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What has your recent relationship to money been like?

Posted on Jan 13th, 2009 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 13, 2009:

Money makes me uncomfortable.  If I have it, I feel guilty.  So for years, I have not be having it.  And now I just wish our world was more like on Star Trek, where money doesn't even exist.  So much in our world is powered by money....even saving the world. 
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What is the difference between truth and fact?

Posted on Sep 2nd, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for September 02, 2008:

Fact is something that is quite indisputable.  Fact is something you read in a dictionary or encylopedia.  Truth is something that is always disputed between people and their societies. Truth comes from within an individual and is very personal.  Facts are, in many ways, less harmful than truths.  In the past, people who are passionate about their own truths and encountar another have killed for it. 
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What were you thinking about last night?

Posted on Aug 26th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 26, 2008:

Last night, as a was having a wonderful gathering of friendship with a couple people, we began a discussion about dreams.  We were talking about LIVING IN THE DREAM.  In many ways, this LIVING can resupply the SOURCE and become as much a part of us as our everyday reality. 

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What is the most constant ritual in your life?

Posted on Aug 25th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 25, 2008:

unfortunately, it's coffee.  out of all things i consider important each day, coffee is the only thing that i always have.  when my alarm goes off, i get up and start my coffee...then i lie back down until it is ready.  this "ritual" has been important to me ever since i was homeless about 3 years ago.  (by the way, mornings are the best time to give change to those asking for it.  coffee is such a blessing after sleeping on concrete.)
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What is your favorite distraction?

Posted on Aug 22nd, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 22, 2008:

Long ago, my favorite distraction was day dreaming.  In order to get away from my responsibilities, I would imagine my life were completely different.   That method ended up not serving me so well.  These days, I love to get lost in a hot bath with a good book and a glass of wine.  My tub has become my lavatory of pleasure.  In there, I already have exactly the life I want.

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In what way are you a good traveler?

Posted on Aug 12th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 12, 2008:

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spontaneity is something i look for in my traveling companions.  i tend to have more spontaneity while traveling than planning abilities.  i hate to cut a good time short just to move on to the next item on the list.  what makes me a good traveler would have to be my adaptability.  i was once "forced" to eat watermelon seeds in south turkey, even though i still have a childhood fear that a watermelon may grow out my rear at any moment.  hey,,,when in rome....
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What helps you stay open?

Posted on Jul 11th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for July 11, 2008:

I look at the world around me in order to stay open.  I love the quote from the book "Fight Club", "Look up at the stars and your gone. Look up at the stars and youre nothing".  When I see the moon, sometimes I feel so insignificant in the most lovely way.  We are all here, but those stars were here way before us!  On the other side of that....If I wake up in the morning and feel special, I can barely make it through the day.
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What sort of people have you been communicating with?

Posted on Jul 6th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for July 06, 2008:

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I am lucky to have a variety of people and oppurtunities in my life. I actually work at the Welcome Center at my Community College where I have wonderful conversations with my elders as well as the young ones who call me an elder. Both of these groups teach me patience and resilience. Once I am home, I almost always take an hour or so to visit with my neighbors on this crazy block in West Oakland. What a variety we are!>?! Here, I get a chance to communicate with people who have had a great day and people who have had a horrible day. All of this versatility is teaching me to be more consistent in my feelings and answers. Without my own congruency in this world, I would be lost.
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How do you respond to being alone?

Posted on Jun 14th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 14, 2008:

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In all reality, I don't like being alone most of the time.  I love being in a room with many people chatting away.  However, being in school has forced me to keep to myself more,,,to look deep inside of myself.  And I must say, I am learning a lot and I like the changes that are taking place because of this solitude.
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What is your relationship to touch?

Posted on Jun 11th, 2008 by Joni Michele : finder of peace Joni Michele
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 11, 2008:

As a former massage therapist, I completely understand and welcome the healing power of touch.  Just a hand on my shoulder has pulled me out of some hefty spots.  In the past, the times I didn't want to be touched were very hard times.  In those times, I felt like I would never belong anywhere, and must have not wanted to think I would. 
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