Tag: contemplation
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June 20, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
Leslie R. turned me on to this site. It's a bunch of quizzes that -- well, I copied my results here. They have many more quizzes you can take. We all love to know more about ourselves. . . .
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February 17, 2009 12:42 PM EST --
Uninspired, lacking fire and passion in my forlorn haze,
sullen and despondent in a cumbersome daze.
I feel so alone, condemned to solitary tedium,
abandoned in this head . . .
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June 29, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
I'm not a religious man. I'm as willing to call on gods as God, Buddha as Jesus, Mario as Moses. In the end, I've found, belief in something, and the willingness to put one's hopes on it, . . .
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December 21, 2008 04:29 PM EST --
I recently had one of the most interesting discussions of my life. It took place about a week ago between myself and someone I’d like to call my friend. But to stay safe, I’ll call him my acquaintance. . . .
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March 09, 2009 04:35 PM EDT --
cotuit , originally uploaded by patryfrancis .
“The world belongs to the energetic.” For several years, I had this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson taped inside a cabinet door. . . .
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October 28, 2007 03:25 PM EDT --
Hot stones catechize my heart
Only to collide and grind
To sand
Rough motes on a stormy day
Allowed past fabric sentries
To live
Sprinkled as cops breaking feuds
Of . . .
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December 10, 2007 07:15 PM EST --
It's time for another Chain Game -- this one is more simplistic than our usual fare, as this time around we're merely asking you to say whatever comes to your mind when you think of Christmas. . . .
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December 18, 2008 10:32 PM EST --
As I gazed into my mirror,
I caught a reflection of yesterday.
You had your truce flag waving,
with that double indemnity smile.
I thought I heard you whisper,
“I haven’t . . .
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September 20, 2009 07:26 AM EDT --
There’s a compromise of sorts between living and finally accepting the end. I thought I could try and express it here but it appears I’ve been away from writing too long and lost whatever . . .
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December 31, 2007 11:15 AM EST --
31st December 2007
Here is a confession, of sorts, and a New Year wish to all of you, of sorts...:
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31st December 2007
The clock starts chiming and a haggard . . .
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July 08, 2009 01:28 AM EDT --
I lay at edge of the pool in the dark
I gently move my hand through the water
I contemplate the ripples spreading across the silvery surface
I wonder...
How many other places on earth . . .
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October 29, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
Rich soil crumbles beneath my hands like a decadent cake.
The moist scent of prosperity
and the powers of creation clings to my skin.
My heart echoes the drumbeat of our Mother
as I . . .
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November 17, 2008 06:35 PM EST --
Just about four years ago, I found out I was going to be a Grandmother. At 34, a bit young for such a title perhaps, but I embraced the experience, as I try to do everything in life... with . . .
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March 06, 2009 09:34 PM EST --
I am evil by design; fell by the wayside of life,
a living highway toad. Beware the hard road,
there's . . .
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October 09, 2006 01:03 AM EDT --
For a good portion of my life, I've been convinced that I am incapable of an actual long-term relationship. Prior to meeting my current boyfriend (with whom I am celebrating over a year), my previous . . .
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January 31, 2007 07:59 AM EST --
A pathway of light
Beckons me from the rough earth
To the seamless join
Of protective azure sky
And still, smooth, quiescent sea.
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November 10, 2007 11:35 PM EST --
It occurs to me I have been remiss, forgive me, and have overlooked
the fact that I have permission to teach, from, minimally, my late mentors
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and Dr. Alexander . . .
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February 24, 2008 06:43 PM EST --
I read a post the other day that referred to an old Big Country song and I started reminiscing about all the good times in my life I had associated with their music. Their first big hit in the U.S. "In . . .
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July 07, 2009 11:02 PM EDT --
Soul Gardening
Even now, after all these years
I don’t know who I am.
I’m still learning.
Who knew
it would take . . .
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June 03, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
omphaloskepsis
Pronunciation: "äm(p)-f&-lO-'skep-s&s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek omphalos + skepsis examination : contemplation of one's navel as an aid to . . .
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