Monday, November 21, 2005
Samsara
Samsara is the vicious cycle of birth-and-death according to some Buddhist texts. This weekend I came down with this crazy intestinal bug that put me into the emergency room. Since that fateful event took place my stomach hadn’t been rejuvenated back to 100%. So my normal coffee indulgence had been left unsated. Coincidentally, I also hadn’t ingested any other form of caffeine, as coffee is my main medium of the miraculous drug. Today the headaches came back. The ones I know all so well from a repeated cycle of my minion-esque behavior of caffeinated consumption followed by a dead stop in its indulgence. Samsara is my addition…but is it an addiction to coffee and the vibrancy of its caffeinated spirit or is it my addiction to the fatal blow of those migraines and the pain I must endure from my very sudden and reckless stop? Regardless, it’s samsara it’s samsara.
Samsara is the vicious cycle of birth-and-death according to some Buddhist texts. This weekend I came down with this crazy intestinal bug that put me into the emergency room. Since that fateful event took place my stomach hadn’t been rejuvenated back to 100%. So my normal coffee indulgence had been left unsated. Coincidentally, I also hadn’t ingested any other form of caffeine, as coffee is my main medium of the miraculous drug. Today the headaches came back. The ones I know all so well from a repeated cycle of my minion-esque behavior of caffeinated consumption followed by a dead stop in its indulgence. Samsara is my addition…but is it an addiction to coffee and the vibrancy of its caffeinated spirit or is it my addiction to the fatal blow of those migraines and the pain I must endure from my very sudden and reckless stop? Regardless, it’s samsara it’s samsara.
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I'm glad you came out okay. Now you probably know firsthand why I avoid Taco Bell these days. In my situation there was no dollar movies the next night.
That's great that you're feeling better. I finished off the last of the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tonight in your honor. It wasn't Ben and Jerry's, but sometimes one has to drop down a notch on their principles.
Good luck with the caffeine headaches. Drink lots of water and play your music or whatever else it is that takes your head out of your body.
It's funny you bring up the issue of everyone else's accomplishments and hold that in contrast to your own. I could share my own feelings or provide some sort of cryptic philosophical lecture, but if you have a headache then you won't want to be sitting at a monitor much more than you have to at work.
Just keep at doing what you love and being with those who bring joy to your heart. I'm sure you bring plenty of charm into peoples' lives all the time. I for one have enjoyed some of the thought trains your blog has launched.
That's great that you're feeling better. I finished off the last of the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tonight in your honor. It wasn't Ben and Jerry's, but sometimes one has to drop down a notch on their principles.
Good luck with the caffeine headaches. Drink lots of water and play your music or whatever else it is that takes your head out of your body.
It's funny you bring up the issue of everyone else's accomplishments and hold that in contrast to your own. I could share my own feelings or provide some sort of cryptic philosophical lecture, but if you have a headache then you won't want to be sitting at a monitor much more than you have to at work.
Just keep at doing what you love and being with those who bring joy to your heart. I'm sure you bring plenty of charm into peoples' lives all the time. I for one have enjoyed some of the thought trains your blog has launched.
It's funny you bring up the issue of everyone else's accomplishments and hold that in contrast to your own. I could share my own feelings or provide some sort of cryptic philosophical lecture, but if you have a headache then you won't want to be sitting at a monitor much more than you have to at work.
Ah, Seren ... I'm interested in your thoughts/feelings on this subject. I think. Well, yeah I am ... always interested in another point of view.
Just keep at doing what you love and being with those who bring joy to your heart. I'm sure you bring plenty of charm into peoples' lives all the time. I for one have enjoyed some of the thought trains your blog has launched.
Hear, hear! I agree whole-heartedly.
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Ah, Seren ... I'm interested in your thoughts/feelings on this subject. I think. Well, yeah I am ... always interested in another point of view.
Just keep at doing what you love and being with those who bring joy to your heart. I'm sure you bring plenty of charm into peoples' lives all the time. I for one have enjoyed some of the thought trains your blog has launched.
Hear, hear! I agree whole-heartedly.
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