Comments on: What Would Obama Do? Or Oprah? Or Buddha? Or Jesus?

By: Correne

Correne — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:49:53 +0000

I love this post, but I couldn’t help bursting out laughing at the fact that you put Jesus and Oprah in the same category of “people to look up to.” I’ve been hanging out on some kind of religious forums lately, and that type of comparison would SO NOT be appreciated.

I totally know where you’re coming from.

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:28:24 +0000

Actually, it always helps me to know that the people I admire also have bad days. When I follow blogs or writers for a while and they never write about the bad stuff, I end up moving on because I need to feel that human connection of sucky days or fussy kids or irritating spouses. They don’t need to mention it often, but once in a while comes as a huge relief–makes me feel less alone and floundering.

By: Anna B

Anna B — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:42:19 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:35:20 +0000

This is an excellent exercise! Great way to hone your awareness. Mark’s last blog post: Welcoming

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:01:41 +0000

Hey Tammy -

I had one of these moments just yesterday. I also snapped out of it when I realized that I was being self-ish or rather, attached to my egoic, samsaric desires and ideas of how things are “supposed” to be. Those attached moments always have the feeling of struggling with obstacles instead of flowing, spontaneous creativity don’t they? They do for me.

Snapping back to the present moment seems to require the willingness to choose love and compassion over attachment to my own agenda. In the present I can be of true service to my family, I can ask, “What can I do to make this better for them?

I came to a deeper understanding yesterday about self-liberation for the benefit of all sentient beings and how service - and service to my family, particularly - plays a role in that process.

By: toddo

toddo — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:26:44 +0000

that’s really funny. and true.

my wife always says i need a What Would McGuyver Do bumpersticker. i think it’s kinda a compliment. as a deschooling parent, i am at my best when the kids pick up on looking to dear ol’ dad to find solutions where there’s not any obvious one.

we start as simple a mindset as possible. if you wanna be at point B, and you’re now at point A, all you gotta figure out is how to get from A to B. right?

By: Susan K. Stewart

Susan K. Stewart — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:09:52 +0000

I think each of the people you mention have (or had) bad days as you described. But, you are right — it’s how we handle those days that amkes the difference. It’s how we project it on others. This is one time we need to consider ourselves first. What is it about me that is causing me to behave this way? Now, if I could only get the cats to think that way.

By: Sunniemom

Sunniemom — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:48:43 +0000

I’m more of a word person than a picture person- I do quotes, verses, poems…in Print Shop and frame them. They make me smile.

Sunniemom’s last blog post: Applying Virtue to Technology

By: elburro

elburro — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:59:33 +0000

I really like the idea of a motivational collage that I could use as an instant visual reminder of my intentions. I do it mentally; bring to mind an image of a particular person, in the way you described, and I find it quite helpful, but the collage just takes it one step farther. Thanks for the idea! elburro’s last blog post: Like Prayer Beads For an Athiest