--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "marekreavis" <reavismarek@...> wrote: > > I'll be inland on Christmas day this year, so I won't get > to celebrate it in the waves, but with the solstice arriving > and the days slowly getting longer again, I can look forward > to light still in the sky when I get off work and the opportunity > to surf on days other than just the weekends.
Not to worry, dude. I think Santa's got ya covered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jUrqKbOMN4 > I agree with you about the "neatness" of the video, but anytime > that message is put out there I can applaud. Me, too. Ever since seeing a recent TED talk about how much one smile affects brain chemistry, I've been practicing what I call "mindful smiling." I just try to remember to smile, as much as possible. And it's been as magical an experience for me walking around town as this video is. It's taught me that even remembering to smile at a stranger is an act of kindness. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "marekreavis" <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > > > Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. > > > > I would have liked it better if it hadn't come back > > to the original kindness-giver at the end. While karma > > may, in fact, work that way, I suspect that random acts > > of kindness are more effective if you expect nothing > > in return. > > > > > I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations > > > of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff > > > to you and the whole crew of FFL. > > > > And to you, sir. Deck your surfboard with boughs of > > holly, and all that. :-) > > > > Here in the Netherlands we actually have two Christmases. > > The first -- Sinterklas -- is celebrated on St. Nick's > > ostensible birthday, earlier in December. But then they > > celebrate again on December 25th. This year we planned > > ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have > > one this year. Last year we expected to be able to find > > them in stores and belatedly realized that the Dutch > > just don't do turkey. > > > > No snow yet, but there was a little sleet yesterday, so > > anything is possible. Last year this time, just having > > moved here, we were under two feet of snow. > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested > > > > heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* > > > > because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but > > > > because I don't believe in the basic premise of the > > > > "ME." It seems based on Maharishi's prescription > > > > for lazy living, "Do less and accomplish more; do > > > > nothing and accomplish everything." > > > > > > > > Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever > > > > accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, > > > > even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna > > > > (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU > > > > > > > > > >
