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Learning, Laughing, Linking: Three Keys to Successful Living - Page 2


© Richard Kent Matthews
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Aug 1, 2003


I am an ordained minister. One of the most treasured insights I have garnered during my ministerial tenure is that the spiritual life and the everyday life are one in the same. As the Buddhists say, "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." The beauty of the Spirit is the Ordinary World. When we recognize that, the Ordinary becomes the Extraordinary. It becomes much easier to let loose the grasp and share the feast. As Corrie Ten Boom wrote, "The measure of life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation."

There you have it: learning, laughing, linking. If you can come up with a better avenue to power living, share it with us.

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3.   Aug 18, 2003 11:59 AM
You're right. Though laughter won't release you from your responsibilities, it will release some stress so that you can handle your responsibilities with greater ease, care, and humor.

Much love an ...

-- posted by RichardSpeaks
2.   Aug 15, 2003 12:52 PM
I agree laughing releases a good bit of tension , hostile feelings and if you have made a little mistake takes you off the hook. ...

-- posted by Mazie1234



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