aaah I think I was just in a contrary mood that day : ) hee hee, just wanted to throw that out there bc a lot of manifesto-ing is just that. I do believe in thought changing, however one must have the emotional capability to do that, now that’s worth reading up on. A New Earth is a good start in that regard. Reading and writing a manifesto on happiness just won’t cut it without the ability to thought change or to look at a situation through new eyes, if you will.

Like the saying goes, when the student is ready to learn the master will appear. Many people are not in that place emotionally (to think things through differently) and they tend to ‘manifesto’ their way to a new place. while I totally agree with what you just said above, the action I meant was staying in the moment, let it in – let it flow -bring in a thought/action to partake or change what’s going on…though when something fully distressing is going on, I see no reason to snap out of it too soon either, I go with it knowing that in the grander scheme of things, this too will pass and staying with a low flow just might offer an new opportunity to seek a new path for handling a given sitch.

I hear you though…it can be simple…and sometimes I just sit and ponder the complexities too much ( a very human quality, hahaha) I just found a new way to ‘stop’ the other day, just stating what’s going round and round in my mind out loud, (bc I can tend to overthink and that takes up energy and sucks up the ability to just say stop and think that beautiful thought and I hate sharing a passing mini-issue with anyone bc I know I can sort it on my own, maybe I should change THAT?!) so whereever I wouldn’t be overheard, I found myself saying out loud, ‘why, why would so and so do that, it’s just not possible…so not like them’ etc…and sure enough it turned out to be a story gone awry in the retelling, a total misread on something but I let it hurt me temporarily, what can I tell you, I’m a sensitive chick.

Anyway, there are days when it feels like just you and me here : ) I don’t mind, I know that someday soon we’ll tune in and there’ll be 30 comments

Catching up by phone will be a good thing, Weds aft or Th/Fr work for me so let me know…have to go start up that working thing now, no mo’ holiday : (

Luv, Zen Lill