Author: DhammaSeeker

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Change is the only constant. I awoke to a new day this morning; there was not a single cloud in the sky as I was waiting for the bus. It was a beautiful cyan at dawn. Our president will continue for another four years, which comforts me in some respects, and worries me in others. I just hope this isn't the beginning of the end. In 20 years or so (if not before), we'll look back and know.

I've been trying to take a few moments to remember those in my life who are no longer here. If something of us does continue after death, I firmly believe that it is in the memory of those who know and love us that the continuation happens. Between breath and death, there is only the space of one heart beat.

Sharing Consciousness
The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon

Sometimes learning takes traditional forms. We hear or read something new and add it to our personal store of knowledge. Yet many people have also experienced a more subtle shift of awareness. At times it seems as if a new idea is simply in the air and that we need only 'tune-in' to be a part of a new consciousness. One hypothesis suggests that if enough individuals are on the same wavelength, awareness will spontaneously spread to new individuals from mind to mind. Scientists observed a specific species of Japanese monkey on the island of Koshima for a 30 year period and discovered some fascinating data that supports this concept.

Initially, the scientists provided the monkeys with an edible treat consisting of sweet potatoes dropped in the dirt.The monkeys enjoyed the potatoes but found the dirt unpleasant. Soon one resourceful monkey found that by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby stream, she could improve the taste of the food. Before long, she had taught the trick to several other monkeys, who also happily adopted the habit of washing their dinner before eating. The trend spread quickly with the younger monkeys, while many other monkeys persisted in eating the dusty potatoes. This continued until one particular day when a certain number of monkeys – let's say 99 – had all adopted the washing habit. On that day, the hundredth monkey learned to wash his potatoes. The added energy of the hundredth monkey had a remarkable effect on the rest of the tribe as almost all the monkeys on the island promptly adopted the new method.

Surprisingly, the momentum created by the hundredth monkey even spread to colonies of monkeys on other islands and on the mainland. These new groups of monkeys, divided by a sea from the original tribe of monkeys, also began washing their sweet potatoes before eating them. The new tribes had somehow absorbed the new washing system through a communal shift of thought that became known as the Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon. When a certain number of individuals achieves a new awareness, it may remain the property of a few. But there is a point at which if just one more person absorbs the information, it becomes available to the world at large.

The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon brings hope and purpose to individuals and small groups who may feel powerless in their life journey. Through sharing knowledge, we can help spread new forms of positive thought throughout the world. And who knows if you may be “the hundredth monkey” who helps turn a quiet trend into a giant step forward for humankind.

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As I was about to get in bed Saturday night, I remembered that there were toys out on the front lawn and that I had left the side door to the garage unlocked. Not wanting to tempt fate, I put some shoes on and headed down to remedy the situation. As I was bringing the toys in, I was pleasantly surprised to find a magnificent pile of dog squeeze on the river rock gravel surrounding the foundation of my home. This was no ordinary pile, mind you, it was substantial. (Probably about the size of the clog that stopped up Lenny's toilet in New York.) At any rate, I strongly suspected that the offending party was the canine known to live next door. My immediate desire was to get a trowel and fling the gift back over to the proper owners, but then inspiration stuck. I noticed a discarded plastic plate (dessert sized) wedged under the fence between our property. After retrieving the plate, I carefully plopped the deposit onto it and delivered the dish to the front stoop of my kind neighbor. I went back inside, washed my hands, and went to bed giddy at the mischief I had just made.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!

“Eloisa to Abelard” by Alexander Pope

Anyone else seen the movie “Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind”?  If so, post a comment on what you thought.  I just watched it tonight.

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I tried to take some pictures of the morning sky before sunrise today, but the fates were against me. For one thing, as I walked up capitol hill this morning, I realized that the resolution on the camera was set to its lowest setting. For another thing, when I got into work and actually opened the pictures, they were blurry because the camera apparently slowed its shutter speed to get enough light to take the picture, and that being the case, the picture was blurry. Actually, all three pictures I took were blurry, so into the trash they went. I'll know better next time. To console myself, I scanned in this picture of Mary-Louise Parker from this weekend's edition of LIFE magazine.

So what's so damned hard about using all the letters on your fecking keyboard? I mean really?

“forgiveme11 see you are against it because you were “TAUGHT” to be against it..i mean u said it yourself you think two guys making out are hot but u are against it because u are a christian and its a sin…..see u have been taught to think that way instead of thinking your OWN WAY!!!!!……and see u never know if you are gay or not…if you have NEVER been with the same sex before then how do you know your straight???….u dont know who u really are until you experience it and see for yourself”

I am tolerant of those who have an occasional misspelling as I am guilty of that from time to time, but where my patience is running thin is for the dafties who don't even make an effort to (consistently or otherwise) use all the letters in a word. But in an exercise of civility, I choose to vent here rather than publicly flogging the offender and revealing the true ass that I am.

Not 60 seconds after I get on the bus to go to work this morning, I get a “911” page from home. These are rarely good, and I brace myself for the worst. Thankfully, it was just a report from Heather that Tyler (my 5 year old) had inserted a key (old, discarded house keys we gave the boys to play with) into an electrical socket and had tripped a circuit breaker. There was no obvious (external) trauma to Tyler, the circuit was able to be turned back on at the breaker box, and they keys were thrown into the trash. All is well that ends well.