tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post4622851553983727972..comments2023-04-04T06:29:55.793-04:00Comments on The Death Wizard Chronicles: AW Blogchain #11Jim Melvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-82469538635869095942007-10-08T17:42:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:42:00.000-04:00I agree that there should time in your life to ref...I agree that there should time in your life to reflect on things. Thanks for the comments on the waterfront, I agree wholeheartedly. It's good to see the participation in this chain...Harbormasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165193433509649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-35694883060832490082007-10-04T17:21:00.000-04:002007-10-04T17:21:00.000-04:00My favorite place to center is the beautiful cemet...My favorite place to <I>center</I> is the beautiful cemetery on the hill behind our local Catholic church. I walk or drive up there, and sit for as long as it takes to be calm and hear my inner voice. I had forgotten about meditation for a few years, and now that I've rediscovered it, I am embracing it.VirtualWordsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502726886709802276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-29991104134865637482007-10-04T15:18:00.000-04:002007-10-04T15:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, everybody, for your great comments! I was ...Thanks, everybody, for your great comments! I was afraid I had come off too preachy, which was not my intention.Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-83969017496792549012007-10-04T00:59:00.000-04:002007-10-04T00:59:00.000-04:00My mom has always been a practitioner of mindful m...My mom has always been a practitioner of mindful meditation without realizing that is what she does. Well, she didn't until I pointed it out to her. I have a hard time finding that quiet place in myself. It's why I write. I find my peace that way.<BR/><BR/>Well typed, Jim. Thanks for joining us! I always enjoy your posts.Virginia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493643681622551814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-6702266699052924052007-10-04T00:01:00.000-04:002007-10-04T00:01:00.000-04:00Here! Here! I remember back in high school when I ...Here! Here! I remember back in high school when I tried to buy every book on Buddhism out there and it wasn't so hard to do. There really wasn't much written. These days though there is sooo much Buddhist literature that I tend to cling (bad Buddhist!) to my old favorites. The one you recommended looks very good. I'll have to pick it up. <BR/><BR/>I love that enormous quiet place that comes from meditating.Kappa no Hehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909580462578058631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669993683940891260.post-75929919572540819522007-10-03T23:20:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:20:00.000-04:00A wonderful post, Jim. Although I don't actively p...A wonderful post, Jim. Although I don't actively practice meditation (I have the average American attention span, what can I say?), I do know that the thoughts you have expressed have often helped me.<BR/><BR/>I am Taoist and it teaches you to fully embrace a feeling. REALLY feel it. Then let it go. It doesn't matter, it will always pass. Return to center and you'll always perform best.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, there is a lot of stress in my life at the moment (It happens, I suppose, when you're migrating to another country), and I tend to forget to "come back" to center. Thank you for the reminder. Great post :)Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891885596237514094noreply@blogger.com