GOD the Obvious.

On The Conspiracy Theory of History :

We cannot simply assume,

That men who have spent their entire lives

Accumulating Wealth and Power,

Will then just refuse to use them.
 
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Mel Gibson

Apocalypto

"No Great Civilisation can be Destroyed from Without

Until It Has Completely and Totally Destroyed Itself

From Within..."
 
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Mel Gibson

Apocalypto

"No Great Civilisation can be Destroyed from Without

Until It Has Completely and Totally Destroyed Itself

From Within..."

#Cloward-Piven
 
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It will be called your Direct Economic Stimulus Benefit ;)
 
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Curious to know how many folks on NamePros think they might have some kind of calling and if so how domaining fits into that calling, if at all.

Calling = Coin Collecting

Domaining = Registering a domain name, creating a website to showcase the coins & maybe selling additional coins.

Cheers
Corey
 
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Curious to know how many folks on NamePros think they might have some kind of calling and if so how domaining fits into that calling, if at all.

Calling = Coin Collecting

Domaining = Registering a domain name, creating a website to showcase the coins & maybe selling additional coins.

Cheers
Corey

Collecting rare stuff can certainly be cool and intellectually engaging. I collected postage stamps as a kid, for example. That said, consider the possibility that the thread of those dots you are connecting right now might extend out further, e.g. if providentially you find yourself sitting on a windfall when someone gives you some ridiculous gain, whether that be from a coin sale or a domain sale, or whatever.
 
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"Curious to know how many folks on NamePros think they might have some kind of calling and if so how domaining fits into that calling, if at all" asks Rob Monster.

Throughout my adult life have devoted a considerable amount of my free time and more than a few personal resources ( AKA money ) on general public education regarding a personal cause
that is " internally driven " for me.

Is that a calling, maybe, possibly, although I word this as a " cause " that have been involved with since the late 1960s'.

Anyhow, when the internet came into prominence, beginning in the 90s', was able to use a few select domains and personally designed websites to expand my voice / reach and provide fact based info and experience based opinions to any interested parties who landed on the sites.

So yes, for a number of years my personal cause and domaining intersected.
 
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Domains will find you ...
 
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"Curious to know how many folks on NamePros think they might have some kind of calling and if so how domaining fits into that calling, if at all" asks Rob Monster.

Throughout my adult life have devoted a considerable amount of my free time and more than a few personal resources ( AKA money ) on general public education regarding a personal cause
that is " internally driven " for me.

Is that a calling, maybe, possibly, although I word this as a " cause " that have been involved with since the late 1960s'.

Anyhow, when the internet came into prominence, beginning in the 90s', was able to use a few select domains and personally designed websites to expand my voice / reach and provide fact based info and experience based opinions to any interested parties who landed on the sites.

So yes, for a number of years my personal cause and domaining intersected.

So you are going to just leave us hanging like that? Really? :)

Lay it on us -- what's this cause that you have championed for 50 YEARS?
 
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Domains will find you ...

<SERMON>

People are laughing but let me share something with you about Satan and his firey darts. They are absolutely real. Cupid's arrow is a codeword for Satan's firey darts.

Want some examples?

- AshleyMadison.com will get you sex with a married woman. They make that promise very clear. And guess what, if you go that route you will curse yourself. It is called Adultery. God hates it.

- SeekingArrangements.com will get a any would-be "sugar daddy" a date with a young woman who is trying to make ends meet through prostitution by another name. Seems like a win-win but in fact both lose.

- Abortion is not a form of birth control. It is cold-blooded murder. I don't judge anyone for making that choice, but it is a sacrifice to Moloch and was designed to be that way from the beginning.

In case anyone missed it, those are 3 guaranteed ways for anyone to curse themselves and they are all a result of "Cupid's arrow" -- the firey dart that turns lust into cursing. This is no joke.

Pornography is the appetizer. It is not free. People eventually pay for it with their soul when they put thought in action through fornication, adultery or murder. Porn is the gateway drug in other words.

Yes, it's complicated. However, if you understand the adversary's methods, you will evade those firey darts, not just on Valentine's Day or Halloween when people are an easy target, but year round.

And for those who are accursed, the good news is that all curses are broken in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. People can believe that or not, but I am 100% certain that is true. I am very studied on the topic.

As some folks here know, I am a prayer warrior -- often engaging in intercessory prayer for those who are dealing with adversity. I take prayer requests, and I know others who will do the same.

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Someone who decided they want to lose x pounds o r inches over the next 3-6 months might decide that certain foods need to be excluded from their diet to achieve that goal. Likewise, if accumulating domains in any extension is not congruent with one's goals or purpose in life, perhaps time and financial resources spent in the pursuit of acquiring domains should be redirected elsewhere.
 
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Someone who decided they want to lose x pounds o r inches over the next 3-6 months might decide that certain foods need to be excluded from their diet to achieve that goal. Likewise, if accumulating domains in any extension is not congruent with one's goals or purpose in life, perhaps time and financial resources spent in the pursuit of acquiring domains should be redirected elsewhere.

To be fair, changing a bad habit, or overcoming an addictive trait is definitely admirable. I would not call it a calling, but I would agree that cutting away the known cruft and distraction is a way to get to a core.

The fact that such a large percentage of the folks in the poll have indicated that they believe they have a call is illustrative that there is such a thing. I think for some it shows up as a "nagging feeling".

My working hypothesis is that once we are working on the thing that we are called to do, things become easier, even in the face of adversity, obstacles and setbacks are more easily overcome than before.

I would be happy to hear from folks who at some point figured out that they were in the wrong lane, or on the wrong track, and then pivoted for some reason and then had some breakthrough or epiphany.
 
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People are laughing but let me share something with you about Satan and his firey darts. They are absolutely real. Cupid's arrow is a codeword for Satan's firey darts....

Sure, take a time and learn more about the imported Kamadeva (God of Love [Rig Vedas]), renamed to Cupid by the Greek/Roman philosophers. There's more to it ...

My funny* message was; "don't feel in love-fascination with any of y domain names you're planing to sell for $ or any other goods. (Somehow, you'll feel unfulfilled / hungry afterwards). Regards
 
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Sure, take a time and learn more about the imported Kamadeva (God of Love [Rig Vedas]), renamed to Cupid by the Greek/Roman philosophers. There's more to it ...

My funny* message was; "don't feel in love-fascination with any of y domain names you're planing to sell for $ or any other goods. (Somehow, you'll feel unfulfilled / hungry afterwards). Regards

The people who write those scripts are laughing at the audience. That bit is telling the audience in plain words exactly what they are doing. That might sound like a sick joke but (I am told) that their code of conduct requires them to tell you what they are doing it to you so that you give permission. If anyone wonders why it sometimes feels like the world is going to hell in a hand-basket, it is in part because the apparatus has been put in motion to get people to willfully participate in cursing themselves on a very large scale with unprecedented efficiency. People can doubt it, but they do so at their peril. See Hosea 4:6.
 
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At the begging.. of this modern world, there's a social science (think tank) turned into s.c. social engineering, now-days into mind modeling science (shady agencies) (mis)using AI for "good things can happen to you" ... the apparatu$. In ancient time there's a study (vs science) of unpredictable nature (in general) including anything about the human mind (masterpieces e.g. 16th century Ignatius of Loyola (Exercitia spiritualia) or 5-7 BC Patanjali (Yoga Sutras) ) where the cast order (either religious or kings wizards (advisers)) didn't allow "free mind" to participate without control. In essence the message was/is "this world have a tremendous power to stop the light" ... only if the individual mind get separated from the G-point. Regards
 
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At the begging.. of this modern world, there's a social science (think tank) turned into s.c. social engineering, now-days into mind modeling science (shady agencies) (mis)using AI for "good things can happen to you" ... the apparatu$. In ancient time there's a study (vs science) of unpredictable nature (in general) including anything about the human mind (masterpieces e.g. 16th century Ignatius of Loyola (Exercitia spiritualia) or 5-7 BC Patanjali (Yoga Sutras) ) where the cast order (either religious or kings wizards (advisers)) didn't allow "free mind" to participate without control. In essence the message was/is "this world have a tremendous power to stop the light" ... only if the individual mind get separated from the G-point. Regards

You are fishing in interesting ponds.

I am not going to add to your list since I already figured out what was at the end of the deepest rabbit hole, but if you found those you are connecting some dots.

So, briefly if you can:

1. What is the meaning of life?

2. Is there a benevolent creator?

3. Does this creator have an enteral plan for humanity?

Thanks!
 
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another way view calling, when in for long-haul determined sell life-changing money even then that’s when; the real-journey begins.

Samer
 
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So, briefly if you can:

1. What is the meaning of life? / you create it, ergo you are called

2. Is there a benevolent creator? / yes, like a VitalAmine, B9, good4U

3. Does this creator have an eternal* plan for humanity? / enable U to create above content
 
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You might be familiar with the term "Ghost restaurant". They are restaurants that have no tables.

I really hate not reading the whole thread but...

Recently had one of the best pizzas (subsequently lasagna as well) I have ever consumed from a 'restaurant' that is located in the back of a storage facility (in 3 10x10 adjoining units). It is spotless with all people wearing whites and hair nets (not mandatory in most of America...the nets that is).

They can't allow pick up inside the secure facility but the entrance road is wide/huge and it is not unusual to see 5 or 6 cars waiting on someone to bring them their order through the gate...of course they don't encourage this as they use a small fleet of delivery people. Back to reading the thread...
 
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You are fishing in interesting ponds.

I am not going to add to your list since I already figured out what was at the end of the deepest rabbit hole, but if you found those you are connecting some dots.

So, briefly if you can:

1. What is the meaning of life?

2. Is there a benevolent creator?

3. Does this creator have an enteral plan for humanity?

Thanks!

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When the ... hit the body, your mind reside in the cocoon (energy shell). It's quiet environment. You can talk (You) ... with your or others mind but it doesn't have any *sense* to make any effort in this direction. When you're follower (collective-doer) it's almost impossible to describe anything but silence. As a doer (self-initiated) I can blab/describe the idea of ... :)

3. Bird listening does not need to involve hiking miles :)

Regards
 
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