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Last night, I got the call that Lama Gyatso had passed away. I am so glad for him and for all of us who knew him. I know that with every last breath, every last moment, he was in meditation and dedicating whatever merit might come from his life AND death to all of us. I know he knew what he was doing, and he died in the presence of his most ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, it was Flower.  She came to see me during nutrition and admitted that she's been really depressed and started cutting again.

Oh... and JC? -- Never showed to class.  She was with the counselor the entire period.  She was venting and said that she's not going to apologize to me.  The counselor told her, "You better think twice about ( Read more... )

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I haven't been able to work out in weeks.

Every time I go to work, I get more piled onto my plate.

Because I haven't been able to take care of myself (Yucatan aside), I feel increasingly desperate & exhausted about work.

I miss chatting on AIM with nonseq & merchimerch.

I've been thinking of Christosphere for weeks but haven't been able to write.

I ( Read more... )

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If Axo's already told you all about the impending Chupafoca series, there's not really much I can add about our weekend... but if you want visuals, visit here.

I miss the Yucatan.  I was so relaxed and able to let go of everything there.

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Nothing has been the same since Costa Rica and Ojai.  I feel like 2009 was the dawn of the next new era in my life.  Here are the facts:

1. I have been working out at least 3-4 times a week.
2. I have been sleeping 7-8 hrs. a night.
3. I have been meditating daily (even if it's only for 5 minutes)
4. I have been more relaxed, even when things are stressful.
5. I am ( Read more... )

I've been waking up at 4:30am to exercise (yoga or Slim in 6) every day this week.  I've been getting lots of sleep.  And I've been meditating.  Still riding the crest of the Ojai weekend wave ( Read more... )

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I spent my weekend sleeping in a yurt on Ojai Foundation land.  I could see stars from my bed, and everything about the place whispered peace.  It was amazing.  The closest thing to Big Sur that Southern California has to offer, in my opinion.  I can't wait to go back.

Here's a Taste

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So I'm one of the losers who was out in front of the Apple store in Pasadena yesterday at 7am, waiting to get my hands on the new 16GB iPhone 3G.  I'm not going to go into the intricacies of how jacked up my personal process toward acquisition was (read: Apple couldn't locate my account and there was much to-doing).  Sufficeth to say, I got one! - ( Read more... )

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This speaks for itself.

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Ohh yeahhh...

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As some may have noted, a sick Axo has been added to the karmic shitstorm.  I'm almost amazed at how happy and centered I continue to feel in the midst of all the stuff that's happening.  I keep wondering if it's just ego... some subtle habit of mind that unconsciously says, "At least it isn't me!"  And -- to be fair -- I think anyone in this type ( Read more... )