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Oh ... The Way to Go is Just Go! From sankhara ^Pro in Journey to Somewhere Else (4 days old)

I've traveled a lot in my life. In fact, you could say I was born on the hop. My mother relates the story that the morning I was born on May 19, 1954. She was in the maternity ward o… more

Nothing is Everything From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (285 days old)

For those of you with a short attention span, and don't care to read the following post coz it's too bluddy long, here's another song - one I've posted before, but ages ago, so I'll post it again: … more

Due to Popular Demand ... well, sort of ... From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (311 days old)

A friend compared this years New Years song with last years one, saying last years was better. Personally I don't give a damn, but they could be right ... anyway, seeing as it's an issue, here's … more

Happy New Year ( when it happens) From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (318 days old)

Hi there everybody ... I've been very very slack with my posting this year I know, but I've been preoccupied.  It's been a horrible year actually, but I'm thinking it's going to be much better … more

It's all in the Sensations From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (352 days old)

Had an interesting meditation today, which I think might be a beginning for a new direction for this blog. I've written a heap of posts over the three years it's been going, on the more general a… more

Fight From sankhara ^Pro in Writers (365 days old)

Some motel nobody ever heard of In a room that everybody has used The bed is soft but insecure By now he's used to such things He knows now the truth of his crucifixion It was all a lapse of lo… more

At Last They've Done it Right From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (366 days old)

It's been 40 years since Martin Luther King gave his prophetic last speech, the 'I have been to the mountaintop' speech, in which he spoke of a wonderful future ... presciently noting that though he w… more

Happiness is What it Is From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (383 days old)

I got an interesting email from someone (a bloke) who read the post preceding this one titled: 'Happiness is a Curse' In part he said (permission was given to quote): "I find your posts self ser… more

Happiness is a Curse From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (386 days old)

I’ve been contemplating the nature of happiness for a while now, and the more I think about it the bigger it gets. I've come to the conclusion that the pursuit of happiness is a dangerous addi… more

My Books ... in case you didn't know ... From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (403 days old)

For Mira who asked about my books and anyone else who's interested, they are: 'Levin's God - novel - pub 2004 'Happy to Burn' - about meditation - pub 2004 'Love & Imagination' - about medita… more

The End Until From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (510 days old)

All things must come to an end, and as many of you have perhaps surmised from the fewer and fewer posts, I've run out of inspiration for this blog for the moment. And there's nothing worse than an in… more

The Dogs of Fear From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (529 days old)

‘Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.’ Friedrich Nietzsche The world is such a filthy place and I love it that way ... it's a wonderful, grand adventure. It's not a matte… more

Monopoly Game From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (592 days old)

A few years ago I played a game of monopoly with my sister and her family. It was as intense as some monopoly games can be. The whole game became about keeping Mayfair and Parklane separate so my nep… more

Forgiving the Monsters From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (601 days old)

A while ago a friend and I were talking about our parents - all the mistakes they made that continue to bug us even now. And how, of all the things that happen in the life of a human being, it is our … more

Strange the Death From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (650 days old)

As I said in a previous post, I recently lost someone close to me. I had thought to keep it to myself, but since then has been so interesting I think I'll come clean and talk about it, perhaps because… more

Thresholds From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (670 days old)

Life doesn’t move in a straight line. It progresses as a wave form, modulating between opposites around a middle way - or as the saying goes, ‘sometimes good, sometimes bad; sometimes sunny, some… more

When Looked at from a Distance From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (673 days old)

Was going to blog about other things then changed my mind and decided to give you a picture of thinking, and a thought I've been thinking. It's interesting the thoughts that a death creates. Sort o… more

Happy New Year From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (676 days old)

Well it's January 1st and for me that means resolutions... 1. To loose weight - possibly the most important as I feel I need to shrink down in size 2. To eat more healthily - part of the the above… more

I feel old From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (681 days old)

Today I've mainly been feeling old. I lived in Cardiff for five years as a student and one of the things I loved about the city was the shops, pubs, bars, clubs - well in all honest all of it! In … more

Boxing Day From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (682 days old)

I like Boxing Day. It's calm, chilled and always far more relaxing than any other of the days around Christmas and New Year. I get to see family who I haven't seen before and have a nice rest up. … more

Christmas whines and moans From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (683 days old)

Spending Christmas with a family other than your own has it's advantages and disadvantages...I mean I feel more at ease to get drunk here (lol) but at the same time I find myself missing my parents...… more

It's Christmas... From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (684 days old)

Well it's Christmas Eve and I have been quite succesfull at packing all of my presents in nice shiny paper getting all of my cards in the post on time and getting myself into the festive spirit...I've… more

fooooooooood From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (685 days old)

well weight loss 2008 looms but first time to have that calorific binge known as Christmas...cakes...sweets...crisps...nuts...wine...beer... it's that time of year where normally it's a case of my … more

Death From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (685 days old)

Death never makes sense. Though all of us are inexorably headed toward it, and though we know it is happening all around us, it doesn't make sense. Though we reassure ourselves with religion, … more

weight loss 2008 From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (687 days old)

I have decided that in the New Year I want to lose some weight as I am fed up with being super jumbo sized Sian. I don't know how exactly I will do this other than being a little more careful with foo… more

Roast dinners From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (689 days old)

Had one roast dinner at lunch time with work...now in Wales and about to have a second one with family and friends...how much turkey can one girl eat? I have to be honest the Sunday roast is my fav… more

Love... From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (691 days old)

I fell in love yesterday... She was about three feet high... Fawn in colour... Bouncy... Energetic... Loveable... ...and I can't have her!!! Meet Violet the most adorable li… more

HELP!!!!! From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (691 days old)

I am distraught... Just put BBC1 on to watch my beloved Neighbours and it has gone... Where has it gone? when will it reappear? somebody help!!!… more

Bad bed From sianysian in Musings of a Randomist (694 days old)

Hi...the Christmas season is upon us and I for one have been feeling ill for the last week and a half...nothing major just tired...down...grumpy...achey... Part of it stems from the fact that Clair… more

Xmas Card for U all From sankhara ^Pro in Meditation, Stuff ... and Other Stuff (694 days old)

Gee, the year is nearly ended. To all my blog friends, thanks for being out there, and such good people. I sometimes imagine all the good people I know, all over the world, as being something li… more