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The Truth About Reincarnation
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Joy posted this on the Buddhists Just Want To Have Fun tribe and I got such a laugh out of it that I thought I'd pass it on. :)
It answers the question of why Buddhists reincarnate:
A Christian, a Muslim, and a Buddhist die and go the gates...
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Movement...
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In so many different ways.
All the turmoil of September proved to be the catalyst for a great deal of movement in Shea's and my relationship. Our love is continuing to grow and deepen and things are looking great. So great in fact, that I've va...
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The Master Cleanse: Complete
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Well I'm back on regular food now, though I'm being more careful with what I ingest. That's actually not a very big step for me, as I've worked in the natural foods industry for 11 years, so I've focused on having a pretty healthy diet for quite s...
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The Master Cleanse: Day 12, Breaking the Fast
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1:45 PM
Well I started in on real food today, and I must say it wasn't very enjoyable. I can feel how dense the food in my system is and I feel sluggish and heavy. Not only that, but as soon as I finished eating, I could feel my chest tighten b...
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The Master Cleanse: Day 11, Breaking the Fast
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10 AM
Orange juice has never tasted so exquisite! Unfortunately I misread the first time and I don't actually get solid food today. The first day of breaking the fast you get to start drinking OJ as well as the drink, which works to prep your s...
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Tribe has fallen waaaaay down on my list of priorities and I find that I hardly visit here anymore. I'm not unsubscribing and I'll probably check it once in a blue moon, but at this point I don't have any plans to stay current here.
If you're on Facebook though, please look me up. I'm there daily: www.facebook.com/stephenjbarlow
Stephen
1/1/09
Joy posted this on the Buddhists Just Want To Have Fun tribe and I got such a laugh out of it that I thought I'd pass it on. :)
It answers the question of why Buddhists reincarnate:
A Christian, a Muslim, and a Buddhist die and go the gates of the afterlife. The Gatekeeper greets them and says, "Okay, I'm going to ask each of you two questions. If you can answer both of them, you get to cross over to the Other Side. If not, you have to go back to Earth and try again." He motioned for t...
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In so many different ways.
All the turmoil of September proved to be the catalyst for a great deal of movement in Shea's and my relationship. Our love is continuing to grow and deepen and things are looking great. So great in fact, that I've vacated my digs in San Rafael and moved in with her in Santa Rosa!
That's all for now. We've still got a lot to do to get the place the way we want it, but the house is looking amazing.
I'm a very lucky man. :)
Mon, November 5, 2007 - 10:06 AM
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Well I'm back on regular food now, though I'm being more careful with what I ingest. That's actually not a very big step for me, as I've worked in the natural foods industry for 11 years, so I've focused on having a pretty healthy diet for quite some time. I highly recommend doing the Master Cleanse for anyone who wants to clean out the accumulated toxins from your system. I feel great, and my lingering cough (while not completely gone) is no longer the issue that it has been for the last mon...
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1:45 PM
Well I started in on real food today, and I must say it wasn't very enjoyable. I can feel how dense the food in my system is and I feel sluggish and heavy. Not only that, but as soon as I finished eating, I could feel my chest tighten back up and I've got that cough-causing tickle again. It's still not as bad as it was, but I'm coughing right now worse then I have in a week.
More later after I've digested and settled a little more.
4 PM
So I feel much better then I did ea...
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10 AM
Orange juice has never tasted so exquisite! Unfortunately I misread the first time and I don't actually get solid food today. The first day of breaking the fast you get to start drinking OJ as well as the drink, which works to prep your system for other foods. So I don't get any solid food for one more day yet, but I didn't have to drink the salt water today!
I did do something this morning that's not in the book, I took a probiotic. One thing to consider when you're flushing tox...
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1 PM
YEAH! No more salt water! I've downed my last of that vile brew. It actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be, but it was still fairly difficult chugging it down every morning. That's one thing that I won't miss.
I dreamed again last night that I accidentally broke my fast in the wrong way. I was at a party and someone handed me a bowl of stew. I figured it'd be ok for me to have it, but once I started eating it I discovered that everything was hard and undercooked.
I s...
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about me
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
And if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon…
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from it’s presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
[The Invitation, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer]
October 2, 2007
Before Stephen and I actually 'met', our eyes locked on each other from across a large crowd. Without breaking eye contact, we walked towards each other, stood face to face for a few moments, and began kissing. (Introductions came later…) The kiss was thick with a chemistry that left us both spinning and intoxicated; a chemistry neither of us had ever forgotten; a chemistry that ensured we’d never forget each other… Now that we’ve found each other again, almost a decade later, I can say for a fact what I presumed to be true from that first kiss... he's The Real Thing. Our kisses still have that same chemistry... And whether it's walking, talking, driving, dancing (*sigh), kissing, cuddling, laughing or loving ... we were meant to do it together.
May 12, 2007
I too had a crush on Stephen. It happened at the tender hormonal age of 13- and watching him skip across the stage during the Peace Child rehearsals sent my heart a twitter...
And yes, he stayed modest through it all- it's what made him so endearing,. Although I haven't actually seen Stephen in over 13 yrs, he is the kind of person you would compare to a good red wine. It only gets better with age. Stephen is probably in the top 5 most grounded, intelligent, warm hearted and genuine people I have know. He's a great writer too and his blogs have become one of my favourite destinations on sleepless nights.
December 9, 2006
At this moment, Stephen is probably having more fun than you are.
July 24, 2006
Mind your hearts, ladies. He's a charming motherfucker, extraordinary friend, well inked - and, most importantly, awake. Plus, he can almost keep up with me when we drink beer. High praise all around.
June 8, 2005
The thing I like most about my oldest friend: When I make shit up that nobody else understands, I can count on Steve to get it and respond in kind.
Smarts, steps, heart, pep: This guy's got 'em.
Plus he can kick your ass.
May 19, 2005
When I first met Stephen, I had a little crush on him. Then I saw him
dance, and I got a medium crush on him. Then I got to know his personality, and suddenly had a HUGE crush on him. I know now that there is no cure for Crush On Stephen Syndrome. I shall bare this burden for life. PLEASE, if you have the means, donate your local COSS foundation, and help poor saps like me!
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