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    Be mindful
    Originally uploaded by alex van slyck
    Practice mindfulness. Simply learn to live in the present, rather than thinking so much about the future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you’re with someone, be with them fully. When you’re walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.

    lovin' you is hard
    lovin' you is wonderful
    when you're holdin' back
    is it so impossible
    tell me why
    i try
    to control what's on your mind
    and you should be here
    (here by my side)
    you shouldn't be makin' me cry
    (no making me cry)
    noooo

    so don't go sayin'
    contemplatin'
    that i'm better off alone
    cuz you're amazing
    you drive me crazy
    when you gonna know
    you're too proud to let it show
    but i won't let you lie to yourself

    you got it in your head
    i was made for someone else
    not you you you
    it's a little late
    you make all my dreams come true
    tell me why
    i try
    to conrol what's on your mind
    well you should be here by my side
    (here by my side)
    you shouldn't be makin' me cry
    (no making me cry)
    nooo

    so don't go sayin'
    contemplatin'
    that i'm better off alone
    cuz you're amazing
    you drive me crazy
    when you gonna know
    you're too proud to let it show
    well i won't let you lie to yourself

    (no need to worry)
    no need to worry
    (im in no hurry)
    i've got all the time in the world for you baby
    (cuz when you're in my arms)
    when you're in my arms
    you're the feelin'
    i'll keep on tellin' you 'til you believin'

    so don't go sayin'
    contemplatin'
    that i'm better off alone
    cuz you're amazing
    you drive me crazy
    when you gonna know
    you're too proud to let it show
    i won't let you lie to yourself

    Corinne Bailey Rae -  I Won't Let You Lie To Yourself

    In truth there is no better place to be
    Than falling out of darkness still to see

    Without a premonition
    Could you tell me where we stand?
    I'd hate to lose this light
    Before we land

    And when I feel like I can feel once again
    Let me stay awhile
    Soak it in awhile
    If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
    Buy a little time
    For this head of mine
    Haven for us

    Before we let euphoria
    Convince us we are free
    Remind us how we used to feel
    Before when life was real

    And when I feel like I can feel once again
    Let me stay awhile
    Soak it in awhile
    If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
    Buy a little time
    For this head of mine
    Haven for us
    The Delgados - The Light Before We Land

    How Proust Can Change Your Life
    There are few things humans are more dedicated than unhappiness. Had we been placed on earth by a malign creator for the exclusive purpose of suffering, we would have good reason to congratulate ourselves on our enthusiastic response to the task. Reasons to be inconsolable abound: the frailty of our bodies, the fickleness of love, the insincerities of social life, the compromises of friendship, the deadening effects of habit. In the face of such persistent ills, we might naturally expect that no event would be awaited with greater anticipation than the moment of our extinction.

    How Proust Can Change Your Life

    I walk with ever increasing awareness. I eat with ever increasing awareness. I love with ever increasing awareness. Whatever I am doing I am doing with ever increasing awareness to be fully present in this moment.
    in Fragrant Heart

    Visitem o site, informem-se e contribuam.

    http://www.worldaidsday.org

    Respeitem e protejam-se. A vocês e aos que amam.

    Aproveitem este dia para pensar sobre o assunto.

    Support World AIDS Day

    My world it moves so fast today
    The past it seems so far away
    And I squeeze it so tight, I can't breathe
    And every time I try to be
    What someone has thought of me
    So caught up, I wasn't able to acheive
    But deep in my heart the answer it was in me
    And I made up my mind to find my own destiny
    I look at my environment
    And wonder where the fire went
    What happened to everything we used to be
    I hear so many cry for help
    Searching outside of themselves
    Now I know His strength is within me
    And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
    And I made up my mind to find my own destiny
    And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
    And I made up my mind to find my own destiny
    Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

    I may not always love you
    But long as there are stars above you
    You never need to doubt it
    I'll make you so sure about it
    God only knows what I'd be without you

    If you should ever leave me
    Though life would still go on, believe me
    The world could show nothing to me
    So what good would livin' do me
    God only knows what I'd be without you

    God only knows what I'd be without you

    If you should ever leave me
    Though life would still go on, believe me
    The world could show nothing to me
    So what good would livin' do me
    God only knows what I'd be without you

    God only knows what I'd be without you

    If you should ever leave me
    Though life would still go on, believe me
    The world could show nothing to me
    So what good would livin' do me

    God only knows what I'd be without you...


    You enjoy real freedom when you are able to accept or reject thoughts in accordance with your will, and being able to impose silence on your mind, when there is nothing to think about.

    in "Inner freedom is Real freedom"

    You've got it baby...

    I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

    Anne Morrow Lindbergh


    Calm Under Low Cloud
    Originally uploaded by ecstaticist
    Keep your need for control and perfection in a healthy perspective. Control freaks and perfectionists often experience a lot of stress in their lives. My personal and professional experience has demonstrated to me that demanding an “A-plus” from yourself in everything that you do often catches up with you sooner or later, physically and/or mentally. Also, learning to let go of things that you can’t change is essential to good mental health. As the lines from a famous song by Kenny Rogers goes, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.”


    in Hap LeCrone: 10 ways to keep stress from ruling your life

    From tinybuddha's latest post :

    6. Forgive. Most of the time, when we’re clinging to the past, we’re holding onto anger or bitterness. You see how much better things could be if only he did this, or she didn’t do that. But he didn’t. Or she did. We’re all human. We all make mistakes. Sometimes without remorse. Holding onto anger doesn’t punish the person who hurt you. It just prolongs your pain. Let go of that pain.

    in 2 Ways You Think Yourself Unhappy (and 10 Things to Do About It) by tinybuddha


    glide
    Originally uploaded by "T"eresa
    Meditation means to me, witnessing on three levels: action of the body, thoughts of the mind, feelings of the heart. Once a person becomes aware of these three things, the fourth step happens on its own accord.
    You can call it his soul, his being, and it is the greatest bliss in existence. There is nothing above it.

    Osho

    Puisque nous avons tous un égal besoin d'être heureux, par quel privilège serais-je l'object unique de mes efforts vers le bonheur? Et puisque nous redoutons tous le danger et la souffrance, par quel privilège aurais-je droit à être protégé, moi seul et non les autres?
    Shantideva

    Some people fail to differentiate between marriage as a religious institution and a civil institution. While marriage as a religious institution should be governed by people's faith and the tenets of their religion, marriage as a civil institution should be governed by principles of fairness.

    Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat of Rod Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris. As quoted on Advocate.com on October 5. Read more;