http://nipa1980.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/mistakes.html
'...so as long as i don't fuck up in too big a manner i should be looking pretty good huh...'
'...don't be afraid of fucking up.. no matter how big.. the only thing i'll be watching is how you recover from it...'
the above was a conversation i had with a senior colleague at work...
we could all use more of this kind of attitude in our lives.. we all make mistakes.. its how we deal with these mistakes that matter...
our mistakes don't define us.. our attitude afterwards does...
'...so as long as i don't fuck up in too big a manner i should be looking pretty good huh...'
'...don't be afraid of fucking up.. no matter how big.. the only thing i'll be watching is how you recover from it...'
the above was a conversation i had with a senior colleague at work...
we could all use more of this kind of attitude in our lives.. we all make mistakes.. its how we deal with these mistakes that matter...
our mistakes don't define us.. our attitude afterwards does...
http://nipa1980.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/zenwave-on-pinterest.html
having spent the last few months watching the growing popularity of pinterest.. as it becomes the latest social media craze.. we have today set up an account for ZenWave along with a pinboard for the gallery...
some of you will have an idea of what the sentence above means.. so check it out @ http://pinterest.com/ZenWave/ and start re-pinning some of our awesome photos...
some of you.. like me until about a week ago.. will have no idea what the above means.. so.. check it out @ http://pinterest.com/ZenWave/ and get involved...
as you know our marketing strategy for ZenWave is very social media focussed.. so share where you can.. and help spread the ZenWave...
and while we are on the topic.. we've made a few changes to http://zenwavegallery.com/ so feel free to take a look around.. maybe even purchase a photo or two while you're there...
having spent the last few months watching the growing popularity of pinterest.. as it becomes the latest social media craze.. we have today set up an account for ZenWave along with a pinboard for the gallery...
some of you will have an idea of what the sentence above means.. so check it out @ http://pinterest.com/ZenWave/ and start re-pinning some of our awesome photos...
some of you.. like me until about a week ago.. will have no idea what the above means.. so.. check it out @ http://pinterest.com/ZenWave/ and get involved...
as you know our marketing strategy for ZenWave is very social media focussed.. so share where you can.. and help spread the ZenWave...
and while we are on the topic.. we've made a few changes to http://zenwavegallery.com/ so feel free to take a look around.. maybe even purchase a photo or two while you're there...
http://nipa1980.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/just-five-more-minutes.html
'just five more minutes'...
how many times as a kid did you say these words to your parents.. because you were having such an incredible time.. all you wanted at that point was another five minutes of such happiness...
or how many times have you thought how you'd do anything for just five more minutes with a loved one.. who are no longer around...
how many times have you thought 'just five more minutes' lately?.. now that we are older do we just accept that such moments end.. or do we just stop having such magic moments?...
we should seek out more moments in our life where in the back of our minds we hope for five more minutes.. its a good measure of the times in which we are truly happiest...
when was the last time you wished for five more minutes.. and is too late to have them?...
'just five more minutes'...
how many times as a kid did you say these words to your parents.. because you were having such an incredible time.. all you wanted at that point was another five minutes of such happiness...
or how many times have you thought how you'd do anything for just five more minutes with a loved one.. who are no longer around...
how many times have you thought 'just five more minutes' lately?.. now that we are older do we just accept that such moments end.. or do we just stop having such magic moments?...
we should seek out more moments in our life where in the back of our minds we hope for five more minutes.. its a good measure of the times in which we are truly happiest...
when was the last time you wished for five more minutes.. and is too late to have them?...
http://nipa1980.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/angry-buddhist.html
i don't feel very buddhist right now.. i feel i write this blog.. often talking about buddhism.. or ways to make a positive difference to people.... yet i'm not being a good buddhist in myself.. i've made some very non-buddhist choices which i won't allude to again.. and as i've stated a few times.. have more than felt the karmic effects of those decisions...
and this is where it really starts to fall apart...
because as much as i fight it.. i feel incredibly angry at the above.. angry.. let down and most of all very very hurt...
i can accept karma.. i'd even go as far as saying i embrace karma.. for its the consequences of our actions that give us our greatest lessons in life.. but i struggle to accept the behaviour of others when they deliberately sacrifice people.. only to protect themselves.. and the lies they've spun to do so...
i've seen this happen to a few people in my life.. some of whom i'm close to.. others from the sidelines.. and i wonder if those pulling the strings.. hurting others to meet their own agenda.. really fully understand the destruction they are causing.. in every area of that persons life...
i've seen someone near destroyed by a once 'loved ones' accusations.. and for so long felt so much hatred for the person behind it.. and while i gave up that hatred many years ago.. i fear i'm again being spoilt by the anger that people continue to do this to each other.. and that i'm stupid enough to let someone capable of that in...
so thats the problem.. i'm angry.. and while i'm not doubting my buddhist beliefs.. i am doubting just how buddhist i am right now.. so this weekend.. i'm going to the temple.. for the first time in many months.. and i'm going to remind myself of the solace.. strength.. and goodness i find in buddhism...
because there is absolutely no way that the anger.. and hurt.. i feel right now.. is ever going to consume me.. or cause me to become the very person i've been accused of being.. and more importantly.. the person i'm not.. and never have been...
and maybe thats what makes me buddhist after all...
i don't feel very buddhist right now.. i feel i write this blog.. often talking about buddhism.. or ways to make a positive difference to people.... yet i'm not being a good buddhist in myself.. i've made some very non-buddhist choices which i won't allude to again.. and as i've stated a few times.. have more than felt the karmic effects of those decisions...
and this is where it really starts to fall apart...
because as much as i fight it.. i feel incredibly angry at the above.. angry.. let down and most of all very very hurt...
i can accept karma.. i'd even go as far as saying i embrace karma.. for its the consequences of our actions that give us our greatest lessons in life.. but i struggle to accept the behaviour of others when they deliberately sacrifice people.. only to protect themselves.. and the lies they've spun to do so...
i've seen this happen to a few people in my life.. some of whom i'm close to.. others from the sidelines.. and i wonder if those pulling the strings.. hurting others to meet their own agenda.. really fully understand the destruction they are causing.. in every area of that persons life...
i've seen someone near destroyed by a once 'loved ones' accusations.. and for so long felt so much hatred for the person behind it.. and while i gave up that hatred many years ago.. i fear i'm again being spoilt by the anger that people continue to do this to each other.. and that i'm stupid enough to let someone capable of that in...
so thats the problem.. i'm angry.. and while i'm not doubting my buddhist beliefs.. i am doubting just how buddhist i am right now.. so this weekend.. i'm going to the temple.. for the first time in many months.. and i'm going to remind myself of the solace.. strength.. and goodness i find in buddhism...
because there is absolutely no way that the anger.. and hurt.. i feel right now.. is ever going to consume me.. or cause me to become the very person i've been accused of being.. and more importantly.. the person i'm not.. and never have been...
and maybe thats what makes me buddhist after all...
http://nipa1980.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/judgement.html
how do you judge decisions?.. and how do you judge the person behind those choices?...
without going into any detail.. i've made some undoubtably questionable decisions over the last few months.. decisions i knew went against my buddhist beliefs.. and choices which ultimately have hurt people...
i feel awful for causing such anguish.. and i myself hurt.. as the karmic consequences of my decisions play themselves out.. there is no doubt that if i hadn't made such choices.. then i would not be going through this.. and would still have the friendship of someone who has provided me so much strength over the last nine months...
but maybe the hardest thing to balance in my mind.. is that although i know my actions were incorrect.. i still take from them memories that i will treasure always.. and i still wish things had turned out differently.. though i do accept that they haven't...
does this make me a bad person?.. i've crossed a line i shouldn't have crossed.. and contributed to a situation i wouldn't wish on anybody.. let alone someone i would do anything to protect...
do i judge myself on the choice i made at the time.. or should i judge myself on the person i was before.. and during.. and continue to be now.. i'm still ultimately the person i was before.. though no doubt wiser.. and just like any other person.. capable of making a decision which maybe i shouldn't have...
i've hurt and frustrated my friends as i continue to struggle with the consequences of my actions.. but i know that they ultimately accept me for who i am.. despite how counter productive some of my actions might be...
they want the best for me.. they care for me.. and i'm amazed at the support and love they have shown me the last few weeks.. i can never put into words the level of kindness they have shown me.. they haven't judged me by my choices.. but rather have forgiven me them...
i guess despite all the questioning of myself above.. i know who i am.. and if i was talking to someone else suffering as a result of their actions i'd tell them to allow themselves compassion for their mistakes.. to remember who they truly are.. and to forgive themselves for being human...
as buddha himself said..
..if your compassion does not include yourself.. it is incomplete...
we all deserve forgiveness.. from those who want to be in our lives.. and of ourselves...
how do you judge decisions?.. and how do you judge the person behind those choices?...
without going into any detail.. i've made some undoubtably questionable decisions over the last few months.. decisions i knew went against my buddhist beliefs.. and choices which ultimately have hurt people...
i feel awful for causing such anguish.. and i myself hurt.. as the karmic consequences of my decisions play themselves out.. there is no doubt that if i hadn't made such choices.. then i would not be going through this.. and would still have the friendship of someone who has provided me so much strength over the last nine months...
but maybe the hardest thing to balance in my mind.. is that although i know my actions were incorrect.. i still take from them memories that i will treasure always.. and i still wish things had turned out differently.. though i do accept that they haven't...
does this make me a bad person?.. i've crossed a line i shouldn't have crossed.. and contributed to a situation i wouldn't wish on anybody.. let alone someone i would do anything to protect...
do i judge myself on the choice i made at the time.. or should i judge myself on the person i was before.. and during.. and continue to be now.. i'm still ultimately the person i was before.. though no doubt wiser.. and just like any other person.. capable of making a decision which maybe i shouldn't have...
i've hurt and frustrated my friends as i continue to struggle with the consequences of my actions.. but i know that they ultimately accept me for who i am.. despite how counter productive some of my actions might be...
they want the best for me.. they care for me.. and i'm amazed at the support and love they have shown me the last few weeks.. i can never put into words the level of kindness they have shown me.. they haven't judged me by my choices.. but rather have forgiven me them...
i guess despite all the questioning of myself above.. i know who i am.. and if i was talking to someone else suffering as a result of their actions i'd tell them to allow themselves compassion for their mistakes.. to remember who they truly are.. and to forgive themselves for being human...
as buddha himself said..
..if your compassion does not include yourself.. it is incomplete...
we all deserve forgiveness.. from those who want to be in our lives.. and of ourselves...
gong xi fa cai...
i spent my weekend sorting things out in preparation for the lunar new year...
i've made many asian friends here in australia.. as well as further embracing buddhism into my life.. and given a somewhat shaky start to 2012 i decided to follow tradition in respect the new year.. to clean out a few cobwebs and to invite new beginnings and happiness for the year ahead...
this predominantly involved giving my apartment a good clean.. and with the help of the little whirlwind tani its never looked better.. or cleaner.. add in new sheets procured yesterday and a fresh start was guaranteed this morning...
why the need to invite in good spirits and karma for the year ahead?.. when 2012 is only a few weeks old?.. well lets just say embracing the chinese new year is a somewhat ironic way of moving on from a certain chinese girl...
almost as ironic as said girl being the person to show me i could fall in love again after hayley.. and yet be the reason to be so so wary of letting someone in again...
i spent my weekend sorting things out in preparation for the lunar new year...
i've made many asian friends here in australia.. as well as further embracing buddhism into my life.. and given a somewhat shaky start to 2012 i decided to follow tradition in respect the new year.. to clean out a few cobwebs and to invite new beginnings and happiness for the year ahead...
this predominantly involved giving my apartment a good clean.. and with the help of the little whirlwind tani its never looked better.. or cleaner.. add in new sheets procured yesterday and a fresh start was guaranteed this morning...
why the need to invite in good spirits and karma for the year ahead?.. when 2012 is only a few weeks old?.. well lets just say embracing the chinese new year is a somewhat ironic way of moving on from a certain chinese girl...
almost as ironic as said girl being the person to show me i could fall in love again after hayley.. and yet be the reason to be so so wary of letting someone in again...
'to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best.. night and day.. to make you everybody else.. means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight.. and never stop fighting...'
e. e. cummings...
e. e. cummings...
http://nipa1980.blogspot.com/2011/11/hip-hop.html
since moving to sydney.. and maybe even in toronto.. it seems my headphones have become as associated with me as my tattoo's have.. it would definitely be as painful to permanently remove my headphones as it would my tat's!...
i'm developing an ever stronger love for hiphop.. and with a few exceptions i definitely prefer early 90's east coast hiphop.. for me the beats and smooth style of delivery make it unbeatable...
which brings me to my latest top 5.. and the first in a while.. my top 5 hip hop acts!.. no doubt it will be a little controversial.. that is if anyone interested in hiphop reads my ramblings...
i'm going to try and order them.. and include a track.. and to build a little suspense i'll go in reverse order...
i can't relink all the videos.. so will just include the link to my blog here.. http://nipa1980.blogspot.com/2011/11/hip-hop.html...
since moving to sydney.. and maybe even in toronto.. it seems my headphones have become as associated with me as my tattoo's have.. it would definitely be as painful to permanently remove my headphones as it would my tat's!...
i'm developing an ever stronger love for hiphop.. and with a few exceptions i definitely prefer early 90's east coast hiphop.. for me the beats and smooth style of delivery make it unbeatable...
which brings me to my latest top 5.. and the first in a while.. my top 5 hip hop acts!.. no doubt it will be a little controversial.. that is if anyone interested in hiphop reads my ramblings...
i'm going to try and order them.. and include a track.. and to build a little suspense i'll go in reverse order...
i can't relink all the videos.. so will just include the link to my blog here.. http://nipa1980.blogspot.com/2011/11/hip-hop.html...
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