http://www.thoughtshappen.net/ Thoughts happen. A lot. What we do with them is how we choose our reality. Thoughts Happen is dedicated to a reality of kindness, curiosity and humor, honoring the interdependent nature of all things. en-US Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ThoughtsHappenhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/11/meditation-marathon-in-new-york-city-today.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/11/meditation-marathon-in-new-york-city-today.html via blog.beliefnet.com "Why We Meditate: Sittin' In The Morning Sun, Sittin' When The Evening Come," comes from the self-described "Buddhist Blog for Everyone," One City. These folks are meditating 24 hours straight starting 7pm EST November 6—some in shifts, some for the duration, in a storefront in New York as... Buddhism Meditation Louise Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/11/zen-mind-vacation-mind.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/11/zen-mind-vacation-mind.html I recently meditated on New York City for a week. Technically it was a family vacation, but even though we hauled our asses all over Manhattan until our feet ached and we inhaled a year’s worth of secondhand smoke, I felt refreshed, and no wonder. I was practicing Vacation Mind.... Meditation Travel Zen Louise Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:37:54 -0800 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/10/alzheimers-its-a-trip.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/10/alzheimers-its-a-trip.html Don Hayen has Alzheimer’s, and he knows it. A retired physician living in the San Diego area, Hayen got an early diagnosis of his condition in 2005. But rather than cower in fear, Hayen has chosen to do the unusual; he has offered to bring us along on his journey.... Alzheimer's People Louise Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:08:49 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/10/10-things-i-learned-from-having-the-swine-flu.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/10/10-things-i-learned-from-having-the-swine-flu.html There’s something about being in a pandemic that makes you feel so—a part of something. Yes, it’s true; I got the swine flu. Not 12 hours after hitting the Publish button on my last post I was sliding into the clutches of the disease du jour (the CDC would have... Bodies Current Affairs Humor Swine Flu Louise Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:38:00 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/09/dalai-lama-any-last-thoughts.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/09/dalai-lama-any-last-thoughts.html “What should one’s last thought be upon facing death?” was the question posed to the Dalai Lama by one of the 13,000 people in the audience at the Long Beach arena Saturday. His Holiness, somehow both regal and casual ensconced in his swaths of red and saffron robes in an... Buddhism Death Impermanence Religion Thoughts Louise Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:16:16 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/09/the-intentional-morning-3-habits-to-energize-your-day.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/09/the-intentional-morning-3-habits-to-energize-your-day.html My alarm clock is my iPhone. This means that as soon as I wake up I have in my hand a gadget I can use to check my email, my Twitter account, my facebook account, my LinkedIn account, my favorite blogs and my own blog stats, not to mention eBay,... Intention Technology Thoughts Louise Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:05:54 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/how-great-thou-art.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/how-great-thou-art.html Sunday was Favorite Hymn Day at church, and we sang medleys of everyone’s favorites sprinkled throughout the service. One stanza transported me back 30 years to a crisp Pennsylvania morning and an elderly couple’s commingled voices spiraling towards the open sky. Their names were Lorenz and Inez, which as a... People Religion Louise Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:05:17 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/the-v-word-blogger-like-a-binturong.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/the-v-word-blogger-like-a-binturong.html My visit to the San Diego Zoo with Daughter was off to an auspicious start: the koalas, usually somnolent poufs of gray, were up and about, munching on fresh eucalyptus, and Murphy the Red River Hog (in photo) was getting a piggy rubdown and treats from his trainers just as... Thoughts Vulnerability Louise Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:37:32 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/complaints-still-happening-roostyle.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/08/complaints-still-happening-roostyle.html Remember those purple bracelets? The ones put out by the Complaint Free World folks (curse their feeble grasp of grammar) and worn by my family in our quest to go 21 days without complaining? (See Complaints Happen and A Hyphen-Free World.) Well I am still wearing my bracelet. As is... A Complaint-Free World Humor Stop Complaining Louise Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:14:57 -0700 http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/07/thanks-frank.html http://www.thoughtshappen.net/2009/07/thanks-frank.html Frank McCourt—writer, teacher, racounteur—has died, and the world is a little less, well—Irish for it— the irony being that McCourt was as American as anyone for as Irish as he was. And in the last 13 years of his life, since the publication of his first memoir Angela’s Ashes, McCourt... Books People Louise Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:52:03 -0700