Originally posted by softerworldfeed at A Softer World

http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=985

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pain should form a poem
neat, concise, clearly bounded
not this shattering

"It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence,
to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations.
They presented him with the words: 'And this, too, shall pass away.'
How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride!
How consoling in the depths of affliction!" ( Read more... )

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If you've ever had dental surgery, then spent the rest of the afternoon with your face not working quite right because the muscles are still numb, you may appreciate this-

It's only been tested in rats (poor rats - they stuck their feetsies on a hot plate to see if they said ow). However by combining capsaicin (the "hot" chemical from chili ( Read more... )

Perseverance is the hard work you do
after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

~Newt Gingrich

One may go a long way after one is tired.

~French Proverb

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

~Japanese Proverb

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

No, I haven't forgotten that I like to inflict poetry upon you. I've just been listening to music more, and reading poetry less. This poem is not quite work safe. It's also a bit long, but I'm curious how you feel about its message. For those who are unfamiliar with Rumi, he was born in 1207, and so wrote this nearly 800 years ago.

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I spent part of last night listening to NPR. They had a discussion of the supreme court's current examination of California's medical marijuana laws. I was frustrated because none of the panelists seemed to know about (or at least did not refer to) the research our own government has done: research which (I believe) supports the effectiveness of ( Read more... )

The resolve I asked for became irrelevant when a migraine sent me back to bed. Hours disappeared in a haze of sleeping and groggy pain. Cooking myself dinner now. My headache has faded slightly, but the lights of the kitchen and the noise of the fan over the stove are bringing it back. I'd hide in the dark, but I know I need food, so I'm using ( Read more... )

This article is a bit long, but relevant to anyone interested in pain relief, post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment of phobias, brain functioning, &/or virtual reality.

Scientific American: Virtual-Reality Therapy [MEDICAL TREATMENTS]
Patients can get relief from pain or overcome their phobias by immersing themselves in computer-generated