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Entries from December 2008

carnival of eating disorders, november 2008 edition

November 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

if you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. thanks for visiting!here is the november edition of the carnival of eating disorders!
anorexia and “becoming unspecial”
lola snow has a thoughtful post on the notion of being special, something very important for a lot of people who are in the throes of […]

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Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books · news and events · spirituality

thanksgiving, peace, metta

November 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments

“may there be peace” - what a strange and faraway thing to say about mumbai in the middle of this destructive chaos. and yet. may there be peace.
may there be peace in iraq. peace like i have among my friends, peace i am grateful for.
may there be peace in the congo. peace like we have […]

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · depression and mental illness · emotional health · peace, environment, social justice et al · spirituality

italy on a wordless wednesday

November 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments

image by Marc Aurel

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a hyphenated reality: being canadian ismaili

November 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

today, a guest post by mehnaz from strawberry ghetto, to commemorate today’s visit to vancouver by his highness, the aga khan.
 
before vancouver hosts the world in 2010 for the winter olympics, this week canada is host to the international ismaili muslim community for the much anticipated visit of his highness the aga khan on the […]

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Tags: interesting books · news and events · peace, environment, social justice et al · spirituality

social media etiquette

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

for your entertainment and edification, i’m over at alphablogs today, where i’ve compiled an interesting conversation we had today on twitter about social media etiquette, early adopters and morality. complete with my very first very own lolcat:

moar funny pictures

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wordy ramblings on world philosophy day

November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

once again i’m incapacitated by an awful cold. however, today is world philosophy day, so i just have to throw my thoughts into the mix. because, you know, the world, and especially the world of philosophy, would be so very much impoverished without my snot-nosed words of wisdom.
so here’s a few chatty bits, […]

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books · philosophy and education

a watchful eye on wordless wednesday

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

this image comes to us from gregorio. please visit his post about refugees!

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · peace, environment, social justice et al · wordless wednesday

november buddhist carnival, part 2

November 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

here’s part 2 of this month’s buddhist carnival.
thoughts … thank you!
gigablonde offers making peace with meditation, something i can relate to very well. she opens up space for a whole new relationship with meditation through principles of jack kornfield’s buddhist meditation for beginners.
meet whatever arises with kindness and balance and wisdom … and whatever […]

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Tags: blogs of note · emotional health · spirituality

1 year of buddhist carnival!

November 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

welcome, welcome, welcome! this is the 12th edition of the buddhist carnival – one year of a monthly celebration of bloggers who write about buddhism. as usual, i’ll post it in two parts. it occurred to me a while ago that there is something decidedly un-buddhist or at least un-zen in a […]

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Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · peace, environment, social justice et al · spirituality

masha malkin: celebrating our resources

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

if there is something you want in life and still do not have it, never blame yourself for it. because if you can dream it, you can have it!if you haven’t reached your goals yet, it is not because you are not smart enough or capable enough – in fact you have everything you need […]

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books

foggy morning on a wordless wednesday

November 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

image by nhurtley

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Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · wordless wednesday

understanding war

November 11th, 2008 · 10 Comments

the idea of the warrior has been very interesting to me in the last few months.
the idea.
this sentence does not mean: for the last few months, i’ve been exciting about becoming a soldier.
on one extreme, there is this image, or platonic ideal, of the noble, principled, disciplined, courageous and hopefully often victorious warrior engaged in […]

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Tags: news and events · peace, environment, social justice et al

“for to carry you to freedom”: a remembrance day song

November 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

in a few days, november 11, it’s remembrance day here in canada, or veterans day in the U.S.
many wars were and are still being fought, and many struggles. writing a novel about a slave on a louisiana plantation, one of the struggles that is foremost in my mind is the one against slavery in […]

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Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · news and events · peace, environment, social justice et al

a solution for “but”

November 7th, 2008 · 9 Comments

this morning i posted this on twitter:
question to my buddhist friends: fear of connecting deeply with dharma/the divine = fear of ego death?
william replied in a blog post, ego and the self.
he has some interesting thoughts there that i encourage you to explore, and finishes thusly:
the more we meditate and practice various forms of mindfulness, […]

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Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · spirituality · therapy

cuyahoga colours on a wordless wednesday

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

this photograph is by my blogging friend anthony. to see the whole splendid photo essay, click here.

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