Sacred the love the rose dwells in;
Thorns protect what lies within.
Precious flower designed for bliss
Consummated with a kiss.
Eternity is one moment
When chattering minds are each silent.
The warp and weft of life itself
Has value more than human wealth.
So passive be, with patience blessed
Focus wide and all relaxed
We wait like this with music ‘joyed
So quietly played, all hurt’s destroyed.
The rose by nature of design
Gives peace to both the heart and mind.
And so it is with this green world
Of blossom, bush, and petals curled.
In a storm small butterflies
Dance in spaces small yet blithe.
Between the hailstones., they will live
And of themselves entirely give.
We too find our sacred space
When with nature we embrace.
We like flowers must grow and die.
We fall to dust and thus shall fly.
In the sunlight dust motes dance
As if by brightness full entranced.
We, like them, do not compete
For that love which us completes
For as we’re nothing, we are free
For God made you and God made me.
As we have no pride or will
We trust in One who will fulfil.
Note : self-abandonment, which is a practice of the mystics .is abandonment to God.This desire for self-abandonment can be used by totalitarian regimes to make the crowd do their will.Like other of our desires, it has to be directed rightly.So we move between this passivity and active thought and will which guides us rightly.We must not abandon ourselves to governments or politicians and leaders, especially Popes or other religious leaders.
The mind is deeper than a well and wider than a star I lose myself in waters deep ,symbolic ,sweet and clear I rest embraced by this love and wish for nothing more I dream I walk in meadows sweet The daisies in my hair
The heart has reasons and desires as if it were a mind If it’s soft as cashmere wool then it will remain kind Yet if it’s hard then it may crack and we will split ,divide I dream I walk by river fleet With heart and mind combined
The other self that dwells alone in privacy divine Needs sacred care and sweet respect and peace from what’s malign The inner nature of us all is given and then transformed I dream I walk on long white sands By seas. blue, crystalline
The world that we live in is a very different one from the tiny world of the su doku puzzle.
But there are certain things they have in common.
It seems that everything within the puzzle is connected to everything else so if you’re trying to fill in all the number ones and you can’t do it it doesn’t matter which other number you choose to follow instead because they’re all very closely linked indeed you could say they are chained together.
So wherever you start from or wherever you go on the way you will get to the same place in the end.
Human life may be looked at this way although it may be metaphorical rather than literal
Everything is connected and if you are having a difficult time dealing with a problem in your life which seems insoluble then you could follow this idea and try to deal with a different problem in your life instead. This will take your mind off the problem that you are stuck with and give your brain a rest. You may find afterwards that you can see the way to go forward with the first problem.
Also I imagine that if you do something bad unless you can resolve that in any way that’s possible that may very well affect you in other parts of your life.
I’m not sure if that’s what people call karma but I do think there is a connection.
What you give Life to will help you and what you destroy may ultimately destroy you.
It’s worth thinking about because otherwise these puzzles are rather sterile. I like to look at them from a different perspective a wider perspective or to use them as a way of dealing with more difficult problems
After all there are no straight lines in nature but in geometry there are straight lines and triangles squares and parallelograms that’s because it’s too difficult to deal with curves as they are straight away
So we look at something simpler than curves known as straight lines which don’t actually exist in reality. They’re a great help in geometry and also in architecture and mechanics and all parts of physics
It’s not surprising that we have to invent ways of simplifying the world before we can understand it or deal with it because it’s very very complicated.
So we pretend it’s simpler than it really is.
I have not yet talked about how this could relate to politics
But I think I will do that one day.
It’s useful to remember that even in mathematics not all problems have solutions certainly within the system you are working in
So why do we think that all political problems can be solbed solved relatively easily
Boris Johnson Tories prancing Bertrand Russell- Hairbands Rustle >Women tussle
Keir Starmer . cheerleader karma
Fiercely calmer
He never harmed you
A N Whitehead- Uninvited; And was blighted. Principia Mathematica—Pin chips here where’s your laughter alphabetically.Computer spam-king
Kurt Godel–Clot burbles.Hurt hurdles;Flirt Girdles David Hilbert- Raves of Hell -Flirt Isaac Newton-Raise the Roofing.Fry Zack Croutons Leibniz- Fried nits.Delight Fritz Hooke’s Laws of Motion–Book calls for Emotion Archimedes-Ark of freebies.Hark! He needs Ease Edward Elgar -Led towards Hell Far Queen Victoria- Keen to pore over me. Benjamin Disraeli—- Send men to Australia. Clench them in Fizz, really Bedlam disables you. Clement Attlee-Repent after me.Lemons at sea.Pennants can Wee. Winston Churchill—Won some Birch Bill. Stephen Hawkings- see any parking? Raving hawk kills
The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn To sit and daydream till we get new thoughts It’s immoral, say the Puritans reformed
Harder to accept the need to mourn So many ancient losses strip our hearts. The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn
The feelings that seemed hardest to be borne We could have looked for maps or sought out charts It’s immoral to seek help so we’ve been told
Here we weep when our skinned hearts are torn We fear we may have forfeited love’s balm The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn
We only know our self when love is born In another’s eyes we find our calm Reject the harshness of old Luther’s forms
Fear not death, for there are strong wide arms God is not a monster who wills harm The art of doing nothing will prepare For when we meet one day his welcome stare
Stan was sweeping the garden path.He had a stiff broom with a small head that was useful for cleaning the edges of the steps.Emile, his beautiful cat was sitting in the old apple tree gazing down on Stan.
“Is it time for coffee yet,”Stan asked himself.He had forgotten to put on his watch.
Suddenly he heard a shriek.He peered through a hole in the fence.His neighbor Annie was lying on her back in some mud.
“Hang on,I’ll come round!” he called.
There was a gate in the old fence which was rarely locked
since Annie loved to drop in on Stan.
“Oh,Annie,how are you feeling?” he asked her anxiously.
“Bloody annoyed.I’ve only just bought these,”Not your daughter’s jeans” and now I’ve torn them,” she replied politely.
“But you don’t have a daughter!” he informed her loudly.
“I know that.It’s just they are better cut for the mature figure.”
“Your figure is not mature.You are quite slender.my dear,” he murmured lovingly.
“Well,I never feel happy with it!” she said mutinously.
“Whereas I am very happy feeling it,” he responded romantically.
Tears came into her green eyes lined with purple eye shadow.Alas,it was not waterproof and purple rivulets ran down her cheeks across the peach blusher with which she had valiantly decorated herself earlier.
“Can you get up?” he asked tenderly.
“Yes, but it would be nice if you picked me up.”
He leaned over her and licked the purple streams of tears off her cheeks.
“I hope it’s not poisonous,” she murmured.
Then with the aid of Emile,he lifted her to her feet and helped her into her large trendy kitchen.
The kettle switched itself on as they entered and a robotic voice asked if they’d like coffee.
“God in heaven,what the hell is that?” he cried confusedly.
“It’s my new computerized hot drink maker.After that fall I think a double espresso would be good.”
Emile ran in and asked for coffee too.
“Emile,you usually have milk,”Stan reminded him softly.
“Well,coffee is a new taste for me but I like a little.”
the cat whispered sweetly.
“I’ll give you some of mine in a saucer,” Stan replied.
Emile began to sob.
“Why Emile,whatever is wrong?”
“I want a cup and saucer just like you” the cat howled.
But you have no hands,Emile,” Stan reminded him.
The poor cat was crying loudly now.So Stan rang 999.
“Can you please send the emergency ambulance round.the cat’s crying and all his hankies are in the wash.”#
Soon Dave,the transvestite paramedic appeared.
“I love your light teal kitchen,” he informed Annie,
“And your eyes look like two deep pools in a coal mine.”
She slapped his cheek naughtily.
“Have a look at Emile” she ordered him sweetly.
He turned to the cat who was sitting on the dark pine table.
“Here,Emile,I got you some Kleenex for Cats in Sainsbury’s.” he said gaily.
“I want a real hanky,”cried Emile.Dave took a clean hanky from his own pocket and dried the cats tears.
“What made you cry.Are you feeling bad.”
“Yes,I want to go to Cafe Nero,” Emile mioawed.
“Who told you about that?”
“Another cat down the road has been and he said it’s lovely for people watching.”
“The town is not safe for cats like you,Emile.”
Dave urbanely replied,
“But when summer come I’ll take you to the out of town
Marks and Spencer’s.They have a cat’s coffee corner upstairs.”
“Wow,isn’t it amazing,”Stan wondered out loud.
So Dave poured out the coffee and they all sat down and
discussed Ray Monk’s Life of Wittgenstein.
Ray has discovered that Wittgenstein liked cats but as he moved around quite a bit,he never owned his own cat
though Elizabeth Anscombe let him play with her three cats now and then.
We may all be different but most of us value the love of a good cat.Even boiling their hankies and ironing them is very nice.We all have this problem though.
Where can a cat carry his own hanky?
Do cats need shoulder bags?
What would Wittgenstei
Mary wore her new garnet red winter coat to go to the dentist and doctor who were in the same building.Unfortunately, it was shorter than her wool skirt, which had a quite few moth holes in it First, she had to see the doctor. Hello dear, how are you getting on without your husband? Can’t you afford a new skirt? He calls now and then.He told me he has bought me a house in Ealing. Did he give you the address? No, but if I am living in Ealing I shall have to change doctors. You can change here if you want to. But I like and respect you, doctor Thank you so much.Very few people ever praise me.And unlike you, many people come here in dirty old clothes. I just got this new coat.I may not have needed it, but ,to me, it is a symbol of wishing to return to life again. That’s a good one.I’d better not tell my wife! Is she quite extravagant? Not really.I suppose there is no absolute level of spending which defines extravagance.What is normal for Princess Kate would not be for my wife.It is I suppose a way of dressing so you look ok for the life you lead and does not get you into debt. Surely you like your wife to look good? As long as she feels good, I don’t mind. Anyway, why did you wish to see me? Well, you don’t come very much so I wanted to see how you were getting on I had a panic attack in the waiting room just now.I got vertigo Are you frightened of me, my dear? No,I really love you, doctor. Shush, that is not allowed I just meant in a Christian sense although you are a Hindu.But when it comes down to it all religions are about compassion and love if we look carefully. That is hard to believe nowadays. I know.I suppose it’s an ideal to aim for. All I can do is do my job well and look after my family and my patients. Find God in the little things.See how small an acorn is and wonder.If I swallowed one would an oak tree grow inside me? No.it would have to grow by the sewer Imagine under the ground may be thousands of oak tree growing Only if silly idiots swallow acorns! I’m sorry.I have this vivid imagination.Can I have it removed and put a plastic one in? Not yet but no doubt it will happen.Go outside and walk around a lot Why? Because I have decided you are ok and we’ve talked enough. Thank you so much, doctor. And so say all of us Then Mary picked up her red coat which the doctor had not seen and she went into the dentist waiting room.The kind receptionist got her some water as Mary did not understand the machine.Uncountable infinity, yes.Water machines, no. This dentist was a most beautiful young woman darting about like a coloured fish in the deep ocean. The filling is still here!The tooth broke.I shall repair it for you. Thank you, Mary told her.It is almost a pleasure to come here. Almost? the dentist replied. It’s a day out for me, Mary told her.I don’t meet intelligent young women like you so much. Oh, my.I forgot to feed Emile.Hi, can you send a cab, please? I must go home or my cat will never forgive me. A handsome young man appeared with a silver car.It almost seemed like a dream.How would Mary know? He was a Muslim and his wife a Christian. And both are good to us.
Skinless in this shell I hide Peering through the crack outside I see enough to pass as real I fool you too, I cannot feel Inside my shell I live and breathe Here my thinkings are conceived I know there is a larger world I lived there once,but back I’ve curled I lie here like an unborn child Listening to the sea so wild Which other creature once dwelled here, Discarded shell and knew no fear? I see the trees and sky so bold I hear the wrens,I see the gold Will I ever come outside When my true love lately died?
The main thing is that these guidelines were developed by a panel of experts who scoured the literature and scientific information to find guidelines based in science,” says Dr. Brangman Within the new guidelines are recommendations for intervention that include: an exercise component that combines balance and strength training, such as tai chi or physical therapy. cataract surgery when needed (but only in conjunction with other interventions). medication reduction or withdrawal, especially drugs that affect the central nervous system, such as sleep medications and antidepressants. appropriate management of heart rate and rhythm abnormalities, and orthostatic hypotension. a daily 800 IU vitamin D supplement.
How will we be affected by the ban on rosary beads being used on buses?How many extra police will we need?This could solve the job crisis!Similarly, will nuns have their veils removed in Shopping Malls and dog collars only be allowed on dogs.Whatever next? Take that St Christopher medal out of your car window lest it harass a secular person.
At last I have got the shoes I want, Mary shouted to her friend Annie over the garden fence
What are they
.. gold coloured stilettos, purple knee-high boots, or the most expensive trainers in the world?
No they are from eBay and they’re really second hand which is what I wanted because I wanted someone to have broken them in for me.In the past when I bought second hand ones they looked like newc and felt just as uncomfortable
I gave the boiling water treatment to some of them .
These are made by the people who make school shoes or at least a used to do as I have a very strong suspicion that children wear trainers to school now
They are flat brown and broad with the rubber soles to matcg.
There is a silver button on one side which is the only fancy thing about them and most important they gave removable insolea
Well which of your beautiful outfits will they go with, Mary? And she said this without a strange sense of irony
Annie, I do not think you’ve grasped the main point of my problems with my feet. At the moment I can only wear slippers and in the summer that’s possible or even certain kinds of sandals but in the winter not of my shoes are comfortable anymore even though I’ve lost weight in my feet went thinner but it’s the joints
I wonder why no one has done enough research into rheumatoid arthritis to find some way of helping us without putting us on low doses of chemotherapy drugs
Steroids can take away the pain but if and give you other problems like with me they
cause me to develop a violent rage with anybody near me
I sometimes wonder if Benjamin netanyahu is taking steroids
And the orange dictator is thinking along these lines for soldiers. god forbid it
Mary had got a little room full of tools for dealing with shoes like she’s stretches wideners boiling water to four into them and many other secret tools that cannot were disclosed on the internet like clockwork mice with large feet that run up and down the inside of the shoes all night not to mention running around your bedroom moving all your things about just say this to yourself
It’s those clockwork mice again.
Don’t forget to come back to see the photographs of Mary and her shoes
Mary had been reading a new book called,” The Path” by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh.To her surprise, she saw it reviewed on her phone where she read the guardian news
.She had decided to get out of bed on the other side
When she awoke the next day, she remembered her vow.Unfortunately, she forgot she was inside a fleece sleeping bag with a zip on one side only.Should she get some scissors and cut her way out on the other side?Or was that a foolish idea since nobody but she would know she had failed her to keep her first new promise.
She heard a noise and then her friend Annie came in wearing a long satin nightgown and a green velvet trench coat.
How do you like this, she asked Mary?
Mary was very red yet silent
What is wrong, with you Mary?
I need to pee but I can’t get out of bed on the wrong side.
You have no choice, said Annie.You must not wet the bed or die from a burst bladder. Get out on the right side
But I feel a failure on my first day.
Maybe that is your lesson.Accept you can’t do it and get on with your day.
Mary ran to the bathroom.What a relief passing water can be to poor ladies who suffer afflictions in these regions.
Annie went down to the bijou yet complex kitchen and began to make some toast and boil some eggs.She gazed at the peach walls and melon cupboard doors unable to decide if she liked them.Maybe kingfisher blue might have been better.Too late now.Mary could not afford a new kitchen even if this one was really old.At least it was not orange as was common in the 70’s.
Mary came in with her golden hair standing up on end like candlesticks from the Synagogue.
I just got a shock, she said
I can see your hair is standing on end.Was it the electric socket?
No, there was a man looking into the window and I was naked in the bath.
Perhaps it was King David, Annie joked.Why don’t you have frosted glass?
Stan said it would frost itself in the winter.He was the least practical man in the world.
Maybe we could glue artificial frost onto it?
Who was the man, asked Annie her cheeks pinker than her perky pink lipstick by Licumb ; those lips which were so thick and sensual with a lovely curve.
Mary tore her eyes away from these lips.I didn’t have my glasses on, she said.Maybe it was a man from a hot air balloon?
Maybe someone fancies you at last,saidAnnie.
Do you think I’d go out with a man who does things like that?
No, you could stay in with him, Annie joked, as tears of mirth made her green eyeshadow and red mascara stream down her cheeks like rain after a nuclear explosion.No wonder men ran after her in the street.
You could succumb to his charms,Annie whispered.
I think I’d like a man more sensitive than that, Mary screeched.
Well, Mary, you are so lacking in knowledge about the art of flirting you only notice men when they do something really wild or unusual
Like what, asked Emile who had just munched up a bowl of dried cat food and was full of energy.
Well, Stan kept pretending he loved reading Newton’s original writings which he bought from some unusual website thinking it would impress Mary. However as he failed O level maths 5 times he could not understand it.He sobbed and cried in the public library and Mary was moved by his grief.Later on, though, he became angry at her intellectual talent and took me as his mistress to get back at her.She never even noticed!
I don’t see how having a mistress is a revenge on poor woman who was given her genes by God, said Emile.
Don’t be daft, she buys her jeans from TK Maxx, Annie answered.
And so do all of us.
Place the tip of your tongue near the ridge behind your front two teeth and hold it in this location throughout the breathing exercise.
With your mouth closed, slowly inhale through your nose while counting to four.
Hold your breath while counting to seven.
Open your mouth and exhale while counting to eight. Because of the location of your tongue, exhalation should cause a whooshing sound.
Repeat this 4-7-8 cycle three more times.
Who It’s Great For:
Controlled breathing is excellent for people just getting started with relaxation techniques or who have difficulty using other objects of focus like imagery or mantras.
Meditation and Mindfulness
Why It Works:
Mindfulness is centered around slow, steady breathing and a non-judgmental focus on the present moment. By reducing anxiety and rumination, it has been found to have sweeping health benefits7, including an ability to help reduce insomnia8.
How to Do It:
There are many variations of mindfulness meditation for different situations. One easy to use style is the body scan meditation9.
Focus on slowly inhaling and exhaling at a comfortable pace.
Notice the position of your body on the bed.
Notice any sensations, good or bad, in your legs and feet. Let your legs be soft.
Continue the “body scan,” observing, from your legs up to your head, each region of your body and its sensations. The goal is to stay present and observe your body without judging or reacting and then letting each part of your body relax.
After scanning each part of your body, reflect on your body as a whole and allow it to relax.
This version is adapted from UC-Berkeley’s Greater Good in Action (GGIA) program that offers audio recordings for this and other mindfulness meditations10.
Who It’s Great For:
Anyone can meditate, including with mindfulness meditation, but it can take more practice to get used to. As a result, it usually works best for people who can devote at least five minutes per day to increase their comfort with it.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Why It Works:
Progressive muscle relaxation11 (PMR) creates a calming effect by gradually tightening and releasing muscles throughout the body in conjunction with controlled breathing.
How to Do It:
With your eyes closed, slowly breathe in and out.
Starting with your face, tense your muscles (lips, eyes, jaw) for 10 seconds, then release your muscles and breathe deeply in and out for several seconds.
Tense your shoulders for 10 seconds and then relax and breathe.
Continue tensing and relaxing the following body parts, skipping any area where tensing the muscles causes pain:
Visualizing a peaceful image from your past and all of its details engages your attention in order to promote relaxation.
How to Do It:
With your eyes closed and in a comfortable position, think about a place or experience in your past that feels relaxing, such as a quiet natural setting.
While slowly breathing in and out, reflect on the details of this setting and how it looks.
Continue focusing on this image by adding details relating to your other senses (smell, sound, taste, touch) and experiencing the calmness of this mental imagery.
Who it’s Great For:
Visual thinkers who easily recall past scenes replete with details are ideally suited to using imagery as part of their bedtime relaxation.
Are There Downsides to Relaxation Techniques?
Negative consequences are rare for relaxation techniques, but a small number of people find that they can provoke anxiety. Anyone with concerns about trying these methods should talk with their doctor for specific advice before getting started.
What to Do About Mind Wandering
Even experts in meditation find that their minds can wander during these relaxation techniques, so don’t worry if it happens to you. Instead, stay calm, keep breathing slowly, and try to bring your mind back to the main focus of attention.
What If I Still Can’t Fall Asleep?
If you get into bed and cannot fall asleep after 20 minutes, get up, go to another part of your house, and do something soothing, such as reading or listening to quiet music.
Lying awake in bed for too long can create an unhealthy mental connection between your sleeping environment and wakefulness. Instead, you want your bed to conjure thoughts and feelings conducive to sleep.
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Before you actually get into bed, a few simple tips can help make sure your mind and body are prepared to fall asleep easily:
Wind down for at least half an hour before bedtime. Reading, light stretching, and other relaxing activities are ideal during this time.
Disconnect from close-range electronic devices like laptops, phones, and tablets because they can stimulate the brain and make it harder to fall asleep.
Dim the lights to help your eyes relax, and make sure you’re in comfortable clothing.
Avoid big meals, spicy foods, caffeine, and alcohol in the lead-up to bedtime.
Big-Picture Tips to Fall Asleep Easily
Beyond the immediate run-up to bedtime, incorporating fundamental sleep tips can aid in falling asleep and prevent serious sleeping problems.
Follow a consistent sleep schedule with the same wake-up time every day, including on weekends. This helps fine-tune and entrain your internal clock for more regular sleep.
Make time for physical activity. Regular exercise benefits the body in many ways, and facilitating better sleep is one of them.
If you have a hard time sleeping, start keeping a sleep diary to identify trends that could be throwing off your nightly rest.
See a doctor. If your sleeping problems are severe, long-term, or worsening, it’s important to see a doctor who can work with you to try to identify a cause and recommend optimal treatment.
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3.Lichstein, K., Taylor, D., McCrae, C., & Thomas, S. (2010). Relaxation for Insomnia. In M. Aloia, B. Kuhn, & M. L. Perlis (Eds.), Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders: A Comprehensive Primer of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Interventions (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) (1st ed., pp. 45–54). Retrieved fromhttps://www.med.upenn.edu/cbti/assets/user-content/documents/Lichstein_RelaxationforInsomnia-BTSD.pdf
4.Jerath, R., Edry, J. W., Barnes, V. A., & Jerath, V. (2006). Physiology of long pranayamic breathing: Neural respiratory elements may provide a mechanism that explains how slow deep breathing shifts the autonomic nervous system. Medical Hypotheses, 67(3), 566–571.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987706001666
11.Healthwise Staff. Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation. University of Michigan Medicine Health Library. Updated December 15, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020, fromhttps://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/uz2225
12.Morin, C. M., Hauri, P. J., Espie, C. A., Spielman, A. J., Buysse, D. J., & Bootzin, R. R. (1999). Nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine review. Sleep, 22(8), 1134–1156.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10617176/
