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From member Phil- Your body reacts to every single thought and adapts to those underlying believes. If you think Alcohol and Sex is bad for you per se your body / subsystems (like endocrine- / nervous- / immune-system) will do everything to help you in supporting those thoughts..

FWIW, Super moon in 2 days. The moon will be about 26,000 miles closer then usual. http://www.newsweek.com/supermoon-2017-full-cold-moon-728118 Not saying this is the cause, but tidal forces are strong. 5 five minutes of research.. most sources, solid ones, say no link. But not all- https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/886905/Supermoon-cause-earthquakes-tsunamis-gravitational-force-Sunday

Things aren't all or nothing ie everything fake or everythings real. Going further with that, I assume some masters aren't above using some trickery. That a fake youtube video doesn't mean the master is fake, even if that particular trick is. You can be an amazing scholar/meditator/martial artist with deep understanding of mysteries and it gets you diddly. But put up a video with yourself doing parlor tricks and you get notoriety and finally students who can learn from your decades of study and expertise. Lying.. advertising.. is there a difference..? Well yeah, there is, but.. life happens..

Dec 1, no money for Trump (& only usual $ to Heifer), weight has gone from 207.6 to 200.4 this morning. About what I expected. First month easiest, then increasingly harder as I move against set points. Though as Taomeow pointed out, its good to internalize my body wants to shed the weight. That I'm cooperating with it, to achieve a healthier life. In any case Dec 1 I'm at 200.4, 7.2# loss. I will be 5#'s less by Dec 31st, same penalties apply. Continue better eating habits and adding more exercise to the mix. 12/28/17 Not going to well. Decembers nasty due to parties and gifts of food, and harder to take long walks and bike rides. I find myself stuck between 197 and 198,with a few days to go. Thus pulling out the big guns. I'll fast again. Which means I will be able to eat for my upcoming Sunday New Years eve party. I'll do the Tim Ferris 36 fast from Thursday night to Sunday night. I should lose the 4 or 5 pounds by Monday morning. Perhaps half water weight, but under 195.4 my goal for January 1. Plus even with the water weight, at 197.4 I'd still be 10#'s under what I started at 2 months ago. I'm also thinking if I succeed in losing the 5#'s this month, to renegotiate the Promise and consequences to a 3# loss a month. To make it more likely I'll keep on track. Acknowledging weight loss gets harder as you go on. 5#'s the first month was easy, 2nd hard, third might be very hard. Instead of setting myself up for failure, better to set a more realistic goal to meet and beat in order to carry on the journey for long term success. Doing the

Couldn't find it in Itunes Store, where it'd be easier to download. Link?

Materiality gets a bum rap, maybe it should, many benefits to keeping things simple but.. stuff is good and I like gadgets. I go through headphones because they get tangled and mangled in my pocket. I bought these because they were cheap but had very high marks on Amazon. Wotmic Wired Headphones In-ear Headphone Sports Earphone Wired Control Cable Clip Stereo Sound Noise Cancelling Earbuds Black well worth the $10, good quality, stays well in the ear and better sound then the $29 apple buds. Because they're more in ear, I can listen to music at much lower volume. I like the Amazon Echo smart speakers. I used the Black Friday/Cyber monday to get a few more, the Echo is $29 from $49, not the greatest sound, but hooked up to speakers it's as good as the speakers plus I don't have a great ear. I wake and say Alexa what time is it, what's the weather, play Beatles or Fleetwood Mac. I can load it up with 120 of my own songs and it'll play them on demand. Great alarm clock and timer. Answers questions haphazardly, and tells jokes. It's a nice future is here kind of thing. I'm sure googles and apples smart speakers are also good. And I'll be able to voice chat with my sisters, if we ever set it up. Oldie but goodie, Love my Spoonk. The thorny yoga mat that induces a relaxation response. Enjoying my Instant Pot, many benefits to pressure cooking. Makes it easy and safe. That's all I can think of lately. What about you guys, anything you'd recommend?

Often the persons aim, helps determine what branch or style of gi gung they begin to study. What are looking to get out of it? Course, if you're looking for a live teacher, often the options are limited, but a good teacher nearby with frequent classes, can be worth more then an excellent teacher half a world away or one who teaches through books or videos.

Don't know much about combining such things, but I do know Licorice is a classic 'transportation' add in to many formulas. In some formulas so is regular old pepper. Hopefully some people with more experience will add there two cents. Some combo's probably aren't good.

I'm an adult, I've faced my feelings of anger, irritability, cruelty etc., I don't need females or others to manage my anger either. Adulthood. Not that I'm perfect but, having sex or not doesn't mean you've got those things under control. Not at all. Retention can make disturbed people, worse. addon> so can the energy arts. Unless you've got a fair bit of practice and equanimity under your belt, gaining more energy will make you imbalanced, and the more one gets the worse it can become. Not that celibacy or working with energy practices are bad, but they require you have the fundamentals mastered and aren't fooling yourself and disregarding problems.

There's two schools of thought on energy. To me it's not about saving energy. It's about efficiently gaining and using it. Growing my throughput. I grow stronger by exercise, exploring my boundaries, building up, breaking down, resting. To me sex is great. A completeness, Excess may be bad, but like movement and laughter, this is what my body was built for. Without it I get cranky. At times I see that in people who are doing celibacy but shouldn't. They'd do better spiritually following their Tao, the wisdom of their body instead of what they've read in old books that were written for well trained monks. We're specialists, just people taking a different path then you. The question we all have to answer is our path making us better people? If one is often angry and irritated, maybe it's not.

Oatmeal can be gluten free, if you're really sensitive there's 100% gluten free oatmeal or try regular which could have slight 'contaminates'. Oatmeal opens you up to sweet or you can make it savory and add a fried egg to slow down the carb absorption even more. It's a blank palette waiting for you to add color. Lately I'm doing one egg omelets. Just using one egg in a small nonstick pan, you don't even need to flip it. Just use low heat, when it's almost done add a tablespoon or two of anything.. give it a half flip and you're done, faster then making toast.

allinone, you may want to re-read Silent Thunder's post. I find it well written, its personal, insightful, reflective.. I'm surprised anyone could find it offensive. unless I'm misreading something and topic is mating with animals, in which case it would be problematic. There are some who can do celibacy just fine, and others (undoubtedly most, especially without training) who it turns overly aggressive and have problems.

I love my slow cooker, but the Instant Pot (which can cook slow) is a smart pressure cooker and makes stews with fork tender meat and flavorful veggies in about 30 minutes plus saute and depressurizing time. Great for soups too. Not that pressure cooking is anything new, but the Instant Pot and its ilk takes out much of the work and worry. The fast cooking means individual flavors keep there integrity better then a slow cookers, a good thing. Great for soups and beans too.

I've enjoyed and gotten much practical use from taking a Stillness Movement seminar with Ya Mu. I'm sure Kempomaster will be a great teacher. You may want to look into KAP (https://www.kundaliniawakeningprocess.com/blog/kap-interactive-online-learning/) It's a eclectic blend of gi gung and martial arts. Here's a thread by one of its teachers. You can look up there youtubes also.

I was going to write something humorous like, 'I didn't know they slept at all;, but the way you describe it.. I remember sleeping that way

Not really a whole food, but psyllium seed, the ingredient in Metamucil makes for a good, though some say harsh, internal cleanser, due to it's fibrous expansion. The fancier colon cleansers will mix it with herbs and softeners. I'll take a dose 2 or 3 days in a row, then twice a day for another day or two. By the end you don't need toilet paper.

True that. Helping others, helps ourselves. Yet, chop wood, carry water, is more a mindset then an action. And mindsets are trickier then simply helping..

For long slow cooking, a fattier cut like Chuck roast is better (cheaper too) then lean , which can overcook and get tough. Course to get marrow you can add in some ox tail or bonier cuts. I'll often let what's on sale guide my purchase, after all stew is a peasant dish, made with whats on hand. Carrots and potatoes are good, cause they're cheap, such root vegetables are good winter food. Parsnips are nice for sweetness. For sour, I don't do it, but a little orange peel might work. Not Daoish, but I'll use broth or lager beer for my stews to simmer in. Sometimes adding something tomato-ey. My secret ingredient tends to be Fish Sauce, which adds Umami, the 6th taste, not alot. Keeping it simple with an herb or two is great.

On the side is healthier then the back. I've heard right side is better for the heart (it's up), on the left side is better for digestion (acids stays lower** and might be more for midday siesta digesting then sleep). I don't know about teens, but for anyone incapacitated (read drugs, alcohol..) putting them on there side is very important to keep them from choking if they vomit. (one of the many things learned from Breaking Bad)

You know, everybody gotta chop there own wood, and carry up there water. Some with joy, Some in sorrow. Don't make no sense to do it for other folk, yer jist not doin them any good, cause you can't eat, drink or think for another.

Best laid plans go to hell. Is the human race doing so badly? The last 50 years we've made huge strides against dire poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease. Even on fronts such as war, there are no world wars now, while a few localized strifes are happening, there aren't nations fighting other nations, cities being destroyed, admittedly there are a few ongoing civil wars and cold wars happening. Few in the early 50's would have guessed the atomic bomb would never be used again or another WW wouldn't happen. There are equally large hurdles still existing.. we've improved dire poverty, but not regular poverty. Every good move creates unintended consequences.. more prosperous people often means more environmental degradation. We've got the tools, and right now the time to find the sweet spot. To me it doesn't mean a top 'brainiac' solution from above, but intelligent communal solutions from the below. An intelligent blue print that can be followed that leads to a better life. One that's flexible. It'll take generations but I think people are smart enough to move to a communities that are built for the human being instead of the haphazard places we live in now. Starting with blocks, communities, towns, cities, I'd like to see new efficiencies, new paradigms come online. Not necessarily revolutionary but making things better, changing some systems, communal awareness to make things better for everyone. Maybe that means a new kind of internal peace corp. Say for school kids up to through college 2 hours a day, doing something that would better the community, maybe building or cleaning. Kids should take over some janitorial jobs in there schools design, build and maintain garden areas. For adults, something similar, if patriotism doesn't do it, then provide a tax break, but have communal goals listed, gradual improvements. As important as working together is celebrating together. Community wide potlucks and celebrations, at least each month. Times to get to know your neighbors and community and celebrate whats been accomplished.

I liked the video, but uh.. I'll side step history.. ignore it for now, because to me Thanksgiving isn't about the Pilgrims, its about thanking providence for its gifts and celebrating with friends and families, before the harsh winter sets in. I expect every culture has its Thanksgivings.. a time to celebrate and shake your fist at the coming winter, saying we will survive together. In the past there was no guarantees, maybe there still isn't. So what, lift a glass, eat and drink with friends and family, let them know what you are thankful for.

I like anime as much as the next man but they're not a source for learning a real system. addon. If they were I'd recommend Avatar:The last Airbender. They are fantasy, exaggerations. Beware of too much energy. If things get strange, slow down, long walks.. it can be more a sign of burnout then progress. A live teacher is always best.. otherwise, slow steady grounded progress.

Yup nothing like an "elite organization of world leaders, business authorities, innovators.." that anyone can join for free. E-bait for the gullible, imo. addon>Good saying for the modern age: If you're getting it for free you are not the customer, you are the product.