Favorite Blog Posts Jan 2013

I always love reading things that are consciously connected thoughts on pain.  In this blog post from Tricycle.com, an interview was conducted with Jon Kabat-Zinn.  I became aware of Jon through a video at a Google meeting in their corporate office where he talked about mindfulness.  You can see more on the post I wrote, Mindfulness With Jon Kabat-Zinn.

In this blog post, he talks about using the Buddhist practice of meditation to help treat chronic pain and illness in our life.  While I am not here to promote one practice over another or specify the specific procedure one should use, what I found interesting was how he viewed pain.  In fact, what I have learned in my own life is very similar when it comes to pain and illness.  I arrived at the same point in a different way which doesn't really matter, but the insight he gives is what is important.

In the following statement, he puts pain in perspective that we so often don't do in our own lives.  "Physical pain is the response of the body and the nervous system to a huge range of stimuli that are perceived as noxious, damaging, or dangerous."

Favorite Blog Posts Cookin With Luv

Cookin With Luv

I'm going to highlight different blogs that I see throughout the month and give a little insight as to why I enjoyed the blog.  It will be random blog posts that I come across through my travels on the internet or social media.  There are many good things out there that are written each day and sometimes they just need to find a way to spread.

Here is the blog that I have found throughout the month of August that just made me smile, or think, or challenged me.  They may not necesarily have been written in August 2012, but that is when I found them.

Blog:  Javelin Warrior's Cookin With Luv

Topic:  Just Say Love
URL:  www.cookinwluv.blogspot.com
Date Posted:  7/19/12

The author of this blog is one of my long time friends on the internet.  Although we have never met in person, we've known each other for some time on the world wide web.  I love reading his insights into life and I love learning from him when it comes to cooking.  He has such a zest and zeal for life, that it is catchy!