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Wake up the mind
Wake up the body
Work the mind
Work the body
Quiet the mind*(1)
Quiet the body(2)
1. Overview of day (trials, tribulations, successes, emotions), meditation. Plan for
tomorrow then let go of plans.
2. Stretching, relaxation exercises
* Do not "silence" the mind, purging the mind of thoughts. Quiet the mind through putting the mind at peace.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
There isn't just one home, and homes are not just made once.
Homes are being constantly made through loving communication,
- a message of "You are welcome here.".
Homes can be our houses; ourselves (loving communication to ourselves); our fruit stand where we are selling our fruit; our office room; our class room.
Homes are being constantly made through loving communication,
- a message of "You are welcome here.".
Homes can be our houses; ourselves (loving communication to ourselves); our fruit stand where we are selling our fruit; our office room; our class room.
For Children
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Give structure with adequate time for adjustment to changes, and give them honest encouragement.
Have children do extra* chores for extra "stuff".
*truly extra- Unnecessary, unplanned things that add value to the house / other physical thing(s) owned by the family.
Give structure with adequate time for adjustment to changes, and give them honest encouragement.
Have children do extra* chores for extra "stuff".
*truly extra- Unnecessary, unplanned things that add value to the house / other physical thing(s) owned by the family.
Business and Busyness
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Power is not just taken from individuals by overworking (or too much busyness) in their lives, power is also taken from communities.
Families in isolation cells, and family members in cells, unable to create and nurture valuable relationships with those around them.
Power is taken from us and given to businesses; this is called employment. But if too much power is taken from us it is to our detriment.
(I believe) Too much power is being taken from us and given to businesses. We should be angry with this.
If employment were "forced" then the amount of work the populace, on average, works, would have us up in arms, because as individuals it takes from us our very souls. For families it takes (I believe) necessary time and energy from investment into the healthy growth of children, and the nurturing of relationships between spouses and between parents and children; in essence taking the soul from the family. For communities it isolates us in our family cells, making us unable to create and nurture valuable community relationships; in essence taking the soul from the community.
(Busyness has the same affect, though with the curious characteristic that we can be both with whomever it would be valuable to have important time/energy with (including ourselves) and yet still not be with them. The busyness prevents us from truly being with that person, or people. Busyness is more evident as being our own choice(s), which can make the negativity of it less clear, though the affect is the same.)
Yet we are not angry, because we have not been forced into our cells; we have, through seemingly reasonable choices in our lives, opened the door, shut the door, and locked it; Keeping ourselves from what is truly meaningful and valuable.
A society in cells created of Busyness and Business.
Power is not just taken from individuals by overworking (or too much busyness) in their lives, power is also taken from communities.
Families in isolation cells, and family members in cells, unable to create and nurture valuable relationships with those around them.
Power is taken from us and given to businesses; this is called employment. But if too much power is taken from us it is to our detriment.
(I believe) Too much power is being taken from us and given to businesses. We should be angry with this.
If employment were "forced" then the amount of work the populace, on average, works, would have us up in arms, because as individuals it takes from us our very souls. For families it takes (I believe) necessary time and energy from investment into the healthy growth of children, and the nurturing of relationships between spouses and between parents and children; in essence taking the soul from the family. For communities it isolates us in our family cells, making us unable to create and nurture valuable community relationships; in essence taking the soul from the community.
(Busyness has the same affect, though with the curious characteristic that we can be both with whomever it would be valuable to have important time/energy with (including ourselves) and yet still not be with them. The busyness prevents us from truly being with that person, or people. Busyness is more evident as being our own choice(s), which can make the negativity of it less clear, though the affect is the same.)
Yet we are not angry, because we have not been forced into our cells; we have, through seemingly reasonable choices in our lives, opened the door, shut the door, and locked it; Keeping ourselves from what is truly meaningful and valuable.
A society in cells created of Busyness and Business.
A Message for People in "Communities"
(A message for people in "communities" to actually form true communities)
You have to extend/expose yourselves!
There's too much value in doing so, and too much danger in not!
You have to extend/expose yourselves!
There's too much value in doing so, and too much danger in not!
Risk of the Devil
The Devil's true danger is not Damnation,
but keeping us from doing the Good Work.
Keeping us from actively fulfilling our purpose.
but keeping us from doing the Good Work.
Keeping us from actively fulfilling our purpose.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Migrating Animal vs The Intelligent Human (New Idea)
On face value I find it odd that...
I've just watched a video on lemmings, but it could fundamentally be most any vegetarian animal (sans humans).
The video illustrated how, when population density gets "too high" the individual animals will migrate until they find a new suitable area, with enough roots and shoots of plants to survive; they then munch on these.
"Here, I have found enough wild plants to munch on and survive on!...."
Our ability to cultivate edible plants and thus create an environment that can, at least in part, sustain us... is amazing!
Why we don't take full advantage of that ability, as much as we can, I find odd... very odd.*
(I think it's difficult to fully appreciate the point I'm making because the way most of us live, is just "how life is", and it's easy to accept things that are presently a part of us.)
Above is my main point. Below is my rambling thought.
*Is this a fundamental part of the modern human condition? Striving for more, quicker, faster?
What are our reasons for more, quicker, faster? To find a wife/husband? Wives/husbands are easy to find. To support our children? Children don't need much to survive and be truly happy- food, safety, and love (love includes acceptance).
Why are we running forward so hard? What are we striving for? It's not happiness. Happiness comes from within. In the West it's not survival- survival is easy in the West.
I do think that a home vegetable garden is a physical and unphysical supporter of peace. It gives us life at home and shows us that we can have life and peace at home; at the self.
I've just watched a video on lemmings, but it could fundamentally be most any vegetarian animal (sans humans).
The video illustrated how, when population density gets "too high" the individual animals will migrate until they find a new suitable area, with enough roots and shoots of plants to survive; they then munch on these.
"Here, I have found enough wild plants to munch on and survive on!...."
Our ability to cultivate edible plants and thus create an environment that can, at least in part, sustain us... is amazing!
Why we don't take full advantage of that ability, as much as we can, I find odd... very odd.*
(I think it's difficult to fully appreciate the point I'm making because the way most of us live, is just "how life is", and it's easy to accept things that are presently a part of us.)
Above is my main point. Below is my rambling thought.
*Is this a fundamental part of the modern human condition? Striving for more, quicker, faster?
What are our reasons for more, quicker, faster? To find a wife/husband? Wives/husbands are easy to find. To support our children? Children don't need much to survive and be truly happy- food, safety, and love (love includes acceptance).
Why are we running forward so hard? What are we striving for? It's not happiness. Happiness comes from within. In the West it's not survival- survival is easy in the West.
I do think that a home vegetable garden is a physical and unphysical supporter of peace. It gives us life at home and shows us that we can have life and peace at home; at the self.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Post from another blog
Post by OTRgirl
http://sojournering.blogspot.com/
March 29, 2011
Tribes and Violence
Two years ago I spent a day with an Afghani woman. During our time together, I asked about her perspective on the Taliban. Her tone was derisive as she said that they're all Pashtun. Her tribe is Uzbek. The whole conflict was a tribal war. The Pashtun have always been more conservative and less educated (in her opinion...) The Pashtun tribe extends from eastern Afghanistan into Pakistan (there's a reason the border is 'porous'. Tribe trumps a line drawn by some Brits).
I've thought alot about that ever since. Why does the news here rarely mention the tribal element? Instead we hear about Pakistan not having control of it's borders.
A couple weeks ago, I heard something in passing about the fact that Quaddafi is part of the Qudhadhfa tribe. Close to a third of the country (maybe less?) is from that tribe. So the reason there are so many 'Quaddafi loyalists' is tribal. He's taken good care of his tribe, so why would they turn on him. The defectors to the rebels are people who were in his government but who aren't part of the same tribe.
I don't have a huge conclusion, but I'm intrigued and saddened by the tribal lens on world events. It somehow makes the conflicts seem more difficult to fully resolve. The solution seems to be what happened in Sudan recently, let countries reshape around tribal lines rather than continue to carry the burden of colonial borders (that were DESIGNED to thwart tribes).
I've thought alot about that ever since. Why does the news here rarely mention the tribal element? Instead we hear about Pakistan not having control of it's borders.
A couple weeks ago, I heard something in passing about the fact that Quaddafi is part of the Qudhadhfa tribe. Close to a third of the country (maybe less?) is from that tribe. So the reason there are so many 'Quaddafi loyalists' is tribal. He's taken good care of his tribe, so why would they turn on him. The defectors to the rebels are people who were in his government but who aren't part of the same tribe.
I don't have a huge conclusion, but I'm intrigued and saddened by the tribal lens on world events. It somehow makes the conflicts seem more difficult to fully resolve. The solution seems to be what happened in Sudan recently, let countries reshape around tribal lines rather than continue to carry the burden of colonial borders (that were DESIGNED to thwart tribes).
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