The document describes various attempts to break or alter hard objects through forceful actions like banging, striking, throwing, crushing, hammering, kicking, shooting, exerting pressure, thrashing, drilling, twisting, trying to control, chewing, piercing, squelching, and hammering. However, no matter how hard the attempts, the objects refuse to break or change, including a tortoise shell, human tooth, coconut, human skull, elephant tusk, punching bag, diamond ceiling, shark, spring, whip, iron ship, prison bars, storm waters, sweets of steel, dinosaur's eye, walnut, walls of conscience, dreams, and the narrator's heart which loves another.
I wish I could be as articulate as Vivienne Westwood, the iconic British fashion designer.
She put into words how at odds I am with general opinion. “My diary is a way of trying to communicate the world through my experiences. My point of view is heretical. My enemy is the status quo.”
Being a heretic is not a comfortable place to be.
One is always at odds with the world.
It’s exhausting to swim upstream and challenge the status quo.
One is also at odds with oneself.
I find it hard to stay the course.
It’s a constant battle between disruption or settling.
Sometimes it’s easier to dumb down my work for a dumbed down world so that my life will be smoother.
I wish I could be as articulate as Vivienne Westwood, the iconic British fashion designer.
She put into words how at odds I am with general opinion. “My diary is a way of trying to communicate the world through my experiences. My point of view is heretical. My enemy is the status quo.”
Being a heretic is not a comfortable place to be.
One is always at odds with the world.
It’s exhausting to swim upstream and challenge the status quo.
One is also at odds with oneself.
I find it hard to stay the course.
It’s a constant battle between disruption or settling.
Sometimes it’s easier to dumb down my work for a dumbed down world so that my life will be smoother.
Use these 20 powerful poems to inspire your team when they are struggling with adversity. Share these messages with your athletes to overcome challenges and emphasize values while developing your people.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
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Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
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Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
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The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptx
Hard To Crack
1. HARD TO CRACK
No matter how hard I banged the tortoise shell; it simply refrained to split,
No matter how vehemently I struck the human tooth; it just didn’t chap at its edge,
No matter from how high I threw the coconut down; it didn’t display even a single
scratch on its shell,
No matter how tenaciously I crushed the human skull; it simply didn’t show any
signs of snapping apart,
No matter how passionately I hammered the elephant tusk; it still remained as stoical
as white ice,
No matter how stubbornly I boxed the punching bag; it didn’t gasp the slightest; even
after infinite punches of mine,
No matter how ruthlessly I kicked the diamond ceiling; it still seemed to have
retained its perpetual shine,
No matter how many harpoons I shot at the shark; it still came back hostile and alive
from beneath the waters,
No matter how much pressure I exerted on the spring; it still rebounded back with
thunderbolt velocity,
No matter how viciously I thrashed then whip against the wall; it still didn’t seem to
have lost; even an iota of its sting,
No matter how many holes I drilled in the base of the iron ship; it simply
didn’t appear to sink,
No matter how hard I tried to twist the bars of the prison; they kept standing like a
fortress in front of my eyes,
No matter how resiliently I tried to control the storm waters from rising; they kept
swelling up; evolving into a flood like never before,
No matter how fervently I tried to chew sweets of steel; the entire armory of my
teeth broke like frigid matchsticks; but the biscuits retained their silvery polish,
No matter how badly I pierced the dinosaurs eye; it didn’t blink the slightest; shone
brilliantly under the sun,
2. No matter how wildly I squelched the walnut in my palms; it simply didn’t alter its
shape the slightest,
No matter how insanely I hammered the walls of my conscience; it simply
didn’t surrender its ideals,
No matter how pertinently I tried to control my dreams; they kept growing
relentlessly; fantasizing about the entire universe every second,
And No matter how doggedly I tried to break my heart; it throbbed even more
violently for the person it loved; cried incessantly for the girl it wanted to imprison in
the vice like swirl of its romance; forever & ever & ever .