I still haven't made any progress as far as Buddhism goes. Unfortunately reading about it no longer inspires the desire in me to follow it. There are negative characteristics that have been developing in the past year that I really want to get rid of so I think I'll note them here before they get too big for me to handle and hopefully so that it ( Read more... )

A new phase of my life that has been slowly creeping up on me is now hurdling towards me very quickly. I am mostly looking forward to it considering this new phase means a complete absence of educational obligations ( Read more... )

For those of you who take part in Valentines Day and want to get your significant other some really really good (but pricey) chocolates go to zchocolat.com. Gray got them for me once and they were the best chocolates I've ever had. Best best best. mmmm

What is with women's monthy emotional roller coaster that we all have to go on? Some of us have it worse than others, but I think we all go through it to some extent. It seems like for me it just keeps getting worse as I get older. PMS seems to serve no purpose unlike many of the other things that are a part of our bodies and have some sort of ( Read more... )

Recently I went to my sister's in Colorado for Thanksgiving. Being away from the city and surrounded by my family was wonderful. Lately, as my past few posts have mentioned, the city has been taking a tole on me. Its fast pace, impatience, and impersonal nature has been force feeding those qualities into my own nature. I've been irritible, ( Read more... )

Last night I felt a little restless or unsatisfied. Perhaps both. It got me to thinking. I realized despite the fact that in the past few months I've intended on focusing on getting back in touch with Buddhism I've actually gotten further and further from it. I barely even think about it now except for class. Buddhism is such a wonderful way ( Read more... )

I've been noticing that I'm not my usual chipper and friendly self towards strangers lately and I think the cause of it is living in this city. Now before anyone objects, I'd like to point out that its very easy to be friendly with a person you like or a stranger who automatically is friendly towards you. I think friendliness begets friendliness ( Read more... )

As I was reading Zen in the Art of Archery today by Eugen Herrigel I came upon a quote I liked in which he states ( Read more... )

This past weekend I returned to my parents for a short visit. I hadn't been to the farm since Christmas so it certainly was time for me to pay it a visit especially when everything is alive and green. My time spent with my parents, my childhood friend Phillip, as well as time spent basking outside in the clean country air while being serenaded by ( Read more... )