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JonathanSeptember 28, 2007September 26, 2015

Countdown to dead

I came across Kevin Kelly’s post on his “countdown to dead” and found it intriguing to have a daily reminder of my impermanence. Contemplating one’s own death is part of…

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JonathanJune 9, 2007December 20, 2016

Walt Whitman

I came across this excerpt from a poem by Walt Whitman. This is the way to live. From this hour I ordain myself loos’d of limits and imaginary lines, Going…

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JonathanMay 30, 2006September 26, 2015

On Worry

One of my favorite quotes is from the movie “The Spanish Prisoner”: “Worry is interest paid on a debt that never comes due.” A wonderful illustration of this happened to…

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JonathanMay 1, 2006July 24, 2008

Being open to spirit

How open are you? How open are you to spirit? the universe? God? People? Yourself? Most people are so full of “things” that there’s no room for being open. Here’s…

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JonathanApril 28, 2006April 28, 2006

World Tai Chi & Qigong day

Saturday, April 29th is World Tai Chi and Qigong day. These are gentle martial arts designed to get the energy in your body flowing properly. And whether you believe in…

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JonathanApril 12, 2006April 12, 2006

Death

My wife died almost 2 weeks ago, which is why I haven’t written an entry in a while. Dealing with her long term illness, and ultimately the death of my…

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JonathanMarch 23, 2006September 26, 2015

Travel daydreaming

This is a big planet we live on. I’ve only seen a little bit of it. These maps make that pretty obvious. When I sat down and wrote down the…

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JonathanMarch 20, 2006September 26, 2015

Juggling

I’m not really interested in any big way in juggling, but it’s always been one of those “I wish I could…” things. I’ve tried juggling a bit and even looked…

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JonathanMarch 18, 2006March 18, 2006

Ten steps aid keeping your cool

I saw this in the local paper today and thought it was worth “clipping” to the blog. For me, meditation has given me more space between thought and action. That…

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JonathanMarch 16, 2006March 16, 2006

This Body is Not Me

(As you might know, my wife is dying of cancer, that’s why you’ll see a bunch of death related posts on my blog for a bit.) I first heard this…

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Man can only become what he is able to consciously imagine.

— Dane Rudhyar

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