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Lockdown Resiliency — Nepali Style

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How is life going where you are? I hope you are well. The latest from beautiful Pokhara, Nepal follows. It’s a given that we’re all going to get a little pissed off and frustrated occas i onally under current circumstances. That only becomes a real problem if we forget that like all poisons, anger and despair are much better spit out than swallowed. We have to face the facts. Global change and planetary stability are not within our immediate control. The good news is that personal change and mental stability are not only completely within our own control, but also make us more adept at influencing external change and better at dealing with the effects of worldwide malfunctions. This piece of the new book-in-progress is about recognizing and facing undeniable difficulties, spitting out what isn’t serving us well, and moving on to more comfortable and fertile ground — Nepali style. At the risk of being redundant, here for the umpteenth time is one of my favorite quotes. “The most revolut...

The Society For Creative Maladjustment

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  Hello from scenic Pokhara, Nepal! I hope you are happy and healthy. What’s new where you are? We are on temporary virus-related house arrest here. They say it may go on for a we e k or two. They said that last year during the first lock down. It continued for several long months. This situation sucks, but also has positive value. It leaves everyone here with the choice of either becoming a walking whining factory, or finding the silver lining in the clouds and being happy. This is a no-brainer! Time to enjoy the quiet and do the extra things that time will now allow. Fortunately, most folks here look at being miserable on the inside due to miserable circumstances being forced upon them from the outside as a non-option. Many Nepalis consider happiness to be a serious social obligation to the local and global communities, as well as an obligation to their own immediate family and self. This notion is a regular part of everyday life, but even more pronounced now that the immediate f...

A Nice Slice of Paradise on Nepal’s Riviera

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  Hello and love from the Himalayas! How are you? What’s going on there? Pokhara is described below, so no sense being redundant here. I hope you enjoy this initial report about Nepal’s wonderful lakeside city and gateway to the world’s greatest mountain ranges. There will be much more to tell about it in the weeks to come. If you have any questions about this area, or whatever, let me know. Maybe I can find the answers. Thanks very much for reading, and for clicking the backlinks. Be well, Tenzin p.s. If you   find the reading at all enjoyable, please —  it literally takes only seconds  — click one or more or all of the highlighted backlinks following this paragraph. This simple process is completely without risk, cost, or difficulty. All it does is bring you to the site that is highlighted. Each click is a big help in pushing Fearless Puppy up in the Google rankings. Whether you browse the sites or close the windows immediately, your help has been delivered when yo...