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§6 How important is it to you?
What is so important to you that it could change your life?
John
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This link may shock you.
It makes me sad and optimistic at the same time.
What matters so much to you that it doesn't matter what happens to you?
The music haunts me sometimes: 'Children waiting for the day they feel good, happy birthday, happy birthday' (words below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0G9vDKcdLg
Gary Jules Mad World
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, Going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, No expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, No tomorrow
Chorus
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
These dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very.
Mad World, Mad World
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And they feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me whats my lesson
Look right through me, Look right through me
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John
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I wrote these lines of prose the day I first saw the film of Kiwi. The words were spontaneously written as if from nowhere.
'She came to ride the white horses of doom. Total experience with certain death. Off the cliff into the surf it may have been; but willingly, no fear was there. Exploring now, what is, to its ultimate, disturbed by white noise, the pattern of the universe not understood.
Far she had searched, and long, but to no avail. The end, riding the white lady, was near. Oblivion! Images passed, every one, quickly. Despair and disappointment on every dying breath.
But this seemed different. Certainty at last, felt deeply. Reality meets itself rushing in the opposite direction. It could have been so different! No solution to heaviness, but endured it cannot be.
And so; crash! Broken body, buffeted, but free. Winged creatures, great beasts, arrive and sing, snorting fire and praising with hallelujah’s as the body is whisked away.
Where are you now? Perhaps I shall never know. Perhaps I see you, fleetingly, from foaming beaches; all of them together.
Happy? I cannot tell, but still there, waiting for the new beginning. Horizon, new sun, new dawn, new day. Maybe this time it will happen as it should. How was it meant to be? We never know, can’t even guess, doesn’t even matter, but then it does.
Something missing – want the final piece. Is it within or without? Must be within, but where? The key is out there, drifting in my consciousness, or yours. So still I search, and long and wide, knowing where to look but not daring to open the box. I will do anything but open that box.
I see the key, deep down, like oyster pearl. Wisdom will evolve us. Maybe, right now, as you sink and rise, you are handing me that key. May I be pure enough to see it in the confusion of my life.
Feb 2007
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John
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Values |
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How many values can you think of?
Creativity
Intuition
Dignity
Modesty
Courage
make a list
for each word - when have you been that value?
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Sarah5
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Values |
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beliefs
bravery - bravado
honesty
trust
kindness
hope
optimism
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John
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Values from 'feel good' |
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I came across this full list of values recently. These values arise from 'feeling good'. When have you felt each of these? Choose two or three at a time - don't feel you have to read the whole list at once. Write a sentence about each one. I felt absorbed when ....
absorbed adventurous affectionate alert amazed animated appreciative aroused astonished blissful breathless buoyant calm carefree cheerful comfortable complacent confident contented cool curious dazzled delighted eager ecstatic effusive elated electrified encouraged energetic engrossed enlivened enthusiastic exalted excited exhilerated expansive expectant exuberant fascinated free friendly fulfilled glad gleeful glorious flowing good-humoured grateful gratified groovy happy helpful hopeful inquisitive inspired intense interested intrigued invigorated involved joyful jubilant loving mellow optimistic overjoyed overwhelmed peaceful proud quiet radiant rapturous refreshed relieved satisfied secure sensitive sexy spellbound splendid stimulated surprised tender thrilled touched tranquil trusting warm wide-awake wonderful.
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John
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Values from 'feel bad' |
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I came across this full list of values recently. These values arise from 'NOT feeling good'. When have you felt each of these? Choose two or three at a time - don't feel you have to read the whole list at once. Write a sentence about each one. I felt afraid when ....
afraid aggravated agitated alarm aloof angry anguish animosity annoyance anxious apathetic apprehensive aroused bad bitter blue bored breathless broken-hearted cold concerned confused cool credulous cross dejectec depressed despairing despondent detached disappointed discouraged disgruntled disturbed downcast downhearted dreadful dull edgy embarrassed embittered exasperated exhausted fatigued fearful forlorn frightened frustrated furious gloomy grief guilty hate heavy helpless hesitant horrible horrified hostile humdrum intense irate irritated jealous jittery keyed-up lazy let-down lethargic listless lonely mad mean melancholy miserable mopey nervous overwhelmed passive perplexed pessimistic provoked puzzled reluctant sleepy sorrowful sorry sour spiritless startled surprised suspicious tepid thwarted tired troubled uncomfortable uneasy unhappy unnerved upset uptight vexed weary withdrawn woeful worried wretched
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Joyia
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Values from 'feel bad' |
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Wei Wu Wei comes to mind here - getting out of our own way or effortless action.
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