“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’”
– Lao-Tzu
(Ouch! That’s a tough one)
Posted on June 16th, 2007 by ronrusso
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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 16, 1953
Posted on June 15th, 2007 by ronrusso
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parked near some woods, engine idling rhythmically and I’m wondering….Is there some connection to my body and the machine rumbling softly under me?
I think to myself, ‘we are made of the same stuff’. I sense its wonder at my touch, my attempt to control it so lovingly. I feel the cool of its seemingly dead [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2007 by ronrusso
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For ‘Poets Choice’ at One Deep Breath Poetry
unlearning your birth
going naked without a name
melting your masks
Adapted from the full length poem by
~ Jacques Lacarriere
from Surat of Emptiness
Posted on June 13th, 2007 by ronrusso
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Found this on Graceful Presence.
Landlocked in Fur
I was meditating with my cat the other day
and all of a sudden she shouted,
“What happened?”
I knew exactly what she meant, but encouraged
her to say more - feeling that if she got it all out on the table
she would sleep better that night.
So I responded, “Tell me more, dear,”
and [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2007 by ronrusso
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“Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another … The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2007 by ronrusso
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(A little long but worth it)
One day through the primeval wood
A calf walked home as good calves should;
But made a trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail as all calves do.
Since then three hundred years have fled,
And I infer the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral tale.
The trail was [...]
Posted on June 11th, 2007 by ronrusso
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These strange words are used all over this site
floccinaucinihilipilification| The action or habit of judging something to be worthless. Alternatively, the categorising of something that is useless or trivial. [more]
aeolist | A pompous windy bore who pretends to have inspiration.lalochezia | Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language.
cacoethes | An irresistible compulsion; [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2007 by ronrusso
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….is not one who sees God as an object, but one who is immersed in God as an atmosphere, an all encompassing condition.
Ken Wilber
Posted on June 9th, 2007 by ronrusso
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Had a great discussion with a client this morning about our mixed motives in almost all that we do, even, or especially those things that we do for others “good”. True humility is the rarest of characteristics. Even then there seems to be a very subtle, almost indiscernable “ego” that underlies the best of motives. [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2007 by ronrusso
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Since I don’t have anything profound to say this time I’ll just have to quote somebody else:
Any attempt to get rid of painful feelings or memories is a judgment of them, and judgment locks them more firmly into place. The only way you can truly demonstrate unconditional love and acceptance of painful feelings is [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2007 by ronrusso
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As I read different peoples thoughts, ramblings,
rantings and rages in their various weblogs I’m struck
by the universality and commonality of the human
condition. I am amazed at the candor with which many
express themselves knowing that others,
perhaps many, people will read what they had
to say.
I am also struck by my own lack of candor, at least on [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2007 by ronrusso
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for the printer to finish it’s long print job; about 20 more pages. It is excruciatingly slow because it refuses to acknowledge my settings, i.e. ‘fastdraft’ mode. I printed the first few in draft mode pretty quickly, then with the next batch it switched to the higher res setting. I went back and checked. Nothing [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2007 by ronrusso
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my brain feels that way sometimes. Like pandora, spilling over. Crammed with too much stuff. It is good to have the outlet, the storage space if you will to put all those thoughts, feelings and other unidentified trivia that accumulates somewhere between the ears.
So if you thought you wandered into the wrong blog, you didn’t. [...]
Posted on June 5th, 2007 by ronrusso
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For One Deep Breath’s weekly prompt: Architecture
This was the most important building project I have had the privilege of participating in.
Building Neil’s tower
Serious concentration
Relationships formed
We thought we were playing
Budding architect’s early lessons
Each block growing life
.
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Posted on June 4th, 2007 by ronrusso
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