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indigo · 12-20-2007, 10:35 AM

I can't get my Namasté thread up and I've been on and off trying all day argh so I'll put today's reading here and see if that works! there are a couple of threads not coming up for me on the women's forum, anyone else having similar difficulties?

Outlasting the Fog
--Mark Nepo

We all have these moments when the rose loses it color for some reason, or the music no longer stirs us, or the sweet, gentle soul across from us no longer seems to soften our heart.

To move in and out meaning is as natural as moving in and out of light because clouds form and dissipate. It becomes torture, though, when we believe that the rose is no longer colorful, or that music is no longer stirring, or worst of all, when we conclude that the person across from us is no longer gentle or sweet.

In truth, worse than not seeing at all is seeing but not being touched by what we see. Certainly, things and people change -- the simpatico of our needs can shift -- but we have no chance of recognizing real change or loss if we cannot recognize and accept our inability at times to feel what we see.

Often, the emotional tragedies of life begin when we rearrange our lives -- changing partners, religions, and jobs -- in an effort to find a sense of meaning that is sleeping numbly within us.

It reminds me of a man who built a home on a cliff by sea, only to have a month-long fog roll in. He cursed the place and moved away, but a week after he'd gone, the fog cleared. Being human, we all have fogs roll in around our heart, and often, our lives depend on the quiet courage to wait for them to clear.

--Mark Nepo

Rusty Zipper · 12-20-2007, 07:00 PM

oh indie.. hope your thread comes up...

its a real part of my dailys!!!

thank you...

xxoo ya!

citychick · 12-20-2007, 11:18 PM

Ditto

indigo · 12-21-2007, 05:13 AM

well I still can't get on it or say thanks to Mary for her Christmas Spirit thread so for now I'll continue here.....if it'll let me lol.

Modern society divides life into various phases. We have childhood, youth, middle age, and old age. Our tendency is to celebrate youth and regret old age. We regret the so-called passing of youth because we see life as a series of phases within a block of time. But actually, all phases exist simultaneously. We can always have the spontaneity of childhood, the freedom and curiosity of youth, the creativity and responsibility of midlife, and the wisdom of later years. The idea of phases in life exists only in the analytical mind. When we do not see our lives as phases, we are just like incense: we burn brightly when long and just as brightly when short. Then there are no regrets. --Les Kaye in "Zen at Work"

Rusty Zipper · 12-21-2007, 07:06 PM

go indie!

12-20-2007, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
indigo Community Greeter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express Posts: 9,928	today for my Namasté thread I can't get my Namasté thread up and I've been on and off trying all day argh so I'll put today's reading here and see if that works! there are a couple of threads not coming up for me on the women's forum, anyone else having similar difficulties? Outlasting the Fog --Mark Nepo We all have these moments when the rose loses it color for some reason, or the music no longer stirs us, or the sweet, gentle soul across from us no longer seems to soften our heart. To move in and out meaning is as natural as moving in and out of light because clouds form and dissipate. It becomes torture, though, when we believe that the rose is no longer colorful, or that music is no longer stirring, or worst of all, when we conclude that the person across from us is no longer gentle or sweet. In truth, worse than not seeing at all is seeing but not being touched by what we see. Certainly, things and people change -- the simpatico of our needs can shift -- but we have no chance of recognizing real change or loss if we cannot recognize and accept our inability at times to feel what we see. Often, the emotional tragedies of life begin when we rearrange our lives -- changing partners, religions, and jobs -- in an effort to find a sense of meaning that is sleeping numbly within us. It reminds me of a man who built a home on a cliff by sea, only to have a month-long fog roll in. He cursed the place and moved away, but a week after he'd gone, the fog cleared. Being human, we all have fogs roll in around our heart, and often, our lives depend on the quiet courage to wait for them to clear. --Mark Nepo __________________ When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself." Namasté

12-20-2007, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,860	oh indie.. hope your thread comes up... its a real part of my dailys!!! thank you... xxoo ya! __________________ *Rule 62*

12-20-2007, 11:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
citychick Member Arkanoid Flash Champion! Rat Trap Champion! SD-Pong Champion! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW Posts: 2,908	Ditto __________________ " Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain."

12-21-2007, 05:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
indigo Community Greeter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express Posts: 9,928	well I still can't get on it or say thanks to Mary for her Christmas Spirit thread so for now I'll continue here.....if it'll let me lol. Modern society divides life into various phases. We have childhood, youth, middle age, and old age. Our tendency is to celebrate youth and regret old age. We regret the so-called passing of youth because we see life as a series of phases within a block of time. But actually, all phases exist simultaneously. We can always have the spontaneity of childhood, the freedom and curiosity of youth, the creativity and responsibility of midlife, and the wisdom of later years. The idea of phases in life exists only in the analytical mind. When we do not see our lives as phases, we are just like incense: we burn brightly when long and just as brightly when short. Then there are no regrets. --Les Kaye in "Zen at Work" __________________ When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself." Namasté

12-21-2007, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,860	go indie! __________________ *Rule 62*

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