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Things I like
Ami:
Pema Choedrin who is showing me about Life in a different way.
lighter:
--- Quote from: Ami on September 16, 2007, 09:06:19 AM ---Pema Choedrin who is showing me about Life in a different way.
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Ami,
What are 5 of Pema's most helpful insights you've read so far?
I always go... ya ya... that makes sense
then I can't remember the darned things when I need them.
Ami:
I just read the first few chapters ,so I can't say. However, she touched me in a deep way. I see that I tried to "structure" life with "structures " that made "sense". I did that so I would not have to see how unpredictable life really is. The unpredictability is what scares us.
Also, she goes along very well with the inner child work. She says that you CANNOT run away from deep feelings(shame ,guilt, feeling worthlessness). You have to EMBRACE them all-in order to heal
I feel like her teachings are a 'warm ,comforting "blanket..
I am so happy that Hops told me to get her book
teartracks:
- Paying my bills a month in advance (doesn't happen often and not good economics probably, but it feel
good anyway.)
- Things that work right everytime
- Trying to learn from double binds
- Not being afraid to admit that I don't think fast on my feet
- Bobble heads
- Gourds
- Light bouncing off leaves. Makes me ponder the glory of God
- Father John Ricardo
- Skyline Chilli
- Alman Brothers Band
- The Bee Gees
- Gotchas their's or mine, but only if they're fun
- My habit of conserving water
- Simple, non conspicuous living
- Porch swings
- Believing in a Sovereign God
- Understanding what is predictable so that I can pay closer attention to the unpredictable
- Discovering cycles
- Having enough sense to go to sleep when I should
Ami:
When I can see---- Hallelujah--- that my mother's words were JUST USELESS VERBIAGE------ YEAAAAAAAH Ami
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