tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post8837086119321963799..comments2023-05-02T11:21:05.387+01:00Comments on it's okei!: Buddha on The Sageokeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977365975861176505noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-20156736082310429602010-10-15T09:18:18.000+01:002010-10-15T09:18:18.000+01:00Wouldn't it be nice if we could grow and learn...Wouldn't it be nice if we could grow and learn without pain?<br><br>My thoughts are with you, Rose.<br><br>Now that I think of it, that reminds me of this on Y!A.<br><a rel="nofollow" href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101010135818AAWfrM2">http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101010135818AAWfrM2</a>okei jamintoohttp://jamintoo.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-16230134218906248192010-10-14T19:51:13.000+01:002010-10-14T19:51:13.000+01:00Well, I hadn't planned quite on the pain of &#...Well, I hadn't planned quite on the pain of 'pushing the envelope,' in this changing body, but so many of the changes within it I am grateful for...I see clearer as it ages...at least at this point.Honor Brighthttp://honorbright24.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-3951307137450813832010-10-14T12:48:59.000+01:002010-10-14T12:48:59.000+01:00I've been thinking about this. Certainly it...I've been thinking about this. Certainly it's an interesting trick to teach us to be grateful. I think most people seem to live permanently under the opposite illusion and that obviously can cause pain that the present does not live up to past expectations.okei jamintoohttp://jamintoo.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-32829999826917161822010-10-07T18:38:24.000+01:002010-10-07T18:38:24.000+01:00I guess I was always 'blessed' to apprecia...I guess I was always 'blessed' to appreciate and reflect up, from my youngest youth, the firmness of my skin, the muscle tone of my strong legs, my ability to jump out of a tree, 'knowing' fully well, that the future would strip me of them. That I would face the challenges, of the elderly. <br><br>I always looked at my age as, if I were 10 years older I will wish I could 'be' the age I am now...or if I feel fat, pretend to myself I just 'lost 50 pounds,' and how 'proud I am,' even though I really 'didn't lose them, just to explore that 'mindset.' <br><br>This is a great video.Honor Brighthttp://honorbright24.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-56446980083289901842010-10-07T15:44:32.000+01:002010-10-07T15:44:32.000+01:00Thanks for posting that, Rose! It led me on to thi...Thanks for posting that, Rose! <br><br>It led me on to this, which I haven't heard in a while... (I'm without audio right now, so I need to come back to it myself)okei jamintoohttp://jamintoo.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466669636390432992.post-28275215453003679632010-10-07T02:52:49.000+01:002010-10-07T02:52:49.000+01:00Reminded me, of the Desiderata...Go placidly amid ...<br><br>Reminded me, of the Desiderata...<br><br>Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. <br><br>As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. <br><br>If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. <br><br>Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. <br><br>Take kindly to the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. <br><br>Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. <br><br>Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. <br><br>With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. <br><br>Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.<br>Honor Brighthttp://honorbright24.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com