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The archer who does not share with others
the joy of the bow and the arrow will never
know his own qualities and defects.
Therefore, before you begin anything, seek
out your allies, people who are interested in
what you are doing.
I'm not saying 'seek out other archers'. I'm
saying: find people with other skills, because the
way of the bow is no different from any other
path that is followed with enthusiasm.
Your allies will not necessarily be the kind
of dazzling people to whom everyone looks up
and of whom they say: 'There's none better.' On
the contrary, they are people who are not afraid
of making mistakes and who do, therefore,
make mistakes, which is why their work often
goes unrecognised. Yet they are just the kind of
people who transform the world and, after
many mistakes, manage to do something that
can make a real difference in their community.
They are people who can't bear to sit
around waiting for things to happen in order to
decide which attitude to adopt; they decide as
they act, well aware that this could prove highly
dangerous.
Living with such people is important for an
archer because he needs to realise that before he
faces the target, he must first feel free enough to
change direction as he brings the bow up to his
chest.
When he opens his hand and releases the
string, he should say to himself: 'As I was
drawing the bow, I travelled a long road. Now I
release this arrow knowing that I took the
necessary risks and gave of my best.'
The best allies are those who do not think
like everyone else. That is why when you seek
companions with whom you can share your
enthusiasm for archery, trust your intuition and
pay no attention to what anyone else may say.
People always judge others by taking as a model
their own limitations, and other people's
opinions are often full of prejudice and fear.
Join with all those who experiment, take
risks, fall, get hurt and then take more risks. Stay
away from those who affirm truths, who
criticise those who do not think like them,
people who have never once taken a step unless
they were sure they would be respected for
doing so, and who prefer certainties to doubts.
Join with those who are open and not
afraid to be vulnerable: they understand that
people can only improve once they start looking
at what their fellows are doing, not in order to
judge them, but to admire them for their
dedication and courage.
You might think that archery would be of
no interest to, say, a baker or a farmer, but I can
assure you that they will introduce whatever
they see into what they do.
You will do the same: you will learn from
the good baker how to use your hands and how
to get the right mix of ingredients. You will
learn from the farmer to have patience, to work
hard, to respect the seasons and not to curse the
storms, because it would be a waste of time.
Join with those who are as flexible as the
wood of your bow and who understand the
signs along the way. They are people who do
not hesitate to change direction when they
encounter some insuperable barrier, or when
they see a better opportunity.
They have the qualities of water: flowing
around rocks, adapting to the course of the
river, sometimes forming into a lake until the
hollow fills to overflowing, and they can
continue on their way, because water never
forgets that the sea is its destiny and that sooner
or later it must be reached.
Join with those who have never said: 'Right,
that's it, I'm going no further,' because as sure as
spring follows winter, nothing ever ends; after
achieving your objective, you must start again,
always using everything you have learned on the
way.
Join with those who sing, tell stories, take
pleasure in life, and have joy in their eyes,
because joy is contagious and can prevent
others from becoming paralysed by depression,
loneliness and difficulties.
Join with those who do their work with
enthusiasm, and because you could be as useful
to them as they are to you, try to understand
their tools too and how their skills could be
improved.
The time has come, therefore, to meet your
bow, your arrow, your target and your way.
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Umit Cenap is the most argumentetive uncooperative doctor I have ever met in my entire life. All I wanted was him to write a refferal to a dermatologist I ALREADY HAVE BOOKED AN APPOINTMENT WITH- it's my money and my freaking face, I want a specialist, so I will get one. I am 26 years old, and looking through some photos realise that I have had this one pimple on my face since... LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY. So I'm taking action - expensive action. I don't care if this assface thinks anti biotics will take care of it, Í want a professional, someone who's job it is to day in day out treat this shit. He said that I should get some sun exposure to get rid of it. I thought this guy is prehistoric! SUN.EXPOSURE.... so wrinkles and age spots and uv exposure and risking cancer is better than having pimples... FFS. Why not just tell me "Walk it off" farq~! so angry with this doctor!!!
It's not the first time this doctor has screwed me around. anyway, got him to write a half assed referal, thank GOD.
at the doctors there was this really cute kid, like somewhere between 2something to 5 y.o?. he was being a bit naughty, telling his mum "I love your boobies" and squeezing them. he swore once and got in trouble for it. and when I put my bag down on a chair, he whined to his mother "I was gonna shit there" ha, because he can't say sit properly. what a gorgeous kid! a handful, but adorable!
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I think they have a healthy imagination, at the least... A UFO as it is is not necessarily an alien spacecraft, just something unidentified. but I will assume that this question relates to aliens and the like. I think it's a bit too narrowminded to think that stuff like this is impossible. There's a lot of mysteries in the universe that will remain just that, a mystery. To wonder about what we do not know, it's nice, a nice fantastical escape... I do not like when people are so sure they have all the answers. I think an open mind is a beautiful thing. I myself like to think I am open, with an open heart and mind, open to infinite possibilities, probabilities, love, and whatever this world has to offer. I'm taking it as it comes. I'm ready! la dee dee. Tags: writer's block
Inspiration/Insipidity: Stranger in Moscow
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I bought a necklace yesterday. It was quite a simple looking thing, but it caught my eye. It was quite affordable, and the more i looked at it, I wondered what other people might think of it. I realised it wouldn't bother me what they thought, to me it is beautiful.
And the more I thought about that, the more I came to realise it is somewhat symbolic, and the necklace has taken on a new meaning to me. Beautiful things can be found anywhere in life. When you least expect it, you can find it. It's not in a price tag. It's not showy. It's simplicity.
Simplicity for me is the people who have been there for me. It's like a given that they're there, and that I often forget to appreciate them.
surprisingly, this necklace was a reminder that simplicity is beautiful, and I should always remain appreciative of those who've been there for the highs and lows in my life. It's a reminder of my friends and family, and how lucky i am to have these beautiful people in my life. I am thankful.
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Been a long time.
Heatwave
We're in the middle of a heatwave, it's stick as hell... we're supposed to not complain, but My air conditioner has been assessed as defective and is not meant to be used... it's supposed to have been repaired by now (since before Christmas) but it's ridiculous... they expect me not to use it, but I just cannot do that, I have to use it. How can I not be frustrated?
Year of the Ox.
Ox. I don't think I like it... I have had a lot of bad luck so far. I broke a plate, a car almost ran into the back of mine. I cut my finger fairly deeply with the cling wrap serrated edge, and I lost $700 worth of Cheques in the middle of St Albans (They fell out of my purse without me noticing and blew everywhere), I had ants attack the house yesterday. I just need things to go a little easier...
Engagement
My Brother and April got engaged in October/November, and are to be married in February 2010. I am a bridesmaid.
Gym
I joined the gym about 7 weeks ago (So I won't be the fat bridesmaid). I've been going more frequently in the last 3, and lost about 4 kilos. I have a greater amount of energy than I usually do. I'm definatly not fit, but getting there is fun... My BPM goes too high though. ah well, i'll call it a cardio work out. I got my brother and April to join, and my mum did too, so I always have someone to go with.
Pink Grapefruit.
Is the greatest thing in existance.
Teeth
Dentists make good money. Today I got 2 small fillings, and it was over in 40 minutes. The injection didn't hurt so much... in fact I kind of liked it! I don't understand how people are so scared of it. my mouth still feels funny, and I can't eat yet.
Fish
I ate a lot of fish in December. maybe about 6 dishes with fish in it. It was quite nice. In January, the count so far is 1. I think I'm a fan. I guess that means I can't use the title "vegetarian", but it is still true that most days in the year I am following a vegetarian diet...unlike fucktards like Alicia silverstone and lake bell, who insist eating fish means they're still vegan... c'mon, WTF.
Chris Brown, Rihanna, Lady GaGa.
Just because the radio and clothing stores seem to play it relentlessly, doesn't mean you have to give in and like it because it's catchy. I especially hate Chris Brown... I'm sure he has a voice suited to like r&b/soul, but he sells out to this pop crap, and the lyrics from all these "artists" is just childish at best.
Kings of Leon, MGMT
I like these bands, but the overplay on radio makes me feel sheepish and makes me start to dislike the albums.
Poker
One of my new years resolutions (are they meant to be revealed?) was to learn to play. I am playing online with pretend money, and doing okay. I just made over 120K, and I've only been playing 27 days. it is very exciting.
Porn
Yes, I'm watching some. I wonder if that makes me of lesser moral character? I know some girls get up in knots claiming it's exploitation, but I disagree. There is so much porn out there, women are obviously willing to star in them. it's not everyone's cup of tea... let's leave it at that then? I hate to think someone would think i'm setting the woman's movement backward, but the woman's movement is about equality, not about becoming god like princesses. and it's about empowerment, over what each person choses to do with their own bodies... it's highly political, I don't accept that the state should hinder actions of consenting adults, not just sexually, but in all their decisions. If God gave us free will, why do goverments take away our freedoms as to what we can do with it? surely if it interferes with other's lives (like killing or hurting others) then legislation is fine... forget it, I don't know where I am going with this, and it is under the wrong heading.
New Kids on the Block
suck cock. end of story.
But so does George Michael, and I like him.
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I feel like a child today. I do not have control over everything in my life. I am reminded of this as I take some anti-allergy medication and a topical hydrocortisone solution; As I ice my face and resist all urges to take my multi purpose utility knife to the top layers of my skin to get rid of it. God, if you believe, has a wicked sense of humor. Cheers you dick (I can say that, because friends can, and should, talk like that) It is beauty, or the pursuit of it, that has now made me anything but. My face is inflamed, it is flawed with red marks here and there. It is puffy. Dry. Painful, and undeniably itchy. And the culprit? I've narrowed it down to 3 suspects of the beauty kind. Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel Lotion: I had stopped using this for the past 2 weeks out of laziness. there is a stage known as hardening of the skin, where your skin is required to build up a tolerance to the product, in which case you are meant to use a small amount of the product and build up over 10 days. I suppose 2 weeks of downtime may requires one to restart this process? MAC Prep+Prime. I don't use this very often, but I never had a reaction to it before. MAC Studio Mist Foundation: Yes, this is some pretty hardcore foundation, but again, never a reaction like this. I do admit that the primer and foundation may have overstayed their suggested 12 month suggested welcome time, But all these 3 products used mutually exclusively would not have caused this horrible reaction I am now experiencing. It is painful, and ironic, and serves me right for getting mixed up with vanity. --- My vanity yesterday did not end there. It extended to my hair and attire. I have not made an effort for a while when I went out. I have not worn heels for a social function in quite a while, so I decided I was to wear some, which required I wear something feminine: A dress, a Skirt... There was not much to my liking, but I rustled up a multicoloured silk top, and a high waisted black Skirt, Along with my Louis Vuitton inspired Black and Gold shoes (I do not have any shame in that - I'd have more shame if it ever becomes a reality that I purchse a 2000 pair of shoes) On with the show... The hair. I had a high pony tail with a vintage pin up style hair do. Black eyeliner, smudged, White eyeshadow. and red lipstick... For all these effors I received way too many compliments from my friends, And a healthy dose of reality from God. Thanks you dick! --- I rather quite enjoyed one drink I drank at the place we went to. Amaretto Avenger. I assume it's equal parts amaretto and Midori, and topped with Grapefruit juice. The almond was something I hadn't experienced before, but I did enjoy it. It was a drink to drink slow, because i really enjoyed the sweetness from the Midori Melon Flavour, The slight bitter nutty and slightly sweet medicine taste of amerreto, and the tart and sweet grapefruit. It was wonderful I am investing in some Amaretto come Christmas time. I liked the mix of flavours
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I really hate when people are set in their ways. Multiculturalism is a great thing to strive for, that we can have many different backgrounds, live in one land, and want what's best for it. In Australia, yep, we have backwards people too... who emphasise the minority of minorities: Those who refuse to "assimilate". And the concept of what constitutes "assimilation" differs. I think it'd be nice for migrants to be open to learn the language at a basic level, so they have some level of independance.
I think people ask too much if they expect people check their cultral identity at the airport. To leave their "smelly food" restaurants out of site, or to not form strong communities.
Yet often, TV appeals to narrow minded lowest common denominator, by broadcasting reports on the "failure of multiculturalsim" such as ethnic communities growing large and making the existing community feel uneasy, often the story is "people being run out of their own town", or a minor case where migrants have formed such a community that they no longer need to learn english: they pay taxes, and work, they just don't speak english: Who cares?! Or what about those foreign labourers coming and taking our jobs - ugh, how does that work, when people get centrelink benefits: we have local unemployed people who just do not want to do certain jobs. I'm sure the same happens in America.
What bothers me now is that having a foreign background is now more common than not, and that the Migration wave after WW2 who had to put up with profound racism and intolerance, are now purveyors of it. The most recent migrants are now Asian or African, and I just hate that people aren't open minded. I really do hate it! I wish they would all just shut up, or that I could remind them of what it was like to be called those things. Technically, my mother is not a WOG, but may have been called one/treated like one, for her lack of english when she came. she made the effort to learn the language, and she's still learning everyday, she's learned a lot through me and my brother. Living in multicultural Melbourne, I would hope that everyone would come to realise that a little patience is necessary, and the Australian idea of "giving everyone a fair go" is implemented.
I hate that there was a white Australia policy. Howard and Hanson's fear of asians and the public's support an embarassment. The citizenship test, and some of the crap I don't even know, or need to know in my everyday life. bah, stupid! angry.
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OMG, Bailout!!! The financial markets are really tough at the moment. would hate to be working in finance atm, but there goes the demand for jobs.
I scratched my car the other day. I should pay more attention when i reverse. I had just estimated my tax return : i can kiss that goodbye!
I have a laptop, it's freaking AWESOME!
Today is my last day at work. I don't know what I will have to say to the people who turn up for my lunch... I don't feel like It's a big thing to walk away. I'm excited though, this big burden has been lifted.
I want to know why on earth any financial institution would pay out The terminal stock price Squared (St)^2. I also would like to know why my class makes us do all this complicated calculations to show proofs, when the subject does not serve that purpose, it is not a financial mathematics class.
I haven't played a game, a proper 20 hour and more, life absorbing, game in quite a while. I wonder if that's changed me. I feel these days i'm a bit dull, fickle, and lacking imagination. I haven't even read a book for enjoyment in a long time. I say I'm busy, but I just waste my time, doing nothing, really.
Tomorrow, things change. maybe not everything, and maybe not noticably, but it'll start to change, so there's some positivity.
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