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The aim of life is to live and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. - Henry Miller.

brain dead

Brain death is such a weird concept and something that i took a long time to fathom. i still don't understand it completely and it's such an unnatural idea to me. it's only because of modern medicine that we have this phenomenon. anyway, officially once someone is considered brain dead after two tests they are certified dead.

recently something happened which made me pretty upset and threw me off. it's a pretty sensitive topic - the whole human organ transplant act here.

do you know the laws in Singapore? well, if you didn't i think it's time you spent a few minutes to find out so that it won't come as a shock when the unfortunate happens.

 

 Read: http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/systems/organ/hota/faqs.do

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merry making and stuff

so it's christmas once again and i'm amazed at how quickly time has flown by.

i tend to shy away from holidays like this one, and it's because when i was growing up, we had to visit our relatives and each time it was a stressful and nerve wrecking experience for me. I never liked the comments, the questions, the stares and the arguments at home following a visit to the extended family.

there is no more extended family now, and so it's just us. but christmas always seems tinged with something sad and i'm not supposed to feel empty every year - perhaps i shouldn't even recognise christmas as i am no longer what you can call a catholic.

this year i'm going to spend it with friends and family again; and i'm not going to aim for something ambitious or hope for something romantic. people do not automatically become something you wish they were just because the calendar says 'Dec 25th' ...

i had a chat with my old buddy who is here now on holiday and i realise how petrified i have become of relationships and men. i am shit scared really.

really

 

posted by: crysalis at 14:01 | link | comments |

christmas blues

December 20, 2006
Rediscovering Your Joyfulness
Holiday Blues

The holidays can trigger the blues for a lot of people. We all have associations with the music, the decorations, and the foods that are so pervasive at this time of year. We may look back on a happy childhood and feel that our present situation doesn’t measure up. On the other hand, we may be reminded of what we wanted but didn’t get as children. Either way, our real lives are unfolding in the here and now. This is a new holiday season altogether, and we can find joy in the fact that we can make it our own and let it be new.

One key way to reinvigorate your holiday is to let go of feeling obligated to engage in rituals or situations that make you feel unhappy. It is easy to get lost in the trance of tradition and lose track of who you really are and what serves you as you are now. But there is a wonderful payoff if you take the time to touch base with what you really want and give it to yourself. When you take care of yourself, your capacity to give to others expands exponentially, and so does your innate joyfulness.

The first step is taking time to sort through any baggage that’s nagging you. If sad memories present themselves, know that you are not alone. It is well-documented that many people suffer from depression at this time of year. The key is to face these feelings, hear them out, and fully process them so that you can be free again. Try giving yourself the space and time to consider what will be truly healing for you this year. Perhaps you’d rather go on vacation to a tropical island with friends than go back home to a dysfunctional family. Maybe you’d prefer not to exchange gifts. Maybe you want to change-up the traditional dinner fare and make something profoundly healthy or exotic. As you infuse this holiday with new energy, you will feel your blues lightening and your joyfulness steadily on the rise. Try to make this holiday season about who you are now, not what you were in the past. Enjoy.

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