Brief Strategy: (Unedited): 06 Jan 2013:

To simply enter the fray of any battle. May very well conclude with a victory for you. But arriving and waiting a brief moment to ascertain the situation, devising an effective battle strategy and then implementing it. May very well hasten victory and save more lives of your warriors.
C.J.MacKechnie

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Rushing into any fight or battle may seem emotionally right, while at the same time strategically unwise. Hold you emotions and watch the flow of battles blood. Know that in this moment there is no righteousness or Godliness. There is only the killing. Which is anti-life and thus anti-God.
You must watch and learn. The evil of men which ebbs and flows. From one side to the next. Those who are on the other side of the line and have been deemed to be your enemy by your rulers. Commit to their plans of destroying and killing your brothers as again defined by your rulers. You can then ascertain his purpose and position and then logically counter your defined enemies battle strategy. Then you do so quickly. In order to save the lives of your brothers. While knowing the truth. That no matter what side of the line the warriors stood. They to were your brothers. Whom you had to kill and destroy.
Honor your brother with a clean and quick death. When you see you have no other option.

Can you see the truth of my words? can you see that the ones who have been defined by those who are not you , to be your enemies, are in real life just another being just like you are. Who they themselves are being lied to just like you are. For his rulers are telling him that you are less than human or you are a savage or are evil. He knows not you and neither you know him. But, you both love your mothers and wives. You both love your sons and daughters. And yet you are ordered to kill one another by your rulers. Your rulers who will profit in some way. While you do not. While the man whom you will kill. Your actions will cause his mother to mourn deeply and greatly.

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To avert all of the coming bad and sad prophecies. We each must decide to do the following everyday, every hour, every minute and every second.

To Love one another.

To live in peace with everyone.

To exist in harmony with all.

To Cherish all life.

To be obedient to the Laws of God.

To become righteous and holy by the accepting eyes of God only.

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Measured Potential: (Unedited): 07 Jan 2013:

Your full potential can not be realized. When your commitment is half measured. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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You get what you give. The difference between last place and first place can be measured in the effort of your commitment from your heart, mind, body and spirit. There is a formula which merges all of these into a singular output. If your mind is divided, then so to your output. If you deny your spirit, Then that incorporates a zero into the math of you. If your heart is not in it then that brings a negative integer into your output.
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Find and grow your entire output into the oneness of you. Find the positive inspiration and direction of my words to you. Motivate yourself and look for the wisdom which surrounds you always. Even if a wisdom is negative. Still look for that positive. Just as in any positive wisdom, the negative is still within. Work from within the positive and be warned from the negative.
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Hatred Generated: (Unedited): 06 Jan 2013:

Self generated hatred with no reasonable evidence to cause such an extreme emotion. Is evidence of a psychological defect, demonic activity or both. C.J.MacKechnie

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What can cause a person to hate another? There are various reasons as to why. Evil deeds done to them once or often. But, what of a person who has done nothing and they are still hated? A psychological defect? A demonic influence or a psychological defect caused by a demonic influence? What about just a plain old bad person who wants their bad activities to remain private. The good person just always happens to be present to be a witness. The bad person will get mad and then evolve that anger into hatred. This is just a natural process of the bad person. It does not matter if you the bystander(s) of the hatred really likes the bad person and the good person who is being hated. The bystander(s) are the witness to the revelation of the true nature of the bad person.
A person can be a bad person without any demonic influence.
If the action of hatred is unique to the very likable person who is doing the hating. Then the demonic force is exerting it's force upon the controlled person.
From revelation, to prayer, to fasting, to meditation, to action, to freedom. Some of the steps are concurrent.
To identify a bad person versus a demonically controlled person. May be difficult. The bad person will only do for the self. Self wants, Self desires, Self pleasures, Self secrets, All attention to self. With no remorse or guilt.
The demonic controlled person will have all that has been mentioned above. Except, now there will be incredible guilt and remorse and a intense feeling of not being in control over their own actions.
The demonic influence will hide itself behind any psychological defect and selfish desires and evolve those selfish tendencies. The demonic force will want all of the pleasures for itself while destroying the human host. 

Lifting Up:(Unedited): 28 May 2010:

Uplifting another spirit is the love and compassion we should all share with one another. C.J.MacKechnie 

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The Christ servitude. Is all about lifting up a poor soul. So that they can see the true light of GOD for themselves. Then empowering that former poor soul to do as Jesus had done for them. Outwardly expressing  love, compassion, mercy and kindness. That is and always will be the only true sign of a real Christian.
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Mercy and kindness we should all share with one another. This is just some of the essential foundations to any civilization. To be civil towards one another even if they are different in some minor way or even live in a far away land or on a different celestial body. Greetings of friendship should always begin, maintain or even conclude a relationship.
To be cynical of everything breeds distrust of others for you. To be rude, mean and cruel will just cause people to flee from your presence at all times. Leaving you alone with your mean cynicism.  Wars are always started with selfish greed by the rulers of that described evil lands of evil people. Who seem to always proclaim peace for all at the conclusion of the wars started.
Long lasting peace can only come when the common people base their life in love, harmony and have a deep respect for the importance of all life. Then it will matter not what the selfish rulers want. Wars can only happen if the common people are willing to fight and die for the lies and deceptions of the rulers words. Peace cannot come from warfare ever. Unless absolute extinction of all life occurs. Then there will be absolute peace. If there is one survivor or even one fearful observer then revenge and war preparations will be made. So, peace will never last long by the tip of the sword.
Christianity and Islam are still fighting the crusades today. Or is it the unholy rulers of both sides who are just using the religions as their tools to motivate the common peoples to go to war on their behalf?
It's always about the money, the lands, the power, the control, the resources, The authority, The total wealth. War is always about the few who want the most. Even in negotiated peace treaties. The few on both sides will profit in some way. While the common people on the declared winning side have fought and died receive nothing but a minute pay check. While the common people on the declared losing side have fought and died receive nothing but maybe a minute paycheck. The wives and mothers of the common soldier who has fallen. Each equally mourn their losses. No matter which side they are on.
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Repent and flee from all of your sin. Pray and meditate often and daily.  You the common man who is a warrior or soldier. lay down your weapons and Go home and live your life in peace with your family and people.

Timed Emotions: (Unedited): 27 May 2010:

Your feelings will always lag your thinking and your thinking will always lead your emotional state. No matter if the thought is current or a memory. C.J.MacKechnie 

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This can be difficult to understand as it involves those who are normal minded, Mentally Ill and gifted. To simply sum this up. That which you are thinking always precedes your emotions, every single time. Those who have been factually proven to be mentally ill via various brain scans which determine brain defects and brain damage. The signals could become mixed up as in no emotional response to any thinking process. A continuous flood of emotions which are unrelated to a particular and specific thought. This also includes other responses in various degrees, orders and timings.
For the gifted person who are the natural em-paths. Without any factual proven diagnostics tests. The natural empath can be declared to be of a various mental disorders such as bipolar. Then these gifted persons are drugged into emotional oblivion and their brains electrocuted until they feel nothing anymore. Most often then not these persons who have been deemed to be bipolar may in fact be naturally empathic and not even be aware of it.
It needs to be known that being empathic is one of the first Christ gifts. The gift of knowing another persons feelings in order to express love, compassion, Kindness and mercy is essential to the teachings of Jesus. When the Christian person or any other person whom GOD chooses is gifted with this gift of being empathic. It is often time accompanied by zero information from GOD and denounced by the church as witchcraft. Which neither is helpful. But, for whichever reason for God's part is something I am not going to question outwardly.
This is where active and continuous prayer and meditation is necessary in order to learn about all of the gifts from GOD by GOD and taught by GOD.
Being empathic is not a disability, defect and it is not proof that something is wrong with you. On the contrary. There is something very right with you and GOD has chosen to give you this gift and others.
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The evidence of being an empath is varied.
You strongly feel the emotions of your loved ones and close friends before any normal means of communications has been made.
When traveling through crowded places. You feel a myriad of whispering and fleeting emotions flow through you. While thinking about a specific task.
When going to an away game of your favorite team. You feel like you want to cheer for the other team and may even get caught up in the emotions of a score made over your team.
Getting distance from people is peaceful for you. Such as fishing or hunting. You may not even want to hunt or fish as you may be so sensitive. That you even feel their death.
You may get childishly happy by driving close to a school or any place which has many children playing.
When driving by a hospital, jail or any other place where sadness is prevalent, you feel it all as well.
You feel adventurous when driving by an airport.
When everyone is asleep. You awaken to the peace and quiet. You may even stay awake while everyone sleeps. just to start clearing your own brain. 

These are all normal. and there is more. To learn how to control them. You need to actively and continuously practice prayer and meditation on a regular basis.
Simply put.
Prayer is you talking. To God.
Meditation is you listening. To God.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204:1-42&version=NASB
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Honor Burdens: (Unedited): 24 May 2010:

There is and always will be blessings for the burdens that you honor.
 C.J.MacKechnie 

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The burdens you bear with honor are your blessings and within your burdens is the Christ Jesus.  
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=NASB

Read it many times if you have to. If you believe Jesus Christ is your brother. Then so is those who are homeless, sick, naked, in prison.
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 Think about this. There are people who will care for their severely mentally and physically challenged children up until they die. Parent or child. That is burden with honor. Then there are those who after given birth to an unwanted or undesirable baby will throw it away. Kind of like those fetal alcohol syndrome babies, disabled, mentally ill or any other perpetually ill babies. That is dishonor and abandonment.
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http://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.org/news/Parents-of-Disabled-Kids-in-Florida-Stand-up-Against-Nursing-Home-Abuse.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/justice-department-files-lawsuit-against-florida-over-medical-care-for/2132566
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/22/florida-disabled-kids-in-nursing-homes_n_3635715.html
 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/15/169457118/why-a-young-man-died-in-a-nursing-home-a-state-away-from-his-mom
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Will You?:(R edited): 24 May 2010:

Will you only glance at my face and decide if I'm worth opening and knowing? Once you look past my cracking old cover, will you remain or discard me? When the words within my dusty pages become to uncomfortable for you to bear, will you just sneeze and close me up? Will you then place me high up on your book shelf forgotten and far away? If you decide to travel through my pages, will you comfort me through each of the coming storms that life often brings? Or will you just flee from me before the first storm cloud arrives? Will you be willing to stay with each of our life's pages until we find our last words that declare Happily Ever After and The End? C.J.MacKechnie 

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Those were just a few of the things running through my heart and mind before I committed to my lovely Pearl, even though I barely realized that I was already in love.
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 No one really wants damaged goods. Even if you listen to those goodie people who offer advice, they will always say stay away from people who have an undesirable life and/or history. To tell the truth, I might even say the same things that they do now. I know the statistics both ways. Those who were bad often go back to their self-defined badness and the good people often do not have the skin to handle the residual and ongoing problems.
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Your Spiritual Tree: (Unedited): 23 May 2010:

From a tiny seed of creativity deeply rooted within your mind. Nourished with love, compassion and mercy from the outpouring of your heart. A full great spiritual tree will be realized and joyfully embraced by others to admire. C.J.MacKechnie 

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 A simple idea is a seed which needs much attention to grow into an idea of wonderful complexity. From this one simple idea. It can grow beyond the limits of your own mind and into this world in which reality is created. As with anything which has every been created by Man. It was first just a simple idea. Then a plan was formed and materials gathered. Then the idea was manufactured into a realized entity in this reality.
An idea which is fed with love, kindness, compassion and mercy. Grows into a wondrously beautiful thing. While the idea fed with hatred, anger, evil intentions and murder. Grows into a flaming and smoking tree of death and despair. 
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Spirit Governed: (Unedited): 23 May 2010:

The balance between ones own logical mind and emotional heart is more efficiently governed by the internal spirit. C.J.MacKechnie 

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 By maintaining a direct connectedness with the divine. A better balance of individual control can occur. The mind becomes better at making the good and just decisions. The passions of ones own heart is properly tempered in the righteous direction. Then when the spirit, mind, heart and body becomes unified into oneness. Miracles as defined today, become average and commonplace.
The sinless body can then evolve to the degree to become what ever that may be.
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 The control of the hearts and minds of the common people is the only sure fire way to achieve power, authority and wealth. Those who thirst for absolute control over the common people, Must separate each common person from their divine connection. Once the dis-connection happens. Then can the logical mind be educated or re-educated with the information the controllers desire. The emotional heart needs it's own direction and when the mind is directed to pay attention to a certain thing. The passions from within can ramp up. When this happens to any person. They can be effectively enslaved without ever using any form of the "SLAVE" word.
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There can be no true JUSTICE when the divine connections have been severed. 
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Best Hope: (Unedited): 23 May 2010:

The best future that you can hope for is in the good and right decisions that you make today (each and everyday). C.J.MacKechnie

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Pretty simple. Sometimes we have to slow down when we make our decisions in life. We each have to just stop and think about things. There is time and yes, you do have the time to think about your decisions. Unless, of course your in a life and death moment. But, then you resort to your training. You look in your tool box of life.
Typically, the common person is not always in a life and death situation. Where a decision must be made right now. So, it is OK not to buy that item on sale. It is OK to hold off in a decision of something deemed frivolous. Even if that which is actually frivolous is of importance to you. That is something to think about. How can a frivolous thing be of importance and yet not be. If the thing does not guarantee life, love, peace and harmony. It is probably not of any real importance. You know, it is still OK to really like a frivolous thing and make it of importance for you. It's OK.
It seems those really important decisions that are made in today's life succumb to the dictates of false cultural traditions/laws which only guarantees your perpetual enslavement. Yes, That is right. Your culture may be a contributor to mass enslavement.
 Just think about this.
 How does your culture deal with people who pursue education?
 Are they belittled? Threatened? Bullied? Beat-up?
are accused of being something they are not? and etc?
 Education and especially being educated in math, logic and critical thinking is the path to freedom and to maintain freedom. Other forms of education is also of great importance. Such as a command of the language. The history of the world and how people have become enslaved.
To sin or not to sin? The differences between right and wrong? Oh but you say you are not religious and that your were taught that right and wrong is not real. Well, One or both of those thoughts are a false teaching for you. Designed to enslave your mind with a false belief system. I have heard people claim that their is no right and wrong. They believe it as a truth. This is the truth of a growing evil seed.
Yes, even deciding what you learn and believe as a truth is a decision to be made by you. These decisions based in a trust of educated people, who stand before you and smile as they teach a falsehood as truth. That is another level of evil. Because to train up a young person, to only be a mind to be controlled is brainwashing and a form of enslavement. When you are taught there is no right and wrong. Those authors, teachers and leaders. Only want for you to do their bidding without hesitation, question or denial. That is all.

When you decide to believe the teachings that the spirit is not real. You dis-connect from Divine input. Your pathway to justice and morality ends.
When you decide to trust in and believe in the false teachings of how to think by evil authors, teachers and professors. Your mind becomes enslaved. Then which follows your body.

For some people who have problems with foods. Even this simple decision can have a profound impact on their daily lives. The decision to eat a breakfast or not to eat a breakfast can alter even a good day into a bad day.

Did you know that historically governments have used addictive drinks and drugs in order to exercise a level of control over the population on a land that the government wants to own? Yes, It is true and it is still done today. Through beer and alcohol sales. Through cigarette sales and through the omission of illegal drug sales all over this country. Think about that. In every city in every state, you can get any kind of drug you want. Just this fact alone is an indication of an incredible logistical network that must use big rig trucks for transportation.  There is just to much drugs available for grandma and grand pa to haul it in their RV.
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Added on 11 Oct 2013:
The importance of education.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-8-2013/exclusive---malala-yousafzai-extended-interview-pt--1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-8-2013/exclusive---malala-yousafzai-extended-interview-pt--2
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-8-2013/exclusive---malala-yousafzai-extended-interview-pt--3
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So, do you really think, I went off track or off on a tangent? Really?
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 Slowing down and thinking about all of those decisions you must make daily. Is of crucial importance for your future. How many hours of game play will have a direct impact on your ability to find personal and professional success in life.
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Old Ink: (Unedited): 22 May 2010:

We have the power to change all of the written and spoken prophecies of old without changing the ink today.
 C.J.MacKechnie 

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 Think about this. When you read the Bible and do the math. More than 5 billion people will die in a very short period of time. The Hopi prophecies. The Islam/Muslim Prophecies. Nostradamus writings. All of the death and sufferings. All of the rivers of blood and streets of flowing blood. It is the common man who follows the commands of the worlds rulers who claim that GOD/Allah is on their side. It is the common man who is taught by the rulers to believe that the enemy is less than human and must be destroyed. If the common man refuses to fight for the rulers and see that we are truly one human race. To know that we each cry and laugh for similar reasons. That we each are sad and happy for the same things. Then we can see that skin color is only a color and that our whole humanity is what makes each of us brothers and sisters..
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Then when each man searches and discovers the commonalities that he has with any other common man in another group or culture. Then he can truly follow the teachings of his chosen religion. The common christian can love one another without going in battle. The Islamic Muslim can be at peace without going to war. When the common man truly commits to GODS/Allah teaching for us to love and to be at peace with one another. Then there will be harmony all throughout the world. The worlds rulers will no longer have power and authority to enslave and subjugate the entire population of the world. Then we can be one human race with a single purpose. Then we can survive and exist in a world where love peace and harmony are actual ideals.
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When all common men make the commitment to love peace and harmony. All of the violent bloody prophecies of death and suffering. Will change to reflect the truth that we all collectively made real in this world and we will not ever be aware of any change to any of the prophecies. That had ever been inked.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41&version=NIV
This one Bible story, gives a fundamental understanding about prophecy and how they all should be handled. The Pharaohs dream was an absolute prophetic dream. That is until it's revelation and the actions which followed. These are key. 
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We are all one humanity, one species and one family. When all of the common peoples unite together to love one another, to live in peace with each other and to exist in harmony. Then we all can find a very rich life we all can live with great meaning.
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If you cannot separate yourself from the lies and deceptions of the separation and division of the races. Then you, your family and your entire church will/may not be one of the elect, protected, saved or raptured. You must begin to know and believe that we are a single race of beings called humans. We are all brother and sister to one another.  

The DNA fingerprinting was established in 1984. Read it well. Believe the truth and reject the lies you have only known as truth. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_profiling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_%28human_classification%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project

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The history of humanity told by many different traditions. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve

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From about 8 minutes and 50 seconds to the introduction of the European leader. Listen good. This was in 26 June 2000. 

http://youtu.be/Y_8XRkb-wbY

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Research for yourself the Human skin. learn how it is the largest organ of the human body. Learn about all of the primary functions of the human skin. Then learn about the minor function of the coloring of the skin. Learn how if you lose a primary function of the skin. You can die. Where as if you lose your skin coloring. You will just be uncomfortable, but still living with possible social ridicule. Now, after you have learned all about your human skin. Ask yourself this. Why do we not compare other organs of the body with other people such as the liver, kidneys, gall bladder and etc. How come there isn't racial stereo types for those who can drink much alcohol and those who cannot drink? Why? Race or the coloring of the skin is illogical and without actual fact.

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Prides Confidence: (Unedited): 22 May 2010:

Outward Confidence is the illusion of a prideful man just before the unexpected demise of his life.
 C.J.MacKechnie 

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 The power of the man who owns all that is within his own world. The supreme intelligence of a man who has created and conquered his own self created world. The pride of a man who knows that only few are better than he is if any. Such is the great fall of every man when end of life nears.
Once the man of self defined greatness falls into sleep for the last time and then re-awakens refreshed. He then will know just how small and insignificant he truly was.
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Passions Feel: (Unedited): 15 April 2010:

Intense passion is the reaction from the love you feel. C.J.MacKechnie 

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From the love you feel. Causes any good person to give it back. Through outward expressions of compassion and passion. Passion is not just intimacy. It is the passion you have in your own daily work and duties.
To take this a step forward. To unconditionally give your love, your compassion and your passion without any expectation of it's return is the Christ's level of love giving. Just by giving your love away, does indeed open up that person who receives it. No matter their internal intent of how and why they receive your free gift of love. The change to them shall come. In the time of their destined awakening.
Even if you receive rudeness, anger, claims of your foolishness or other accusations in return. just know that by them simply receiving your gift of love. Is like a seed placed within them to grow in it's own time.  Eventually, that one seed of love you have given freely, may spring forth in a lovely outward expression.

Apathetic Signs: (Unedited): 31 Dec 2012:

Compassionate and informative signs of respecting other peoples property, Doesn't work with apathetic people. While the good and caring people tend to not need signs to remind them of the respectful practice of common courtesy. The good and caring people tend to just ignore and forget the signs. C.J.MacKechnie

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Sometimes the worrisome person may become offended that no one reads the signs. Well, This is because the apathetic person doesn't care or want to care about anything which does not directly affect them. Unless, They get caught in the act of disobeying the signs. Then they get angry and blame it all on you and how wrong you are to expect common courtesy and civility in today's world. Or who made you the refrigerator police you tattle tale. The person who is stealing lunches does not care about you or the signs. The apathetic person only cares about the pay check and benefits.  The same goes for litter. Those who park wrong. The no Smoking signs. The lists go on and on.
One of my favorites is those people who claim to love the planet and yet they still leave their litter in the sacred forests they proclaim to love so much.
It seems that this world is infected with apathy. The death of the human heart.
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How do you get someone to care? When they do not.
Do not think you can explain or teach them. Because they do not care about what you think or how you feel.
But, By you being a good caring person everyday. Then maybe the osmosis of your being will have a lasting effect upon their own soul. My proving everyday that you love and have compassion. The light of you they will see. The genuine happiness of you liking and loving exactly whatever it is that you do. Will have a lasting effect upon their nature. To the point that they will even believe they are happier in your presence. Then when the odd questions come from them. Like why are you so crazy to clean up after people? Express the truth from you. Because, You care. Because you like a clean environment to work in. Because, you say and speak whatever it is your truth. Hopefully without negative and accusatory overtones. 
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Expectant Reply: (Unedited): 29 Dec 2012:

Your spiritual awakening begins. When you take the time to simply greet GOD and wait for an expectant reply. 

C.J.MacKechnie

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 It is not enough to only pray. To only say what you want to say to GOD and then end your communication with Amen Amen. I have met many Christians who have had no direct contact with GOD or any real knowing of any communication from GOD in any manor, for decades of being in the faith. Even with faithful daily prayers, meal prayers and group prayers.
 I ask you this and it is this simple. How do you greet your parent, sibling and/or friend? Assuming your relationships are healthy, with honor and with mutual respect. This is the same way you begin to speak with GOD. Just say hello and wait. Actively listen with a quiet mind. This is respect. The same kind of respect you give to your family member or friend when they are speaking to you. You don't think of other more important things like the sporting event or shopping or getting a hair cut or shoveling snow in Florida. OR DO YOU? (I'm still working on that one). If you disrespect your own family and friends in favor of the big game or any other trivial reason. Then you may already have your answer as to why you have had no real contact with GOD, No real direction from GOD, No real signs from GOD and no real miracles from GOD.
Prayer is you speaking to GOD.
Meditation is you listening to GOD.
This is critically important to understand. The entire Christian faith must fundamentally change in this regard. Because, Prayer without meditation is disrespectful just as you talking to your spouse and then refusing to take the time to listen to their response. Even if it is only a hello. 
A Christian is supposed to be like Jesus, walk like Jesus and perform miracles like Jesus. In today's world there is virtually none of it. Why? Well, It is the very first thing we all have been taught and it is prayer. But, We have only been taught a part of the communication process with GOD. Just as Jesus spoke directly with GOD. So can you when you become the son or daughter of GOD and brother or sister to Jesus. You do not need an intermediary. 
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:WARNING: If you begin a complete prayer life. You begin to learn how to silence your mind and patiently wait. You will have a knowing of GOD and everything else (scary part). Then the sins you enjoy in secret will become realized by you and that they were never ever secret. Including the sins of your own thinking.
:WARNING2: The gifts of Jesus will begin to manifest in you as intended by GOD and without warning. If you do not learn the disciplines necessary to work the gifts chosen for you. Then they will become like curses to you. Because, In the truth of the gifts. They are not meant for you. They are meant for those who are in need. You are just the holder of the gifts and are responsible for them, even though those gifts are NOT YOURS.
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