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Why is describing myself so hard?Doesn't 'who you are' change for everyone all the time? (Please someone out there say this is true for them too...) Right now, I've just moved to North Carolina and have almost circled the States in my life hop from Florida to California to Michigan to Wisconsin to, well, now to North Carolina. So, not quite a circle, but a definite hop. Lately my obsessions ha… Read moreWhy is describing myself so hard?Doesn't 'who you are' change for everyone all the time? (Please someone out there say this is true for them too...) Right now, I've just moved to North Carolina and have almost circled the States in my life hop from Florida to California to Michigan to Wisconsin to, well, now to North Carolina. So, not quite a circle, but a definite hop. Lately my obsessions have been around books dealing with meditation, zen, and finding meaning in such a crazy world we live in. Long ago, I wrote poetry, sailed on 420's in college at Florida State, danced until way way late at 'the Library' and collected all of Elton John's albums. Hmmmm... Once you get rolling on this self-description stuff, it's really ok.
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Jani
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This book is just so fun. The concept of the book alone is just so fun ~ Slater writes about some of the great psychological experiments of our time (many of which, ethically, would never take place today) in a narrative form, superimposing her own experience of the experiments onto the narration. I just loved it, and wished there were more. Slater shares some history of each of the researchers, which gives an interesting slant to the picture, and leads us to wonder why they chose to look at human nature in the way that they did. Given all that is going on in the world (the Iraqi prisoner abuse comes to mind...) the findings from some of these experiments are all the more frightening… Read more
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Let me start by saying that this was a wonderful book ~ a stop-whatever-you're-doing-to-finish kind of book. It's a good story for sure, and it is made even better by the chance to see inside a friendship of two people that I have long admired. For me, Patchett has been admired for her tremendous writing abilities, and Grealy for her remarkable story, and... her tremendous writing ability. To be honest, my interest in the book was largely to do with my love for Grealy. Autobiography of a Face is one of my 10 most favorite books. The story is tough, but the details are tender. Moments from that book are ones that I carry with me through my life, and I cried when I read in the paper… Read more
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Being Peace is a beautiful book that will open your eyes and your heart. Nhat Hanh was an important leader for the Peace movement, and through this collection of essays it is easy to see why. He takes the reader through basic concepts of mindfulness practice, and then relates practice to the way one lives in the world. His concept of InterBeing helped me to see the connectedness in the the world, in a way that applies to my own life and way of living. The book also shares very concrete suggestions for using meditation and awareness to improve life in the modern world. Mindfulness is portrayed as not just a way to relieve stress or feel better, but also to affect change in the crazy… Read more
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