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1. The Principle of “Letting Whatever Happens Be Okay” – The amount a person suffers in their life is directly related to how much they are resisting the fact that “things are the way they are.” If there is suffering or discomfort, there is resistance. Addictions or attachments to things being different than they are need to be upgraded to preferences, so when “what is” is not what you want it to be, you do not suffer over it and your happiness and peace are therefore not controlled by forces outside of your control.

it took me twice as long to get to work yesterday because of the quake…which made me 30 minutes late…maybe for that reason the “normal” routine was abandoned…I came home (that was a typical trip) then went back out to an open mic…there was a new face/voice in attendance…a fair amount of talent for sure, […]

The fifth of june wasn’t just Constitution Day, but also the first sunday of the month. So all local trains were free, and it was time for a walk through North Zealand. The financial crisis is visible there too I didn’t get close enough to tickle this goat This 18th century windmill was already outdated […]

NYC – The song says “If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere”. Well, let me tell you, it’s true. I’ve lived here my whole life and have seen and experienced a lot just by being a New Yorker….or should I say “New Yawker”, as it is pronounced in our local native […]

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I find it very difficult to write about how I view Noam Chomsky. In my teens, during the 60s, he was a very powerful figure. He questioned the establishment and many of us were doing the same and he symbolized our unheard voices. Now that he has become to some “the” authority on all matters […]

went to the Blues Jam in VA…coulda/shoulda stayed home I suppose…I didn’t play all that well, trust me…came home, went to bed…had a “docu-dream” about Pete Seeger, don’t ask me why…he was just singing to a handful of us and I even sang harmony with him…when he finished, I asked him where he was going […]

When there is love in your heart, you truly are not thinking about yourself. That is what love is.

ENYA : MAY IT BE Lookout Point Two The Language of Deeds by James Clair Lewis Except in certain Mystical Traditions, what you find in Western religions, is the idea that God is somehow separate from Reality and the Laws of Nature. Well, it is a fact that people will always emulate the qualities inherent […]

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