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mystic
You're welcome. Good to hear from you.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 1:10 PM
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avant
...i've been around here looking for you. thanks for posting!
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on January 2, 2006 at 12:50 PM
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Ebb and Flow
I like that proverb. It makes me pause and consider its many facets and layers of enigmatic reason. Thank you for the kind words.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 12:41 PM
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By the way, I appreciate your originality and your wisdom.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
posted by
Ebb.and.Flow
on January 2, 2006 at 10:56 AM
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your original thoughts seem to synchronize with a proverb I recently wrote:
Will is a matter of mind over matter: Never mind what doesn't matter.
posted by
Ebb.and.Flow
on January 2, 2006 at 10:55 AM
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sannhet
I wish you all the best in 2006.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 10:12 AM
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Avant -
Wise words for us to follow at the start of the new year.
posted by
sannhet
on January 2, 2006 at 10:11 AM
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malcolm
You're right: it is about perception. The greatest thing a person can realize is that no matter what is happening, freedom is possible. It is how you choose to see the world around you.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 10:06 AM
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I think that freedom
is a matter of perception. I've just been hearing about a four-year old who's waiting for a heart transplant. He may well consider himself free but I'm sure his parents don't. Blair's 'new' free choice of available hospitals for treatment in a particular area isn't going to help him. He needs someone to die first.
posted by
malcolm
on January 2, 2006 at 8:50 AM
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DrJ
Thanks.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 4:00 AM
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Tapsel-T
Thank you. That's very kind.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 4:00 AM
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meeshe
Yes, the wish to be free. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 4:00 AM
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Original Influence
Thanks. Have a great New Year.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 2, 2006 at 3:59 AM
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Nice Post
posted by
Dr_JPT
on January 1, 2006 at 8:09 PM
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Happy New Year Avant-garde. I hope that 2006 brings many words of wisdom from you.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 1, 2006 at 5:45 PM
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What is the wish for the jailer?
Give away what is not real....that is the problem we hold onto the Mirage hoping it will materialize.....
posted by
meeshe4
on January 1, 2006 at 5:39 PM
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Happy New Year!! Nice thoughts...
posted by
Original_Influence
on January 1, 2006 at 4:32 PM
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Isa
I've hurt like that before. It's very uncomfortable. Hope you get to doing better soon.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 3:46 PM
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Trevor
That's great. I tried to mention all the people I really liked once, and I kept finding people after it was posted. That certainly didn't mean that they weren't appreciated. I understand your feelings.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 3:45 PM
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damn must be tiresome to do that!
my bones hurt today...gotta look for an appointment with the doc lol
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 1, 2006 at 2:35 PM
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Avant.
Sorry I forgot to mention you on my blog! You have been so inspiring for me.
posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on January 1, 2006 at 1:36 PM
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MayB
It's good to discard things from time to time. It's purgative.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 1:17 PM
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Blanche
Yes, perception is the key. Thanks for the comment and I hope you have a great New Year.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 1:17 PM
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Avant-garde
Yesterday I held a key and today it has been discarded. This was a big key which locked up a big part of my life. Literally. It feels OK today. I am going to write a post about it when the urge takes me.
posted by
Azur
on January 1, 2006 at 1:12 PM
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Avant-Garde,
I am letting go, washing my hands of all that holds me, binds me, to the past. Changing perception is a big part of that, what it is that I want. I have spent too much time trying to appear what I am not, now I want what's true and real, and never mind how I am perceived.
posted by
Blanche.
on January 1, 2006 at 1:11 PM
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Jeremy
To people who are grounded in the world's way of perceiving, someone who sees differently might appear mad, or so eccentric as to be a laughing stock. But, much can be said for the effects that come from being in the presence of what is real. I hope you've had a great New Year.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 12:52 PM
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aria4
Yes, it is. Thanks.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 12:50 PM
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Trevor
It cannot be repeated enough, although it does not sink in immediately. There is a lot of resistance to this, because it takes away what appears valuable.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 12:50 PM
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Flame-thrower
I am very tired today, as I was up all night picking up after people who didn't have such a lucky night. But, all is well here and I thank you as well for visiting my post.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 12:49 PM
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Mad
I think it is more of a question of what you want. Most people want the satisfaction of being right, or winning, or holding someone else responsible. If you were to truly want freedom, though, it is a matter of being truly honest and taking responsibility for everything that happens.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 12:48 PM
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Avant
I think I can see through those eyes in meditation/prayer, but most of the time it is a matter of seeing everything new, which is not easy with every memory as a reminder and being with others who do not see everything new. I wonder the influence these people would have that see everything new and free?
thanks
posted by
appleworks7
on January 1, 2006 at 12:31 PM
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Avant-Letting Go is something to practice for the New Year.
posted by
Aria4
on January 1, 2006 at 12:22 PM
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Give away what is not real.
That phrase deserves to be repeated like a mantra.
posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on January 1, 2006 at 10:08 AM
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Thank you very much for being my first reader this new year. I do also hope that , you did have a nice time together with your family. I also hope with the grace and help of God that this year will be better and also that, organisations such as the UN will have better leadership and be focused to what they were created for. Once again thanks a million and God Bless.
posted by
Flame-thrower
on January 1, 2006 at 9:38 AM
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Is it that easy to be free?
It seems to me that we all bandy about this idea of choosing freedom, myself included, but really it's not so easy. We're all so rooted in habit, perhaps unable to take the necessary steps because a wall of fear stands between us and what we'd like to be. Your writing is thought-provoking. Thanks.
posted by
MadDogBlogr
on January 1, 2006 at 9:34 AM
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ravencat
As usual, your comments demonstrate a great affection and sincerity. I hope you are having a great holiday.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 9:16 AM
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Isa
It's okay. I was up all night babysitting drunks and I'm tired. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be rested.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 9:15 AM
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Avant
What a wonderful post to start a New Year with...great post.
This reminds me of the story of a man who was captured & put into prison. He lanquished there for a long time....pondering why he was placed in his cell and what he would do if he ever got out. A VERY long time went by. Finally, a little boy came down into the dungeon and walked right into the man's cell. The man was amazed (to say the least !!!). It seemed that the man didn't even check to see if the cell door was locked... He just made that assumption. He could have walked out of his cell at any time. Anyway.....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! all my best to you & your family.....
posted by
ravencat18
on January 1, 2006 at 9:14 AM
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avant garde...
Hope you started New Year's day well.:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 1, 2006 at 9:12 AM
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renigade
You are too funny. Have a great New Year yourself.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 1, 2006 at 7:44 AM
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I have a habit of losing my keys...lol I can open a
locked car with a wire coat hanger quicker than anyone I know... Happy New Year.
posted by
Renigade
on January 1, 2006 at 7:41 AM
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