Jessica's review
Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective
by Dalai Lama XIV
I wasn't sure on the etiquette here, DFJ. I love this "thing" you've written, but it's not technically a review yet, so I'll wait until it morphs into one before I officially (on-the-record) "like" this review. Hurry up. I fucking don't have any patience for this waiting bullshit.
Here's the synopsis of the book, by the way: (1) Smoke lots and lots and lots of weed and (2) quietly seethe until you kill someone, who perhaps is not guilty of any offense but is at least in your general vicinity. (Ikea is an ideal setting. Have you ever smothered someone with a flokati rug?)
Your karate-chopped bureau-thing story reminds me of when I beat the shit out of my old Sony VAIO computer tower. The CD drive never opened again, but hell if I didn't teach that piece of shitty assholery a lesson.
See, the problem with the Dalai is that he's a chump who doesn't know the pleasure of a good ol' fashioned violent rage. That, and he's difficult to shop for.
Edit* Okay, okay.. Since other people aren't been sticklers about the non-reviewness of this review, I guess I'll "vote" for it...
I liked this review. I always want to read about people smashing up their own furniture. I live vicariously.
I'm going to check this out too. Thanks for the rec.
I am way too comfortable with my personal bouts of frustrated rage to read this book. But Jessica, if you need a crap bureau (and are not opposed to used shit), check out Freecycle, cuz people give away bureaus (and desks, and baby bottles, and ugly clothing, and terrible books, and any other awful crap that you could want) every day. You gotta go get it, but it's usually worth it since it's, you know, free.
Makes me glad I'm not in my 20's any more. It takes so much work to buy a place, set in your roots. My heart goes out to you.
Jessica, as a 'quiet seether' married to a man that once destoyed the light fixture in the dining room over some idiotic reason or another, I'm interested in what you think of this and whether I should be adding it to my list of what to buy him for Chanukah. I'm sure he'd appreciate it in lieu of the rare Last Exit CD I've been looking for.
Let me know if this book is helpful. I have my doubts about the DL, but Ii could use this kind of help too.
Jessica's review
Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective by Dalai Lama XIV
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Back in social work school, my buddy Anthony recommended this book to help me deal with my subway rage; he said it'd really helped him, and Anthony always seemed very calm, so I thought he knew what he was talking about. I even checked it out of the library and started the introduction, but then some other stuff came up and I got distracted, and it was due back. Then I'd put this book on the back burner because I sort of felt like I was a grownup and had successfully mastered my temper problem without any weird hippie self-help books by the Dalai Lama.... except I totally just flew into a frustrated rage a few minutes ago and smashed a piece of furniture that I really needed, and now I regret that.
So I am going to read this book! I hope it helps me solve my patience problem so I won't fly off the handle just because it's too hot and something's irritating me. I couldn't get this bureau thing out of my closet, plus the closet door's messed up and it was really driving me nuts, and i...more
So I am going to read this book! I hope it helps me solve my patience problem so I won't fly off the handle just because it's too hot and something's irritating me. I couldn't get this bureau thing out of my closet, plus the closet door's messed up and it was really driving me nuts, and i...more
I wasn't sure on the etiquette here, DFJ. I love this "thing" you've written, but it's not technically a review yet, so I'll wait until it morphs into one before I officially (on-the-record) "like" this review. Hurry up. I fucking don't have any patience for this waiting bullshit.
Here's the synopsis of the book, by the way: (1) Smoke lots and lots and lots of weed and (2) quietly seethe until you kill someone, who perhaps is not guilty of any offense but is at least in your general vicinity. (Ikea is an ideal setting. Have you ever smothered someone with a flokati rug?)
Your karate-chopped bureau-thing story reminds me of when I beat the shit out of my old Sony VAIO computer tower. The CD drive never opened again, but hell if I didn't teach that piece of shitty assholery a lesson.
See, the problem with the Dalai is that he's a chump who doesn't know the pleasure of a good ol' fashioned violent rage. That, and he's difficult to shop for.
Edit* Okay, okay.. Since other people aren't been sticklers about the non-reviewness of this review, I guess I'll "vote" for it...
I liked this review. I always want to read about people smashing up their own furniture. I live vicariously.
I'm going to check this out too. Thanks for the rec.
I am way too comfortable with my personal bouts of frustrated rage to read this book. But Jessica, if you need a crap bureau (and are not opposed to used shit), check out Freecycle, cuz people give away bureaus (and desks, and baby bottles, and ugly clothing, and terrible books, and any other awful crap that you could want) every day. You gotta go get it, but it's usually worth it since it's, you know, free.
Makes me glad I'm not in my 20's any more. It takes so much work to buy a place, set in your roots. My heart goes out to you.
Jessica, as a 'quiet seether' married to a man that once destoyed the light fixture in the dining room over some idiotic reason or another, I'm interested in what you think of this and whether I should be adding it to my list of what to buy him for Chanukah. I'm sure he'd appreciate it in lieu of the rare Last Exit CD I've been looking for.
Let me know if this book is helpful. I have my doubts about the DL, but Ii could use this kind of help too.