Here's my shot: The most important thing is authenticity, being true to yourself.
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
...sorry about that Candide...I couldnt agree more...Ive never been happier since I became true to myself & shed all my unwanted baggage that was preventing that...
Okay, I'm laughing hysterically right now (could be the wine!), but Stiv do you know Not The First Travis?!! Human contact is really important. I'm super affectionate and really do believe that the line from Les Mis, "To love another person is to see the face of God," is true. Contact is part of that. Have you ever gone for months without another touching you? I have. And then the hug that comes at the end of that can take your breath away because there is indeed something divine in human contact. When I was living in Palestine, I had no contact for a long time. I couldn't really. And one day I went up to another teacher and said to her, "Could you hug me?" I started crying at being hugged. Crazy? Emotional? Maybe. But also human.
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
but i'm in italy & he's in seattle & he often questions my sexuality....which is not nice...
My choices in the past year or two have left me with a solitary lifestyle here & the few hugs & kisses I receive I lap up like a dog dying of thirst....its the one downside of following your dreams.....
I love you guys! You're serious dorks though, you know that, right? Are you allowed to go back and forth like this? I thought is wasn't permitted. But I will say that this is just an example of what's most important...human contact!
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
In his defense, he did answer human contact, so give the guy a little slack...he's lonely and REALLY excited obviously.
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
Yeah, I think I'll leave that one alone. I've got a dog. I like her alot. What's wrong with that? You're not suggesting...oh my God you are! Just kidding. Umm, so the most important thing is...humor?
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
Okay, I'm out. I've been called a bitch, old and now a dork all in one afternoon. All of them apply. But seriously, I'm working on a mind-numbing assignment right now (at least I'm supposed to be....) so I have to leave this little party laughfest. Thanks for the grins.
This has the potential to be a nice thread. Let's give it back. Caio!
Stiv, you doing okay? We've got four mispellings and yet you're correcting NT? Wut up dog? Check it. How about this...ciao. Woohoo. Who's the winner!
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
I'm going to rerail this thread cuz i think it's a good question. I agree with you candide about the authenticiy but i'm gonna throw in honesty, b/c i think it's just as important to be honest with yourself as it is to be honest with others.
Okay, continue with the bantering, i'm enjoying it
sue
Posts: 269 | Location: new jersey | Registered: 05 July 2004
Yeah, I second Stiv's thanks to you Sue! I definitely think honesty is important. For me authenticity is rather inclusive. To authentic means being honest. But god that's a hard thing to be. More so with yourself than with others, I find.
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else. --H.H.
Posts: 154 | Location: Hawai'i | Registered: 09 February 2005
