Frank Bassetti It was a warm summer evening as I drove home from work. I was taking in the beautiful Alaskan scenery and thinking of how far that I had come with my life. Feelings of thankfulness ran through my thoughts as I remembered all of the help that I had received during hard times. Those times seemed to be so very long ago, but yet so vivid in my memory. The ability to lift my head up gave me a different perspective on life. It was that much easier to relax and focus while taking in the
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Mindfulness is being consciously aware and accepting of what is going on in and around you at the present moment without judging it in any way. It is more like being the "observer" rather than stepping into the story that is playing out in your experience. You become aware of all that you feel and are thinking as simply an event that you are witnessing. Pain is something that immediately gets your attention because it is a physical feeling. Your first thought may be to get rid of it or avoid it
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don’t enjoy the cuisine, the only exception being the caramel flavor. As I passed by it I was met by its aroma which instantly brought my mind to chaos theory. Mind you the instant I mention refers to real time, if you were to have been beside me at that moment you would think my thoughts went straight to the chaos theory yet that was not the case. The human mind is fascinating; having possession of one I am constantly amazed at the speeds at which we can process things. The beauty of it all is that
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his shape physically, but his mind. Admittedly his running was what hardened his will to continue even when every fiber of his body demanded respite. This training was what enabled his mind to handle the sort of stresses put onto him through WWII. Louie Zamperini’s early life was chaotic, but it focused as he got older into a truly beautiful ability as a runner. He started out with a natural ability to run, and his rebelliousness was actually a strength of mind that wouldn’t allow him to bend
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her love shortened or grew like trees seen from an unexpected hill, new country at each jaunty helpless journey. So he accepted that geography, constantly strange. Wondered. Stayed home increasingly to find His way among the landscapes of her mind. Dennis Scott (16 December 1939 – 21 February 1991) was a Jamaican poet, playwright, actor (best known for appearances on The Cosby Show) and dancer. Marrysong' is a poem about a man who is desperate to understand his wife. Her wife is indecisive
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Kelsey Moore Nov 11, 2013 Eng 101 Looking into Where the Sidewalk Ends Have you ever asked questions, or thought about what is behind the scenes. Why does it seems like only children use their imagination anymore? I think the poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is saying that exact thing. This poem is talking about a place that is peaceful, with no problems. But not just anyone can go to this place, and only the people with the eye to see it realize it is there
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In the Secondary school , Always me and my friends like to make a tricks and silly things in our teachers and my story today is about one of those silly tricks and funnies which we made with those people . As I behaved disrespectfully to my teacher , I recognized that I was guilty and had a bad feelings about my friend , so i learned it was important to tell the truth . In 16 sep. 2010 , while we was sitting in the class , we had such recognized
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What do all people have in common: children and adults, rich and poor, men and women? Despite the obvious resemblance between us, the answer lies behind the scenes, behind what we all try to forget and to hide with our masks. We are addicted! Every single one of us. We overuse addiction in order to make ourselves feel better when in fact, we all are faking what we are and we are turning into individuals who cannot think for themselves and cannot be what they really are without the help of other things
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trying to say. A person listening might not be paying attention to non verbal cues, which would help portray the message better. In this video a married man and women are trying to celebrate their anniversary. The husband comes home with a some beautiful jewelry for his wife, and the wife is ecstatic. When the wife tries to give her husband her gift that she got him he misinterpreted it, and that is where the communication failure begun. There were several cues that went wrong in this video. One
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Juli Kent Spiritual Activism 15 October 2013 Critical Reading Paper # 2 When I was finished reading the chapters in Maparyan’s book The Womanist Idea, I had to go back and re-read her definition of womanism. Summed up, she states: “…womanists are simultaneously concerned with rectifying the relationships between humans and other humans, humans and nature, and humans and the spirit world.” (pg. 35) In the required reading this week, Maparyan explores the activist work of three women, including
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