emily's Blog

  Monica had more president in her than Bush ever will.

  Don't argue.  Allow others to be right. 

  Let go of the need to control. 

  You won't miraculously become happy if someone else changes, or if the outside world changes, but only if you change.

  As long as you stay where you are and tell yourself you have to do it because you've always done it, the only payoff you get is to defend your misery.

  When you die, hopefully the memories your loved ones have of you will be more valuable to them than the reading of your will.

  Give Bush an inch and he thinks he is a ruler.

  If you don't talk to your cat about catnip - who will?

  Death is a very embarrassing event to the ego.

  Lies corrupt the soul.  When you lie, you not only deceive someone else, but you fool yourself as well.

s. brown

"Here on the coast it's 2:30 a.m.,  in Iraq about mid-morning....somewhere in that damned country walks a young soldier that looks very much as I did in'

72.  I'll bet he curses the Army as much as I did ...18-19 years old, chesty, a stud...and when I wake up tomorrow he'll be dead."

from a blog on d.u.

  If you meet someone whose soul is not aligned with yours, send them love and move along.

  When it comes to addictions, when you're pursuing poisons, you can never get enough of what you don't want.  You become what you think about all day long, and those days eventually become your lifetime.

  Always know when you've pushed beyond your limits, and bring yourself back to balance.

  A successful person isn't someone who makes a lot of money.  A successful person brings success to everything that he or she does, and money is one of the payoffs.

  Realize that it's not loving to remain in situations that aren't working for you, hoping they'll get better.  Just for today realize that when you've done all you can do, there's simply no more you can do,and it's not healthy or productive to try.

  Have you tried the new hot coffee beverage, Viagraccino?  One cup and you're up all night.

  When you recognize that you're a human being who sometimes makes mistakes, you won't get caught up in the illusion of self-importance.

  If you can learn from every relationship and understand how it came into your life, then no relationship needs to be remembered with regret.

  Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.  You possess all the energy and God-consciousness you need to be a miracle worker - but only if you truly believe and know it withing yourself.

  You don't have to let what others say affect you negatively.  Others may say the words, but you choose your attitude.

1.  Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. (long fingers?)

2.  The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

3.  She stated that she had been constipated until 1989 when she got a divorce.

4.  Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot. (Anatomy review time!)

5.  While in emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

6.  The patient suffers from occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.

7.  Patient was alert and unresponsive.

8.  On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared.

9.  Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.

10.  She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.

  Joy is a state of bliss, and it's attained by bringing comfort and relief to other people.  Doing so will bring joy to your life.

                                      from patients charts

1.  she is numb from her toes down.

2.  exam of genitalia revealed that he is circus sized.

3.  the skin was moist and dry.

4.  discharge summary:  alive but without permission.

5.  the patient refused an autopsy.

6.  the patient had a rash over his truck.

7.  when she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.

8.  the lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

9.  bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to L.A.

10.  the patient lives at home with his mother, father and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care.

  Milton said that within everyone, there is heaven and there is hell.  Choose heaven - release the regret and guilt.

  Remember that through love, God will ease your pain.

From Bush's favorite to a national disgrace.

  It is a symbol of American cronyism, the beneficiary of lucrative Iraq contracts thanks to its relationship with Cheney.  Now Halliburton is relocating to Dubai - and US politicians are outraged.

DU

  Release the need to blame anyone, including yourself.  We're all doing the best we can with the understanding,  knowledge, and awareness we have.

  I don't want to hear about all of the "successes" we're having in Iraq - especially from Dick 'The Insurgency is in it's Last Throes' Cheney. IfI had a buck for every time this guy lied through his teeth, I could have bought the entire Middle East and still have enough left over for a generous tip. 

Note to Dick:  Shut Up!

  I don't want to hear Laura Bush's opinion on anything, no less how the media is discouraging optimism about our imminent victory in Iraq by playing up that 'one bombing per day'.  Jesus, Mary and Joseph - if this woman ever runs out of the pharmaceuticals that keep her in her present zombie-like state of denial, that's going to make for some great viewing.  Until then, Shut up.

thanks to d. u.

  On your daily journey, listen to those inner signals that help you make the right choices - no matter what anyone thinks.

  The difference between a neurotic and a psychotic is that, while a psychotic thinks that 2+2=5, a neurotic knows the answer is 4, but it worries him.

  Remember this maxim:  When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

  "And there is a distrust in Washington.  I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town.  And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."    speaking on natl. public radio  1-29-07

Q:  what do we give the man who has everything?

A:  antibiotics.

  For every moment that you spend upset, in despair, in anguish, angry, or hurt because of the behavior of anybody else in your life is a moment in which you've given up control of your life.

  What you think about expands.  If your thoughts are centered on what you're NOT getting in your life, then what you're not getting by definition, will have to expand.

  Turk:  This is the reason your headache didn't go away:  that;s actually pronounced analgesic, not anal-gesic.  Sir, the pills go in your mouth.  from Scrubs

  Extend some kindness of unexpected generosity to someone, preferrably a stranger, every single day for two weeks.  The more you practice being generous, the more you'll impact others.

  Be grateful to all those people who told you no.  It's because of them that you managed to do it all yourself.

Plant something and nurture it.

Count your blessing - at least 5 - at end of each day.

Have an hour long conversation with a loved one each week.

Phone a friend you have not spoken to for a while.

Give yourself a treat everyday and take time to enjoy it.

Get physical exercise - 1/2 hour 3 times a week.

Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day.

Cut your TV viewing by half.

Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day.

from BBC

  Three things clog your soul:  negativity, judgement, imbalance.

  You can't always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.

1.  Israel        56%

2.  Iran            56%

2.  US              51%

4. N.Korea      48%

 from BBC poll

  Your limits to success are defined bby the agreement you've made about what's possible.  Change that agreement and you can dissolve all these limits.

  I'm hoping he gets treated at Walter Reed.

  In matters of taste, you alone are, and must be, the sole judge of what pleases you.

  Have a heart of gratitude.  Focus on appreciating what you have.  Reflect on your blessings during the day.  What you focus on draws more of the same into your life.

"The world we have created is a product of our thinnking.  It cannot be changed without changing our thinkings."

                Albert Einstein

  The thoughts you choose to think and believe right now are creating your future.  These thoughts form your experiences tomorrow, next week, next year.

  Self-worth cannot be verified by others.  You're worthy because you say it is so.  If you depend on others for your value, it is "other-worth."

  (Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso are studying an x-ray of a light bulb in a patient's rectum.)

Dr. Kelso:  What do you think?

Dr. Cox:  Either he has a light bulb up his ass or his scrotum has a really good idea.              From Scrubs

  If you want to find your true purpose in life, know this for certain:  Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to something far greater than your body/mind/ego.

  Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in that space that you'll come to remember your spirit.

  When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries.