buzz wrote: 
noobs!

 K_Love wrote: 
yo Jrz! did ya see this?

Yup, J and I have officially become one of "those couples" who sit next to each other on the couch and talk to each other via chat rooms/message boards.

 helenofjoy wrote: 
i've gotta read this!

 hippiechick wrote: 
A really good book for anyone!!! I have given this book to most of the important people in my life.  This Christmas will give it out some more.

 helenofjoy wrote: 
It transformed my life about 10 years ago. I was so influenced by it that I summarized it and printed and bound copies of my summary and gave them to friends and family.

I also gave a copy to a man who became my friend, and he is now my companion.  

 hippiechick wrote: 
This reminds me of The Four Agreements!  The stories we agree with.  Have you read it?

 sirdroseph wrote: 
Yeah, note I didn't say do what it says because the fields are much too fertile here.

 Coaxial wrote: 

So true. That is unless it tells you to kill, kill, kill then you might wanna check that.

Life evolves.  Needs, desires, likes, dislikes, all are very fluid commodities in life. The one thing in life that does not change is that little voice that speaks to us from deep inside. Listen to that voice.

 hippiechick wrote: 

I yam what I yam regardless of any story or philosophy. I don't do stories, I embrace reality.

 newwavegurly wrote: 
Hey you back! 

 oldviolin wrote: 
Hey you  

 sirdroseph wrote: 
To visualize yourself in the context of personal renewal is to forego the rules of encumbrance.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
Just as long as you know that your ego is just story. And your story can change on a dime, and you will have to let go of that story in order to embrace the present. The present is what is real. Your story is not who you are.

 hippiechick wrote: 

I tend to look at it as being real. Favorite Mark Twain quote; "There is a breed of humility that in itself is a species of showing off."  True and complete honesty trumps everything else imo. Embrace your ego, good and bad. To truly know thyself is the ultimate knowledge.

 helenofjoy wrote: 
Ego is simply a story we tell ourselves. The Buddhist way is to diminish the ego, the story, and be present and not judge the moment.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
We all have some vanity.  We all have an ego.  We need these things in order to develop a healthy sense of self esteem.  Of course, moderation in all things is desired.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
I appreciate that Lily recognized that she made an incorrect judgment and apologized. Thank you Lily. 

 lily34 wrote: 

lily, no you are good. Didn't mean to get you caught up in all of this. Your comments were totally appropriate, you have nothing to apologize for at all.