Ponderings
From 
dailysoulsearch
What is the single most difficult thing you do in your daily life?
Getting out of bed in the morning.
What makes it so difficult?
I hate mornings. I'm a very nocturnal person.
You know.. I'm kind of sick of the icon/picture trend that seems to be going around that involves people showing their stomach and crotch line, usually by pulling their underwear down. You know what I'm talking about, right? You've probably seen this all over, too. I really don't need to be visually molested by your skanky pictures while I'm going surfing around LJ. Kay? Thanks.
The dictionary word of the day (
dictionary_wotd is stoic . You know you roleplay too much when your first thought is "Ooh, like 
stoic_guitars!"
Sometimes the oddest things happen to me. In Shop Rite, while shopping for groceries, I found a copy of How to Practice The Way to a Meaningful Life, a book by the Dalai Lama. One has to wonder how many people who shop at Shop Rite would even notice this. On the front cover, which is done up in that particular shade of crimson that Buddhists seem to favor, there is a picture of the Lama in monastic robes smiling a kind and peaceful smile. I opened it, and the first passage I read from the book was this:
Under no circumstances should you lose hope. Hopelessness is a real cause of failure. Remember, you can overcome any problem. Be calm, even when the external environment is confused or complicated; it will have little effect if your mind is at peace. On the other hand, if your mind gives way to anger, then even when the world is peaceful and comfortable, peace of mind will elude you.
I bought the book, and wondered how I had forgotten so many of these things that I had learned while in refuge at the Buddhist temple, years ago now. I still picture the place, and how beautiful and peaceful it was, especially when I smell the scent of sandalwood. But I have really forgotten how to meditate.. how to remain calm internally while everything around me is getting stressful. So I'm going to try and return to that state of being with the help of my friend the Dalai Lama. Good book.
I still need to clean my bedroom. I just need to go.. you know.. do it.
dailysoulsearchWhat is the single most difficult thing you do in your daily life?
Getting out of bed in the morning.
What makes it so difficult?
I hate mornings. I'm a very nocturnal person.
You know.. I'm kind of sick of the icon/picture trend that seems to be going around that involves people showing their stomach and crotch line, usually by pulling their underwear down. You know what I'm talking about, right? You've probably seen this all over, too. I really don't need to be visually molested by your skanky pictures while I'm going surfing around LJ. Kay? Thanks.
The dictionary word of the day (
dictionary_wotd is stoic . You know you roleplay too much when your first thought is "Ooh, like stoic_guitars!"Sometimes the oddest things happen to me. In Shop Rite, while shopping for groceries, I found a copy of How to Practice The Way to a Meaningful Life, a book by the Dalai Lama. One has to wonder how many people who shop at Shop Rite would even notice this. On the front cover, which is done up in that particular shade of crimson that Buddhists seem to favor, there is a picture of the Lama in monastic robes smiling a kind and peaceful smile. I opened it, and the first passage I read from the book was this:
Under no circumstances should you lose hope. Hopelessness is a real cause of failure. Remember, you can overcome any problem. Be calm, even when the external environment is confused or complicated; it will have little effect if your mind is at peace. On the other hand, if your mind gives way to anger, then even when the world is peaceful and comfortable, peace of mind will elude you.
I bought the book, and wondered how I had forgotten so many of these things that I had learned while in refuge at the Buddhist temple, years ago now. I still picture the place, and how beautiful and peaceful it was, especially when I smell the scent of sandalwood. But I have really forgotten how to meditate.. how to remain calm internally while everything around me is getting stressful. So I'm going to try and return to that state of being with the help of my friend the Dalai Lama. Good book.
I still need to clean my bedroom. I just need to go.. you know.. do it.