olivine's Comments (28)

“Thus "doing the math" should not be cited in making a decision about a person's health.”

“The problem with your theory about the evils of corporations, etc. is that life expectancy keeps increasing”

“it's a placebo, it will work with anything you think it *should* work with”

“No. Bad idea to trust your health to this”

“Would it help? Possibly. I'd still keep an epi pen handy though.”

“the operative word here is FORMER”

“No, it would not. Each state has a different set of rules, especially about mandated benefits.

Oh, and as for tort reform: the malpractice insurance companies are currently PROFITABLE.”

“Or werewolf.... I'm a Jacob fan, myself. Edward is waaaay too moody for me. Give me a hottie on a bike any day ;-)”

“I am with you- for me the most important thing is to be yourself-

That is be true to yourself

You have some good energy olivine

thanks for the comment-

May all things go well for you-

Ed”

“Hi olivine,

If you have a lease on that parking spot, it is for your business enterprise. Perhaps you could install a parking meter or post a sign $10.00 hour parking. Mention that your store validates. Violating a parking space is a minor offense, Failure to pay toll parking is stealing and can be prosecuted.”

“olivine - I truly appreciate your attitude and your situation- some people do need a kick in their arse!

What you are going through with people who are that tacky is understandable- what I would do is this:

do what you need to do- for example - hit them over the head with a light weight umbrella (not too hard of course) and then say, "may you be well may you be happy and next time park somewhere else."

Joyfully,

Ed”

“The China Study has some serious flaws, including the fact that it overlooked government statistics and claims made in the surveys taken by the researchers concerning the amount of meat that was eaten yearly by the people were included in the study.”

“Meditation is not thinking of nothing. Meditation is knowing what you are thinking.”

“Well olivine, just to clear up a couple of common fallacies regarding meditation which you have expressed in your post. First of all, the breath involves more than just breathing. Think about it. The breath is a barometer of your emotional state. Slow, relaxed, deep belly breathing massages the internal organs, kicks in the parasympathetic nervous system, and sustains a relaxed state of mind. And how do we breath when we are upset, angry, or agitated? The breath speeds up and becomes more shallow. So focusing on deep belly breathing when we are upset helps to move through that state of mind more quickly.

Secondly, meditation does not involve using the imagination except in more advanced forms of visualization, which generally are not introduced into a formal meditation practice for quite some time, and in the case of insight meditation, is actually seen as a hindrance. Also, meditation is not thinking of nothing. Focus on the breath usually means picking one small location, at the belly or at the tip of the nose, and focusing awareness on the physical sensation at that point. Any physical sensation. Just noting and observing. Most people can sustain several years of practice just with that one simple practice, which actually has profound implications which I unfortunately do not have the space to go into. But if you read something like "Mindfulness in Plain English" by Henepola Gunaratana, he lays it all out.”