Buck I hope you are joking - the idea that all of us are gonna mediate in large groups I don't believe is going to happen - it is like that old idea that Marshy promoted that everyone will one day be doing TM - it not only is untrue but minimizes the value that other folks bring with their spiritual practices - even when I was a True Blue TM'er, I never believed Marshy when he said 95% of the positive energy created in the world was created by people doing TM.
________________________________ From: Buck <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 1:04 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The top five regrets... Yes,you'll make it back. Meditation in the large group is all our destinies. Even the old meditator here writing on FFL behind the facade of Turqb could probably come back in from the cold if he played it right. I'd meditate even with him when he comes back. We'll all eat organic and GMO-free ice cream and get medals when any of you come back. It will be a great day! -Buck in the Dome --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Yes, Friends don't end discouraged in your lives. If any lurkers here do > make it to Fairfield before they die just know that the policy for admittance > back to the group meditation in the Domes is effectively "Don't ask, don't > tell". Unless they have something already in your file that they dug up in > internet searches about you they are not necessarily going to look for > trouble and proly won't ask you much about seeing saints and other spiritual > things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiKZjq0vTWg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > > > Fairfield, IA: The Best Place To Have Your Midlife Crisis...at any > > > > age! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: salyavin808 > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 2:09 AM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The top five regrets... > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Yep, come visit Fairfield (-: > > > > > Thanks, this is a great list. > > > > > > > > Always wanted to visit FF, it used to seem like Shangri-la > > > > to me - a whole city of meditators all living in perfect > > > > harmony! > > > > > > > > Almost joined in with the IA when it started actually, > > > > but I was fed up with it all by then and was on my way out > > > > the door and so never got the chance. I'd have been first in > > > > the queue for the dome every day too, Buck would've given me > > > > a medal. > > > > > > > > Om Jeez, you left the movement behind but still meditate? I'd give you a > > medal and kiss you on all cheeks if you'd come join us in the group > > meditation even if you don't like the movement. There's a lot of people > > like that here. > > -Buck in the Dome > > > > > > When my mid-life crisis hits and I feel compelled to ride a > > > > motorbike across America I'll drop in and buy you all an ice > > > > cream. > > > > > > > > > > Organic GMO free ice cream? > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: salyavin808 > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:14 PM > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] The top five regrets... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > I found this quite profound, seems that I share a lot of these values > > > > > already. I think if my number was called tomorrow I would regret not > > > > > travelling more. Which gives me an incentive to get off my arse! > > > > > > > > > > Top five regrets of the dying > > > > > A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among > > > > > the top ones is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. What would your > > > > > biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? > > > > > There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse > > > > > who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most > > > > > common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, > > > > > from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. > > > > > Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working > > > > > in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their > > > > > lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called > > > > > Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put > > > > > her observations into a book called The Top Five Regrets of the > > > > > Dying. > > > > > Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at > > > > > the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. > > > > > "When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do > > > > > differently," she says, "common themes surfaced again and again." > > > > > Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witnessed by Ware: > > > > > 1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the > > > > > life others expected of me. > > > > > "This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that > > > > > their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to > > > > > see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not > > > > > honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it > > > > > was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a > > > > > freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it." > > > > > 2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard. > > > > > "This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their > > > > > children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke > > > > > of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of > > > > > the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I > > > > > nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the > > > > > treadmill of a work existence." > > > > > 3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. > > > > > "Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with > > > > > others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never > > > > > became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed > > > > > illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a > > > > > result." > > > > > 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. > > > > > "Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends > > > > > until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them > > > > > down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had > > > > > let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep > > > > > regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they > > > > > deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying." > > > > > 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. > > > > > "This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the > > > > > end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns > > > > > and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into > > > > > their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had > > > > > them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were > > > > > content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have > > > > > silliness in their life again." > > > > > What's your greatest regret so far, and what will you set out to > > > > > achieve or change before you die? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
