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Wherever You Go, There You Are

I'm reading a book for Clinical Psychology called Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. And not only is it chocked full of interesting tips, but it really hits home in every chapter, dealing with the human condition. While most sections are very valuable, this one is particularly relevant.

Generosity

Try: Noticing the resistance to the impulse to give, the worries about the future, the feeling that you may be giving too much, or the thought that it won't be appreciated "enough" or that you will be exhausted from the effort, or that you won't get anything out of it, or that you don't have enough yourself. Consider the possibility that none of these are actually true, but that they are just forms of inertia, constriction, and fear-based self-protection. These thoughts and feelings are the rough edges of self-cherishing, which rub up against the world and frequently cause us and others pain and a sense of distance, isolation, and diminishment. Giving sands down such rough edges and helps us become more mindful of our inner wealth. By practicing mindfulness of generosity, by giving, and by observing its effects on ourselves and others, we are transforming ourselves, purifying ourselves, discovering expanded versions of ourselves (p.62-63). "

boys and girls

From the boys of last week:

• Radiohead - Weird Fish/Arpeggi, Reckoner, Videotape, Faust Arp, 15 Step, House of Cards, Knives Out
  
• Band of Horses - Detlef Schrempf, No One's Gonna Love You
• José González - Heartbeats, How Low
  
• Phosphorescent - A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise

To the girls of this week:

• Lily Allen - Friday Night
• Sia - Sunday
• The Fiery Furnaces - My Egyptian Grammar
• The Bird and the Bee - Again & Again
• Little Dragon - Twice
• St. Vincent - Landmines
• Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale

chicken noodle soup

Most mornings on my way to campus, there's a patch that smells like chicken noodle soup.

ACL revisted

Just some faces we saw... ACL Press

fluke

Youtube is gone again. Sorry, Rory, no Klaus Nomi. But check it out when you're off-campus! Klaus Nomi - Simple Man.

but youtube has not

hypem has failed me

It looks like project playlist now. :( So much for that great unveiling.

down

Down comforter in the mail.


Check!

Now I will be warm the whole night.

accomplishment

You know that lingering sense of accomplishment when you've completed some great task? Well, I just sat at my desk for about 3 minutes thinking I'd accomplished something amazing. Then I remembered that I wrote 2 lines from an Elliott Smith song for a blog.

Next:
Write a paper
Study for a test
Read 100 pages in my book

I'm glad my 2 liner blog is fulfilling some aspect of my life.

Passing Feeling

took a long time to stand
took an hour to fall.

kanye again

Even though I think it's ridiculous he pulled the race card at the Grammy's and also represented himself as Christ in his performance at the Grammy, complete with his death and resurrection? uhhhh... he can still make some pretty groovy songs.

Flashing Lights

songs

running, running through my head:

• You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
• I Don't Trust Myself with Loving You - John Mayer (yes, he's a ridiculously guilty pleasure)
• Portions for Foxes - Rilo Kiley

ahh.