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Thubten Chokyi

"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world ~ Shakespeare"

Sydney, Australia
female
committed relationship, 2 children
Speaks: English
Joined Sep 13, 2003
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8 March 2013: My first day back in Care2! No internet for a long time. So glad to see so many friends are still here.
22nd March: Still got over 2000 care2 messages to get through.
PLEASE, NO FWDS!!!



Enjoy Spring! or Enjoy Autumn!
depending where you live.
Me, I'm looking forward to Autumn.

"Autumn - that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness - that season of which has drawn from every poet worthy of being read some attempt at description, or some lines of feeling."
- Jane Austen, 'Persuasion'

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We never know how high we are
Till we are called to rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies.
— Emily Dickinson

Rest In Peace, Ravi!
Ravi Shankar

GENTLE FRIENDS: Sorry I cannot keep up with all the messages and other activities here in Care2 as I would wish. But I'm just going to do what I can and want to do, ok? Please you don't have to respond to this... I know that my being unreliable and inconsistent in my postings annoys some people, going on feedback. If this is you I'd rather you just un-friend and forget about me.
Chronic illness and never-ending pain plus family concerns are taking all my strength. I am needing to focus as much energy as I can on those around me...I have to take one day, one hour, at a time.
Heartfelt Best Wishes To All

We need to teach our children what's important in life after we learn it ourselves.

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
- Mahatma Gandhi



"On behalf of all animals, thank you for pledging to help end animal suffering by taking them off your plate!"
http://animalsaustralia.org/investigations/final-moments/

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
-Albert Schweitzer





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welcome

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's light installation Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life (2011)

Friends in Need is my support group for people living with chronic pain and chronic illnesses. If you would like to join, even just to try us out, you're welcome to apply.



...and I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain...
― Van Morrison
Hark, now hear the sailors cry,
smell the sea, and feel the sky
let your soul & spirit fly,
into the mystic...
  ― Van Morrison

universal compassion


 
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Joined Sep 13, 2003 Activist Aspirations undeclared 
Here for Support a Cause 
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An Orchid in Australia (126) Art Gallery (22)
Artistic And Bent (179) Doctor Who Fanclub (32)
Friends In Need: chronic illness & pain support (275) Hope (71)
Mental health issues/diagnosis/concerns (156) The Buddhist Path (194)
Groups * ~ 5. A Haven For My Friends ~ In Memory & Honor of Agnes Corbett, Amazing Sci-Fi Horror and Fantasy, An Orchid in Australia, Ancient and Modern Cultures, Art Gallery, Artistic And Bent, Bonsai and Japanese Style Gardens, Boricua en la luna, Care2 Feedback and Suggestions, Cat Lovers, Chatter Box, Click to Give Free food, DUO for World Peace, Daughters of Suicide more »
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Birthday June 04  
Languages English  
About Me Tea-drinker, old lady, artist, in pain 24/7, chronic illness, often confused so just ignore me if I'm not making sense.
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  Lifestyle
Pets 3 Dogs, 2 Cats  
Activist Aspirations
Political Leaning
Religions buddhist  
Eating Habits vegetarian, LOTS OF TEA  
Wild Fact About Me Cancer survivor; getting through one day at a time, one hour at a time.
My Philosophy Be mindful of thought, speech, actions.
What Gives Me Hope My care2 friends. A nice strong hot cup of tea.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by Make everyone drink more tea!
What/who changed my life and why Dr Mulder who taught philosophy at National Art School Sydney
What Bugs Me Running out of tea!  
Passions Tea  
Inspirations Quiet times with a cup of tea, Lao tzu, Dalai Lama  
What Scares Me Closed minds, Genetically modified seeds/ foods, War - Cruelty - Greed - Indifference, When my body won't work  
  Favorites
Role Models  
Quotation
Interests  
Books Jane Austen books, Charles Dickens books, The Lam-Rim Chen-mo  
Music Kraftwerk, Laurie Anderson, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mozart, Enya, Philip Glass, John Williams (composer), Leonard Cohen, Ennio Morricone, Van Morrison  
Movies Nordic noir films, Rom-Coms, Quentin Tarantino films, Alfred Hitchcock films  
TV Shows Numbers and Letters, Eggheads, Jericho, Game of Thrones, Q and A, Doctor Who, David Attenborough, Documentaries  
Favorite Foods Tea, Macrobiotic food  
Favorite Places  
Can't Live Without ...tea  
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(Apr 25) FOODS THAT SOOTHE ARTHRITIS PAIN adapted from an article by Stacey Colino in iVillageThere’s no proven anti-arthritis diet, but c... more »
Looking After Your Bones
(Apr 25) SIX FOODS THAT WEAKEN BONESAdapted from an article by By Melanie Haiken, Caring.comSome ingredients actually leach the minerals right ... more »
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    Mm M. (420)
    Dearest Thubten ~ Was reading your page and was thinking "Why am I staying up 24/7 the last few days to play catch up, should of posted what you did....Maybe this comment apply to me?!?!?!  Hugs and Have a Blessed Week, Tons of Hugs coming at ya HARD!!! xoxox You are so TREASURED!!!xoxox Marilyn

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    Happy Hello Thubten!

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    Mm M. (420)

    It is Awful when you have so many messages and a ton of them are the same!  What is worse is when you try to play catch up and can only take off 10 at one time.  I have been up all night a ton of times.  Tonight I am signing off, but had to say HELLO SWEETIE!!! xoxo Marilyn


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