tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172138540665861971.post1599384690533686587..comments2023-09-21T02:47:49.457-07:00Comments on doreen dodgen-magee, psy.d.: the discipline of pointing ones' nosedoreen dodgen-mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11700537516895312123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172138540665861971.post-36010786529610408712011-07-04T10:02:34.719-07:002011-07-04T10:02:34.719-07:00can't wait to SEE them and thank you for the r...can't wait to SEE them and thank you for the reflection on seeing. it resonates deeply with me. new practices are never easy, but they are always worthwhile!lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518773991604751059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172138540665861971.post-86950996052449376442011-06-25T15:48:19.805-07:002011-06-25T15:48:19.805-07:00this / that is so valuable. i saw a bumper sticker...this / that is so valuable. i saw a bumper sticker today that said something like were meant to live in peace, not in pieces. i find myself wanting to grow through doing (listening to a TED talk, therapy, connecting in my community) and can rarely muster the discipline to be still and know myself. thanks for the encouragement to gaze within.chromaspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872107743325719165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172138540665861971.post-2582507864269888932011-06-24T11:00:55.332-07:002011-06-24T11:00:55.332-07:00martin laird, in his fantastic book "into the...martin laird, in his fantastic book "into the silent land" says this, "...we have heard all sorts of talk about contemplation delivering inner peace but when we turn within to seek this peace, we meet inner chaos instead of peace. but at theis point it is precisely the meeting of chaos that is salutary, not snorting lines of euphoric peace. the peace will indeed come, but it will be the fruit, not of pushing away distractions, but of meeting thoughts and feelings with stillness instead of commentary. this is the skill we must learn." <br /><br />this is so true. the goal of contemplation is simply gazing, not evaluating. if we could master this we could truly change ourselves and, thus, the world.doreen dodgen-mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700537516895312123noreply@blogger.com