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Sunday, January 11, 2009

   Current Favorite Word
To continue on with the language theme - I thought I would briefly talk about my current favorite word. Mindfulness. For me it is almost a healthier version of obsessive about everything important. It is living in the moment - being aware of what is happening. It is being aware of your actions. It implies a deliberateness to both the awareness and action at a level that goes beyond the self. I look at it as somewhat of a zen thing - the awareness of being part of a larger whole. All summed up in a single word - mindfulness. Of course, that is what it means to me - the difficulty of language is that even within a language, words will have different meanings and contain different sublteties for different people. So, when the opportunity arrises, it is nice to have the chance to explain what you mean when you use a word that can be open to different interpretations.

Take care & I hope everyone is enjoying their new year. By everyone, I mean xsixtyeight & darkeangel (and anyone else that happens to stop by, but I don't really expect that).

-bunraku
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