Harvey Milk: “It takes no compromise to give people their rights …”

… it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.”

Woman: What my parents think I am, what my friends think I am, what the media thinks I am …

… what Rick Santorum thinks I am, what I think I am, what I really am!

The Dalai Lama: People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.

Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

More from the Dalai Lama:
Dalai Lama: If you think you are too small to make a difference…

Which step have you reached?

I won’t do it.
I can’t do it.
I want to do it.
How do I do it?
I’ll try to do it.
I can do it.
I will do it.
Yes, I did it!

The most vulgar character of all time

They beeped out every word he said.
cr: George Takei

The Saudi version of the road movie “Thelma & Louise”

“It was only 8 minutes” because they “edited out all scenes of women driving …”

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

Clearing your heart … using yoga

Dear gentle blog reader,

Who amongst us hasn’t been wronged? Who hasn’t lost something or someone we’ve loved? This morning, I came across this interesting blog post about healing from loss:

So in Morning Water, Evening Fire, we commit to a regular practice of the spiritual cleansing of the heart through water and fire.

The first thing to say about grief is that it is absolutely natural. Of course we grieve when loved ones pass, when relationships we treasure end, when people who we held a special place for in our hearts move on. The grieving process is an integral part of what it means to be a human being, incarnate, alive in this delicate and transient world of form.

However, there is a difference between allowing grief its place in our lives and holding so much grief in our hearts that it affects our ability to give and receive love. Grief is often spoken of in relation to water, the feeling of “drowning” in grief, the grief that “wells up” within us, and, of course, the physical manifestation of grief, in which we literally shed our own water in the act of crying. As much as a good cry can help clear our hearts, we do not want the waters of our hearts to be choked or inundated with grief. When we wallow in grief, we dampen the fires of our hearts, and as that primal flame diminishes we become depressed and we become sick.

Modern western psychotherapy places a lot of emphasis on the importance of the cathartic release of grief, and while it is true that it is vital to be able to access the grief we might have over a situation, it is just as important to actively work to clear it so we’re not holding it unnecessarily.

Accessing grief is not the same as clearing grief.

Here’s a link to the rest of the blog post:
Josh Schrei: Morning Water, Evening Fire: The Yoga of Clearing Resentment & Grief

Life Thoughts from Ducky

I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with ‘Guess’ on it.
So I said ‘Implants?’
She hit me.

Marriage changes passion.
Suddenly you’re in bed with a relative.

How come they choose from just two people to run for president and over fifty for Miss America?

Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants.

I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose fitting clothing, I wouldn’t have signed up in the first place!

When I was young we used to go ‘skinny dipping,’ now I just ‘chunky dunk.’

Don’t argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

Why is it that our children can’t read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?

Wouldn’t you know it….
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.

Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside?

And remember:
Life is like a roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

Have a great day and enjoy!