Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Hard to believe its only 6 days away! i usually go home a long time before Christmas, so this year it kind of snuck up on me. Don't have a single present yet!!! Have ideas for all of them, just have to make them. i always do my shopping and gift making in WV. Things are going well, i'm still working out and working. Reading a lot lately, and the Buddhism kick i have been on has turned into more of a full blown philosophical journey. i thought i was just having a little phase of interest, but i'm starting to think its more than that. i'm still reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh, and i just started reading Zen in the Art of Archery. i've read half of the Archery book and it is amazing. It is by a man who wanted to know Zen. He was told that a good first step is learning one of the many arts associated with it such as flower arranging, archery, etc... He spent six years studying archery, and the book chronicles these years. It is short, but very profound. You should check it out.
Got a couple other books and a DVD documentary that is 2 hours and follows a young buddhist monk on his path to priesthood. Sounds pretty good, and since it was made in 65 and redone in the 80s and 2003, there must be something to it. i'll let you know how it is.
The Anger book by Thich Nhat Hanh is great. Very down to earth and still profound. Written so that one of any religion can follow it, it is an excellent resource. One result of reading so far is that i've decided not to consume alcohol anymore, and i am also going to be very mindful of my food consumption. i have always drank for fun and only on a rare occasion, which is obviously not essential. Hanh makes a good point in his book that one of the contributing factors to starvation around the world is overconsumption of grains and vegetables. Obviously this is due in part to the production of alcohol which is made from grains and vegetables. In addition, i plan to consume less food, not just because it is good for my health, but also to help the problem of world food shortage. It seems like a far stretch at first, but if you think about it, it makes complete sense. Supply and demand sets the price for food, that is true anywhere in the world. The more food the US consumes, the more it drives the price up all over the world and locally. The higher the prices, the harder it is for impoverished to buy, and the harder it is for philanthropic groups to buy. Therefore, we each do our part to contribute to starvation by consuming more food than we need to sustain life, and by consuming alcohol in large quantities which is completely unnecessary. If all the grain for all the beer consumed today were given to starving third world countries, think what a difference that would make?!?
i am certainly not judging anyone who chooses to consume alcohol, we all have our reasons. i am just making a choice for myself, as i do not require alcohol to function. And of course, consuming less food can only help me loose weight. It is a well known problem in the US that we eat significatly more than we require to survive and thrive. Many of use consume more than a body builder would need to maintain their huge muscle mass. So its bad for our health, and bad for the world. So the next time someone asks you if you want to super size that, think about it for a minute. Do you really need that many potatoes?
That reminds me of one more thing. You all must see the movie/documentary Supersize Me. It is the documentary of a man who lives on nothing but Mcdonalds food for 30 days. Inspiring, enlightening, and scary. Check it out.
Ok, enough rambling for today. Leaving for WV in a couple days, hopefully i'll have some beautiful pictures of nature to share. Stay tuned!
Got a couple other books and a DVD documentary that is 2 hours and follows a young buddhist monk on his path to priesthood. Sounds pretty good, and since it was made in 65 and redone in the 80s and 2003, there must be something to it. i'll let you know how it is.
The Anger book by Thich Nhat Hanh is great. Very down to earth and still profound. Written so that one of any religion can follow it, it is an excellent resource. One result of reading so far is that i've decided not to consume alcohol anymore, and i am also going to be very mindful of my food consumption. i have always drank for fun and only on a rare occasion, which is obviously not essential. Hanh makes a good point in his book that one of the contributing factors to starvation around the world is overconsumption of grains and vegetables. Obviously this is due in part to the production of alcohol which is made from grains and vegetables. In addition, i plan to consume less food, not just because it is good for my health, but also to help the problem of world food shortage. It seems like a far stretch at first, but if you think about it, it makes complete sense. Supply and demand sets the price for food, that is true anywhere in the world. The more food the US consumes, the more it drives the price up all over the world and locally. The higher the prices, the harder it is for impoverished to buy, and the harder it is for philanthropic groups to buy. Therefore, we each do our part to contribute to starvation by consuming more food than we need to sustain life, and by consuming alcohol in large quantities which is completely unnecessary. If all the grain for all the beer consumed today were given to starving third world countries, think what a difference that would make?!?
i am certainly not judging anyone who chooses to consume alcohol, we all have our reasons. i am just making a choice for myself, as i do not require alcohol to function. And of course, consuming less food can only help me loose weight. It is a well known problem in the US that we eat significatly more than we require to survive and thrive. Many of use consume more than a body builder would need to maintain their huge muscle mass. So its bad for our health, and bad for the world. So the next time someone asks you if you want to super size that, think about it for a minute. Do you really need that many potatoes?
That reminds me of one more thing. You all must see the movie/documentary Supersize Me. It is the documentary of a man who lives on nothing but Mcdonalds food for 30 days. Inspiring, enlightening, and scary. Check it out.
Ok, enough rambling for today. Leaving for WV in a couple days, hopefully i'll have some beautiful pictures of nature to share. Stay tuned!
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LET ME BE THE FIRST TO WISH YOU A "GREAT" NEW YEAR. Hope you are having fun. Love
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