[email protected]

I thought this was pretty cool. .. hope you enjoy!

Symptoms of Inner Peace

1.  A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from
fears based on past experiences.
2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
3.  A loss of interest in judging self.
4.  A loss of interest in judging others.
5.  A loss of interest in conflict.
6.  A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
7.  A loss of ability to worry.
8.  Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
9.  Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
10.  Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart.
11.  Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well
as the urge to extend it.
12.  An increasing tendency to let things happen.

attributed to www.kyron.com





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Helen Hegener

At 8:11 AM -0500 12/6/01, lite2yu@... wrote:

This provided an interesting interlude, LoveMary. More perspective...

>Symptoms of Inner Peace
>
>1. A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from
>fears based on past experiences.

That's probably what I'm doing now. Going with the flow, so to speak. <g>

>2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
>3. A loss of interest in judging self.
>4. A loss of interest in judging others.
>5. A loss of interest in conflict.
>6. A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

These last three are probably what got us into this mess. I tend to
be one who sits out things like personality clashes online, waiting
for them to blow over so we can get back to whatever we were doing
before the whole mess started.

>7. A loss of ability to worry.
>8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
>9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
>10. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart.

These three (8, 9, & 10) are right on the mark. Most of you are
probably aware that my Dad suffered a paralyzing stroke the day after
the terrorist attacks, and life as our family has known it hasn't
been the same since. I've found myself finding plenty of reasons to
rejoice through it all, though. Small things, which I probably
wouldn't have even slowed down for a year ago, or even six months
ago. I seem to be seeing many things differently these days, and it
relates to this list as a realization that I don't have time - don't
want to take the time - to plow through the agony of posts like those
we've seen in the past few weeks. So in that respect I guess the
decision is based on my own personal selfish interests, isn't it? <g>

>11. Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well
>as the urge to extend it.

Yeah.

>12. An increasing tendency to let things happen.

Hmmm. Depends on the things. <g>

>attributed to www.kyron.com

I'll have to check that site out when I have time.

Thanks again for sharing that, LoveMary!

Helen