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Tag Archives: Listening
Remember, Don’t Bop Yourself on the Head!
The trainer showed me how to do the exercise: Lie down on the bench, he said. Take one weight in each hand, raise them straight up above your head, then slowly lower them down to your ears, hold, then lift … Continue reading →
Posted in Etcetera, Health, Mindfulness, Personal Essay, Wisdom
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Tagged Communication, Fitness, Listening, Medicine, Mindfulness, Thinking
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33 Comments
THIS MORNING
solitude– in a world of one color the sound of wind. Basho Can you hear it?
What Does Freedom Mean, Take #2
The debate — no, strike that — the fight over the nation’s debt goes on and on, and while it’s raging, our nation’s fabric is being torn apart. Benjamin Franklin, wasn’t it? who said, If we do not hang together, … Continue reading →
Posted in Democracy, Etcetera, Freedom, Personal Essay, Quotes
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Tagged America, Jacob Needleman, Listening, Patriotism, Politics, United States
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What Does Freedom Mean?
WordPress bloggers were challenged to write about this question just before the Fourth of July. About the same time, before the Fourth, Krista Tippett, host of the PBS program “On Being”, rebroadcast a 2003 interview with philosopher and polymath Jacob … Continue reading →
Posted in Color, Democracy, Etcetera, Freedom, Personal Essay, Quotes, Wonderings
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Tagged Conversation, Democracy, Freedom, Jacob Needleman, Jesuits, Listening
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Straight from the Bulldog’s Mouth —
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. — Winston Churchill Interesting that this wisdom comes from Churchill: he was extremely partial to speaking out, and not … Continue reading →
Shoveling Snow with Buddha
Sick of shoveling shoveling shoveling snow? Here’s a real treat, and heaven knows those of us in the Northeast US deserve one. Sit down, rest your weary bones a while, close your eyes and just listen. Like just-sitting, shikan-taza. Just sit, … Continue reading →
Posted in Etcetera, Poetry, Wisdom, Zen
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Tagged Billy Collins, Buddha, Listening, Shikan-taza, Snow, Winter, Zen
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