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February 2, 2014
DOULAS FOR THE DYING…
All doctors, doctors-in-training, and anyone who DEALS with doctors: READ and SHARE, please! Written (and accomplished) by one of my Buddhist friends who is now a hospice nurse and used to be a nurse-midwife for births. Thank you, Candy, for all you do and have done for the newly arrived and about-to depart.
Originally posted on BIRTH AND DEATH AND IN BETWEEN:
There are doulas for birth and for death. They are people who lovingly accompany those in transition ? watching over and supporting them as they do the work of giving birth or passing from this life. Sometimes that means being a discerning and strong protector ? like a Mama bear…
He looked to be about twenty years old, but introduced himself as a doctor when he briskly walked through her door, clutching a chart under his arm. We nodded as he walked over and stood by my friend’s bedside. “Hello Carly,” he said. “ Uh, that’s not her name,” I responded. “Ahem,” he replied, clearing his throat, looking puzzled at the sheaf of papers in his hand. He then addressed my friend who was dying and unresponsive. “So ? how are you doing? Fine? Good.” he said in one rushed breath. I looked at him with steely eyes, incredulous. I moved to the edge of my chair. He continued. “So, you guys are Buddhist, huh? I went to Dharmasala once when I was twenty- one. It was great.” That’s it, I thought; you’re done here. “Thank you so much. We’ll let you know if we need anything,” I said, as I gently escorted him out the door.
The next morning as we were sitting, holding a calm, silent vigil during the final day of my friend’s life, the door opened and the doctor started to come into the room. My hand shot out. Halt right there, buddy, it announced! I leaped up to go outside. “We’re fine. Don’t need a thing,” I told him. “But I need to go in there,” he mumbled. “Why,” I asked. “I have to be able to write something in the chart,” he stammered. I looked him in the eye for a while, thinking, and then replied. “Okay. Just look. Please do not say a word. Her wishes in these final hours are to have complete silence with no one touching her.”
Filed under: Writing
DOULAS FOR THE DYING...
Reblogged from BIRTH AND DEATH AND IN BETWEEN:
There are doulas for birth and for death. They are people who lovingly accompany those in transition - watching over and supporting them as they do the work of giving birth or passing from this life. Sometimes that means being a discerning and strong protector - like a Mama bear…
He looked to be about twenty years old, but introduced himself as a doctor when he briskly walked through her door, clutching a chart under his arm.
All doctors, doctors-in-training, and anyone who DEALS with doctors: READ and SHARE, please! Written (and accomplished) by one of my Buddhist friends who is now a hospice nurse and used to be a nurse-midwife for births. Thank you, Candy, for all you do and have done for the newly arrived and about-to depart.
February 1, 2014
12 Tips for Your Professional Amazon Author Page
Reblogged from Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
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Once your book goes live on Amazon you are eligible for an Amazon Author Central Account – and your very own web page on Amazon! Best of all: There is no advertising on your site, just a large image of your book(s), your reviews and your book’s description.
Not only get your Amazon website a very high page rank, Author Central tools are very effective in marketing your books and promoting yourself as an author.
#Amazon #Authors: Get your Author's page in shape!
January 31, 2014
The #Vibes DO Matter, Down to our #DNA!
“DNA RESPONDS TO FREQUENCY”
“The Russian biophysicist and molecular biologist, Pjotr Garjajev, and his colleagues explored the vibrational behavior of the DNA. The bottom line was: ‘Living chromosomes function just like solitonic/holographic computers using the endogenous DNA laser radiation.’
“This means that they managed…to modulate certain frequency patterns onto a laser ray and with it influenced the DNA frequency and thus the genetic information itself.“
“This finally and scientifically explains why affirmations, autogenous training, hypnosis and the like can have such strong effects on humans and their bodies. It is entirely normal and natural for our DNA to react to frequency.”
image from http://www.themichaelteaching.com
“Garjajev’s research group…even captured information patterns of a particular DNA and transmitted it onto another, thus reprogramming cells to another genome. So they successfully transformed, for example, frog embryos to salamander embryos simply by transmitting the DNA information patterns! This way the entire information was transmitted without any of the side effects or disharmonies encountered when cutting out and re-introducing single genes from the DNA. This represents an unbelievable, world-transforming revolution and sensation!”
image from http://www.asabalance.com
“This experiment points to the immense power of wave genetics, which obviously has a greater influence on the formation of organisms than the biochemical processes of alkaline sequences.”
article quotes from: http://themindunleashed.org/2014/01/scientists-finally-admit-second-secret-dna-code-controls-genes.html
Given that we now know, incontrovertibly, that we are affected by vibes, get crackin’ on improving YOURS! And, don’t be a downer to others’, either!
10 Ways to Raise your Vibrations: http://www.mindopenerz.com/10-ways-to-raise-your-vibrations/
Filed under: Blogging and others' content, Science Tagged: meditation, mind states, science
January 30, 2014
#Buddhism and #Science: the Facts, the Yogis, the Practices
The above image is entitled “Quantum Buddha,” and it captures the essence of this post: the intersection of Buddhism and modern science. Meditation as medicine, mindfulness for many purposes, research data to support their usefulness seem to be in the headlines almost daily. Some links are below to articles like that.
http://ideas.time.com/2014/01/17/we-need-to-take-meditation-more-seriously-as-medicine/
Being called The Third Metric, and The Way of the Future for politics, leadership, business and family life, mindfulness is now almost mainstream.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/third-metric_n_4612396.html
Will meditation cure your depression? Your cancer? Your diabetes? Your stress?
http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2014/01/heat-the-body-heal-the-mind
What are the facts? What is true? What is correct? How do you know?
There was recently a forum on meditation led by the actor, Goldie Hawn, at a World Economics conference!
You decide, after learning to meditate, researching via personal experience as well as reading and watching videos, attending conferences and talking with others, what YOU believe. The Buddha would want you to do that. Really.
When you have time and want to learn a lot more, watch this amazing documentary. Yogis of Tibet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctQTDm-HdU
Filed under: Blogging and others' content, Buddhism, Science, Tibetan Vajrayana Nyingma Tagged: Buddhism, Buddhist, meditation, mind states, mindfulness, science, Vajrayana
January 29, 2014
Step12/d: Presence with every breath
Reblogged from The Practice of Living Awareness:
Awareness with every breath is the path to enlightenment: Full Awareness with every breath. We can begin with this current breath, and then the next, and then maybe a few more through the day.
The magic in some meditations emanates through computer, space, time of the day, and into the moment. This meditation is one of those. Give yourself this meditation, no matter what level of meditator you consider yourself to be.
Moment by moment. Yes. Ahhh.
The Dalai Lama On Spiritual Laziness
Laziness will stop your progress in your spiritual practice. One can be deceived by three types of laziness: the laziness of indolence, which is the wish to procrastinate; the laziness of inferiority, which is doubting your capabilities; and the laziness that is the attachment to negative actions, or putting great effort into non-virtue.
May you find peace in this moment.
Thanks, Your Holiness! Needed this on the first rainy day!
January 28, 2014
Rest in Pete, Pete Seeger!
Pete has been a major influence in my life. Rest in your essence, Pete!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24VOo7...
Amazing songwriters are relevant generation after generation because people don't change that much. RIP, Pete Seeger. Your songs live on.
Watch chemicals turn into memories - the first time this has ever been recorded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MCf-6...
To read the article go to
http://redicecreations.com/article.ph...
Memories are made of this.....
Voices United: Remembering Pete Seeger
Reblogged from HELD IN THE LIGHT:
I’m finding that I am affected by the death of Pete Seeger early this morning. In a way that seems surprising.
I listened to his music mostly when I was in high school, at a time when I was reading voraciously about the life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi and learning about the civil rights movement in the United States.
Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, The Weavers, The Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez: the voices of our generation sing FOREVER.
"All things shall perish from under the sky,
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live
Music alone shall live, never to die."
