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"It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will." ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

According to an ancient Japanese Tale, a Samurai asked master Hakuin for an explanation of Heaven and Hell. Master Hakuin laugh at the Samurai's question and answer him with disdain: “I can’t waste my time with people like you.” Wounded to the depths of his proud being, the samurai drew his sword and shouted: “I could kill you for your impertinence!” "That", replied the master calmly, "is hell." Disconcerted to see the truth that he'd pointed out, the Samurai...

Ok, this is my "I hate Qantas Airlines" story.. (Foz, surely you've gotten naked with someone from Qantas at the supervisor level or above? Any 'ins' with Qantas to help a Brother out?) First trip out they lost my bags for three days. Swore they never had them, never saw them, had no responsibility. Nearly ten hours on the phone between them and American Airlines when, on the third day, I get this amazingly sexy young girl voice on the phone at Quantas and she says, "Mr. Womack? Yeah, you'r...

This is what you can learn from Dylan if you get to spend enough time with him...It looks like indifference until you know him well, but then...you can start to see... “Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.” ~ Lao Tzu

So, I've been participating in a conversation on my favorite forum, EMTCity.com about physician assisted suicide. What strikes me about the conversation is that there are nearly no dissenting opinions, and yet it's still illegal everywhere that I am aware of. (I know Canada just had a big landmark case, but I've heard it's being challenged already.) How can this be? If so few are opposed, then why is it still illegal? And if there are a gazillion opposed, but they don't have the balls/ovarie...

Hey all, I'm not sure, but it seems that Gmail is maybe limiting slower connections to their mail and chat utilities. I can see people online, the little green dot, they can see mine, but they can't send me messages, nor me them about 99% of the time. I thought that maybe it was something that they were doing with the server here, but I've chatted with a couple of my other buddies in places like mine and they say that they're having the same problem. So, if you try and chat and I ignore y...

How friggin cool is this?? No hate, no call to action, just a simple statement saying, "We don't like this ideal so we choose not to participate." Man, I like that a lot... "The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said in a posting on its Facebook page." “Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t h...

Ok, so I'm going to admit going in to being in kind of a shitty mood...but still... If you're being constantly judged because you have tattoos, or big boobs, or are fatter than average, or your clothes are too tight. If people are constantly effected by these qualities about you first, then maybe you aren't really given them anything else to work with, right?? I've spent my entire life around people with visible tattoos and the only ones that were ever judged because of them, to the best of...

To my Colorado brothers and sisters and all effected by the theater shooting. Please understand that there are currently a ton of stories trying to convince you that the EMS world sat on their hands while those that you love were suffering. Because of that, there are a couple of points that I'd like to make, not in defense, but hoping that some honesty might give you perspective. There are no systems that are prepared for an incident of this type. None. Bigger cities are better prepared, bu...

In this world hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible. ♥ Buddha ♥ (Note. No, I've not converted to Buddhism, but you have to admit that many of the quotes not only rock, but make perfect sense."

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." ~ The Dalai Lama

Any of my Aussie friends going to be around Brisbane on the evening of 8/Aug for a drink or two? I promise to go easy on you.... I should get in around 5-ish and be overnighting here... Comfort Inn & Suites Northgate 186 Toombul Rd Northgate QLD

Good morning all. I'm sorry it's been so long to respond to all of your amazing comments regarding Matt Stegall and his hatefull nonsense. I'm still in PNG so am on the other side of the clock from most of you. I've taken it down because I've heard from two sources now that he no longer works for SMS/Acadian ambulance. My apologies to them, he claimed that he did. I was just telling my cousin Rich a week or two ago, "You know, I never have any drama on FB. I'm not sure what everyone's probl...

"Never call a woman crazy unless you want to see CRAZY...."

The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation, is in the way we handle this very moment. ~ ♥ Thich Nhat Hanh

You know, I just received my company review, and without speaking with any of the people that I'm tasked with caring for, in fact not a single person in any role on my site, it was determined that "due to your near constant bad attitude and unwillingness to make any effort at cultural sensitivity it has been decided to extend your probation period." Yeah, whatever. But that got me thinking about the quote below, which I believe is absolutely true and I also believe that I see it happen often...

"The appearance of things change according to [our] emotions, and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves." ~ ♥ Kahlil Gibran

I can't remember what I misspelled today, but the word 'titties' was actually a spell check option! There may be hope for the world yet....

That awkward time when every thought has an airport it in... Two days and a wake-up, three days of travel, them home to my girl and my boy...Oh yeah...life is good...

Going through my FB page today, and again I see many angry posts regarding religion and politics. Each seeming to argue from the extremes. What confuses me about this is that though I know many people, and love most of those that I know, I know no extremists. So why do we choose to argue these points only from the poles, and not the equator, where most of us philosophically live, so to speak? If your goal is truly a search for truth instead of proving yourself intellectually or morally, or s...

"The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others." Paramahnsa Yogananda

I don't think I've ever read anything more powerful, or, at least it appears to me at this time in my life...true. I'd never realized how shallow and myopic my world was until I was forced to live with and care for others who's view was completely different than my own, yet equally, and often more so, correct. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” ~ The Buddha

"Each person must find his or her own path. Nonetheless, seek guidance from wise and compassionate people and listen to them earnestly. This will help you find the best way to proceed – now and in the future." ~ H.H. The Gyalwa Karmapa

You know, I see this so much in the young generations. The need to think instead of follow, the choice to be kind and independent instead of congregating in anger, and I love it a lot. To my younger friends and colleagues, my nieces and nephews, and all of those that have made the brave decision to think differently without believing that there is only one way to think. Thank you. I couldn't be happier entrusting the world that Dylan will live in after I'm gone into your care. "We are livi...