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Colleen’s Last Day

Author == SD 25 July 2010 20 Comments

One year ago today :: Colleen’s last day.

At 1:43 pacific :: Colleen’s long trip to the mall ended with a three story fall. Colleen’s life was over :: the lives of her family and friends … permanently twisted tragic.

Colleen’s sister Lynn asks in an email to friends and family {and me!} …

“I ask you all to pray for her and remember her today as she lived…not as she died.”

Well we can definitely do part of that here in fake robot land … but we didn’t know Colleen as she lived … and now she’s gone.

So today we’ll take care of remembering how she died :: the where :: and the why … so her family doesn’t have to.

We’ll remember that last year there was no moment of silence :: no prayers :: no tears. Lawyers and PR hacks were called :: Colleen’s body was left unidentified.  The scam continued without pause.  Let’s have a party. Let make pictures from the party our social media avatars.

We’ll remember that Colleen had paid to be in the sweat lodge :: and that there was no refund … and no apology … and no phone calls … and no nothing.

Colleen didn’t want to wear the homeless clothes.  She didn’t want pay $15,000 for a series of seminars designed to destroy her self worth and fundamental values.  She was simply hoping that she could be a little bit better … she’d be willing to work for it … if she could just be a little bit better.  People ain’t supposed to die for that. For being trusting … and caring …

But people are dying … they are.

I don’t know about you … but I don’t plan on forgetting.

>> {sad} bleep bloop

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20 Comments »

  • Cosmic Connie said:

    Bless you for writing this, SD. I don’t plan on forgetting either.

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    # 25 July 2010 at 2:54 pm
  • Yakaru said:

    I want to know what was said to Colleen before she died, and by whom.

    Det. Diskin: We were told that staff members were encouraged to kind of belittle people that were having concerns with this and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But to show that despite you don’t want to do this, you can go out and you can do it and you can achieve and you can survive this. But they kind of belittle them, like you know, say certain things to them to kind of bring down their self esteem so they can, the person can build their own self esteem back up later at the event. Are you familiar with anything like that?

    Megan: That’s definitely not the intention. And I don’t think people are at all instructed to do that. If someone’s perception was that then you know, that’s possible but no, there’s always a certain degree of coaching or encouragement that goes on but I mean if someone seriously doesn’t want to do something then there’s no belittling or forcing (Inaudible)

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    E=MC^2 Reply:
    July 25th, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    @Yakaru, I’m with you on that. I’ve been wanting to know what was done and said to make her do that. I believe she was targeted. So many questions…

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    # 25 July 2010 at 4:05 pm
  • Anonymous said:

    I never knew Colleen but today I shed some tears for her life that was cut short, and for the family that loved her. Thanks for keeping her memory alive and helping to make sure this doesn’t happen to other families!

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    # 25 July 2010 at 8:07 pm
  • Hippo said:

    I have no trouble believing that Colleen was demeaned and criticized in order to get her to go along with the homelessness exercise.

    I attended a Lifespring 5-day course about 30 years ago, and I didn’t want to sign up for the advanced course; in fact, I wanted my money back for the first course. You should have heard how they talked to me–sneering, degrading, belittling–you’d think I had shot their dog or something.

    I got my refund, but I was shaking like a leaf when I got out of there.

    I lit a candle for Colleen this morning and I will keep it burning the rest of the day. It’s not much, but I don’t know what else to do.

    My thoughts and prayers are with her family, if they happen to read this awesome robot blog.

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    # 25 July 2010 at 8:30 pm
  • Bryan Neuman said:

    It’s quite obvious that James Ray doesn’t care about Colleen Conaway or her family at all. Please think or pray for them today. Thanks for writing this SD.

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    # 25 July 2010 at 10:45 pm
  • Martypants said:

    Gladly join you in not forgetting, Salty.
    I thank you for the details you have pointed out and linked to thus far – makes my not-forgetting a little easier. It may be unfortunately too late for Colleen, but not forgetting how and why this happened or how it was handled (and continues to be) may go a long way for helping someone else.
    Cheers, Colleen.
    And fuck you, James Ray. Hope they give you a Dahmer mop ride today and you get to finally put the Law of Positive Attraction to the test.

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    # 25 July 2010 at 11:41 pm
  • Anywho said:

    Greed makes people not think about anyone or anything other than their own selfish wants. Greed is evil and JR and his cronies suffer greed big time. They are doing and saying things that they will regret for the rest of their lives even if they dont admit it publicly right now or ever. That is why we all must speak up often and loudly because this cannot be allowed to continue. Look at the amount of damage that bloody secret movie has done to the world. Greed, greed, greed has put the world in a terrible place and it wont get any better any time soon. I have no idea about Colleens life but I do know that if JR gave a shit he would definitely has chosen a different career by now.

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    # 26 July 2010 at 2:20 am
  • wondering why said:

    Thank you Salty for thinking of Colleen and keeping what happened to her in the forefront as her death should be counted in all of this..

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    # 26 July 2010 at 10:04 am
  • Jean D said:

    Colleen’s life and passing will not be in vain. Thank you for keeping her memory alive. May justice be served and the truth be known. Prayers for her family and friends.

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    # 26 July 2010 at 3:39 pm
  • Colleen's Sister said:

    My husband & I just read your posting “Colleen’s Last Day”, thank you Salty…the compassion you and all of your readers possess continues to amaze me. Such deep feelings for a woman none of you knew. My wish is that Colleen, who always loved life and everyone around her, feels all of the love and compassion that I feel when I read your words & all of the replies. You Salty are making a difference…we ALL ARE when we stand together and say “THIS IS WRONG”. Thank you for doing your part, it is appreciated! Lynn

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    Hippo Reply:
    July 26th, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    @Colleen’s Sister,

    Bless your heart.

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    # 26 July 2010 at 6:56 pm
  • Nikki said:

    Colleen has gone, but will certainly not be forgotten. Thank you SD for adding this reminder in here.

    At least this terrible tragedy has been publicised so that others are aware of the awful inhumane lengths that JAR will go to to cover up his own stinking mess.

    I know nothing will bring Colleen back, and I am so sorry for all the families that have suffered at the hands of JAR.

    May those that have left us rest in peace, and may those of us that are still here carry on fighting the good fight.

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    # 27 July 2010 at 4:55 am
  • Colleen's Sister said:

    Amen Nikki!

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    # 27 July 2010 at 8:20 am
  • Karin Hiebert said:

    Just sickens me every time I read about it, hear about it, and THINK about it…so sad

    Colleen will not ever be forgotten…

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    # 27 July 2010 at 9:00 am
  • Feather Boa-Constricter said:

    May there be some form of justice served for your life gone, Colleen. Your life made a difference, and you will not be forgotten.

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    # 27 July 2010 at 11:12 am
  • Enigma Valdez said:

    My heart and love goes out to Colleen’s family and to the families of all the victims. I cannot imagine your loss. You are not alone and we all have lost something in our lives because of this great tragedy. Anytime an innocent person dies, we are all affected. I do not like to post here, because I usually get attacked by the nice people featured on this blog, but I felt the need to for Colleen’s sake.

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    # 27 July 2010 at 3:31 pm
  • The Lonesome Death of Colleen Conaway – One year on « Spirituality is No Excuse said:

    [...] immediately, but never contacted Colleen’s family, did not refund the $5000 she paid, and charged her a further $10,000 for a future group she had [...]

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    # 28 July 2010 at 2:09 pm
  • Droidtruths said:

    I was at this mall on the anniversary of Colleen’s death. I didn’t plan it. It just happened. Kind of chilling.

    I can only imagine how Colleen must have felt, tired, dehydrated, wearing homeless person’s clothing (please tell me how the hell this builds someone up?), no id, dirty and likely dismissed when she said she didn’t want to do this.

    They are all accomplices to this death and deserve jail. Colleen paid for a course that Death Ray had no business running. Hmm, how to induce a “psychotic break” (and believe me, I don’t think that is what happened)? Do everything Death Ray does; don’t feed people, make them tired, don’t give them water (in an effing desert, later, for $10K), humiliate them. That’s how they treat prisoners at Gitmo, and Colleen got to pay $5K for the privilege.

    Now JAR has four deaths to his name.

    Colleen, you are not forgotten. We are remembering. I was there, one year later. Bless your soul.

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    # 29 July 2010 at 1:53 pm
  • Randy Neuman said:

    Thank you for telling it like it is SD! Everybody has their day of reckoning, and although James Ray’s court date has been delayed, that day will still come! My prayers are with Colleen’s family. My family knows the pain of having a loved one left to die alone at one of James Ray ‘seminars’. I have an unyielding belief that justice will come with a vengeance.

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    # 2 August 2010 at 7:10 pm

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