Aaah, sweet bliss, Lucinda, the bliss of Joseph Campbell. I sat spellbound watching his PBS 8 part special mid 80s, soaking up his genius like a sponge. The Hero's Journey and follow your bliss. So many creatives came of age w/ Campbell leading the way. And he was at Esalan many many times in the 70s, even 80s. A friend of mine was lucky enough to see him there more than once. Nice post! Gracias!
He definitely impacted my life, the things I learned from him gave me the information i needed to ask the questions, out loud, that I'd had for many years and find my own way to truth.
Yakoke Cuz for bringing us in for a closer look down Memory Lane. It was frosty root beer for me. Frosty root beer float, please help me I’m out of control. You could drive up and they would bring it out to you. How cool is that! So many people and substances has brought us through time. Song of John Lennon comes to mind, “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” It’s all right, it’s all right. Theses memories continue to feed the fire burning in our hearts. Now there’s a tsunami of memories coming ashore. Thought provoking are your memories painting the mosaic of life’s ever changing colors and shapes through storytelling and your personal experiences of Truth Knowledge Bliss. Thank you for sharing your Sat Chid Ananda. Your Bliss, Your Writing. Your blossom of beauty continues to unfold and reveal its essence. You have a special gift and Yakoke for sharing Cuz. Namaste.
Halito, Randy your words make me very happy--bliss takes many forms--reconnections is a powerful one. In our ancestral language, words of our Imafo (grandfather) sipokni, himitta (old, young) iskitini, chito (small, large) connections keep us strong-- IHAMKO.
Your chronicalling of your struggles with weight (though much more societally driven for women than for men) echoes my own internal battle with weight. Having lost my dad at 46 to a series of heart attacks and the revelation of a chronic issue with triglycerides, I have been in a 50 year struggle with weight and consumption and have relied on Diet Coke to keep me somewhat in tune. So I can empathize! Keep fighting the good fight as long as it makes you happy.
Hal, thank you for this. My aunt who weighs a little over 80 lbs! has extremely high cholesterol, it can be an issue for overweight or any weight person but definitely a battle and one a lot of people are losing. Keep up the battle and remember 10, 2 and 4.
I believe past age 30 or so, certainly 40 almost everyone who stays trim "works" at it whether they admit it or not. The "Naturally Thin" people I know don't eat a lot of food--maybe there's a correlation!
Aaah, sweet bliss, Lucinda, the bliss of Joseph Campbell. I sat spellbound watching his PBS 8 part special mid 80s, soaking up his genius like a sponge. The Hero's Journey and follow your bliss. So many creatives came of age w/ Campbell leading the way. And he was at Esalan many many times in the 70s, even 80s. A friend of mine was lucky enough to see him there more than once. Nice post! Gracias!
He definitely impacted my life, the things I learned from him gave me the information i needed to ask the questions, out loud, that I'd had for many years and find my own way to truth.
Yakoke Cuz for bringing us in for a closer look down Memory Lane. It was frosty root beer for me. Frosty root beer float, please help me I’m out of control. You could drive up and they would bring it out to you. How cool is that! So many people and substances has brought us through time. Song of John Lennon comes to mind, “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” It’s all right, it’s all right. Theses memories continue to feed the fire burning in our hearts. Now there’s a tsunami of memories coming ashore. Thought provoking are your memories painting the mosaic of life’s ever changing colors and shapes through storytelling and your personal experiences of Truth Knowledge Bliss. Thank you for sharing your Sat Chid Ananda. Your Bliss, Your Writing. Your blossom of beauty continues to unfold and reveal its essence. You have a special gift and Yakoke for sharing Cuz. Namaste.
Halito, Randy your words make me very happy--bliss takes many forms--reconnections is a powerful one. In our ancestral language, words of our Imafo (grandfather) sipokni, himitta (old, young) iskitini, chito (small, large) connections keep us strong-- IHAMKO.
Yakoke, Cuz.
Your chronicalling of your struggles with weight (though much more societally driven for women than for men) echoes my own internal battle with weight. Having lost my dad at 46 to a series of heart attacks and the revelation of a chronic issue with triglycerides, I have been in a 50 year struggle with weight and consumption and have relied on Diet Coke to keep me somewhat in tune. So I can empathize! Keep fighting the good fight as long as it makes you happy.
Hal, thank you for this. My aunt who weighs a little over 80 lbs! has extremely high cholesterol, it can be an issue for overweight or any weight person but definitely a battle and one a lot of people are losing. Keep up the battle and remember 10, 2 and 4.
I remember when you began your fight against triglycerides, but I didn't know you fight with your weight. You're so trim -- you've fooled us all!
I believe past age 30 or so, certainly 40 almost everyone who stays trim "works" at it whether they admit it or not. The "Naturally Thin" people I know don't eat a lot of food--maybe there's a correlation!