Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol III (Sep - Oct 2011)

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To Live is to Die … (10/31/2011) “Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham Today is Halloween, the “day of the dead”, so I guess the thing we need to really talk about … is death. It’s the last thing we’d like to talk about, of course … We’d rather dress up in costumes that mock death and go to parties or gather candy (or both). In fact, we’d rather do anything but remind ourselves that our life on this Earth is tenuous; that our days are numbered; that we are, quite literally, running out of time. And so we hide from that Truth — covering our heads under the thick blankets of hollow “fun”, melodramatic “news” or worrisome “crises”. We think that we can somehow gather enough comforts & pleasures for ourselves that death won’t come for us. We think that hiding under the covers of “healthy boundaries” and “self respect” and “good times” will have death somehow pass us by. We focus on making our lives as comfortable as possible by neglecting the one thing that can bring us real Joy (that being open, selfless Love). And by doing so -- by in effect running from death -- we make our lives meaningless. Ironically, by running from death, we die … “Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.” ~ Elie Wiesel And yet in order to truly live, we must choose to “Die”. In other words, in order to fully know the joy of living, we must have the courage to sacrifice our lives … 98
We must greet others every day as though we haven’t seen them in ages, and we must say goodbye to them every time we part as though we will never see them again … We must remember while we are with them that our time together is priceless — that if there is any kind thing to say, that we must say it then and say it fully … We must set aside our fears of being harmed or seeming foolish in order to Love others with everything we have in every moment we have to give it … And this is especially true in our most difficult times … Indeed, there is no greater privilege than the ability we each have to be neglected and yet choose to Care; to be betrayed and yet choose to Forgive; to be attacked and yet choose to be Kind; to be afraid and yet choose to be Gentle; to be rejected and yet choose to keep Loving. Indeed, this is what it means to Die … … and in-deed, this is the Way to Life. “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr 99
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Wisdoms from the Journey (Volume II
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"Knowledge is a process of accumula
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An Introduction to what Follows Eve
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Leaving old patterns … (08/11/201
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Already Great … (08/13/2011) “I
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LOVE accepts it All … (08/15/2011
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LOVE as we Do … (08/18/2011) “T
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Responsible for it ALL … (08/20/2
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Love lets BE … (08/22/2011) “In
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Great Nations choose LOVE … (08/2
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Embracing what IS … (08/23/2011)
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God only knows … (08/25/2011) It
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Giving up hope … (08/28/2011) “
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You are Power-full … (08/31/2011)
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Here to Love … (09/04/2011) “Al
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All must be given … (09/08/2011)
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LOVE brings understanding … (09/1
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How to be miserable … (09/12/2011
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To be Human … (09/14/2011) “Wha
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No need to worry … (09/16/2011)
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God reaches down … (09/18/2011)
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LOVE simply IS … (09/20/2011) “
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Inspiration realization … (09/22/
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Page 59 and 60: Transcending pleasure … (10/01/20
Page 61 and 62: Happiness is easy … (10/03/2011)
Page 63 and 64: Acceptance, raw & pure … (10/04/2
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Page 79 and 80: Loving the enemy … (10/13/2011)
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Page 87 and 88: Unlocking the Love … (10/19/2011)
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