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Life Secrets

Brendon Burchard, Author of Life's Golden Ticket offers readers a chance to share their secrets of living a happy and meaningful life ... and read the secrets of others.  These short snippets of life wisdom are definitely worth browsing.  And, don't forget to add your own.  http://www.lifesgoldenticket.com/browse.php?pageno=1

Seeing Miksang

      "To see a world in a grain of sand
     And a heaven in a wild flower,
     Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
     And eternity in an hour." (William Blake)

This just in from my favorite artist blogger, Robert Genn:  “A traditional art form has been greatly facilitated by the advent of the digital camera. The art of Miksang was begun as a meditational tool by Shambhala Buddhists, but it has implications for painters and other creative people. The idea is to find joy and awareness by attending to the minor and seemingly insignificant--the colours, patterns and textures that exist in the close-up world. Miksang is a Tibetan word that means "good eye." Shambhalas think widespread use might lead to more compassionate and enlightened societies.”

Last December when I took a digital collage class from Bob Masla in a small Mexican village, I discovered a new way to think about photography. Rather than compose photos, I could look at everything as an “element” that might be used in a collage.  It opened up a new way of thinking and increased the number of photos I took by a factor of 10 … at least.  I was delighted to discover that this way of looking at the world has a name and an official place in the spiritual world.

Burke's Wedding Vows

If you missed the final episode of Grey's Anatomy, you missed a romantic moment that would melt the heart of Medusa.  Preston Burke practices his vows in an operating room full of women.  Here are the vows (even better if you can find a rerun of the actual episode):

Christina, I could promise to hold you, and to cherish you.  I could promise to be there in sickness and in health.  I could say till death do us part.  But I won’t.  Those vows are for optimistic couples, the ones full of hope.  And I do not stand here on my wedding day, optimistic or full of hope.  I am not optimistic.  I am not hopeful.  I am sure.  I am steady. And I know.  I am a heart man.  I take them apart.  I put them back together.  I hold them in my hands.  I … am a heart man.  So this, I am sure, you are my partner, my lover, my very best friend.  My heart beats for you.  And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this.  I promise you to lay my heart in the palm of your hands.  I promise you … me.

The response:  one woman says:  "Forget Christina ... marry me!"