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Beautiful musing...I'll come back to this !
posted by
muser
on April 19, 2006 at 6:46 AM
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Uncle Dave
That's very encouraging. Thank you. It means a lot to me to have finally found a niche. Read you soon, too.
posted by
avant-garde
on April 19, 2006 at 3:54 AM
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A-G, just checking in with the showcasers. Seems like it's working out.
It's true what Tapsie said. I hadn't realised it until just recently why I come back to your work. It's because you pack so much to think about into such a small space of words. Like poetry is your philosophising. Good luck and read you soon.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on April 19, 2006 at 2:36 AM
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shypettite
It is reflective. Thanks for reading and commenting.
posted by
avant-garde
on April 15, 2006 at 12:02 PM
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I printed it to have more time to think about what you wrote. Nice choose.
posted by
shypettite
on April 15, 2006 at 10:36 AM
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TAPS
That means a lot coming from you. I hope you have a great Easter.
posted by
avant-garde
on April 14, 2006 at 7:21 AM
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brettnik
Thank you for the kind words.
posted by
avant-garde
on April 14, 2006 at 7:21 AM
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avant-garde
I can see why you chose this one for the showcase. You packed a lot to think about in a small space.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 13, 2006 at 8:43 PM
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Nice one, and ever-so-true portrait of all of us!
posted by
brettnik
on April 13, 2006 at 6:38 AM
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Uncle Dave
You're very kind. Thank you so much for reading and pondering.
posted by
avant-garde
on April 12, 2006 at 3:42 AM
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A-G, good choice for the showcase and one I hadn't read myself.
Some interesting comments you inspired too. It took some pondering, as Quirky noted, and as I was letting it sit and working it through my mind, it reminded of when I read some Neitsche a few years back. I also loved what you prompted Sannhet to say: " We're human doings rather than human beings." Perhaps if we thought more about your words here, we could fight that inner battle. Good stuff.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on April 12, 2006 at 12:40 AM
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AC
Ah, yes. Such is the nature of duality.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 25, 2006 at 4:52 PM
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Nice...as always...
My fav part: "peaceful or conflicted..."
posted by
AC_Allyn
on February 25, 2006 at 2:46 AM
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Quirky
Great to hear from you. No pun taken. Thanks so much for reading.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 5:58 PM
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mar
Yes. So simple, yet so profoundly complex.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 5:57 PM
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David1
I think it is inevitable. Perhaps not in our lifetime, though. Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 5:56 PM
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This post takes some pondering...
at least for me...but I am "being" me even if it's not becoming...(sorry, that was a bad pun). Hope U R having a great day!
posted by
Julia.
on February 23, 2006 at 5:47 PM
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every moment is becoming more of yourself. no conflict, no denial. :)
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posted by
mar_
on February 23, 2006 at 5:01 PM
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Great post!
"Becoming" is a natural thing. Reaching a level of higher awareness and letting go of the ego.
Someday all of Mankind will be there. When that will happen is anyone's guess.
posted by
David1Spirit
on February 23, 2006 at 4:22 PM
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Essentially
I don't believe anyone strikes out to have a negative path. Obstacles? Certainly. This 'being' can be applied to any negative state of being, which exists solely because it is denied.
Anger, for instance, loses its momentum the minute blaming others for its existence ends.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 2:07 PM
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Trevor
I'm glad you're feeling better. And, thank you for the kind words.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 2:05 PM
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DrJPT
Thank you. That's good to hear. I think I've struck upon a niche.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 2:04 PM
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sannhet
Yes, my friend, I'm afraid you're right about that.
posted by
avant-garde
on February 23, 2006 at 2:04 PM
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Very thought-provoking as always
posted by
_Symphony_
on February 23, 2006 at 12:40 PM
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Hmmmm
Whenever I hear this sort of go with the flow way of thinking, and I tend to agree with it basically, the thought always comes into my head are there some people whose flow is naturally negative? If they go with the flow will they flow into horrible deeds like Hitler? Do some people have a negative path?
posted by
EssentiallyOne
on February 23, 2006 at 10:31 AM
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This is gold!
Can I become other than who I am through denial of who I am? There's a true koan if I've ever heard one. It would take a lifetime to think about...
posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on February 23, 2006 at 8:04 AM
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You Have a True Gift of Expressing the Complex in a Unique Manner
posted by
Dr_JPT
on February 23, 2006 at 6:29 AM
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Avant -
For so many though, becoming never happens. We're human doings rather than human beings.
posted by
sannhet
on February 23, 2006 at 6:24 AM
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