PAIN
...data from my Secret Literary Archives
cached in a Long Island potato field ---
" I told the doctor
I broke my leg
in two places.
He told me
to quit going
to those places."
-- Henny Youngman
To truly laugh, you must be able
to take your pain, and play with it!
--- Charlie Chaplin
My Friend ---
In and amongst the Pain laced with cynical smirks and snarky moods, I so applaud the way you have actually tried to positively deal with your body's tedious pain, and literally muster a 'leg up' as they 'usta say - and still reach out to be there for others also -- JT , your voice of goodness pushes thru. When some people ask me How I feel, I mischievously reply "Compared to What ?" or to most people I usually reply fairly honestly "Much Better than Before" or "I Am Not My Pain" -- and that's true - everyday among my collection of k'vetchy "Don'ts" and "Can'ts"and other self-created bummers, I DO find so many things, enough to be thankful for and to be happy about ! Like-- Thanks to us for giving to ourselves the greater opportunity to serve - given the current politics - it seems we gonna' have a genuine upheaval of a fight on our hands and Heart to serve each other supportively in the trenches !!! A March On Washington Re-Visited ... ~A~
Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it.
There are no justified resentments. -- Helen Keller
------------------------------------------------
Sleep is like the Unicorn,
It is rumored to exist,
but I doubt I will see any...
Find a place inside where there's joy,
and the joy will burn out the pain. -- Joseph Campbell
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone
and Solitude expresses the glory of being alone.
Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail
in order to practice being brave. -- Paul Tillich
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep,
pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,
and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom
to us by the awful grace of God.
--- Aeschylus
The whole notion of pain, and how every individual experiences pain, is up for debate. We don't know how another person experiences pain - physical pain or psychic pain. Some of these Oregon clinics where assisted suicide or euthanasia is practiced, they call it 'weariness of life.'
-- Miriam Toews
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse. -- Regina Brett
To know yourself as the Being underneath the Thinker,
the stillness underneath the mental noise,
the love and joy underneath the pain,
is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.
-- Eckhart Tolle
If you aren't in the moment, you are either
looking forward to uncertainty,
or back to pain and regret.
-- Jim Carrey
MEDITATION: The practice of simple sitting silent meditation has been everything to me --or nearly close. Mindfulness meditation: my place of refuge, a place I've always gone where and when I needed comfort, the wisdom of a wise heart, and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. My relationship with meditation is just that: a 'relationship' -- it's a relationship that has evolved over time, and given me the greatest respect and love for the human phenomena itself that realized the potential of an insight meditation -- I am Grateful. -- anonymous meditator
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JT --
Here's 2 Real Old Classics for ya'
Fresh then, Re-freshed Now !
I pass it on, keep 'em handy
in your Heart, always...
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can --
And the Wisdom to know the difference
----------------------------------------------------------
Plz, read this when
you can settle down
and read this in one go ----
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata
Desiderata -- 1927
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements
as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own
career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution
in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you t
o what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to
shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself
with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of
fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe
is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery,
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
--- American Poet
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
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in two places.
He told me
to quit going
to those places."
-- Henny Youngman
To truly laugh, you must be able
to take your pain, and play with it!
--- Charlie Chaplin
My Friend ---
In and amongst the Pain laced with cynical smirks and snarky moods, I so applaud the way you have actually tried to positively deal with your body's tedious pain, and literally muster a 'leg up' as they 'usta say - and still reach out to be there for others also -- JT , your voice of goodness pushes thru. When some people ask me How I feel, I mischievously reply "Compared to What ?" or to most people I usually reply fairly honestly "Much Better than Before" or "I Am Not My Pain" -- and that's true - everyday among my collection of k'vetchy "Don'ts" and "Can'ts"and other self-created bummers, I DO find so many things, enough to be thankful for and to be happy about ! Like-- Thanks to us for giving to ourselves the greater opportunity to serve - given the current politics - it seems we gonna' have a genuine upheaval of a fight on our hands and Heart to serve each other supportively in the trenches !!! A March On Washington Re-Visited ... ~A~
Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it.
There are no justified resentments. -- Helen Keller
------------------------------------------------
Sleep is like the Unicorn,
It is rumored to exist,
but I doubt I will see any...
Find a place inside where there's joy,
and the joy will burn out the pain. -- Joseph Campbell
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone
and Solitude expresses the glory of being alone.
Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail
in order to practice being brave. -- Paul Tillich
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep,
pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,
and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom
to us by the awful grace of God.
--- Aeschylus
The whole notion of pain, and how every individual experiences pain, is up for debate. We don't know how another person experiences pain - physical pain or psychic pain. Some of these Oregon clinics where assisted suicide or euthanasia is practiced, they call it 'weariness of life.'
-- Miriam Toews
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse. -- Regina Brett
To know yourself as the Being underneath the Thinker,
the stillness underneath the mental noise,
the love and joy underneath the pain,
is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.
-- Eckhart Tolle
If you aren't in the moment, you are either
looking forward to uncertainty,
or back to pain and regret.
-- Jim Carrey
MEDITATION: The practice of simple sitting silent meditation has been everything to me --or nearly close. Mindfulness meditation: my place of refuge, a place I've always gone where and when I needed comfort, the wisdom of a wise heart, and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. My relationship with meditation is just that: a 'relationship' -- it's a relationship that has evolved over time, and given me the greatest respect and love for the human phenomena itself that realized the potential of an insight meditation -- I am Grateful. -- anonymous meditator
---------------------
JT --
Here's 2 Real Old Classics for ya'
Fresh then, Re-freshed Now !
I pass it on, keep 'em handy
in your Heart, always...
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can --
And the Wisdom to know the difference
----------------------------------------------------------
Plz, read this when
you can settle down
and read this in one go ----
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata
Desiderata -- 1927
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace
there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements
as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own
career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution
in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you t
o what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to
shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself
with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of
fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe
is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery,
and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
--- American Poet
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
--------------------------------------
Anon
If you do nothing, nothing will change
Steve Hefferon
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create that fact
William James
Nothing changes until something moves
Never Quit -
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
There are no justified resentments....
Wayne Dyer
-God grant me the Serenity...
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can
And the Wisdom to know the difference
Focus on what you CAN DO
with your back condition.
Dont beat yourself up over the rest.
What a delight it is
When, of a morning,
I get up and go out
To find in full bloom a flower
That yesterday was not there
Tachibaba Akemi
Japanese poet
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Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. - Khalil Gibran
People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.
Jim Morrison
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
Mary Manin Morrissey
The whole notion of pain, and how every individual experiences pain, is up for debate. We don't know how another person experiences pain - physical pain or psychic pain. Some of these clinics where assisted suicide or euthanasia is practiced, they call it 'weariness of life.'
Miriam Toews
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.
Regina Brett
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! - Charlie Chaplin
The practice of simple sitting silent meditation has been everything to me. My place of refuge, a place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. My relationship with meditation is just that: a 'relationship' -- t's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the human phenomena of meditation. -- anonoymus meditator
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. - Aeschylus
To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.
Eckhart Tolle
Through Love all that is bitter will be sweet, Through Love all that is copper will be gold, Through Love all dregs will become wine, through Love all pain will turn to medicine.
Rumi
If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.
Jim Carrey
Although the world is full of suffering,it is also full of the overcoming of it.
Helen Keller
Sleep is like the unicorn, it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any
Anon
If you do nothing, nothing will change
Steve Hefferon
Nothing changes until something moves
Never Quit -
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
There are no justified resentments....
Wayne Dyer
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can
And the Wisdom to know the difference
Sleep is like the unicorn, it is rumored to exist,
but I doubt I will see any
Anon