Work-A-Day Buddha
2009-08-26 20:57:00 Because of a meeting at work, I spent the last two days with a Buddhist priest.In our forty eight hours together, I asked him a lot about his faith.Fundamentally, he saw the world as a borderless garden where everyone is welcome and invited to plant seeds.He suggested that each of us find our best, most compassionate selves when we help nurture the seeds that others plant, when we recognize the good in others and help them.He said he believed that love and compassion existed within every person, that it was universal.?When you recognize the good in another person,? he said, ?they go on to recognize the good in someone else. It creates a ripple effect for a more peaceful world. In seeing the good in others, you polish the goodness in yourself.?The priest said he tried to approach every human interaction as an opportunity to help."How can I help you?" he liked to say.I got home late the first night, and kept K up late talking about the idea of trying to recognize the good in others a...
By: Oh, The Joys
The Law of Averages
2009-08-14 03:49:00 A friend of mine was in town on business and we were able to get together for lunch.I first met him at a party when we were in college.It was a fraternity party where the "brothers" were all engineering students with severely enlarged cerebral cortexes.[I only went to the coolest parties.][Geeks Unite!]Anyway, it was the mid 1980?s and John had on a skinny, leather tie.I was instantly IN LOVE.I stalked this poor boy for several years until he finally quasi dated me and then broke my heart when he told me that, while he liked me very much, he did not LOVE me back.[Only it took him a really long time to say it because he used a metaphor about setting off forever in a canoe with just one person and how I might be the person for the canoe, but? (??)]Years later, after staying intermittently in touch, we actually became friends.Both of us ended our starter marriages around the same time.[Practice helps.]Though he was never a good match for me, he has been a very good friend and I am grat...
By: Oh, The Joys
Is Palin-Hatred a Reflection of Some Gay Men?s Misogyny?
2009-07-08 09:24:00 Every now again, I have a brainstorm, an idea which just comes to me and it seems brilliant at the time. If it comes to me when I’m driving, I try to remember it so I can scribble it down when I stop. Occasionally by the time I stop, I find that the idea has ...
By: GayPatriot
The Flawed Experiment: A Reflection on the Fourth of July
2009-07-03 11:27:00 I’ve posted this same brief post for the past few years around this time, in hopes of drumming up a bit of discussion regarding this national holiday. About five years ago I was reading the paper in a small town in Minnesota. I read an article by Congressman Mark Kennedy entitled: “The Great Experiment” which discussed the sacrifices many soldiers had made to make this country what it is today. I did not disagree with his article, I simply felt that he’d left some other important people and groups out. I felt the need to reply in this letter to the editor that you see below. I’ve left it unedited, but I’ll include further thoughts at the end. Surprisingly, the local paper published my letter the following week: The Failing Experiment I want to first of all thank Congressman Mark Kennedy for his article concerning this country’s “Independence Day.” There is certainly room for celebration and many of the historical facts he pointed out are worth noting and ...
By: Trying to Follow
On reflection, this probably isn't in the Constitution at all. But who can
2009-05-21 16:37:00 Don't you think it's ridiculous that we live in the 21st century, and that in this era, there are well over 100,000 different toppings for ice cream-- but you're still limited to getting your rental movies one way and one way only?I mean, hasn't anyone even read the Constitution? Why should I have to only get my movies by mail, or only get my movies by downloading, or only get my movies by going to the store? Why can't I sometimes stop by the store and rent a movie, and sometimes download one, and sometimes get them by mail? Why can't I, in short, have jimmies and nuts and hot fudge, if that's what I want?Why did we even bother electing Obama?That's the dilemma you've faced, up until recently: Either rent your movies at the store, and drop them off there, or get them by mail, and never be able to on the spur-of-the-moment decide to just go watch a movie. That is, you've faced that dilemma until BLOCKBUSTER acted and created what amounts to a cafeteria plan for rentin...
Mexico?s Swine Flu Crisis: A Time for Literary Reflection amidst Fear and P
2009-04-28 02:17:00 It is a strange image to see people roaming the streets with their faces covered by masks to protect themselves from this mysterious and ominous influenza outbreak. It seems like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. In ?28 days later? one had to beware of contact with infectious blood, in our case, we are paranoid of each other, no matter if it?s a friend or a stranger especially when they start sneezing or coughing. A common cold today equals ostracism in these troublesome days.Whether the whole level of fuss and panic is really necessary remains to be seen in the near future. Yet that it poses a tangible threat for most of us, especially if you are living in Mexico, is evident in daily life. Schools all across the nation have been suspended for a week; public events, including soccer games, are either canceled or take place behind closed doors to avoid spread of the virus among multitudes of people. The whole country is on its way of turning into a ghost town soon enough.Various...
By: Arash's World
Invested in the Idea of Obama:A Reflection on the Anti-Tea Party Animus
2009-04-25 23:07:00 Shortly after the success of the Tea Parties, while away from my computer, I pondered the alacrity of so many on the left and in the MSM to smear our movement, calling it Astroturf and dismissing our concerns. I had an insight on why these protests made so many so hysterical, so I picked up ...
By: GayPatriot
Masterspet commented on the blog post Perspective. Thought. Reflection.
2009-04-13 19:24:00 Masterspet commented on the blog post Perspective. Thought. Reflection. Hi harry, I am well, lets hook up on yahoo. By 'masterspet'
By: BackBeat
Intense commented on the blog post Perspective. Thought. Reflection.
2009-04-07 17:30:00 Intense commented on the blog post Perspective. Thought. Reflection. things gone by, have this ugly issue of surfacing again and again. the head and chest thing ...I feel that myself.
By: BackBeat
Are you the Driver or the Passenger in the BUS?
2009-03-23 07:34:00 Today is not going to be a writing an empowering post or an email but this post will be of a self reflection. Over the years I have been sharing lots of my learning through various medium, Articles in the website, Podcast, Interviewing successful people, My daily email new letter has been consistently reaching ...
Reflection on Day 2 of 2009 Bassmaster Classic
2009-02-22 18:42:00 Moving day at the Classic lived up to the billing. Some guys stumbled like Boyd Duckett, but a bunch of the anglers really stepped on the gas on Day 2. On day 1, Boyd had the loan 20lb bag, on Saturday there was a 20lb bag and three 22lb bags. For the most part, you needed to catch them better today then on Friday just to keep pace. Even though the air & water temps cooled, the cloud cover made the bass easier to harvest for most of the anglers.I am very impressed with Jami Fralick's consistency, looks like he has found a stellar area and has also been managing his fish. I some what expected to see him fade away much like Charlie Hartley did last year, but now I believe he will be right there at the end with a few other anglers. Other anglers like Kelly Jordan have eluded to catching their bags early and the going to new water, so we will see what pros have managed their fish well on Day 3. The bite sounds to be tougher on S...
For A Minor Reflection - Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft... [2007]
2009-02-09 03:16:00 Artist: For A Minor ReflectionAlbum: Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft... Year: 2007Genre: PostrockWeb: myspaceI have forgotten this album, today I found it in my music folder and it totally made my day. It's a fantastic and powerful icelandic postrock (not the icelandic you're used tho :)01 Kyrrd02 Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft...03 Fallegt Utsyni04 Ohljod05 Okyrrd06 ...Solin Er Sest Og Dapurleikinn Tekinn Vid (Bless)DOWNLOAD IT HERE!
By: Kapritska
For A Minor Reflection - Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft... [2007]
2009-02-09 03:16:00 Artist: For A Minor ReflectionAlbum: Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft... Year: 2007Genre: PostrockWeb: myspaceI have forgotten this album, today I found it in my music folder and it totally made my day. It's a fantastic and powerful icelandic postrock (not the icelandic you're used tho :)01 Kyrrd02 Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Komin A Loft...03 Fallegt Utsyni04 Ohljod05 Okyrrd06 ...Solin Er Sest Og Dapurleikinn Tekinn Vid (Bless)DOWNLOAD IT HERE!
By: Kapritska
Go Big or Go Home Question: Reflection And/Or Resolution?
2008-12-29 16:33:00 A New Year is fast approaching and with the New Year often comes renewed faith in set intentions and resolutions. In addition, I have found that the New Year is often time for reflection and taking stock in goals achieved and lessons learned. With...
Basic Human Reflection
2008-11-30 18:59:00 Cat Power - Wonderwall Cuando abro los ojos por primera vez en la mańana, la ducha después de un día de sol, que el tiempo acompańe como para una ducha fría, el sauce y todo lo que esconde debajo. Las toallas con olor a limpio, la ropa con olor a limpio, acostarme y escuchar mi corazón ...
By: frenesic
Thanksgiving Reflection on Activerain in Black & White
2008-11-27 18:21:00 There is so much to be thankful for this year, it is hard to know where to start. So grab a cup of coffee and watch this Smilebox I made for all my Activerain friends here. Last year, I set a goal to meet 100 members of Activerain in person. Well, I far succeeded that goal. It was some of the highlights of the year for me to meet people at Inman Connect, Re-Bar Camp, KW Family Reunion and NAR in Orlando. I wonder if Jon Washburn the founder of Activeran has any clue what he created here? The relationships and friendships are fantastic. When you meet people there is such a connection, it is as if they were old college friends you hadn't see in years. If I have ommitted one, I apologize as there was no way to include everyone, and some when the show were missing were not there, as I must have not brought them in. Do your best to put back "conference money"in 2009. It will be so worth it to connect with computer friends face to face. Almost everyone included I have met face to fac...
Wave Reflection: Newsletter Challenge (11/04/08)
2008-11-01 23:01:00 Welcome to November edition of Monthly Challenge Question from Specs & Techs by GlobalSpec: As we all know, when a wave hits a solid wall it is reflected back. If you send the same wave down a tube, when it reaches the open end of the tube, it is also reflected. Why? The Answer will be
A small reflection about the relationship between England and Australia
2008-10-30 02:43:00 Most Americans feel proud, pleased and blessed to be born in America. And rightly so. Australians and the English feel similarly and for similar reasons. But from the large and constant stream of English immigrants arriving in Australia, one gathers that a lot of the English like some sunshine with their English ...
'Reflection of Mineral' House Proves Urban Design is Hard
2008-10-27 18:00:00 Tokyo is a nice place to visit and you WOULD want to live there - especially if your home was the 'Reflection of Mineral' house by innovative urban architect Yasuhiro Yamashita.
reflection on marathons
2008-10-06 03:04:00 after running the half-marathon of Brussels in 1:38h, Marco Zaccara of 2012Architects collects 50m2 of thermal insulation trashed by runners. The foil can be used to improve existing insulation or make a radiation refelector below a floor or behind your plasterboeard wall. two layers with a 2 cm space inbetween does a great deal. Some commercial suppliers like www.tonzon.biz offer similair foils. The total estimate of insulation foil from the Brussels marathon is about 5000m2, enough to give 10 small houses a thermal reflector and save a lot of energy. » <a href='1'>original news</a>
By: superuse
A New Year?s Reflection
2008-09-30 02:18:00 As many of you know, the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah begins tonight at sundown, so as I write these words, some of our readers are already celebrating the holiday. Every year, as the Jewish High Holy Days approach, I seek to engage in T’shuvah, the word literally means return (as if we return to the ...
By: GayPatriot
NEW ARTIST: Dan Talevski - Heat Wave/Flash Reflection
2008-07-28 04:28:00 NEW ARTIST: Dan Talevski - Heat Wave/Flash ReflectionHere we have a Canada based singer/songwriter whose found fame on youtube. With more then 9 million video views under his belt someone needs to get him signed. He is a very talented singer and has many covers on his youtube ranging from Justin Timberlake to Alicia Keys. Below I leave you two snippets of his orginal tracks aswell as a cover of "No One". Deff check him out, Enjoy!!DL:Dan Talevski - Heat Wave/Flash ReflectionDL Link 2:HERE(WHAT DID YOU THINK?? THANKS ARE APPRECIATED)
By: ALI's BlOg
"Yellow Rose Reflection" Original Yellow Rose Oil Painting by k Madison Moo
2008-07-24 22:34:00 Yellow Rose ReflectionclickUnavailableAn Early Happy Birthday LauraSculptures in Paint SeriesYellow: Often akin to joy and deep friendship or platonic love.Details: 8" x 8" Original Yellow Rose Oil PaintingGallery wrapped linen canvas hardwood panelCertificate of Appraisal inclusiveFor More InformationCommission Projects WelcomeRegistered Original Art copyright MkM 2008 k. Madison MooreRosesA Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore
A Small Reflection On The Constant Leftist Call For Unity
2008-06-19 01:21:00 It is a demand for everybody to agree with them of course — and a threat to all dissent. Obama is the most notable practitioner at the moment. So we should not be surprised that the country which invented welfare legislation — Germany — still focuses heavily on unity in their national anthem: Einigkeit und Recht ...
Vesak Reflection on the Medical Profession
2008-06-10 10:49:00 Vesak Reflection on the Medical Profession by Nalin Swaris - The Island ' News Paper ?Physicians? as the very term implies deal with the body, which is subject to sickness, decay and death. As such physicians seem to be engaged in a Sisyphean task ? an absurd, but for many lucrative, preoccupation devoted to propping up what Shakespeare called "this muddy vesture of decay". But if we shed the devaluation of the body on the basis of an assumed dichotomy of body and soul or the body and a rebirthing identity consciousness in mainstream Buddhism, we will have an exhilarating perspective on human existence. It helps us to cultivate a holistic view of the human person as a totality of vital processes or synergies. Whatever our religion, ethnicity or social status all human beings are subjected to the paradoxical character of the human condition. We must all die. What ethics ...
Weekend Reflection- Too Much to Do So Little Time
2008-06-08 23:16:00 This week has been a nuts, crazy went by way too quickly kind of week. I worked Monday-Thursday at a store in Roseville. We got through the whole project a lot faster than expected. Tomorrow we are headed to Auburn. With the way gas prices are going I am not looking forward to the half hour drive every day. My husband figured it out by the end of the week it will cost me about $50 in gas to drive there and back. Hopefully we can get that store done as quickly as we did the one in Roseville. I offered to give a co worker a ride there and back if he could pitch in on gas but when he returned my phone call he hung up on me. Courtney finished the school year on Thursday. She also received the top academic award for her class. I am so proud of her! I can't believe that I can now say that she is in sixth grade. Ciara is quite the budding artist. She got a hold of some chalk and scribbled all over the television one day. Then a couple of days later instead of going to sleep s...
Picreflect.com - Give Your Picture a Reflection
2008-06-08 21:21:00 What it doesPicreflect is an application that makes adding a reflection to your image a piece of cake. With an image from your computer or from a URL, you can customize the way you want it reflected, and within seconds youâ??ll have your new image. Customization includes the height of the reflection, such as if ...
Reconciliation....
2008-06-08 16:08:00 "Life has so many options, to merely choose one requires a whole life itself... Don't go where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and have a trail..."Something I've read somewhere which I can't remember where and noted it down... The journey of being lost and finding oneself back brought me back to where I'm supposed to be... Via entering a relationship made me understand more on my shortcomings... It's a refusal to admit or trying to shield myself from harm, I'm yet to conclude...
Apology, planning, reflection
2008-06-08 04:29:00 It's been a while that I have not posted in this blog. Shall I need to apologize to my readers? Perhaps 'Yes'. Blogging is a hobby. I ought not to have any responsibility at all whether I post or not. I am not compelled to write. No one is forcing me. Should I apologize? This time I say 'No'. Well, I would be ungrateful if I say no because I have to be accountable not just to myself but also to you. I should write, that's for myself. And I will continue to write, that's for you. Because you inspire me to write especially with your intelligible, sincere, honest, and sometimes harsh comments.The last time I posted was 22 May, and its 8 June. That's 2 weeks. Two weeks of thinking and reflecting what I ought to do in 2008-2009. I planned my life carefully, though plans may get failed. But as long as there is a plan, I can feel myself secured. Planning makes life easier. I set goals--writing goals. I promised myself to write 2 pages per day five days a week, from Monday to Friday...
Is Cinema the Reflection of Society?
2008-06-07 10:06:00 Overall cinema is not the exact reflection of society. It is exaggerated a lot in cinema. Some examples include the stunt scenes performed by Hero beating the entire villain gang single handedly. More: continued here
Christina Aguilera - My Reflection (DVD)
2008-06-07 04:06:00 Christina Aguilera - My Reflection (DVD)By Christina Aguilera 28 utilised and new from $4.24 Customer Rating: First tagged “rock” by Francisco Ivan Lepe Salazar Customer tags: christina aguilera(2), rise of a legend, ...
Days That I Started to Turn Mature
2008-06-06 14:56:00 As I was doing my probational evaluation with my boss today to finalise everything and get me as a confirmed staff in the Lab, I realised how much patience I had towards my alleged problematic superior... I don't see myself feeling vexed and angry on what she has commented about my performance... I just listened and take whatever she has got to say about me, no matter how untrue her words are...Irony or funny as circumstances are, I started to see the humble and tolerant self in me... From once having a prospectus and bright scientific career when I was in Hopkins, till being "banished" to A-star to work as a high class laboratory administrator where my title was supposed to be in the lab doing experiments... and right now in a new Lab with my new boss expecting me to be an in-house technician developing kits based on my past experiences to reduce the cost to purchase commercial kits and doing some other ad hoc experiments which I had no idea whose project I was running for... When...
Reflection Home Theater Personal Computer
2008-06-06 00:00:00 A modder has come with the Reflection HTPC (Home Theater Personal Computer), a PC and home entertainment center in one unit. It is powered by AMD 4850E dual core processor and features 2GB of Corsair memory, two Seagate Barracuda ST31000340AS HDDs, and a Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon USB LCD. ...
By: 2dayblog
Time For Reflection
2008-05-26 15:45:00 We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to talk to you about what today really means… Today we are going to go over the houses of our friends and family or maybe even just stay home while we fill up on hot dogs, hamburgers, and potato salad. While we are enjoying this great day that we have come to love so much, let’s not forget all the women and men who have fought and are still fighting for our country. We have lost 4082 since the war began and the numbers just seem to get higher and higher with each passing day. These are fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters - and while we’re out having fun we need to take a moment to think about them and why we really should be celebrating Memorial Day. It is a day to remember the people who have given their lives to keep our country safe. By all means, enjoy your day… and don’t eat too much! Weigh-in day is only 4 days away
Don Miguel Ruiz & 4 Agreements worth reflection
2008-05-18 03:44:00 Don Miguel Ruiz is a Toltec master who reminds us humans are conditioned to think and act based on systems of reward and punishment, external approval and rejection. To move beyond the image of perfection we create and imagine is out of reach, that causes us to reject ourselves and judge others, Ruiz invites us to make four agreements within ourselves. How many resonate with you? Why encourage new self-awareness? 1) Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using words against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in directions of truth and love. How often do you diverge? Where does this path take you?2) Don't take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dreams. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of nee...
Just Ask Her
2008-05-16 21:36:00 She planted herself in front of us this morning teetering on her twisted legs like a tree swaying in the wind.Her teeth trapped her bottom lip inside her mouth.With elbows locked, she held her thumbs and forefingers outstretched. Her remaining fingers curled into her palms giving her the appearance of a gunslinger. A strap around her neck held a laptop sized key board with a built in screen for reading digital text.Like most mornings, she stared at us with something like defiance or urgency? or something else.Upon encountering her, both The Mayor and The Rooster grabbed one of my hands and snuggled against my legs.Despite having drawn close, they were both wide-eyed with curiosity.They see her everyday but have never said anything about her.Though she?s a teenager, her mother drops her off at The Mayor and The Rooster?s daycare every morning, presumably because it opens and hour earlier than the high school.I think she has cerebral palsy, but I?ve never asked.She can walk but to co...
By: Oh, The Joys
Reflection
2008-05-16 16:51:00 I was looking at myself in the mirror and was not exactly pleased with what I saw. After bearing a child, pregnancy and breastfeeding sure has taken a toll on my once slim body. Now that I've got the mommy figure, I realise how much difficult it is this time to lose the excess weight. Leptovox may be a quick fix solution but I want a program that I can take seriously and hopefully make a good habit out of it.
Play Metal Gear Solid 4 With Your PS3?s Reflection
2008-05-14 04:51:00 With Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots just around the corner and with this new Japanese advertisement. It seems that the guys at Sony have come together to come out with new ways to play this upcoming ps3 game. In the video they show a young man who instead of looking at ...
Play Metal Gear Solid 4 With Your PS3?s Reflection
2008-05-14 04:51:00 With Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots just around the corner and with this new Japanese advertisement. It seems that the guys at Sony have come together to come out with new ways to play this upcoming ps3 game. In the video they show a young man who instead of looking at ...
A Small Dose of Acceptance
2008-05-10 04:00:00 For the last seven months I?ve been a hermit, holed up on my own and keeping to myself.[You know, doing the whole grief thing.]Sometime in the recent past I noticed streams of stubborn, persistent sunlight sneaking through the slats of my down-turned window blinds. Curious, I opened the front door with squinted and adjusting eyes to see that my entire yard was full of people.At first I hurried back inside and shut the door. Oh, my GOD! Who ARE all those people and what are they doing in my yard?!!Gradually I went out among them.They invited us to their houses for dinners and play dates and we invited them back...They made us laugh.They have us out and about, walking around our neighborhood."Let's go on an adventure!" The Rooster says. I like thinking of our walks that way.The other day we were strolling up a quiet, neighborhood street hand in hand letting the perfect evening breeze billow all around us.I beamed, feeling happy.I thought about the new people in our lives and the acc...
By: Oh, The Joys
Tutorial | Create a reflection effect with Flash/AS3
2008-05-08 14:00:00 Everyday Flash, have a great tutorial on how to make a cool reflection effect using actionscript 3. Read tutorial and download support files
Medical Femininity
2008-05-07 14:15:00 My friend was talking to her nine year old son about what he wanted to be when he grew up."How about being a doctor," she asked.Her son rolled his eyes."I CAN'T be a DOCTOR, Mom! I'm not a GIRL!!"She was stunned.That her son's experience of doctors is entirely female says a lot about the professional strides women have made.Still, the notion of progress is called into question in that it remains anathema for a boy to envision himself in a role he perceives as inherently female.
By: Oh, The Joys
Angle of light reflection = Angle of Incidence.
2008-05-07 09:12:00 “The physical law of light states that “the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence”. The angle of incidence is the angle that light is striking a surface. The angle of reflection is the angle that the light is reflected, or bounced” “To get a correct reflection in your subject, you need to ...
The Dark Side
2008-05-06 23:58:00 It’s a spider-eat-fly-world; that’s what the photograph above depicts. This photograph, which I took earlier this evening, pretty much sums up how I sometimes feel about the world. The horrific spider with its sharp claws enjoys its lunch, while the helpless fly, once free, flying high, faces the traumatic “mummification” event his ancestors did not ...
By: Unique Muslimah
Days of warm memories and reflection
2008-05-05 13:53:00 - I’m off to surround myself in memories of Craig. It’s a beautiful, sunny spring morning although the forecast calls for rain in Montreal mid-week. Will report in again Friday, if not before.
reflection meeting photos
2008-05-05 07:47:00 hey hey hey hey have some photos! I’ve posted the photos from the ottawa Baha’i community’s recent reflection meeting. In response to comments, I tried to take a lot more face shots this time instead of back-of-head shots and crowd shots. hopefully this helps convey the active, participatory nature of reflection meetings. ...
The Darling Buds of May
2008-05-04 23:36:00 Sometimes I feel like the bud in this photograph. I feel like my time has not yet come to bloom. More than often I feel frustrated for having to wait to reach my full potential, where I will bloom and blossom and show the world my beautiful colours. I wonder how many people identify with the bud ...
By: Unique Muslimah
Weekend Reflection- Spiritual Growth
2008-05-03 18:09:00 This week was very busy but rewarding. I started my new job working as a merchandiser for Prism Retail Services. The job is very simple but fun. I met some nice people and am looking forward to next week. We had a parish mission at our church this past week. It was put on by Deacon Glenn Harmon. Even though every night was late and I had to get up at 5 am the following morning it was worth the sacrifice. This experience really helped me to grow spiritually and learn how to get closer to Jesus during this difficult time in my life. I learned about forgiveness, love and that God has a purpose for me. I may not understand what that purpose is right now but if I pray enough I will be able to listen to God and learn what that purpose is. The challenge I have had is trying to listen to what God is telling me. I have heard people say that they can hear God speaking to them in the quiet places in their heart. I don't know if I have to get closer to God to experience that or...
Comments, reflection, peer evaluation and feedback (week 9)
2008-05-01 13:27:00 see Wikiversity
By: I ask questions
Body & Spirit
2008-05-01 13:05:00 Last Friday Elke and Michael invited us to dinner and afterwards they turned on a movie so that the short and loud people would go slack for a while.We had a fascinating discussion about what each of us wants to happen to our bodies after we die.[To hell with small talk!]Michael said he wanted to be buried in a cemetery next to Elke, but Elke wanted to be cremated and to have her ashes scattered.K was unsure and I was ambivalent."Why does it matter?" I asked. We talked about various deaths in each of our families and how they were handled.*****Michael recently buried his great uncle in a community cemetery where he's surrounded by other deceased friends and family members.Michael is comforted by the thought of this as his uncle's final resting place.He imagines his uncle at home in a place where his eternal neighbors are souls that he knew and loved throughout his life.*****Elke?s mother died of lung cancer three years ago.Bucking Jewish tradition, Elke honored her mother?s last ...
By: Oh, The Joys
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