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2005-2010

Blood Paths.zip mp3Blood Paths.zip flacBook Of Shadows.zip mp3Book Of Shadows.zip flac
Soul Shadow.zip mp3Soul Shadow.zip flac
Moments That People Try To Steal.zip mp3Moments That People Try To Steal.zip flac
Control Against Suffering.zip mp3Control Against Suffering.zip flac
A Different Science.zip mp3A Different Science.zip flac
Thinking Symphony.zip mp3Thinking Symphony flacAll Art For Singles.zip

2011

Music For The Blind - Complete Album in mp3 . Zip
Music For The Blind - Complete Album in Flac . Zip

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DRINKING TOO MUCH WHITE OR GREEN TEA MAKES YOUR MOUTH DRY

2010-11-10T02:58:00.000-08:00

I always wondered why the Chinese tea pots were so small?

Perhaps too MUCH tea can make your throat dry!

Why?

I found this in a forum?

Mon, Jul-26-04, 13:53

Yes, I have a really dry mouth when I stop drinking. Apparently it's because your body has let go of the stores of water usually stored in your body. Because there's a constant flow of water coming in. ( you drinking so much) Your mouth is dry because you have stopped drinking for a few hours and it's your body's way of asking for more.

Now I'm not sure how much this is scientifically true, but this is waht someone told me. It seems to make sense!link

D-Thinker

People on diets tend to drink more, as it makes them feel full, but if the body stops taking from the blood; it could lead an increase in weight!

OPRAH WINFREY 5 POSITIVE THINGS (REMASTERED AND EXPANDED)

2010-04-08T01:11:00.000-07:00

I remember Oprah on her show had made it a point to interview people who were writing diaries of 5 positive things each day.

Oprah Quote:
Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change your perspective of your day and your life. If you can learn to focus on what you have, you will always see that the universe is abundant; you will have more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough.

Yeah, yeah; but I remember Edward de Bono saying that it is not enough to point to an interesting direction - you must follow it too. Why not try this:

1- 5 positive things today
2- 5 positive things yesterday
3- 5 positive things in my life

to balance the equation

4-5 negative things today
5-5 negative things yesterday
6-5 negative things in my life

then you imagine a see-saw with bad things on one side and the good on the other side:

It is a more scientific approach, making the exercise a long term investment to yourself emotionally.

Bonus - What is happiness?

There is no satisfactory answer in Wikipedia, it goes this way - it is a state of mind. But what state of mind - dictionaries are even worse? This is quite silly because we all ask ourselves unconsciously are we happy. So I was thinking yesterday, I have perhaps got the wrong take on this, happiness is not SEEN - happiness is FELT. It sounds like a proverb, maybe it is everything inside of oneself in unity, when all aspects of oneself makes peace with each other.

AUM SHANTI...I AM PEACE

QUICK BODY FIX: HEART AND LIVER, ENERGY AND STOP COLDS

2009-12-26T01:02:00.000-08:00

If U have been drinking too much, the normal remedy is milk thistle. Another alternative, is Yoga, THIS POSTURE CALLED THE BRIDGE IS AIMED AT THE LIVER:

This is a good animation of the process -
www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thebridge.asp

So what about the heart, 20 mins aerobics - if you don't have the time, I was thinking - why not try another Yoga posture, but perhaps something more is needed. So I tried Heart Chakra Exercise in google:

www.futurehi.net/archives/000788.html

This is a mental meditation, and it works. So you have to keep your eyes open, so u can read the instructions. This is a page to save, and put somewhere.

There is a herbal remedy for heart burn, which involves heated sesame seeds, that I found in a Chinese Herbal book. It sounds silly, but if you lightly heat sesame seeds till they go brown, have a small tea spoon - the heart burn will go away. I can find no link in google about this, but it is to do with essential acids.

On energy try putting a table spoon of parsley in boiling water, leave for a few hours then store in a bottle and put in the fridge, add a few drops of soya sauce for taste. It should stay fresh for a week. Have about a quarter of a cup each day. So why does this work? It is very high in Vitamin C, it is also about how you take Vitamin C - tablets tend not to work very well.

So for colds try replacing milk, with soya milk. Even half a cup will do. Chocolate soya is also available....look around a few stores! I have sensed colds coming and going in the same day, when u try the soya milk together with the parsley cold tea.

Recession tips:

2009-04-23T02:31:00.000-07:00

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2009/04/22/10-secrets-to-finding-happiness-during-the-recession.html

Mine, on how to cope with the recession tips:

Music is cheap (my music is free - see http://d-thinker.com/free_music)

Cheers (dvd) - poor people having a laugh

Mash (dvd) - doctors in a poor situation

Poverty Mantra: Advantages and disadvantages of saving money, say for 15 minutes

Money and the Law Of Attraction - a book about you know what

Museum - free admission

Empowering People (very rare, I may have met one?)

Exercise and Yoga DVD's - alternative to Wii Fit (Wii)
A real comment from Wii user from Amazon.co.uk:

So, why haven't I lost weight and more importantly why have I not continued to use the pristinely conditioned Wii fit board? Well my homage to the Chocolate Hob Knob is testament to my inability to stop ramming the things into my face.

Pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ON ARGUING INSPIRED BY AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 8 OF 22

2009-02-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

BOOK - 8 http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120108.htm

Diary Thinker - On Arguments, Inspired By Book 8

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/argue

Perhaps the key to make argumentation a discussion, is not to go deeper, but to sink a certain depth....that is greater than the person or system one is at odds with, and to examine all angles. This methodology is displayed here in this book.

What are arguments, is it not karma, or politics: it depends on where one is coming from. From a religious side argumentation can be about making a judgment in a critical fashion, and come from a moral world-view. If I were to call this kind of argumentation critical argumentation, few perhaps would argue with that! Perhaps this type is not popular with people that argue, as it can leave one drained, and physically exhausted, opinionated argumentation is more popular with people that may look for arguments.

Perhaps argumentation is intense discussion, expressions are amplified....But in the end argumentation is about looking at our own views.

2 last words

1

copy and paste from book 8:

For it is easy for earthly and mundane gods to be angry, being made and composed by men out of either nature; thus giving us to understand that he believed that demons were formerly the souls of dead men....

2

mantra for today: advantages and diadvantages of arguing, repeat 180, no 198 times!

APPENDIX - DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARGUMENTATION

KIDS ARGUE IN A PLAYFUL WAY, A CARICATURE OF SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA, THIS IS WHERE WE LEARN OUR METHODOLOGY IN ARGUMENTATION:

PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTATION, AM I ARGUING ABOUT ARGUING? A FULL WORK OUT IN THE GYM!

CHARACTER ASSASSINATION, THIS IS INTERESTING, AS IT DEPENDS ON THE MOTIFS OF THE ACCUSER, AND WHETHER THEY ARE BASED ON STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS(SUCH AS ENVY OR BEING A DIFFICULT PERSONA):

FINAL WORD

Arguing may reveal hidden, or repressed emotions that may be connected to another person who is connected to the person you are arguing to, or the very person one is arguing with. I am writing about very deep and ugly repressed emotions that can not be faced with pen on paper. d-thinker

BONUS - PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT FOR TODAY

Animals with an innate phobia of novelty have higher levels of stress hormones after a new experience and die significantly younger than their braver kin, new research has found. The work suggests that a lifetime of fearful stress can take an accumulated toll on health. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4458-fear-of-new-things-shortens-life.html

ON NOISE - SILENCE IS EASY

2008-01-17T03:02:00.000-08:00

Whether at work, or home we all need some amount of silence each day. These ear plugs (above)have 2 settings, one for high frequencies and one for low frequencies, snoring. Noise can come from work, or from a noisy family, a less efficient method would be to have a bath - sometimes the ears fill up with water, and act as ear plugs.

Research also suggests that too much noise can lead to Dyslexia:

"If a child has a hard time ignoring 'noise,' it could distort speech perception and complication
[the recognition] of sound segments, which is essential for learning how to read," says researcher Anne Sperling of Georgetown University Medical Center in a news release.link

Though noise is simply sound with less patterns, as with different kinds of music, you may
like it if you can connect to the patterns in the music. I had an encounter at work yesterday,
and has led to an increase in my usual anxiety, life style could be linked to anxiety due to
the threat of a disruption in one's life style pattern.

So patterns are important to our health.

A definition of noise:

Noise cannot exist without sounds but sounds need interpretation before they can become noise. In the wording of Sanford Fidell at the workshop: "Noise is a sound that someone considers too inconvenient to control". This definition reveals the essentially political nature of noise annoyance.link

One way to release tension in ears is to put some sesame seed oil in the cap, and pour gently into the ear, while tilting the head.
Then the same for the other ear. The oil can also be used to stop wounds scaring.
Wax can be removed by using a special cleaning fluid - do not put anything in your ear.

Shouting, or talking too loud can also be seen as noise. Try to reiterate the noise in your mind but say it quietly. This is my new idea on this topic, any feedback on this idea will be helpful.

CYBER SPACE ADDICTION

2008-01-16T12:04:00.000-08:00

HERE, IS THE LATEST RESEARCH ON THIS...

quotes on health

2007-11-08T01:57:00.000-08:00

There are no incurable diseases - only the lack of will
There are no worthless herbs - only the lack of knowledge
Attributed to Avicenna, other sources attribute to Chinese medicinal texts

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings,
and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
Hippocrates

Health is worth more than learning.
Thomas Jefferson, letter to his cousin John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790

Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.
Hippocrates

He who wants to improve finds the way
Those who does not - find the reasons
proverb

We may have found a cure for most evils;
but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all—the apathy of human beings.
Helen Keller

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour:
so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor
Bible. Ecclesiastes. Chapter 10

If you are wise, you will mingle one thing with the other:
not hoping without doubt,
not doubting without hope
Seneca

To fear the worst oft(en) cures the worse
William Shakespeare

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
proverb

Nothing can cure the Soul but the Senses, just as nothing can cure the Senses but the Soul
Oscar Wilde

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it
The reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the Soul
Edgar Allan Poe

Like a great poet,
Nature is capable of producing the most stunning effects with the smalles means
Henrich Heine

Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye,
while if something affects your Soul you postpone the cure until next year?
Horace

"All things are artificial, for nature is the Art of God"
Sir Thomas Browne. Religio Medici

Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult
Hippocrates

True creativity often starts where language ends
Arthur Koestler. The act of Creation

Nature uses human imagination to lift her work of creation to even higher levels
Luigi Pirandello. Six Characters in Search of an Author

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take,
their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson

The vitamin has been reified. A chemical intangible originally
defined as a unit of nutritive value, it was long ago reified into a pill.
Now it is a pill; no one except a few precise scientists define it as anything else
Florence King. From Captain Marvel to Captain Valium (1989)

The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink.
So a group of the most eminent British scientists put their heads together,
and made complicated biological experiments to find a way of spoiling it.
To the eternal glory of British science their labour bore fruit.
George Mikes. How To Be An Alien (1946)

"Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him, because it ... goes into his stomach, then goes out of the body, thus making all foods clean?"
Bible. Gospel According to Mark [7.18, 7.19]

...Eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs
Bible. Numbers. Chapter 9

ON BLOOD PH - 7 IS ALRIGHT

2007-07-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

4.5 could mean you are a cancer magnet!

So why is this?

If your blood is acidic it is less stable.

Tell me some obvious examples?

If you have an ulcer, it is caused by acid in the stomach, spirits are highly acidic.

Also voice loss, or cancer in the throat can be caused by acid reflux.

Go into details?

More acid means having less ability to carry oxygen, but cells need oxygen!

How do I test my PH?

I do not know, some sites that say PH testing is good, do sell PH paper, whereas saliva, or urine PH testing is not testing the PH of the blood.

Will drinking h20 do the trick?

It will just dilute the blood, but the PH balance will stay the same?

I thought Dr-Thinker - acid will make me stronger, I like Chili food and a drink, look at that Alien monster in the film Alien, their blood was very acidic?

There bodies were more suited to a HIGH acidic level. As I guess the reason for this was that there is less oxygen in space.

What about calcium?

You should be taking multi-vitamin tablets anyway?

But, tell me this, vitamin C is an acid, but many say it is a good for me, though oranges are obviously acid!

Remember there is always an exception, yep.

But I never get colds and I suspect I am too acidic?

Can I use a copy and paste to answer this:

So why is it that there are so many reports of plain ascorbic acid aiding in the fight against colds and infection? The answer is pH balance. Ascorbic acid lowers the pH of the blood making it more acidic. Since most pathogenic bacteria flourish in an alkaline environment, specifically in a pH of 7.4 and above, it is safe to say that many would have a hard time existing in a medium altered by ascorbic acid.link

So is there something that u can add more that is not acidic?

Ester-C Tablets - Non-acidic stomach friendly Vitamin C Stomach-friendly Vitamin C. PS this is not a commercial
Also people are called of Fire type in Vedic philosophy that are acidic, which could mean hot-tempered, Fire is one of the 5 elements, this acidic energy is called Pitta energy. The 5 elements does suggest a more complex way of seeing this discussion, instead of a PH thing with a statistic chart linking cancer to acid blood. Fire is also connected to the voice, see this chart.

So waht is the Indian connection, what is Pitta energy?

Vedic is similar to the Chinese Herbal Medicine, it is called Ayurveda medicine. The acidic state is called a Pitta state, which has nothing to do with Pitta bread. But there are 3 different personalities, and hence there is also the idea of harmony in my life. Ayurveda's philosophy hints there are advantages and disadvantages of being a certain type, I know somebody at work who is obviously Kapha, he is a slow but sure type, who may spend a week on such a post, but it will be more comforting to a blog reader, I am a Pitta type, and I like to write with passion.

Time for another copy and paste?

Vata Personality : Vata, the first of the three doshas is constituted by the elements earth and air. It is responsible for entire body movements and mind activities including blood circulation, respiration, speech, sensation, hearing, touch, excretion, natural urges, formation of foetus, the sexual act, retention and feeling like fear, anxiety, grief and enthusiasm. In short, most of the physical phenomena associated with the nervous system of human beings can be identified with Vata. People of vata constitution are generally physically underdeveloped with flat chests and prominent veins and muscle tendons. The complexion is brown, the skin is cold, rough, dry and cracked. Vata people tend to be either too tall or too short. Physiologically, the appetite and digestion are variable. Vata people loves sweet, sour and salty tastes and like hot drinks. The production of urine is scanty and the faeces are dry, hard and small in quantity. They have a tendency to perspire less and also sleep less than other constitutional types. Psychologically, they are characterized by short memory but quick receptability. They have little strength of will, tend toward mental insecurity and possess little tolerance, confidence or boldness. The imbalance of the vata dosha may lead to a wide range of complications like worry anxiety, chronic tiredness, insomnia, underweight, constipation, skin dryness, mental confusion, impulsiveness and fast and disconnected speech.

Pitta Personality : Pitta, the second of the three doshas comes from fire and is responsible for digestion, thirst, hunger, heat regulation, vision, softness and luster, intellect, cheerfulness and sexual vigor. People of pitta constitution are of medium height, slender and with delicate body frame.The veins, muscles and tendons are not as prominent as in the vata people. These people have a complexion that may be coppery, yellowish, reddish or fair. The skin is soft, warm and less wrinkled than vata skin. Physiologically, these people have a strong metabolic system, good digestive ability and a strong appetite. The person of pitta constitution usually takes large quantities of food and liquid. Pitta types have a natural desire for sweet, bitter and caustic tastes and enjoy cold drinks. Though of medium duration, their sleep is uninterrupted. They produce a large volume of urine and the faeces are yellowish, liquid, soft and plentiful. There is a tendency towards slightly high body temperature with excessive perspiration. Psychologically, pitta people have a good comprehensive power and tend to possess intelligence and sharp intellect. The signs of pitta dosha imbalance include impatience, digestive problems, vision difficulties, a tendency to endeavour excessively to achieve goals ,and many more.

Kapha Personality : Kapha, the third of the three doshas comes from the basic elements of earth and water, and makes up all the solid structures of the body. It is responsible for firmness, binding, heaviness, strength, sexual potency, forbearances and restraints. People of kapha constitution have well-developed bodies and naturally, a strong tendency to carry excess weight. The veins, tendons and bones are not prominent but the muscle development is good.These people have fair and bright complexion with soft and lustrous skin.

FINAL WORD - UP

So if you are more alkaline and are Kapha, you may be more prone to colds, and less to cancer, and then acid foods may be more beneficial. Vice versa for Pitta types, of the Vata type could be in between, perhaps David Bowie is a Vatta type.

Update of my Theory on Panic Attacks

2007-07-05T02:17:00.000-07:00

posted - 14/11/08 - see below

The usual theory on Panic Attacks is that they develop from a very young age (2-4 year old) and this can be due to problems. Why they develop in very young people can be due to their limited resources to deal with things. Limitations can include a feeling of having less toys, the child can deal with this by increasing their sensitivity, or an amplification of life so they appreciate the toys that they already have. This may solve the problem, but this sensitivity is an amplification of life, or a distortion of life: life may become too loud, causing anxiety in older age.

There are different kinds of amplification in life, which are caused by sensitivities, it is basically how very young children deal with problems.

This may be difficult to understand, so here are 3 examples:

Lack of expression could cause an increase in sensitivity to colour

Lack of comfort could cause an increase in sensitivity to food

Lack of aesthetics in life could cause an increase in sensitivity to nature

Yesterday I did suggest to a person, who was suffering from long-term depression at work, that he may not be depressed but is suffering from tension caused by a sensitivity, I did sense some kind of internal response (body language), though there was an expected blank expression on his face. So I continued in the same line, that he has not had much bad luck in his life, he agreed.

p.s WHAT IS ANXIETY?

FEAR

Most people tidy themselves by sweeping their fear under the internal carpet of their perception.

posted - 24/03/08 (Easter Monday) - see below

Many Bloggers, I mean people suffer from them, I did notice this xanga post with over a hundred people admitting they have had panic attacks. My research suggests 80 percent of people suffer from anxiety, at work the other 20 percent tend to become managers (SOME WITH POWER COMPLEXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), with usual exceptions etc.

xanga post on panic attacks

Many believe that panic attacks are brought on by the fear of having one, so they indirectly face panic attacks, I would call these effectual or reflective panic attacks. Some may feel that they are something new, and come from nowhere, but the truth is that one may have accustomed oneself to a very sensitized state. Panic attacks are not really panic attacks, but anxiety attacks. It is like an alarm, so where does the sensitised state come from, perhaps it can come from phobia, such as fear of knives (which may be related to a past incidence), or a fear of spaces (agoraphobia) which may be linked to flying dreams which is a classic anxiety dream. So what is anxiety, but fear! Repressed memories from the past, psychologists can be expensive, though you can get charity, or state funded counselling, though younger psychologists will have lesser experience.

A writing feelings technique for repressed emotions:

1 wait for a fear to surface, anything that stirs u up
2 remember this is not the repressed memory, but a clue
3 keep reading what u wrote 3 times
4 wait for some thing else to stir u up, now read both things 3 times
5 keep at it, till u admit something or discover something, so one sinks deeper and deeper. One will realise that 1 was just a surface bubble, one needs to go down into this ocean. Do not worry about writing errors, for they can be read in different ways, and could ignite the unconscious more and make the steps of 2,3, 4 and 5 easier.

posted - 7/05/07 - see below

I have some posts with comments on Panic Attacks with some interesting comments, for simplicity I have left them out. See Google search for this blog and type: panic attack to find these other posts.

Though it has been a few years since my last update.

One can lose one's sense of clarity during Panic Attacks, one loses much reason, rather than one lies to oneself.

Critical thinking exercises could help - link to these exercises.

As one can then examine oneself, basically what thought is causing my anxiety?

This would be different for different people, but critical thinking does imply a thinking that stabilises thoughts, and can prevent anxiety in this way.

posted - 2/28/05 - see below

As with interviews for a new job the first impression is important, as with my theory on how one enters from the most safe area to outside their most safe area. Also the first impression is considered to be the only impression in the interview. Secondly, a daring attitude is more suited in creating that first impression in the interview i.e the strong handshake.

NOTE

According to a comment in a previous post, I have been reminded that the theory assumes an external impulse instead of an internal impulse.

This does change the direction of my posts, for there are many directions one can go, I do not want to just go in any direction : this is a utility Blog.

APPENDIX

GOOGLE, DEFINE:GUILT

Men Should Exercise To Reduce Their Risk Of Broken Bones In Later Life

2007-06-21T04:38:00.000-07:00

Serious fractures are common among older people and can have devastating consequences, particularly if a hip is broken. It is already recommended that women should take exercise to reduce the thinning of their bones, but now research published in PLoS Medicine shows that men too can help avoid fractures if they participate in sport or other vigorous activity. link

d-thinker

I better start with weights...

Children over-reacting!

2007-06-05T00:17:00.000-07:00

As adults we make too many decisions - all too many. Through a rush and a push one goes through life, instant decisions, followed by instant food, followed by instant television - reality television. Yesterday, I was playing with some video capture software, and I ended up going to work with my head spinning, one should take breaks! But my over-reaction to something that just seemed like a challenge got me to think about it and made me over careful, but by being over careful I was able to work it out: for things that were not logical became logical.

So how do children over-react, or how do they react to us!

In a New York Times article

The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive

they believe it to be due to the senses sending the wrong signals to the brain, but Individualism sees this as a gift, for differences in sensual perception are a form of normalism, there is no wrong or right! Or how the brain receives this sensory info...

Perhaps there is nothing wrong with these children, as the world is becoming more sinister - children are sensitive to it, and some feel they should grow up faster, some react more, or some become more violent, as it may help them to deal with an increasingly violent world when leaders laughingly play chess with soldiers lives, over national ego trips.

From pg 3 of the New York Times article:

Spencer Cambor, 9, of Boulder, Colo., said that he had an assortment of sensitivities, from smells and tastes (“Lettuce is so bad I almost throw up. Really throw up.”) to a feeling of being cramped or crowded, which kept him in perpetual motion.

Spencer is still unusually sensitive, said his father, Roger Cambor, a psychiatrist, but added that after months of occupational therapy, “there was a marked change; all of a sudden he could sit in a circle when asked, he settled down, his handwriting got much better.”

One has to wonder about the idea of normality, what is normal, or different. For many leaders worry about differences between countries, as parents worry about differences within children: we are getting closer and closer to clone culture or quick decisions.

SUMMARY

2007-05-31T04:32:00.000-07:00

***WEEKLY MEDITATIONS***

WEEKEND MEDITATION (CHOICE FROM 5)

FRIDAY MEDITATION

THURSDAY POEM

MON-WED; PERSONAL CHOICE MEDITATIONS

***MONTHLY MEDITATIONS***

FEBRUARY MEDITATION

MARCH MEDITATION

APRIL MEDITATION

MAY MEDITATION

JUNE MEDITATION

JULY MEDITATION

AUGUST MEDITATION

SEPTEMBER MEDITATION

OCTOBER MEDITATION

NOVEMBER MEDITATION

DECEMBER MEDITATION

EXERCISES BY D-THINKER

BAD/ALTERNATE THOUGHTS

MENTAL INTELLIGENCE EXERCISE

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE EXERCISE

TAI-CHI EXERCISE

PERCEPTION EXERCISE

VOICE EXERCISES

***HERBAL & ALTERNATIVE REVIEWS***

Acid - Blood PH

Acidophilus - Stomach Upsets

Augustine The Psychologist
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15

Autism

Body Fix - Heart, Liver, Energy, and Stop Colds

Date Soup

Detox Day - Feel More Fresh

Dry Mouth

Energy

Knee Problems

Farting

Ginseng- Energy

Honeysuckle Flowers Whole Tea (Jin Yin Hua) - Forgetting

Ingrown Hair

Linseeds - Superfood

Magnet Therapy - Bones

N*O*I*S*E

Oprah Winfrey-~~5-positive-things (REMASTERED AND EXPANDED)~~

Popcorn

Recession tips

Sesame Oil - Scars

Suicide

Yahoo Health Groups

White Willow Bark - Headaches

THEORIES

Inter-Emotion Group Theory

Update of my Theory on Panic Attacks

Phantom Sun Theory

Theory on Propaganda based on Theme

On Identity

Bullying and Racism

Pleasure series

1

2

3

4

Conflict in Life

Time Management

On Fear and Worry

Many little soultions and air filters

Money Worry

***FIRST RESORTS***

On Counsel(l)ing

Free Romantic Advice

Help for children and teenagers

RAZOR BURN OR TECHNICA NAME IS Psuedofolliculitis Barbae (PFB)

2007-05-22T02:29:00.000-07:00

This is a good tip FOR MEN:

Razor burn can be easily prevented if the very last strokes on your face with the razor are with the grain, not against it. In other words, you can shave as instructed above AND in any direction to get a close shave, but be sure that the very last strokes on your face are with the grain of your beard (typically a top-to-bottom stroke). Reason: The strokes of the razor blade actually changes the way your pores will grow the new hair. As such, you want to be sure to "reset" the grain of your beard by ensuring the last strokes are with the grain, or top to bottom. Works like a charm. link

another link

FOR WOMEN:

If you shave the pubic area, you remove the tapered end of the hair and, as the hair grows back without that tapered end, the sharpness will literally cut the skin surrounding the hair follicle.link

I found this advice on a shopping site:

While shaving with one hand, use the other hand to pull the skin taut.
Rinse the blade frequently, ideally after every stroke.

D-Thinker

I cannot really find a herbal cure, but you can buy products for in grown hair, I guess what works for the man will work for the woman too with waxing.

... try INGROW GO - SKIN DOCTORS which you can get from BOOTS, which I have tested, but it is also suitable for women. Though the BOOTS version does not work. Also the direction of the hair growth may not be down, but could start sideways, then change angle to a more upward one, and go on a right-diagonal course for men.

TIP FOR A HEADACHE AT WORK

Put some Lavender on a handkerchief, if you feel a headache you can wipe your headache away with the handkerchief.

REMEMBRANCE FOR - Vivien Thomas

2007-05-21T06:45:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivien_Thomas

This person had no qualifications but was able to make great discoveries in heart surgery.

At 75 he was refused into a hospital because he was black, and died as a result.
(SOURCE FOR ABOVE LINE FROM - Willliam John Meegan - PLEASE MAKE A COMMENT IF THIS LINE IS CORRECT OR NOT)

There are over 1.75 million heart surgeries in America each year because of his individual pioneer work at John Hopskin Hospital.

ENERGY LEVELS

2007-05-11T01:23:00.000-07:00

ONE WAY I GUESS IS:

WHEN YOU ARE MOST TIRED DO WHAT YOU MOST DO NOT WANT TO DO?

SO WOULD THIS MEAN BEING MISERABLE?

I WOULD PREFER TO DO THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO.

BUT DEPRESSION COULD BE NOT HAVING ENOUGH ENERGY.

SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE ENERGY, AS A VIRTUE, IN AN INERT WAY.

SO WHAT CAN ONE DO?

BUT COFFEE BOOSTS IF ANYTHING ELSE, IT GETS US MOVING THROUGH INERTIA, THEN WE KEEP GOING THROUGH WILL POWER.

THOUGH THE SIMPLEST WAY TO INCREASE ENERGY IS LUCOZADE, SORRY I MEAN BREATHING WELL.

TRY THE D-THINKER METHOD OF BREATHING, JUST BREATHE VERY QUICK IN AND OUT LIKE A DOG, THEN TRY ONE VERY SLOW BREATH, THIS IS A SIMPLE WAY TO BECOME MORE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR BREATHING.

THEN GENTLY DOUBLE PALM YOUR FACE, AND THEN GENTLY TAP YOUR FACE SEVERAL TIMES TO AWAKE THE FACE, BUT I DO NOT MEAN SLAPPING YOUR FACE.

THE FINAL PART IS TO CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND IF YOU SEE THINGS TRY GETTING THEM OUT OF THE WAY, IMAGINE THROWING WHATEVER YOU SEE TILL YOU SEE NOTHING WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES.

THE THEORY

IS BASICALLY TO WAKE ONE SELF UP, TO STOP THINKING, AND NOT TO INCREASE ONE'S ENERGY, BUT TO REDIRECT ENERGY SPENT ON THINKING TO ACTING.

HEALTH NEWS - CANCER IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE

2007-04-20T00:11:00.000-07:00

On the Catwalk; Cancer is 'not a death sentence'

MARK MALONE / The Daily News
Local News - Thursday, April 19, 2007 @ 09:00

Cancer survivor Nancy Jackson, of Blenheim, walks the podium during the Celebrate Life Fashion Show at the Wheels Inn in Chatham Wednesday. The show was started by Marie Anderson of Nina Marie's in Blenheim to honour her mother's fight with breast cancer.

Photo: Michael Ivanin

Derek Jackson lost his father to cancer, but not his positive outlook against the disease.

The 29-year-old from Dresden is winning his battle versus testicular cancer.

He's been in remission for almost three years.

"For me, it's always taking your recovery one day at a time," said Jackson, who turns 30 in May. "One day at a time, one hour at a time. Don't look too far ahead or behind."

His brother Chad is also in remission from testicular cancer.

Their father, Wayne Jackson, wasn't as fortunate. He died in July 2006 at age 54.

Derek honoured his father by hitting the catwalk Wednesday night for the Celebrate Life fashion show, one year after declining an offer to model.

"He's a bit of a reason to do things like this," Jackson said.

A sellout crowd of 335 attended the 11th annual show at the Wheels Inn.

The 22 models are cancer survivors. Some are now fighting the disease; others are in remission or cancer-free.

Each shared inspirational words with the audience.

"The message tonight for people out there is there's a great quality of life after a cancer diagnosis," said Cindy Vinall, Chatham-Kent branch manager of the Canadian Cancer Society. "It's not a death sentence."

Jackson is proof. He feels great, despite learning during Christmas 2002 he had testicular cancer that spread to the lymph nodes in his stomach.

He had surgery, then underwent chemotherapy and radiation.

The fashion show was the latest cancer benefit in which Jackson, a program manager at KSR International in Ridgetown, has participated in since getting healthy.

"It was just another way I could give back," he said.

Blenheim's Nancy Jackson, no relation to Derek, was another first-time model.

She was diagnosed in April 2006 with breast cancer, underwent chemotherapy from June to November, and then radiation in December and January. Now she's cancer-free.

"I don't prefer to call it a remission," said Jackson, 48. "I prefer to call it, 'I had it and it's gone.'

"I was given the all-clear in February and I went back to work in April."

Her standard response during treatment was, "I'm fine," whenever people asked how she was. Even when she didn't feel her best, she stayed upbeat.

"I was very fortunate, very lucky," she said. "I ended the chemo very well and I didn't get sick. I know a lot of people do, but I was lucky."

The fashion show's main purpose isn't to raise money, but Vinall hoped to raise $14,000 to $15,000.

Models wore clothes from Nina Marie's Fashion Boutique, Lionel's Men's Wear, Enchantment Bridal & Formal Gowns, and Bud Gowan Formal Wear.

D Thinker

Some see a glimpse of that inner spirit, but even seeing it, though they may not not touch it one may not give up when most do.

ALTERNATE THOUGHTS INSTEAD OF BAD THOUGHTS

2007-04-11T04:37:00.000-07:00

I have had some doubts if finding alternate thoughts for bad thoughts really worked. Though I have spent a few years trying to understand it more, how can a simple re-iteration work on a deep level. The truth is that the alternative thoughts help one to change one's beliefs (ref. Law Of Attraction) which stop the 'bad' thought, the method of use is to read the bad thought followed by the alternative thought several times:

April 2007

Bad thought : I feel like a caricature. I feel like a ....
Alternate thought : My worth is not based on feelings. I am a soul.

Belief : People are so busy, and the tendency is to generalise people. Also people think that they can pass on their difficulties to others. One should not see oneself as others see oneself, but one should see oneself as being in control. One has the right to see oneself how one wants to see oneself, because one is oneself and not others.

VOICE LOSS - 2 NEW IDEAS BY D THINKER

2007-04-11T04:10:00.000-07:00

New Solution

Solution deleted. I found my 2 new ideas bad on reflection.

I have no new solution.

SEE THE HOSPITAL.

WALKING PROBLEMS - nearly 50 million Americans have knee problems

2007-04-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

It is quite common even with young adults that one leg appears to go numb. Most people would leave the leg to recover, and that is it, and perhaps one may use leg supports. For most this is enough, though you can also exercise the knee, which you cannot do with other joints in the body:

1

Knee Exercise: Leg Lifts
Warm up your knee joints by walking around awhile before you start this knee exercise.

* Choose your location.

* Beginners can do this knee exercise by sitting on the floor, or on a firm bed.

* Make sure your back is well supported. Lean back on your hands, or against the headboard.

* Place a pillow under your right knee.

* Lift your right foot a few inches, and feel the back of your knee push into the pillow.

* Hold for 10 seconds, then rest your leg.

* Repeat this exercise until you feel a slight burning in the front of your leg. This knee exercise strengthens your quad muscle, which will help to support your kneecap and knee joint.

* Repeat with the left leg, first placing the pillow under your left leg.

* As with your right leg, hold for 10 seconds, then relax.

Continue this knee exercise until you feel a slight burning in your quad muscle.

Do this knee exercise at least twice a day, increasing the number of leg raises as your quad muscles get stronger.

Note: When you can easily do this knee exercise for 3 minutes or more, you can add more resistance by sitting in a chair, straightening your leg and lifting it. Keep your leg straight while lifting, but do not lock the knee.

2

Knee Exercise: Wall Slide Strengthens Thigh Muscles
Be sure to walk around a bit and do some gentle stretching before you begin this knee exercise.

While doing this knee exercise, wear sturdy shoes that provide good support for your feet. Make sure you are standing on carpet or a non-slippery surface.

* Stand with your back against a wall, and your feet straight in front of you.

* Slide down, keeping your back against the wall, until you are in a slight sitting position. Slide down only as far as you feel comfortable; when you get stronger you will be able to slide into more of a sitting position.

* For the first few times you do this knee exercise, hold the sitting position for a few seconds, then slide back up. As your quad muscles get stronger, you can hold the sitting position for up to 20 seconds.

* Starting from a standing position, repeat this knee exercise a few times at first.

As you feel stronger, you work up to repeating this knee exercise 10 times.

When you are finished, walk around a bit to give your knees and quads a gentle stretch.

This knee exercise can be repeated several times per week.

D THINKER

Be careful not to lock the knees in the first exercise, just tense the muscle around the knee. The other exercise sounds a bit complicated, but you just have to try it. As both of these exercises are tension release exercises, they will help to relax the knee. Whereas other leg exercises work more on the thighs, or shins, and only indirectly exercise the knee muscles. The mentioned exercises are by Sharon O'Brien, MA, LMHC, is a licensed psychotherapist. There are some more knee exercises here: http://www.bigkneepain.com/knee-exercises.html
but they appear to me to be more leg exercises and only exercise the knees indirectly. There is one simple knee stretching stretching exercise that has a good overall effect on the leg, where you place your foot on a higher plane while standing and exert a little pressure on the knees, this should be done for each leg and easily straightens out the leg.

The http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/ is another site which basically exercises the legs and hips, squats do not exercise the muscles surrounding the knees, for the first movement is a thigh movement, and the last movement is an overall leg movement, even the horizontal squat is simply a lighter version of the vertical squat.

From this site, there is a video that displays the knee better:

http://www.bostonarthritiscenter.com/image/122/misknee/knee-anatomy.htm

So there is a main thigh bone, the front knee bone, which are supported by 2 lower bones that connect to the feet:

I know I have not offered anything original, but this is a simple knee exercise that I invented:

1. Sit down.
2. Stretch a leg outwards.
3. Move foot anti-clockwise with left foot, or clockwise with left foot.
4. When you are doing step 3 hold the knee with both hands to stop it moving.
5. Tense for a count of 35, then you do not need a stop watch.
6. You should feel a release of tension.

another one I invented, again based on angle flexibility of the knees:

1. Lie down on a bed.
2. Raise both legs.
3. Bend knees while holding raised legs.
4. Try moving the lower legs outwards, while trying not to move the thighs.
5. Try step 4 50 times.

APPENDIX

1. How bones heal.

2. The fastest legs on the planet, though not for running away, the cheetah.
The name "cheetah" comes from a Hindi word meaning "spotted one" or from the Sanskrit word "chitraka", being able to accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h (≈70 mph) in three seconds! Unlike "true" big cats, the cheetah can purr as it inhales, but cannot roar, it cannot draw its claws inwards; which can make it a dangerous cat. The cheetah can live over twenty years, but its life is often short, for it loses its speed with old age.

3

I did manage to run at 13 miles per hour last Friday (or was it km per hour?) but the trick is to keep running this speed for 26 miles and then I can break the marathon record of 2 hours 10 mins!

4

Google pictures of running: here.

ON SUICIDE

2007-03-27T02:02:00.000-07:00

Is it true that bees do not get lost within 12 miles, but we get lost so easily. Being lost is about being human, though sometimes we feel that there are no options, and we are somewhere - we are too tired to see other options. We need to feel good, and this separates us from animals, and this is a difficult option with high mortgages, and bills being thrown at us when we are travelling 6000 miles per hour trying to grasp who we are. Counselling is probably the best cure for depression, for it is about taking a step back, and learning emotional skills and developing emotional intelligence. This is free in England under the National Health Service, just call your doctor.

this is a post I found on this Xanga site:

Contemplating Suicide

"The essence of suicide is despair" -Kane
"The essence of suicide is you don't collect the insurance." -Cutshaw
The 9th Configuration

This is a serious misnomer. Contemplating suicide. I don't think that what you are doing when you get so close to idea of your own death really qualifies as "contemplating". Contemplating implies a logical, informed process. It implies sober, careful thought. Thinking seriously about suicide is not this. It is a mad rushing toward the end of suffering. It is being so tired that you cannot possibly take anymore. It is being so sick and broken by the pain that anything, anything else sounds better. This is how it was for me. I have been there more times than I care to admit.

My best friend. Friend oldest and most loved. She is there and I hate it. I don't know if the way I approach this topic with her does any good. She says I am good for her to talk to because I don't tell her how horrible she is for even thinking about it. I don't say 'think of everything you would put your children through.' I don't say 'you have so much to live for'. It is true. I don't say these things. Maybe I should, but I don't. I do say that it will be better, or at the very least be different. You will not always feel exactly this way. I promise that. I also know that when you are so deep in the dark you can't believe that you will ever be in the light again, no matter how many times you hear it. I have had too close a love affair with the thought of my own death to tell her she is crazy for considering it. I know the taste of oblivion too well to pretend that the idea is preposterous.

She didn't call me when she was supposed to. She often does this, but tonight what does it mean? I'm not going to push it. If she doesn't want to talk to me, that is her right and I respect it. She has several people who are in her face with the 'must/must nots'. I have always only wanted to be her support for whatever she does. The person who loves her no matter what. I am not going to change my tune now.

I tell her I would miss her terribly and I hope and hope and hope that she will not leave me to this world alone. I hate to think of my life without her. This is the thing I can say and actually, with all of my heart, mean it. So this is the thing I say.

D - Thinker

I have including this post, as it includes some good comments. Also one can emphasis and comment with people who are deeply depressed, or who have known anybody that has committed suicide. Though games can also lift oneself out of it, for it does not matter if one gets addicted at least one is not thinking of negative thoughts.:--:.

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 7 OF 22

2007-03-18T02:52:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 7)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

The God Janus is mentioned, the month January remembers his name. It is interesting that he looks forwards, and backwards, is that possible? I cannot do it, but that is why Janus is a God. Though if he did lose his voice, he would have a spare voice. He is remembered by BC Roman poet Ovid: translation.
An extract:

Soon Trojan ships will touch these shores,
And a woman, Lavinia, shall cause fresh war.
Pallas, dear grandson, why put on that fatal armour?
Put it on! No mean champion will avenge you.
Conquered Troy you will conquer, and rise from your fall,
Your very ruin overwhelms your enemy’s houses.

A fresh war, could mean a war after a stable peace.
The Romans believed that they came from the line of Aeneas who was one of many fleeing Trojans. It is interesting how old writings connect us to the world which feeds our feeling of belonging which is an important part of a person's psychology. I like to read holy books from all religions, as one connects deeply to life, and hence one's psychology improves, maybe this is an aspect of faith. One can also reference that one may connect to things of the past through re-incarnation, which many early Christians and even the Woman Warrior of Britannia:

Boudicca

believed in, and this can affect faith. But what is the connection between faith and psychology? Please could you add a comment to this post, if you want to aid my research into this.

Final Comment (an attempt to say something new)

The reality is that we simply use words like Buddhism, re-incarnation, evolution, one may say, 'I do not believe in Krishna, or I used to believe that God does not exist, but I believe now'. We simply may be expressing our meaning of things in different ways. For example one may say one day 'God does exist' or in another day, 'God does not exist' but we may be using different words to express the same thing, but in a different way. So where does that meaning of things come from?

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120107.htm

Intergroup Emotion Theory

2007-01-19T05:07:00.000-08:00

I E T for short is an interesting theory about how the environment effects emotions, the environment being here is groups.

Emotions tend to play the role of bodyguard, or to aid our thinking in our survival process.

Though in groups feelings change to what is best for the group.

Outsiders to a group seem to be treated as whether they are a threat to the group, or not.

Feelings of individual members in groups appear to diffuse their feelings into the group.

Though this is not in the sense of sharing feelings, but feelings are more easily felt within the group.

Also how people are treated within a group determines their role in the group.

The person that values the group the most becomes the leader of the group, and this is not determined by leadership skills.

Though this does not seem to exist in large groups, but small groups.

The theory was tested on informal groups.

Theory by Mackie, Devos, & Smith 1999
Research by Diary Thinker 2007

Stop Money Worry

2007-01-13T04:52:00.000-08:00

I recall a talk show a few years back, where they argued that granting capital to help people with debt. did not help them with their karmic weight; but they would swiftly return to debt. with the exception of students, especially in the UK, who have to lend money. The behaviour of this, perhaps would be a desire for money that is disguised by the debt. for the cash, and this is why people with 'big' debts often have insecurities which are probably disguised, some though are very trivial, and humorous, and for some it is a matter of charm to use disguises to hide insecurities.

Many people can certainly change their postures with money, the ground for this is how insecurities can vary. The first time to deal with insecurities is to work out how they vary with outside factors.

For these external factors can gradually help one to find more information about these insecurities. Say, one right now is worrying about money, or has to buy something, this is a disguise to admit that one is worrying about money. Observe what is hap penning around of you, has some one come into your room, if it is a parent figure it could mean insecurities could have been implanted onto oneself when one was growing up, then one would have to look at one's childhood. Do you remember something in your past? Or some memory, generally talking children have a very childish attitude with money, so one cannot really study the buying, or persuading parents to buy options, one has to look else where. One has too look at childhood values, I remember my childhood house having 4 back sheds, and this really impressed me, and this is a false value. I also was impressed by big gardens, especially with apple trees, looking back now it was not that big, and was not that aesthetic, so this is a false value. One needs to do this exercise until the desire to acquire is gone, and the need for disguises is also lost, and then one may be in a basic state of worry about money, one has to admit it!

Then the final step of the process - one has to find more primal values, such as this old dictionary which I was really impressed by when I was young, or them Marvel comics that were too expensive, where deeper and more primal false values. For values are where all things of wealth are reduced too. By Diary Thinker

Appendix

1

List_of_countries_by_the_number_of_billionaires

2

http://www.psychologyofmoney.com/

THE ADULT VERSION OF COT DEATHS

2006-12-14T14:15:00.000-08:00

Some people simply die...

with nothing wrong with them.

This is called Sudden Adult Death Syndrome(Sads)...a twilight zone in the medical books.

One in every 20 sudden cardiac deaths meaning a sudden stopping of the heart is caused by a disease or fault of the heart, or about six in every twenty by a rare disease, that may be passed on through the DNA, which effects the electrical current to the heart, and these diseases cannot be found after the person has died.You can find help if you knew somebody who has died from sads, http://www.sads.org.uk/ where you can download a pdf. Though taking any prescribed medicine if you have had Cardiac problems in the past can increase the probability of Sads, though this opens the door clear open for herbalism, which works best when one has stopped taking prescriptions or over the counter medicine, though betta-blockers are recommended.

Of simple herbalism one can try date soup which is very heart warming especially in the winter, though the seasons of the deaths were not mentioned in the UK in the above pdf, also heated sesame seed in an empty pan for heart-burn, are both traditional Chinese treatments for the heart.

One has also to research the mental to heart relationship, though the electrical influences may be using Sodium and Potassium, what one is thinking about can affect the heart beat patterns, which could explain the difference with cot deaths and Sads. Perhaps we all have an Achilles heel, which can happen only in certain circumstances.

In this modern age we are asking more from the heart, even exercise asks more from the heart, betta blockers simply limit the effects of exercise on the heart. This can only lead to more sophisticated life styles, if one does exercise, several weeks with out exercise will ensure a complete heart recovery, and vice versa for a person that does not exercise. The truth is, what is a disease, but when something goes wrong, or a thing that forces things to go wrong to our physical health, and on the other level we are given herbs, that force things to go right in our system, but herbs is not a profit industry, though disease is.

BY D-THINKER

APPENDIX

1

Sudden adult death syndrome up in England

LONDON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Each year there are potentially some 500 sudden unexplained deaths in England, reveals a nationwide study.

The researchers used death judgments relating to sudden unexplained deaths in people from 117 coroners -- out of 122 -- across England from October 1997 to May 1999 and found the figure for the unexplained deaths at about eight times higher than previously thought.

None of those who died had a history of heart disease, and they had all last been seen alive within 12 hours of death. All were between the age of 4 and 64.

National figures for sudden adult death syndrome, or SADS, were calculated and compared with official death statistics for SADS and unknown causes of death. The results showed that only about one-third of the 56 cases of SADS had been correctly identified, according to the study reported in the journal Heart.

Almost one in five had a family history of sudden unexplained deaths before the age of 45. Families affected by SADS have an inherited genetic heart defect, which makes them prone to severe abnormalities in heart rhythm, and sudden death, suggest the authors.

2

What is cot death?

Cot death is also called SIDS -- an acronym which stands for sudden infant death syndrome. Cot death isn't any one illness or disease. Rather, it's a diagnosis, given when an apparently healthy baby under the age of one dies without warning. When doctors and investigators can't pinpoint a cause after performing a full investigation including an autopsy, review of family and medical history and examination of the death scene, cot death is given as the cause.

HALF OF CHILDREN AT SCHOOL ARE BULLIED

2006-10-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.bullying.co.uk/

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE OF SPECIAL NEEDS, OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AT KID-POWER.

IF YOU LIVE IN CANADA YOU CAN PHONE 1 800 668 6868, FOR KID'S HELP LINE BUT IT WILL NOT WORK OUTSIDE CANADA. THE SITE IS ALSO HAS A FRENCH OPTION. YOU CAN POST AT Ask a Counsellor and Express Yourself sections. THE ADVICE GIVEN THOUGH FOR BEING ANONYMOUS IS VERY SIMPLE I.E TOOLS-OPTIONS-PRIVACY, I WOULD SUGGEST LOOKING AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER BLOG OF MINE, WHICH HAS A LINK TO FREE SOFTWARE THAT CAN DELETE TRACES OF VISITING KID'S HELP LINE.

BLAME GUNS ON MANSON :

STATISTICS PROVE THAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND BULLIED HAVE A HIGHER PROPENSITY FOR USING GUNS! Read more...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,152078,00.html

15 APRIL 2005 NEW REPORT ON VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL

SEE POINT 3 ON FLOODING

DEFINE FLOODING Flooding in behavior therapy, a form of desensitization for the treatment of phobias and related disorders in which the patient is repeatedly exposed to highly distressing stimuli without being able to escape but without danger, until the lack of reinforcement of the anxiety response causes its extinction. In general, the term is used for actual exposure to the stimuli, with implosion used for imagined exposure, but the two terms are sometimes used synonymously to describe either or both types of exposure.

Diary Thinker.- Slamming doors in the house is bullying, because it is a form of domestic abuse, but I have slammed doors for no reason. Therefore one can bully with no intention of bullying, as one may go into a nightmare without realizing what one is doing, for who wants to go into a nightmare, but we do it. Or even racism, which goes beyond colour, can be based on not understanding that the feeling of family is based on familiarity, and it does not belong to a certain community. So how does this help us to understand bullying? But it is not jealously, which is more of a problem for the accuser, as some people do make it out. So bullying only becomes obvious in the long term, and it can pass on from name calling to lying about other people. So are all difficult people bullies? But difficult people, are general in their difficulty to others. I do remember a Marlon Brando interview where he talks about how little is known about American Indians, and he talks about a lack of brotherly love : this was when his charm was at it's most celebrated level.

Police probe Yorke 'racism' claim, is racism bullying? A lot of bullying is motivated by social issues, or profit motivated. Right or left could just depend on which country you have decided to live in, and your social position in that country. Another more original theory on racism which came to me yesterday(27 April 05) and then I forgot it, but has come back only just is that older cultures may appear more soggy, which can make them seem more backward : like a child who would make fun of an old member of the family, and see the wrinkles on their face as proof of a bad nature. Or the racism could also be given the other way, for the sogginess could also be seen as pride, and they may see the freshness of more new countries with a vanity. I do not just mean the older Eastern cultures but Japan is a now a much more modern country than it was. Identity is created through a combination of old, and new ideas through the personality. One can improve the perspective of one's identity by meditating on the advantages and disadvantages of using new ideas in life, or old ideas...

The problem I see with bullying is that the identity is attacked, or self-image which people really need to get out of the house, or to do what one has to do. In my own thinking bullying can be dealt with through meditating on one's own image, and to focus on the advantages and disadvantages of one's self image. My theory does explain why the effect of bullying is so harmful, and why the shadow of it continues in one's adult life. Lastly, a person who feels seriously unlucky, or in crisis or depressed will be discomforting to all people : though they may be racist because they feel too weak to be open-minded.

UPDATE 3 JUNE 05

One of the aspects of non-individuality is the empathy of sameness. Only the individual sees individual merit. Non-individuality desires companionship which is as close to one's physical identity, this is probably as difficult as the individual's desire to find people on merit of virtue. So even the individual can be racist (let's not show bias) to those who seek or express no identity in life, and have mannerisms that cushion, or even to forget their own identity. Though this subtle racism exists in each different race, or community.

UPDATE 15 OCTOBER 06

Bullying is everything that does not help another, it is wanting things to go wrong with
another being. But why would one think so ill of another, possibly to find confidence.
There is a process of life, but life treats us as we may effect life for others, as
life can be difficult for many, life can also bully some, by taking away what some have
put so much energy into: for misfortune can be dealt with well if it happens in a timely
way.

So life bullies the bully, and the bully bullies the innocent, so life punishes
the innocent through the bully by bullying the bully. So what is taken away, or
stipped by the bully, but one's mental sincerity. By practising the art of sincerity
one makes friends with life again, one needs to feel the wind in stillness, for
by accepting ourselves as part of the aesthetic we cue ourselves
out of the bullying trap.

Though the ultimate truth is that there is no bullying, no friends, no enemies,
no partitions, no feelings, no thoughts, no wife, no husband, no birth, nor
death but we have a relationship with life, and that is it, and everything
else is just colo(u)rs.

WE SIMPLY ARE. WE SIMPLY ARE. WE SIMPLY ARE. WE SIMPLY ARE. WE SIMPLY ARE...WE?
Makes friends with life!

OCTOBER MEDITATION

2006-10-05T05:33:00.000-07:00

http://d-thinker.com/ secrets of success.mp3

There should be no copy-right issue with this. If you find it hard to explore your feelings with pen and paper even for 20 minutes, this will help! Focus is on global thinking, or being hard on yourself.

SEPTEMBER MEDITATION

2006-09-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

Link For Model

This is my second exercise for emotions, based on the success of my previous exercise on emotional mapping. I have felt that the exercise has helped me in my life, and this exercise has cued me to try it again with this second exercise.

This second emotional exercise is more of a meditation, but this is exciting for me to give it another go in this direction. Inspiration for this meditation comes from Ask and it is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks.

As this exercise uses fashion models that can be found in so many magazines, it is an exercise that can be adopted almost anywhere, unlike my previous exercise, which needs some privacy.

1. We appear to be drowned by these images, especially on the net of these models, with different expressions and clothes, with different combinations. Find one of these pictures, and appreciate her (or his) happiness, even though it is fake. Give her (or he) the benefit of the doubt.

2. Appreciate their peace, though it may be a fake peace created more from effort, than the model's lifestyle!

3. Appreciate their health, though chances are...

4. Though each appreciation may work better with a different model. Step 4 is to appreciate their dreams coming true in their life in the best possible way.

5. You may want to repeat 1 to 4 with different models. Appreciate yourself, quickly now turn that appreciation to yourself.

We always lie to ourselves when we have no evidence of other people, and we reduce them. This exercise allows us to step outside of our subjective perception, and perhaps make the Law Of Attraction work for us.

Effects of exercise

1. Positive experiences out of nowhere,
2. Meeting one's expectations,
3. Self-reliance,
4. A sense of purpose and direction,
5. A better sense of oneself,
6. A stronger sense of direction for oneself.

WINTER BLUES

2006-08-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

D(r) Thinker

The key is acceptance in winter, as it is surrender in summer. We do think in a different way in winter, and this has to affect how we feel. I would say Saint Johns Wort is a good herbal treatment. Though Dr Suki says we eat too much, a good snack could be popcorn which can feed our hunger. I have always seen pop corn as good for dealing with change, because it is prepared from seed, and change(or pop) it does, though this is an original idea by me.

Dr.Savitha Suri

Long nights, short days, sweaters, warm clothes and chilly weather
make many of us sick and depressed. This depression which surfaces
especially in winter is a Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and is
often called as winter Time Blues or Winter depression. The exact
cause for this depression is as of yet unclear. But yet few
scientists believe lack of exposure to sunlight as the reason for
this disorder.

The symptoms of winter depression are tendency to over eat, craving
for carbohydrates and sweets and weight gain.

Had our ancestors observed this change in humans? The answer is yes.
Have they recommended any remedies? Yes, they have recommended
simple and effective natural remedies to overcome Seasonal Affective
Disorder. They have laid down explicit guidelines about diet and
lifestyles which have to be followed according to seasons.

The winter season is marked as Hemanta ritu and Sisira ritu in
ayurveda. Hemanta ritu starts from mid November and ends in mid
January. This falls in southern solstice which is called as visarga
kala or dakshinayana in ayurveda. Sisira ritu starts from mid
January and lasts till middle of march. Sisira ritu falls in
Northern solstice which is called as Aadana kaala or uttaraayana.

The response of human body to this season is very well explained in
ayurveda. People will have increased strength and their digestion
capacity is increased .This is marked by increased hunger. These
symptoms are caused by increased body fire which is supported by
vata. Vata inside body increases in winter because of cold and
dryness which is prevalent in outer atmosphere.
The winter time depression is noticed mostly in persons who have
vata as major constituent in their prakriti or body constitution.
The cause for this type of change is longer nights of winter.

Light therapy is recommended by doctors for winter time blues.
Exposure to artificial light may cause headache , Irritability ,Eye
strain , Inability to sleep and fatigue. Exposure to sunlight and if
sunlight is not available sitting near fireplace is the remedy
suggested in Ayurveda.

Keeping the home well lit with lights help to reduce the intensity
of depression.

Moderate exercise like yoga is another remedy for winter depression.
Ayurveda recommends oil massage (abhyanga) to body and head
(moordha taila.). Indulging in sexual act to keep the moods elevated
and to keep the body warm is another strongly suggested ayurvedic
remedy.

Meeting friends who are kind and understanding boosts morale and
brightens up the day. Spending time with friends on the beach helps
to expose your body to sunlight and keeps your spirits high.

Relaxing with meditation, massage , light music and laughter helps
to great extent.

The following ayurvedic tips help to prevent and reduce the
intensity of seasonal disorder of winter, the winter time blues.
1. Expose yourself to sunlight as much as you can. In absence
of sun light sitting near fire place is very helpful.
2. Massage your body with vata balancing herbal oil (abhyanga).
Never forget to apply oil on your head (moordha taila.).
3. Then remove the oil by taking hot water bath. A mixture of
flours of yellow gram (channa), green gram (moong) , fenu greek
seeds (methi) in equal proportion is the best herbal scrub which
can be used to remove the oil. This mixture prevents the washing of
natural oil from skin.
4. Consume hot soups.
5. Use vata balancing foods like wheat, oil, corn, black gram
and jaggery.
6. Tickle your taste buds with sweet, sour and salt tastes
7. Always use hot water for all daily routine activity.
8. Use thick blankets and sheets made of cotton, silk and wool.
9. Always wear foot wear.
10. Indulge in sexual act.
11. Spend your leisure time with friends and relatives whom you
like.

This article is copy righted. The author Dr.SavithaSuri is an
Ayurvedic Physician and web master of http://www.ayurhelp.com

http://www.ayurhelp.com/articles/winterblue.htm

A LOT OF SMALL PROGRAMS THAT TALK TO YOU ABOUT ISSUES - and there are many issues we have

2006-08-06T06:55:00.000-07:00

http://innerpeace.org/beyondsuffering.shtml

Beyond Suffering Free Self-Help Chatterbot Software for Inner Peace Why suffer any longer? InnerPeace has free self-help software to deal with all kinds of suffering, from addictions to worry. Choose one area below that troubles you that you want to deal with now.

d thinker : all the programs are very small and similar, and it asks you questions about a problem, such as addiction, or burnout. I hope it works, but they have many programs. You can download a batch of them in a second because they are so small. When you download them you would see a browser, no it is not a link to a site, but the program I believe uses Python which is a programming language, which uses the browser as a platform. You can also see and change the program, by going into properties and open with notepad. Well its all free, and open. If I switch the computer off now I will know if the internet addiction program works.

QUESTION MANTRA IN AUGUST

2006-08-05T01:55:00.000-07:00

One can question mantra by asking questions to oneself. Repeat these 5 at least 5 times. I WAS THINKING, to copy and paste some questions with a link, but I can make my own questions. Though I wanted to make the questions very d-thinking, and naturally follow each other.

What is the question that I need to ask myself?

Do I need to look back?

Where can I find new energy for and in my life?

Do those that you feel embarrassed by, have they had less opportunities in their lives?

Can I save myself?

JULY MEDITATION

2006-07-28T00:56:00.000-07:00

Chogyam Trungpa,
who teaches:

No one can turn you completely upside down
and inside out. You must accept yourself as
you are, instead of as you would like to be,
which means giving up self-deception and
wishful thinking.

During the coming week, work on accepting yourself (and the
time and space you're currently living in) as you are and
as it is, warts and all.

While sitting, try the "I am" meditation. Breathe in "I"
and breath out "am." This is one of the world's simplest
and yet most profound meditation techniques.

When you accept yourself as "I am," you give up self-
deception and wishful thinking and attain freedom,
peace, and bliss.

Chet

Chet Day
Editor, EarthRain Meditations
http://meditation101.com

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Health & Beyond Online
P.O. Box 755
Earl, NC 28038-0755

JOURNEY TO LOVE SITE (includes free advice by a pro)

2006-07-22T02:23:00.000-07:00

newspiritservices.com/ journey to love .html

highlights from the above site, the three golden rules:

The 1st. Golden Key to relationships: "I am willing to give my partner what they need, not what I need to give them." If your love partner likes blue, do not buy them a shirt that is yellow, because you like yellow. Take their true desires into consideration, and give them what they need.

D Thinker.- Oneness is about separation of your wants, and their wants, or else oneness becomes separation.

The 2nd. Golden Key to relationships: "I put my partner first, above all else." If you are busy with work and leave your love partner to 'die on the vine', then they loose, and you will eventually be seeking someone else. Abandonment is abandonment, regardless of the age of the person. Most people already have abandonment issues that they deal with.
When you also abandon your mate, you create deep pain for them. Like the sun, nurture your partner, and shine your love upon them.

D Thinker.- You cannot pretend that you are single, when you are not, for then you become single, for relationships become serious when you enter that new world.

The 3rd. Golden Key to relationships: "Give your partner the right of free will, freedom, and the right of choice." If you treat your mate like a child, you will soon be their mother. This then, is no longer an adult relationship, and it is not healthy for either partner. If you feel a need to dominate your partner, you are coming from fear. Deal with your childhood issues, and your feelings about your mate will change for the better.

D Thinker.- The question is not about listening to the other, but allowing the other to grow, though knowing it is through your own light they grow.

bonus

THE LOVERS

Basic Card Symbols

An angel or cupid, a man and a woman, two trees (in Waite, it is Adam & Eve with one tree having a serpent and apples) - in some decks one tree is flowering, but the other has fruit. Also in some decks there is a man standing between two women.

Basic Tarot Story

The Fool comes to a cross-roads, filled with energy, confidence and purpose, knowing exactly where he wants to go and what he wants to do. And comes to a dead stop. A flowering tree marks the path he wants to take, the one he's been planning on taking. But standing before a fruit tree marking the other path is a woman. He's met and had relationships with women before, some far more beautiful and alluring. But she is different. Seeing her, he feels as though he's just been shot in the heart with cupid's arrow, so shocking, so painful is his "recognition" of her. As he speaks with her, the feeling intensifies; like finding a missing part of himself, a part he's been searching for his life long. It is clear that she feels the same about him. They finish each others sentences, think the same thoughts. It is as if an Angel above had introduced their souls to each other. Though it was his plan to follow the path of the flowering tree, and though it will cause some trouble for him to bring this woman with him, to go somewhere else entirely, the Fool knows he dare not leave her behind. Like the fruit tree, she will fulfill him. No matter how divergent from his original intent, she is his future. He chooses her, and together they head down a whole new road.

Basic Tarot Meaning

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. In interpetation, the card indicates that the querent has come across, or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that they will fall in love with. They will know instinctively that they must have this, even if it means diverging from their chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it they will never be complete.

Thirteen's Observations

The Lovers is a confusing card as it is ruled not by an emotional water sign but by airy Gemini. The original trump featured a man and a woman with a cupid above them about to shoot his dart. Later this became three figures, the interpetation being a man choosing between two women, or a man meeting his true love with the help of a matchmaker. Still later, with Waite, we have an Angel above Adam and Eve. The Angel stands for Raphael, who is emblematic of Mercury and Air, planet and element of Gemini. Gemini is the communications sign. It's all about messages and making contact; also, as it is the twins, about finding your other self. In this regard, you can see that the Lovers begins to make sense. Especially if you change it back to "LOVE." Here is a card about perfect communication, about finding something your soul requires. In this regard, its most common interpetation about being "A Choice" makes sense. When this card appears, you are being told to trust you instincts, to choose this career, challenge, person or thing you're so strongly drawn to, no matter how scary, how difficult, irrational or troublesome. Because without it, you will never be wholly you. It's sudden and unexpected, and it means a compete change in plans; but this is LOVE. True love. Go for it!

The first one that smells it has done it!

2006-07-12T04:25:00.000-07:00

D-Thinker: Eating is about digestion, but digestion begins when you order your food. Nature digests in different ways, with reason. Being on the net draws one's energies away from the gut, and can cause food being left to rot inside of the gut. So this form of digestion creates more food reserves, but we as a species do not need to have so many food reserves. Though camels can reserve water, but this makes the quality of the water worse, but they are less precise creatures as we. One can also massage the stomach to aid the blood flowing, perhaps a minute can help. Afterwards dry brushing your teeth is an easy method to keep your smile in good working order.

Though natural yogurt, or acidophillus can stop stomach ache, the question is more about waking up the stomach, try solid foods like nuts in the morning, some cereals do use nut. It is usually in the summer that the digestive system is the most lazy.

How to Improve Digestion and Stop Gas
By Dr. Ben Kim
DrBeKim.com

A favorite staple in the Korean diet is a soup called den jang gook. For those of you who aren’t familiar with den jang gook, it is Korea’s version of miso soup, made out of fermented soy beans. During their first year or two of marriage, Korean women like to joke about their husband’s farts smelling like den jang gook. In other words, they are crazy in love.

I’m all for being crazy in love, but I’m determined to tell as many people as I can that farting is no joking matter. In fact, if you fart on a regular basis, I promise you that you could be experiencing much greater health than you are right now.

Some of us seem to think that we can be healthy by simply eating healthy foods. The truth is, your health is determined by how well you digest the foods that you put into your body. In other words, you might be eating an unprocessed, whole food diet, but if your digestive passageway isn’t effectively breaking these foods down and absorbing nutrients, you are not giving yourself a chance to come close to your best health.

What does this have to do with farting? The amount you fart is one of the best indicators of how well you are digesting your food. Farting is in part due to rotting of incompletely digested foods in your digestive passageway. Farting in itself is actually helpful, as it represents unwanted gas leaving your body. In fact, if you have an urge to fart, be sure to do so. The point is, if you are farting a lot, then you probably have a lot of toxin formation occurring inside your gut from rotting of incompletely digested food, and some of these toxins are entering your blood stream and contributing to the development of long term disease. Please note that I am referring to farts that make your family and friends yelp. Farts that do not produce objectionable odor are usually pockets of air that you have swallowed.

Enough about farting. What can you do to improve your digestion and prevent toxin formation from rotting of undigested food in your gut?

1. Chew your food until liquid. You don’t have teeth anywhere else in your digestive passageway. By chewing your food until liquid, you allow your digestive organs to do their jobs efficiently without the burden of having to break down larger chunks of food. If you don’t remember anything else from this newsletter, please remember this one point. It can make a huge difference in your level of health.

2. Consistently eat whole, unprocessed foods. An apple is better than apple juice. A bowl of oatmeal is better than a power bar. An organic egg is better than any egg substitute. And organic butter is much better than margarine. The closer your foods look like they can be found in a garden, in the wild, or on an organic farm, the greater chance your body has of efficiently digesting them.

3. Avoid foods that experience tells you no matter how well you chew, your body just says no. Based on your genetics and health status, there are foods that your body will digest beautifully, and there are foods that your body simply cannot break down. It’s your job to observe how you feel after each meal to identify these foods. It is important to note that as your health changes over time, your tolerance for different foods may also change, so you don’t need to write off a particular food forever if it isn’t working for you right now.

4. Don’t eat fruit for dessert. Fruits are extremely low in protein compared to all other foods, including vegetables. And all foods that have significant protein must spend about an hour to an hour and a half in your stomach, where the protein is broken down by acid produced by your stomach. If fruit gets caught up in your stomach because there are other foods churning there already, it is possible that some of the fruit will rot, resulting in gas and toxin formation. Try to eat fruit on an empty stomach, or about two hours after a big meal.

5. Take it easy for at least 30 minutes after a big meal. In order for your digestive organs to effectively break down food, they need to receive a large portion of your total blood volume after a big meal. If most of your blood is flowing to your muscles because you are running around, you’re not going to have enough available for your digestive organs to do good work.

Use the amount that you fart as a marker for your digestive strength and the health of your gut. By following the steps outlined above, you should see a dramatic reduction in gas production.

It is important to note that if you are currently eating a lot of processed foods and want to make the jump to eating mainly whole, unprocessed foods, doing so may cause a lot of farting in the beginning. This is due to your intestines and the trillions of bacteria that live in them getting used to a new selection of foods. For many people, it takes about a month to adapt to a whole food diet.

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 6 OF 22

2006-06-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 6)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

As bad roads can sometimes lead to good roads, can acts that lead to bad health, have an overall effect of betterment. For many people life in great strictness, but are at a loss of their health, or spirit: for illness can be resulted out of a fear of illness, caused by over concern.

So what has this to do with book 6, well it is about the health of the soul! Well many can be over religious, or too strict with the health of their soul. For many times one chooses a religion not because it is 'the truth' but because it wears better on them.

Though the Gods did have a personal aspect to the divine, such as Hercules, with strength. Here is an extract from the book on how Gods were used, for the criticism of one God, in contrast to Gods must be based on how the Gods were used, in respect to know how God is used (though when this book was written, how one God is used was not known as well as it is today):

When a male and a female are united, the god Jugatinus presides. Well, let this be borne with. But the married woman must be brought home: the god Domiducus also is invoked. That she may be in the house, the god Domitius is introduced. That she may remain with her husband, the goddess Manturnae is used. What more is required? Let human modesty be spared. Let the lust of flesh and blood go on with the rest, the secret of shame being respected.

Much of psychology is about the reason of faith. So this makes it difficult to look at other faiths, because one then looks in a bias which is unknown to them.

There is also a mention of Christian hostility against Jewish values, by Seneca: but all values are subjective, and one does hear nowadays of many personal relationships with God. The subjectivity of value is personal, and can lead that hate against Jews, is a hate of old values in oneself. Though with the cross a sacrifice was made for salvation from the cross, but the question is that if one can be free through a relationship with Christ, but the question of the relationship still remains, on its composition, and how it is composed: or on how Christ is used, and not on Jewish values - in the same manner the gay question rests here. For if anything is valued, it has a value, and it is a subjective manner, so what makes a value wrong, or how is the value used, is one's love defined by hate, for health and psychology is about living values, or practical values.

BACKGROUND FOR BOOK 6 - VARRO IS MENTIONED

Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC Ã– 27 BC), also known as Varro Reatinus[1] to distinguish him from his contemporary Varro Atacinus, was a Roman scholar and writer, who the Romans came to call "the most learned of all the Romans."

Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.
Marcus Terentius Varro

For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.
Marcus Terentius Varro

He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends.
Marcus Terentius Varro

Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Marcus Terentius Varro

The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Marcus Terentius Varro

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Marcus Terentius Varro

What, if as said, man is a bubble.
Marcus Terentius Varro

Year of Birth:
116 BC
Year of Death:
27 BC

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120106.htm

JUNE MEDITATION

2006-06-05T08:10:00.000-07:00

This is a tape that I got free with a magazine a few years ago. It is the best of its kind, and I have added a song at the end of it. It is about 30 minutes. June is a time to take a step back...

side one . mp3

side two . mp3

2 calendar programs for health

2006-05-24T04:04:00.000-07:00

1 - iDailyDiary 3.2
Be subjective, let it out. It increases white blood cells, and can stop colds in their track.

Use this free diary, which uses a password.

Privacy is a commodity like land is, but you don' t want to rent it out:

this is the download page at download.com

2 - Dr. Regener Sun-Moon-Calendar 1.0

The moon was worshipped in days of old as Diana, but your not a stalker if you follow her with this. Though it was released in 2003, and mentions that it is limited to 2002, but thanks to the magic of Diana it works past 2002. Though it is probably of more help to women...see download page. Also tinctures should be made in the full moon. You may also want to try Weather Exchange, as it gives moon and star info.

Further Reading
1
I've checked the moon readings between the 2 programs and they are the same.
2
Something I found on the net:

Domestic Issues and Privacy

While there is no question that one's privacy at home is a value to be preserved and promoted, the privacy cannot trump the safety of all members of the household.

Canadian Charter of Rights Decisions Digest, 1999

IS A DIARY PRIVATE ?

So reads the title of the article here. This account of diary-related incidents from Russia indicates that we are not alone in attempting to deal with privacy issues. The author tells of how the personal diary of a student has been taken by fellow classmates as a joke. The student, and her parents, do not see the humour: they arrive at school seeking consequences for this invasion. Should the journalist reveal their source if the source reveals that they were involved in a crime? Should the lawyer ever breech lawyer-client confidentiality? Should the doctor reveal to the authorities that a patient has AIDS if that patient tells the doctor that they will never practice safe sex? Should the contents of an individual's diary be exposed if there is a belief that someone's security is at risk? Is A Diary Private?

Elvis liked this famous speech and had a framed copy of it hanging in his private office upstairs at Graceland

2006-05-08T07:22:00.000-07:00

I have converted the essay to a picture form:

This is for May, for blooming.

The day after tomorrow or the air we breathe today for tomorrow post

2006-04-27T03:26:00.000-07:00

Many people have been forced to think about the air we breathe. The day after tommorow has made many to think about the air we breathe. Breathing well also has calming effects. We all know we should not breathe from the chest, but you also should not breath from the stomach, but from the middle area between the stomach and the chest, according to the book Radical Healing. Though lower breathing is less suited to peace, but it is better when facing heavy emotions, and upper breathing is better for exercise. One of the great modern classics on health, it seems to say something new on everything, including breathing.

Though with my weak voice, I have rejected the advice of a medical consultant, and decided to do my many little solutions approach, if big solutions do not work theory. The last of my little solutions was to clean the air, so I got a de-humidifier (which removes water from air) and an air cleaner with ioniser, costing together £200. The next idea is more complex, so what about the cost of the filters, this is why nobody likes clean air, if you excuse the pun. If you put the de-humidifier on, with air filter in the room where you would like to put it, this is it, the idea. The theory, the ioniser makes the dirt in the air to be drawn to the water in the air, which is de-humidifed, into actual liquid water, just smell that water! So I may never have to change the filter, but you can buy a permanent air filter for only £150, see above, but you can get a good bionaire air filter for less than half this price.

3 YAHOO HEALTH GROUPS

2006-04-13T23:12:00.000-07:00

Yahoo groups work as a group, you simply post any problems to the Yahoo group email. If you know something you can also reply to an email. I use Google, and if there is a reply you get (2) alongside the post title. Though if you may make a post to the group yahoo address and you cannot find your post that is sent to you, look again in Google mail, as the address may well be called 'me' in Google mail. Obviously there are Yahoo options, but it is a free account; I think it is better to have individual emails sent to your address, rather than one email in bulk.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/daily_enemas_for_health3 /

Appears to be a more health inspiring and open-minded community.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Herbal_Remedies/

Free, there could be a bad karma connection with this site site. Appears a little short sited, and the community seems to take away your interest in health, rather than to nurture your interest; and lacks psychological insight.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Cure-Drive/

Not free, a bit suspicious really! Tries to impress, and asks for money to see full posts, but no sample is really given of a full post.

Find your own group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/

HAVE A DETOX DAY

2006-04-03T05:10:00.000-07:00

TEN STEPS TO DETOXIFICATION

Begin with detoxing your body of all residual chemical toxins and see if any adverse health symptoms remain. Try these steps for yourself, and within 30 days your symptoms should improve if not completely disappear.

The Ten Steps:

1. Remove all chemicals from your diet.
2. Learn to 'read' your body. Begin recording any health changes.
3. Get a hair analysis.
4. Be happy with yourself.
5. Detoxify.
6. Restore depleted nutrients.
7. Exercise and get plenty of rest.
8. Eat 75% raw foods at every meal.
9. Drink water, water, water.
10. Get control of your life.LINK

D Thinker

1

We can always do with a good spring clean of one's body, even one day is a good thing each year, along with your spring cleaning. Take care of how you prepare food, drink lots of herb tea, and water and many visits to the loo, and p.s - remember no alcohol and meat, try juice and fruit instead.

2

One will probably feel worse after the whole thing, like a washing machine: as impurities are brought out. As with subjective writing one feels worse to fell better, people have proven to have better resistance to colds too with such emotional release brought out by writing about feelings, but this is the emotional detox, and not the physical detox. Or the classic spiritual detox, through solitude: a conversation with oneself to the mirror the soul.

3

Detox day is a meditation, it is also an attitude to the day.

ON PRAYER

2006-03-11T05:10:00.000-08:00

The greatest prayer is faith in being true to oneself in the right way.

This is a comment I made for a post on prayer.

MARCH MEDITATION

2006-03-06T02:17:00.000-08:00

This is an e-book, and it is free to distribute in whatever way one wants to. I think it is quite good as a March Meditation because it is easy to dip in and out off, and it also helps to bring some spring to one's walk of mood, for March is a time for one to realize and focus.

I have included 2 downloads, choose either, though it is not a PDF, but an .Exe file, it is good because I have tried it:

http://books.d-thinker.com/Happiness.exe

download.com page which includes a review

NHS WELCOMES MAGNET THERAPY

2006-03-05T01:15:00.000-08:00

Scientists have-now proved that every cell in the human body is a small magnetic unit and this property is imparted to all th-! organs. All these organs produce magnetic fields which vary in the intensity and the type of activity, that is, rest or work.LINK

Firstly , try magnetic therapy. Arthritis is without doubt the biggest reason for trying magnetic therapy. It ultimately leads to the same reaction - "I wish I'd tried it years ago!". LINK

It has included magnets on the official list of items that can be prescribed on the NHS. The NHS has even done a cut-price deal with the manufacturers, buying treatments at £13.80 instead of the normal price of £29.LINK

Traditional therapy and a new, unproven, alternative approach using strong electromagnets have given her hope for an independent lifestyle.LINK

Some believe that magnetic fields emanating from permanent magnets placed close to the body can cause bones to heal faster, relieve pain, and perform other forms of healing to the body.LINK

When a charged particle moves through a magnetic field B, it feels a force F given by the cross product:
LINK

Many people are convinced that static magnets—applied to their skin—will heal ills, and many businesses sell such magnets. The biophysics of such healing was reviewed [1] together with the general biophysics of static fields. Birds and insects do use the earth’s magnetic field for navigation. While insect and frog egg development can clearly be influenced by high fields (7 T and 17 T respectively), there is no experimental evidence that small magnetic fields (of less than 0.5 T) might heal, and much evidence that they cannot heal. A puzzle to the physics community is: How to show laypersons that simple magnets (very probably) do not heal, however attractive that idea might be. [1] L. Finegold, The Physics of "Alternative Medicine": Magnet Therapy, The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine 3:26-33 (1999).LINK

I read with interest "Children and mini-magnets"1 for I had previously listed similar events.2 The authors illustrate the difficulty of separating attracted magnets when avoiding further trauma to the entrapped tissue, as the usual methods—of sliding the magnets apart, or using standard instruments—cannot be used.LINK

http://www.magnetictherapy.co.uk/ D-Thinker - You can buy magnets here, but they do not use a server to handle the transaction. Discarded OLD computer drives may have magnets, or speakers, a car speaker. Also magnetic medicine could open more posibilites: which is taken inside the body!

FEBRUARY MEDITATION

2006-02-21T04:14:00.000-08:00

Raise your tongue towards the roof of your mouth and think that there is a pearl in each of your ears. From the pointy tip of each pearl drips a balm; it is like milk dripping. This balm saturates your ears and prevents any sound from getting in. However great the noise, it is as though you had lard in your ears.

Chih Ch'an Ping Ching. Takakusu XV, 333.
Trsl. in 455 A.D.

BACKGROUND

Pearl origin
India's sacred books and epic tales abound with pearl references. One legend has the Hindu god Krishna discovering pearls when he plucks the first one from the sea and presents it to his daughter Pandaïa on her wedding day.link

This is an alternative style, health site,

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but here is another one:

link: http://www.pfaf.org/index.html

I do have an interest in herbs for health. Though with my voice loss, all I was given was a few anti-biotics from my doctor, and I decided to work it out myself, and I came up with 7 truths about health:

1. If a short term intense approach does not work, one has to use a long term approach that is subtle.

2. One has to work out the karmic fault in one's past. Perhaps one has to swallow one's pride, and admit that one is wrong about something, and other people are right.

3. You may have always had this health problem, and it has become heavy from light.

4. Nobody will help you if there exists no advantage for others to help you. The truth is that people prefer others if they are weak, for it makes other people feel more healthy, for being healthy is relative to other people.

5. Ill people make non-ill people feel more lucky.

6. The more ill you are, the more others will try to take advantage of you. This is why I do not like evolution theory, or survival of the fittest, for the least fit people are the ill: so is evolution theory about the ill becoming more ill, and the healthy, becoming more healthy.

7. Ill people in society are seen more as disabled people who are a burden, rather than as health detectives.

BACKGROUND ON KARMIC TRUTHS

1

I. The Good or Bad Effect Is Neither Reward Nor Punishment

The so-called good effect or bad effect is not a judgement nor is it given as a reward or punishment by a supramundane authority such as God. The good or bad effect produced by good or bad Karma is purely and simply a natural phenomenon governed by natural laws that act automatically, with complete justice. If God has anything to do with it, then God must also act according to this natural law. This cause produces this effect. That cause produces that effect. God would not change this natural path because of his like or dislike of a particular person.

READ MORE TRUTHS

2

First, for carbon-14 dating to be accurate, one must assume the rate of decay of carbon-14 has remained constant over the years. However, evidence indicates that the opposite is true. Experiments have been performed using the radioactive isotopes of uranium-238 and iron-57, and have shown that rates can and do vary. In fact, changing the environments surrounding the samples can alter decay rates.

The second faulty assumption is that the rate of carbon-14 formation has remained constant over the years. There are a few reasons to believe this assumption is erroneous. The industrial revolution greatly increased the amount of carbon-12 released into the atmosphere through the burning of coal. Also, the atomic bomb testing around 1950 caused a rise in neutrons, which increased carbon-14 concentrations. The great flood which Noah and family survived would have uprooted and/or buried entire forests. This would decrease the release of carbon-12 to the atmosphere through the decay of vegetation.

Third, for carbon-14 dating to be accurate, the concentrations of carbon-14 and carbon-12 must have remained constant in the atmosphere. In addition to the reasons mentioned in the previous paragraph, the flood provides another evidence that this is a faulty assumption. During the flood, subterranean water chambers that were under great pressure would have been breached. This would have resulted in an enormous amount of carbon-12 being released into the oceans and atmosphere. The effect would be not unlike opening a can of soda and having the carbon dioxide fizzing out. The water in these subterranean chambers would not have contained carbon-14, as the water was shielded from cosmic radiation. This would have upset the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12.link

D Thinker.- Decay is never constant, because it is also affected by the conditions of the deacy.

AGAINST PRESENT COMMON SENSE

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We should stay in the present moment, but what does this mean: though it does bring us calm, but we also find us limited in present thinking, and not being able to extend beyond it. The extension beyond this is perhaps not to live in any time, but to be guided by time. Sometimes by a tide from the past - where ever a tide of time comes; people stuck in the past see time stuck in change, and people stuck in the past lose inspiration, and elevation, and against common sense, people stuck in the present appear to narrow their vision, one simply moves with the flow, and if the flow moves against a purpose in one's life, well I guess that is life. Things can make sense sometimes more in a present sense, or a future sense, or perhaps a skill exists in this, in what mix of time styles one should stay in!

Background

Advantages and disadvantages of staying in the past.
One loses grip of reality, though one may want to become sentimental, or reflect on previous directions in life.

Advantages and disadvantages of staying in the present.
One becomes limited by reality, though one may be able to grip the present in a more secure manner.

Advantages and disadvantages of staying in the future.
One may dream too much, but one may also set up a vision for oneself, or find a star to follow (not in the literal sense, but I mean this in the desire to move one, or get up the hill).

Perhaps there is a skill in finding one's sense of time for the moment, one must approach time in an individualistic sense...

I find this tone in line with this Blog, as it is for people who feel they have been let down when they have done everything right, as they are supposed to do, in any culture, or in any place on earth.

INTERVIEW ADVICE AND SCREENSAVER

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http://www.interview411.com/

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D Thinker

The usual questions are asked, and the answers are the same - so it is all about how one tells the answers; but maybe also about how one gives the answers. Humble answers can reflect a person more in a better light. Lastly one must enjoy the interview, and not try to impress, but only to impress oneself.

Conflict In Life - New Theory

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Intro
Possibly the conflict maker, points to the enemy inside.

Comfort seduces us into patterns in life making life into a generalization, rather than an experience. Though conflict with others appears to challenge these patterns. How can our enemy exist inside of us? Possibly we try to hide from the enemy within, rather than to face the enemy, created from our own weakness: though we cannot defeat it without defeating ourselves! The first step is to notice the enemy inside, and the second step is to listen to this goblin!

UPDATE 12 FEB. 06
It does appear to work, one finds how one is causing conflict to oneself. This could be by not making things more accessible to oneself, or simply getting out of bed more early. Turn the goblin to a fairy, I have used these figures as people see goblins as conflict makers, and fairies as path creators: one creates darkness in life, and the other creates lightness in life.

She gives more than money - wisdom.

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http://www.xanga.com/jassmine

ON FEAR - NEW NOTES REF. WORRY ABOUT MONEY

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This is some good advice:

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, told the country during the Great Depression that the greatest fear was fear itself. Now George McDonald wrote the following about worry. "No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrows burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear. Never load yourselves so. If you find yourselves so loaded, at least remember this: It is your doing, not God's. He begs you to leave the future to Him, and mind the present."

I have also heard this advice before, worry about today tomorrow. I wonder with sincere hope if it does work, but then you keep passing your worry to the next day: perhaps building it up to a certain day. The truth is that we worry because there exists a few of loss, perhaps a few of dread. We want to be lucky so much, we want to win the lottery, but the negation of this is that we fear bad luck, and this can lead to a worry about money, or lets hit the button and say we fear losing our money, and the more we have the more we fear losing it. I say accept life, have no desire to be lucky with money, have no desire to be lucky with buying, have no desire for luck with anything: acceptance on a deeper level.

Sorry Roosevelt.

http://www.thehungersite.com/

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http://www.thehungersite.com/

This is a good idea that I would like to survive. I found this site through this link on Blogger's login page.

This is the idea:

All you do is click a link, and 1.1 cups of food goes to starving people in the world.

copy and paste:

How you and others are helping.

On Jan.24, you and others who clicked on the "Give Free Food" button funded 162,203 cups of staple food for the hungry worldwide! See Daily Results for more info.

Understanding your symptoms

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Understanding your symptoms makes talking to your doctor much easier and can help you manage your treatment. Spending a little time using the self-checker tools can help improve your understanding. The results may tell your symptoms need medical attention or that you need to discuss your treatment programme with your doctor.

The psychiatry24x7.com interactive self-checker tools will take you through an interactive symptom checker test or help you complete a mood diary.

D Thinker.- Facing illness is also about facing one's weakness. We should really see illness as another experience, in fact Nietzsche was inspired by his illness. Perhaps it is about a conflict inside, or with oneself, in the same manner as conflict exists in our everyday life. But to be positive during a health crisis, has helped people to defeat cancer; but with health and psychological improvement answers only come in time, and at the right time - it only really works in a long-term way, or it does not work at all.

ON COUNSEL(L)ING

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For free councilling for people in UK on income support.
Includes a search where you type in where you live.
Counselling - registered charity, site also includes other links, such as alcohol abuse.

COUNSELINGNET.COM

AN AWARD WINNING SITE, OPENED IN 1997, AND HAS OVER 900 PAGES, AND 1900 LINKS.

FEEL FREE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS SITE FOR OTHER GUESTS.

FOR KIDS

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KID'S HEALTH

Includes home work problems, bullying, bug bites etc.

BBC FOR KIDS

Interesting section on worry.

LIST OF KID SITES

Includes 4 girls health, includes Healthy Relationships Section

Quick Fixes for Anxious Moments

2006-01-05T05:26:00.000-08:00

Ruth Knowles Grainger, Ph.D., an advanced registered nurse practitioner and clinical director of the Therapy Research Institute in Miami, Florida, offers these tips for instant anxiety relief.

Look up. Research shows that our feelings intensify when we're looking down. Scan the ceiling.

Breathe calmly. Slow your breathing, exhale completely and mentally add a one-word soother with each exhalation, like "Calm...calm...calm."

Soften that shrug. Raised shoulders and tension go together. Lower your shoulders to ease the tension.

Slow your thinking. Think in slow, complete sentences when anxious thoughts are coming on too rapidly.

Alter your voice. Slowing, lowering and softening your voice conveys calm and control to others as well as yourself.

Move your body. Run in place or dance for a few moments when you feel your anxiety level rising.

Let your face fix it. When you smooth out your forehead and turn up the corners of your mouth, you can fool your brain into lightening up.

Be a fly on the wall. Change your perspective by imagining yourself watching a tense, anxious person (you) from another angle—the ceiling or the other side of the room.link

D Thinker.- I like the one about looking up to the ceiling, I guess it could also mean looking at the sky, or maybe not. But a more long term approach to anxiety is to write in a subjective manner, put in on paper, then into a shredder. So when does one know one is boiling something in? Do you find yourselve running a lot, as if you were running away from something. So this is nothing new, alright you have not heard this one, say if you feel you want to get closer to a television, as if it were a warming fire, as if one felt cold emotionally. Maybe they have got it wrong, we are not running away from anything, but by running we are trying to warm ourselves because we feel emotionally cold inside. This is another idea that has only just come to me, like phantom sun theory, and this idea is connected to that theory.

This is what I ended up working out on boxing Day 2005

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Ref. Complex with another appears to come out of nowhere.

Phantom Sun Theory

Lit by those flares high up in air, and by that phantom sun, the false saints and prophets went, seeking their own destruction. The sun and the hives by Edith Sitwell.

METHOD
When one is a child one seeks suns to help guide oneself. This is all well when one is a child, but when one grows up, one also grows up with these same suns, as figures that may seem significant to one's growing up. There is nothing wrong with these, but when one is a child one knows so little one can be impressed by false suns (false guidance), which are phantom suns.

This theory is based on Freudian Theory, and based on the Freudian idea that one over values one's father. Though my father was Romanization, I reduced him to the ordinary. Though this is an obvious post Freudian reaction, I have extended the theory to Phantom Sun Theory, which introduces the idea that one can develop a complex with some people which could be Freudian slips that one may have a phantom sun in one's childhood which in a manner is a basic foundation for adulthood. Though a person may use their childhood in different ways, but how one walks affects how one runs. Sun Phantom Theory is about reclaiming control in one's life, children are so easily impressed, and thus these discomforting spirits decorate our past, but over the years they past unnoticed and we become accustomed to this smaller version of ourselves.

One can have more than one phantom sun in one's past, or even a phantom moon, which is a less hostile childhood mistake.

The solution is connecting the problem person with the phantom sun, there are also clues. One must consider how one is irritated by this person in the present, and in this way by connecting this neurosis with this person with a person of one's childhood who is in that sense a sun, and recognizing that person is over valued, and through this connection one finds clues in respect of the present neurosis to how to put out this sun, or to blow out such a black candle.

Benefits of Theory

1. Greater spatial distant, one feels better fitted in the world.
2. A better foundation in life.
3. Positive outlook.
4. Though one may feel colder after the suns have gone, one will be better connected to one's own spirit.
5. Better advice to oneself, and to others.
6. Better decisions.
7. Increase in confidence.

Reference

1.Lord of the blogs

Interesting reference link on the other enemy that works next door, or may get the same bus as us, or is a relative, the enemy that is like us etc. The Gita interestingly begins with a battle not between nations, but between relatives. The enemy that speaks in another language, which we do not know though would be more of a political enemy than a personal enemy.

2.The above theory is not about experiencing difficulty from another, or being bullied, though one could have a neurosis with a difficult, or non-difficult person, or with a person that is bullying you or not.

3.I would also guess that the phantom sun will not be a famous person, but a close person, for one must have that natural warmth really(though one may not see it as false) to accept this person in one's childhood as beneficial and beyond any question of doubt.

4.So a person with several phantom suns, which may be caused by a dysfunctional childhood, or growing up in a country of political unrest, or in a country that is being attacked etc. will be prone to religious sects, or Scientology, drawn by the phantom suns through great false guidance. The religious sects seem to have begun at the period of Western Indutralisation, which was a period of great change, and this change seems to exponentially growing, which is possibly why many have noticed that the so called golden-age of childhood is over, children appear to be in a greater stress sphere, the problem caused by children growing up too fast i.e. in a hurried zealous push and rush could mean a greater risk of adding more false suns than the average of say four. It is also for this reason that children that have grown in the lime-light experience problems in such a manner like that, but with this connection theory star celebrities have an alternative treatment.

5. The way the world works is the way the world is, many things follow here and there and are lost. Who is that? Why has he betrayed me? What is my identity? Why do countries fight? In such moods people fall asleep, and challenge everything. Confused and ignited people drift in and out of loneness, while the same pattern is taught to the young only for nothingness to be valued over all substance of truth.

UPDATE 23 JAN 06

The most obvious sky, or the most close i.e the North Sky remains the most in your face of phantom suns, which give false advice, almost as if someone was whispering in your ear, but told to ignore it as if by a hypnotist. The North sky holds the phantom suns of family, and relatives. One may then believe that one has a clear sky, but one has not, there is also the South sky, which may be people that you were falsely impressed at school. I guess the average number of false suns to be 4 in the South sky, as with the North sky.

What is the most common colo(u)r? See comment

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The psychology of colour
Dec. 29, 2005. 01:00 AM

Red

Red is a bold, energetic and sensuous colour. It can evoke emotions from love to anger, as well as influence bodily functions, such as appetite and heart rate.

Emotional response: Passion, strength, anger, love.

Physical reaction: Raises blood pressure, stimulates appetite, raises heart rate, says "touch me."

Behavioural response: Stop, hold, hot, aggressive.

Orange

Overlaps with some of the qualities of red due to its close proximity on the colour wheel.

Emotional: Happy, full of life, pleasant, social.

Physical: Encourages movement, gives energy, vigour.

Behavioural: Movement, fast food.

Yellow

The colour used for Post-It notes, as this colour is known to stimulate memory.

Emotional: Lacks courage, sickly, jaundiced, ill, irritable, intellectual, wise, solitary, warm, cheerful.

Physical: Poor skin reflection, bright, high level of light reflection.

Behavioural: Caution, proceed carefully, lively, secure.

Green

A popular colour during poor economic times.

Emotional: Friendly, calming, neutral, growing, balanced.

Physical: Concentration, focus.

Behavioural: Relationship to money, greed, jealousy.

Blue

The most common colour worldwide.

Emotional: Distant, cool, isolated, peaceful.

Physical: Lowers blood pressure, decreases appetite.

Behavioural: Calm, conservative, trustworthy, loyal, rigid, non-threatening.

Purple

Embodies characteristics from both red and blue, which are its neighbours on the colour wheel.

Emotional: Spiritual, artsy, creative, enlightened, rare.

Physical: Calming, helps cure insomnia.

Behavioural: Regal, royal, rare, elements of surprise and magic, good for insomnia.

Black

Because it works well with any color, black is considered to be neutral. Influenced by fashion, it is often seen as elegant and sophisticated. Its bold qualities also suggest dignity, power, intimidation and mystery.

Emotional: Mysterious, sophisticated, stylish, sombre.

Physical: Slimming, sturdy, heavy, symbol of grief.

Behavioural: Powerful, focused, authoritative, associated with sadness.

White

A popular colour often associated with cleanliness and purity. There is a wide array of undertones in whites that can appear either warm or cool, making it a very versatile colour.

Emotional: Innocence, clean, purity, serene, goodness.

Physical: Cool, refreshing, reflects light.

Behavioural: Calming, trust, desire to keep clean, seeks excellence.

Courtesy Benjamin Moore Paints

D Thinker

Colour theory did not start in India, but from the Mayan tribe from South America. Colour can go beyond skin deep. See the morning sky, as Bob Marley says, it has a blue colour - one can tell using this fact if the sun is rising or falling in a picture. Notice how your moods also change in the day?

I have always been fascinated by colour theory, they say that our moods reflect in our aura. Black and white films seem to carry a sentimental mood with them. I also type in my posts in different colours.

I believe we are all unique, and that we have each an unique colour, forgetting the obvious colour. We live in a world of possibility...

Download Paris Codex by Mayan Tribe pdf

See Paris Codex online

The Paris Codex contains information on calendrical cycles, history, gods
and spirits, weather, and astronomy. It is unique of the four surviving codices because it includes historical information and describes Maya constellations. A comprehensive treatment of the Paris Codex was published by Bruce Love in 1994: The Paris Codex, Austin: University of Texas Press.(copy and paste)

Many things lie between east and west philosophies.

Astronomy / Anthropology
Ancient Maya documents concerning the movements of Mars
Harvey M. Bricker*,dagger , Anthony F. AveniDagger , and Victoria R. Bricker*

* Department of Anthropology, Tulane University, 1021 Audubon Street, New Orleans, LA 70118; and Dagger Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346

Contributed by Victoria R. Bricker, December 11, 2000

A large part of the pre-Columbian Maya book known as the Dresden Codex is concerned with an exploration of commensurate relationships among celestial cycles and their relationship to other, nonastronomical cycles of cultural interest. As has long been known, pages 43b-45b of the Codex are concerned with the synodic cycle of Mars. New work reported here with another part of the Codex, a complex table on pages 69-74, reveals a concern on the part of the ancient Maya astronomers with the sidereal motion of Mars as well as with its synodic cycle. Two kinds of empiric sidereal intervals of Mars were used, a long one (702 days) that included a retrograde loop and a short one that did not. The use of these intervals, which is indicated by the documents in the Dresden Codex, permitted the tracking of Mars across the zodiac and the relating of its movements to the terrestrial seasons and to the 260-day sacred calendar. While Kepler solved the sidereal problem of Mars by proposing an elliptical heliocentric orbit, anonymous but equally ingenious Maya astronomers discovered a pair of time cycles that not only accurately described the planet's motion, but also related it to other cosmic and terrestrial concerns.(copy and paste)

These pictures have an uplifting quality. Though I cannot understand them.

THE PARIS CODEX : A MAYA ZODIAC?

The truth is that the Mayan tribe went to India, and colour theory was absorbed into it's culture; colour theory being chakra theory.

Try also writing in different colours? How does this affect what you write?

PSYCHOLOGY OF GAME ADDICTION - NOTE ADDED AT END AFTER 3 LINKS TO OTHER POSTS

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POST 1 LINK

What makes these games so addictive? Media literacy specialist, Dr. Charles Ungerleider explains that "they're very compelling with increasing complexity, so a child becomes more facile, yet wants to know more and apply new skills." While wanting to improve their game isn't a problem in itself, it becomes one if video games are "taking a youngster away too much from other activities," says Ungerleider. "Then the parent has to intervene and limit the amount of time the youngster spends with the video game."

POST 2 LINK

Grasser says that addictions stem from relying too heavily on one coping strategy, which eventually becomes the only activity that can activate the dopamine system and bring a person relief. Its the same mechanism in all addicts, she says.

POST 3 LINK

But enough about me, about your son. Chances are, he too is suffering as i am when he finishes playing for the night. I believe that my addiction was caused by greed; the WANT for amazing Items and knowing that the only way to get them is to pour immence amounts of time into the game no matter what the cost is. My addiction has caused me my 2nd semester in Gr. 12. I have to go back to school next year to repeat the same 3 courses i botched up because of EQ and my addiction in genetal. I skpiied over 40 classes just to play games and i am now feeling the pain of my accadamic loss. Not even my parents know about it, so i know that they are going to totally lose it come report handouts( UGH! DAMN COMPUTER GAMES TO HELL!!).

D THINKER

I have shown the map for Grand Theft Auto to reveal the complexity of the game. The game is not about morals, nor is it as cute as pinball, or pacman: though it is still of the best video games of our times. Part of my research in this post involved playing the game and it did feel that one had entered another world, a much darker world, though the population of the city seem all to be related for they are created from only several characters not including the character actors in the game. Though it is also a racing game, which does have some merit. So it cannot be that shocking, though in Doom 3 (film has just been released) one fights aliens, and one does not harm the general public. Though all one learns from such games is how to play these games, and the hours go quickly when you play them. Such games appear to compete with one's reality, and eventually may appear more real than their daily existance: this is the new angle because the complexity of these games is increasing especially with the PS3 on the horizon? So this is new idea? So what about reading fiction, well fiction can use complex language that can make one think about one's reality. As with reading fiction these games take just as much time, so again is the idea wrong? Would these people just read fiction instead of playing video games. So what is the comparison between reading and playing skills? Gamers tend to be very serious about the controls, for these represent the language of the play, or the communication of a reflection of oneself through a computer character on screen. Another thing about these games is the intense repetition of things, though the gangster in GTA is allowed to change clothes after several missions. Though their does exist a working out of how to do the missions, but this is dependent on previous gaming experience. Such games are made to be difficult as one goes further, as in a poker game the stakes are increased, so this has the effect of bringing the person deeper into the experience of the game.

Though I did spend longer times on the game, which had the effect of lowering the aesthetic feeling in life? So why was this, obviously the second gaming reality had diffused the original reality.

Post 3 is something I wish I had thought about, greed. You are in the game given, when you begin some really crap clothes, and a simple pistol. Do you get it?

I have added a comment at the end, though the research for this post has involved a lot of time.

2005-11-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

Published Thursday, November 10, 2005
Lecture explores East-West psychology

BY JUDY WANG
Contributing Reporter

University of Michigan psychology professor Richard Nisbett said he initially became interested in studying variations of thought between Asians and Westerners when Kaiping Peng, a Chinese student of his, told him, "You see life as a line, I see it as a circle."

Nisbett delivered the Hovland Lecture titled "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why" to approximately 100 students and faculty yesterday in Davies Auditorium. Drawing on historical trends and recent cognition studies, Nisbett discussed the distinctions between Eastern and Western modes of thinking.

Westerners tend to be more analytical and focus more on the laws and properties of an object they perceive, while Asians focus on the relationship between the object and the field in which it exists, Nisbett said. The Western concept of a principle-based universe led the ancient Greeks to invent science, he said, although the Chinese were technologically superior at the time.

Nisbett said cognitive differences lead to diverse social practices.

"The Chinese are more situation-centered and thus have a more passive attitude, but Americans are individual-centered and thus have a more active, conquering attitude," Nisbett said.

During the lecture, Nisbett discussed recent studies that support his argument.

He cited a study that compared how Japanese and American mothers play with their children. When playing with toys, Japanese mothers emphasized the toy's role in everyday routine, while American mothers encouraged attention to the object's characteristics, he said.

Nisbett also cited a study in which Chinese and American students were given a picture of a cow, a chicken and grass and were asked which two items go best together.

"American students are more likely to choose the cow and the chicken because Westerners are more taxonomically minded, but Chinese students are more likely to choose the cow and the grass because Asians concentrate more on relationships between objects," he said.

In the recent study that gained him and his team national acclaim, Nisbett and other researchers tracked the eye movement of Chinese and American subjects as they looked at pictures. He said that they discovered that Americans concentrated on the central object of the foreground while the Chinese had more eye movements and generally took in more of the background.

"Asians are more likely to perceive how a central object interacts in its context," Nisbett said.

Yale College Dean Peter Salovey, a psychology professor, said he appreciated Nisbett's aim to broaden society's perspective of the influence of diverse thinking.

"Professor Nisbett challenges us to be more skeptical of claims of universal laws and thought," Salovey said. "He shows us that culture plays out in more ways than social behavior."

But Stephanie Finnel '07 said she felt Nisbett's lecture did not sufficiently address more specific issues in the psychology of different nationalities.

"I wished he had discussed recent research on other populations rather than just a comparison of Eastern and Western modes of thought," she said. "While I admire [Nisbett's] research, I think that other dimensions of psychology could have been brought out more in the lecture."

Still, Yale psychology professor Valerie Purdie-Vaughns said she feels Nisbett's lecture and the studies he cited are timely given the importance of their core concerns to modern society.

"This is a critical time in science to really understand cultural issues and diversity," Purdie-Vaughns said. link

D-Thinker

Eastern philosophy is more cyclic, it believes more in change, consider the I Ching. Whereas Western thinking is more focused on the logic of the process. Psychology does not seem to exist in Eastern Thinking, it is a field that more belongs to the West, but Eastern Psychology, shows a lack of respect for feeling better, maybe the mind is valued more. On Individuality, the East has a more comic view of it, for it does not serve an obvious purpose, motivation, planning, and design seem to be a slow down approach to work, Easterners tend to like to jump in. The advantage in this is that the interest is captured, whereas in Western thinking the design is valued, but the danger of this method is that interest can be lost when it is time for action.

Though cultural history also effects the psychology of a country. One wonders at the religions of India, and realizes that such interest, and understanding in morality is lacking in Western thought, due to opportunity, for the understanding is that if one is moral one is happy. Whereas in Western Psychology, there is shallow interest in morality, except in the world of courts! For a country responsible for so many religions (India) will have an effect on the psychology of their cultural will. One example in this may be that the East version of Give & Take is more subtle, whereas in the West, one wonders it is more of an accounting game.

On bringing up children, one has to stress that dependence is encouraged in Eastern families, whereas in Western families independence is encouraged. Love is valued in two different forms, or it is the same love but it is observed from different views.

Possibly Eastern thinking has a stress on relationships, and tend to have bigger families and are more contained in their family structures. Whereas in England the traditional family was the nuclear family, the advantage of this is to give more attention to the relationship, and its own children, the nucleus being the one focus on one relationship.

Eastern thinking could also be more based on relationship truths, instead of individual intentions and desires, or dreams.

NEW NOTES ON CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

2005-11-02T15:21:00.000-08:00

These notes just came to me:

My understanding of criminal psychology is that there is no enjoyment in the criminal act, but an illusion in the understanding of freedom, for the act is a violation to another being, but this could be seen falsely as a taking or gaining of freedom through the violation of another. One also has to consider that suffering is also caused in the violation, for all criminal acts do cause suffering, whereas this suffering could be seen as a solving of the criminals suffering, and the criminal perceives this personal or subjective suffering, which must seem very detached from the objective suffering of the victim(s). Perhaps the suffering is seen as a commodity, and the measure of it. There could be a sense of other people not really existing, but being like the weather, or stones on the ground, which could be caused by a pathological confusion of the objective, and subjective. Whereas the criminal does not feel that he exists, or has no, or little temperament of being, whereas life is only a game, rather than the common saying that life should be played as a game, or even a confusion of things of humour and things of truth: a vain sensibility of the sense of the normal, caused by a distortion of emotional perception. As for example one may be surprised, but not know that one is surprised, for one may interpret the emotion as something else, perhaps even anger, or regret, or of loss etc.

I hope to progress in this study at a later date, but this is my first attempt at this subject.

Driving Stress and Philosophy of Driving

2005-10-31T04:34:00.000-08:00

Driving is also a time for reflection ... For many people it is the only time that they get to be alone - during these periods it's possible to reflect on life, the good things, the problems that come into all of our lives from time to time. For some people, the anxiety linked with these problems can attach itself to the driving task - it becomes 'cross wired'.

If you have a passenger the rule must be that the speak only if they are spoken to!
No stopping to pop into the shop or visit a friend. Just go out with the sole aim of having a nice drive.
Drive in five minute 'bursts' with a ten minute break between each.
After each drive write down five things that felt good and two things that didn't.
Figure out solutions or explanations for the two things that didn't feel good.
Never drive more than 15 minutes away from home. That way you know you can jump on a bus or walk home!(Even though you never will!).read more

D Thinker.- After an accident it may be difficult to start driving again, maybe it will be a good idea to try public transport for a while. If you decide to start driving again, a good way to build up confidence can be racing games, and it is a easy way to get rid of road rage out of one's system especially for younger people. I believe the key to good driving is good concentration management, instead of trying to impress others, try instead to impress yourself. Good driving is not about driving dangerously, which means there is nothing wrong with small errors, for they do not make bad habits, the key is to pay attention to the big potential errors: for errors will always exist, but one has to decide for oneself which errors are good and bad. Driving is not about technique, but control; though technique is important in racing, but racing in essence is about bad driving. Lastly a good exercise to build good driving is virtual drive at home for a minute with eyes closed, for this is a good exercise to teach oneness in driving for the most advanced driver sees everything and nothing. Another technique to be able to notice many things while driving is to focus on one object, then another object, then another, up to a minute. Another good technique that comes from the martial arts, is this Samurai technique for self-control, for true car control first needs inner control. Simply imagine sitting at the top of a mountain, with a few stones forward of you, and every time you have a thought, throw a stone down the mountain. Lastly a simple driving tip for all drivers is not to look at the car ahead, but to focus on the space between your car, and there car, but this is not my idea, but an idea that I have heard.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/drive.shtml

Psychology group calls for end of Indian names

2005-10-21T03:34:00.000-07:00

October 18, 2005 - 5:20PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Psychological Association has weighed in on the topic of pro and college teams using Indian nicknames and images.

The group says the constant use of such logos is harmful, "because they are often negative."
In August, the NCAA said it would ban the use of Indian mascots and images deemed "hostile" or "abusive" at all national championship events.

The NCAA has since removed three schools -- the Florida State Seminoles, Utah Utes and Central Michigan Chippewas -- from the original list of 18 offenders.

Appeals by the Illinois Fighting Illini and Bradley Braves are pending.

One school, North Dakota, nicknamed the Fighting Sioux, had its initial appeal rejected. It's expected to file a second appeal this month.

LAST NOTE

The American Indians can teach us a lot if we're willing to study their criminal justice system, their respect for the environment and their unique form of government, said Marilyn Holly, associate professor of philosophy.

D Thinker.- The western philosophy on criminals is a failure, it really is not working. Though crimes are done in zealous physiological vanity, people like to gamble, and criminals do like to play dice with the system: they seem to gain more from this then if they went straight.

Other forms of punishment exist too, where the hand may be chopped off, electrocution, hanging, or in India repeat raping, and naked humiliation, in South Africa punishment that leads to a loss of face can be carried out. I guess what is attacked is what is valued, whether it be a person's pride, dignity, or usefulness, or life. Even genocide is a form of punishment, or extinction, for then one attacks the survival of a culture: though civil punishment is not about right or wrong, but what is defined as right or wrong. Though the Red Indians were defeated, it does not mean that we cannot learn from them, maybe a little more respect would be inorder.

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 5 OF 22

2005-10-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 5)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

In this book he talks about our will, which is of psychological interest, and that of horoscopes. It seems to me that he sees the will in the same manner as a compass needle, and simply asks about the reasons your compass might point here, or there. He compares the Stoics, and questions their direction of will which is compromised by their ruthless reasoning powers. In situations we do not reason, but trust our inner compass: this is psychology not philosophy, one is not driven by reason, though the mob is not driven by reason they are blind to the compass, but express in vulgar drama a relationship with sorrow, the instinct of the compass is lost with their break from sincerity, and innocence.

Also Virgil is mentioned.

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120105.htm

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 4 OF 22

2005-09-20T15:15:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 4)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

From chapter 3 :

Therefore the good man, although he is a slave, is free; but the bad man, even if he reigns, is a slave, and that not of one man, but, what is far more grievous, of as many masters as he has vices; of which vices when the divine Scripture treats, it says, "For of whom any man is overcome, to the same he is also the bond-slave."

D Thinker.- We all have the right to be good, but this sounds as controversial as it was when it was written. Power and goodness have no connection, yet this is how things are seen, and even the act of seeing one with power as good is seen as good. True power is not the power over men, but the power over oneself.

From chapter 4 :

Indeed, that was an apt and true reply which was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, "What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor."

D Thinker.- I need not point my finger, for as the world is round we only really point back straight to ourselves. Who is the pirate, Alexander the Great says?

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120104.htm

Honeysuckle Flowers Whole Tea (Jin Yin Hua)

2005-09-17T11:03:00.001-07:00

Honeysuckle flower is valued not only for its and medicinal values but also for its elegant appearance. This herbal tea has detoxification properties and cooling properties that help to prevent heat-related illnesses such as ulcers and sore throat. Buy, paypal - link.

D Thinker.- As I had recently lost my voice I thought I would try this. Also because I had joined a gym yesterday, I wanted to cool down. I felt a softening effect, which made me feel my heart was pacing in a more even manner. I would define this feeling as soft, but not weak: though it is also known to be a mild laxative. After I had drank it my neck felt relaxed, with the dryness gone.

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 3 OF 22

2005-09-16T06:17:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 3)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

From chapter 3 :

Are sorrows, then, also loved? Surely all men desire to rejoice? Or, as man wishes to be miserable, is he, nevertheless, glad to be merciful, which, because it cannot exist without passion, for this cause alone are passions loved? This also is from that vein of friendship. But whither does it go? Whither does it flow?

Diary Thinker.- Though Augustine told people to beware of philosophy, but this is philosophy led by desire, or love of wisdom. I would agree with this, and philosophy works better through duty, for then one writes out of love for life, and not of wisdom. Later in the book he calls people blind, I also wonder why people go such a path? I see it everyday, and I dare not say that it is a habit of my seeing. Also Buddha wrote about people waking up and seeing, even without thought, in India they talk about a third eye being closed, for what makes one choose a path of jealousy, instead of a path to light?

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120102.htm

Can Psychology help cancer patients?

2005-09-15T03:01:00.000-07:00

14/9/2005

Psychological interventions could be beneficial for cancer patients. says a Bangor Unversity psychologist.

Cancer patients who find themselves mulling over their condition have their quality of life damaged, but psychological interventions may be a solution, Dr Val Morrison said at the British Psychological Society's Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference held at Coventry University.

In a questionnaire survey of 147 cancer and haematology outpatients researchers measured a number of reactions to the illness and treatment experienced by patients including anxiety, depression, fatigue and tension. The stage of treatment they were at and age influenced their use of a ruminative coping style, mood and quality of life, but there was no difference between men and women.

The research found people who responded with ruminative coping responses, that is to say mulling over their illness, also had high levels of anxiety, depression and fatigue and reported poorer physical, functional, social, and emotional quality of life.

LINK

From Psychology Today:
Maintaining a positive attitude does not guarantee cancer victims a greater chance of survival, according to new research released on Saturday. This finding, presented on October 19 at a meeting of the European Society of Medical Oncology in Nice, France, goes against previous others that suggest a positive outlook does increase the survival rate of cancer. Now, cancer victims are left to decide for themselves what to believe.

LINK

D Thinker.- The relationship does not need testing between Psychology, and Cancer, for our thinking obviously affects how we feel and this is uplifting. Though one cannot measure how a person is feeling in any subtle way it is still common sense. This also shows that science still cannot prove some things that are commonsense, but when it does it moves mountains, which was the case with Newton.

ON REPRESSION

2005-09-12T05:01:00.000-07:00

My own idea on repression, if you want to read
the normal definition : here.

D Thinker.- Normally people are said to be repressed because they show no emotion. But the problem with this theory is that we all have emotions, if we do not show emotion, we may display objective emotions. A repressed type person wants to feel like an object and finds comfort in it, so emotions are expressed in a tidy (objective) manner, and not in the normal raw manner. This is a kind of introversion, but I define introversion not as a problem but only as a general descriptive term. These people tend to drop bombs as if they are planes, for they see anything with a feeling of life as destructive to their object state of being, in which they appear to find comfort and hope. They can also have a negative affect on people, as if the fire was slowly being watered down inside of you over weeks, but nevertheless the path these people follow is the least noisy. Not that the previous theory is incorrect, but this could be the next evolution of the repressed person.

DEVELOP A SURVIVAL ATTITUDE

2005-09-10T05:29:00.000-07:00

D Thinker.- The work environment can be intimidating, though I believe the strategy is to see things coming. Use your intuition, sense if a person or action is in an orbit around of you: if you see something coming meet it before it is ready to meet you, whether it be work or people related. Meet the challenge instead of hoping it will go away, develop a long term survival attitude at work, and in life.

REFERENCE

1-Don't be (or suffer) the office karmasuck

2-Confidence at work:

Explosion is radical and immediate - there are usually casualties and fall-out. Infection is about making slow, positive change - influencing others by your positive example. Its effects are more lasting and often more beneficial.

At work we usually wait until we've had enough of a particular situation and explode, leaving a lot of bad feeling and damage. If we can begin to infect our environment in a positive way on a daily basis, the changes will be lasting, less damaging and sustainable.

SIMPLE CHARITY

2005-09-08T04:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.genocideinterventionfund.org/

Diary Thinker.- Faith, creates Hope, which leads to Charity, but in this definition Charity may be better understood not in terms of giving money, but of giving Good Will. Faith comes from our belief that not all is bad though we may here of such things as is contained in the above site : in such a spirit our hope is evaluated - but charity grounds us. When greed exists, hunger exists elsewhere, but a few good thoughts is the foundation of all Charity. Though Charity begins at home, it should not end at home.

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 2 OF 22

2005-09-02T04:44:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book 2)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

From chapter 17 :

OF THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN, AND OTHER INIQUITIES PERPETRATED IN ROME'S PALMIEST DAYS.

But possibly we are to find the reason for this neglect of the Romans by their gods, in the saying of Sallust, that "equity and virtue prevailed among the Romans not more by force of laws than of nature." I presume it is to this inborn equity and goodness of disposition we are to ascribe the rape of the Sabine women. What, indeed, could be more equitable and virtuous, than to carry off by force, as each man was fit, and without their parents' consent, girls who were strangers and guests, and who had been decoyed and entrapped by the pretence of a spectacle! If the Sabines were wrong to deny their daughters when the Romans asked for them, was it not a greater wrong in the Romans to carry them off after that denial?

Diary Thinker.- So what is moral justification, and how is the use of force a moral act? It is difficult to say which is the moral path, without knowing the other outcome, which makes good intent even more important. Psychology always returns to self analysis : why am I here?

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120102.htm

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO THE PSYCHOLOGIST 1 OF 22

2005-08-30T15:31:00.000-07:00

The City of God (Book I)

BY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

From chapter 18 :

But is there a fear that even another's lust may pollute the violated? It will not pollute, if it be another's: if it pollute, it is not another's, but is shared also by the polluted. But since purity is a virtue of the soul, and has for its companion virtue, the fortitude which will rather endure all ills than consent to evil; and since no one, however magnanimous and pure, has always the disposal of his own body, but can control only the consent and refusal of his will, what sane man can suppose that, if his body be seized and forcibly made use of to satisfy the lust of another, he thereby loses his purity? For if purity can be thus destroyed, then assuredly purity is no virtue of the soul; nor can it be numbered among those good things by which the life is made good, but among the good things of the body, in the same category as strength, beauty, sound and unbroken health, and, in short, all such good things as may be diminished without at all diminishing the goodness and rectitude of our life. But if purity be nothing better than these, why should the body be perilled that it may be preserved? If, on the other hand, it belongs to the soul, then not even when the body is violated is it lost. Nay more, the virtue of holy continence, when it resists the uncleanness of carnal lust, sanctifies even the body, and therefore when this continence remains unsubdued, even the sanctity of the body is preserved, because the will to use it holily remains, and, so far as lies in the body itself, the power also.

Diary Thinker.- It is not the first time that I have heard that lust is linked to health, but what is the lust to the person being the victim of lust? Lust makes one like a wild horse, and the emotions go out of control, the pleasure of chaos.

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120101.htm

A GOOD CLEAN JOKE WITH A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANGLE

2005-08-29T03:43:00.000-07:00

Male or Female

A language instructor was explaining to her class that French nouns, unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine. Things like 'chalk' or 'pencil,' she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral. Puzzled, one student raised his hand and asked, 'What gender is a computer?'

The teacher wasn't certain which it was, and so divided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was made up of the women in the class, and the other, of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you might have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

MEDITATION, NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS

2005-08-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

Meditation is about taking a step back. I always thought that being relaxed was about being slow, but one can live life fast, and be conscious and working at the same time. So there is always something to do, but be mellow, which is not being lazy. Be alert: try this site Learning Meditation; I like the music meditation which is calming and just pure, and simple music.

T'AI CHI - EASTERN PSYCHOLOGY

2005-08-15T04:09:00.000-07:00

T'ai Chi is a good way to discover about oneself. A simple kind of T'ai Chi I practice is to draw energy from the ground to my feet, I know this is very different from Western Meditations, where energy is absorbed from above. But by bringing this energy up, one can feel one's emotions, and by slowly moving with one's arms and legs one is doing T'ai Chi. There are many variations, such as closing one's eyes. Or monkey form where one moves one's feet in a way that affects one's balance. Many do this in China every morning, it is a simple way to create a better inner balance. The movements should be in balance with one's breathing. Read more...

Teaching Balance with Tai Chi Strategies for College and Secondary School Instruction.
by David D. Chen , Clay P. Sherman :

Tai Chi is about balance, both in movement and as a way of life. In this article the term "balance" represents not only the even distribution of weight around the body's center of gravity, but also equilibrium between opposing forces in life, which when left unchecked, often lead to disease and disaster. We believe that instruction in Tai Chi can complement a developmentally appropriate, holistic, and educationally well-grounded curriculum for adolescents in secondary school and college. With proper training and understanding of a popular Tai Chi routine and its physical and philosophical underpinnings, secondary school teachers and college activity course instructors can successfully implement a Tai Chi unit of instruction.

UPDATE 17 AUGUST 2005

Diary Thinker (responding to comment below): it is a theory of mine that Eastern Practices focus more on Grounding, such as in China Dragons are great symbols for this. Whereas in Western Spiritual Practice one may notice Angels are great symbols, with their lightness. So if Tai-Chi is about bringing one to balance, it assumes that one is out of balance, but one can be out of balance in many ways. Energy can be drawn in many ways; the comment is from Nigeria and mentions that energy is drawn from above; will it not return to the earth?

UPDATE 18 AUGUST 2005

Chi Exercise Invented by Diary Thinker (You can do what you want with this exercise)

Part 1
You can do this lying down on the bed, because comfort is important. This exercise is not a physical exercise, but uses perception. Allow Chi to rise from the bed, and into the stomach (lower) which is actually a good gateway for Chi to enter: sometimes you may find it hard to walk when you feel anxiety because there is no Chi there. Now imagine the Chi as a dot of energy, and try slowly to move the dot around the body, so you allow the body to gently awake with Chi energy in a spiritual way. The dot will naturally move to the lower stomach after the exercise, and where it settles is called the Store House of Chi. Now repeat the exercise but with more intense feeling.
Part 2
Now close your eyes, and you will see your inner body: be patient with this, work with whatever image you get. Try to see what is going on, and try to fix it by observing where there is too much energy, and try moving it to other parts of the body. A thinker may find too much energy in the head, and may want to move it into the heart, forearms, and feet. Then imagine these points as if they create a star, with the heart point in the middle of the star. Then develop the star into a more sophisticated pattern, like a tantra, slowly allow the pattern to develop and perhaps move.
Part 3
Then imagine hands coming out of the pattern, and these hands will receive energy from the heavens.
Part 4 (Optional)
Then by placing these hands on your heart point, at the middle of the star, try to listen to its advice. This is the inner locus, whereas the outer locus is about external guidance such as from the stars.

You may feel magical, and have a feeling of existing without action.

BONUS : Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan

HERBAL SAFETY

2005-08-14T06:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.herbalsafety.utep.edu/

This is very comprehensive Herbal Site, it also includes PDF files for scientific presentation.

Special Populations

Herbs to avoid during pregnancy and lactation Â Plantas a evitar durante embarazo y lactancia.

Herbal/Nutraceutical Products to Avoid Before Surgery

Plants Employed by Mexican Traditional Medicine (MTM) For the Treatment of Asthmatic Conditions.

Diary Thinker.- Though some herbs are considered as food like Ginseng, or Onions which I found useful for Asthma (Victorian Cure).

Improve Perception (Own Notes)

2005-08-12T05:11:00.000-07:00

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Perception does not improve how we do things in life, but it is about our vision of ourselves.
2
Our vision of ourselves influences how we do things.
3
Perception is like the color, touch and smell of what we do.
4
People who feel bored may have a problem with perception.
5
Perception is a personalized response.
6
Perception serves no purpose, but it is karmic.
7
Visual perception is created with one's imagination, and audio perception is influenced by feelings and situations.
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Our uniqueness is the seed of our perception.
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Comedy can improve perception, by improving perspective.

Race, Religion, Age, and Sex Perception Exercise (Own Notes)

This exercise is based on the above notes, and should only take a few minutes.

The exercise works by changing the perception of how one sees another person, who may be a stranger. It may work better with a person that you know, but I tried it towards a stranger last night who was an old woman near me on the bus from work.

Firstly focus on seeing that person as they may look if they belonged to other religions, or races. Then try changing their sex.

Secondly try repeating the above after imagining that person at a different age.

Lastly note how your feelings have changed. I do not want to say my results for this exercise, I would prefer if you tried the last part with a blank mind.

KARMA MEDICINE

2005-07-24T06:50:00.000-07:00

If medicine fails to bring a cure than herbalism is attractive, but if that fails one must ask the physical pain what action needs to be done : what deep change must one seek?

Though much trust is needed to go to a Chinese Herbalist. One has to look at their face and trust your intuition. It is in this way that herbs are chosen too by intuition. Though I had an abscess which was caused by a bad tooth, my instinct told me to use the anti-biotic which was recommended by the dentist, but then after week to go to the Chinese Herbalist in China Town. He told me that what was wrong was not my tooth, but it was my blood. The herbs were heated as was told in the leaflet, and it made me thirsty, so I drank a lot of water and in this natural process I guess my blood was cleaned. One could sense the body work internally, and the bad tooth just fell out, or the part that was bad, though it happened 4 years ago I have not had a problem with my tooth whereas others who spend more on dentists seem to be going back. You see the dentist deals with the effect(teeth) whereas the herbalist dealt with the cause(blood). I have lost my voice, and the penicillin given by my doctor had no effect, but as before I went again, but to a different doctor which was closer. She told me to try this herbal mixture from China which did bring recovery, though normally a week's rest would lift me. Then when it had finished I got more of that medicine, and she looked at my tongue (as they do) and she made another mixture of herbs. As before it worked, but not in a quick way, but in a real way, and the second mix in the second week she said would have a bitter taste, but contained a herb that dealt with internal information related to the bodies natural healing system. Again another success, but I will go again to town to see her, but with the bomb threats in Birmingham I am forced to be content with it's present situation. In Indian Hebalism it is said that diseases first appear on the tongue, so it is a good idea to start each day by using a tongue cleaner.

ON GRIEF AND LOSS : IT HAPPENS

2005-07-24T06:05:00.000-07:00

beyond indigo

from beyond indigo - near-death experiences

GRIEF & LOSS RESOURCE CENTRE

The Natural Death Handbook - Contents

[PLEASE NOTE: The following is taken from the VERY OLD 1993 edition]

The Last Resort (Diary Thinker).- This is a previous post that I have made on this subject.

ANTI-AGING TIP

2005-07-20T05:23:00.000-07:00

Remember that aging is as much psychological as it is physical. The first and most important step in combating the aging process is recognizing that you are only as old as you feel. Rather than embracing the stereotypical aspects of aging, maintain a youthful and optimistic state of mind and it will aid in your linear struggle.

BONUS
1
Face Exercise Books (Amazon)
2
World Health . Net :

Scientists dispel ageing theory
Drinking gallons of orange juice and popping vitamin pills may not make you live longer, say US researchers, contrary to previous reports.
In the past, scientists have suggested that taking antioxidants to combat free radical cell damage might delay ageing.

Diary Thinker.- This may not support the advice on drinking tea, which I have given before, but experiments carried on mice do not take into acocunt the psychological affect that I have made apparent above.

ON WILL AND EGO BY DIARY THINKER

2005-07-15T03:37:00.000-07:00

Freuds theory on Super Ego

Though this does not make sense if you see Ego in the usual aspect. Though if you see the Super Ego as the objective will, and the ID as the subjective will. It does make sense, and then these 2 wills when in balance create balanced action. I do not know what Freud actually meant by Ego, though I see Ego as corruption, or the seed of it : an unconscious event. Whereas Will is something we are all very conscious of, so it is more connected to actions. Though through my defintion one has to raise the fact that then the Ego would create anger, greed, attachment, and lust. Though what is the relationship between the soul and the Ego, though they do not oppose each other, for the soul is the opposite of the body, but personally I believe that the heart exists in harmonic opposition with the soul, and not the body. I believe the purpose of the body is simply to mantain this arrangement between the heart and the and the soul.

Firefox just crashed, but I clicked Recover and got this post back. I welcome people to research this theory. I also have given this Blog a make over.

RESEARCH ON GREEN TEA

2005-07-09T12:42:00.000-07:00

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Welcome to Greenteahaus
The Green Tea Reference Library

Come and explore our library to learn about the scientific evidence that shows the health benefits of drinking green tea.

2

http://www.teaforhealth.com/news.htm

3

More research can be found on the Clipper magazine which is free to deliver to your door. In the magazine tea farms are visited to check the conditions of tea workers, they also have a specialty tea with every magazine. Making clipper probably the most respected, and trusted tea company. One has to wonder why tea is so cheap, but this tea company only buys tea from tea farms that show respect to workers. It is good to see the farms in which tea is made, and how things are made affect what is made. Also it is a company that is not about profit, but displays a moral philsosophy that is not compromised by business sense which they have.

I HAVE GOT TO BUY THIS

2005-07-08T01:25:00.000-07:00

REPENT: Think positively about yourself. Repeat the following mantra; 'I am whole, I am complete, material goods won't change me'. When you want to treat yourself, focus on what looks good on you. By imitating another's style, you will only end up buying something that will not only not suit you, but will also depress you. Be your own style icon!

REPENT: Don't use money as your scapegoat. Be confident in your convictions and genuine in what you say. Money can't buy favour - honesty and integrity can, your friends and colleagues will respect you far more for the latter than the former.

Read full article

Diary Thinker.- Treats do not have to cost anything, even a walk in good weather may be all you need. Try to see things that you buy as investments, rather than the fulfillment of desires.

ON HOW MEN AND WOMEN DIFFER WHEN MEETING STRANGERS

2005-07-07T03:29:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's Trends - Full Article

Men and women differ in how they decide which strangers they can trust, according to new research.

A study found that men tended to trust people who were part of a group with them. Women, on the other hand, were more likely to trust strangers who shared some personal connection, such as a friend of a friend.

There are different ways to determine who is a part of your in-group, to decide who you can trust when you first meet a stranger, said Marilynn Brewer, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

For women, this in-group is me and my friends and family and their friends and family. For men, the in-group is my team or my company or my club. These are the people we feel we can trust.

IMPROVE CREATIVITY

2005-06-30T03:13:00.000-07:00

Look at the picture for a couple of minutes, then try to play music to it, I guess if you cannot play any instrument it does not really matter. Or you can hum, and just tap your pen to the image :

Reference link for more pictures

SEEING WHAT YOU ACHE FOR

2005-06-29T05:38:00.000-07:00

Exercise by Oriah Mountain Dreamer . Com

Positive Points

1. It is simple,
2. It is different,
3. New exercises can be found at the site, though the others seem more like English exercises.

Negative Points

1. Takes 10 minutes,
2. It is a do once meditation.

On Worry Or Obvious Paths

2005-06-23T05:30:00.000-07:00

I have not really talked about worry in this Blog, so here goes - what is worry? Fear of hurt, fear of loss, or fear of something going wrong etc. As kids we are told 'don't go near the road' or 'don't talk to strangers'. Some (I guess) we all know a few who keep following the rules, but obviously not these, but one's given to so called proper control of one's situation, and path in life, and doing what one is most expected to do. These folk are not worry free, though they may have no problems, for one can be too obvious. I believe true intention is sharing, so here goes - perhaps it is alright to have problems, we live in a society that calls people lazy if they accept such things, for there has to be an answer to everything. Not all problems need to be solved, such an attitude I believe gives rise to a condition of being bad at worrying, and not worrying in the proper fashion. The problem answer instinct is drilled into us through examinations.

BONUS - PSYCHOLOGY OF HIP HOP

GOOD TEA SITE FROM ARIZONA (& USES PAYPAL)

2005-06-14T04:49:00.000-07:00

SEVEN CUPS . COM

We are a different kind of tea company...

At Seven Cups we want to help you find the best teas on the market. Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world, yet the vast majority of western consumers know very little about it. This suits the tea industry, as they can sell poor quality tea in neatly-packaged tea bags for a huge profit. For example, over 60% of the tea consumed in North America is actually mass-produced and machine harvested in South America.

Diary Thinker.- Tea tastes badly because it is so cheap, milk and sugar just makes it into a sweet. I make it using a metal ball, where the loose tea is put in, or a metal thing can be placed on top of the mug, where you just put the tea in. From the above site reacting to tea prejudice!

ON FEMINISM

2005-06-12T06:48:00.000-07:00

Different branches of feminism theory

'Women, you owe her everything!" So read the headline announcing Simone de Beauvoir's death in April 1986. This was probably said because she had the freedom to make mistakes, for what is a model wife! But she created this freedom, and ignored the many.

Define : Feminism

Diary Thinker

1

It is the question of how different genders make money, and about how many different options there are to make money, in interaction to the advantages and disadvantages of each gender. This leads also to how many different moral options there are for each gender, and also how much pressure there exists to explore one's own gender, and maybe also on what equality is based on. For if one is biased then one probably is biased in how one sees the actual meaning of equality. Whereas with porn one gender cannot be victimized, without the other gender : it cuts 2 ways. So the issue of feminism is not a porn issue, but porn is simply an industry that exploits sexuality, whereas the erotic promotes sexuality. For the erotic is a celebration of difference.

2

If I do have a social theory it would be that porn exists, because there is a need for it. And that it represents the embarrassment of non equality in the sexes. Maybe even sexual diseases are a result of non equality : for masculine bias whether from males or females is a betrayal of where we are born physically, and would lead to things going wrong in connection to romance, love, and marriage. In fact many marriages are destroyed through adultery which is also a form of betrayal. But the truth about sexual bias is about coming to terms with one's own sexuality. Bias, and lack of acceptance always creates other needs, such as porn, but in porn exists the expression not of inner expression as with art, but of our outer expression, or our sense of lack of erotic conscience.

ON 3 AIMS IN LIFE FROM THE KAMA SUTRA

2005-06-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

3 EXTRACTS FROM THE ALAIN DANIELOU VERSION

1- Love is necessary to satisfy the mind, ethics to satisfy the science, and spiritual seeking for peace of soul. Without food and clothes, the body becomes thin and weak. Without eroticism, the mind becomes restless and unsatisfied. Without spirituality, the soul is degraded.
2- Animals and birds make no difference between brother and sister, mother and father, etc., and their life as a couple is not for life. For the couple to enjoy a continual life of bliss together, the moral laws laid down in the texts are of value.
3- Effort does not bring riches. Rites and regular work bring nothing, but fortune comes by chance, without logic. Fortune depends on destiny. Since it is without logic, effort serves no purpose. It follows it's whim. It apperars unexpectedly. This is why the texts that explain the means to acquire it are useless.

Full text of the work by Vatsyayana translated into English, by Richard Burton.

Another link, for the same book.

I found the above translation quite dry, and as many I walked straight past it, but this new unabridged version is of more value :

Review from Amazon :

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not Just Another Manual, September 7, 2004
Reviewer : jane smith (the windy city) - See all my reviews
I bought this book for my partner (at his request so I didn't read the reviews - oops) and we were both surprised by the actual contents. It was very interesting but buyers should know that it isn't an illustrated manual as others have mentioned. Rather, it is a thorough translation of an ancient text. Even though it wasn't what I expected I still thought it was a good read and would recommend it to anyone who wants sexual material which is more "cerebral" than most.

Diary Thinker.-
1
It is interesting how love is not defined, but it is simply accepted as a passion that does not support non-balance. But we are all halves, but I guess one does not feel at whole really, for each person has to be balanced too in their own sexual identity, and being in nature. But the Kama Sutra links wealth, and virtue to the erotic : which has a long past in India.
2
I admit most the reviews in Amazon were like the above, but I did notice one review which expressed boredom because they found no pictures in the book!
3
It is interesting how money seems to have an identity of it's own. You may have a few accounts, but how exactly does the money go into each account, as if there was a karmic tag associated with it. Many people with money seem to have no wealth, or walk around asking for money. Some people are found to die from old age age who have lived very simple lives, and people are surprised that they have a small fortune.
4
What is the erotic? Is it not the expression of sexual identity, or the expression of the sun in our selves. To be more alive, to be more of a person, does not mean to become more of a person, for this means nothing, but to be more of what one is, it terms of one's sexual orientation.

CPU ADDICTION

2005-06-02T04:51:00.000-07:00

These are 2 interesting sections I have copied from this site :

Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet or on-line services and think about it while off line?
Do you feel a need to spend more and more time on line to achieve satisfaction?
Are you unable to control your on-line use?
Do you feel restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop your on-line use?
Do you go on line to escape problems or relieve feelings such as helplessness, guilt, anxiety or depression?
Do you lie to family members or friends to conceal how often and how long you stay online?
Do you risk the loss of a significant relationship, job, or educational or career opportunity because of your on-line use?
Do you keep returning even after spending too much money on on-line fees?
Do you go through withdrawal when off line, such as increased depression, moodiness, or irritability?
Do you stay on line longer than originally intended?

If there are any universally valid principles in psychology, one of them must be the importance of integration: the fitting together and balancing of the various elements of the psyche to make a complete, harmonious whole. A faulty or pathological psychic system is almost always described with terms that connote division and fragmentation, such as "repression," "dissociation," and "splitting." Health, on the other hand, is usually specified with terms that imply integration and union, such as "insight," "assimilation," and "self actualization." Many religious philosophies also emphasize the attainment of connectedness and unity as the major theme of spiritual development. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That greatness can only be realized when the parts are joined together.

If you feel that you have a serious problem, try...

Diary Thinker.- As with all change that is great, one must change how one lives away from the CPU to confront the change of spending time at the CPU. One focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of spending time at the CPU, and the advantages and disadvantages of spending time away of the CPU. One can spend a day each on each meditation every year to improve the balance, for all addiction is not about over-attraction, but the interaction of one's balance to that thing which is the cause of the addiction.

HealthyPlace.com

2005-05-29T07:22:00.000-07:00

Four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

Earth Circle Meditation

This just came today : Despair, Envy, and Jealousy

2005-05-27T02:04:00.000-07:00

The first recorded case of envy is that of Cain killing his brother Abel.

How can one recognize the envious? Physically, Horace thought those who envy others themselves grow thin. More envy quotes?

Possibly the origin of jealousy, and envy could be the realization that one has no power in how one grows up : when one does not even have the ability to read. Though repressed (it has to be) for envy, and jealousy does not come to the adult through another, but appears to come out of their depths turning their sea to storm! Freud thought it was greater, or more intense for women, based on his theory that girls feel cheated!

Whereas envy could begin with childhood toys, and the idea of life not being fair could begin here. And jealously could come from a brother or sister, or close relative rivalry; so the more jealous the person becomes the more they see you as this character from the past as being something that distracts one's parents (who may appear as Gods) from them, forcing the child to maybe seek more attention from another adult : the intense stare of a young child to a stranger, when the parent is bored, or fed-up, or distracted, or weary may be the first signal of the green eye!

It is also interesting that there is no limit to jealousy, and it does not help that person, but can create a deep depression anxiety, and despair. On a second evolution jealousy could develop into lust, or betrayal behavior which are used to repress. Though I have a repression theory too (that's 4 new theories today) that is if we believe nothing to be dangerous then there is no reason to repress, which means a greater experience of life. Masks can also protect oneself against jealousy, and envy : but one is simply allowing things that should be written and faced deeper into the unconscious.

As with jealousy these emotions also seem unlimited in their size, whereas hope and friendship appear more real, or as a thing in itself.

Whereas with romantic jealousy my theory still stands tall, for it is about yang-attention : for only in romance is so much attention allowed, whereas with friendship it is about yin-attention.

APPENDIX

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BONUS.- THE ART OF MEDITATION

Freud, From Family Romance(1909)

2005-05-23T05:43:00.000-07:00

The replacement of both parents or of the father alone by grander people, we find that these new and aristocratic parents are equipped with attributes that are derived entirely from real recollections of the actual and humble ones; so that in fact the child is not getting rid of his father but exalting him. Indeed the whole effort at replacing the real father by a superior one is only an expression of the child's longing for the happy, vanished days when his father seemed to him the noblest and strongest of men and his mother the dearest and loveliest of women.

May 26 Update
Diary Thinker.- Whereas if experiences are bad in childhood the reverse may happen : to seek cheaper relationships with objects such as food, money, or emotion. One may be programmed thus to find peace in harm of oneself : maybe with some charm!

Aristotle On Friendship

2005-05-17T04:20:00.000-07:00

But as regards good friends, should we have as many as possible, or is there a limit to the number of one's friends, as there is to the size of a city? You cannot make a city of ten men, and if there are a hundred thousand it is a city no longer. But the proper number is presumably not a single number, but anything that falls between certain fixed points. So for friends too there is a fixed number perhaps the largest number with whom one can live together (for that, we found, thought to be very characteristic of friendship); and that one cannot live with many people and divide oneself up among them is plain. Further, they too must be friends of one another, if they are all to spend their days together; and it is a hard business for this condition to be fulfilled with a large number. It is found difficult, too, to rejoice and to grieve in an intimate way with many people, for it may likely happen that one has at once to be happy with one friend and to mourn with another. Presumably, then, it is well not to seek to have as many friends as possible, but as many as are enough for the purpose of living together; for it would seem actually impossible to be a great friend to many people. This is why one cannot love several people; love is ideally a sort of excess of friendship, and that can only be felt towards one person; therefore great friendship too can only be felt towards a few people. This seems to be confirmed in practice; for we do not find many people who are friends in the comradely way of friendship, and the famous friendships of this sort are always between two people. Those who have many friends and mix intimately with them all are thought to be no one's friend, except in the way proper to fellow-citizens, and such people are also called obsequious. In the way proper to fellow-citizens, indeed, it is possible to be the friend of many and yet not be obsequious but a genuinely good man; but one cannot have with many people the friendship based on virtue and on the character of our friends themselves, and we must be content if we find even a few such. Read more...

Diary Thinker.- As the nature of friendship is passive, one cannot bring about such a tie through longing. Though the individual does more enjoy the atmosphere of a group, for one individualizes life, but I believe by finding one's talents one sees value in others more : but I believe a fluid balance exists between Kant and Aristotle on Ethics.

Sesame Oil For Health - The Most Ancient Seed Oil In Human Use

2005-05-16T02:53:00.000-07:00

According to TCM you can also use it to stop scaring, but one has to put the oil on the wound before the scar becomes visible.

Copy and Paste notes from millbrook.co.za/sesame.htm :

1.Ears:
A few drops warmed to body temperature can be put into the ears to soften excess ear wax, provide relief from mild tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and prevent or treat swimmers/surfers ear.

Diary Thinker.- Too much ear wax, can be a headache, and lead to fuzzy thinking. Also try cleaning the ear after a bath, using hair pins i.e the blunt end. AUDICLEAN can be used on children from 6 months of age. I do think that it works, but it has to be used in a regular way, but it is safer than cotton buds for kids or adults.

2.Nose & sinuses:
Nasal congestion can be relieved by massaging the face (cheekbones, forehead, sides of nose) with warm sesame oil, and then sniffing a few drops of warmed sesame oil (not hot!) into the nose.

3.Sore throat - Diary Thinker.- I did read in an old Victorian Herb book(Culpeper) that oil with sugar was the best remedy, but I prefered mixing this oil with honey. Also the Chinese do have interesting medicine for voice loss.

At the first sign of a dry, scratchy, painful throat: gargle with a teaspoon or two of Sesame oil to moisturize the throat mucous membranes. Early use of this remedy can often prevent colds and flu.

4.For receding gums:
Swish 2 teaspoons of sesame oil back and forth through the teeth between the mouth and lips for 10 to 15 minutes daily.
After that spit out the foamy residue and brush your teeth. (It is recommended to use a few drops of sesame oil on your toothbrush whenever you brush your teeth.) Finally massage gums with up and downward movements with sesame oil on your fingertips.

5.General Relaxation and De-stressing:
Our skin is our largest sensory organ, the warming, moisturizing action of Sesame oil tones the skin and normalizes its sensory nervous function. This home treatment can be done either in the morning or evening. If done in the evening it should be done before going to bed to avoid getting cold. Warm between 30 to 50 ml of Sesame oil. Massage/rub the oil into the whole body from your head to soles of your feet. Put on an old tracksuit/gown and rest for 30-45 minutes. Relax in a hot bath, taking care not to soap too much of the oil off your body.
Make sure to dress warmly afterwards if you are doing the treatment in the morning. At night straight to bed after the treatment

Warning: Due to the vasodilating (blood vessel opening) properties
of this treatment, those with low blood pressure should not have too
hot a bath, or remain in it too long after a Sesame oil massage.

6.Insomnia:
For a period of 2 weeks do the above treatment preferably in the evening. At least 3 times a week add the following treatment:
After the hot bath massage additional Sesame oil into your scalp, and on the soles of the feet, and then go to bed. A small towel can be placed on your pillow. For those who do not like the 'Wet look fashion' the residue of the Sesame oil can be washed out in morning.

7.Stiff, cold, sore muscles and joints:
Warm a generous quantity of Sesame oil and rub it vigorously onto the painful area. Make sure to keep warm after the treatment. A hot water bottle can be placed over the area to enhance the warming effect.

8.Dry Skin:
Use Sesame oil as a bath oil, or massage it into the skin as needed.

GINSENG - IF YOU FEEL LOW IN ENERGY, ARE OVER 18, AND NOT PREGNANT.

2005-05-09T01:30:00.000-07:00

It has has aphrodisiac properites, as the plant is rich in steroidal compounds which are similar to human sex hormones. You should only use it for a few days, for after a short time it will have no effect. I like to mix Manchurian, Siberian, and Korean Ginseng together, and take it 2 or 3 times daily : you really do not need to take it for more than a few days. Which does make it a very cheap way to look after yourself. Product Review: Ginseng + botanical.com/ginseng

Ginseng root is reputed to lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels, protect against stress, enhance strength and promote relaxation. Koreans have fed ginseng to race horses to enhance their performance on the track. Although some European and Asian studies appear to support some of these claims, American researchers remain skeptical. Ginseng is not a drug and should not be taken as such. It is classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a "generally recognized safe food" (GRAS).

Lastly,

"I'm not sure ginseng is any better for you or me than a carrot, but just in case the Chinese are right, I grow it in my garden. I stick a root in a jug of gin and call it Old Duke's Gin and Ginseng."

James Duke, USDA botanist, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal

UPDATE FEB. 06

D Thinker.- I would think that the best time to try this is when one is the most tired as when one has finished work. This is something that I have only just realised by accident.

4 MUSIC + 1 COLO(U)R MEDITATIONS

2005-05-04T06:42:00.000-07:00

Paul Brunton

Whereas we can reach the intellect only through thinking, we can reach the spirit only through intuition. The practice of meditation is simply the deepening, broadening and strengthening of intuition. A mystical experience is simply a prolonged intuition.

1.Music Meditation (by Susan Kramer)

Music transports me to a place where I feel emotion without having to 'think' new thoughts. It gives my critical and planning faculties a rest; energizes and inspires; uplifts when I'm feeling out of sorts.
Preparation: No need to be anywhere special, or in any certain position, to listen to and reap music's rewards; just a few minutes time. My personal choice for a music meditation is light classic, but whatever works for you is great.
I begin, and continue for the whole meditation, to listen to and feel the tones, dynamics and rhythms of the selection, which take my mind away from redundant or negative thinking.
It breaks my cycle of thought enough to allow my natural energy to flow freely again; my body feels warmer; energized.
Even listening to one piece of uplifting music regulates my breathing, when it is ragged from feeling agitated. I sometimes discover, when agitated, that I've even temporarily stopped breathing, and my body has tensed up in one position.
Music meditation relaxes my body, regulates my breathing, and seems to calm and uplift my thinking. And, as these are worthy rewards, aren't a few minutes worth enjoying!

2.Music Meditation (by Anonymous)

Close eyes and relax to classical music. Allow thoughts to come freely to you, don't try to control them or channel them - simply listen and see where your thoughts lead you. Let the music wash over you. When the music finishes enjoy the silence for a while and feel how relaxed you are.

3.Music Meditation (by Diary Thinker)

Listen to any music you like. Lie down on a bed with head facing upwards - this is also good for the neck, and it is actually the only position in which the neck is relaxed. Imagine a club which is in line with the music, and imagine your head as that club, with people dancing, or talking etc as thoughts in your head. The music does not have to be relaxation music, any music will do, and after few minutes try to feel the vibrations of the music in the body.

4.Music Meditation (by learningmeditation.com/music.htm)
Audio - click to hear

VIOLET FLAME MEDITATION

BONUS - SIMPLE MEDITATIONS THAT I HAVE FOUND

1.Picture Meditation.- Look at a picture, then close eyes, and see picture again. Slowly allow the picture to vanish in your mind until you are left with only white. Concentrate on white frame for a few minutes, and lastly open your eyes to see picture.
2.Listening Meditation.- Put thumbs on both ears, and listen to your breathing, heartbeat and blood pumping until your arms are uncomfortable.
3.Counting Meditation.- Relax and close eyes, then count from 1 to 100, and after every 5th breath counting should slow down.
4.Ancient Mediation.- Count your breaths to 20 before inhalation, then again after inhalation. Lastly give good wishes starting from your house and ending up with the world.
5.Mantra Meditation.- Pick a phrase that you like whether it be from your religion, or just from fancy. Now repeat the mantra several or more times.
6.Forehead Meditation.- Relax and close your eyes, and imagine a small ball of blue inside forehead for 5 minutes.
7.Nature Meditation.- Find a comfortable position to look through a window, simply looking at nature, watching clouds move, and leaves being blown can have a relaxing effect.
8.Being There Now.- Simply sit and let your gaze wander to objects in the room in turn, observing what is there and really experiencing their reality afresh, as if you were seeing them for the first. Do for 5 objects to achieve present-centering, grounding and sensual awareness.
9.Slow Motion Meditation (By Diary Thinker).- Read 2 lines as slowly as possible. Use the closest material to you - find the stillness that you fear to go to, or try watching a DVD clip at it's slowest speed can also chill you.
10. Just watch a candle for 5 minutes.
11. Ask yourself some serious questions, it is better if you make these up yourself to make the exercise work in a subjective manner. Keep repeating these questions for 5 minutes. Here is a post of interesting questions.
12. Inner Meditation.- Look through your eyes as if they were windows, as if you were looking through a window. Diary Thinker.- I wish I knew who invented this exercise, but it is good to keep in this state for as long as possible.