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13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - Everything Has Changed... · 0 replies · +2 points

That's exactly it - isn't it? Sitting and itching and aching.

Sitting with yourself as you are.

Itching to be anywhere else. Or maybe just itching to scratch?

Aching for the life you thought you always wanted - or the one you never had.

13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - Everything Has Changed... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks Kristen. And thank you for sharing your journey with us at Tiny Truths ;)

13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - Everything Has Changed... · 0 replies · +1 points

Lady - Oprah's got nothing on you ;)

13 years ago @ Buddhist Geeks : Disco... - BG 209: The Way of Eve... · 1 reply · +1 points

Thank you Karen for this: "We cover the ground where we stand."

I went to a dharma talk at the Boulder Shambhala Center one night where the speaker explained how "when we work, we work - and when we play, we play". Only I think the example he used was the senses. How while seeing - there is only seeing, and while hearing - there is only hearing. Which in a way made sense to me, but in another way - had me trying to compartmentalize my life in new ways. "Oops - I'm smelling and seeing at the same time...that's wrong".

But - to "cover the ground where we stand" isn't about division or categorization - it encompasses the whole of the moment. So that living mindfully becomes about ease and acceptance of what is - right here and now. I only have to attend to the things that present themselves to me where I stand now. I can let go - or save for another time the worries of the past or anxieties for the future.

Reminds me of the teachings of Dale Carnegie who cautioned to live in day-tight compartments. There's a man who's teachings were part Zen without him even knowing it.

13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - The Power of Ordinary · 0 replies · +1 points

Great point Karen. Ordinary is part of what makes life brilliant and meaningful. But so often we're striving for extraordinary that we completely miss what's right in front of us. If we do this often enough and long enough - we miss out on our real lives.

13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - The Power of Ordinary · 0 replies · +1 points

Michael - I love what you've just said about how "you have to be a somebody before you can be a nobody". I think there is an entire new discussion in that!

Reminds me of my friend Liz Strauss's beautiful post about The Genius That is You: http://lettingmebe.blogspot.com/2006/01/genius-th....

13 years ago @ Schipul Blog - Schipul loves the Cali... · 1 reply · 0 points

Super Congrats Schipulites! Best of luck to April - I know you're going to rock the Valley chica ;)

To Ed & Katie - I can't tell you how proud I am of you guys. #LoveYouToPieces

13 years ago @ Schipul Blog - Chookooloonks visits B... · 0 replies · +1 points

Such huge Congrats to Karen! Thanks for posting Katrina :)

13 years ago @ ReinventingErica.com - Day 3 Recap · 0 replies · +1 points

I can't wait to see me at Day 21 either ;) Starting tomorrow I add in Exercise. I'm just gonna start out walking until Monday. Then I'm starting the Couch-to-5K program plus Bikram twice a week.

I hear ya on the headache. Giving up sugar is MUCHO HARD. But I think maybe it's worth it. We shall see.

13 years ago @ Ed Schipul - unknown unknowns – t... · 0 replies · +1 points

Dude this is the stuff they teach you in the Landmark Forums. True Story.

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