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A Friday Menagerie

by Marissa on 12 March 2010

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

This Menagerie is a collection of links, tweets & events that catch my fancy… and I hope might catch yours too. Please to enjoy!
I link, therefore, I am

Jonathan delivers a manifesto for those opting out of the Common Template: “Ridiculous people aren’t ridiculous at all, they just seem that way to people that are always [...]

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Living Beyond the Little Right Lies

by Marissa on 10 March 2010

in Explorations

I used to say that I’m not the “entrepreneurial type.” Except, apparently, I am, because I’m living it.
I also used to say that I like stability, and not taking scary leaps. Except I don’t (I get bored and restless when things are too stable), and I totally do get a positive charge from leaps.
Learning to [...]

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Showing up and letting go (plus eight others): My 10 Personal Commandments

by Marissa on 5 January 2010

in Explorations

I’ve been reading (and enjoying) Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project blog for a few years… which means I’ve been thinking about crafting my own set of personal commandments for a few years as well. Over the past week, while I’ve been unplugged (mostly) and in a ponder-ful state (mostly), I created my list.
Each previous time I’ve [...]

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The Grateful-Fors: 50 things I’m grateful for today

by Marissa on 26 November 2009

in Behind The Monitor, Spirit & Tradition

Inspired by (a) the fact that it’s American Thanksgiving today, (b) Havi Brooks’ brilliant take on The Lentil Game, and (c) my heart’s desire to acknowledge the happy amongst the hard right now, I present a list of 50 people, things, ideas, happenings, etc. for which I’m grateful in big and small ways.
This list is [...]

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The SuperSiblings: Secret Identities Revealed!

by Marissa on 1 March 2009

in That's funtastic!

Alex: Federal Marshall Samurai

Putting to good use his prized medieval sword, Federal Marshall Samurai is unafraid of danger, of putting the smack down on ignorant fools with too much lip, or of professional urine collection. Having built his reputation on slicing through excuses, slashing B.S. blather, and standing ground that meeker men fled when the [...]

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Happy Birthday card to Mums

by Marissa on 29 January 2009

in Behind The Monitor, That's funtastic!

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Abundance, heart, and why NCIS will premiere in my den tonight

by Marissa on 2 January 2009

in Behind The Monitor, Spirit & Tradition

I wanted to have my theme words set for ‘09 prior to ‘09 actually arriving, but that didn’t happen. But I did get ‘em solidified by Day 2 of ‘09, so that’s still doing just fine, I think.
Theme Words for 2009…(drumroll, please!)
They are Abundance + Heart.

Photo by Incurable Hippie

I want to focus on seeing, [...]

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Sex, Logic versus Faith, and Terrorism: An Interview with the Dalai Lama

by Marissa on 15 December 2008

in Perspectives, Spirit & Tradition

The Buddhist Channel has a wonderfully rich interview with the Dalai Lama in which the spiritual leader of Tibet discusses his views on terrorism and violence, the role of logic in his belief system, and why monks don’t particularly miss sex.

Speaking from the Heart
One of the traits I admire about the Dalai Lama is his [...]

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