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equus · 02-26-2006, 11:01 AM

The impact of alcohol addiction made me learn, rusty cogs got dusted off and cranked into action!!

I wanted to ride black stallions and I did, I wanted to go to uni and I did, before D came back I was going to emmigrate to Asia!! I'd have got there too. It's taken me a little while to figure out what's really in my heart to do now - but over the last months a new idea has settled in. I want to learn, I don't want to stop, I want to keep going and understand everything I can. I want new perspectives, changes in beliefs, knowledge of science, philosophy, people, us, ME.

Something that hurt poked me into action and part way through the trip the rewards became internal, I felt it change.

I've bought books today - an introduction to ways to think used by philosophers as a means to make sense of the philosophies behind the news. A book written by a buddhist psychiatrists (Dr. Mark Epstein) who believes the buddhist view of change has more answers than western problem focused psychology. And a fiction book called The Cow!!

On order I've got 2 books by neurologists Oliver Sacks, 2 by the Dalai Lama!!

I've been sat listening to celtic ballads with candles on - just loving this luxury, which bits to read next? Where will it lead my thinking?

I don't want to stop - I can feel it inside like all the dreams I ever had, I want to learn all that I can!

02-26-2006, 11:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
equus Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: uk Posts: 3,056	It woke me up!!! The impact of alcohol addiction made me learn, rusty cogs got dusted off and cranked into action!! I wanted to ride black stallions and I did, I wanted to go to uni and I did, before D came back I was going to emmigrate to Asia!! I'd have got there too. It's taken me a little while to figure out what's really in my heart to do now - but over the last months a new idea has settled in. I want to learn, I don't want to stop, I want to keep going and understand everything I can. I want new perspectives, changes in beliefs, knowledge of science, philosophy, people, us, ME. Something that hurt poked me into action and part way through the trip the rewards became internal, I felt it change. I've bought books today - an introduction to ways to think used by philosophers as a means to make sense of the philosophies behind the news. A book written by a buddhist psychiatrists (Dr. Mark Epstein) who believes the buddhist view of change has more answers than western problem focused psychology. And a fiction book called The Cow!! On order I've got 2 books by neurologists Oliver Sacks, 2 by the Dalai Lama!! I've been sat listening to celtic ballads with candles on - just loving this luxury, which bits to read next? Where will it lead my thinking? I don't want to stop - I can feel it inside like all the dreams I ever had, I want to learn all that I can!