Take Heart

Hello, I hope all of you are doing well today, I am doing good. Recently I came across a great website on Buddhism in which I found this beautiful poem. I have always found myself connecting to, or as they say, enlightened by their teachings. It is more of a spiritual practice IMO, you may perceive it differently. It teaches you tools to live your life, and teaches basic humanity 101. As I come to understand it better myself, I will try to simplify it and share what I learn. I have already shared the basic root of their teachings with my loving kindness meditation posts. I feel this poem is teaching us the healthy tools in life we need to help balance our emotions through the difficult times.
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Janet :)



TAKE HEART...
But also
take comfort, healing,
rest and love

Leave Sorrow,
Amongst the rocks and woods
who most of the time are far
stronger & better able to
handle such loads

Take Courage,
But also,take honesty, courtesy,
empathy and patience

Leave Doubt,
Amidst the deep ocean waters
watch it sink there until you
cannot cling to it any longer

Take Faith,
But leave with an open mind,
an open hand, open arms

Take Whatever,
you need to make it
through,
Leave what keeps you
from going on,
Tears only go so far,
Fear only holds so long,
Though your feet may bleed and
your hands tremble,
Take deep compassion for the
suffering of another, and journey on

by Jennifer Edwards

Goofing Off

Hello, Happy Saturday! I couldn't think of anything to blog about today, so I just decided to goof off with some funny pictures and stories. I hope all of you have a great weekend,
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Janet :)

Drive thru fail!


Perverts have a creative side, who knew?

An 81-year-old Florida man, who police say posed as a door-to-door physician and duped at least two women into having their breasts examined, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. "He told the woman that he was in the neighborhood offering free breast exams," Broward County Sheriff's Office spokesman Hugh Graf said.

Surprise, Surprise!!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The sponsor of the law that made it legal to carry a gun into bars in Tennessee is facing charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence and drunken driving.

"IT'S ALIVE"


Welcoming Steve :)

My Declaration of Self-Esteem

Hello, I hope your doing good today. I love this declaration by Virginia. Especially the part that I put in quotations and bold print in the last paragraph. At any given point and time, we can and "should" (even though I hate that word should!) take a personal inventory of ourselves. Trust what we see and have the courage to change what we know is not our personal best without losing our self worth. That is exactly what I have been doing this past year. As my head was clearing up, I reviewed my past actions and I didn't like what I saw about myself. I often heard myself saying "Janet what the hell were you thinking", and "why did you do those things you did!" And the answers were, I wasn't, and Alcohol. Alcohol gave me a false sense of self worth, and a false sense of what was going on around me in my life. It altered my mind, body and spirit. Realizing that was a starting point to work on my other shortcomings. Don't be afraid to look at yourself every now and then, you may just make a new declaration for yourself!
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Janet :)

My Declaration of Self-Esteem - "I Am Me"
by Virginia Satir

In all the world there is no-one else exactly like me.

Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone chose it.

I own everything about me; my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself - I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes, because I own all of me

I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me and other aspects that I do not know, but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me

However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically me. "If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought and felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I discarded". I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do - I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.

I own me, and therefore I can engineer me - I am me and I am okay

Sunday Funnies

Hello, I hope your enjoying your Columbus Day weekend. We are having an Indian Summer here in New England, perfect timing for perfect weather. Here are some funny clips of Tosh.O and the Charlie Sheen Roast to add a little laughter to your weekend. Remember now, Mature Audiences only!
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Janet :)

Tosh.0
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Roast of Charlie Sheen

I hear ya Charlie, with a loving
family, I've won too!

Roast of Charlie Sheen

Here's To Steve

Hello, It is truly sad to see an icon like Steve Jobs pass away at such a young age. But what a battle he fought to live so long with Pancreatic Cancer. His legacy will always be of genius and inspiration. His genius changed all of our lives for the better, and will continue to each and everyday. His words will continue to inspire generations to come. In tribute to him I wanted to share his speech on the "Crazy Ones" because I couldn't agree with him more!!
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Janet :)

Steve and my favorite singer :)


“Here's to the crazy ones ~ the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers ~ the round pegs in the square holes ~ the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them ~ but the only thing you can't do is ignore them ~ because they change things ~ they push the human race forward ~ and while some may see them as the crazy ones ~ we see genius ~ because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world ~ are the ones who do” ~ Steve Jobs

Time To Wake Up

Hello, I hope your all doing good today. Having Sociology as a Major in College was perfect for me because I have always loved observing human behavior and how we interact in society. One aspect of human behavior that has intrigued me is how "conditioned" we are. We are truly shaped as a person depending on where we grow up and with whom we grow up with, our Parents, our School, Friends, Religious Affiliate etc. So how do we ever really get to know who we are? How do we ever learn to think and feel for ourselves. I can't help but wonder if we really ever do? I think we just learn to go along with the norm around us. This is part of an article by Russell Bishop that gives an insight to our thinking and reactions. He offers some steps for us to be more aware of our daily circumstances and how we respond to them. It made me think, I hope it does the same for you. I included the link below for the full article.
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Janet :)



Are you thinking or merely reacting as you go through life's challenges these days? I mean, really thinking, not just mindlessly or emotionally reacting to the stuff happening to you? If you find yourself judging, condemning, complaining or blaming then you can pretty much be assured that you're in reaction mode. While normal enough, these emotional reactions inhibit conscious choice and block your ability to create any kind of useful response to what bedevils you.

A passage from Russell's friend John Roger's book "The Power Within You"

"Thinking is not a natural process of the human consciousness. You may say, "Sure it is. Everybody thinks." I have news for you: very few people think. Most people react and then pass that off as thinking. Thinking is the cause of things. Reaction is the effect!"

It's Time to WAKE UP

While this may not be your sequence of thought, much less a perfect sequence, it may become your own version of the alarm clock. Rather than hit the snooze button, use these "alarms" to help you examine any issue with which you may find yourself struggling during the day:

1. What just happened
2. Assess the situation and accept the obvious
3. Consider options available
4. Take the best course of action you have available
5. Observe how its working
6. Repeat until you are satisfied with the outcome

These may seem like simple questions of observation, assessment and making choices. However, most people don't observe as much as they react to what they see.

How often are you actually thinking, and how often are you reacting? You are probably reacting about 90 percent of the time. For the most part, you are reacting either to your previous reactions or to someone else's reactions. It's a long chain of effect and effect and effect. It's like dominos: you hit one and they all go.

So, what's happening in your life or more to the point, what has happened to you over the past months or years? What aspects of your life would you like to improve? If you lost your job, house, car, family or something even worse, you are likely to have experienced any number of emotions from hurt, anger and grief, to blame, complain and a sense of helplessness. However, as understandable as these reactions are, they won't help you dig out and rebuild.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-bishop/are-you-observing-thinkin_b_979834.html

Born an Original

Hello, I hope your having a good weekend! I'm enjoying mine. Remember these words whenever negative people try to bring you down for simply being you. Never give in, and never conform to please others!
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Janet :)