Change Your Life

Well, I wasn't really planning on doing this. I posted the review about this book, and a couple of people have gone ahead and ordered it and said, "let's get together to discuss it every couple of weeks like the author recommends." So, that's what we're going to do. Take a look at the links and let me know if you want to join us. I've read about 30 pages of it, and have done a couple of the exercises, I must say (and I'm not one to say stuff like this lightly), it's made a huge difference in my approach to life. Some total shifts in my life. Go figure.

Let me know if you want to join us. Once we find out how many people are in, we'll go from there. I'm just accepting that since people want to do it, it was meant to be. Consider that since you're reading this, you're meant to be a part of it.

Self Expression and Blogging

I read these paragraph this morning, from Matthieu Ricard's book, "Happiness." He's the Buddhist monk I mentioned a few posts ago.

It may be true that "expressing ourselves," giving free reign to our "natural " impulses, gives us momentary relief from our inner tensions, but we remain trapped in the endless circle of our usual habits. Such a lax attitude doesn't solve any serous problems, since in being ordinarily oneself, one remains ordinary. As the French philosopher Alain has written, "you don't need to be a sorcerer to cast a spell over yourself by saying 'This is how I am. I can do nothing about it.'"

We are very much like birds that have lived too long in a cage to which we return even when we get the chance to fly away. We have grown so accustomed to our faults that we can barely imagine what life would be like without them. The prospect of change makes us dizzy.

Any thoughts on how this relates to self-expression and blogging (or just talking)?