Just love this, Phelim. Words, concepts, images, rocks...all do like
to move on.
Warm wishes from a warm Phoenix morning,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
Partner
Innovation Partners International
480.759.0262
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On Mar 19, 2011, at 4:23 AM, Phelim wrote:
Suzanne
This way the principles travel in this video via reminds me of the
sunscreen speech Mary Smich wrote that is often wrongly attributed
to a speech Kurt Vonnegut gave. Same words trickster travel. The
words just like to move on and as they do they get attributed to
someone other than the original by the bees and the butterflies...
It's here below and does have a relationship to the four principled
and the law as well.
Wear sunscreen
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been probed by
scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will
not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've
faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of
yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much
possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You
are not as fat as you can imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble
gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never
crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 pm on
some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes
you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with
yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed
in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters.Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life. The
most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to
do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I
know still don't know.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when
they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children,
maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the
funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or
of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument
you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people
who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians
will philander. You, too, will get old. And then when you do you'll
fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble, and children respected their elders. Respect
your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust
fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when
either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will
look like 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who
supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the
past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Sent from my iPad
www.improbable.co.uk
@openspacer
On 19 Mar 2011, at 03:10, Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> wrote:
Because I posted the initial link feeling intrigued and mesmerized
by the "oh so familiar" words, as per your request Denise, here
goes. I felt it was worth sharing then and feel it is worth
sharing now minus the beautiful photos and music.
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India teaches us about “The Four Principles of Spirituality”
The First Principle states: “Whomsoever you encounter is the right
one” This means that no one comes into our life by chance. Everyone
who is around us, anyone with whom we interact, represents
something whether to teach us something or to help us improve a
current situation.
The Second Principle states: “Whatever happened is the only thing
that could have happened” Nothing, absolutely nothing of that which
we experienced could have been any other way. Not even in the least
important detail. There is no “If only I had done that differently…
then it would have been different…” No. What happened is the only
thing that could have taken place and must have taken place for us
to learn our lesson in order to move forward. Every single
situation in life which we encounter is absolutely perfect, even if
it defies our understanding and our ego.
The Third Principle states: “Each moment in which something begins
is the right moment” Everything begins at exactly the right moment,
neither earlier nor later. When we are ready for it, for that
something new in our life, it is there, ready to begin.
This is the Fourth Principle, the final one: “What is over, is
over” It is that simple. When something in our life ends, it
helps our evolution. That is why, enriched by the recent
experience, it is better to let go and move on.
I think it is no coincidence that you are here reading this. If
these words strike a chord, it’s because you meet the requirements
and understand that not one single snowflake falls accidentally in
the wrong place.
Be good to yourself. Love with your whole being. Always be happy.
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On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Denise Tennen
<[email protected]
> wrote:
I would love if someone would write these four "Indian Principles
of Spirituality" directly into an e-mail post.
Denise
On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:12 AM, Jenifer Toksvig wrote:
With regard to the “Indian Principles of Spirituality”: a quick
Google of that phrase (without quotation marks) brings up the
astonishing total of about 47 results. That’s the smallest Google
total I have ever seen, for anything I have ever Googled.
Whilst I am an absolute believer in synchronicity, I do think that
Google has pretty much undisputedly answered the question of where
these principles originated. And for me, that is an important
acknowledgment which does not negate the joy of the free sharing
of these principles, but rather, supports and encourages that
sharing. That is one of the great joys of Harrison :-)
Jen x
Jenifer Toksvig
www.acompletelossforwords.com
www.thecopenhageninterpretation.co.uk
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