tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post718029360938033148..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: When Overly Nostalgic, I Turn to Pema for AdviceReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-16937855363741941222009-10-22T06:13:25.223-04:002009-10-22T06:13:25.223-04:00Baddest Ass Buddhist! oh great!! Beautiful leaves,...Baddest Ass Buddhist! oh great!! Beautiful leaves, and wise words to wash over my day.. beautiful, thank you.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-55374880135817852902009-10-22T03:11:50.257-04:002009-10-22T03:11:50.257-04:00i love that thank you. Good thing to keep as remin...i love that thank you. Good thing to keep as reminder x your photos are mesmerising. thanksValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-65994591540368537442009-10-21T23:57:03.163-04:002009-10-21T23:57:03.163-04:00one can always count on pema!one can always count on pema!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-88260643696840608202009-10-21T22:48:31.505-04:002009-10-21T22:48:31.505-04:00Wise words.Wise words.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-13049191313877279932009-10-21T21:33:58.932-04:002009-10-21T21:33:58.932-04:00tough tough times right now. i first read pema thr...tough tough times right now. i first read pema through my dad who learned to value women, then the wisdom of women, then wisdom. the path was that direct!!! he flew away a buddhist but andered down so many paths that the stuff he left behind - well i've got runestones, swords, buddhist texts, madame blavatsky's writings and wayyyy more. but he settled with buddhism. i love the past, the present and the future. in different ways. in different amounts according to the time. my state of mind. my need. they're all wrapped inside this all and everything nothingness of a moment. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-23844772375453930652009-10-21T21:17:32.539-04:002009-10-21T21:17:32.539-04:00I know, Reya. Tough day today...I know, Reya. Tough day today...debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-36678231522549883002009-10-21T20:58:10.554-04:002009-10-21T20:58:10.554-04:00Debra? Me, neither! I think the point is to keep t...Debra? Me, neither! I think the point is to keep trying, over and over again. I think.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-9818411317345472762009-10-21T20:56:13.855-04:002009-10-21T20:56:13.855-04:00Timely words for me this day. I. am.not. there. ye...Timely words for me this day. I. am.not. there. yet.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-84734629996924713702009-10-21T12:35:00.821-04:002009-10-21T12:35:00.821-04:00Beautifully put -- and that's why she's a ...Beautifully put -- and that's why she's a teacher!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39717485807823274722009-10-21T12:04:04.928-04:002009-10-21T12:04:04.928-04:00Chris that's beautiful! This is probably the b...Chris that's beautiful! This is probably the basis of many (most?) faiths. Very cool.<br /><br />Yeah Tom - GO BUDDHA!! Woo hoo!!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-33896173145270372712009-10-21T11:36:07.872-04:002009-10-21T11:36:07.872-04:00I read one of her books this Summer. I have anothe...I read one of her books this Summer. I have another one waiting on my shelf ...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434534658681194289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-10177978538489121052009-10-21T11:31:20.072-04:002009-10-21T11:31:20.072-04:00G'Morning, Reya. I didn't have to do much...G'Morning, Reya. I didn't have to do much to Pema's account to fit it into my faith's theology. In my opinion, some things are out of my control, and as a human, I get frustrated by that. There's a great quote by Annie LaMott, that says, "You know the difference between God and me? She never thinks she's me." <br />I'm no pastor, but the following "Pema revised" is what I hear in my faith community every week. It's all about relationships, to God and each other, in love. It's beautiful. Peace. Breathe deep. Perhaps that is the essence of your nostalgia, Reya, that you are remembering how much you are loved!<br /><br />Pema restated, (imho): When you open yourself to the continually revealing, all-loving, dynamic nature of the Creator , you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to NOT BE AFRAID. You're able to keep your eyes open, your heart open, and your mind open. When you still get caught up in prejudice, bias, and aggression, the enthusiasm for watering those negative seeds will wane, from now until the day you die. And, you begin to think of your life as offering endless opportunities to start to do things differently, in love, up, and around.Chris Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383490294861071725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-32872162930767785432009-10-21T10:52:40.079-04:002009-10-21T10:52:40.079-04:00I wallow in nostalgia. I love the past with a grea...I wallow in nostalgia. I love the past with a great passion.<br />That's all I ever write about.<br />But I do try to practice compassion.<br />love youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-71068673742964252412009-10-21T10:50:18.585-04:002009-10-21T10:50:18.585-04:00go Buddha. Love the red and sugar maples...and the...go Buddha. Love the red and sugar maples...and the gums are pretty too, but they're still green out this way.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-86981787863437942502009-10-21T09:10:32.869-04:002009-10-21T09:10:32.869-04:00I'm no Buddhist, but I sure have learned a lot...I'm no Buddhist, but I sure have learned a lot from them, especially Pema Chodron, the baddest ass Buddhist evah!!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.com