Tag: spirituality
group name: happyhedonists
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August 15, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
This is a meditation that I wrote to help me eating mindfully, puposefully and healthfully.
I dwell in a sacred temple,
that laughs and loves,
that offers pleasure and comfort,
that gives . . . more
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August 17, 2006 10:56 PM EDT --
Everyone, it seems, is making money off of love. "Fill out this questionnaire and send us a check, and we'll find you a soul mate." "Buy my book and I'll teach you how to love." . . . more
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August 18, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
This is a ritual that I wrote for inclusion in a handfasting ceremony. It should be repeated once a year as a reminder and renewal of promises to each other.
Exchange of Vows
As we . . . more
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September 02, 2006 01:46 PM EDT --
It's been raining here for a few days, and everyone, it seems, is grumbling about it. Sometimes it's a hard, heavy, "ploppy" rain, with drops so big and full that it hurts when they hit . . . more
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June 20, 2007 10:10 PM EDT --
Someone sent me this a few weeks ago. Maybe it will make anyone who reads it feel good. It's a little "chicky" ( I mean that in good way ladies) but carries a lot of truth.
Things that make . . . more
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March 20, 2008 02:11 AM EDT --
I have decided to do a bit of writing about the people in my life that are important to me for one reason or another. The people that have had a big impact upon my life in a positive manner. I . . . more
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August 01, 2007 04:07 AM EDT --
It is better to conquer yourself then
to win a thousand battles. Then the victory
is yours; it cannot be taken from you,
not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
The Dhammapada of . . . more
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April 22, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
Sexuality can be a source of joy. Sexuality can be a source of despair.
What is the role of sexual desire in giving meaning to one's life, does it ever?
Desire is sometimes an engine . . . more
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April 22, 2007 01:51 PM EDT --
Is there anyone else out there like me who just longs for the "good old days", growing up pure "country"?
Love to run bare-footed through the old corn fields and breath that . . . more
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August 09, 2007 10:57 PM EDT --
Hello All fellow Gatherites!
I am sending this out in a time of need. My Mom has been in the hospital sick now for over three weeks. She has bronchitis and a lung infection and is . . . more
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April 22, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
I cannot help but defend the unpopular idea that love and jealousy are not compatible. If we see love as wishing the happiness of our loved one, then why should we be jealous when he or she is happy . . . more
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May 30, 2007 09:23 PM EDT --
Gazing out the window
I guess saw it coming
I sat alone and pondered the thought
of what became of us
You knew I was a quiet one
and still you tried to pry your way
into a place I hid from you
. . . more
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May 15, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
Hello everyone who reads this.
I'm writing to apologize to all offended or put-off by my comments or ways of thinking here on Gather. I'm not going to pontificate on the whys & wherefores. . . . more
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August 03, 2007 06:18 AM EDT --
A mind beyond judgements watches
and understands.
The Dhammapada of Gautama The Buddha. ca. 500 BC
Morality is only a social strategy. That's why one . . . more
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December 07, 2007 09:23 PM EST --
The highest preacher is only God in human form
God in human form is to be recognized through the spiritual knowledge preached by Him and not by the miracles. The main project of God to come to . . . more
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January 11, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
The soul develops ego during its lifetime by helping other souls. The ego is the most dangerous snake that enters the self without your notice. The ego hides itself in the subconscious state of mind and . . . more
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May 20, 2007 09:40 AM EDT --
Once again people, I'm very sorry to inadvertently be upsetting some here. Whatever I may say/do please know no harm's intended. I've been deleting my posts to accomodate. Please move on.
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January 20, 2007 07:38 PM EST --
To Whom It May Concern:
Grant those who live in blind faith the ability to see the light of reason, that they may understand “faith” to be nothing more than a euphemism for . . . more
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April 10, 2007 02:05 AM EDT --
I remember that my heart finally broke in Naples. Not over a girl or a thing, but over an idea. When I was little, they'd told me I should be proud to be an American. . . . more
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June 06, 2007 07:14 PM EDT --
As a writer I have always thrived off of experimenting with topics. I never have a developed plot or ending though. I just sit behind . . . more
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