Shiva (@Shiva49) on myLot

Judy Evans @JudyEv (355895) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Jun

Another nice story I read this morning concerned the centenary celebration of an organisation called the Big Brother Movement (BBM). Between 1925 and 1982, 15,000 boys from the United Kingdom migrated voluntarily to Australia....

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Shiva I told someone I was not adventurous by nature. But he felt it was not so as I left India over forty two years ago to work in Singapore and Indonesia. After the initial issues adapting to a different culture, I felt I belonged to the place I lived and...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (355895) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Jun

When I go to my computer in the morning, I check my emails, log into myLot, check a couple of Facebook sites and open ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) news. Today, I struck gold, or copper anyway, with two feel-good...

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Shiva Tasmania is as remote as one can go in this world. Just having half million population but with 177 nationalities is mind blowing.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 3 Jun

A new age guru, had come to put his ideas to the old Zen master, the head of the Segana Monastery. He asked a student monk to go, and to make his request, to the master. The Zen master left the monastery meditation room,...

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Shiva @innertalks When I dream about those who have died, I try to find more about how they look. However, apart from instantly recognizing them, I cannot figure more about their appearance. In fact, there is no language but effective communication all the same....

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (85953) • Daytona Beach, Florida 12 Jun

In Ahmedabad, India a plane crash of an Air India plane heading to London, England has crashed and killed at least 240 people. It is some kind of fate or miracle that Vishwashkumar Ramesh is in the hospital having survived this...

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Shiva With thousand of airplanes airborne at any particular time, It is really unfortunate that disasters still occur. I hope they find the root cause of this accident so that we can prevent them in future.

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DE @DaddyEvil (150471) • United States 12 Jun

The landlady's secretary showed up, asked if we had any problems we needed taken care of, looked around the living room while standing just inside the door, asked Pretty to sign saying the secretary had been here, thanked us and...

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Shiva As I get older, I worry more not only about health issues but also those relating to my home. A clean chit is a healer!

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (44927) 12 Jun

After nearly two weeks, he is at last back home. I think I set a record on how many trips I made to the hospital, how many times I had to hunt for parking, pay for parking, and how many gazillion elevators I took to get to where...

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Shiva Yes, health issues are draining emotionally, physically, and financially. It is so sad when it afflicts the young who have life ahead of them. Good that he responds positively to different medicines. My son is not with us as he is in London and left for...

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 3 Jun

A new age guru, had come to put his ideas to the old Zen master, the head of the Segana Monastery. He asked a student monk to go, and to make his request, to the master. The Zen master left the monastery meditation room,...

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Shiva @innertalks Even in my dreams, I come across a few out of the blue. When I was doing my C A Articleship, I faced a bitter incident that left a scar in me. My immediate boss took advantage of me by giving work that none else was willing to do. I was on study...

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Judy Story @jstory07 (144690) • Roseburg, Oregon 11 Jun

Yes miracles still happen all the time. You just have to pray and believe in the power of prayer. God will never give you more than you can handle and he always sends someone to help you. I hope you still believe in miracles...

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Shiva I have hit roadblocks that looked insurmountable. I invoke the blessings of my creator through earnest request, and soon they are behind me. There are more to creation than what we see. Everything is interconnected.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 3 Jun

A new age guru, had come to put his ideas to the old Zen master, the head of the Segana Monastery. He asked a student monk to go, and to make his request, to the master. The Zen master left the monastery meditation room,...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, I have heard some have a premonition that the end is near. A few have been heard talking to someone like "wait a while". It is generally brushed off as blabbering, but who is that someone who others cannot see?

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 9 Jun

The Philosophy Professor was philosophising over this quote to his class. "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." This quote is from the well-known psychotherapist, Carl Jung. The Professor...

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Shiva @innertalks It is a miracle despite the odds stacked against the vast majority, they manage to keep their heads above daily issues and challenges that they face and tide over. Though a majority rarely enjoy peaceful times, they manage to squeeze and snatch...

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@Scarred4Lyfe (796) 10 Jun

Sorry I am not responding to my post about losing Scar, but for 10 years I spent 75% more time talking to him than to any human being and I really cannot adequately explain the agony when I try to discuss it. But thanks to...

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Shiva Understandable. Scar will still be present in your life though not physically. From the seen to the unseen world that we are bound by the law of life and death.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 9 Jun

The Philosophy Professor was philosophising over this quote to his class. "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." This quote is from the well-known psychotherapist, Carl Jung. The Professor...

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Shiva @innertalks Thanks Steve. I have heard people say, human life is the ultimate among all species here. However, if we return as a crocodile, we have to be one like them even taking down a human who then becomes easy meat! It is all a big question mark about...

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 3 Jun

A new age guru, had come to put his ideas to the old Zen master, the head of the Segana Monastery. He asked a student monk to go, and to make his request, to the master. The Zen master left the monastery meditation room,...

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Shiva @innertalks If the quality of life deteriorates to an extent we labor through each day, panting and puffing, then it may not be worth another day here. If some one is rich enough, ICU and ventilator can come to their rescue, but we are on borrowed time. And...

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Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (4292) 9 Jun

We are expecting 2 really tall guests. Really tall. And as I didn't want potentially dirty heads rubbing on our pristine walls I adjusted the seating arrangements. I hope they remember to duck as they enter through the front...

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Shiva A relative who is 6'4". I do not know how he manages to sleep in my cot which is about 6' in length. He may be used to it though.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (355895) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

The photo is of the goat at our B&B. There isn’t much to say about it so it gets its 10 seconds of fame here. Do your newspapers ever talk about ‘the pub test’? ‘Pub’ is short for ‘public house’ or ‘hotel’ and the word is very...

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Shiva Not heard of that term. It is good that there are internal reviews to spot corruption and favoritism which are rampant in poor countries

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 9 Jun

The Philosophy Professor was philosophising over this quote to his class. "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." This quote is from the well-known psychotherapist, Carl Jung. The Professor...

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Shiva A duck knows its strengths and weaknesses. It is needed for survival. It also knows life is worth living as it fights to live than give up easily to its predator. When we are truthful to our inner core, then life becomes easy. However, ego and greed play...

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22865) • Australia 3 Jun

A new age guru, had come to put his ideas to the old Zen master, the head of the Segana Monastery. He asked a student monk to go, and to make his request, to the master. The Zen master left the monastery meditation room,...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, Hawking was fascinated by black holes and, maybe, he went in to investigate himself to satiate his curiosity! Our attitude to life matters a lot. John D. Rockefeller lived well beyond the few years he was initially given by doctors. He...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (355895) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

When we travel south from Perth, Western Australia, on the freeway, there is an area where there are toilets and picnic areas so drivers can take a break and stretch their legs. On our last trip south, rangers had pulled in to...

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Shiva There will be many takers in poor countries for such stuff. I have retained a few toys that my son used to cherish thirty years ago. I am sentimental but also practical when the push comes to shove!

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The Horse @TheHorse (227595) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Jun

One of the things I always pick up when I visit Trader Joe's in their Palak Paneer. It is basically spicy creamed spinach with cheese in it. It is under $4 per serving, even now, and it quite tasty. It is in the "frozen Indian...

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Shiva I like to have it made to order - that is fresh from the kitchen. Of course, one can't have that choice always. Palak Paneer is also a healthy side dish.

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Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (4292) 8 Jun

So we're are eating dinner Yes right now And I just had to stop eating to post this post. We were discussing what we should eat next And Yvonne suggested the cake she baked yesterday And then suggested she thought I didn't...

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Shiva The saying "the proof of the pudding is in the eating" is bang on target. You can't have it both ways - just go for it hammer and tongs!

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