Change.
But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.
Sit in another chair, on the other side of the table.
Later on, change tables.
When you go out, try to walk on the other side of the street. Then change your route, walk calmly down other streets, observing closely the places you pass by.
Take other buses. Change your wardrobe for a while;...
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But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.
Sit in another chair, on the other side of the table.
Later on, change tables.
When you go out, try to walk on the other side of the street. Then change your route, walk calmly down other streets, observing closely the places you pass by.
Take other buses. Change your wardrobe for a while;...
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salome_seule:
direction is more important than speed. i need to remember that...
ed:
Direction, yes. I need to stop other people from pushing me one way or the other, because it sucks.
I had a dream the other night....
in it i was in a caravan passing an unknown village, in a place i had never seen...
the animals we rode had their eyes covered so they could only see straight ahead, while around us the men of this village carried the largest fresh water fish i had ever seen...the size of a grown man, striped like...
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in it i was in a caravan passing an unknown village, in a place i had never seen...
the animals we rode had their eyes covered so they could only see straight ahead, while around us the men of this village carried the largest fresh water fish i had ever seen...the size of a grown man, striped like...
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lysistrata:
not sure what I said to deserve a "too funny" from you... but thanks...
Actually I said something on the "american's annonymous" thread in current events that I thought was pretty fucking hilarious... although I'm not sure anyone GOT the joke....
no no no.. it was the "I want to vote for BUSH" thread in current events..
Edited because I've got alzheimers.
[Edited on Feb 12, 2004 2:39PM]
Actually I said something on the "american's annonymous" thread in current events that I thought was pretty fucking hilarious... although I'm not sure anyone GOT the joke....
no no no.. it was the "I want to vote for BUSH" thread in current events..
Edited because I've got alzheimers.
[Edited on Feb 12, 2004 2:39PM]
Issue n 59
Humi always wants more
Humi always wants more
(adapted from a story sent by reader Shirlei Massapust)
Many years ago there lived in Japan a young man called Humi, who made his living breaking stones. Although strong and healthy, he was not happy with his lot and complained day and night.
On Christmas day he prayed fervently and his guardian angel finally...
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salome_seule:
just wanted to say hi and check in on you, i haven't heard from you in a while....
lysistrata:
yeah living the dream... but I was at work today.. sigh..
mmmm.. brownies
mmmm.. brownies
Peeling oranges
Ernest Hemingway, the author of the classic "The Old Man and the Sea," combined moments of tough physical work with periods of complete leisure. Before he sat down to start a new novel, he would spend hours peeling oranges and looking at the fire.
One morning a newspaper reporter noticed this strange habit.
"Don't you feel that you're wasting your time?" asked the...
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Ernest Hemingway, the author of the classic "The Old Man and the Sea," combined moments of tough physical work with periods of complete leisure. Before he sat down to start a new novel, he would spend hours peeling oranges and looking at the fire.
One morning a newspaper reporter noticed this strange habit.
"Don't you feel that you're wasting your time?" asked the...
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gekkeiju23:
so, you liked the Last Samurai?
i'll be in Burbank the end of October-we'll have to get together-you can be my "guide" as that part of the world is to surreal to a stranger.
nothing is as it seems, don't take it too seriously.
i'll be in Burbank the end of October-we'll have to get together-you can be my "guide" as that part of the world is to surreal to a stranger.
nothing is as it seems, don't take it too seriously.
gekkeiju23:
i didn't mean to imply that YOU were too serious-i was speaking about that town in general, and how a city built on an industry of illusion can't be very realistic.
you misread my current crush thing-
hiroyuki sanada is my crush from the Last Samurai
noah is my husband
i should remove the dashes between them, it confuses people.
you misread my current crush thing-
hiroyuki sanada is my crush from the Last Samurai
noah is my husband
i should remove the dashes between them, it confuses people.
Choosing in peace
The warrior of the light meditates. He sits down in a quite corner of his tent and delivers himself to the divine light.
On doing so, he tries not to think of anything, detaches himself from the pursuit of pleasures, challenges and revelations, and lets his gifts and powers reveal themselves.
Even though he does not notice it at the time, these...
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The warrior of the light meditates. He sits down in a quite corner of his tent and delivers himself to the divine light.
On doing so, he tries not to think of anything, detaches himself from the pursuit of pleasures, challenges and revelations, and lets his gifts and powers reveal themselves.
Even though he does not notice it at the time, these...
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What will they say of you?
As a boy, Abin-Alsar overheard a conversation between his father and a dervish.
"Careful with your work", said the dervish. "Think of what future generations will say about you."
"So what?", replied his father, "When I die, everything shall end, and it will not matter what they say."
Abin-Alsar never forgot that conversation. His whole life, he made an...
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As a boy, Abin-Alsar overheard a conversation between his father and a dervish.
"Careful with your work", said the dervish. "Think of what future generations will say about you."
"So what?", replied his father, "When I die, everything shall end, and it will not matter what they say."
Abin-Alsar never forgot that conversation. His whole life, he made an...
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salome_seule:
thats a really beautiful quote. and i love it.
you should come check out my candids- i added a bunch of pictures (i got a digital for xmas!!) and i bunch of pics of my artwork. i like your stuff. i want you to see my work and like it!!
you should come check out my candids- i added a bunch of pictures (i got a digital for xmas!!) and i bunch of pics of my artwork. i like your stuff. i want you to see my work and like it!!
salome_seule:
p.s. i had to change my name... this girl who went into limbo wanted to be Pearl. so now shes Pearl, and i'm Lady
In search of signs
We may think at times that the only thing life offers us tomorrow, is to repeat everything we did today. But if we pay close attention, we will see that no two days are alike.
Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use...
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We may think at times that the only thing life offers us tomorrow, is to repeat everything we did today. But if we pay close attention, we will see that no two days are alike.
Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use...
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ndoki:
this seemed quite interesting, i think i am going to try it...
salome_seule:
i never noticed that you'd left me a testimonial before now. thanks darlin, youre such a sweetheart. i always wanted testimonials and never had any and now i have 2!!
Discovering true fear
A sultan decided to travel by sea with some of his favorite courtiers. They joined the ship in Dubai and sailed out into the open sea.
However, as soon as the ship moved away from land, one of his subjects - who had never seen the sea before, having spent most of his life in the mountains - began to be overcome...
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A sultan decided to travel by sea with some of his favorite courtiers. They joined the ship in Dubai and sailed out into the open sea.
However, as soon as the ship moved away from land, one of his subjects - who had never seen the sea before, having spent most of his life in the mountains - began to be overcome...
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geraldine:
Thank you so much! 
Your journal is so true. Very wise words.
See you around!
Your journal is so true. Very wise words.
See you around!
jerawyn:
That is a wonderful lesson to take with me, thank you for sharing it.
Story - Paying for the same thing three times
There is a legend in the region of Punjab, about a thief who broke into a farm and stole two hundred onions. But before he could make his escape, he was caught by the farmer and led before the judge.
The magistrate past sentence: the payment of ten gold pieces. But the man alleged that the...
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There is a legend in the region of Punjab, about a thief who broke into a farm and stole two hundred onions. But before he could make his escape, he was caught by the farmer and led before the judge.
The magistrate past sentence: the payment of ten gold pieces. But the man alleged that the...
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artchick:
..or they were all right. it's very nearly lke the allegory of the cave.
anyhow, santia, it was good to meet you, but you shouldn't have dissappeared so soon! There was an after party, and everything!
By the by.. i just read the Alchemist yesterday.. and I was stricken. Mainly because, everything that I believe in was summarized and given back to me in fable form. (I'm the type of girl who spends a lot of time watching caravans.)
anyhow, santia, it was good to meet you, but you shouldn't have dissappeared so soon! There was an after party, and everything!
By the by.. i just read the Alchemist yesterday.. and I was stricken. Mainly because, everything that I believe in was summarized and given back to me in fable form. (I'm the type of girl who spends a lot of time watching caravans.)
_6deana9_:
hi, sweetie* i like your drawings esp. #1,3,4.
The town and the two streets
The following story is told by Sheikh Qalandar Shah in his book Asrar-i-Khilwatia (Secrets of the Recluses):
In eastern Armenia there was a little village with two parallel streets, called North Way and South Way, respectively. A traveler from afar walked down South Way, and soon resolved to visit the other street; however, as soon as he entered it,...
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The following story is told by Sheikh Qalandar Shah in his book Asrar-i-Khilwatia (Secrets of the Recluses):
In eastern Armenia there was a little village with two parallel streets, called North Way and South Way, respectively. A traveler from afar walked down South Way, and soon resolved to visit the other street; however, as soon as he entered it,...
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gekkeiju23:
i so look forward to your journal updates.
gekkeiju23:
i have returned the favor. 
Traveling in Cyberspace
These texts, which I found on the Internet, are I think worth reproducing here:
I have learned (author unknown)
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them;
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back;
I've learned...
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These texts, which I found on the Internet, are I think worth reproducing here:
I have learned (author unknown)
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them;
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back;
I've learned...
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ed:
Paolo Coelho is the shit. The Alchemist is a great book. I keep reading it over and over again...how's your year so far?
gabrielangelis:
To the Ronin Santia90...
I raise my goblet and toast to your excellent discovery!!
coelho, simply states the obdvious... if we all slowed down to take stock in our lives, we would see the simplicty of his discovery!!
the world needs more like him!
I raise my goblet and toast to your excellent discovery!!
coelho, simply states the obdvious... if we all slowed down to take stock in our lives, we would see the simplicty of his discovery!!
the world needs more like him!
May we be forgotten
At the Sceta monastery, the abbot Lucas gathered the monks for the sermon.
- May you never be remembered - he said.
- What do you mean? - replied one of the brothers. - May our example not help those who might need it?
- In the days when everything was just, no one paid attention to exemplary people - answered...
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At the Sceta monastery, the abbot Lucas gathered the monks for the sermon.
- May you never be remembered - he said.
- What do you mean? - replied one of the brothers. - May our example not help those who might need it?
- In the days when everything was just, no one paid attention to exemplary people - answered...
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gekkeiju23:
happy new year, my dear.