value squeeze

another 'cheap' fortune cookie post:

if we are lucky, we get to find out what we value. we are very fortunate, if we find a life that allows us to live by those values. That is where we find harmony...or harmoney...or cheapony...

he who's values get squeezed, that is he who lives in an environment where his values get pressured or challenged, will forever be miserable.

within a relationship, fights usually erupt when these value disconnects are working themselves out. in time, harmony or a stable situation in which both people's sets of values can coexist will evolve if both people in the relationship express what they value. problems arise, when one person suppresses expression of values...

Dharma and a sense of humor

I love the quote from the Dalai Lama regarding China's outrage regarding his meeting with the President of the US, "That always happens."

"Stand-up Dharma"

lawrence of arabia

I watched "Lawrence of Arabia" last night and it is a great film. It explains a little bit about why Turkey is interested in attacking Iraq in the current news and the history of The Ottoman Empire. The film touched on the intricacies of the life and personality of T.E. Lawrence...and hinted there is much more to his story...

fortune cookie post

due to lack of time...the fortune cookie post is born:

"regret only exists when one believes all options have been exhausted"

blogging bottleneck

You would think I have a lack of ideas and things to write about...it's quite the opposite...i have too much to say I don't know where to begin...

the 'value question' comes up a lot in what interests me...

I think that is something that is highlighted in what is going on in Britney Spear's life...she's struggling with what matters in her life...I feel sorry for her...here's an update...

I think she may have grown too much to identify with her idea of what or who Britney is...

I really like how Daniel Day Lewis stopped acting and went into cobbling shoes in Italy...he turned away from the system identity and carved out his own...