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The past few days I've been on a self-imposed short water fast. I've been interested in fasting lately, and I've been reading all about the possible benefits and harmful effects... eventually I decided I wanted to work out an intermittent fasting pl…
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Hello again, fellow Pensacolian! I haven't figured out the fancy quote thingie yet, so I'll just copy and paste... "she seems to find the way's taste bitter." That is definitely something I've noticed about Taoism. Even though I follow its…
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Thanks to all of you. I see what you're all saying. It was when I was worried about my actions and what I was doing that I became distressed about it. And that worry led to more unbalanced behavior... which led to more worry. This week I got t…
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Hooray P-cola! Hey, thanks for your thoughts on the subject. I think you're right, I do need to just listen... to the non-words that come to me. Thinking too much is, after all, what seems to always get me in trouble. You talked about findin…
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First I'd like to thank everyone for their replies and discussions in my last post about sexuality. This is the first time I've been able to get on here in a while, and it was nice to read all your responses! I guess I'd been consumed the past f…
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I just read the discussion between Carl and Mike in the "Vis-a-Vis Evil" discussion way down at the bottom of the home page... it was incredibly insightful on both ends! I feel like I gained a ton of self-understanding while reading it. If you haven…
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...but I really am interested in hearing all of your thoughts. The subject: Sexuality. To me love and sexuality are a beautiful and precious thing, and a natural thing... regardless of gender. I've never had any problems with homosexuality, ev…
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My life is very stressful right now... well, more so than usual. Reading this has actually made me feel a little bit better. Just the description of the words... It's amazing how you can take the pain and fear out of something by breaking it down to…
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Wow! It feels like I haven't been on here in forever! :shock: I just wanted to say: Speaking of visiting taoist groups... Two of my friends will be moving to San Diego next year, and it's been brought up that I and my boyfriend may join them.…
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Hm... Thinking man makes better sense I think. It reminds me (this might be silly) of a quote from a movie called "Dogma" ... pretty much all the characters are Catholic, and one of the messengers brought to help out the protagonist says something l…
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oops! and I messed up that quote thing... I still need practice on that!
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[/quote] ... what is a taoist? [chref=1] Wow... such a simple statement... turned on a massive ligt bulb in my head! As far as that bewildered feeling... I've been feeling compelled to deal with it by using impartiality. It just makes more sens…
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Question... I definitely seen what you mean about education. I definitely know how it can actually produce ignorance. For one thing, I know that often both sides of the story are not told... how the forefathers were great pioneers, but no one hea…
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Yes! I love sudoku. It is the only number-related game/puzzle that I'm decent at playing.
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I have never been big into politics. There's too much confusion, too much scandal, too many ulterior motives... it's just too hard to keep up with. My teachers and parents always told me that it's important to be in-the-know when it comes to this ki…
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I remember as a kid following the pack because I was told to believe that it would lead me to eternal salvation with Jesus. But eventually, I became very skeptical of that view... not necessarily because I thought it was wrong, it just didn't mesh w…
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Thank you, Carl! I was very excited this morning when I finally got out a single clear-sounding note! It only lasted as long as I could breathe in that moment, then it was hard to find again. But every now and then I can hear the notes, and it's mov…
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Whenever I pursue a musical endeavor, I like to do it on my own... to play in order to learn. I have some basic music knowledge from playing flute in middle school, but I always really learned best by ear. In fact, playing in the school band, I usua…
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It's not a great example, but what you are talking about reminds me of acting. I studied acting in school and in college, and it is actually what I majored in. I knew that taking the classes and getting the diploma would not secure me a job in this …
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I love the idea of being able to make my own interpretations when it comes to my beliefs (or IDEAS is the word I usually like to use in place of "belief.") Growing up, my family was passively Christian; but I spent the first 9 years of my education …
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[cite] Carl:[/cite] ... I'm not sure studying Tao works. ....That does seem to make sense. Tao in and of itself is not something that can be "studied" ...In fact, I suppose one can't really classify it as a 'thing.' At any rate, that sentence …
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Thank you all so much for your comments so far. I've browsed through a lot of Taoist websites and such... I liked them... but I'm feeling very comforable here. I'll definitely stay awhile. I'm looking forward to discussing more topics with you al…
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"Folks who find the Taoist perspective appealing are probably few and far between..." I read this in the "About Us" section of this site and found it to be kind of an intriguing statement. I am new to this site; so first of all, I'd like to say "…