hello,

and welcome to our forum.  This board is an area where I hope newcomers (and even ppl who've been here awhile) can introduce themselves to others and get to know other people.

looking forward to hearing from our members!

take care,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

It strikes me that your welcome, as site owner, would be better placed at the top of this message board, irrespective of other messages.
Do you agree?
Could it be arranged?

best regards, Bill.

Hi Shawn,

I worded my message to you very badly !!
My intention was to suggest that your welcome might appear best, always at the top of this BOARD, not the top of this TOPIC.  

My apologies for the confusion.

Yes, most message boards allow posts to be "stuck" to the top of the board. I'm pretty sure this one can be stuck also, It's a right that administrators always have and I believe it can be given to moderators too.

Oh, by the way, I'm new here! I'm going into high school and I saw a link to this page and it looks very interesting. I hope to learn a thing ot two from this place.

Hi Goose,

welcome to mind-brain!

Your writing seems advanced for a 14 year old.

Maybe you can give us some guidance on modern thinking - new blood always runs more energetically, so I look forward to what you offer and hope also, that you may learn of some of the pitfalls which may await you as you grow and develop.
Learn to how to identify those roads which lead to a fruitful path; avoid dead-ends and roundabouts, and keep your vision clear!

Do enjoy yourself amongst good friends here; please help where you can and never fear to ask for help; there are many years of experience built into our membership.
You may feel foolish for a moment, but that is better than remaining a fool for the rest of your life.

I am not a preacher, just concerned that you gain from your experience with all members.

Best regards, Bill,

Hello everyone on these forums. My name is Exodus and I am new. Just saying hey to all. Maybe talk to ya later.

Hi exodus on life


Welcome to mind-brain!
I must say I love your signature.
Take some time to browse around the forum or read some of Shawns reference work.
If you have any problems just post them under general - questions and someone should help you out.
Have a good time,
See you soon, Bill.

Good Lord!!
I can not find the FAQs page on this site. I hate asking stupid quetions.. especailly when someone else allready has and someone else answered it!!
So, two things on this one, where is the FAQs page, and what determins your status (i.e. newbie, jr,sr,full...)
Please help me out... Throw me a frickin' bone here

Hugs, Kisses, & Cookies
~Selina~

hi Selena,

the FAQ and Help page is at http://brainmeta.com/forum_help.php and is accessible by clicking on the help button between the home and search buttons located up top.

Because of your post, I have gone ahead and updated the FAQ and Help page to include the answer to your question about determining status. Here's the answer

# Posts to become "Junior Member": 50
# Posts to become "Full Member": 100
# Posts to become "Senior Member": 250
# Posts to become "God": 500

Thank you so much for that info! I was a curious little cat over here!

Thanks!!

-selina

hi

hi smoke_and_reason,

thanks for dropping in to say hello.

It is always good to welcome new members; to wish them happy and useful visits, whether to read or write, or just to laugh at some of the jokes.

I also hope you make new friends amongst.
Don't be afraid to ask for any help you may need!
Bye for now, Bill.

how do i do a room like this please l;et me know asap thank you very much

hello jasaljr,
Welcome to Mind-Brain!

If your topic is a new one, click on the Board title which is most likely to cover that topic.
If sub-boards comes up, again click on a board.
Then if the topic already axists, just add your post to it by clicking on 'Add reply'.

If there is no Board covering your topic, go to the 'questions' Board and ask Shawn, the site owner, if he could make a new board.
If there is a suitable Board, just hit 'new topic' near the board top.

If this is not clear, add another post here stating your topic and I will start that topic for you which can then post under.
I will give you the link here for that new topic, so you will see where it is.
I can then delete my 'temporary' post.
We can always move things around to keep the Boards tidy!
Best regards, Bill.

Thank you, guys, I'm finally here !

Rene (stillmind)

welcome Rene. I hope you will find your stay enjoyable and will let us know if there's anything you need or any questions you have. It's nice to have you with us.

Me me I wanna be next pick me. JUst wanted to say "hi" to all and hopefully some of you through your opinions(however different than mine) may be able to help me on my journey for truth.

I've always been lost in my despair, with no one to find and share.
Came across your site one day, and quite frankly, it enlighted me and made me want to say.. Thank you.

Hello Alexandrina,

'Woof' looks very contented and I sincerely hope you too, are able to find friends and share experiences amongst 'The Family' here at Mind-Brain. Whether you give or receive help or inspiration or knowledge matters not as long as you feel rewarded by your visits. I don't think there can be a better reason for participating for any of us!
Don't be afraid to ask for any site related help you may need either! There's always someone to chip in.

I look forward to further 'chats'; bye for now, Bill.

Glad I stumbled onto this site! Seems to be full of positive energy in most topics (as far as I covered in the past few hours)
Oh Hi I'm a newbie to mind-brain, but aspiring to being "God" statuswise sometime in the near future!!

welcome to our forum!

Hello Hello..... I am new here..... seems pretty interesting! I will come back later when I am not so tired.....

hi there,
am young man from slovakia, who is still looking to find myself, am a bit allienated, bit extremist in doing sport, drinking coffes, teas, everything to enhance my brain, but always failing in unsuccess of this treatment, I always wake up to totally lazzines of my mind and unfuncionality of my brain, , , It really take a time to wake it all up.
in the last time i started to consume PIRACETAM, in recent days I really felt better, but it were only few days and it wa really high amounts of tablets. I dont know, but I think i suffer from some menatl desease or disfunction of some part of the brain. I am not able to have any order in papiers, names, I cannot lead any schedule, its really difficult life, moreover when u live in postcommunist country in eastern Europe. People here are for me more difficult to understand then in western countries/I visited few/. I have a lot to write but my mind is against it, I need help!!!!!!!!!!advice, or something to leave my old mind and to put on other

Hi Kulik, One thing I have learned is that life is a struggle, if you are not struggling with yourself, then there is something wrong.

So keep on struggling and join us as we struggle too

Hello kulik and welcome to Mind-Brain.

I had not heard of piracetam but looked it up on the web. It is a stimulant for the brain. The fact that you felt a bit better after taking it could be the clue that you might have, as you say, a brain disfunction. More particularly you may have a chemical imbalance in your neurotransmitters in your nervous system.
Experimenting on your own can be dangerous and may miss the advantage of experience gained by professionals.
I don't know what medical services are available to you, but if you can see a doctor I think you would be well advised to do so. Take that advice and persevere with different treatments until you find one that suits you [assuming that doctor suspects that you may need help].
Do let us know how you go on, and good hunting!

Hi to everyone!
I'm a Yorkshirewoman by birth, education and temperament, but have lived in Australia for many years. The best thing that happened to me in Australia was a far-sighted government (not, sadly, a recent one!) which made tertiary education fee-free, so I and both my daughters took advantage of that and gained degrees of various sorts.
I write, (poetry and short stories), paint (watercolours), do gold illuminating (as much like The Book of Kells as I can manage); am interested in metaphysics, have been a practicing pagan for many years. I also love word games,word play........I feel at home already!

Welcome Rune. I hope you find what you're looking for here. I'm curious, how is that the Australian government is able to make tertiary education free for everyone?

Hey all

Shawn, this occured when a Left-wing (Labour) govt. was elected after 23 years of Right-Wing (Liberal) rule. The incoming Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, was a former academic and concerned at the lack of tertiary education for those who couldn't afford it, but whose abilities warranted it.

His tenure as PM was short, only some 4 years, but he had an enormous effect on Australia; he foreshadowed many of the policies which have since come into effect: Equal Employment Opportunities, paid Maternity Leave, much higher Health and Safety regulations in the workforce....

The free tertiary education policy only lasted about 10 years and was funded, to some extent, by 'selling' education as a commodity to other South East Asian nations........their students paid full fees.. Since then it has gradually been eroded, with contemporary students now graduating with a huge debt. Currently, controversy rages as proposed legislation seeks to ensure that every student pays the full cost of their education, without any Gvt. subsidies, thus leaving them even further behind the 8-ball as they commence their careers.
After leaving politics, Gough Whitlam returned to academia as a Professor at the Australian National University. Now in his late eighties, he's still alive and much in demand as an after-dinner speaker.

Hi Shawn....my name is DJ, ( Dejae ). I am new at this, but love your site, it's great....please keep it going.....it's an inspiration when things get bad with my husband, which happens alot. Thanks for being there.

DJ dejae1120@aol.com

thank you for your generous words, DJ, and I hope you enjoy your time here.

hi there i m new here an dmyu name is kenny andim in movie line just want to know what it is alll well maybe it wil take sometime for me


love kenny

Hi. My name is Ryan and I'm pretty new to poetry writing. Here's one of my pieces so please let me know what you think.


I lie here thinking about the world around me,
about the trials and tribulations of the many.
Why should the few have plenty and
the plenty have few? It makes no sense
and yet it is the non-sense that makes
it reality.

Yet as I lie here I am removed from reality
and their pain is mine no more, for I am me
and here I exist in the world I created which makes
me all-powerful, controller of all the many
questions which make no sense.
Then I leave and

even when I vacate my space and
venture out into the harsh world of reality
there is sometimes a residue of that control. A sense
of power that is inherent in all, not just me.
If only we could recognise that we, the many,
are what makes

this world what it is. It is us which makes
the world go round, not the money myth. And
to acknowledge selfishness as the root of our many
failings would help make our reality
a less depressing place to be. For me
this leaves a sense

of hope. There may not be reason to bury our sense
of compassion in the ground… But something makes
me start. Something is wrong, but with me?
No. There is something different here and
I realise my folly. There’s no such place in reality
for these many

dreams. There is but one place that these many
wishes are possible and I was removed from my sense
to miss it. It is here, back in my world, away from reality
where again it is I who makes
the rules. Here, safe in my haven, I can reflect and
think that I am only me

and as there aren’t many of me
I can do little but hope there are others with sense and
that one day unity makes us able to change our reality.

meg, Dejae, kenny and ryan,

Can I take this opportunity to welcome each of you to mind-brain?

I hope you each find that which you seek amongst what is becoming a large family now.

And, Ryan, I encourage you to post your poetry on the poetry pages.
I have written a few myself, though they are not particularly popular and I am no expert. Your work above satisfies what is to me the most important aspect of poetry, ie., content - having something useful to say. However, the purists, whilst accepting that 'poetry' includes any form of writing, will possibly conclude that your work would be better in prose format.

To the future... all, whether reading or writing, may enjoyment and enlightenment ensue [as someone famous once said].

All the best, Bill.

Hello everybody.I sort of introduced myself on another post before knowing that I could introduce myself here,so please forgive me.

I have been looking for something like this site for ages now,wanting to share and compare ideas,and maybe learn something new-I'm well pleased!I am particularly interested in psychological theories of mind-expansion,how hallucinogenics work(particularly mushrooms),and the psychology of the drug-induced ego-death experience-is there a method?

Anyway,see you all soon.Bye!

Great site! I was searching for info for a comparative analysis paper I am doing on Erikson vs Jung, Personality Theories. It was interesting to note that the info is somewhat slanted in Jung's corner, but the info on Erikson was interesting non the less. Anyway, that is how I found this site.

Will make it a "favorite".

Dayna

Bonjour Shawn,

French Acadian from PEI.
Interested in the universe within the mind.
Painter whose studio practice and theortical research centers on spatial cognition.
Found and am finding stimulating written dialouges within this site.

Curious as to were and when this site originated.

HI,

Last night I was searching for something both scholarly and readable to post on an ezboard site I administer, called MASLOW'S FIFTH. I found it, posted and provided the link back here. Hope you're cool with that, if not let me know!

http://p082.ezboard.com/ftestforum17073frm...picID=350.topic

Mind/Brain looks like an exciting place, I'm glad I found it.


Robin Plan
aka
flawedplan

I have my own ezboard now, the real deal for literate, creative and visionary folk with or without psychological "issues."

It's called OUR COMMON CONDITION and can be accessed here:


http://p214.ezboard.com/bourcommoncondition97317


Thanks for your consideration.

Robin
(flawedplan)

Hi! I'm new here, and from what I've read, this might be a helpful site. It's to late at night for me to enter a poem just yet, but I will be back!
Newbie,
Cassie

Hi everyone. I'm Jenn and I am enjoying this site. There seems to be lot's to do here, and many friends to make. I'll be around. Have a great day everyone :-)

Welcome all, it's never too late.

Hello everyone. My name is Jericho, I am 26 years old and I'm from Toronto, Canada.

I am one of many whose life has been touched by this giant mental construction of ours called brainmetaDOTcom. I was pointed this way by a co-worker; and of course, nothing happens by accident - so here I am!

I'm here so that I could connect with like-minded individuals who are dedicated to "instilling the world with new and greater meaning". And we all come from different places, backgrounds, and even eras! =)

So firstly, I think it serve us to have official introductions such as this space; especially for new persons like myself! ... Am looking forward to co-creating with you all.

Cheers & hello!

-Jericho

Hello Jericho,

...and welcome to brainmeta!

I just noticed your intro. so had a read.
I must admit I tend to follow the recent topics rather than browse through boards which don't appear there.
Nonetheless, I do hope you give and take in good spirit and add to the sites wealth of experience.
Enjoy yourself and make good friends!

Bye for now, Bill.

Shouldn't all recent topics show up in that list?

They did at one time Rick, but I think Shawn wanted the 'key' topics only in the recent list.
Perhaps Shawn will consider two options at some time.
One called 'central (or equivalent word) recent topics', and one called 'extended recent topics'.

Well, I goofed even on creating a username. I used to be able to type in the dark. Now that I'm on Social Security, OldTimer's Disease is setting in. I wanted to adopt the handle "SacksFan" in honor of one of my favorite writers, Oliver Sacks. javascript:add_smilie(":rolleyes:")