The point is to perform every
activity, from playing basketball
to taking out the garbage, with
precise attention, moment
by moment.
~PHIL JACKSON
From the moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue--I have never seen such discipline
~ Algren - "The Last Samurai"
Tuesday, February 3
Monday, February 2
"Die Superbowl geht mir am Arsch vorbei" Loosely translated... "The Superbowl can kiss my butt"......I just love my dad. He always speaks his mind. So instead of watching the Superbowl like everybody else did on Sunday, my dad put together the new entertainment center. Now you may ask....new entertainment center? For what, if he doesn't watch the Superbowl? To be honest I don't know. *shrug* Probably for watching CNN International or something.
So I'm going climbing this weekend down in Hueco. I'm totally excited. I have never been and I am gonna be completely sore, but it's gonna be a whole lot of fun. :) And then the next weekend we have the climbing comp up here. Fun Stuff. Life is just sooo exciting. And I also realized that I use the word "so" way too much. So I'm gonna stop using it. :)
Finally i think I pretty much decided this weekend that I'm going to claim Buddhism as my religion. Surprise, surprise.....not really. One just has to look at my blog and profile to figure it out. Anyway finishing with a random quote from the book I live by.
".....There are five billion human beings and in a certain way i think we need five different religions. I believe that each individual should embark upon a spiritual path that is best suited to his or her mental disposition, natural inclination, temperament, belief, family and cultural background. " ~Dalai Lama "Art of Happiness"
Winds of Lubbock.....coming soon
So I'm going climbing this weekend down in Hueco. I'm totally excited. I have never been and I am gonna be completely sore, but it's gonna be a whole lot of fun. :) And then the next weekend we have the climbing comp up here. Fun Stuff. Life is just sooo exciting. And I also realized that I use the word "so" way too much. So I'm gonna stop using it. :)
Finally i think I pretty much decided this weekend that I'm going to claim Buddhism as my religion. Surprise, surprise.....not really. One just has to look at my blog and profile to figure it out. Anyway finishing with a random quote from the book I live by.
".....There are five billion human beings and in a certain way i think we need five different religions. I believe that each individual should embark upon a spiritual path that is best suited to his or her mental disposition, natural inclination, temperament, belief, family and cultural background. " ~Dalai Lama "Art of Happiness"
Winds of Lubbock.....coming soon
Sunday, February 1
Buddhists believe in rebirth. But suppose that through various investigative means, science one day comes to the definite conclusion that there is no rebirth. If this is definitively proven, then we must accept it and we will accept it. This is the general Buddhist idea. ~Dalai Lama
Each of us has responsibility for all humankind. It is time for us to think of other people as true brothers and sisters and to be concerned with their welfare, with lessening their suffering. Even if you cannot sacrifice your own benefit entirely, you should not forget the concerns of others. We should think more about the future and benefit of all humanity.
Also, if you try to subdue your selfish motives--anger, and so forth--and develop more kindness and compassion for others, ultimately you yourself will benefit more than you would otherwise. So sometimes I say that the wise selfish person should practice this way. Foolish selfish people are always thinking of themselves, and the result is negative. Wise selfish people think of others, help others as much as they can, and the result is that they too receive benefit.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~Dalai Lama
Each of us has responsibility for all humankind. It is time for us to think of other people as true brothers and sisters and to be concerned with their welfare, with lessening their suffering. Even if you cannot sacrifice your own benefit entirely, you should not forget the concerns of others. We should think more about the future and benefit of all humanity.
Also, if you try to subdue your selfish motives--anger, and so forth--and develop more kindness and compassion for others, ultimately you yourself will benefit more than you would otherwise. So sometimes I say that the wise selfish person should practice this way. Foolish selfish people are always thinking of themselves, and the result is negative. Wise selfish people think of others, help others as much as they can, and the result is that they too receive benefit.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~Dalai Lama
Friday, January 30
So I woke up this morning and I was as content as I could possibly be. Those mornings are the best...you wake up and marvel at how beautiful life is. You don't care about how much hw and stuff you have to do...you don't worry about any problems you have...you just wake up and you are happy. It is the best feeling in the entire world. :)
"I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness....." With these words, spoken before a large audience in Arizona, the Dalai Lama cut to the heart of his message. But his claim that the purpose of life was happiness raised a question in my mind. Later, when we were alone, I asked, "Are you happy?" "Yes," he said. He paused, then added, " Yes....definitely." There was a quiet sincerity in his voice that left no doubt - a sincerity that was reflected in his expression and in his eyes. "But is happiness a reasonable goal for most of us?" I asked. " Is it really possible?"
"Yes. I believe that happiness can be achieved through training the mind."
~"The Art of Happiness"
"I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness....." With these words, spoken before a large audience in Arizona, the Dalai Lama cut to the heart of his message. But his claim that the purpose of life was happiness raised a question in my mind. Later, when we were alone, I asked, "Are you happy?" "Yes," he said. He paused, then added, " Yes....definitely." There was a quiet sincerity in his voice that left no doubt - a sincerity that was reflected in his expression and in his eyes. "But is happiness a reasonable goal for most of us?" I asked. " Is it really possible?"
"Yes. I believe that happiness can be achieved through training the mind."
~"The Art of Happiness"
Thursday, January 29
Wednesday, January 28
About Fish
ON THOSE JAYWALKING FISH:
--------------------------------------
HER PEUGEOT 406
ESTATE COLLIDED
HEAD-ON WITH A FISH
AT THE BIG TREE BEND,
NEAR INVERKEILER.
from the Aberdeen Evening Express
Many men go fishing
all their lives without
knowing that it is not
fish they are after.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
--------------------------------------
HER PEUGEOT 406
ESTATE COLLIDED
HEAD-ON WITH A FISH
AT THE BIG TREE BEND,
NEAR INVERKEILER.
from the Aberdeen Evening Express
Many men go fishing
all their lives without
knowing that it is not
fish they are after.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
Tuesday, January 27
Complaining....it seems like it's the only thing people are good at these days. Right now my mom is in the hospital with pneumonia. They gave her morphine for the pain and she isn't complaining. So what if it is cold outside, so what if classes are hard or boring, so what if we lost against UT. A little optimism can't hurt people.
Sunday, January 25
"I think that, leaving aside how the endless pursuit of romantic love may affect our deeper spiritual growth, even from the perspective of a conventional way of life, the idealization of this romantic love can be seen as an extreme. Unlike those relationships based on caring and genuine affection , this is another matter. It cannot be seen as a positive thing. It's something that is based on fantasy, unattainable, and therefore may be a source of frustration. So, on that basis it cannot be seen as a positive thing." ~Dalai Lama
"When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends up by deceiving others. That is what the world calls romance." ~ Oscar Wilde
"No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century." ~ Mark Twain
Basing a relationship on the qualities of affection, compassion, and mutual respect enables us to achieve a deep and meaningful bond not only with our lover or spouse but also with friends, acquaintances, or strangers - virtually any human being. It opens up unlimited possibilities and opportunities for connection.
....as I sat down to begin my meeting with the Dalai Lama, I suddenly decided to set aside my list of prepared questions and asked, " Do you ever get lonely?" "No," he said simply. I was unprepared for this response. I assumed that his response would be along the lines of, " Of course...every once in a while everyone feels some loneliness...." Then I was planning on asking him how he deals with loneliness. I never expected for confront anyone who never felt lonely.
"When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends up by deceiving others. That is what the world calls romance." ~ Oscar Wilde
"No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century." ~ Mark Twain
Basing a relationship on the qualities of affection, compassion, and mutual respect enables us to achieve a deep and meaningful bond not only with our lover or spouse but also with friends, acquaintances, or strangers - virtually any human being. It opens up unlimited possibilities and opportunities for connection.
....as I sat down to begin my meeting with the Dalai Lama, I suddenly decided to set aside my list of prepared questions and asked, " Do you ever get lonely?" "No," he said simply. I was unprepared for this response. I assumed that his response would be along the lines of, " Of course...every once in a while everyone feels some loneliness...." Then I was planning on asking him how he deals with loneliness. I never expected for confront anyone who never felt lonely.
Saturday, January 24
Sad Sad Story
It seems like this blog is going to have a change of names in the near future. Freezerburn does not seem to be well at all. The doctors give him maybe a week or so to live. His cancerous tumor has taken over most of the left side of his body, making it hard to swim upright and breathe properly. In addition to his cancer he has fin rot and a swimbladder problem. Poor Freezerburn :(
Friday, January 23
Funny Stuff
Sonja Zietlow (host of the German Weakest Link): What popular chocolate bar was named after the Roman god of war?
Contestant: Snickers.
Contestant: Snickers.
Thursday, January 22
Sarah, you were an awesome classmate and friend. You will be missed.....
I just found out today that one of my good high school classmates died earlier this month. I never really knew her that well, but now i wish that i did. Sarah was one of the sweetest girls ever. I remember how I meet her in precal and how much fun we had eating cookies and watching our teacher do high kicks. And now she is gone, kinda hard to believe. She always helped me out with everything...made me feel welcome when I first moved here. I wish I would have stayed in contact with her. She died on January 8th and I didn't find out til today. I feel really awful that I'm so bad at keeping in touch with my friends. Hopefully I'm not gonna do the same thing with y'all....all my Tech Buddies. What's the worst thing though is that I can"t stop thinking about how Dawn must feel right now. She lost her best friend and her Dad in the fall last year. Why does death have to be such a terrible thing? Why....
On a more positive note I wanna give a shout out to all of my awesome friends up here at Tech. To all my AKPsi, Phi Lamb, KYX, BYX, Engineering, SWE, Red Oak, Doak, and Physics Buddies and everyone else. I love y'all and thanks for make life so much fun.
On a more positive note I wanna give a shout out to all of my awesome friends up here at Tech. To all my AKPsi, Phi Lamb, KYX, BYX, Engineering, SWE, Red Oak, Doak, and Physics Buddies and everyone else. I love y'all and thanks for make life so much fun.
Wednesday, January 21
This was on my "365 Stupidest Things Ever Said" Calendar today.
How can a guy like that be President of the United States of America.....
Actually, I—this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I’m talking about—when I’m talking about myself, and when he’s talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.
President George W. Bush, during an appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball
How can a guy like that be President of the United States of America.....
Actually, I—this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I’m talking about—when I’m talking about myself, and when he’s talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.
President George W. Bush, during an appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball
Tuesday, January 20
After an awesome weekend at Danny's house i think I have hit the first low of the semester....I'm confused once again and in a crappy mood. Maybe climbing and watching 24 tonite is gonna cheer me up a little bit. I don't even know why I'm in such a bad mood. Maybe b/c all of my classes are a total bore...maybe b/c I didn't do a thing over the last couple of weeks and the boredom just gets to you...maybe b/c of stupid crushes....maybe b/c I do miss my family a lot...maybe b/c I'm not getting anywhere on this religion thing of mine...maybe b/c I'm just tired. So this Dillard's truck just drove by my window and I'm wondering what in the world a Dillard's truck is doing in the service parking lot. This parking lot only goes to the kitchen.....strange, very strange, but it made me smile. It's amazing how I can sit alone in this room and make myself smile. Being able to entertain yourself is an awesome ability or maybe it's just crazyness....i mean insanity....is crazyness even a word? Well, I'll make it one. B/c I'm the crazy German.....the crazy German scientist that walks the fine line between genius and insanity everyday. Or maybe I'm just a nerd or a dreamer that can just daydreams for hours and hours. I think if I would be able to write books about what goes on in my head then....it would be a fantasy world like no other. My world. Ok, time to listen to some Pur...one of the best German bands ever. Dang it, that just puts me in a weird mood again cause I know that nobody reading this knows the band or understands why I like them so much. I sometimes wish that I could have grown up in the US just so that I would actually share the same culture with my friends....but then the German Pride comes through again...*huge grin*. It's only been 4 years that I have lived here so it's understandable that I'm torn between the two cultures but I wish I would finally find my place in all of this...find out for sure where I belong. "Geweint vor Glueck" is the best song ever and that's what I'm doing right now...sitting in front of the computer and crying because I'm happy....and smiling at myself b/c I'm so stupid. Ok, I shouldn't have told y'all that. *grin*
One instant is eternity;
eternity is the now.
When you see through this
one instant,
you see through the one
who sees.
When we understand, we are
at the center of the circle, and
there we sit while Yes and No
chase each other around the
circumference.
One instant is eternity;
eternity is the now.
When you see through this
one instant,
you see through the one
who sees.
When we understand, we are
at the center of the circle, and
there we sit while Yes and No
chase each other around the
circumference.
Monday, December 15
Why do people always complain.....it seems like it has become a habit of today's society to just complain about everything and anything....why can't people be happy for a change....i mean we are fortunate that we don't live on the street, that we have food and are able to go to an awesome university....so people just remember "life is beautiful"....you just gotta believe it....remind yourself every day of the beauty that surrounds you even if it is a duststorm.....lol
Sunday, December 14
Tuesday, December 9
Who wants to spend quality time with Snowflake Anni and Audrey the Awesome and will kindly escort us to their home where we can view the wonderful Disney Movie "Finding Nemo" together. (In other words pick us up so we can use your tv and dvd player)
So Audrey and I decided that for all the money Tech spent on the new Stadium they could install flatscreen TVs in everybody's dormroom. I mean seriously you live in your dorm for like 9 months and we only use the stadium like 6 times a year. 6 times!! Unbelievable.....for the price of the new stadium extension Tech could have bought 26,666 Gateway 42-inch ED Plasma TVs including DVD Players. Just think about that for a second.
Anyways, it's 7 o'clock and Audrey is in bed already. Strange, very strange...maybe this means that the world is gonna end tomorrow. Hopefully not cause I'm really enjoying life right now. Not much to do cause classes are over with, I had an awesome bday, the weather is nice and cold, I already got started on the Xmas shopping thing,I get to home to the land of the trees in a couple of days, Xmas parties with friends and Christmas is just around the corner, then maybe Houston Bowl and then New Years, then the next semester and I already know like 5 people in each of my classes. Awesome, Life is just sweet except for immature friends that give you a mouse and a fish for your bday if you didn't ask for them. Denis and Steven, just grow up please.
So Audrey and I decided that for all the money Tech spent on the new Stadium they could install flatscreen TVs in everybody's dormroom. I mean seriously you live in your dorm for like 9 months and we only use the stadium like 6 times a year. 6 times!! Unbelievable.....for the price of the new stadium extension Tech could have bought 26,666 Gateway 42-inch ED Plasma TVs including DVD Players. Just think about that for a second.
Anyways, it's 7 o'clock and Audrey is in bed already. Strange, very strange...maybe this means that the world is gonna end tomorrow. Hopefully not cause I'm really enjoying life right now. Not much to do cause classes are over with, I had an awesome bday, the weather is nice and cold, I already got started on the Xmas shopping thing,I get to home to the land of the trees in a couple of days, Xmas parties with friends and Christmas is just around the corner, then maybe Houston Bowl and then New Years, then the next semester and I already know like 5 people in each of my classes. Awesome, Life is just sweet except for immature friends that give you a mouse and a fish for your bday if you didn't ask for them. Denis and Steven, just grow up please.
Thursday, December 4
Life's not fair! It's never been fair, but while
adults might just accept that, I know
something's gotta change. And it's gonna
change, just as soon as I become an adult and
get some power of my own.
How Old is Your Inner Child?
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Tuesday, December 2
Just a couple more days til christmas break.......a well deserved christmas break. Then I get to drive home with Amy to Lake Jackson - Land of the Trees. Watch out Tahoe Ladies!!! Til then I still have a couple of finals - yuck- and my BDAY - yeah! All I honestly want for my Bday is snow. I miss snow. Snow rocks my socks off.....really. And we are not going on skiing vacation this year :( Personality test are fun if you are bored. Supposedly I'm all of the following.
Peaceful . . . Discreet . . . Non-Aggressive
You are easy-going yet discreet. You make friends effortlessly, yet
enjoy your privacy and independence. You like to get away from it
all and be alone from time to time to contemplate the meaning of life
and enjoy yourself. You need space, so you escape to beautiful
hideaways, but you are not a loner. You are at peace with yourself
and the world, and you appreciate life and what this world has to offer.
Analytical . . . Trustworthy . . . Self-Assured
Your momentary sensitivity represents that which is of high quality
and durable. Consequently, you like to surround yourself with little
"gems," which you discover wherever they are overlooked by others.
Thus, culture plays a special role in your life. You have found your
own personal style, which is elegant and exclusive, free from the
whims of fashion. Your ideal, upon which you base your life, is
cultured pleasure. You value a certain level of culture on the
part of the people with whom you associate.
You are Tweety.
You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that
no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and
seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are
witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of back stabbers,
and you are worry-free.
You have selected pineapple.
You are quick to decide and even quicker to act. You are brave in making career changes; if that is what is to your advantage. You have exceptional organizing abilities and are undaunted by the size of the task at hand. You tend to be self reliant, sincere and honest in your dealings with others. Though you are not given to making friends very quickly, but once you do, it is for life. You rarely, if ever, make romantic overtures. Your partner is often impressed with your sterling qualities but disappointed in your ability to show affection.
Peaceful . . . Discreet . . . Non-Aggressive
You are easy-going yet discreet. You make friends effortlessly, yet
enjoy your privacy and independence. You like to get away from it
all and be alone from time to time to contemplate the meaning of life
and enjoy yourself. You need space, so you escape to beautiful
hideaways, but you are not a loner. You are at peace with yourself
and the world, and you appreciate life and what this world has to offer.
Analytical . . . Trustworthy . . . Self-Assured
Your momentary sensitivity represents that which is of high quality
and durable. Consequently, you like to surround yourself with little
"gems," which you discover wherever they are overlooked by others.
Thus, culture plays a special role in your life. You have found your
own personal style, which is elegant and exclusive, free from the
whims of fashion. Your ideal, upon which you base your life, is
cultured pleasure. You value a certain level of culture on the
part of the people with whom you associate.
You are Tweety.
You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that
no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and
seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are
witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of back stabbers,
and you are worry-free.
You have selected pineapple.
You are quick to decide and even quicker to act. You are brave in making career changes; if that is what is to your advantage. You have exceptional organizing abilities and are undaunted by the size of the task at hand. You tend to be self reliant, sincere and honest in your dealings with others. Though you are not given to making friends very quickly, but once you do, it is for life. You rarely, if ever, make romantic overtures. Your partner is often impressed with your sterling qualities but disappointed in your ability to show affection.
