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Does Anybody Practice “The Here and Now “ ?
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Apr 1, 2007 7:32 pm
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I recently finished the book “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle who also is the author of a best seller “The Power of Now”. The 2 books basically carry the same message : Live right here right now.( more in comment )
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I Left My Heart In San Francisco ( 2 )
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Feb 9, 2007 12:51 pm
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(to enlarge the pic, click on it)
I lived on the 12th Ave and Geary for about 10 yrs. It was only a few blocks from Golden Gate park so I used to walk through the park to “Sunset” at least once a week for lunch.
This park occupied a huge space in the city map. I was once got lost in an area where there were too many trees. And a pair of tourists picked me up to drive me out to the street. I felt ashamed and asked them if they needed my help to drive to where they were going. (more in comment)
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I Left My Heart In San Francisco (1)
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Feb 9, 2007 12:14 pm
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I “fell” in love with San Francisco during my first visit in 1979 as a tourist and I vowed to return. I did, in 1983. And lived there untill 2001 before I moved to where im now--Hawaii. (more in comment)
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Writing Can Be Therapeutic And More
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Dec 19, 2006 6:49 pm
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There was an article in a medical insurance publication here in Honolulu that encouraged patients to write journals for the goodness of their health….. I myself, twice, literally saved my own life by writing---not as a patient but as an apt renter.
It was the 24/7 traffic noise that almost killed me. My lease was 1 yr. And I was dying already the 2nd week after I moved in. I had to purchase a heavy-duty ear muffs. Can you imagin the pain from wearing that to sleep ?
So, I wrote a long letter to the owner. I had a sense that merely opening my mouth to complain was not going to do me any good but risking myself to be on his blacklist…. So I wrote, beginning from the description of how it felt when the noise was getting into my centural nervous system….to the comparison with a library nearby…I even used the word “insulation” smwhere in the letter …. And to the details on how I was losing my balance……
Two times in 4 yrs. The first landlord said “ I received the long letter from you.” And he let me go. The 2nd owner sent smbody to say OK the 2nd day after he received the long letter from me.
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The Word " judgmental ".
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Dec 17, 2006 7:11 pm
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Judgement, one of the most cherished intellectual virtures, has become a vice, which we call someone "judgmental".
It seems to me, nowadays when smone makes a descriptive comment on smthing or simply expressing thoughts and feelings , the person gets interpreted as Judgmental, let alone giving an advice, a friendly suggestion or a constructive critique.
it seems to me, when feelng uncomfortable abt each other in a relationship, most people either keep silent, harbor the resentment, get angry or break up……..Do you think many couples engage in rational intelligent discussions and exchanging of thoughts ? Do you think many friendships or marriages only stay on the superficial levels of being “polite” and “nice”---if they don’t break up?
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Making Friends With Oneself
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Apr 27, 2006 10:18 am
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In addition to making friends and getting feedback from others in blogging, it’s also a good way to make friends with oneself ---- to awaken and connect to oneself in a deeper level and in a more honest way---truly heart to heart talk….. Not only one can be one’s own companion and also it’s a good exercise to organize one’s own thoughts, to practice self-examination and
to reason with and comfort oneself . Then you would find a more reasonable and a more comfortable place to live. And it’s right inside of yourself.
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