December 2007
20 posts
“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel...”
– His Holiness the Dalai Lama
“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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“Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and...”
– Frances Rodman
Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!
Boredom. We all suffer from it, and this is what has given the ad-men there all-consuming power. These people manipulate the feeling and make us believe that it is bad. That boredom should be banished. That it’s not natural, and can only be overcome by the liberal sprinkling of money in the direction of whatever new product they are selling this week. But humans have always been bored. Do...
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Thanks very much medulla oblongata!
Why is it that when we see another person doing well our first response is to wish them harm? Are we all so full of feelings of inadequacy that we can’t be happy for other peoples successes? There is, as we know, a fine line line between arrogance and confidence, but that doesn’t mean we should look upon these emotions as a negative thing. People who are confident in themselves would...