tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389421550592866269.post6998136934690584523..comments2024-03-21T00:31:29.186-07:00Comments on Stacey O'Brien : Wesley the Owl: Things I Tell Myself when I'm not feeling productiveStacey O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03821047137548565006noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389421550592866269.post-63909650900998324012009-01-18T09:32:00.000-08:002009-01-18T09:32:00.000-08:00I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small...I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. <BR/>A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. <BR/><BR/>David Herbert Lawrence<BR/>1885-1930Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643247380891320436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389421550592866269.post-88900153787311304592008-10-27T18:40:00.000-07:002008-10-27T18:40:00.000-07:00My 26-year-old son is an aspiring writer and has p...My 26-year-old son is an aspiring writer and has provided me with a quote from Samuel Beckett that I've remembered frequently: "I can't go on; I will go on; I can't go on; I will go on."GFKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029657794746969036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389421550592866269.post-11646035159936594862008-10-25T06:18:00.000-07:002008-10-25T06:18:00.000-07:00Correction:Sorry, Mitchell wrote my favorite trans...Correction:<BR/>Sorry, Mitchell wrote my favorite translation of the Tao, which is also fantastic fodder for post-its. Thomas Byrom did my favorite translation of the Dhammapada.TheloniusMickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361490408075268618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389421550592866269.post-64448051816859823112008-10-25T06:15:00.000-07:002008-10-25T06:15:00.000-07:00You are such a wonderful writer, Stacey. Your hone...You are such a wonderful writer, Stacey. Your honesty and humility are refreshing and inspiring. And I like that you are comfortable with science and spirituality. They are SO NOT incompatible!<BR/><BR/>I use some little virtual "post-it notes" program on my Mac which allows me to leave little sayings up on the screen. I also post paper notes in places I have to go often, like the refrigerator and bathroom mirror - even the front door. The key is to change them often, so you don't become habituated to them.<BR/><BR/>My favorite post-it is the first line from Stephen Mitchell's beautiful translation of the Dhammapada: "You are what you think. All that you are arises with your thoughts. With your thoughts you create the world." Buddha was an early cognitive therapist! This line of thought is pursued vigorously in a movie called, "What The Bleep Do We Know?", which I'd bet my knickers you've seen :) <BR/><BR/>Be well, and thank you for teaching us The Way of The Owl.TheloniusMickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361490408075268618noreply@blogger.com