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Maybe more American schools might want to consider introducing Tag Rugby into their PE curriculum. Lots of fun, team-building opportunities, and the margin for injuries is very much lessened. Its big in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ. http://playrugbyusa.com/

Maybe im dreaming, but i think i did too, though not a 100% sure. Did i, or did i not.... hmmm.... lol.

Im inclined to think that there are significant differences in preschool dynamics and the dynamics which gave just cause to the Shaolin monks to take up martial arts during Bodhidharma's time all those years ago. Its believed that the emphasis then was one of mind-body harmony & balance, and not that of self-preservation from the aggressiveness of enemies. Im also not so sure that personally i would teach a young kid to smile less, to hold back tears, and return aggression with more aggression, but having said this, i do realise and respect the fact that he is your son - ultimately, its your decision, so please, its hoped that you will not take this as a view bordering on condescension. Its just that i believe there are other viable options when imparting social as well as inter-personal skills to young children -- i for one would not opt for assertiveness skills to be taught to a child that may lead to his or her learning, in their formative years, to develop contractive behaviours which could pose to be problematic in later life. If it was me, i would rather find ways to teach a child to be less clinging to things that occur in any setting, that happiness and contentment is not dependent on toys, and certainly not to have the attitude of claiming ownership to things that basically are group property. That needs to be clearly defined and understood. The reality being so that just because a child comes into possession of a toy first does nothing to prevent another kid from wanting the same toy. I may even go further and teach a child to acquire a sense of magnanimity, to let him or her know that its fine to let the toy go, because its just a toy after all, and as toys go, sometimes its more fun when shared.

with the lemons' aid, REO Speedwagon's tunes, all set to partay!

Hot water, with a couple of slices of lemon, first thing in the morning.... does wonders for health maintenance. And brown rice tea (Genmaicha) is a wonderful health tonic! Speaking of 5 Elements, there's a Japanese version too. Making lots of claims, this. http://www.ancientpathweb.com/Pages/VegeBroth.aspx

My humble apologies for the wild guess, Michael. I was going for 48, but then, looking at your interests, told myself, nah... too young. Guess i was way off.

Plus 2, minus 3... im guessing 61. (probably won't count as i have already played a hand)

This year, when the time came for spiders to show up, i have found them to be especially big. I don't recall seeing them this big before. Saw a couple of them around the house, and went, "Hmm...". Some wild plants are beginning to flower now when they shouldn't be. Friends have reported catching fish this summer that should not be in Irish waters. Trigger fish, for example. Anyone else seen or heard anything out-of-ordinary in nature this year?

say it ten times fast vibrate the lips without end careful not to drool...

Whatever you decide, remember, best not to be overly serious, or the whole purpose and the actual experiences, instead of taking you further along as a cultivator, can arise as obstacles. For example, first contemplating 10 years of celibacy, and now, saying its unrealistic and a possible recipe for disaster is quite a swing from one extreme to the other... so, your intention to take the middle path is indeed a good one.

what meter and why? forlorn yardsticks of space-time spatial invariance...

Have you moved on from Fanta & Pepsi then?

Are you just saying that in passing, or does it partly inform the basis of your OP? If it does, then its pretty shallow, sorry.

Yay!! Edit -- Close, BKA.. well done! 54.

The universe calls out softly, "Wimosu, Wimosu... harken to my call, o child of my marrow!"

was married to his? that sounds so riddleistic but fun, all the same...

Plus minus 3 years, im guessing you are 29. Probably got it completely wrong, but there ya go

Dont know what the college culture is like down under, but here in Ireland, at least where i am, its bordering on the ridiculous. Students moan and groan over fee increases, escalating costs of living, massive reductions in grants, expensive tuitions, etc. yet, a visit to the pubs and clubs any weekend, these places are jam-packed with... thats right, college students, spending their parent's hard-earned money, or worse, student loans, getting throttled. The regrets, post-college, im inclined to conclude, arise from a complete lack of direction, discipline and just basic dont-give-a-damn attitudes while in college. Hence, if you were to be true to yourself to the point of resisting overwhelming needs to hang out or blend in, or maybe having just enough sense not to succumb to group-think and temptation, then going to college for its fundamental purpose, i.e. to excel in a particular field of study, will be a worthwhile endeavour.

I was merely jesting, RV! I'm 98% teetotal so... escapades of old are best left in the past

To declare an official 'Alcoholiday' on the calendar, perhaps?

There are those who feel that a crusade of struggling is necessary, like the holy folks of old who chastise themselves as a form of penance, yet, there are also those who do not feel that struggling is a prerequisite to surrendering. Surrendering does not need to be accompanied by the straining calls of martyrdom before it takes on meaning - a simple acknowledgement or expressed willingness to remain with whatever is present is often the healthiest form of awakening without needing the lacing of chastisement to add meaning, because that often leads one on the long route home. Idk, thats my take on it anyway... with full understanding that others are free to disregard this view.

Its quite likely we both have a different view of what 'dualistic thinking' is. But its ok, contrast is fine. At least you knew better than to propose the stupid idea of drinking raw sewage water.

This must rank in the top 5 most illogical proposals ever to grace this forum, imo.

Sometimes it helps to see that reactions to pain are natural, and such reactions seldom constitute the type of suffering that exists in the limited field by which humans define suffering. Pain is pain - suffering arise from wanting to be pain-free all the time, which, as every honest person will know, is highly improbable. Happiness could arise in bigger doses if we only allow for the understanding that we cannot have what we want all the time, and make concessions accordingly. If, in a little dinghy, we are caught amidst a stormy sea, all manner of protestations will not remove the immediacy of the situation. At some point, out of some unknown storehouse of innate compassion, we give in to present moment, and the struggling ceases. What is to stop us from doing the same, right now? What remains when we cease struggling? The pain will still be there, but the self-imposed contractions and tensions will ease, thats for sure.

W I think such reflections can be useful for parents with teenage kids, don't you agree? In this sense, its not completely without merit.