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In search of joy

Nirvana or heaven as some would call it is an interesting concept. Have you ever asked yourself to imagine such a place? For many I do believe it is described as a place of absence. A place where there is no more pain and suffering. Where there are no bosses or beggars, no credit or taxes, and certainly no worries and fears. In the minds of other the concept may be expressed by abundance. Where there is lots of money and love, children by the dozen or peace, and even wisdom and happiness. In medicine there is a principle called, assuming the sick role, and it is a valuable skill to be able to identify with your patient. Without this skill a physician may easily advise his patient complaining of a runny nose to blow it! In essence it allows us to place a value on something that is not our own. Unfortunately the value of the skill is limited by our own values and prejudice, but it is none the less important to assess the disease in children. Of what importance is a runny nose t

Eye Spy....

Something beginning with the letter S... I still remember this game vividly, playing it in the car when we went on holiday. And I remember that I was quite bad at the game. But now it makes quite sense, because when I was young I used to spend huge amounts of time in a world of my imagination, and realizing now how much overlap there is between my perceived reality and this one it is strange to think that I ever saw anything! Now I also know that the reality I created in those years was nothing bad, but for the fact that I created a reality in which I was sad... Imagine that!? I think it is Soul that I see!