Life philosophy
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“My only duty was to describe reality as it came to me – and to give the mundane its beautiful due.”
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When I was training to be an alcohol addiction (5th step) counselor, I learned the phrase conscious contact. The trainer said that if an alcoholic truly made contact with themselves and with God, they would probe the deeper meanings of why they drank alcohol to excess. He emphasized that the honest scrutiny
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From Mourid Baghouti, I Saw Rammalah, p. 132
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STORAGE WARS AND YOGA’S EMOTIONAL RESCUE http://www.asanajournal.com/storage-wars-and-yogas-emotional-rescue/ A reality TV show on the Arts and Entertainment channel is called, “Storage Wars.” In it, a group of bidders look for five minutes at the contents of abandoned and locked storage units, but they can’t go into them. After competitive bidding, the winner is declared the owner
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A Parable of Unmaking
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Five days ago, I went to a drum circle attended by about 50 people. It brought me back to my essay in progress. Drumming takes place through the night until a last tired thumper wanders away in the fog of exhaustion. Their fully-charged reptilian brain shifts to the goal of finding their tent. Some can’t
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Ever wonder what really happens in drinking communities. Here’s my take in a full article published 2/24/16 by The Good Men Project http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/talking-and-drinking-the-culture-community-and-conversation-of-men-bbab/ Thank you to The Good Men Project.
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Link: http://asanajournal.com/asana-back-to-the-innocent-age Asana Back to the Innocent Age On an overcast February day, my move toward balasana (child’s pose) began easily enough; “breathe into your truth, breathe into your center,” my teacher said. The words moved me like someone taking my hands and gently walking me backward into a calm refreshing lake. I would have
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http://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/01/the-year-of-the-monkey-yogas-counter-cultural-mathematic/ #YogaInspirationals New Years’ Resolutions shot to hell? Pfffuf… so what. Yoga time means a reductive mathematic, a Gandhian core and a shamanistic strategy. That may mean taking a moment to swing through the trees.
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From Yoga International #YogaInspirationals JANUARY 20, 2016 BY GREG ORMSON In my twenties, I was the leader of an eight-member music group that toured through India for four months. Landing in Bombay, we took the rail south to Trivandrum, where the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and Arabian Sea merge. Going north
GREGORY ORMSON'S Notes, Articles, Blogs, Vlogs Gregory Ormson writes from the ecotone, the vibrant intersections of landscape, spirituality, and physical presence. His essays and poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and print magazines. Author of *Yoga Song* and other works, Ormson blends lyrical observation with grounded reflection drawn from his Midwestern roots and global travels. He lives in Arizona and Wisconsin, seeking stillness where stories emerge like bears. 