Carnal Zen

~Finding the balance between earthly delight and spiritual enlightenment~

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Archive for the 'A Spiritual Odyssey' Category

Soliloquy

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Lori tagged me to share 7 things.  Surprisingly - I’ve started and stopped writing this post a few times.  One would assume that a blogger - who speaks largely about her life and experiences would find this easy. I didn’t.  To make it worth writing (and reading) I felt I had to find real value in [...]

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Just Ask

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Fat jokes, even in good humor, are not particularly funny.  They are less funny when aimed at you and repeatedly accompanied with a playful pinch at your love handle.
Instead of pouting, I retorted.  When that didn’t make it stop, I pouted.  Finally, I retreated. 
Once I pulled back - I had the chance to think about my responses [...]

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Did you ask to be born?

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

The laws of attraction dictate that energy follows thought.  If we think abundantly and live abundantly we will be abundant …right?  Eh so racking up credit card debt for caviar and pate to act as though I’m wealthy probably won’t make my lotto ticket hit.  I’ve toyed with several ideas and theories on how to [...]

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The Cone of Uncertainty

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

If you have followed Fay or Gustav you have seen the yellow arc of it’s projected paths.  Since I live in South Florida I am nearly always in the path of terror, the boarded up windows and the flood advisories .  I am stringing together supplies for a storm that I am told is heading my way.  The [...]

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Lost in Translation

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

“There is a saying in Brazil” my friend began as he struggled to interpret from his native Portuguese for my benefit. I love idioms, but some expressions can throw a curve ball to even native speakers.

This morning I ignored the trace amounts of vodka which remained in my blood system from a Saturday night and [...]

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