Day Five
Its funny how much psychology plays a part in what we do. Its even scary how far we let it push us sometimes. I was working out tonight, and the girl I was beside is either sick, or sick. Mean, either she has some disease causing her to waste away, or she has Anorexia. I'm leaning toward the second, but I don't know for sure. She was quite possibly the most emaciated person I've ever seen in person. It was enough that I thought I should talk to her, but I didn't know what to say. My psychology training kicked in and I hypothesized possible treatment styles, but then I realized that there was absolutely nothing I could do. Treatment takes weeks to months, I had an hour at most. Sometimes you are completely powerless, and there is nothing you can do to change that.
Sometimes I forget to stop and watch the people around me, there is just so much to learn. TV and movies are great, but nothing has an impact like real life. Just sitting in a restraunt and watching a happy couple, or even more informative is an unhappy couple (at the time anyway). Taking an outside seat to the situations we all end up in is very informative. You just want to get up and go over and say, "Hey, you two love each other, did you forget that?" Of course, there is the rare occasion when that is not true, but most of the time people just had a little tiff. Hormones and neurotransmitters are good at locking us in attack mode and making us forget that we are just attacking ourselves when we tear apart the one we love.
I started reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tonight while I was working out. I've read two chapters so far, and I can already tell its going to be a great book. Its a very simple set of observations, but at the same time very insightful. I'm already wondering if the writer practiced formal zen training, or is just a lay subject like myself. In either case, he definetly posses a rare gift of insight.
I also started reading True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh which is a simple and yet amazing book. Contrary to popular belief, the buddhist's know a lot about love in all its forms. I also grabbed a book called Anger by him. I flipped through it and based on previous writings by him I read, I decided to buy it. Funny how buddhist books are always so cheap, and yet they are usually the most informative?!
Obviously from above you can tell I worked out. Getting back to my regular run quickly. I went 5.06 today(5.23 being the farthest I've ever run). The diet is going well also. Got some research done and some interesting results. The only bad thing was I slept till 11, but I've been sick, so I thought I better. I feel a lot better now, and I wasn't run down for my workout. So I think I made the right decision. You know, I just realized I'm capitalizing all my I and I'ms. I don't think I'm going to do that anymore. Kinda defeats the whole outlook. If i'm not unique or special, why do i capitalize pronouns referring to my ego? Seems like a small point, but i've started to realize that all those small things are what make us who we are. I guess thats what being "awake" is all about.
Well, enough ranting for tonight. Talk to you all tomorrow.
PS And no, i didn't capitalize that last "i" because i'm unique, it was the first word in the sentence! :)
Sometimes I forget to stop and watch the people around me, there is just so much to learn. TV and movies are great, but nothing has an impact like real life. Just sitting in a restraunt and watching a happy couple, or even more informative is an unhappy couple (at the time anyway). Taking an outside seat to the situations we all end up in is very informative. You just want to get up and go over and say, "Hey, you two love each other, did you forget that?" Of course, there is the rare occasion when that is not true, but most of the time people just had a little tiff. Hormones and neurotransmitters are good at locking us in attack mode and making us forget that we are just attacking ourselves when we tear apart the one we love.
I started reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tonight while I was working out. I've read two chapters so far, and I can already tell its going to be a great book. Its a very simple set of observations, but at the same time very insightful. I'm already wondering if the writer practiced formal zen training, or is just a lay subject like myself. In either case, he definetly posses a rare gift of insight.
I also started reading True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh which is a simple and yet amazing book. Contrary to popular belief, the buddhist's know a lot about love in all its forms. I also grabbed a book called Anger by him. I flipped through it and based on previous writings by him I read, I decided to buy it. Funny how buddhist books are always so cheap, and yet they are usually the most informative?!
Obviously from above you can tell I worked out. Getting back to my regular run quickly. I went 5.06 today(5.23 being the farthest I've ever run). The diet is going well also. Got some research done and some interesting results. The only bad thing was I slept till 11, but I've been sick, so I thought I better. I feel a lot better now, and I wasn't run down for my workout. So I think I made the right decision. You know, I just realized I'm capitalizing all my I and I'ms. I don't think I'm going to do that anymore. Kinda defeats the whole outlook. If i'm not unique or special, why do i capitalize pronouns referring to my ego? Seems like a small point, but i've started to realize that all those small things are what make us who we are. I guess thats what being "awake" is all about.
Well, enough ranting for tonight. Talk to you all tomorrow.
PS And no, i didn't capitalize that last "i" because i'm unique, it was the first word in the sentence! :)
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