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on Jul 29, 2010
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About a decade ago I wrote a short essay called “Truth-telling as an Aphrodisiac.”[http://hopedance.org/home/other-news/851] I wrote it primarily to shake up the lies, white or otherwise, that couples often do with each other which chips away at the necessary intimacy that makes for juicy sexual playing.
My peculiar attitude is that the deeper one can be with truth-telling (of oneself and the other) one then can enter into deeper avenues of the heart and the art of sex play so love can emerge more deeply and more profound.
Posted by: bobbanner
on Jul 29, 2010
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I Wanted To Study Chemistry
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on Jul 29, 2010
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Canoeing across the lake
Somewhere between the laughing of the loons and deep throated song of bull frog
I left
And there was just this opening
Where there was a lake
With laughing loons and deep throated song of bull frog.
- Dede Amescua
Posted by: bobbanner
on Jul 21, 2010
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New Mexico Business Weekly - by Rachel Sams NMBW Associate Editor
Randy Siner | NMBW
For Donald Sarich, president and CEO of Permaculture Credit Union in Santa
Fe, money is like water.
"Water can be very erosive, if it comes in quickly, it can erode the
soil away", he said. "Money can be the same way."
Channeling resources back into the local community can improve an economy's
health, Sarich said.
Posted by: bobbanner
on Jul 20, 2010
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Doctors and health workers have known for thousands of years of laughter’s beneficial effects. Modern medicine is now uncovering why laughter is so important to humans.
This document looks briefly at some breakthroughs in understanding the benefits of Laughter.
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on Jul 20, 2010
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Live Kryon Channelling
Mt. Shasta, California
Saturday, April 24, 2010
As channelled by Lee Carroll for Kryon
The information below is free and available for you to print out, copy and distribute as you wish. The Copyright, however, prohibits sale in any form except by the publisher
Posted by: bobbanner
on Jul 15, 2010
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Troubadour poetry, though not widely read in English, has had a profound impact on modern Western art in general, and particularly love poetry. Modern notions of idealized romantic love can be traced back to a certain extent to the Troubadour love poets in southern France in the 1200s.
The Troubadours lauded love, especially the sweet pain of unattainable love, as embodied by an idealized Lady. They were the poets of the courtly love.
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on Jul 15, 2010
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The next laughter yoga session will be held at the SLO Public Library on Palm & Osos Street on July 15 from 7-9:15 p.m. Courtesy photo.
Learning to laugh gives people a different way to deal with the world and their problems.
Bob Banner, who teaches people about laughter, will introduce the concept of laughter yoga at the community center next to the San Luis Obispo County Library Thursday night.
“Why be upset and be miserable when you can’t change anything?” Banner said.
Instead, he said, try laughter.
Posted by: bobbanner
on Jul 06, 2010
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Laughter Keepers
Exploring The Medicine Clown Tradition
of the Wampanoag
By Mwalim
Storyteller, Playwright & Folklorist
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on Jul 06, 2010
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Reflections on Cochabamba, Part 2 Living Well instead of Living Better
On Monday, April 19, the first day I was in Bolivia, and the day before the official start of the conference, I learned about the program Evo Morales had initiated in Bolivia and was promoting as a worldwide solution to climate change and many other issues. It is called Living Well instead of Living Better (Vivir Bien en lugar de Vivir Mejor), or simply, Living Well. I found the concept to be remarkably similar to how I’ve been trying to live for most of my adult life, and also aligned with Permaculture principles and Transition Town concepts. On Monday afternoon there was a four hour presentation on how the Morales government has been implementing this concept within Bolivia. Living Well, also known as Sumaq amaña, is an ancient Andean concept. It is about “living well collectively” rather than individual well-being or living better than others. "Living Well" contrasts with "living better" because it means having all basic needs met while existing in harmony with the natural world instead of seeking to amass more and more material goods at the expense of the environment.
I had been interested in the government under Evo Morales after hearing some of his ideas, including an interview some time ago on Democracy Now, but I had not known of many of the fine points of his actions and proclamations until I actually went to Bolivia. I was very excited that a government existed that validated many of the basic ways of being that I have resonated toward for most of my life. I had made different choices from many people born and raised in the US, especially during the 17 or so years I lived in Mexico, and had lived in a way that could have been called Living Well if I had known the term. When I came back to the States, I tried to provide some guidance for others, thinking I had a key to help with some of the challenges of modern America. It was an uphill battle to introduce these concepts to mainstream America, and another battle to keep myself on track with my beliefs in the midst of this culture.
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